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Holy shit there was the biggest storm outside a couple of hours ago. Like, it took half an hour tops, and it was dark as anything due to cloud cover. There was the loudest thunder rolls and lightening, and my poor dog was quivering next to me. :(
The power didn't go out, but the surge protectors turned the computer off when I was halfway through making a post about it.
It's back on now, obviously, and I feel it's time for a meme!
Seen on nimmy's LJ:
Bold the ones you've Done:
1. Heard a kookaburra in person
2. Slept under the stars
3. Seen a koala
4. Visited Melbourne
5. Watched a summer thunderstorm Hahaha, just this afternoon!
6. Worn a pair of thongs (Known as flip flops, to you US-ers.)
7. Been to Uluru (formerly known as Ayer's Rock).
8. Visited Cape York
9. Held a snake (It was dead at the time.)
10. Sang along with Khe San
11. Drank VB
12. Visited Sydney
13. Have seen a shark It was in an aquarium at the time...
14. Have used Aussie slang naturally in a conversation
15. Had an actual conversation with an indigenous Australian (aboriginal)
16. Eaten hot chips from the bag at the beach
17. Walked/climbed over the Sydney Harbour Bridge - I do really want to though!
18. Used an outside dunny, and checked under the seat before sitting down (explanation- Red Back Spiders- the Australian variant of the Black Widow- are famous for building webs inside outside dunnies (outhouses). Men are more susceptible to bites than women for obvious anatomical reasons)
19. Seen Chloe in Young & Jackson's.
20. Slept on an overnight train or bus
21. Been to Sydney's Mardi Gras
22. Have gone bush-bashing
23. Taken a sickie (In Australia, it's only "taking a sickie" if you aren't actaully sick.)
24. Been to see a game of Aussie Rules football
25. Have seen wild camels
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Had a Tim Tam Slam
28. Ridden in a tram in Melbourne
29. Been at an ANZAC day Dawn Service
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Held a wombat
32. Been on a roadtrip of 800km or more
33. Seen the Great Australian Bight in person
34. Had a really bad sunburn
35. Visited an aboriginal community
36. Seen a redback spider
37. Have watched Paul Hogan
38. Seen Blue Poles in person
39. Wandered barefoot in the bush/outback
40. Eaten Vegemite
41. Thrown a boomerang
42. Seen the Kimberly
43. Given a hitch-hiker a lift
44. Been to Perth
45. Have tried Lemon, Lime and Bitters
46. Tried playing a didgeridoo
47. Seen dinosaur footprints
48. Eaten Tim Tams
49. Been to Darwin
50. Touched a kangaroo
51. Visited the Great Barrier Reef
52. Listened to Kevin Bloody Wilson - ugh, I hate Kevin Bloody Wilson. That's not comedy, that's swearing mixed in with crude jokes.
53. Killed a Cane Toad
54. Gone to a drive-in theatre
55. Have read and own books by Australian authors I recommend Traci Harding and Matthew Reilly.
56. Visited Adelaide
57. Know the story behind "Eternity"
58. Been camping
59. Visited Brisbane
60. Been in an outback pub
61. Know what the term "Waltzing Matilda" actually means
62. Gone whale watching
63. Listened to Slim Dusty
64. Own five or more Australian movies or TV series
65. Sang along to Down Under
66. Have stopped specifically to look at an historic marker by the side of the road
67. Eaten a 4'n'20 pie - pies from the Burns Pie Factory are the best in our region though.
68. Surfed at Bondi
69. Watched the cricket on Boxing Day
70. Visited Hobart
71. Eaten kangaroo
72. Seen a quokka
73. Visited Canberra
74. Visited rainforests
75. Used a Victa lawnmower
76. Travelled on a tram in Adelaide
78. Used a Hills hoist - I've got one in my backyard.
79. Visited the Olgas
80. Used native Australian plants in cooking
81. Visited the snow - though it was in the US, does that count?
82. Chosen a side in Holden VS Ford I'm going with Ford because I have one, but I really have no preference.
83. Visited the desert
84. Been water skiing
85. Read The Phantom
86. Visited Parliament House
87. Gone spotlighting or pig-shooting Spotlighting ONLY.
88. Crossed the Nullarbor
89. Avoided swimming in areas because of crocodiles
90. Listened to AC/DC
91. Called someone a dag
92. Voted in a Federal Election - It's mandatory is Australia, remember.
93. Have been swimming and stayed between the flags
94. Had a possum in your roof
95. Visited the outback
96. Travelled over corrugated roads
97. Hit a kangaroo while driving
98. Been well outside any mobile phone coverage
99. Seen an emu
100. Have woken to the smell of bushfires - It was more of a canefire, but there isn't really bushland where I live as such.
The power didn't go out, but the surge protectors turned the computer off when I was halfway through making a post about it.
It's back on now, obviously, and I feel it's time for a meme!
Seen on nimmy's LJ:
Bold the ones you've Done:
1. Heard a kookaburra in person
2. Slept under the stars
3. Seen a koala
4. Visited Melbourne
5. Watched a summer thunderstorm Hahaha, just this afternoon!
6. Worn a pair of thongs (Known as flip flops, to you US-ers.)
7. Been to Uluru (formerly known as Ayer's Rock).
8. Visited Cape York
9. Held a snake (It was dead at the time.)
10. Sang along with Khe San
11. Drank VB
12. Visited Sydney
13. Have seen a shark It was in an aquarium at the time...
14. Have used Aussie slang naturally in a conversation
15. Had an actual conversation with an indigenous Australian (aboriginal)
16. Eaten hot chips from the bag at the beach
17. Walked/climbed over the Sydney Harbour Bridge - I do really want to though!
18. Used an outside dunny, and checked under the seat before sitting down (explanation- Red Back Spiders- the Australian variant of the Black Widow- are famous for building webs inside outside dunnies (outhouses). Men are more susceptible to bites than women for obvious anatomical reasons)
19. Seen Chloe in Young & Jackson's.
20. Slept on an overnight train or bus
21. Been to Sydney's Mardi Gras
22. Have gone bush-bashing
23. Taken a sickie (In Australia, it's only "taking a sickie" if you aren't actaully sick.)
24. Been to see a game of Aussie Rules football
25. Have seen wild camels
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Had a Tim Tam Slam
28. Ridden in a tram in Melbourne
29. Been at an ANZAC day Dawn Service
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Held a wombat
32. Been on a roadtrip of 800km or more
33. Seen the Great Australian Bight in person
34. Had a really bad sunburn
35. Visited an aboriginal community
36. Seen a redback spider
37. Have watched Paul Hogan
38. Seen Blue Poles in person
39. Wandered barefoot in the bush/outback
40. Eaten Vegemite
41. Thrown a boomerang
42. Seen the Kimberly
43. Given a hitch-hiker a lift
44. Been to Perth
45. Have tried Lemon, Lime and Bitters
46. Tried playing a didgeridoo
47. Seen dinosaur footprints
48. Eaten Tim Tams
49. Been to Darwin
50. Touched a kangaroo
51. Visited the Great Barrier Reef
52. Listened to Kevin Bloody Wilson - ugh, I hate Kevin Bloody Wilson. That's not comedy, that's swearing mixed in with crude jokes.
53. Killed a Cane Toad
54. Gone to a drive-in theatre
55. Have read and own books by Australian authors I recommend Traci Harding and Matthew Reilly.
56. Visited Adelaide
57. Know the story behind "Eternity"
58. Been camping
59. Visited Brisbane
60. Been in an outback pub
61. Know what the term "Waltzing Matilda" actually means
62. Gone whale watching
63. Listened to Slim Dusty
64. Own five or more Australian movies or TV series
65. Sang along to Down Under
66. Have stopped specifically to look at an historic marker by the side of the road
67. Eaten a 4'n'20 pie - pies from the Burns Pie Factory are the best in our region though.
68. Surfed at Bondi
69. Watched the cricket on Boxing Day
70. Visited Hobart
71. Eaten kangaroo
72. Seen a quokka
73. Visited Canberra
74. Visited rainforests
75. Used a Victa lawnmower
76. Travelled on a tram in Adelaide
78. Used a Hills hoist - I've got one in my backyard.
79. Visited the Olgas
80. Used native Australian plants in cooking
81. Visited the snow - though it was in the US, does that count?
82. Chosen a side in Holden VS Ford I'm going with Ford because I have one, but I really have no preference.
83. Visited the desert
84. Been water skiing
85. Read The Phantom
86. Visited Parliament House
87. Gone spotlighting or pig-shooting Spotlighting ONLY.
88. Crossed the Nullarbor
89. Avoided swimming in areas because of crocodiles
90. Listened to AC/DC
91. Called someone a dag
92. Voted in a Federal Election - It's mandatory is Australia, remember.
93. Have been swimming and stayed between the flags
94. Had a possum in your roof
95. Visited the outback
96. Travelled over corrugated roads
97. Hit a kangaroo while driving
98. Been well outside any mobile phone coverage
99. Seen an emu
100. Have woken to the smell of bushfires - It was more of a canefire, but there isn't really bushland where I live as such.