I had  two weeks to plan for vacation and one of my biggest concerns was finding vacation clothes.  Mainly, I needed a swimsuit and shorts.  And while this isn’t a concern in many places in the world, in Korea, they just don’t carry my size.

So, I buckled down and went online to use what I think must be the worst-designed site on the internet: Gmarket. Go there (unless you have epilepsy… seriously); try to buy something.  If you can actually find what you’re looking for and make it to the payment section without gouging your eyes out, then you have my eternal praise.

When I ordered, I was sure to order XL in everything knowing that it would probably be smaller than what I find in America.  I was right, but I didn’t anticipate being this right.

Black pants, America: size L.

Grey shorts, Korea: size XL.

I understand that Koreans have smaller waists than Americans (everyone has smaller waists than Americans), but in what universe can these shorts be described as an XL…

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My new favorite thing in life are bedazzled ties.  I see them everywhere.  In fact, it took some a bit of searching for me to find a tie that was not bedazzled.

Of course, I think I only love them because I know I could never wear them (they don’t go with plaid).

Here’s the video:

And, a post on bedazzling wouldn’t be complete without a shout out to my cousin Emily.  I still remember showing up to her house to go to a party and her saying, “We can’t leave until I put some color on my hair and bedazzle my jacket!”  And for Christmas this year, what did she get?  Her new husband (as in like 2-days-old new) got her bedazzled jeans from the master of all bedazzlers: Manuel…

I think maybe Nashville and Korea aren’t that different after all…

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