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Hmmm. rockstar's not surprised, "I knew it would happen, it was just a matter of time..." or so he said. And no, I'm not talking about that which he presumes I'm talking about, what I'm really talking about is the "finals" atmosphere that seems to envelope everyone and every thing around here. I mean finals week in the US is one thing, but here they've taken it to another level. You have to show up before 9:00am if you plan on getting one of 2000 electronically reservable study desks at the library on the weekend! My cousin spends hours a day at the library while my housemates do the same. Me? Finals start next Tuesday and yes, tonight, a Friday night, I could be found at Starbucks...studying. And while it's not the school library, I consider it just as bad. What's even CRAZIER is that I'm up past 10PM!!! (I wonder just how Korean I'll become? )
On my way to school this morning besides being 18 degrees (F) and windy, I noticed that the hill I usually walk up had undergone quite a change. I decided to snap a quick pic with the old iPhone to do a little compare and contrast!
Been feeling a bit under the weather the past few days, so I decided to come home early, get most of my homework done and rest. After sleeping for some time, I was awakened by a text message from my cousin, "Happy first snow." Being the crazy kid from Arizona, I threw on my jacket and scarf and ran downstairs, shouting, "happy first snow" on each floor as I went down! Although one of my housemates GongShan didn't quite understand what I was so giddy about, Hiro understood quite well, for he was out with his camera too! So, under the weather or not, here's to the first snow fall of the year!
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Just got home from an afternoon with the cousins and aunt/uncle. Dinner was great, my aunt's a phenomenal cook and my cousins are pretty rad. So most mornings I wake up and check my inbox for any email coming from a law.edu address in hopes that it might be another application decision, normally I don't check on Sundays and Mondays because the it's the weekend in the States and I don't expect much... However, tonight I got home and found a congratulations email from a small virginia law school I applied to as a fall back: William & Mary School of Law, located in Williamsburg. W&M ranks 31st of US News and World Reports 08 ranking, but that's only half the story. They small class size (around 220) and location near the nation's capital make it a great campus if you're looking to get into the govt sector or work in the DC area. As a matter of fact, a law firm I've been keeping an eye on even does campus recruiting. So I've got 2 down and 7 schools to go... Hopefully, this is just the spark to a slew of "accepted" emails coming my way soon... Keep updated at lawschoolnumbers.com
Not much new going on lately, between "normal" classes, Korean classes, and hangin with family most of everyday seems to be consumed. Hung out with my cousin yesterday, pretty fun, had Chinese food and then I had the opportunity to introduce her to Cold Stone! Her expression was priceless! (Side note, she's never tasted coconut!?) Christmas starts a little early in Korea, primarily because their Thanksgiving is in October so right after Peppero day (or pocky day as Steph calls it) it's right on to Christmas.
Korean class is going well; KLI switches up the teachers after midterms to help mix things up. The new teachers are pretty good, and the pace seems to be just right. I'm headed to the DMZ tomorrow, really looking forward to it. (Although, I'm not quite sure what I'm hoping to see?) I'm sure I'll snap plenty of pictures and hopefully get in some more Atlas Shrugged (ML's kick'n my butt!)
Now this is marketing!
Have you ever looked at a magazine ad or watched a commercial and thought, "man, now that's come clever marketing?" I know that in the US, we pride ourselves on our innovative marketing skills. Take Hersheys for example: Of course we're all familiar with the "Hershey's Kiss." How brilliant was that? Name a chocolate after something that boys and girls have pursued since the beginning of time and you've got a hit. But they didn't stop there! What goes better with kisses than hugs?! And while I thought that the height of candy marketing genius, last week I found out that US companies might learn a thing or two from Lotte (롯데). Lotte makes this cracker called Pepero (빼빼로). They're basically thin cookie sticks covered in chocolate. Well guess what November 11th is? National.. YES NATIONAL Pepero day. Why might you ask? Because November 11th is 11-11 and that looks like 4 Peperos! GENIUS! Can you imagine if there was a National Kiss Day? or National NutterButter day?! Where the entire point of the day is to buy people _____ (fill in the blank). 
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/07/health/07fat.html?_r=3&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1194438040-WQ8KzBIizxq%20luYBavokrw&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin
Have you ever looked at a magazine ad or watched a commercial and thought, "man, now that's come clever marketing?" I know that in the US, we pride ourselves on our innovative marketing skills. Take Hersheys for example: Of course we're all familiar with the "Hershey's Kiss." How brilliant was that? Name a chocolate after something that boys and girls have pursued since the beginning of time and you've got a hit. But they didn't stop there! What goes better with kisses than hugs?! And while I thought that the height of candy marketing genius, last week I found out that US companies might learn a thing or two from Lotte (롯데). Lotte makes this cracker called Pepero (빼빼로). They're basically thin cookie sticks covered in chocolate. Well guess what November 11th is? National.. YES NATIONAL Pepero day. Why might you ask? Because November 11th is 11-11 and that looks like 4 Peperos! GENIUS! Can you imagine if there was a National Kiss Day? or National NutterButter day?! Where the entire point of the day is to buy people _____ (fill in the blank).
The ball and chain... (Korean Culture)
So we learned in Korean class today that there are certain gifts that are generally reserved for girlfriends and spouses to give their man/men. Specifically, neck ties and belts. As the teacher was telling us this, my classmate Jason looks over at me as says, "that's as bad as getting socks for Christmas." I have to agree. But, it's actually much much worse. Of course everything has symbolism, so what do these gifts symbolize? OWNERSHIP! Yup, the ol girlfriend buys you a tie because it's something she can drag you around by, and she buys you a belt so that she can grab a hold of it incase you try to run off. Now while the "girls" will tell you it's actually more cute and affectionate than that, they're lying! Just let a different girl buy you a tie and see how your girlfriend reacts!
GETTING FAT?
On a side note, I ran across a pretty interesting article in the New York Times, the Headline: Causes of Death Linked to Weight.
Now while you might immediately think that the article is going to be about how overweight people die from all sorts of crazy diseases and should immediately drop 1,000 pounds, what a series of recent studies have shown is quite different.
It appears that "overweight" people (not to be confused with "obese" people, actually have a lower death rate than other weight classes. It seems that overweight people "are much less likely to die from a grab bag of diseases that includes Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, infections andlung disease."
"The new study began several years ago when the investigators used national data to look at death risks according to body weight. They concluded that, compared with people of normal weight, the overweight had a decreased death risk and the underweight and obese had increased risk."
Hmmm.. Maybe I should ease of my new super "one day maybe I can look like Joe" exercise plan?
On a side note, I ran across a pretty interesting article in the New York Times, the Headline: Causes of Death Linked to Weight.
Now while you might immediately think that the article is going to be about how overweight people die from all sorts of crazy diseases and should immediately drop 1,000 pounds, what a series of recent studies have shown is quite different.
It appears that "overweight" people (not to be confused with "obese" people, actually have a lower death rate than other weight classes. It seems that overweight people "are much less likely to die from a grab bag of diseases that includes Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, infections andlung disease."
"The new study began several years ago when the investigators used national data to look at death risks according to body weight. They concluded that, compared with people of normal weight, the overweight had a decreased death risk and the underweight and obese had increased risk."
Hmmm.. Maybe I should ease of my new super "one day maybe I can look like Joe" exercise plan?
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/07/health/07fat.html?_r=3&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1194438040-WQ8KzBIizxq%20luYBavokrw&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin
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impatient,
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while I'm being taunted by the calls of autumn outside the window? As
far back as I can remember I've never seen a fall like this. I snows
in Seoul, I've never woken up snow covered ground, it's an experience
i can't wait for.
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cafeteria even a minute late it could mean a 20 min delay in getting
your food. Fortunatly I got here 5 mind early today so I'll be
finished before these poor kids even get a peek at their lunches...
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