Thank you, Colleen, for giving me the title of this entry.
After spending many hours at a
jjimjilbang in Seoul a couple of Saturdays ago, I've decided that they need to be introduced to the Western world. Any establishment at which one can shower, bathe in a spa, swim, sleep, see magic shows, watch movies, play video games, surf the Internet, and eat a good meal for less than $40 is an indisputably good thing. It's also a good way to overcome any insecurities about letting strangers see one's nude body. Perhaps I'm an oddball, a narcissist, or something worse, but I find it impossible to be insecure about my appearance when I'm in a room with several other naked men.
I can hear you snickering. Let me assure you that I am not amused.
I've been going on many other exciting adventures on my days off, including trips to Seoul Tower, Nami Island, and a couple of farewell dinners for longtime EV staff members. I've documented all of them with photos, as I am wont to do, and
this one is easily one of my favorites. I may share the stories eventually...if I can remember to do so before they start running together in my mind.
As plans for VIP fall into place, so too do plans for Halloween. I went to Itaewon three weeks ago and ordered a custom suit. I came back to have it fitted the following week and was very pleased with its look and feel; all I have left to do now is pick it up from the tailor shop and find enough dark green hair dye to color the mighty fro I'll have come October, and my costume will be complete. Though I'm sad that Brook and I won't be able to coordinate costumes as we'd planned to do a few years ago, I might be able to convince a couple of my coworkers to go along with this crazy idea. It's worth a try, at least.
In other news, I'm now in a large apartment. It took me close to six hours of carrying things hither and yon and two hours of cleaning like a meth addict, but my old apartment is ready for a new tenant and everything I own in Korea is in my new apartment. It's clean, comfortable, and has a lot of empty wall space, though I'm not sure I want to spend the money on posters, wall scrolls, and other decorations that I'll either sell before I leave the country or spend vast amounts of money to ship back home. I'm toying with the idea of having a wild housewarming party; if I do, I will accept no excuses for absences aside from being dead or on another plane of existence.
I have countless other things on my mind, but they're best shared when I have more than a single sleepless hour ahead of me.