06/23/2002 06:33:21 AM

the koreans have a peculiar way rooting for the home team. we like to say "fighting." as in "korea team fighting." i think it's very cute - another example of the hanguks taking an american word and making it korean. for example, bars are called "hoff," which i think was derived from "hops," as in beer hops. so the entire nation is going nuts right now as the Red Devils, aka the national soccer team has exceeded everyone's wildest dreams and made it to the final four.

typing in my room is much more bearable now. thanks to aaron, there's a steady stream of cool air coming from my a/c i bought at pc richards. in true macguyver fashion, he took some spare wood, duct tape, cardboard and various nails and screws and installed into into my oddly shaped window.

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06/19/2002 01:05:25 AM

yay:
1. being at the mets vs. yankees game on sunday when mo vaughn hit the 3 run homerun to win the game.
2. sailing on the hudson at night and not getting seasick.
3. student haircuts at aveda. 15 well spent bucks.
4. new jas mart + food court opening in the east village
5. go ape fanzine - true d.i.y. spirit is still alive!
and of course....
6. korea and US - two huge underdogs, both advancing to the world cup round of eight

boo:
1. walking 20+ blocks out of the way to go to gray's papaya for the first time in years only to have it be closed because they are filming sex & the city!!!

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06/10/2002 12:29:00 PM

rode brooklyn bound over the manhattan bridge with aaron and chris and then played an hour of basketball and nearly keeled over. i am so out of shape. the neighborhood little people were out in full force yesterday to enjoy the beautiful weather and boy are they fiesty - wanting to pick fights with people 3 feet taller then them.

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06/06/2002 19:58:39 PM

daily candy featured doggles today. needless to say, a bunch of different people forwarded me the link. how sad to be a dog person without a dog.

so monday morning around 2:30 am is les etats-unis vs. corea in a world cup match. both teams have come away with huge upset wins (korea's 1st world cup win in 5 tournaments). i'll be waving my ttaeguk'ki.

on nightline last night was part one of a relaly heartbreaking story of north koreans hiding out in china. part one focused on a family forced to send their children to orphanages in order to get them educated and fed. they were forced to send their youngest - a five year old boy - by segment's end. very sad. north korean human rights has more information on the devastating conditions that still exist in the 21st century.

last two songs played on itunes: primal scream - velocity girl, modest mouse- sleepwalkin
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06/05/2002 00:48:13 PM

back from seeing n*e*r*d with shelly. we went to dinner beforehand at this place Irving on Irving which was pretty cute. nothing out of the ordinary, just a tasty meal. instead of the usual bread and oil, bread and butter fare, you get a little jar of what looks like a combination of stelladora breadsticks and pizza hut bread stickes. they are not hard, nor are they soft. maybe they taste like oyster crackers. they came with a yummy white bean dip, mildly seasoned with garlic i think. shelly gave me some fun stuff she got at work (a juicy tube, new sour altoids and a single serving of prada lip balm) and in australia (a timtam bar). i wish i had a work so i could get treats sent to me. i think i'll go visit hamachi tomorrow and bring her some treats.

go NETS!

last two songs played on itunes: mark eitzel - move on up, halo benders - do that thing
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may 2002