Currently I'm...

• Reading... Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. I know! I'm way late on this train. 
• Playing... Sims Freeplay on my mom's iPad... I'm going to have to delete it soon! Too addicting.
• Watching... "I Need Romance," this Korean drama that's supposed to be like "Sex & the City." There's three in total, and I went backwards, so I'm almost done with the franchise. Let me just say that I've never laughed so hard.
• Trying... to find a recipe for Cronuts...
• Cooking... lots of yummy food ahead of time for meals throughout the week. Also some Ramen...
• Eating... S'mores with my family!
• Drinking... Diet Coke, which I've discovered that I lost the taste for...
• Tweeting... About cats, the Liberty in North Korea summit, Kyuhyun being perfect... The usual ;)
• Crafting... Some presents!
• Going... to Greenlane for Father's day tomorrow! And, ya know, work.
• Loving... My new notebooks (some shown above!)
• Hating... Nothing really! Life is pretty calm right now as I'm prepping some things to come in the fall!
• Discovering... Just how bad my wanderlust is.
• Enjoying... The gym! Again! I keep it pretty low key, going on a cardio machine for 45 minutes while watching my Kdramas, and then I do a Pinterest workout. I usually follow the Tone it Up plans.
• Thinking... How terrible my sleeping schedule is.
• Feeling... Not at all tired, even though I should be!
• Hoping (for)... A fast return on my FBI CRC.
• Wearing... Well, an oversized college sweatshirt and yoga pants. But I did look presentable earlier today in a black peplum dress and these cute sandals I got from Target! Not to mention the gorgeous necklace my friend made me for my birthday last year.
• Listening (to)... So. much. good. music. Sam Smith is love. So are these Kdrama OSTs. 
• Celebrating... Father's Day!
• Smelling... The MK Very Hollywood perfume I found in my room.
• Thanking... God, of course! 
• Considering... A lot of different career plans, actually. The world's my oyster, right?

I also loved reading these, and for some reason I have yet to do one on here!

Everything Oatmeal

Listen, I used to be the chick who hated oatmeal when I was younger. It was too thick, and while the first few spoonfuls taste good, it got old quick. My brother's ex-girlfriend turned me onto a recipe, though, that pretty much made me addicted to the stuff. Fast forward to the end of this past school year when I was cleaning out my apartment kitchen and found a superfluous amount of crushed walnuts and coconut flakes. I experimented a bit and discovered perhaps the most delicious oatmeal. ever. I don't use measurements. Just put in as much as you find tasty (except keep it minimal on the chocolate chips!).

Ingredients:

• Oatmeal
• Skim milk (or whatever milk/alternative you prefer)
• A small scoop of peanut butter
• Small handful of chocolate chips
• Coconut flakes
• Crushed walnuts (I'm allergic to almonds, but they'd be good too!)

Directions: 

• Fill bowl with oatmeal and milk (make sure you don't add too much milk!). 
• Add the rest of the ingredients as you wish. 
• Heat up in the microwave for a minute. 
• Mix everything together, and eat up!

Easy, huh? It's so good too. If you just take the coconut flakes, crushed nuts, and chocolate chips, they make a delicious snack as well.

[TV Talk] Reply 1994

Oh, did I love this show! It's been a while since I've been able to indulge in a full Korean drama. With US sitcoms, it's fairly easy to multitask while watching them (outline a paper while still knowing full well what's happening on "Trophy Wife"), but with Korean dramas I need to pay 100% attention to the subtitles, or I have no idea what's going on. So, once I finished up with school, I dove right into "Reply 1994." The last Kdrama I watched, as a matter of fact, was "Reply 1997," and I fell head over heels in love with it, so, of course, I put my good faith back into the PDs for this spin off.

Here's my issue with most K-Dramas I watch. They move pretty, freaking slow, and every little thing that happens means something way, way more. Twelve-year-old me would have a huge complex by now if I had grown up watching them like I did sitcoms. I mean, eating the same apple as your crush counts as an "indirect kiss" and is thus debated and replayed in memory for at least a few episodes. Never mind anything past kissing, good lord. Not to mention, Asian dramas are notorious for having very, um...stiff romantic scenes. Just look it up or watch one. Let's just put it this way: An incredibly popular drama trope is to have the couple trip somehow (and probably before they even know each other) and land on each other's lips (Note: "Boys Over Flowers").

While "Reply 1994" did not have the same pacing as "Reply 1997," which seemed to zoom through, it did have a fairly good pace considering its 1 hour to 1 1/2 hour episodes. I was in stitches laughing at some scenes, and because I took a Hallyu course when I studied in Yonsei, I was fairly familiar with the culture allusions they used (Like Seo Taji, haha). It also helped that the students were Yonsei students, and I got to see that familiar ivy covered building in many shots!

Anyhow, here's the basic premise: Sung Na Jung is the daughter of Sung Dong Il & Lee Il Hwa, and the family has just moved to Seoul from Masan and opened up a boarding house in the Sinchon district where Yonsei is located. They take in other "country bumpkins," which leads to our motley and absolutely perfect cast: Sseureki, also from Masan and close to the family, (literally means "Trash"), who is basically an oppa to Na Jung and is in medical school, Samcheonpo from Samecheopo, who looks like he's thirty when really he's the youngest of the group, Haitai from Suncheon, nicknamed for the Haitai Tigers, Binggeure(meaning "Smiley") from Goesan, nicknamed for the Binggrae Eagles, and Binggeure's cousin, Chilbong (nicknamed for his legendary seven shut-out baseball game), who is actually from Seoul. The main plot line is trying to figure out who Na Jung winds up marrying and is the yeobo of the 2013 crew. 

It's funny and sweet and serious in all the right moments. Frankly speaking, I think the husband is fairly obvious because Na Jung never wavers in who she likes, but I won't spoil it here! I will say I think Chilbongie might be my favorite ever because he's so goofy and sweet, and, you know, the baseball thing doesn't hurt either. If anything, I think you ought to watch "Reply 1994" first and then "Reply 1997" because it might feel a little slow if you watch in reverse orders. I'm currently pretty much blowing through the "I Need Romance" franchise, so I'll update with that later!

A Street in Toledo

Bringing back some travel snapshots as my wanderlust grows! I'm not even sure why or how I have this little picture of some street in Toledo, but it's become one of my absolute favorites. I think it's because I can picture myself walking along those pebbled roads and living in one of those little homes, right below the castle overlooking the place. I only got to spend a day in Toledo, and I absolutely loved its architecture. I actually took a train there because the prices were fairly similar between train and bus, and I just remember my friend, Aaron, said that when he had money to spend, he was going to only travel by train in Spain. A lot more leg space.

[Style Files] The Artist

As the summer months come rolling in, I've been much more inclined to the artistic side of my style personality. I love the ease and comfort of something slouchy and comfortable. I've been cleaning up and updating my Pinterest a lot in my spare time (watch sitcom, clean up a Pinterest board), and I've been collecting this fun little "Artist" board of all the different looks or pictures that inspire that artistic, slightly hipster side. I'd like to imagine myself in a pair of slouchy trousers with an olive shirt haphazardly tucked in with my hair naturally wavy while riding my bike home from the farmer's market, burlap sack filled with all sorts of fresh goods. I'd make a fresh green smoothie and then get to work writing by an open window or attempting at watercolors while my cat curls up at my feet or on top of some papers... 

Anyhow, hope you're all enjoying the sun and warm air as much as I am!