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Sad.Sigh Down Under - Parts 10 and 11
Happy Thanksgiving everybody! It’s my favorite holiday, and I found myself actually searching all of rural New Zealand for a turkey, some mashed potato casserole, cranberries, and a pumpkin pie. To no avail. It was sad. But, alas, it’s no longer T’Giving, so, Sigh.
11.26.08 - Queenstown - ADVENTURE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD!!!!
The moniker is their’s [...]
Sad.Sigh Down Under - Part 9
11.25.08 - Queenstown - ADVENTURE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD!!!!!
Dudes. It is EXTREME down here in Queenstown.
Or at least that’s what the marketing would have you know.
I awake at 5:45am, (blerg), to head out for my skydive, (glurg), only to learn that it has been canceled on account of the weather. Curse you, RAAAAAAIIIIIIIN!!!!!!! (shakes fist) [...]
Antipodean Slang
Are you tired of seeing me type ‘Antipodean’ yet? Well too fucking bad.
Here’s the layout:
Antipodean slang word:
Approximate English meaning:
Why it makes me Sad:
Let’s go!
Sad.Sigh Down Under - Parts 6,7 and 8
Hi Dudes. Sorry for my absence. I was in the mountains/on a lake w/o access to the internets, which was probably the most Sad Sigh thing of all. (Or rather, the fact that I was constantly bemoaning the lack of internet access instead of enjoying the breathtaking scenery was probably a bit more Sad Sigh.)
This [...]
Sad.Sigh Down Under - Part 5
11.19.08 - Bondi
That’s pronounced Bon-Dye, you Yankees.
In the morn, prior to boarding the free shuttle from our Central City hostel to the one in Bondi, which is a suburb of Syndey on the beach, I needed caffeine like a mother, and went straight to the… you guessed it, Starbucks. The reasoning behind this American superiority [...]