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I moved. to the other side of the world. goodbye texas, hello south korea.

here's my far eastside blog: http://asianadam.blogspot.com

Mist

Tonight I drove home through some very thick fog. I found it slightly ironic, if it is possible to find weather ironic, because my life has become very foggy as of late. Although I am committed to moving to South Korea, it is still a huge '?', and who knows what will happen. I am definitely looking forward to this next step, but still...I can't help but feel a little helpless/out of control. So this foggy drive...i don't know how to describe it...but it felt like I was driving through my own thoughts. The fog was so thick my headlights became concentrated beams of light, intersecting in the middle of the road about twenty feet ahead of my car.

In the last few weeks, I've come across a lot of coincidences that have left me very confused, and I can't remember them well enough to list them here...I wish I had the aptitude to keep track of these coincidences, but I don't...anyways, I listened to two songs on the way home, just a couple tracks from a random but recent mix of my own, and the lyrics seemed to be saying something to me.

The Annuals, "Ida, My"

But, with spring I will propagate their thirst to blinding yes.
Blinding eyes.

Planting seeds can't be the only way, the only way.
Planting seeds can't be the only way out.

Planting seeds can't be the only way to find a simple day, a simpler way


Voxtrot, "Fast Asleep"

Everybody wants a piece of some easy enterprise
can't this world cut your face and carry the news that you've got a gift to be given?
cut it out cut your loss, you don't dream you fantasize
and this is how we measure the cost of enjoying the pain of 21 year of good living

when you look at me do you see someone with a future?
music to my ears it makes me happy when you tell me
this place is like a womb you live so well from doing nothing
one day you will learn there is some beauty in the thing that makes you sweat


Now I think that sometimes I see meaning when it isn't there, making events seem coincidental and significant when they really aren't. Be that as it may...tonight these words meant a lot.

Return of the Me

Hi. I'm back. I missed you. Did you miss me?

My head is a mess right now, trying to cope with the reverse culture shock of being back in Austin, TX, USA and all that. So, I'm going to unload all of my problems and mental anguish on the world via this blog! Because that's what it's for, right???

Just kidding. Let's pretend like I never left and just talk about stupid shit like people injuring themselves playing videogames:



So I missed the release of the Nintendo Wii, but apparently it is pretty sweet. And also dangerous. Click the picture for the article.

I think I'll be going to the Trail of Lights tonight, so I have that to look forward to. Haven't hit up 37th St. yet but I want to do that to. Trying to get up the nerve to brave the endless crowds and traffic at both places. Oh, Austin, please stop growing.

In other news, I was reminded of a classic Far Side cartoon today by my friend Chuck. A picture of an 'Inconvenience Store,' where everything is on the top shelf and it's like 20 feet above the ground. In a rare case of Google letting me down I couldn't find that specific cartoon, but I found a ton of other great ones I had forgotten about. What I'm trying to say here is that Gary Larson is the man. That's it for now.

Travel Blog

Oh by the way, I'll be posting to a different blog while I'm gone.

Adam in Asia

Explosions in the Sky

How about that lightning storm tonight? I watched it from the Barton Creek Mall parking lot with twenty or so other people. Everybody was silent, just soaking it in, except for this one kid who kept going "oohhhh!" and "ahhhhh!" like it was the fourth of July. I am trying to figure out whether it is a good or bad omen, considering I leave for Singapore in six hours. I'm trying not to get too nervous but it is difficult. I can't believe it's even happening. Three months ago I had kind of accepted the fact that travelling abroad would just be one of those things that I talked about but never accomplished. So much for that. I can't wait to be there, just to feel the distance from home. This last year has been such a rollercoaster, so many ups and downs, and in the end somehow I have found myself feeling disconnected to the place I have called home my entire life. So I guess this excursion couldn't be happening at a better time. My hope is that as a result of the experiential overload I'm about to go through, I will not only look at the rest of the world differently, but that Austin too will be a little brighter, a little fresher, when I return. Ah well, enough sentimental blubbering. I'll miss you guys. But not too much.