bored at work ... again

i'm a sucker for men's shoes and the men who wear said shoes. yeaaaa ... probably not the guy pictured below. but those shoes! i've always loved those shoes. i love 'em so much i made both peter and patrick (the only men in my life that'll let me shop for them) buy a similar pair. 

image credit: the sartorialist

i love these shoes. i wish i knew more guys in korea who owned these shoes and possessed that certain ... something ... to pull them off. oh, it'd also help if they weren't the brother and the brother-like friend. 

jcrew suede macalister boots

speaking of shoes and men and whatnot ...

how many of you guys would walk (without pretending you don't know me) next to me if i was rocking these bad boys?

isabel marant manly goat leather boots

i'd rock these so hard. i want them so bad, it hurts.

weekend delight

this may have been one of the best weekends i've had in a long time. a positive perspective is everything. as soon as i decided to just live life, go with the flow, and enjoy the ride, everything just sort of fell into place. this may all seem like a bunch of hoohah but whatever, i had the best weekend ever.

coworker's baby's first birthday party
harry potter 7.2
long walks by the river w/ sani
drinks w/ friends and family
meeting new people
great conversations
good food
new shoes ... on sale!
mani/pedi

it's summertime and the living's easy.

jisan valley rock festival next weekend means a 4-day week for me.

oh yea, i also found a new place to live! i'll be moving in 2 weeks!!! the place is perfect and i think it's a good move. much quieter. it'll take me away from the chaos and the superficiality of cheongdam ... hopefully. i'll keep you posted.

loving life.

the little things that make me do my happy dance

1. JCREW.COM FINALLY WORKS IN KOREA!!!!!!

you have no idea what a monumental moment this is! j.crew's online website has always been restricted in korea since i can remember. i'd be utterly disappointed every time i'd try to log on. but guess what? it finally works!!! and what luck! everything on sale is an extra 30% off! this could be very very very bad for my wallet. uh oh ....

2. hodduk (korean sweet hotcake)

i just found the most amazing hodduk stand in all of seoul after 2 hours of non-stop searching for it. the place we had it from is called tul-bo-nae hodduk. it's pretty famous in seoul and people actually wait in line for it. it's in insa-dong and it's amazing! each hodduk is about 250 calories. i had 2. i was happy. i wanted more. i practiced some self control.

in case you guys don't know what a hodduk is ...

brown sugar mixture filled hotcake that's deep or pan fried in oil.
note: this is not the hodduk i had. mine looked (and was) 100x better. no doubt.

3. peanut butter

i don't really feel like this needs an explanation but apparently eating spoonfuls of just peanut butter is considered weird to korean people. they also have never eaten peanut butter on apples or celery. i'm so misunderstood here.

4. friends

friends from america. friends from korea. any and all friends. they are the best. they are awesome. they are especially awesome when you wake up one morning after passing out like a zombie and realize that you were supposed to be at work an hour ago. on top of being late to work it turns out that you were solely responsible for making a bunch of copies and getting things ready for a 10 am meeting. you start freaking out, running around with half a pair of pants on, toothbrush hanging out of your mouth, getting ready, and you call your friend at work and she agrees, without a single moan or groan, to get everything ready for you. friends are awesome. end of story.

5. my soon to arrive sam edelman zoe boots and sister (shoes first, sister second)!



i just ordered these bad boys off the internet and got them at a pretty decent price. i've been eye-ing these shoes since last year and i can't wait for my sister to come in a couple weeks with them and a ton of other stuff for me! yay! =)