this weekend, i finally got my washing machine hooked up.  sort of.  the part where the hose connects to the water supply isn’t properly sealed, so it shoots water into the air.  whatever.  the machine is on my patio.  i’ll live until it gets taken care of.

imagine my relief upon finally being able to do some laundry.  i’ts been 13 days since i left houston, and not a load has been done.  i brought plenty of clothes and i stocked up on underwear before leaving, so i was still good on that front.  however, i wore my last pair of socks today, and while i had more shirts to wear, i had cycled through my favorites.  i came home from work with all kinds of laundry ambitions.

never mind that i just washed my clothes in shampoo, because the container i picked up and blindly purchased on my way home was in fact not detergent as i hoped, but fabric softener.

not knowing korean gets really funny sometimes, let me tell ya.

i was too lazy to walk back to the store once i realized i had bought the wrong thing, but my clothes desperately needed to be washed.  so out came the economy sized bottle of tressemme i brought on this trip.  i hate that cheap shampoo anyway.

so now my clothes are drying with the help of this state of the art apparatus:

after all, asia IS the land of technology!

laundry rack courtesy of heather.  thanks, heather!  now i won’t get foot fungus!

that ugly fabric is a fabulous pair of flannel pajama pants jeremy bought me for christmas one year.  they’re hellaciously hideous (sorry jeremy), but they’re fantastically confortable and loved.  i’d also like to comment on the blandness of my wardrobe.  i once heard that when you’re overseas, americans stick out like sore thumbs because they’re always the ones in bright, obnoxious colors.  at least i’m safe from that stereotype.

it’s only 9:30 and i’m exhausted.  i went to sleep too late and had to wake up too early.  it’s also gotten really cold (by my standards - i’m guessing it’s in the 50’s right now) which just makes me want to curl up in bed and watch tv. 

so that’s exactly what i’m going to do.