Happy Friday, Beanies!
Has anybody of you heard of Maladaptive Daydreaming? I came across this term by chance and I’m shook. Is it real?

What are the symptoms of maladaptive daydreaming?

A person who is purported to have maladaptive daydreaming may have one or more symptoms of the disorder, but not necessarily all of them. Common symptoms include:

extremely vivid daydreams with their own characters, settings, plots, and other detailed, story-like features
daydreams triggered by real-life events
difficulty completing everyday tasks
difficulty sleeping at night
an overwhelming desire to continue daydreaming
performing repetitive movements while daydreaming
making facial expressions while daydreaming
whispering and talking while daydreaming
daydreaming for lengthy periods (many minutes to hours)
Experts still aren’t sure what causes maladaptive daydreaming.

Is obsessing over k-dramas considered as MD? 😭

Finished Chief of Staff 2, Ep 9 was a bit wonkey , but overall a good series.

Slowly making progress on No Second Chances
Have some dramas I have been hoping to start .

Happy Friday, everyone! After being rained on for 2 days, it finally turned sunny and hot on the day I had to go to the airport to move on to my next destination. And guess what?! In my next destination, I got rained on too. I guess those "coincidences" and bad luck in kdramas are not a myth. C'est la vie. 🙂😎

Wishing you a better day than mine.

Hello, beanies, I hope that you are all wrapping up a lovely week and looking forward to the weekend!

I have found the silver lining to my current dearth of addictive dramas- I can focus on baking holiday treats without trying to read subtitles! Amazing what a difference that makes in eye appeal😜

I am listening to BOA's new song with Crush https://youtu.be/u3ZYUsd1vRU while baking, puts me in the holiday spirit💋💋

Hello everyone, this day is so bleary, cold, no sunshine, I can't stop yawning over the second coffee cup. I don't feel very Christmasy at all, I wish I could spend December under blanket with warm tea and dramas. But there aren't that many dramas to watch too, only VIP and No Second Chances are the ones that really pulled me in. And similar radio silence in Cdramaland. Hope you weekend is better than mine.

Happy friday Beanies!

It seems like things are (maybe?) getting a bit better for me. Got some good news yesterday and can now afford some christmas dinner and maybe a present too. It makes me feel so relieved at the moment and it's atleast one less thing to stress about for me.

I'm still down in the AMA rabbit hole even though I have not had energy to watch that many episodes this week. Still feeling a bit unwell but it's getting better.

Hi Everyone! ..... I hope you are all doing well today! Back on the OT after an absence for a couple of weeks.

I've been more busy than usual as I've had a bit of a health scare with my mom. She suddenly couldn't move after waking up one morning! You can just imagine that a zillion thoughts race through your head of what could possibly be wrong. She can't sleep, she can't sit and she can't walk more than a couple of steps. All this plus severe pain in her back and leg. We think it's super severe case of sciatica caused by who knows what. I raced over to her orthopedic doctor's office to make an appointment only to find out the office is gone. Alarmed, I did some research only to find out that the doctor has passed away!! We're just devastated by the news as he was an excellent doctor. I've been trying to help but it's so terrible to see her in so much pain.

To make things worse, she had a dental issue pop up last week. I tracked down her doctor, who had moved to another city, and made an appointment. However, since the dental appointment, she can now barely open her jaw and has severe neck, throat and head pain. Apparently, being in the dentist's chair with her mouth wide open for hours is the cause of that. As a result of taking care of so many things with her, I've fallen behind on every single drama I've been watching. I'm trying my best to catch up!

Secret Boutique - Finally finished this one and I'm going to miss Jenny Jang. I liked many things about this one, especially getting introduced to actor Kim Jae-young.

Melting Me Softly - I believe I had 4 more episodes left to watch, however, this may be the one I just won't be getting back to any time soon.

Pegasus Market - So I was right about Manager Moon's mom!!

Vagabond - It was an action-packed little adventure, where people didn't realize they were shot until, like, 4 hours later. Who knows what other eye-roll-inducing action they come up with next time.

VIP - I've decided that the letters of the drama title stand for Very Intense Pretending. Apparently this is what several of the characters are doing.

That's all for now. Everyone take care and have a great Friday!

Hi beanies. Fyi we will reach 2020 in about 2 weeks. Are you ready? Am I ready? 😆😎🎊

Happy OT Beanies!

I haven't been on OT for ages. Just back from a rather eventful holiday.

I got a post up on my fanwall where you can share which time zone and/or location you are in. I've always been fascinated by the diversity of the community here and how we take turns to post round the clock. If you are interested, check it out http://www.dramabeans.com/members/outofthisworld/activity/947274/

I’m looking forward to Crash Landing On You and Stove League this weekend to fill my empty schedule. Having no dramas to watch is a terrible thing.

Hi beanies! I'm watching Jugglers finally (for me) and I'm enjoy in it so much, I loved the comedy and I really like the leads and their relationships I think I really like all the characters :-D like a year ago I saw the first episode and I couldn't connect with it, so I'm glad I gave it another chance and I want to know if something like this happened to any of you. Sorry for my english.

Oh!!!! I have to share this info here too~~~ Yesterday aka 12th December was Shin Sung Rok's debut anniversary! 17 years in the industry!! To many more dramas and even more exciting roles SSRock! Ahahaha 🎊🌻💜

http://www.dramabeans.com/members/katakwasabi/activity/946612/

Dad has been suffering severe pain in his lower back all week, and it brought pandemonium in the household. My mom suffers from many chronic illnesses and a visual handicap, so she needs dad’s assistance whenever she leaves the house. My eyesight is also pretty bad, so dad is the only one with a driver’s license and we are very dependent on him. Picking up my goddaughter at school and doing groceries were quite challenging as a result. Dad has a lot of pain walking around, but fortunately he can still drive. This week he would basically drive me and mom to the entrance of the store or school and I helped my mom as well as I could with finding our groceries or my goddaughter and then carrying everything to the car, because mom cannot lift anything. I have zero arm muscles, so I had my share of exercising this week! ;) I also got up at a decent time and got plenty of fresh air, so I got something out of it as well. The greatest gift, however, was my parent’s gratitude. I am far from ready to run my own household or become a parent, but at least I have been helpful to them this week.

It is a stark contrast with my other family members. Last weekend I found out that I am kicked out of the Christmas gathering this year. Grandfather suffered a thrombosis three years ago and is no longer able to tolerate big crowds like he used to. This would be more understandable if he did not insist on attending every social event on earth to save face, but I guess he knows he does not need to care about that with family. Anyway, aunt tried again to avoid her turn to host and cook for everyone with the excuse that she has no room for 27 people. Except that nobody in the family does, but everybody else bothered to make it work up until now. To make things easier for herself, she has convinced my grandparents, aunts and uncles to send the (great)grandchildren home after the appetizer, since none of them actually attend from beginning to end. The unfair part is that, while their children indeed only show up for the money or do not bother dropping by at all, my sister and I have been refusing other offers our whole lives to be able to make it every year out of respect. My parents called them out on it to defend us, but to no avail. So by the time they are seated around the table I have to go home and amuse and feed myself. Binge-watching and snacks it is then. ;)

Hi Beanies! Hope you're starting a cozy/fun/adventurous (choose your option) weekend! Because I've just realized how little time we have left before next year, I'm looking back and realizing that this has been the toughest year in my life. I've spent most of it getting treated for a major health crisis -I'm fine now!-, but all that crap made me a lot more aware of what's important for me! I'm grabbing happiness wherever I can find it, and that obviously means I'm aware of how precious time with my loved ones is, but it also means that I long for prettiness and fuzzy feelings. And those are what I've found in Dramaland! I'm so happy to have found kdrama, it's been therapeutical for me! a I'm also extra happy for having found DB, where I've found Beanies that share my love for dramas and where the atmosphere is so cozy and welcoming! Gamsahamnida to all of you!

Good morning from a Miami! We’re here to depart on a S.Caribbean cruise tomorrow! I’ve saved when the camellia blooms on my Netflix app, so will be binge watching that on the cruise.

Also going to finish Secret Boutique. Kim Sun Ah is gorgeous and rocking the role!

Anyone watching Cdrama Joy of Life? If so, how is it?

No Pegasus Market today ☹️

Hello Beanies! It's been a while since I've written in Open Thread.

For my master's thesis, I have to translate parts of a novel that has not been translated yet. We need to ask the original publishing company or the author directly for their authorization to translate even if it's an academic work. After numerous shots at contacting the author and the publisher by mails and phone calls, the publisher finally told me they need to think about it and ask for the author's authorization. Things seemed quite messy since the person in charge is currently sick and won't be back after Christmas holidays. Sooo I am quite stressed because if they refuse, I will have to find an other book and go through the same process.

Since I am stuck in this situation I can't work on my thesis so I am looking for an internship. Either in a German speaking country or in France but I feel a bit overwhelmed because I don't know where to begin. Publishing companies, especially the ones specialized in crime/mystery/thriller novels are my main target and if it doesn't work out, I will go for companies who have ties with environment. Translation agencies would be my last chance just to have a look but that's not the type of environment I aim to work in. Well, studies and future career have been quite worrisome lately. I'm counting on dramas and the holidays to cheer me up.

I'm unusually feeling the Christmas spirit this year because I am preparing Christmas cards to family and friends for the first time in ten years. Craft work is not my strength so it's a bit difficult for me to make decent cards. At least it will stop me from thinking of my studies.

Happy Friday :)