Well, I guess it’s time for an update…

… My plants are all still alive. None have been voted off yet. I’ve discarded the idea of plastic ones as that removes the challenge…and I’d have to dust them.

… I’m still going to Yoga class 2~3 times a week, and I like it even though my instructor tries to coax my limbs into the proper position then gives up muttering “impossible. impossible.”

… I got accepted for the Master’s of Applied Linguistics program at Macquarie University in Sydney Australia. I can do most (all?) of the coursework while I’m still living and working in Korea. I start next semester with “Grammar: Meaning and Discourse”. fun, eh?

… I wanted to spend the day taking pictures around campus (our leaves are still lovely colours) but of course, since it’s the weekend, it’s cloudy and gross.

That’s all.

STRETCH……

Since finding myself to be just around the corner from old age, I have joined a Yoga class. The martial arts offered on every corner here seemed to be too daunting for my limited physical capabilities, (I was afraid I’d fall over), so I opted for a more sedate form of exercise. It was harder than I expected, but I feel pretty good now. However I must confess that even in yoga I fell over…while laying on my back. Yes, it’s true.

In other news, my plant died from the rampant epidemic of “Drought –oops! — then drown” in my home. The good news is that I got 6 new plants for my birthday. It’ll be like a giant game of horticultural Survivor in my place. They’re just waiting to see which plant will be ‘voted off’ next.

Happy Halloween everyone.

Just thought you’de like a look at my ‘new hair’. Actually, it’s just a wig for a birthday/dress-up party on Friday night. We had a good time, but a I had to wrestle a fierce pineapple on the fruit-plate to get the little mini-umbrella. (It looks better on me)

I’ve picked up a couple of quotes lately (okay, okay, my brother-in-law e-mailed 2/3rds of them to me ) and I thought that I’d better write down before I forget them, and now you get to read them too!

1) (Thanks, Walter) This one seems to sum up at least my style of Journal writing pretty well.

“People don’t keep journals for themselves. They keep them for other people. Like a secret they don’t want to tell but they want everyone to know.” -Marilyn Manson ~ I never would have thought I’d be quoting Marilyn Manson, but there you have it.

2) I was a little tired coming home from Seoul a few weeks ago, and bust up laughing when I overheard this from a guy trying to impress the girl he was with…

“Oh, don’t read that. That book is absolute garbage. It’s not worth your time. Of course, I’ve never read it myself” (He was referring to the best selling novel Tuesdays With Morrie)

3) My 4 year old niece is a genius, and has managed to discern my hitherto most well kept secret….

“Does Auntie Janice live on that planet”? – Kaitlyn (while pointing to the Moon)