hapoom

meet my new cacti family

2010-07-11T23:58:00.006-04:00

the family portrait.

this is gustav II. the original super-grumpy gustav I died last december of a broken heart.

meet the three beautiful cacti brothers - hans, neils and sid.
aren't they so very very very cute?

hopefully they'll get along with our new kitty mochi.

una sorpresa

2010-07-11T22:14:00.002-04:00

mini pancakes with surprise ingredients..
did you find mr. smiley face?

x

remedy for a horrible sunburn

2010-07-10T15:33:00.006-04:00

a day trip to long beach on 4th of july has left me looking like this:

...minus the ice bath.
amazing!!! yogurt cooling gel by korres.
smells fresh, goes on lightly, and instantly soothes the skin.
thank you siiiister for introducing this to me.

delicious aloe drinks that i discovered at panya - just when i thought aloe drinks were only popular in korea.
these come in 7 different flavors. i want to try all of them except for the wheatgrass one. ew.
my favorite is the "allure" with aloe, mangosteen and mango.

wanna meet at panya after work today?

x
little s

early morning shopping

2010-07-09T10:31:00.003-04:00

if this house can't be entirely bug-free, at least it can smell nice.

lavender at the greenmarket, courtesy of a gentleman wearing a lavender polo shirt.

how to bribe rayray...

2010-07-08T13:42:00.003-04:00

the idea of rice pudding seems completely foreign to me, but it's still yummy...
it is pure carbs, afterall.

frittatatatatata

2010-07-06T10:58:00.004-04:00

spinach + onions + goat cheese

i ♥ haricot verts

2010-06-15T21:02:00.003-04:00

they're just as good raw..

funemployment means..

2010-06-08T19:09:00.000-04:00

more time to cook!

come back from mexico

2010-06-08T15:15:00.003-04:00

if you want this.
yum.

bunbunz

2010-05-15T22:40:00.002-04:00

i guess you're pretty cute.

tired of this weather.

2010-05-11T14:37:00.003-04:00

go away.

june is coming...

photos from www.jameskendi.com

better than sam-i-am's green eggs & ham..

2010-05-09T18:21:00.003-04:00

mmmmm!

yiruma, yiruma..

2010-05-08T15:19:00.000-04:00

happy 어버이날♬

2010-05-08T14:52:00.001-04:00

i forgot to call them...oops. at least the flowers are pretty!

melankkolee ii

2010-04-16T17:15:00.002-04:00

happy friday.

처음 느낌 그대로

2010-04-09T14:36:00.003-04:00

어제 널 보았을 때 눈돌리던 날 잊어줘/ 내가 사랑하면 사랑한단 말 대신 차갑게 대하는걸 알잖아
오늘 널 멀리하며 혼자 있는 날 믿어줘/ 내가 차마 네게 할 수 없는 말, 그건

i can't find the original. but not a bad cover. don't look at her!! just listen. ha.

maman got an easter bunny

2010-04-05T07:38:00.003-04:00

the kind that rests its teeny fluff ball feet on a plate as she dines.
welcome to the kim family!

happy easter

2010-04-04T22:37:00.002-04:00

yes, we take easter(candies) very seriously.

grab a box of kleenex

2010-04-03T23:33:00.004-04:00

HEARTBREAK

2010-03-30T21:05:00.000-04:00

from YES24고객센터
to 김세인
date Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 8:36 PM
subject 안녕하십니까? YES24입니다. 고객님의 문의에 답변드립니다.
mailed-by yes24.com

안녕하십니까 예스이십사 고객지원센타 입니다.

소중한 관심으로 예스이십사를 찾아주셔서 감사합니다.

김세인 고객님의 문의에 답변드립니다.
문의하신 상품은 제작사 품절 상태로 생산에 대한 계획이 없는 상태라고 합니다.
추가로 생산되기는 어려울 것 같다는 답변을 듣게되어
죄송하지만 김세인 고객님께도 공급해드리기 어려울 것으로 보입니다.
원하시는 답변을 드리지 못해 대단히 죄송합니다.

앞으로는 더 나은 상품과 서비스로 기쁨을 드릴 수 있는
예스이십사가 되도록 더욱 최선을 다하겠습니다.
부족한 부분이 있으시면 고객센터의 일대일 서비스나 1544-3800 번으로 연락 주시면
성심을 다해 답변 드리겠습니다.

늘 하시는 모든 일들이 잘 되시길 바라며, 오늘도 좋은 하루 되십시요.
감사합니다.

답변시간 : 2010-03-31 09:35:43

oh give it give it give it give it until you just can't give no more

2010-03-30T19:34:00.007-04:00

so you're wishing that you never did
all the embarrassing things you've done
and you're wishing you could set it right
And you're wishing you could stay the night

but then I go again
wishing never solved a problem

...i seriously didn't get yeasayer AT ALL until this song.

wastin' time

2010-03-29T23:55:00.005-04:00

tellin' lies/ closing your eyes
making more excuses
pullin' the wool/ actin' the fool
people have their uses
people have their uses

why do we have to carry on
always singing the same old song

we woke up with broken hearts on a rainy saturday...

2010-03-18T22:01:00.004-04:00

a little bit of sugar and a little bit of coffee.
and instantly we were feeling so much better.

welcome to long island city

2010-03-13T20:32:00.002-05:00

yes, this is the only diner in long island city.

슈퍼보이 순돌이

2010-03-06T22:06:00.002-05:00

너는 누구냐!

순돌이, 순돌이. 우리 귀여운 순돌이.
내 남동생이었으면 딱 좋았을텐데.

remembering toto...

2010-02-25T17:24:00.005-05:00

dear unnie,

it was far worse than i thought.
after crying buckets and buckets of tears -

1. i shut my eyes tight and tried to think happy thoughts.
2. i tried to watch women's figure skating with as much enthusiasm as i could manage.
3. i downed some whiskey.

but it wasn't enough.

so the next best thing i could think of was to hang out in the kitchen. you know that cooking and cleaning are really the only ways i can distract myself from those vicious and heartbreaking days. so i made some feta arugula pizza for you and me. then i decided to bake mourning cookies for toto. within an hour our barely-nine-hundred-square-feet apartment was filled with the smell of fresh baked peanut butter cookies. i know toto would have liked it very much.

and suddenly i felt a little teeny bit better. i hope you did, too.

bye bye toto

2010-02-22T22:44:00.006-05:00

you were the best thing that ever happened to me.
hope you're in a happier, sunnier side of the world.

R.I.P.♥
12.25.1993 - 2.20.2010

the secret of happiness

2010-02-16T11:04:00.002-05:00

for more click

elisa is ILL!!!

2010-02-14T23:43:00.001-05:00

bunny bunny make her feel better!

22

2010-02-13T19:51:00.003-05:00

the best day at work.
nom nom nom.

뿌우!

2010-02-13T00:11:00.001-05:00

짱 귀엽지.

iso iso gaba gaba...maware

2010-02-08T22:16:00.001-05:00

really what else is there to say.

dun dun dun...

2010-02-03T22:34:00.002-05:00

so where will you go?

a commonplace existence.

2010-01-29T19:47:00.005-05:00

dear sevonne,

i'm so glad i stole this book to read at the doctor's office. i didn't even know it was written by that guy in that band that i liked because it was cool to like them even though i didn't really get their stuff at the time.

it is nice to read something and relate to the person entirely even though you have almost nothing in common. and also to be depressed in a very pleasant way. i do that way too little these days...

xo
unnie

song via youtube -- Sister's Barbershop (언니네 이발관) - 가장 보통의 존재 (the most commonplace existence)

cloudy with a chance of...

2010-01-27T03:18:00.002-05:00

unacceptable.

2010-01-25T11:00:00.003-05:00

dear unnie,

as you know, i'm having a major j.crew withdrawl these days.
i almost feel like swimming over to tokyo so i can go to the store and breathe in the sweet j.crew air.
i hit refresh, refresh, refresh...but all i get is "access denied".
why, why, why, oh, why?!

so i emailed them and here's what brandon from c/s dept wrote to me:

--
Hello Sewon,

We're incredibly sorry for the ongoing problems you've experienced
attempting to shop jcrew.com.

The principle cause of your inability to connect to our website relates
to technical issues we've encountered with Korean IP addresses. Since
your primary, if not only, means of connecting to our website is via a
Korean IP address, these technical issues will prevent you from being
able to shop jcrew.com. We are working to resolve this issue, however,
we do not anticipate service availability soon.

In the meantime, if you are able to contact us via phone or fax to place
an order to be shipped to the US, Canada or Japan, we invite you to do
so. Our phone numbers are as follows:

* 1.800.562.0258 (in US and Canada)
* 1.434.385.6700 (direct toll line)
* 1.434.385.5750 (fax)

Thank you for your interest in shopping J.Crew. If we can be of further
assistance, please let us know by responding to this email at
contactus@jcrew.com or calling a J.Crew Associate at one of the numbers
above.

Best,

Brandon

korean ip address my ASS, brandon.
that is the lamest excuse i've ever heard.

joseph, joe, joey...

2010-01-25T09:41:00.002-05:00

...on second thoughts i'll watch it with you if it's on netflix instant.

꼬마요리사

2010-01-24T22:28:00.002-05:00

dear sevonne,

today i made an onion bacon tart with galette-style crust. recipe courtesy of mama mock.
i am getting better at this baking thing!

can't wait till you're home, so you can be a test taster.

xo
unnie

mrowr

2010-01-16T21:39:00.006-05:00

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

i tried to be civil. i tried to be nice. i gave you a chance to pack up and get out, no nonsense, no drama. i thought this would be the end of us...that finally, i would be free.*

and yet you're still here.

this is war.

you have been warned.

* of roaches

the story of mr. sommer..

2010-01-14T03:12:00.010-05:00

dear unnie,

remember that grumpy old man?
it's perfect for us because you love sempé and i love süskind.
miiiiiiiiiis you!

xx

time heals

2009-12-16T21:06:00.001-05:00

heaven can wait

2009-12-03T22:16:00.000-05:00

axel hütte

2009-11-25T10:14:00.002-05:00

your lips.

2009-11-24T07:47:00.002-05:00

보았니? 너의 입술은. 밤의 비릿한 바람에 젖어 말 오므린 채 안타까이 불씨가 꺼져가던 나의 입술을. 그날 그 시간의 혀만이 안다. 젤리처럼 말랑말랑한 입술 안에 단단한. 어둠을 향해 앙다문 너의 흰 이빨을. 기억하겠지? 너의 입술은. 그날 네 입술의 포옹 속에 두근거리던 나의 입술을. 너의 검은 가지에 활짝 핀 한창때의 목련꽃 아래 자줏빛 그림자. 너의 입술에서 뾰족이 움트던 혀는 바라보았지. 그날 밤보다 더 어두운 입술 내부의 어둠을. 너의 입술은 먹으면 끊을 수 없는 독을 갖고 있지. 양귀비꽃 같은 너의 입술을 먹고 극도로 긴장한 나의 신경은 들판에 풀을 뜯는 소처럼 독이 퍼져가는 온몸을 느리게 움직이며 너의 입술을 열심히 뜯어먹는다.

내 몸은 너의 입술에 서서히 중독된다.

고요하고 뜨거운 여름 바다 위에 떠 있는 부드러운 구름은 너의 입술이다. 해안선을 따라 수많은 파도에 방금 씻긴 젖은 조약돌은, 바람에 맞서 일어나는 물결은, 바다의 하늘이 경계 없이 새파란 공간에 아련히 한 점 떠 있는 먼 섬은 너의 입술이다. 서쪽 하늘에 붉은 입술 시울로 나타나 저녁의 공간을 따뜻하게 뎁히면서 모든 심장에 펌프질을 해대는 노을은 너의 입술이다. 세상에서 향기 있는 모든 꽃들은, 꽃들을 찾아 돛을 펴고 항해하는 모든 나비들은 너의 입술이다. 음식을 만드는 불, 쇠를 녹이는 불, 집과 산과 바다와 하늘을 태우는, 세상 모든 것들을 변화시키고 소멸시키는 불은, 너의 입술이다.

너의 입술은 다른 세계로 가는 입구이다.

-채호기 [너의 입술] 중-

scrapbooked, from elsewhere on the internet.

i walked into such a sad time

2009-11-07T05:02:00.001-05:00

rediscovering cream at the dutch fashion awards.

yummy

2009-11-04T00:15:00.003-05:00

i love these.

the outlook was decidedly blue..

2009-11-01T23:00:00.004-05:00

today i woke up with a horrible hangover,
got the big scary pink slip at work,
came down with a naaaasty cold,
and in general felt like i was having the worst day of ma vie.

so i scrubbed and scrubbed whilst listening to ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong. i learned that magic eraser and scrubbing bubbles make a great team.

and tomorrow will be a better day.
bonne nuit. x

dreaming

2009-11-01T20:09:00.001-05:00

깁플데스네.

2009-09-21T09:44:00.003-04:00

dear unnie,

would you still be my sister if i got this tattooed on my butt?

xx
sevong

p.s. how is ahrensburg?

qualalalalalaladrilingual.

2009-09-09T00:13:00.003-04:00

the greatest thing in inglourious basterds = this guy. i love people that have a working knowledge of three+ languages. and no, not the kind of "working knowledge" fibs you put on resumes.

At Cannes, Tarantino said that had he not discovered Waltz, the film might have been scrapped entirely. "I knew whatever actor I cast to play this has to be as much of a linguistic genius as Landa is or he would never come off the page," Tarantino said. Landa seduces his prey with his words and speaks fluent German, English, French and Italian. Other actors "could do the poetry in this language, but they couldn't do the poetry in that language. And they had to be able to say the poetry in every language," Tarantino said.

Waltz wasn't faking — he really can speak all those languages. But he is characteristically modest about his abilities, unlike his evil alter-ego, who presents them with flourish.

But he does boast: "My oldest daughter speaks seven! I come from a small country, and we sometimes need to employ another language to get things. So it's not that big of a deal to speak various languages."

um...i come from a small country too. where did we go wrong?

1996

2009-09-08T21:47:00.002-04:00

what a great year that was.

toto-chan

2009-09-04T16:55:00.004-04:00

쨘!
구엽지.

you could only hope to look this good in black and white

2009-08-28T12:08:00.007-04:00

alain delon, born 1935. my mother's celebrity crush, the original tom ripley, cheekbones that could cut glass.

melankolee time #1 the drink of our childhood

2009-08-25T12:34:00.014-04:00

errry korean child of the 80s must have some memory of coming home to a nondescript black plastic bag hanging on the doorknob. we got yakult delivered daily for as long as i can remember, along with denmark milk (more on this later.) the 'yakult ajumma' is your personal yakult deliverywoman, usually in her mid 30s-early 50s and covering a specific route.

they wear uniforms:
and cart around the yakults on something like this:
if you moved to a new hood and wanted to start delivery, or wanted to change your delivery number, you would have to track her down and ask in person. because the yakult ajumma had her own schedule and was quite the elusive character, it was a big old hassle. the ajumma also did not like it if we made too many changes.

typically we got two yakults delivered a day, sometimes three. in the summer you put the yakult in the freezer and ate them as popsicles. you'd have to peel the top part of the plastic off because a teaspoon would not fit all the way. we pretty much raised that to an art form.

ACE yakult came out while i was in middle school. we switched to this one because it claimed to have more bifidus cultures. it is preferred partly because you can fit the spoon all the way down to the bottom without peeling the top off. sadly i haven't been able to find it anywhere in new york. i have to say that dairy options are generally inferior here, even though yakult is more like cultured sugar water than anything in the dairy category. i would sign up for delivery in a second.

mitten

2009-08-21T11:23:00.001-04:00

it's hot and sticky outside here in nyc, "feels like" 39c. good day to stay home, blast the a/c and watch old russian cartoons.

material

2009-08-18T09:35:00.003-04:00

cdg x converse. the black high-tops are so damn cute

ideal

2009-08-17T17:18:00.001-04:00

john slattery on set.

좋아!

2009-08-13T15:21:00.003-04:00

이런식으로 나간다 이거야.

아가 오리들

2009-08-13T05:07:00.002-04:00

mini mini ducklings in epernay, chamapgne.
even the ducks are bubbly in this county.
CUTEOVERLOADDDD.

the biggest offense.

2009-08-09T17:05:00.003-04:00

dear sewon,
i saw this guy wearing these shoes today...you might have to click to enlarge the photos.
they were a crime to society.

i worry for this country sometimes.

dinner for two

2009-08-09T06:52:00.009-04:00

dear unnie,

i can't wait to return to 609 e. 11th street and cook dinner for us, just like the good ol' days! i guess rayray can come, too...as long as he brings me some sorbet.

xx
sevong

what i found.

2009-08-08T15:27:00.003-04:00

of course i picked the pig. 말이 씨가 되가지고 아이참.

tiny

2009-08-05T15:56:00.003-04:00

and what of the minds that discuss what people look like!

in theaters august 28

2009-08-04T16:24:00.006-04:00

we could do a double feature with harry potter.

토토뽕

2009-08-04T05:48:00.004-04:00

아유 뽀송뽀송 이뻐라.

i want you

2009-08-04T05:34:00.004-04:00

i can't get over how cute this little guy is.
i might have to buy it on ebay...

희열오빠 와이프.

2009-08-02T16:26:00.004-04:00

음. 오빠가 섹시유학생 타입을 좋아하실줄은 =_= 의왼데 나름 어울리는것 같기도.
이건 언제적인진 모르지만 사이좋게 담배피는 모습을 보니 아기낳기 전인듯.

비가 질척하게 오길래, 오랜만에 토이노래 들으면서 빨래중이야.

2009-08-02T05:44:00.004-04:00

dear unnie,

thank you for the amazing care package.
you are the best soeur i could ever ask for.
bisous
little s

OGETTO MODERN PETS

2009-07-31T13:37:00.005-04:00

OBSESSED!!!!!! THESE ARE SO AMAZING.
thank you random korean pop idol who had this in his room.. i would have never discovered them without you.

pourquoi?

2009-07-27T14:24:00.003-04:00

dear sevonne,

why hanker for mickey d's when you can hanker for kfc(korean fried chicken) that "contain collagen ingredients"?

bad grammar aside, it was soooo good...

unnie.

happy meal

2009-07-25T01:06:00.006-04:00

dear unnie,

last night was the first time i ever REALLY wanted mcdonald's.
of course, it was closed.

happy friday

2009-07-24T15:45:00.003-04:00

decisions, decisions

2009-07-21T13:34:00.002-04:00

from vogue italia.

seoul juice

2009-07-21T02:17:00.007-04:00

according to a friend, this cat can also be found somewhere in paris.
must find it!

like a turtle in the shade

2009-07-20T23:38:00.004-04:00

can you see the little lady under the cart looking out onto the crowd? you might have to click to enlarge.
an old man brought her and her dude out for a stroll on the beach.

they kept looking for the shade...the water, not so much. i wonder if they've ever even been in an ocean?

oh, dali!

2009-07-20T02:23:00.007-04:00

i really love the way this man thinks.
oh, and i guess the mustache is pretty cool, too.

these are a few of my favorite things..

2009-07-20T02:17:00.006-04:00

dear unnie,

one of my favorite things about paris is ... the doors!
i want to paint our door when i get back to new york. do you think our landlords won't be happy with that?

xx
sewon

p.s. how is my cactus gustav?

various degrees of frenchness

2009-07-19T12:15:00.006-04:00

softly

2009-07-17T09:52:00.002-04:00

wilco & feist - you and i

standing/walking with a sense of purpose

2009-07-15T21:45:00.009-04:00

dear sewon,

i'd rather look at pretty pictures all day than to think about what i want to do with the rest of my life.

i need to become a brave bunny. summer goes fast.

xo
seine

bastille day

2009-07-15T16:28:00.013-04:00

dear unnie,

the metro ride home was two hundred times worse than the L.

xoxo
sewon

kite flying

2009-07-14T19:32:00.003-04:00

dear sewon,

this is the ceiling of the patio in a haitian restaurant called tap tap in miami

we really wanted the whole grilled fish but they were out
then we asked for the fried pork chunks and they were also out
everything we asked for was out... the kitchen was about to close but the band kept playing

we have to go back to try it!!!

xo
unnie

the "smarter" car

2009-07-11T13:10:00.004-04:00

dear unnie,

i don't even have a license but i think i could drive one of these..

bisous bisous,
sewon

daydream

2009-07-10T16:31:00.008-04:00

il fiore delle mille e una notte/ flowers of the arabian nights
pier paolo pasolini, 1974.

i was too chicken to watch salò...
old movie sex scenes are fascinating. nothing really moves.

my dog is cuter than yours

2009-07-10T12:17:00.006-04:00

oh, sleeepy sleeeeeeepy.

the crepe man

2009-07-10T11:25:00.002-04:00

crepe man: hi.
me: hi. crepe nutella, please.
cm: ok.

(minutes later)

me: wow. that's a lot of nutella. i'll be really fat when i leave paris.
cm: oh, don't worry. once a week is okay.
me: ...but this is my SECOND one this week!
cm: OH.. (scrapes off the nutella from my crepe)

FRIDAY!

2009-07-10T08:56:00.005-04:00

moningu desune.

listening to holy fuck.

looking at this again. it's going to be a beautiful weekend, i FEEL it

i wanna be like you ou ou

2009-07-09T16:12:00.003-04:00

oh sevonne. maybe this will help you feel better.

craigslist scam

2009-07-09T16:01:00.009-04:00

dear monsieur "guy merlin",

i hate you. you smell like pigeons.
give me my 380 euros back, you buttface! ;_;

it don't matter if you're...

2009-07-09T15:16:00.009-04:00

dear sewon,

unfortunately the shoes remind me of count asura:

remember him?

x
unnie

margiela my feet

2009-07-09T15:03:00.007-04:00

dear unnie,

i really love these.
they're 50% off.
they only have my size left.

does this mean i should buy them?

x
sewon

oh those summer nights

2009-07-09T14:48:00.002-04:00

wurst mit pommes. brooklyn, june.