Next year

I think I was originally planning on doing this on New Year's Day, but the thing is we partied pretty hard and I'm only just now waking up again. So before I stumble over to the toilet and vomit out my central nervous system, let's talk about the holidays!

They sucked!

Actually I had an amazing time the past couple weeks. Christmas Day we got out from work early and went up to Songtan for dinner and drinks. On a whim we decided to check out a little Irish pub off the main street and ended up having a great time there. I even helped the  bartender change a keg half way through the night because I apparently have an infinite capacity to consume beer. I also discovered this bar has an honour wall that you can get your name on if you drink more than 100 pints so now I know what I'm going to be working on for the next few months.

I managed to have a glass of scotch in hand when the ball dropped on New Year's eve so already 2016 is off to a good start. I also have a few resolutions I'd like to work on, so I'm gonna list them here. If my hopes and aspirations for the future are of little interest to you (they are) you can just skip ahead.

1. Maintain weight loss - The food here is too god damn good and the beer is too cheap and easy to get. It's not fair. As a result my weight has gone up a little bit. Not a terrifying amount, but I would like to lose 10-15 pounds and then maintain for a while. My work isn't as physically demanding as it used to be (I used to work in a warehouse which involved a lot of lifting and walking and trying desperately not to choke someone) so I need to adjust my workout a bit. Shouldn't be too difficult - I'm still ahead of where I was in January 2015, which is a start.
2. Travel more - Future Justin, if you're re-reading this entry in like six months and you still have places to travel that you haven't been to yet I will punch your face. This winter has been bizarre, which is making it hard to schedule things. It's been warm enough that getting around generally isn't much of an issue, but I don't want to travel way out in the country and get caught in the freezing weather which is evidently weeks overdue. Still, I'm compiling a list and making plans. I think I've settled on Thailand for my vacation next semester. You read it here first, kids!
3. Learn Korean - I've been looking into some local language tutors but am having trouble working that into my schedule. Basically though I would like to learn more of the language, either through a tutor or Rosetta Stone or something. I've picked up the alphabet, can read at a preposterously slow speed and understand bits and pieces but I definitely want to learn some conversational basics at the very least.
4. Stop doing that weird thing I haven't told anyone about - Seriously, that's enough.

All in all it was a pretty enjoyable holiday season, if it can even be called that since I worked exactly the same hours as every other week of the past four months. Damn we work a lot. Considering this is the first time I've spent the holidays away from family though, it actually went pretty well. There were some melancholy moments here and there, but not nearly so many as I expected. The best part is I was lucky enough to be with an awesome group of people who were all in the same boat as myself, and I think we managed to make it fun. Or at the very least I had fun. Literally gallons of fun.

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