Haha, it's been raining cats and dogs all afternoon/evening, and I just heard the sprinklers go on!  Here's to water conservation!

1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT?
I got the thick cresent moon shaped scar on my left hand from my Siamese cat biting me when I was a toddler.

2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM?
A painting of a bonsai tree.  The ( Read more... )

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Ok, I'm back.

Now, if only I could snap out of zombie-mode....

Copy to your blog and bold the ones you've done. Italicise the ones you want to.

01. Bought everyone in the pub a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said I love you and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. ( Read more... )

First, let me just say that Tasmanian graffiti is about as 'hard core' as the people who tag things. That is to say, they wouldn't scare your grandma if they leaped out of an alley at her late at night. In fact, they'd probably walk her home. Notable examples of said tagging include 'Jesus is King and He doesn't hit people', 'Love for all, Hate ( Read more... )

So, today we took our rental car for a spin, out to find Bonorong wildlife center. Driving on the left didn't seem hard at all, probably because I've been walking and taking the bus so often that I'm used to looking for cars coming on the left. But, I did almost kill us pulling out onto a highway because I somehow missed that there were indeed 2 ( Read more... )

Slang that we (as Americans) need to 'borrow' from Tassie ( Read more... )

In 36 hours I will be boarding my plane for Hobart. The flight times still baffle me: I leave Denver at 2:01 pm. DIA-LAX= 2 hours, 29 minutes. LAX-MEL=18 hours, 9 minutes. MEL-HOBART=1 hour, 10 minutes. Arrive in Hobart on Saturday at 4:55pm ( Read more... )

Ok, Emma, I'm still laughing at this, so I have to post it ( Read more... )

Finals are over!!! YAY ( Read more... )