public kryer

in amerika :: this man would be preaching about god
in new zealand :: he reads classic poetry

friends

the nz newspaper heralded the fact that a nz politician now has as many facebook friends as bill clinton. aside from the obvious question of "is this news"... i ask if this really means anything at all given the fact that the last thing bill clinton wants is a reputation for "the guy with the most school age friends"

i adore adam west

i adore adam west.

playing the TV loud to annoy my neighbors, i learned batman was on during lunch.

the joker called "lucky pierre" the best--and luckiest--criminal attorney... after batman verified the number was local.

later adam west remarked it's not often a bachelor like himself gets a delicious homecooked meal--then excused himself as a bachelor and spinster ought not be alone unchaperoned. of course, his real motivation was the bat signal.

let's not forget the bat fly swatter--used since the bat bug bomb was in the bat mobile--to kill an algerian fruit fly infected with sleeping sickness

presidential funding

after shooting himself in the food with campaign finance reform, mccain turns to international pizza sales

not news :: "family" pizza
news :: "meatlover"

appreciation :: the letter k

eating my ham sandwich, i realized how much i like the letter "k". i feel i'm part of the k counterculture. it's a quirky, oft-forgotten letter... but not the obvious odd-ball choice of "z". it's also the 11th letter in the alphabet and how cool is that!

non-standard computer graphics car

advertisement :: side of bus
product :: I.T. training class

note :: a non-standard photo of a computer scientist was used

kiwi translation :: biscuit

**** BEGIN UPDATE ****
stole box of girlguide biscuits. ate them in one afternoon. not as filling or sickeningly good as thin mints. but i tried.
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amerika :: girl scout cookies
kiwi :: guide biscuits

the names :: similar.
the flavor :: not worth comparing.

"plain", "chocolate" and "plain dipped in chocolate" is limiting.
no equivalent for favored "thin mints".

public art :: story

public art :: citywide participation
writer's week :: wellington
proud factor :: ninety-two percent

i submitted a story on a postcard that ended with a predetermined line so that it fit in with the next postcard.

the giant story is on display by waterfront.

my story involves a time traveler who goes back in time to stop himself from time traveling.

kultural xchanges

amerika :: paint dry
zealand :: batteries