So good. I'm in New York right now. I love it here. Virginia was a little dull (should've stayed direct in DC instead last week). My dad's driving was ... scary. I'm glad we're in a city now that has public transport. Being in America has reinforced in my mind how great Australia actually is. I miss Cadbury chocolate ( Read more... )

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I watched today the debate between Obama and McCain, and wow, I'm really hoping especially now that McCain doesn't win. His political philosophy reminds me of that of former Australian Prime Minister John Howard who thought that it was best to help the rich and let that trickle down the ladder to the poor. Except, it doesn't work. The rich just get ( Read more... )

Watching Kerry O'Brien make Peter Costello squirm on television makes me happy.

I heard Tony Abbott say "shit" on television the other day and no one batted an eyelid. It occured to me how Australians in general are less concerned with swearing or taboo words than Americans seem to be. I learnt when there that "damn" is considered swearing in ( Read more... )

I took a lot of photos in New York, so here they are:

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Back in Australia now. I wasn't really hit by jet lag on my way to New York but I'm feeling it now back in Australia. Need to sleep now. I have much to talk about tomorrow.

"I see you're drinking 1%. Is that 'cause you think you're fat? 'Cause you're not. You could be drinking whole if you wanted to ( Read more... )

Done packing. Flying to America in the morning. I'm excited. I'm nervous too. Never been overseas before. We need teleporters like in sci-fi. It would make travel easier. I had a dream a year or two ago sometime before. In the dream I went to America. It was such a specific dream too. I can still remember the detail and the imagery. I remember ( Read more... )

I booked my ticket for America tonight.

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