Monthly Archives: December 2003

reminders of home

right around the corner from me is a bar i haven’t checked out yet. it seems to be just a fri/sat late nite dance club rather than just a bar. a few weeks ago they renovated and changed their name … Continue reading

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christmas eve 2003

this morning i got up early so i could get to the market and get some veggies. tomorrow i’m going to attempt baked sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie and such. a traditional (yet veggie) northern hemisphere american xmas dinner. when … Continue reading

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U$850

air new zealand is offering U$850 to auckland in january. that’s summer here for all u folks who are experiencing snow and cold.

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xmas trees

ok.. this is a little bit out of order. it seems a posting i made earlier tonite didn’t make it to the web. if i were at home, i’d wander out on the street, walk a few blocks tops and … Continue reading

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more xmas rant

while i’m ranting…. all the public xmas trees are fake. the big areas… federation square, the city tree outside the town hall, ones inside the shopping centers, etc… they’re all fake. ARGH. and there’s not a hell of a lot … Continue reading

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allergies / hayfever

the normal seasonal allergies that we would call allergies are called hayfever here. and when i use the word ‘allergies’, not everyone understands. yet another word in my vocab i’m changing. my allergies have not been as bad as they … Continue reading

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sheltered

we have a lot of regulars at the juice bar where i work. the other day one of them came in really late in the afternoon when normally he is there much much earlier in the day so i asked … Continue reading

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