July 2009
5 posts
“Now listen here, you mullet: why don’t you just light your tampon and blow...”
– From The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, a classic Ozzie movie. I ask all of my new friends to recite this line for me because it makes me laugh ‘til I’m snorting.
I found my geography-challenged Kiwi counterpart.
Nice Old Kiwi Lady: Where are you from, love?
Me: New York...Manhattan, actually.
NOKL: Oh, lovely! That's near Hollywood, is it?
Me: Nope, other side of the country...Hollywood's all the way out in California.
NOKL: Oh, I see. So you're near Disney World, are you? Mickey Mouse?
Me: No, that's down in Florida...a plane ride away.
NOKL: Right...so, what's New York got, then?
Me: Um...you know, the Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, Times Square...
NOKL: Oh yes, I've heard of that.
Patchouli and Pringles.
So, to be honest, I might have jumped a bit aggressively into this whole ‘going outside my comfort zone’ thing. I think the hostel might have been a large leap. When I got there I was told I was sharing a room with three other people, which I kind of hesitantly nodded my head to — then I get to my room and it turns out it was three other GUYS. Ummm…what?! I totally did NOT sign up for that. ...
Patchouli and Pringles.
So, to be honest, I might have jumped a bit aggressively into this whole ‘going outside my comfort zone’ thing. I think the hostel might have been a large leap. When I got there I was told I was sharing a room with three other people, which I kind of hesitantly nodded my head to — then I get to my room and it turns out it was three other GUYS. Ummm…what?! I totally did...
May 2009
1 post
Is the glass half full, or half empty?
I remember when I was first confronted with this classic head thumper. In its purest form it’s supposed to be a thought-starter, a mental prod, if you will. I always found it frustrating in that mind-bending chicken and egg sort of way. Blame it on that other apropo glib and hackneyed phrase, the “quarter life crisis”, but of late I’ve been looking at the proverbial...