i have arrived

364 more possible nz days.
over 40 hours since i was in a real bed.
my feet are ripe (over 40 hours of continual shoe wearing)
the weather my first day was delightful, so i walked around town.
i want a home. no, seriously. i need to unpack my suitcase or i'll lose it.

amerika :: update

amerika :: our time together is short.

anyone have some truly amerikan suggestions for my last weekend on the sweet soil of freedom?

***** UPDATE *****
for day amerika, i...

• drove around wasting gas
  
• while listening to country music
  
• ate a hamburger
  
• stayed un-informed
  
• had unlimited pop refills
  
• gained weight
  
• went to suburban malls
  
• dove into a bargain bin [$1 DVDs at walmart]
  
• bought stuff i didn't need
  
• was loud in public
  

overheard in sacramento

overhead near trash-laden street: "i guess the garbage men didn't do a very thorough job today..."

my meat: in or out

***** WARNING *****
test revolution on the loose

in and out burger [up and coming] of california offers affordable, fast burgers made with fresh, real ingredients. example: french fries are actually fried potato[e]s cut before your eyes. hat optional.
***** /WARNING *****

the great compromise

older florida residents prefer driving at 15 miles per hour.
younger, newer-to-florida residents like 20 miles per hour.

thus, a new state law made 17.5 miles per hour the official state speed minimum and maximum for all roads of asphalt and concrete.

cheesenkake

because cheesecake doesn't have enough calories, my dad dipped it in batter, fried it in peanut oil, drizzled it with a pecan amaretto caramel and then served it with ice-cream. (the white specs are salt from the just-consumed corn of the cob--what a slob i've become)

this has been an airport update.

science museum

pictured above disturbing a tornado, i touched lightning, registered on a seismograph, felt category 1 winds, hid in the basement from an f5 tornado, but learned nothing about the human body because there was nothing to play with at their exhibit....

chair or condo?

here i am touching $80,000.00 worth of frank lloyd wright chairs.

when you lean back, they dig into your shoulders.
when you lean forward, the chair is unstable and tips.

frank designed them for study and didn't want stoodents guffing around. what a control freak.

how to hear/see me

SEE: my camera is in the shop (bad timing). it has something on the inside of the lens, which canon is fixing for free under warranty.

HEAR: in new zealand, i will be using a bananular phone or skype

finale

my last view of minneapolis. i was so tired on sat morning that it took every spec of mustard to keep me awake long enough to snap this. i don't remember making it to cruising altitude or a beverage cart... but it was a discount carrier...