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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57998142012-02-15T05:25:59.214-07:00Blah-ditty-blahread on. . .erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.comBlogger15661100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-31130807967217116092011-12-10T20:44:00.001-07:002011-12-10T20:44:30.342-07:002011 meguk thanksgiving.2

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-91296917136104673552011-12-10T20:43:00.001-07:002011-12-10T20:43:39.096-07:002011 meguk thanksgiving.3

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } 2011 meguk thanksgiving.3, originally uploaded by ekissam. my pumpkin pie. . . had to make the crust from scratch.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-22105392970896665922011-12-10T20:41:00.003-07:002011-12-10T20:41:50.469-07:002011 muguk thanksgiving.5

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } 2011 muguk thanksgiving.5, originally uploaded by ekissam. the celebrity of the day comes out for a photo shoot. . . and basting.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-52270504821185435402011-12-10T20:41:00.001-07:002011-12-10T20:41:15.583-07:002011 muguk thanksgiving.6

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } 2011 muguk thanksgiving.6, originally uploaded by ekissam. the final spread (not all pictured) turkey, mashed potatoes, dinner rolls, corn bread pudding, two different stuffings, gravy and cranberry sauce.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-1482489822125262132011-12-10T20:39:00.003-07:002011-12-10T20:39:42.269-07:002011 muguk thanksgiving.7

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-56851401106919445202011-12-10T20:39:00.001-07:002011-12-10T20:39:14.194-07:002011 muguk thanksgiving.8

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } 2011 muguk thanksgiving.8, originally uploaded by ekissam. dessert round, i didn't even get a chance to take a picture of their initial set before they were partially ravished. ice cream, apple pie, and pecan pie for

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-14586990944444628732011-12-10T20:38:00.001-07:002011-12-10T20:38:06.105-07:002011 muguk thanksgiving.9

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } 2011 muguk thanksgiving.9, originally uploaded by ekissam. a chocolate cake and pumpkin pie to finish things off.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-17629500278403562382011-11-20T04:27:00.000-07:002011-11-26T07:30:55.003-07:00not a pretty girl

i recently attended a friend’s wedding. i really looked forward to the event, and i helped her with a few wedding and honeymoon details. she was really appreciative, as was her fiancee and her mom. she told me that her mom expressed a lot of interest in finally meeting me after hearing so much about me. (we spent last year as teaching partners.) on the day, i was so excited to see my friend

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-55100978741214068832011-10-30T03:43:00.000-06:002011-10-30T04:29:19.574-06:00binary switch

i’ve taken to flipping a coin to make inconsequential decisions lately. it really cuts down on time. plus, at its worse use, the coin flip points me to a more desired outcome when i might not have been able to determine my own feelings. wavering over where to go for dinner, what to eat for dinner or which pencil to buy usually takes up far more time and energy than it should, so a simple coin

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-53318075920258581172011-09-18T02:12:00.000-06:002011-09-18T04:07:24.283-06:00this one's for grandma

my cousin updated her facebook status today, saying that she had been to see the lion king in a theatre, and the last time she had seen it in a theatre she was with our grandma. she added how much she missed grandma. i ‘liked’ it, and commented that i agreed. then i cried for a while.my grandma was* the type of grandma who would exclaim how beautiful you were upon walking into the room. didn’

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-84187851503782844202011-09-10T23:45:00.001-06:002011-09-10T23:45:32.426-06:002011.hometrip.5

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } 2011.hometrip.5, originally uploaded by ekissam. while home i put my mom's new sewing machine to use. i trimmed up some of my clothes and then set out to make a going away gift for my friend camille. we both own animal

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-21591479550815732122011-09-10T23:43:00.001-06:002011-09-10T23:43:57.945-06:002011.hometrip.4

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } 2011.hometrip.4, originally uploaded by ekissam. in the end, it turns out the animal suit i had and used as a template, is a shorter size then the animal suit camille owns. . . so my costume ended up sitting close to her

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-51127703913064699822011-09-10T23:42:00.001-06:002011-09-10T23:42:09.585-06:002011.hometrip.1

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } 2011.hometrip.1, originally uploaded by ekissam. my cat is super cute. . . but you can't tell because his fur mimics the light sucking aspect of a black hole. he's sleeping here (you might be able to make out the white

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-82581481390453383142011-09-10T23:40:00.001-06:002011-09-10T23:40:41.059-06:002011.hometrip.2

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } 2011.hometrip.2, originally uploaded by ekissam. my R2 and my parents' R2 share a proper and prominent position over the tv.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-73542132205069577342011-09-10T23:39:00.001-06:002011-09-10T23:39:54.107-06:002011.hometrip.3

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } 2011.hometrip.3, originally uploaded by ekissam. lump has a special cushion, now tailored to his form, on the new couch.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-66282392992928041502011-09-10T23:38:00.001-06:002011-09-10T23:38:48.477-06:002011.hometrip.13

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } 2011.hometrip.13, originally uploaded by ekissam. mom and dad's yard looked really good, and there was no small amount of wild life. chipmunks, squirrels, ground hogs, rabbits, and this deer. dan and i pitched apples at

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-76514715776334817462011-09-10T23:37:00.001-06:002011-09-10T23:37:22.351-06:00laiza.1

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } laiza.1, originally uploaded by ekissam. camille and i met up with some others at a really cute cafe/ club to watch a friend sing. don't know if you can tell, but on one screen they're playing 'jason and the argonauts', '

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-62400092003168653562011-09-10T23:36:00.001-06:002011-09-10T23:36:08.424-06:00laiza.2

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } laiza.2, originally uploaded by ekissam. laiza sang some lovely songs that evening. . .and i think we made a pretty good cheering section.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-57488908316664129152011-09-10T23:33:00.001-06:002011-09-10T23:33:36.662-06:00work.birthday

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } work.birthday, originally uploaded by ekissam. a shared birthday for veca and adam. later they posed with another co-worker's son and took faux 'family shots.'

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-78797760435464528192011-09-10T23:32:00.001-06:002011-09-10T23:32:33.167-06:00bongotruck&bikes

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-60409717975777749632011-09-10T23:31:00.001-06:002011-09-10T23:31:14.719-06:00outting.2011.2

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } outting.2011.2, originally uploaded by ekissam. sometime in may or june (i forget now) a group of us got together and rented a room in the 'country' for the weekend. it was basically just a floor to sleep on with an

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-13939914958060363242011-09-10T23:29:00.001-06:002011-09-10T23:29:53.774-06:00outting.2011.3

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } outting.2011.3, originally uploaded by ekissam. a nice tented area to sit outside near the water. we spent the evening cooking, playing some badminton, then making new friends while playing drinking games.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-78528196325159706152011-09-10T22:12:00.000-06:002011-09-10T23:23:25.205-06:00tending to. . .

so, you say you have diarrhea. . . i get you. the gurgling sounds from your belly. . . the cramps. . . the anxiety each time you sneeze. . . the desire to fart but terror that it won’t just be a fart. yeah. . . i get it. and sister, you say you have your period too. i’m there with you. in fact, i usually get diarrhea as a side symptom of my period. so you have those amazing cramps that send

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-36331081966914029462011-08-20T06:08:00.000-06:002011-08-20T07:45:42.484-06:00home tripping

i went home for summer break. i had almost decided to go to hong kong, when it occurred to me, that i needed to go home. (besides, have you heard how hot it is in hong kong this time of year?!)the lighter side. . . i got quite a bit accomplished. i emptied more trunks and tubs of stuff. gave some useful things to people who i thought could actually use them and i think i got rid of every last

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-53460191562632681942011-05-11T08:00:00.003-06:002011-05-11T08:00:48.287-06:00buddha.bday.1

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } buddha.bday.1, originally uploaded by ekissam. before the parade, there is a mass of people and lanterns to move out from the temple.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-42815022180369087812011-05-11T08:00:00.001-06:002011-05-11T08:00:13.983-06:00buddha.bday.2

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-7878498540891645632011-05-11T07:59:00.003-06:002011-05-11T07:59:51.510-06:00buddha.bday.3

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-88340850914454042132011-05-11T07:59:00.001-06:002011-05-11T07:59:28.981-06:00buddha.bday.7

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } buddha.bday.7, originally uploaded by ekissam. i really liked these snail and owl lanterns, but they were really hard to get in focus.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-15276018198068687022011-05-11T07:58:00.003-06:002011-05-11T07:58:46.400-06:00buddha.bday.9

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-35895518751649378562011-05-11T07:58:00.001-06:002011-05-11T07:58:08.396-06:00buddha.bday.11

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-4460644592186861292011-05-11T07:57:00.003-06:002011-05-11T07:57:47.710-06:00buddha.bday.12

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-5132804107380316092011-05-11T07:57:00.001-06:002011-05-11T07:57:18.168-06:00buddha.bday.13

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } buddha.bday.13, originally uploaded by ekissam. it wasn't a short dragon, but you'll have to look in my flickr to see more.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-11324293205544574402011-05-11T07:56:00.003-06:002011-05-11T07:56:40.543-06:00buddha.bday.16

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-78924144106736169162011-05-11T07:56:00.001-06:002011-05-11T07:56:18.326-06:00buddha.bday.18

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-59991277005623377742011-05-11T07:55:00.003-06:002011-05-11T07:55:52.665-06:00buddha.bday.20

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-40973780029213106092011-05-11T07:55:00.001-06:002011-05-11T07:55:21.025-06:00buddha.bday.22

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } buddha.bday.22, originally uploaded by ekissam. even beyond the canopy of lanterns, the tree held more than i've noticed in past years.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-58469964426303018332011-05-05T04:53:00.001-06:002011-05-05T04:53:48.319-06:00pumpkin.restaurant

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } pumpkin.restaurant, originally uploaded by ekissam. something to tease my brother. . . a shot from the pumpkin restaurant. (not so much pumpkin incorporated into recipes as all things being cooked in a pumpkin) fried rice

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-29778066613410074692011-05-05T04:49:00.001-06:002011-05-05T04:49:25.445-06:00old.helmet

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } old.helmet, originally uploaded by ekissam. i bought a shiny new helmet recently. i didn't want to throw away my old one, so i left it on a well traversed bike rack. i hoped that someone else in need of a helmet would

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-1106792623831954882011-05-05T04:47:00.001-06:002011-05-05T04:47:40.963-06:00cirque.in.seoul

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } cirque.in.seoul, originally uploaded by ekissam. a few of us caught varekai in seoul. there was a large crowd for the show and for the baseball game just across the parking lot. swon missed the first 20 minutes due to

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-34768863103001629402011-05-05T04:44:00.001-06:002011-05-05T04:44:30.444-06:00swon.new.apt.2

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } swon.new.apt.2, originally uploaded by ekissam. swon's new livingroom, complete with hazel and the dog that swon has been looking after for a friend. i'm pretty sure that when the dog has to go home, both swon and her mom

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-74245725454550031902011-05-05T04:43:00.001-06:002011-05-05T04:43:31.432-06:00swon.new.apt.1

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } swon.new.apt.1, originally uploaded by ekissam. swon's new apartment overlooks the french school courtyard. she said she woke up once and saw horses in the courtyard.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-73626285839910981192011-05-05T04:42:00.001-06:002011-05-05T04:42:31.097-06:00swon.new.apt.4

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } swon.new.apt.4, originally uploaded by ekissam. the wonderful rooftop of swon's new apartment, where i hope to someday relax and grill when it isn't too hot.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-16557415570641133642011-05-05T04:41:00.003-06:002011-05-05T04:41:51.308-06:00swon.new.apt.6

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } swon.new.apt.6, originally uploaded by ekissam. huh, the french school also has a rooftop basketball court.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-25358534872543711612011-05-05T04:41:00.001-06:002011-05-05T04:41:11.447-06:00sorae.blossoms.4

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } sorae.blossoms.4, originally uploaded by ekissam. there are many wonderful restaurants and bakeries in sorae (the french village). i feel a special kinship with the girl in this painting.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-1304445472812613552011-05-05T04:40:00.001-06:002011-05-05T04:40:23.805-06:00sorae.blossoms.2

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } sorae.blossoms.2, originally uploaded by ekissam. i wasn't there for the overcrowded cherry blossom festival in yeouido, but the cherry blossoms in the sorae village were just as pretty with the quiet scenery.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-69885381779668349622011-03-06T04:35:00.003-07:002011-03-06T04:35:58.123-07:00bday.2011.1

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } bday.2011.1, originally uploaded by ekissam. the very interesting sink in the women's restroom at the top cloud restaurant.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-37465054580790909092011-03-06T04:35:00.001-07:002011-03-06T04:35:02.648-07:00bday.2011.2

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } bday.2011.2, originally uploaded by ekissam. the top cloud restaurant in the jongno tower. i saw candles and lights placed all over. . . i imagine it looks fantastic at night. day or night. . . the food is pretty

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-57168081793270438482011-03-06T04:34:00.001-07:002011-03-06T04:34:01.745-07:00bday.2011.3

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } bday.2011.3, originally uploaded by ekissam. after our lovely lunch, swon and i ventured out to this place. a shooting range. (i asked for it for my birthday) oddly enough, after discussing and fretting over life and

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-88198795100513746282011-03-06T04:30:00.001-07:002011-03-06T04:30:47.576-07:00bday.2011.4

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } bday.2011.4, originally uploaded by ekissam. my first 10 shots. it was a glock 28? something that isn't so common in the states. . .

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-77465367410703650552011-03-06T04:29:00.001-07:002011-03-06T04:29:47.215-07:00bday.2011.5

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } bday.2011.5, originally uploaded by ekissam. i was slightly better the second time around. 5 shots from a berretta of some kind and 10 shots from a desert eagle. (a rather large hand gun)

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-82813158474703655202011-03-06T04:28:00.001-07:002011-03-06T04:28:25.501-07:00bday.2011.6

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } bday.2011.6, originally uploaded by ekissam. a week after my birthday a few of my friends and i got together to see the drawing show, part 2. we saw part one last year and had a great time. this show was also pretty fun.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-15085540391964866052011-03-01T01:00:00.000-07:002011-03-01T01:03:04.944-07:00FINALLY

i finally finished blogging about my brother’s visit during chuseok. but, i kept it dated back in november. so, you’ll have to look it up there. i called it something like, chuseok, in brief words, but it’s not really brief. . . it’s our whole week itinerary. at this rate. . . i wouldn’t hold your breath for an italy blog. just enjoy the pictures.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-56681694373289343262011-02-26T23:16:00.000-07:002011-02-26T23:24:29.755-07:004:38

i went to bed much earlier than i usually do the other night, around 9pm. i was sick and i had an early morning. i sort of woke up around 3am and laid around daydreaming waiting to fall back asleep. eventually i drifted off. somewhere in the distance of my brain i heard a voice yell ‘it’s 4:38!’ i woke up again and thought about it. i wondered what if it was around 4:38. it was obviously a

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-86944717377177301682011-01-30T00:01:00.001-07:002011-01-30T00:01:32.596-07:00preholiday.2

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } preholiday.2, originally uploaded by ekissam. i randomly decided to host a preholiday party. . . (before our winter break). there was a lot of baking. . . a lot of making. .. and a handful of toasts and treats. ryan's

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-26187380668133245972011-01-29T23:52:00.001-07:002011-01-29T23:52:23.545-07:00preholiday.3

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } preholiday.3, originally uploaded by ekissam. parts and pieces coming together. . . then falling apart. . . then going back together.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-2083082459724978972011-01-29T23:51:00.003-07:002011-01-29T23:51:46.829-07:00preholiday.4

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-8666409167369637882011-01-29T23:51:00.001-07:002011-01-29T23:51:25.670-07:00preholiday.5

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } preholiday.5, originally uploaded by ekissam. the final outcome of the 'gingerbread house' was a large monster robot smoking a cigar while brutally killing the inhabitants of a small home.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-74177260292181726732011-01-29T22:09:00.001-07:002011-01-29T22:09:05.780-07:00roman.roamin.moses.fountain.5

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erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-6259173742231361712011-01-29T22:07:00.001-07:002011-01-29T22:07:04.801-07:00roman.roamin.moses.fountain.6

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-62597692522657728332011-01-29T22:06:00.001-07:002011-01-29T22:06:13.171-07:00roman.roamin.piazza.della.repubblica.1

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-65554897681234647222011-01-29T22:05:00.001-07:002011-01-29T22:05:19.373-07:00roman.roamin.forum.40

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-70922063638741439542011-01-24T06:38:00.001-07:002011-01-24T06:38:33.200-07:00roman.roamin.walkabout.27

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } roman.roamin.walkabout.27, originally uploaded by ekissam. on the top deck of the 'hop on, hop off' bus, listening to info about the city.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-79005787644020996952011-01-24T06:37:00.001-07:002011-01-24T06:37:23.829-07:00roman.roamin.walkabout.24

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } roman.roamin.walkabout.24, originally uploaded by ekissam. i have NO clue what else i would've found in this store. . . but i feel i would've bought something immensely cool, completely unnecessary, and a little too

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-76065605500831971552011-01-24T06:35:00.001-07:002011-01-24T06:35:45.272-07:00roman.roamin.walkabout.7

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } roman.roamin.walkabout.7, originally uploaded by ekissam. street vendors and outdoor restaurant seating. . .

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-1819967471603391872011-01-24T06:34:00.003-07:002011-01-24T06:34:53.644-07:00roman.roamin.walkabout.19

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } roman.roamin.walkabout.19, originally uploaded by ekissam. prep for a new years show. . . a familiar sight.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-63612434823454405642011-01-24T06:34:00.001-07:002011-01-24T06:34:14.966-07:00roman.roamin.walkabout.13

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-35184278450623914042011-01-24T06:33:00.003-07:002011-01-24T06:33:48.357-07:00roman.roamin.walkabout.14

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-44164619692278920592011-01-24T06:33:00.001-07:002011-01-24T06:33:14.867-07:00roman.roamin.walkabout.15

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-55512946010251069032011-01-24T06:29:00.001-07:002011-01-24T06:29:28.653-07:00roman.roamin.walkabout.28

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } roman.roamin.walkabout.28, originally uploaded by ekissam. at this dinner, where dad declared it was possibly one of the best meals of his life . . .

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-20636946261182673932011-01-24T06:28:00.001-07:002011-01-24T06:28:43.671-07:00roman.roamin.walkabout.29

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } roman.roamin.walkabout.29, originally uploaded by ekissam. . . . a peppery cheesy pasta, in a bowl of fried cheese. . . . which due to a ruthless cold. . . i could only taste it's gooey warmth and a slight bit of cheese.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-64313408710951679162011-01-24T06:26:00.001-07:002011-01-24T06:26:03.439-07:00roman.roamin.walkabout.5

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } roman.roamin.walkabout.5, originally uploaded by ekissam. panini, panini, panini, panini, panini, panini, panini, panini. . . mmm.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-31267067677899209512011-01-24T06:24:00.001-07:002011-01-24T06:24:43.833-07:00roman.roamin.walkabout.26

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } roman.roamin.walkabout.26, originally uploaded by ekissam. must. . . hold back. . .*spltk* . . . inappropriate. . . *flthb* . . . jokes.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-21474028110582433402011-01-24T06:22:00.003-07:002011-01-24T06:22:58.067-07:00roman.roamin.walkabout.10

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-4699284378128929252011-01-24T06:22:00.001-07:002011-01-24T06:22:27.563-07:00roman.roamin.walkabout.8

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-90542825796419212732011-01-24T06:21:00.001-07:002011-01-24T06:21:29.157-07:00roman.roamin.walkabout.11

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } roman.roamin.walkabout.11, originally uploaded by ekissam. rome, a land where one doesn't need to go more than a block or so to fulfill the need for nutella.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-60766753790989731512011-01-24T06:20:00.003-07:002011-01-24T06:20:38.645-07:00roman.roamin.walkabout.23

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-73870481633397532802011-01-24T06:20:00.001-07:002011-01-24T06:20:09.430-07:00roman.roamin.walkabout.22

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } roman.roamin.walkabout.22, originally uploaded by ekissam. BIG and small (the small is about 3 inches high and the big one is about the size of my head)

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-69573521599555478822011-01-24T06:16:00.001-07:002011-01-24T06:16:09.690-07:00roman.roamin.ostia.antica.3

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } roman.roamin.ostia.antica.3, originally uploaded by ekissam. outside the walls of ostia antica. . . in the necropolis. some pretty fantastic crypts.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-85932609223377602292011-01-24T06:15:00.001-07:002011-01-24T06:15:19.569-07:00roman.roamin.ostia.antica.5

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-89572783582090464962011-01-24T06:14:00.003-07:002011-01-24T06:14:49.573-07:00roman.roamin.ostia.antica.9

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-89432671640890377622011-01-24T06:14:00.001-07:002011-01-24T06:14:13.960-07:00roman.roamin.ostia.antica.14

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } roman.roamin.ostia.antica.14, originally uploaded by ekissam. looking down the aisle of mosaics signifying the guilds.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-32346192055461863922011-01-24T06:13:00.001-07:002011-01-24T06:13:28.565-07:00roman.roamin.ostia.antica.6

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-79330684611376260232011-01-24T06:12:00.001-07:002011-01-24T06:12:16.182-07:00roman.roamin.ostia.antica.15

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-73663432317069644222011-01-24T06:07:00.001-07:002011-01-24T06:07:20.604-07:00roman.roamin.quattro.fontane.5

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } roman.roamin.quattro.fontane.5, originally uploaded by ekissam. among the first interesting things we saw as we walked into rome on our first day. the quattro fontane. . . two streets that intersect with a fountain on each

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-50827897541245603542011-01-24T06:05:00.001-07:002011-01-24T06:05:21.532-07:00roman.roamin.quattro.fontane.4

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-35159264633752730722011-01-24T06:04:00.005-07:002011-01-24T06:04:46.558-07:00roman.roamin.quattro.fontane.3

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-31544587598969320142011-01-24T06:04:00.003-07:002011-01-24T06:04:25.592-07:00roman.roamin.quattro.fontane.2

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-7585729345211541852011-01-24T06:04:00.001-07:002011-01-24T06:04:04.259-07:00roman.roamin.quattro.fontane.1

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-63994476777198616982011-01-24T06:01:00.001-07:002011-01-24T06:01:32.511-07:00roman.roamin.trevi.fountain.1

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } roman.roamin.trevi.fountain.1, originally uploaded by ekissam. much larger than i expected. . . and i could go into details about the pope's crest at the top. . . the frieze of agrippa. . . oceanus and his sea horses. . .

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-43690407196656922442011-01-24T05:59:00.001-07:002011-01-24T05:59:45.486-07:00roman.roamin.trevi.fountain.4

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } roman.roamin.trevi.fountain.4, originally uploaded by ekissam. dan: do you have any coins to throw in?me: i'm not throwing in my euro coins. . .i'll bring back some wons with me. . . they're cheap.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-45375684055062504472011-01-24T05:58:00.001-07:002011-01-24T05:58:02.695-07:00roman.roamin.trevi.fountain.7

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-13876243311259861902011-01-23T00:38:00.001-07:002011-01-23T00:38:34.892-07:00roman.roamin.pantheon.8

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-77972480206816434462011-01-23T00:37:00.001-07:002011-01-23T00:37:07.242-07:00roman.roamin.pantheon.7

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } roman.roamin.pantheon.7, originally uploaded by ekissam. the round footprint, rather unusual for it's time.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-87824235315709796792011-01-23T00:36:00.001-07:002011-01-23T00:36:11.749-07:00roman.roamin.pantheon.4

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } roman.roamin.pantheon.4, originally uploaded by ekissam. the pantheon is one of the only buildings to be consistently used since it was built. currently, it's pretty much a catholic church. (118-125AD)

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-25568475514902742122011-01-23T00:30:00.001-07:002011-01-23T00:30:19.050-07:00roman.roamin.pantheon.5

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-9300991049055727182011-01-23T00:29:00.001-07:002011-01-23T00:29:08.415-07:00roman.roamin.pantheon.2

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } roman.roamin.pantheon.2, originally uploaded by ekissam. would've been incredible to see this at noon, with a bright column of light coming down. . . but the view isn't too bad.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-24524921602707315112011-01-23T00:18:00.001-07:002011-01-23T00:18:55.751-07:00roman.roamin.piazza.navona.4

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } roman.roamin.piazza.navona.4, originally uploaded by ekissam. after a lunch we had some roasted chestnuts while walking through piazza navona.

erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638350377676593766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799814.post-50057025822146753782011-01-23T00:17:00.001-07:002011-01-23T00:17:59.827-07:00roman.roamin.piazza.navona.3

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } roman.roamin.piazza.navona.3, originally uploaded by ekissam. a little christmas festival in piazza navona.

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