Three Hundred

As of today, I have been using DuoLingo for 300 consecutive days to learn how to speak Korean. It's been fun all the way through so far, but I know I can do more (and better), once I can afford to have live conversations, either through Lingo Deer (156 days in on this alternate and supplemental platform) or some other service (or just travel to Boston to the Korean businesses located there). It's been a fun and productive challenge, especially the way I can make out more and more words as I watch shows such as "Running Man", "I am Solo" and its spin off, and all of the K-dramas I watch, the most recent being "Can This Love be Translated?" with the absolutely beautiful Go Youn-jung. Only 65 more days for it to have been a full year!

Udon

Today's big meal was udon noodles stir fried in sesame oil, boneless pork all soy-sauced up, sauteed mushrooms and fresh pea pods. I love udon, but cleaning the wok is such a pain in the butt that I don't cook it very often. At least not as often as ramen or rice. But sometimes it's definitely worth it.

Rice-O-Rama

Tonight's dinner: Basmati rice, with fresh broccoli steamed over it, sauteed mushrooms, and boneless pork marinated in soy sauce. Plus rehydrated seaweed on top. Always good!

Tuesday Afternoon

A nice sunny day at the lake, with very little wind and beautiful clouds. On the way down I listened to Pete Yorn's first album, "musicforthemorningafter", which turns 25 this year, and which has been in heavy rotation for most of my life since its debut. It was fantastic to listen to it as I drove down the sunny highways and roads on the way to the lake. The walk was great (SomaFM as usual), and I am glad I brought the rest of my coffee with me. I got a good first look at Sarah & Jon's new travel trailer, and they parked it in a very good spot.What a nice afternoon, with great scenery.

Cheeseburgers

I went to the lake from 5:00 - 5:30 to walk before having dinner with Dad & Ma, who made cheeseburgers! I never cook them myself at home because it's too much work for just one person to eat, so it's always appreciated when a family member cooks them for me. Also, the Red Sox lost to the Yankees (booo...). A very good day.

Language Progress

 I hit Day 282 of Duolingo today. Here are some progress badges:

Lake Monday

I went to the lake today to walk and hang out. It was in the 40's and windy, but the sun was out, the clouds were high, and it was a nice day overall. I listened to SomaFM as usual during my walk, and then to a few random Hearts2Hearts songs ("Blue Moon", "Apple Pie", etc...) as I sat in front of the water. I brought coffee from home so I stated longer than usual, a little over an hour compared to a typical 'walk day' span of 45 minutes or so.