Skype,Visas, and Bootlegging...Oh my!

So this evening I had a crazy conversation with one of my besties! She calls me and as we're talking I get a Skype call. I tell her how cool Skype is and, how she needs to try it. Within minutes she has her profile, screen name and picture ready to chat with the tag line" now I can chat with my boos around the world!". Well needless to say within minutes of our chatting, she receives multiple Skype requests one from an Austrailian, a fellow American and another stranger hailing from some Arab country that seems to have eluded both us of during middleschool Geography.Who knew Skype could be yet another tool for social internet stalking. Oh the joys of technology. While cracking up with Fran.. laughing at the grammatical errors of strangers( I promise it's not as bad as it sounds) I get a call from my recruiter saying..wait for it....that she has my visa confirmation number and it is time to call the Korean Consulate! JACKPOT! The waiting is over and it seems my stay in visa purgatory is coming to a close. Excited, I grab my phone, and begin to dial as my bestie reminds me it is 1:00am in America and to slow my roll! I gracioulsy thanked my recruiter and told her I would follow up with the consulate tomorrow morning. She then proceeds to tell me that this will be quite a fast process and we should look into buying my ticket in a few days! OMG.. Im such a slacker... I haven't even packed all my stuff ( and by all I mean I just brought my suitcases upstairs today!) Ms.Yu informs me the school is eager for me to start ( ie. get movin it... time to go!)  So I say good night to her and tell her I will follow up her via email tomorrow.
Back to the wonders of Skype...my bestie has in the mean time fallen victim to the perversely predatory remarks of a middle aged Aussie. Oh no! While chatting she asks to see pictures of my apartment and I send them via Skype which by the way is pretty awesome. After viewing the pics she asks " whats that silver thing in your bathroom? where's the shower...? I then explained that my washing machine was in fact a permanent fixture in the bathroom and, oh no I have a shower head,slope in the floor, and a drain but no actual "shower" to speak of. She folds her arms and begins laughing hysterically.. "good luck with that!". We then discuss the possibility of importing a 100 gallon plastic bin from Wal-Mart so I could take a bath after along day. Hey, necessity is the mother of invention...
Speaking of friends, a friend of mine who currently resides in Seoul told me about Dunkin Donuts in Korea. On the menu was red bean curry doughnuts and possibly green tea custard filled doughnuts... hmmm...sounds interesting, but what I wouldn't give for just a chocolate glaze.Apparently unlike America, Korea doesn't run on Dunkin.
On a random note: At my going away party many of my friends were excited about my going to Korea and the well known knowledge that Korea is home of the Remi Weave, 14, 18, 20...1b or 1? Others were excited about the technological advances and the availability of the all coveted bootlegs.My question is... Will someone come up to me a say they have Jay-Z's Blueprint V album?
Well people we are getting down to the wire and I can see Korea on the horizon. This dream is about to become a reality. Wish me luck at the consulate! Until next time....

Confucius say: good bootleg is like good hooker, found on any street corner and you cant beat the price...