Day of Rest? Really?!

Language: I went to one of the local Korean churches this morning... Wow. It was almost overwhelming. Everyone was very nice but I had an impossible time trying to keep up with everyone. People also spoke more English to me than I would have liked but I'm going to try it again next week. I also spoke a bit of Korean at the restaurant we went to. It was nice that the waitress actually humored us. I forgot that the Hooah couldn't speak Korean, however, so I received a few blank stares from her as I started ordering drinks over her head. Whoops?

Apartment: More work! Except that the Hooah joined me today and, while she didn't help clean, just having someone there helped. I think it kept me focused. There was someone there for me to talk to so I didn't feel cut off from the world. As a result, I got a lot more done today. Per my uncle's suggestion, I just took the drain apart. I found a metal chopstick (not mine!) and two matchsticks inside the trap. Various goop (I think some of the Drano) had clumped around this to kill my drain. Well, I cleaned it out... it was gross... then did dishes. I also acquired a really nice coffee table today as I hold onto it for a couple classmates (whose wedding I am going to over class break) until they find an apartment.

Personal: Church was nice... Honest. They had a translator service (non-Korean speaking husbands abounded) so I still got to understand the full sermon. It's been a long, long time since I've gone to church.

The Hooah decided we should hang out so after church I headed over to pick her up. We just chilled at my apartment (she snagged internet from the hotel next door... Ha!) until my classmates showed up with the table. Then we went to the Korean restaurant across the street from me. The food was great (again) but it was really nice to just hang out with my friends.

Geez... It took me 20 years to finally make friends but I really enjoy them now that I have.

After my classmates left I finished up my Mother's Day phone calls. I had a really good chat with my dad and future step-mom about what's been going on lately. To me... It looks like my life and those of my close friends are moving forward while some of the people around us fall apart. Like the Momrine's. I talked to her about it and one thing really jumped out at me...

She's in the wrong. She's been in the wrong for a while now with having a guy living with her... And our unit caught her. However, all they told her to do was rectify the situation and there would be no penalty. No punishment at all. Now, I've heard the "CRACK!" of a round from the unit whizzing past my ear before (when the XO wanted to NJP me and reclass me over my previous class... but the CO and MasterGuns went to bat for me and hit me with a warning and a new class instead). It's not a pleasant sensation. So I know how to recognize mercy and graciously accept it.

Except... That's not what the Momrine wants to do. She is going to fight the unit over it. She's going to fight a battle she can't win over something that she knows is wrong and is ultimately of little consequence. All she has to say about it is, "At least I'll go down swinging." What? Since when was pointless self-destruction cool? That combined with some of the other things she has said lately is unpleasantly rattling around within my skull.

At the end of it all... I hope that everyone gets what they deserve.