Doctor's Orders

• Happy Birthday Bestests, Carlee and Krystle! 
• Had my first experience at a Korean doctor today. He was very helpful/nice and spoke some English, which was great. But I also was overwhelmed for many reasons. He talked quickly in both Korean and English (thankfully Winter was with me), describing my symptoms as a disease called Otitis Media. That’s fancy speak for an ear infection. But the word “disease,” coupled with Latin and the phrase “much worse than you thought” (I originally thought I just got water stuck in my ear from a shower), made me pretty freaked out. And then was coming towards me with a pointy metal thing! (Because, in Korea, the doctor’s offices are filled with metal instruments, not plastic stuff – reminiscent of old-time dentist offices...) I finally had to say “Wait wait wait, what’s he doing?” I had a 6:00 pm apt, so I think the doctor might have just been ready to go home. And he did re-explain things when I asked him to. The nasal treatment he gave me was very interesting and I have to get it every 2 days for the next 2-3 weeks. I’ll also continue to have my echo-y ear and dizziness for at least 10 more days. Joy. Hopefully it will go away after all the treatments and meds are done. They don’t mess around here! 
• Kitchen disasters abounded tonight – an unexpectedly broken plate (and cut finger), too much rice, spoiled food (meat, pineapple, anchovies, lemon, pears – oy), and rice cooker brownies, but those turned out pretty good, despite the batter looking like poop as I poured it into the rice cooker.