Adventures in weather forcasts…

I checked the weather forcast tonight before heading off to bed. Next week is just not looking good:

Today	Tomorrow	Tue	Wed	Thu	6-10 Day
Rain Late High: 18° Low: 11°	Rain High: 16° Low: 10°	Light Rain High: 20° Low: 10°	AM Showers High: 22° Low: 10°	Showers High: 15° Low: 7°

Adventures in blossoms…

Cherry blossoms have finally erupted all over campus. I took my camera to class today, and the battery died before I even took my first picture, so the lovely photo on the left isn’t mine.

I heard from one of my co-workers that some folks in Korea are trying to discourage cherry blossom festivals (very popular events this time of year!) because when the Japanese occupied Korea, they uprooted all traces of Korea’s national flower, the Rose-of-Sharon. In an effort to demoralize Koreans, the Japanese replaced the Rose-of-Sharon with cherry trees. As a result, some Koreans equate the blossoms with the Japanese occupation, and don’t think it’s a cause for celebration. I tried to find some information about the story in the English newspaper here, but haven’t found anything of that nature yet. No matter what the origins of the trees in this country, they are still lovely and I’ll continue to enjoy them as long as they’re in bloom.

Adventures in Template Changes…

After nearly 2.5 years of blogging bliss, I decided it was time for a change. (At this point, an observant reader will be thinking “Hmmm, baked cookies yesterday, washed all the dishes, and chose to change Blog settings… sounds like procrastination to me!” ) Such an astute observation would be quite accurate. I’ve got a stack of marking to tackle.

In the process of changing the template, I deleted some links to people that haven’t updated their blogs in months (ahem!) and I added a link to a Pucca website. Pucca is the adorable l’il animated character above. Her website has some interesting little cartoons on it.

I hope you like the new look. If not, I’m sure you’ll either get used to it, or stop reading. I hope you get used to it. I would be awfully sad to lose your readership.