Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Another copout - sorry. Things are busy until Sunday.

Four jobs you've had in your life: conductor, orchestra manager, waiter, stage manager.
Four movies you could watch over and over: the Bourne movies, Raging Bull, 8 1/2, Tampopo.
Four places you've lived: Baltimore, MD, Seoul, Korea, Urbana, IL, Norwood, MA.
Four TV shows you love to watch: House, Without a Trace, The Sopranos, Homicide
Four places you've been on vacation: Italy, Manhattan, Greece, Chejudo
Four websites you visit daily: New York Times, Boston.com, espn.com, therestisnoise.com
Four of your favorite foods: mulligatawny, truffles, bread pudding, just about any form of noodles.
Four places you'd rather be: Serenity, in a big city, in bed, the world of steady employment.

Saturday, February 18, 2006

I'm back after a year hiatus. To ease into things, here's something I stole from my best friend's wife' blog.

10 Firsts:
First Best Friend: David Jo - We ended up going to college together after being out of touch for 10 years.
First Screen Name: Yoonarebbe(still haven't changed it)
First Piercing: Not gonna happen....
First Crush: Some girl who lived a few doors down from me in Seoul - I forget her name. She was a year older than me and we agreed that it was socially unacceptable for the two of us to marry - We figured this out at the age of 4!
First Music: Mozart. Most likely the clarinet concerto.
First Car: 1992 Toyota Corolla.
First Stuffed Animal: A beige dog with big-ass floppy ears in a tuxedo - I named him Jeffrey. I have no clue why. I didn't have any friends named Jeffrey.
First love: Tough call. I'd have to say music, too.
First Time Being Drunk: Fall of 1992.
First Job: Working at my dad's store.

9 Lasts:
Last Cigarette: Labor Day 03 - A Nat Sherman unfiltered just to see if they are as good as their cigars.
Last Alchoholic beverage: A 1992 Super Tuscan called Saffredi (that's really fucking good red wine for the wine illiterate).
Last Car Ride: To return some videos a couple of hours ago.
Last Movie Seen in theatres: Episode III.
Last Phone Call: Call from my girlfriend in order to get a ride from work.
Last Kiss: From girlfriend before she went to bed.
Last CD Played: Mahler Symphony 9 with Claudio Abbado conducting Berlin. This recording was made less than a month before I saw them play the same symphony in Carnegie Hall. The best concert I've ever been to in my life.
Last bubble bath: Mid-January.
Last time you cried: When I found out that my teacher, Anthony Gigliotti, succumbed to a rare bone marrow disorder.

8 Have You Evers:
Have You Ever Been Outside The Country: Yes. I'm long overdue another trip. Gotta renew that damn passport.
Have You Ever Dated One Of Your Best Friends?: Kinda. She became a close friend in the 1-2 months before I started dating her. We're now living together.
Have You Ever Been Arrested: No but I came close in Baltimore a few years ago.
Have You Ever Skinny Dipped: No
Have You Ever Been on TV: Yes
Have You Ever Kissed Someone and then Regretted it?: No, but there are plenty I regret NOT kissing.
Have You Ever had a Suggestive Dream About Someone?: I'll plead the fifth while we still have that right.....
Have you ever cheated?: Other than on my metaphysics exam, no.

7 foods you hate:
1. Anything pickled.
2. This disgusting Jewish dish called cholent.
3. Sundried tomatoes.
4. Chad Roe.
5. Olive Garden.
6. Anything with too much salt.
7. Fried rice at a Jewish wedding.

6 Things You've Done Today:
1. Procrastinate.
2. Worry about my career.
3. Work.
4. Conduct a ton.
5. Watch old episodes of Frasier.
6. Cuddle with my girlfriend.

5 Things you ate today:
1. ciabatta
2. sandwich from the movie Spanglish.
3. Roast beef sandwich.
4. Corn dog.
5. Mako shark au poivre.

4 People You Can Tell [ALMOST] Anything to:
1. Dan
2. Jessica
3. Brandon
4. Yong

3 Choices:
1. Red or Black: black
2. Hot or Cold: Hot
3. Sun or Rain: Sun

2 Things You Want to Do Before you die:
1. Overcome my fears.
2. Attain some sort of equanimity.

1 thing you regret:
1. Not working as hard as I should have the past two years.