The Moon and His Sun

7

It's like Christmas almost everyday at the apartment with the things I've ordered. Nothing huge but between receiving products for work, things for the house, and everything else between it feels like I have a delivery almost daily.

When we finally made it back to the apartment I received some dishware I ordered, and two products for work. I wrote out the scripts but I need to tweak some details after seeing the packaging as well as some comments the brand provided that need to be included. I also want to film my Daiso haul too, so I'll probably be doing that here shortly. The girls are going out to run some errands, which gives me the perfect amount of time to film.

I pile all the things I need to film and set up everything. I'm only going to film the Daiso haul and maybe one product b roll shots. It feels good to be working again even if it's only a little bit. Got to get back in the groove of things. I put on my headphones and get to work. I end up finding a new Korean group to listen to and their music is different than any of artist I've encountered. It's hard to describe with words, but it just feels like they have a lot of passion and with most of their word choices (that I can comprehend) it's very intentional and doesn't sound like every other pop song. I'm also surprised because they use a good amount of English lines and any English versions of songs are extremely well executed. I definitely plan to listen to them more so I pull up their profile on Spotify and follow them.

The day is getting late and I've drafted some content for my socials, recorded some b-roll, filmed the Daiso unboxing as well as gone through my emails to reply and adjust some scripts based off of feedback. It feels like a good work day. I study Korean up in the loft for a bit and made some 꿀 유자차 from the Assi brand. I don't like tea, but for whatever reason I love this very specific honey citrus tea. It's really not even accurate to say that I don't like tea, but rather than I'm super picky. I just like my tea sweet with flavour. It doesn't need to be super sugary, but just enough to take the edge off the bitter taste.

Studying goes well, so to take a break I switch to editing a video. I really like editing videos, taking photos and actually designing concepts. Honestly, I want to eventually work up to designing within the Korean market. I would like to learn more about this place first before just jumping in, but it would be interesting to consider. I even think that eventually I want to make content for Korean brands here more often and make it a more common variable within my project scope. It'd definitely be beneficial for a brand to have a creator that speaks English fluently as well as Korean to reach a larger audience. Definitely a goal of mine for sure.

Editing videos always gets me lost in time. I really just float in my own world at my own pace when I edit. Especially with headphones on? You can forget talking to me. Heck, I even forget where I am sometimes. Sometimes, it feels nice because I get to just forget the world, but other times I worry about how long I've been away in my own little world as I still need to take care of myself. Still, it's nice, I just need to learn to balance myself self better. Maybe with timers or focus apps so I can remember to come back to planet earth a bit more timely haha. I hear the front door chime followed by it opening.

"We're back!" Cornelia says from below.

"Welcome back!" I reply.

She comes upstairs and holds out a drink, "Iced jasmine milk tea." She says handing me a cup and straw.

"Ooooo, 고마워," I thank her and grab the drink. She looks around eying my setup. I've since added two more cardboard boxes, another one from Coupang and the other from Ikea, making an almost L shaped workspace.

"Have you ordered a desk yet?" She asks.

"...Not yet, I haven't found one I like. Maybe when I get the barstools in I can migrate my workspace to the counter." I quite like this setup, though I do think it would be nicer to sit in a chair for sure, but for now I will make do.

I follow her downstairs and we talk about their day, what we want to do for the rest of the week, and well as this evening. It'll be so sad to send Jiu back home at the end of the week, I wish she didn't live so far, but I'm a lot closer now then I was in the states so I'm grateful to have the opportunity to see her more often. Plus I'm sure that now we can hang out and make plans more regularly. Her and I talked about going camping (though it's more like glamping) so that's definitely in the cards. The only thing we can do now is enjoy our time together until the next time.

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I think the thing I miss most about living in the states was mainly how often I was able to see the stars. Also the fruit, but that's a whole different problem haha. The stars however are something I actually have been missing more. Looking up at the sky I can't see a single star because of light pollution. I am happy to at least be able to see the moon high in the sky. Makes me feel like someone is watching over me, protecting me.

It's getting chiller at night which means the colder season is soon to roll in. We go for a stroll after dinner and come across a work out park and we each choose a machine to workout on. We laugh at each other and it's making this cool night feel warmer. Maybe that's just the workout, but it could definitely be the soju we drank at dinner haha. Regardless, it's fun and it feels like a core memory in the making. A little cold, a little buzzed, but extremely happy. I tell them to pose and they make the silliest goofy pose and expressions. I have to try to hold still to take photos though I'm laughing so hard. They definitely drank way more than I did so it's definitely entertaining seeing them like this. I can't even bother to try and contain my laugher. If this is as fun as life can be, I'm okay with that.

We somehow made it back home in one piece and Jiu and Cornelia pass out almost immediately as soon as they hit the mattress. They both are sprawled out on the blowup flopped every which way. I take a few photos to show them tomo. A silly night with silly shenanigans and a lot of memories. It'll be a fond night to look back on.

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꿀 유자차 - Honey Citrus tea

고마워 - Thank you (casual form, used between people who are close friends or family)