Today was a rather boring day. The constant threat of rain kept me from going anywhere outside for extended periods of time with Yoshi. We got to take a walk around the block in the morning. Several children on their way to school acted as if this 3.3 kilo shih tsu was going to rip them apart like Cujo. Even if he got hold of someones leg and mauled it all day, he couldn’t break skin with his tiny canine teeth. The best he can do is a good pinch, but even then, we have him mostly bite sensitivity trained by this point.
I’m also trying to decide what goes and what stays here. We’ve got a place for Yoshi while we visit. Our Aunt will take him in for the time we are gone, mostly because her children love dogs, but her husband won’t let them have one. This is a sort of "best of both worlds" compromise. We get someone to take care of our dog, they get to play with the dog without needing to keep it long term. It’s good for everyone. If only our houseplants were that lucky. We haven’t found anyone to take them yet. We’re hoping to convince one of the security guards to take care of them while we are gone for a favor.
I finished all the housework I’ve been "allowed" to do to help out. I’m on strict orders not to mess up the kitchen by trying to put away our remaining dishes. Other than one last box of pictures I spread around the house, I had nothing of consequence to do today. This is the unemployed life of someone twiddling their thumbs waiting for an international flight.
I had everything already packed yesterday, so I just needed to pick up a few things for my brother. We are going to watch movies with the family and friends when I come back, so I got some of the movies he requested on VCD. These are basically the equivalent of low end VHS cassettes you can watch on your computer and most DVD players. They are on CDs, usually released much later, and aren’t perfect DVD quality. Very watchable, but very cheap. I got two of the movies my brother wanted to see, Marathon and Oldboy, for about ~8 American dollars. Another release at the store wasn’t burned with English subtitles, so I’ll have to find in on DVD when I got to Seoul tomorrow to pick up souvenirs. It’s a shame that I have so little time with my friends, because I have so many wonderful things to share. It’s hard to catch up when you want to also want to watch movies with them.
