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| Tuesday, February 28th, 2006 | | 7:50 am |
homeward bound
I cannot believe it, but it's just about time to go home! After 10 days split between Melbourne and Sydney, Katherine and I finally have to say goodbye to a country that has treated us oh so well. Melbourne was a fun and exciting place, quite possibly my favorite city in Australia. We went to huge open-air markets, visited all typical tourist spots, found our favorite ice cream of the whole 6-month trip, and congregated on the beach to watch 'fairy penguins' (33 cm tall max) come in from sea after a hard day at work and waddle up the land to their waiting families. They were so cute and the waiting spouses were happy to greet the hard workers (I would be too if I was waiting for my husband to regurgitate food into my mouth after storing it for a day in his throat - yum!). We also took a two day trip to take a scenic drive along the southern coast of AUS. Also beautiful. After Melbourne, and a small incident involving arriving at the wrong airport for our flight (time number two that that has happened to me while I'm abroad), we've made it back to Sydney and are staying with our favorite Australian family. We've enjoyed a laid back time here in Sydney and have been visiting with Marcus, Katherine's visiting brother. Tonight, our last night in Australia, we've checked ourselves into a fancy-dance hotel and will be living a life of style as we lament our impending departure from a great area of the world. Yes, it will be a sad time, although it will be great to go back home as well. So tomorrow brings us a reallllllly long flight, which will take us back in time, and our arrival into San Fran in the morning of the first. It hasn't really sunk in yet, but I have a whole plane ride to come to terms with reality. Speaking of reality, plans for the future are still just a twinkle in my eye. AKA, don't really know what I want to do when I get home, just know that I'd like to postpone this 'real world' that I hear so much about and would like to continue traveling. We'll see how that goes. Anyway, it's been quite the journey and I hope you've enjoyed this journal, online stalker. Now perhaps we can meet up in person! Until my next traveling adventure, I'll be signing off. G'day Australia and New Zealand. | | Thursday, February 16th, 2006 | | 12:13 pm |
farewell new zealand
Tomorrow brings the end of a great trip through the glorious country that is New Zeland. Kat, ZJ (Zed Jr., our new rental car), and I have had a whirlwind trip to finish off our South Island extravaganza, and have yet to be disappointed. Latest hi-lights include: - Boating through some HUGE sounds, which were really fjords, and being impressed by nature once again. - Picking up two Canadian boy hitch hikers and touring the southern region of the South Island with them. - Being the closest I'll probably every be to Antarctica and visiting the windiest cliff I've ever been on. Cliff wind = no good. - Getting up close and personal with two very large seals (either a couple making out or two males fighting, couldn't quite tell) and some punked out penguins who were sporting yellow mohawks. Any animal with a mohawk is pretty awesome in my book. - Going on a Cadbury Chocolate Factory tour. Amazing. We had to wear hair nets and guys had to wear beard/stache nets. Even more amazing. Crazy old lady tour guide - purple over-alls with all sorts of candy in her pockets to hand out to those of us who participated on the tour (totally participated, anything for chocolate). - KC and Brenna beer tasting through NZ. I have now found my favorite beer of all time. - KC hitting a bird while driving - flew straight into our windshield. Watch out. That's bird number two. As you can see, there's been some pretty awesome stuff here on the south island of NZ. I'm already sad to leave it. Great country. Countdown till home: less than two weeks. | | Thursday, February 9th, 2006 | | 10:34 pm |
| | 9:44 pm |
quick style
a few south island adventures: 1. vineyard/winery tour...awesome/beautiful 2. climbed a glacier. yes, it was as hardcore as it sounds (even though there were steps cut out for us and ropes to hold on to...that's still hardcore, right?) 3. sheep really are taking over the country. stalled for 15 min on the road as sheep crossed the road, then crossed back to the original side, then were hearded over to the other side by dogs, then ran to the first side, then congregated at the other side, then were hearded near the gate of a farm, then escaped back to the first side, and then were finally sequestered in a gated area. lots of poo in the road but i don't care. it was awesome 4. went to a bar that was -5 degrees celcius. it was called minus 5. eveything was ice: glases, bar, seats, decorations, tip jar, etc. so cool. literally. only allowed in there for thirty minutes and thought i was getting the beginnings of frost bite after 20 5. jet boated through real narrow canyons at 80 km/hr and did 360 degree turns with the boat. beats a roller coaster any day. 6. saw 'lord of the rings' country. huge mountains. felt like a hobbit. 7. driving on the left hand side of the road is hard. may have accidentally killed a seagull. | | Saturday, February 4th, 2006 | | 8:55 pm |
so many sheep
KC and I have finally landed ourselves in New Zealand. We are touring the country via a small car named Zed (named after the letter 'z' in the Aussie/NZ alphabet) with B at the wheel, KC as navigator, and one fuzzy radio station. Yes, we're practically explorers in a country with just as many marvelous views as there are sheep. Here is a brief recap of our North Island tour: Auckland: -Stayed with family with an extremely attractive son. Unfortunately, attempt to make him fall in love with me in 48 hrs. was unsuccessful. -Yachting in Auckland harbor, big pimping style. This yacht had three levels, a couple of master bedrooms, a tub, and flat screen tvs. We boated around and did some fishing. It was awesome - I felt like a rap mogul. Waitomo: -Visited the glow worm caves via rafting and walking around under ground. The glow worms light up their butts to attract food/the opposite sex (must be more effective than pick-up lines). KC and I both agreed - nature is pretty cool. Rotorua: -Why I like this town: Sheep Show Extravaganza - I milked a cow on stage and KC fed a lamb. Note-able mentions for sheering and herding demonstrations. Maori (Indigenous people of NZ) Show plus Bubbling Earth - learned cool NZ history/culture and saw some geysers, mud pools, and bubbling baths. It stunk, but cool to see the earth gurgling, spewing, and oozing. Again, it was agreed - nature is pretty cool. -Why I hate this town: Sulfur smell, nauseating for sure. Wellington: -Massive rugby tourney = madness in the city and crazy people dressed up as if it were Halloween. Fun times for a night out on the town. From here, we took the ferry to cross over to the South Island... ...and so the adventure begins in the South Island. Will keep you posted. | | Saturday, January 28th, 2006 | | 4:34 pm |
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Northern AUS adventures - it's a lengthy one
Hello Hello. Katherine and I have been non-stop up the north eastern Australian coast. Due to the quantity of events and, most importantly, my laziness, we're going to do a list format here, hi-lighting my favorite occurrences of each adventure/place. Just as a warning, all proper english and grammar that I may have accumulated through my many years of school has been completely thrown out the window. Anyway, you just sit back and relax while enjoying my tales (with a little envy, of course). Magnetic Island: -Riding around the island in a stretch jeep wrangler limo for a day tour. -Hand feeding peacocks -Feeding rock wallabies (they look like mini kangaroos). Some had babies ('joeys') in their pouches! -Being swarmed by ravenous lorikeets. Pretty birds...pretty crazy! -Lazing in hammocks on the beach, and KC falling out of hers -Karaoke/sing-a-long in the back of the jeep with Brenna on tambourine and KC on the bongo drums Mission Beach - Rafting Extravaganza: -Beautiful river with huge boulders (for us to skillfully maneuver around) -Raft flipping over on rapid #1. (Floating down rapids w/o the raft, on your bum, is quite painful) -Because of our raft's early carnage, we became the topic of all river gossip among other rafts and the consequential star in the post-rafting adventure video where they showed our flip at least a dozen times, including slo mo versions. -Tying flip-flops on with string instead of renting the appropriate rafting sandals -Loosing flip-flop, two minutes into our adventure, after our flip -Recovering lost flip-flop as it floats up beside our raft five minutes later -Saving fellow male passenger who falls overboard, using my brut strength to pull him back onto raft. It's true, ask KC. -Hi-fiving with paddles -Honorable mentions go to dreamy rafting guide and favorite rafting maneuver: group sex. -Favorite Souvenir from Mission Beach = Bed Bugs. Yep, they exist and they bite. A lot. In fact, they kinda went to town, full on bed bug midnight buffet on my legs and arms. Thus, first day in Cairns (next stop after Mission Beach) was spent fumigating my belongings, washing everything I own, and using special body lotion. Now, 4 days later, KC (who has now had the pleasure of experiencing the bb buffet) and I are still trying to rid ourselves of the few remaining bb's. Found one living in my hairbrush just last night. Gross! They just won't leave us alone. So kids, listen up: sleep tight, but really, don't let the bed bugs bite. It sucks! Day #2 in Cairns = Uncle Brian's Tour of the rain forrest and waterfalls: -Tour on a bus named Gus (who is seeing Daisy the Dairy truck but secretly has a crush on Vanessa the Ambulance) -Sliding down rock slides in the river - solo and in group train ('toblerone') -Swimming under waterfalls and then posing for faux hair commercial in front of the falls. KC and I definitely have a future career as hair models. -Pulling over to the side of the road in the middle of the tour, looking across the street, and seeing a grandma coming out her front door with a laundry hamper. To our extreme excitement, she pulls out a stuffed, rainbow-colored caterpillar. Bus cheers. Next, she pulls out a feather duster and waves it at us. More cheers. Then she pulls out a stick with a ribbon attached to it and swirls it around. Loud cheers. Awesome grandma! -Sing-along, including the Grease mega-mix! -Ending the tour with the bus cheering KC and I on as we race around the bus, each hoping on one foot, jingling a tambourine, patting our heads, and clucking like a chicken. We tied. Day #3 and #4 in Cairns = Cape Tribulation tour of Daintree Rain Forrest and Gorge: (Cape Tribulation is more commonly known (at least to KC and I) as the bug capital of the world. Who loves mosquitos?! Not me! However, it seems as though this hate relationship is not reciprocated - it's all love from the mosquitos for KC and myself. Too many bug bites to count, and they mix in nicely with my hundreds of bed bug bites. Besides the bugs, the rain forrest was very beautiful, very plush and green.) -Seeing a mama croc sitting on top of her nest guarding her eggs. Nest was like a 4ft tall volcano. -Going on a swinging bridge that hung over a beautiful gorge/river. So that about wraps up this section of Oz for me. It sure is hot and tropical over here. Tonight, we fly over to New Zealand (SO EXCITED!) and begin our 3-week long adventure in the land of sheep. Will try to update journal/email when I get a chance. Enjoy the winter up there in the Northern Hemisphere - suckas! :) | | Wednesday, January 18th, 2006 | | 4:21 pm |
Boats are cool.
In fact, they're super cool! I have just returned to land after a 3-day, 3-night trip on a 64' sailing boat (the Madison) around the Whitsunday Islands and to the Great Barrier Reef. Still feel like I'm on the boat, wish I was still on the boat. How was my trip, you ask? IT WAS AWESOME!! The scenery was gorgeous, we did lots of snorkeling, saw heaps of pretty fish and coral, and even managed to avoid being stung by all the jelly fish in the water. I was one of the 10 passengers, 6 of which were adult couples from America (surrogate parents for the 3 days), and 2 youngin's from Ireland. We were like one big family (you have to be in those tight quarters!) and there are promises to visit each other. It was especially nice to interact with some adults, as it's been pretty much just backpackers for the last four months. Throughout our trip, we witnessed some beautiful sunsets, extra-bright stars and astronomy lessons, a few moon risings, and even one sun rise - all spectacular. Memorable moments include: being swarmed by tons of fish while snorkeling as our skipper feeds them from our boat, getting up close and personal with the local HUGE 3ft long parrot fish named Elvis (feels like a sea cucumber - says KC), and seeing 3-plus foot wide clams. It was all enjoyable, to say the least. I'll see about posting some pictures. | | Wednesday, January 11th, 2006 | | 8:43 pm |
FYI
I'll be sailing around the Whitsundays/Great Barrier reef in 3 days!! Yay! PS - done being a waitress....forever! | | Monday, January 9th, 2006 | | 12:48 pm |
So Long Noosa
After 4 glorious months of sun, relaxation, and waitressing (not quite as glorious as the sun and relaxation bit), it's finally time to leave Noosa and head out on a much anticipated adventure. Katherine and I will be leaving Noosa on the 14th (of January) and moving north through the east coast of Australia. Our traveling adventures begin with a less then desirable 17 hour overnight bus ride, but things can only get better from there. Our scheduled activities include a three day sailing trip on the Whitsunday Islands (Great Barrier Reef), stays on tropical islands along the Great Barrier Reef (ie: Magnetic Island), white water rafting down the Tully river, and multiple day trips through rainforests/the Australian wilderness. After our Australian adventure, we will be heading over to New Zealand for a comprehensive 3 week tour of both islands - exact plans still to be determined. Next, it's back to Australia to visit Melbourne and then Sydney, our last stop until our return home on March 1st. So as we say goodbye to Noosa, our adventures begin with promise of fun, excitement, and spectacular views. I'll try to keep you updated on all the latest happenings. Stay in touch! PS - New pictures have been posted | | Friday, January 6th, 2006 | | 1:17 pm |
The Current Hits and Favorites
'The Current Hits and Favorites' list from Bennelong apartment 1, Noosa Heads: - Current song we can't get enough of: DHT - 'Listen to Your Heart', remix of course. Number one most requested song at every bar/club we attend, followed in a close second by DJ Sammy 'Heaven'. - Best Christmas memory: Making a music video for 'Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer' staring ze German and inflatable snowman (sent by a Ms. Melanee Murphree), featuring KC and B-Rob. - Most cherished nigh time activity: Pillow talk with KC, the obvious perk of sharing a room together. - Fastest disappearing food from last week: Peppermint Bark, 1 lb. of chocolate devoured in 3 days. - Most disgusting backpacker habit we can't shake even though we've been living in an apt for the past 4 months: Rotating the same 2 outfits, despite our repertoire of clothing we lugged over here (noteable mention: diminishing amount of showers/care for our personal hygiene). - Post-work activity we can't stop, despite how tired we may be: Late night marathons of 'Lost', we're getting addicted. | | Saturday, December 31st, 2005 | | 1:48 pm |
Happy new year!
Just wanted to wish everyone a happy and fun new year's eve, whatever your plans may be. I'll be welcoming in 2006 as I sweat it out at Madame Fu's, running around serving customers who will probably be drinking copious amounts of alcohol (maybe that means nice tips for me!) as they enjoy our fine asian cuisine. Why our restaurant is even open for new years is beyond me - we don't even have a clock to do the midnight countdown, let alone a tv or radio! Maybe we'll have a restaurant-wide watch synchronization? Anyway, best of luck for 2006! | | Wednesday, December 28th, 2005 | | 3:29 pm |
Prospero ano y felicidad
Yep, we successfully survived our Aussie Christmas. It was cheerful, yummy, and hot. I worked in the afternoon, which was less than ideal, but such is life. We currently have a fridge stocked with enough lollies (candy) to last us the rest of the new year (have to keep it in the fridge or else everything melts - it was 91 degrees in our kitchen/living room yesterday!!). Marc gave KC and I each a 2 lb. bag of gummies, in addition to a large assortment of other sugary goodies. He also received a package from his fam which was stuffed full of all sorts of chocolates. Yep, perma-sugar high until we leave Noosa (KC and I are swearing off candy when we leave Noosa). As smoothly as everything went for Christmas, we did have one snafu - our attempt at homemade eggnog. What a disaster, the concoction tasted terrible and was quite lumpy. I guess you just can't mess with the nog. I'll just have to wait until next year for some good ol' eggnog. In other exciting Noosa news, Marc has purchased his first computer game, which has consumed all attention in our apartment. The computer game has all sorts of board games and puzzles on it, but the favorite by far is Panic, aka Tetris. KC and Marc are Panic enthusiasts to the max - constantly trying to out-do each other's score. Marc is currently in the lead, having recently beaten the computer's high score. In light of our new favorite past time, the current favorite topic of conversation at Unit 1 Bennelong (our apt) is our personal thoughts and rankings of the tetris pieces (conversation topic courtesy of KC). My favorite is the line...you always need it and it's so fulfilling when you finally get one and complete 4 lines just from one piece. Feel free to add a comment to this post and voice your opinion of tetris and your favorite tetris piece. It's a big question, so please take your time to ponder and weigh the pros and cons of each piece. | | Friday, December 23rd, 2005 | | 1:13 pm |
It's the most wonderful time of the year!
Yes, it IS the most wonderful time of the year....Christmas! Happy Holidays everybody! It's a little different to be experiencing Christmas while in 90 degree heat - ain't no Winter Wonderland here! I'll send some sun and warmth your way. Anyway, it will be a memorable Christmas for sure. There are cheerful decorations abound in our humble abode. There are finally some real presents under our tree (replacing the wrapped empty cereal boxes that were once living under the tree - I am a believer that presents really make the Christmas tree). We have plans for some cookie decorating activities. A Sees candy box that we've been trucking around Australia for four months is finally being enjoyed. And finally, KC and I are once again in charge of the fabulous holiday meals, pancakes, lox and bagels, and a lamb roast (it's all Katherine on that one), and we might even attempt a from-scratch-eggnog. A memorable Christmas indeed. As a downside to the most wonderful time of the year, it also happens to be the most busiest time of the year for Noosa. Unfortunately for me, that means I have to work on Christmas Eve and Christmas day :( C'est la vie. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great holiday season - Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Years, etc! Enjoy some quality time with your friends and family! I miss you all! Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night. | | Monday, December 12th, 2005 | | 1:30 pm |
Slew of updates
I'm going bullet style for maximum efficiency on this update/I'm feeling lazy. Latest haps in Noosa: - GIGANTIC THUNDER STORM IN NOOSA - The day after our return from Fraser Island found torrential downpours, thunder striking down mere feet from KC and myself, and massive damage to the main road and all sorts of businesses. It was quite the storm. KC and I watched the excitement (loudest thunder I've ever heard!) while enjoying some deli sandwiches, however, we were far from safety. Water started pouring into the store from the roof, around the lights in the ceiling, and by the windows - the rain was THAT strong. We, of course, had to walk home in the rain, and most definitely got soaked doing that, despite our use of umbrellas. Some of the restaurants in downtown Noosa got flooded - in some cases, the water got 4 ft deep! My restaurant, however, was at the opposite end of downtown, where the restaurants had no such problems. The main road into Noosa also suffered massive damages, as the road more or less gave way/collapsed and a huge 15 yard chunk of pavement fell off the road. After the storming subsided, the hot and humid weather resumed - I'm wishing for another rain storm. - KAYAKING ON THE NOOSA RIVER - KC, Marc and I enjoyed some good old tourist activity and rented kayaks to explore the Noosa river. My severe lack of upper body strength proved to be a little hindering, but it was quite enjoyable. We saw some huge pelicans. I kept an eye out for crocodiles, but had no such luck. - FAMILY DINNERS #2 AND #3 - We had our second and third family dinners, one week apart, and they were quite tasty. Turns out KC and I are the cooks of our surrogate family here in Noosa (although, anything beats mustard eggs and potatoes - I mean we could have served cereal and that would have been much tastier than Marc's meal). KC made some lasagna and garlic bread, and the meal was accompanied by some fine red wine and Italian music. I made tacos, which was enjoyed with some Spanish music and Cerveza con Limon - a drink I enjoyed while in Spain. We're going for an international flair with our family dinners. Both meals were exceptionally tasty! Now, again, it is Marc's turn to cook for us - I'm a little nervous, but it should provide some great entertainment. - 'TIS THE SEASON - Yes, it is that time of year - my favorite time of year - CHRISTMAS! We kicked off the Christmas season by decorating our apartment in true homemade/cheap/backpacker style, while listening to the $5 Christmas CD that I bought. We bought ourselves a nice little Christmas tree (my first Christmas tree out of a box!), some decorations for the tree, and a little tinsel to put up around the apartment. I've also been reverting back to my kindergarten days and making some quality homemade decorations. We're talking snow flakes you make by cutting up a folded up piece of white paper, stockings made out of paper and crayons, and masterfully colored in pictures from my newly purchased "Jumbo Christmas Coloring Book". Can't really beat that, now can you? It's quite the work in progress. Yep, I'm really rocking it over here in Noosa - our apartment couldn't look better. - MADAME FU'S - I don't think I've mentioned anything about my work for a while, so I thought I'd just give you all an update: work is going well. Not much more to say. I've been trying to get as many hours as I can so I can save up for our future travels. I've also been enjoying all sorts of yummy dishes from the restaurant - the lamb curry and bbq duck are my current favs. KC is now working across the street for me, which is fun. After the bar at which she was working closed down, she got a job at a fish market, which just happens to be across the street from me. Yep, she smells pretty fishy. - NEW PICTURES - I've put new pictures, some to go along with this latest batch of updates, so go, view, and enjoy. The website is: http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2117084777&code=19445183&mode=invite&DCMP=isc-email-AlbumInvite | | Friday, December 2nd, 2005 | | 1:08 pm |
Fraser Island Adventures
For the last few days I've been on Fraser Island, and island off the eastern coast of australia that is completely sand (I guess as opposed to an island like Hawaii, which is volcanic based?) and inhabited by sharks on the surrounding beaches (we saw some on the ferry going over to the island!). We spent a few days visiting all the tourist spots with an Australian friend - Bryce (who used to work with Kat) and his family who lives there (two of the 30 who live on the island). They run/are caretakers of a university's research compound there, so KC and I got a little cabin to stay in. We also went with Bryce's two friends who take tours up to Fraser Island and one of their friends, a Californian girl who is studying here. The whole trip was awesome and the whole island was completely different than anything I've seen...mainly in regards to the means of getting around the island. What are the means of transportation, you ask? Land cruisers and other similar vehicles that drive on the "highway/airstrip" ... aka beach. Yep, we just drive wherever we feel like it, all roads made of sand, like a sweet Disneyland roller coaster. It was awesome, except when we pass "roadkill" which consists of items such as shark intestines. Got a good picture of that one. At the end of the trip, I was happy to return to civilization and ride on paved roads - you can only do the roller coaster roads for so long. On Fraser, we fished in the ocean with bait (clams) that we caught ourselves in the sand, visited gorgeous freshwater lakes and creeks (where we could exfoliate our skin and polish our silver jewelery with the sand!), checked out a rusty ship wreck that just chills on the beach, and had some BBQS (KC and I provided the kangaroo!). We also saw some Dingos, the wild animal that lives on Fraser Island. They look like skinny dogs and just roam around the island. It was all pretty awesome, except for these HUMONGOUS ballsy flies that inhabit the island during the summer. They were so big that you could see their shadow lurking around you while on the beach - they were absolutely ridiculous! They attack in groups and bite you - it hurts! Unlike normal flies, they aren't deterred by a wave of your hand or kicking of your legs. They're persistent guys and keep coming back...until you kill them. My flip flops turned into temporary fly swatters while on Fraser. It was pretty entertaining to drive by people who were doing the "fly dance", kicking and shaking all their limbs while jumping around to try to deter the flies. Yep, I don't miss the flies one bit. That's the latest and greatest. Pictures soon to follow. | | Saturday, November 26th, 2005 | | 2:33 am |
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Operation Thanksgiving: Successfull!
Hi all in turkey land. Just a mini update to let you all know that KC and I rather successfully pulled off a true and traditional Thanksgiving dinner. We oven roasted a 10lb turkey that turned out fabulous (much to our surprise), made stuffing more or less from scratch, had all sorts of roasted veggies, and prepared mashed potatoes. We were even going to make a pumpkin pie, but were unsuccessful in our quest for that canned pumpkin stuff. The did have some "cheater" store-bought items, which included some bakery rolls, restaurant bought gravy (had we attempted to make gravy, it would have turned out to be a disaster for sure), and frozen Sara Lee pies. Needless to say, our meal was on ready on time and rather tasty. We ate far too much and have a fridge full of leftovers. Who would have predicted such a success? We sure didn't. To our tasty meal enjoyed the presence of Marc, his/our friend Tobi, and 3 visiting American girls (even the vegetarians/vegans enjoyed the meal, or at least the dishes they could have). I hope everyone else had an equally fun and successful Thanksgiving! | | Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005 | | 11:01 am |
Happy Turkey Day!!
Just wanted to wish everyone a happy and enjoyable holiday weekend! I hope your Thanksgiving involves lots of yummy food, quality family time, and more tasty food! KC and I will be attempting to prepare a full Thanksgiving meal for two Germans (roommate and his friend) and three visiting americans (KC's acquaintances - all some variation of vegetarians), so should be an interesting adventure - one that I hope ends in at least some edible food. Crossing my fingers. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! | | Monday, November 21st, 2005 | | 1:13 pm |
The sun and all its glory
Just thought I'd let everyone know that I am working on, what I consider to be, a rather impressive flip-flop tan. I think the flip-flop tan is the coolest of all tans. I mean, the farmer tan or perhaps the sock tan might serve great entertainment value. However, when looking at pure coolness and considering all tans, such as a watch or ring tan, the flip-flop tan wins the cool factor - hands down. It really rocks, and I expect everyone to be jealous :) On another note, things are really heating up here in Australia, and not in the ooo I've found a hot Aussie man for myself kind of way (would be nice though, wouldn't it?). It's the temperature that is really rising here in Noosa, and I find myself sweating while I sit and type on the computer, while I lounge on the couch and fanatically watch Australian Idol, and while Marc, ze german, accidentally leaves our stove on high (a rather effective way to warm up the apartment). Looking into a personal fan and dreaming of my air conditioned house in Los Altos. |
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