dennis: what is so hard to believe that you would be part of a black barbershop quartet of pnahandlers..
on giuliana rancic
dennis: she’s so fucking nasty..
me: yeah, super
dennis: stop tanning.. gain some fucking weight.. like if you look that thin on camera..
me: i bet she’s even more terrifying in person. she’s probably.. the worst person i know and i don’t even know know her
dennis: i think it’s disgusting they let her on TV.. but she’s so perfect for something liek E!..
me: i was just thinking of all the scumbags who like her
dennis: apparently it’s her cancer suppression medication… but she was thin before the cancer too.. man she’s only 40..i thought she was WAY older..
me: oh, is the cancer part supposed to make me feel bad?
dennis: ahha yea. didn’t work on me either..
12.23.15
me: okay gotta get ready for dinner with simon’s mom and my parnts
dennis: Which sizzler are you going to?
On Yoga:
Or something.
seoul – day 2
today, we explored the gangnam district, which we found to be………… like…… whatever. despite the fact that we started off our day with soju and strawberry/banana milk.
we went to the gangnam district which, as mentioned, was like…… whatever. unimpressive. douchey. and really reminded me of all the shitface ahjumas i met at church who thought they were better than you because they were married to a dentist.
we headed back to myuongdong. we were in gangnam for about two hours and we were already over it. anyone who tells you that of ALL the places in seoul/korea, that you should go to gangnam, is a person who is full of shit and is probably a blogger.
seoul — day 1
day: we started the day sluggish knowing if we went out earlier, we’d come back earlier, so most of the morning was spent watching k-pop. then viet came over and then left.
the goal for the day: bukchon hanok village then hongdae to meet up with an old friend and to also scope out the clubs for a possible going aaaaaaaaout night that will never happen.
our intentions were to go to bukchon hanok village “for some culture” but we made a slight detour and found culture elsewhere.
for the actual cultural part. we saw old hanoks that date back 600 years. it’s mainly residential but it’s become a tourist attraction since being featured on some tv show and now there are lots of loud cackling asians there.
now for the food!
we then went to hongdae which is like college town for fartsy kids. pretty lively even on a wednesday night. reminded me of soho.
seoul, night 1, day 0
night one: landed in incheon and found ourselves in a sea of terrible fluffy bowl cuts, which seems to be a popular choice amongst the men here. checked into our hotel, went out to myungdong for korean bbq and “leisurely” shopping. the shopping here is insane. INSANE. browsed the hundreds of makeup spots, including etude house, which we found out is actually pronounced, “a dude’s house”.
we got pretty drunk. the soju is only a dollar at 7-11!!! i threw it all up and ended up sleeping on the floor. i should mention our hotel bedding is quite nice, which i only found out the second night since i actually got to sleep on it.
day zero: glad that we got smashed on the first night because we all woke up at 7 am for beer shits and adjusted very quickly to the time difference. walked along a fake river thing to gwangjung, where we got some freshly made dumpling soup and the lady pointed out that i was only eating the innards. i also saw a vest made entirely of sequins depicting a lady playing golf.
we then walked to dongdaemoon, where apparently it’s seoul fashion week. it was really fun to people-watch and the fashion was pretty fun and “very korean”. so many good jackets! also, more shopping. i got in my street ddukbboki and dennis and karen had remicone. went back to myungdong for more shopping and we ate curry rice with tonkatsu. headed back home with the intention of going aaaaaaout at karen’s request, but she ended up passing out first and waking up last.
meanwhile, dennis and i started watching k-pop videos and learning a lot of sexy moves. oh yeah, karen and i are definitely taking makeup inspiration from the k-pop dudes. we also cannot tell a lot of these people apart. also, it’s been ten years since i’ve been here, but everyone looks… not korean? i’m not sure if it’s gentrification or plastic surgery.
me: i feel like my chin has gotten bigger since we got here.
dennis: maybe it’s happy to be home.
last observation, the ahjumas here are really stylish and hip. will take more photos here on out.