I don't think I have the flu. I think somehow, my body decided that now was finally a time to try to get some rest. I know it seems silly, but although all that traveling around and visiting people was great fun, it wasn't very relaxing.
I came out of that meditation thing on the 20th of December feeling very centered and relaxed — and in that sense, despite all my complaining about the Buddhist dogma and all that, it was good for me. But from then until now I've been pushing very hard.
Anyway, I have had zero motivation. My friend Curt has placed me in a "wait a few days" limbo around the job prospect. There's enough positive outlook, that I don't feel justified in going whole out into a job search for other options, but it's hard to just wait. So I have become a lurker, temporarily. Doing some reading. Doing some studying. Enjoying some walks in the slush and brisk cold of wintery Seoul's Mapo-gu area where my little guesthouse is.