two amazing things!

thing one: I FINALLY HAVE A CHRISTMAS FLIGHT. cambodia is not happening for me due to severe douchebaggery on several fronts, but ryan and i (by which i mean julie, who will forever be my hero) managed to find a direct flight to manila for a mere 585,000 won, 100,000 less than what we would have spent on phnom penh, and also direct, and also the philippines !!! pancit, here i comeeeee.

thing two: on the way home from work tonight i made john and joanna duck into this new glasses store with me so i could look around. i almost instantly found pretty much the exact pair i'd been imagining, and they (with the prescription in) were only 50,000 - and they made them while i waited !! i haven't decided yet whether or not they messed up the prescription, but i'm really hope it's just my eyes adjusting because they're amaziiiing:


AND they came with a GIFT-WRAPPED service-uh: toothpaste!


and not a moment too soon. i am SO over all the calculus in this country.