Originally, I was only planning on staying in Seattle for about a month or so before I left for Korea. But I've already been in Seattle for almost twelve weeks now. The reason that my departure was delayed for so long was because I was waiting for a copy of my criminal background check to arrive from the FBI before I took off for Korea.
Well, it took ten weeks, but my criminal background check finally arrived! I can take off whenever I want to! Nonetheless, I'm planning to stick around Seattle for a little while longer and not rush my departure.
Now, I'm still very much looking forward to Korea. But I've also really appreciated and enjoyed my unexpectedly lengthy stay in Seattle. It's been a lot of fun getting reacquainted with my hometown, bumping into and catching up with old friends from my college days, and being able to return to my home church. Plus, not working for three months has been a restful and relaxing opportunity that's been great for my soul. I highly recommend being useless.
But the best part about being back in Seattle has been time with my family. We'll get to spend the holidays together for the first time in ten years! More than that, it's just been nice being a part of their everyday lives once again, as well as having them be a part of mine. And I can't complain about the home-cooking, either.
Anyway, I've obviously had a lot of free time over the past twelve weeks. Unfortunately, I've found that my options on how to fill that free time are somewhat limited to me because I never want to go outside. It rains way too often here AND it's been tough for me to get acclimated to the cold. I just don't have enough body fat to provide insulation. Dang, it's hard being so fit and sexy.
Anyway, that being the case, I've been going to the library and reading a lot.
Fortunately, the Seattle public library system is amazing. It has EVERYTHING, and I've been able to get my hands on all sorts of literary classics that have really stretched and challenged me intellectually. See?
By the way, I just couldn't get into Glee. Sorry, Gleeks. The music is super fun, but I can't get over the amount of melodrama and nonsense on the show. After having worked with teenagers for the past several years, I know that real-life teenagers are way more melodramatic and nonsensical than how teens are so inaccurately portrayed on Glee.
On the other hand, the Harry Potter series has been a lot of fun! I had never read any of the books before or seen any of the movies and I don't know why I waited so long. I zoomed through the first five books in about three weeks. However, I had to take a break before starting on the sixth book because there was just a bit too much Harry Potter in my life and on my mind during those three weeks.
I came to that realization after I started dreaming that I was Harry Potter. And when I dreamed that I got sorted into Gryffindor instead of Slytherin… BEST DREAM EVER. No joke. I'm being completely Sirius.
