2008

the year's almost over. i figured i'd get a head start.

January

Though I may have missed the actual moment, I rang in 2008 momentously - looking at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France with Erica. In my seventeen days abroad I also traveled to Barcelona and London. I miss Montmartre, nutella crepes for 2 euros, row-boating, the on-going quest for churros, Zara, the ease of le metro, seeing Gaudi's art all over, Danilo and his love for wine, Versailles, the beautiful palms of barca, and much much more.


March

Took part in a road trip for the first time in my life. Went through four states in about nine hours: Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas.


May

I made a robot costume out of cardboard boxes and painted that shit silver (atmosphere reference here) to get invited on the main stage by OK Go along with ASO (what!). Pretty epic, only would have been more epic if it was, like, the Spice Girls.


August

After a carefully and articulately written application, I got accepted to volunteer at Lollapalooza, granting me free admission to all three days of the festival. All I wanted to do was see the band I've been listening to since 12 - Rage Against The Machine - and I did and they were amazing, of course.
In the wee hours on the 6th, I happened to be awake when a fire broke out in a stretch of stores along Argyle. I ran out with my D40 and a half an hour later, I emailed my photos to the Chicago Tribune and, what do you know, my photo was up and credited for the 24 or so hours that the story was featured. Northwestern's paper also called to use my photo, and I'm pretty sure I was inadvertently interviewed about the fire, too.


September

I took a leave of absence from Target and started working at the Multicultural Affairs Office under Yoonshin.


October

For the first time in probably a decade, I celebrated Halloween through a number of events and activities. I traveled to a pumpkin patch/farm and went through a corn maze, I carved a pumpkin for the first time (my Jack the Skeleton rendition won 3rd prize in a contest), went to a Haunted House for the first time, and dressed up (sorrrta) and went (sorta) to a party (sorta). All in all, I decided that Halloween's fun. Here's to more.


November

I participated in the first democratic election of my life! I voted for President-Elect Barack Obama. :]


December

I just want to note that from Monday 12/8 going into Tuesday 12/9, I pulled the first all-nighter of my life to complete my final presentation for my science class. Oh boy I wanted to kill myself by 9pm on Tuesday and yup I knocked out at 10.
I house/cat-sat for Dr. Bae while she went overseas to Korea from the 16th to the 31st. I was on the 16th floor of her Michigan Ave. condo and had a lot of time to think.