Shit Morning

Jenny left Korea this morning. She was one of three people I care about in this whole country. Corey is another, he leaves Friday. That leaves Mel.

Jenny's final hours in Korea were an adventure. Last night we stayed up until 2:30 playing cards, drinking wine and talking. This morning Jenny woke us up at 4 saying she needed to go to the ER 'cause she had a urinary tract infection. Why they deemed it necessary to insert a catheter for a UTI is beyond me. It certainly caused Jenny a great deal of pain. She got some pain killers and antibiotics and we headed for the airport a little late for Jenny's flight.

At this point Jenny is feeling a little better and we are nearing the airport. We are our last bit of fun together singing along with The Flaming Lips. Then Pedro (the van) makes a sudden popping noise.
Jenny asks, "What was that?"
Keith (driving) very matter of factly states, "Pedro died."
Mel from the backseat, "what's going on?"
Keith, "We're coasting."
To make a long story short, the timing belt broke a week before we planned to sell the van. Timing belt replacement is expensive, but Jenny made her flight. To complicate matters, I insisted that we hop on the wrong bus and have one of those public transportation nightmares that make living in another country so much fun.

A round trip ticket from Korea to China is even more expensive than a broken timing belt which is absurd because it is only a two hour flight. So, I likely won't be joining Mel on her China trip in early October.