a girl like me

deery-lou.
this past weekend was festival central here in korea. it seems like every neighborhood was having one. i went to bc's hood on saturday for new waves in gwangmyeong, a music festival. the mustangs were playing. it was strange seeing them during the day and on such a huge stage. i'm used to seeing them in tiny bars. it was a great day to be outside. the weather was amazing. while waiting for the mustangs to take the stage we caught another band same old story. they pretty much rocked! after the show we checked the merchandise area. i wanted to see if they had same old story's cd. no luck. time to hit the record stores.

we went back to bc's pad to get ready for the big evening. it was prom night. 80's prom night to be exact. this event was put together by miss chen and some others. i don't even remember how long it took us to get ready. bc was having SOME issue with her wardrobe. i had brought two separate outfits with me and bc helped me select the best one. here we are looking our somewhat finest…

she blinded with me science

being a foreigner here one comes to expect the constanst stares. throw on an 80's getup and it becomes even more magnified. it felt like i was walking down the street with a "hey, look at me!" sign around my neck. when we got to club [ta:] it was pretty dead. had i brought my magic eightball it probably would have said "outlook not so good". we grabbed some drinks, chatted we some peeps, and before i knew it people were pouring in. the place looked great. chen and company did a fab job. i was pleasantly surprised to see so many peeps showed up in 80's attire. there were some great digs. i even had a few flashback moments, especially when a girl walked by with giant hair. during my senior year at lbhs [1988] the halls were packed with giant-hair girls. i still get nightmares. everyone seemed to be having a great time. i even managed to get quite a few compliments on my outfit, all of which came directly out of my closet. there was live music, a fashion show, lots of great tunes, and even a ballot box for king and queen. i don't know who got crowned. bc and i left around midnight. i wasn't feeling up to par plus my new shoes felt like bricks on my feet. the cab ride back to bc's was something else. he was literally driving at top speed never failing to go through every red light we encountered. at one point i actually thought i was going to be sick. and i had only had two drinks. my second prom was officially over and it was the second time i didn't score. they say that the third times a charm. i'll just have to wait and see.

bc and i found ourselves to be up fairly early on sunday. we lounged around then decided to set out in quest of phone cards. yes, our list was put on hold this weekend. i scored two phone cards from two different places. combined its such a better deal then what i was paying before. during the course of our day we found ourselves at a bookstore and a foreign market. at the market i found montery/cheddar cheese, picante sauce, flour tortillas, corn chips, spaghetti sauce with olives, and beets. all of which i bought. lunch was somewhat of a bust. we were so hungry we ended up stopping at a sandwich place. i ordered an italian sandwich which turned out to be a hotdog with special sauce. gotta love it. i got back to ansan about 4pm. it felt so good to take off my new shoes. breaking in shoes is H.A.R.D. noone ever said fashion was easy.

be well…

p.s. here's bc all decked out in the skirt she bought for prom but didn't wear. so cute.

she's a valley girl…