new instrument

this was a crazy "chinese steel drum" instrument with an eerie, hippie feel. i have no idea what it was.

black barbie

cnn says: "The new black Barbies released by Mattel have fuller lips, curlier hair and other features that the company says more accurately represent African-Americans."

... because the one thing Barbie is known for is "accurately representing" Americans

uDecide :: car plate test

slanted car plate or sobriety test?

uDecide :: face of your gym

option 1


option 2

small town new zealand
the poster child for your gym
which is preferred?

waitangi

we visited the beautiful waitangi grounds [think "declaration of independence signing"]. after a beautiful video and historical explanation, we got to step foot on the hallowed grounds.... the first thing we saw:


a coke machine...

arab bread starter

arab bread starter
fermenting to form base of traditional maori potatoe bread

street person of week :: harmonika

this man plays harmonica on the street for monies.

he wears business suits, covers "pan flute" tunes, and flamboyantly raises hand after each lick.

i don't think he knows anything about the history of the harmonica.

either or neither nor

worn out sandal or face?

south island :: first half

our road trip has been an adventure in all senses of the word (although i only know one sense of the word)

* nearly shat myself driving backwards through a traffic circle on the left hand side, but since then the only difficulties has been almost hitting a one lane bridge. oh, and i never remember to put the car in park. i reach for it and grab the door handle and try to leave... still...
* booked skydiving for tomorrow. should be 70 degrees and sunny, but significantly colder at 10,000 meters.
* went on really cool rain forest walk... in the rain... forest
* slept on a mattress in wooden tent with glass ceiling. literally. it wasn't so bad except i woke up next to my sister to find hearts all over the fogged up glass. she swears she didn't make them. would have been alright but later that day when we booked into our next hotel we were given the honeymoon suite and a wink that was "knowingly".... i guess people assume with two people traveling under the same last name... particularly when your younger sister looks older.
* went in ames room. sweet as!

new zealand rulebook

NZ rule 44b :: all buildings must be labeled with what they are

ripe bananas

i bought 42 ripe bananas for $1.50USD.
the allure overcame me.
now i must figure out how to process 42 ripe bananas.
soon.

dentistry

i figured out why the english have such bad teeth... and why i will be flossing extra-er well for the next eleven months...