Side Notes

-My hair dryer and the converter I was using were plugged into the bathroom outlet the other day...not even turned ON, just plugged in...and all of a sudden I heard POP! Long story short: thanks, Adam for letting me borrow the converter, but you won't be getting it back. When I left the bathroom, none of the outlets worked! OOPS!

-Oprah comes on at 7am.

-I'm getting used to walking by birds and not freaking out. Any bird that's flying still freaks me out if it's too close, but the pigeons, seagulls, and these scary-looking black and white birds are all over parks and are too stubborn to move when you walk by them...so I'm used to it.

-It's the coldest summer here in 15 years. Good timing, Hails.

-I'm going to attempt to learn to surf at some point.

-Everyone here (at least in my hostel) LOVES the Simpsons.

-Just because someone refers to you as "Love", doesn't mean they're you're friend. I learned this when I accidentally hit a man in the head with my umbrella.

-Rufus Wainwright (sp?) is playing here in a few days. I love him, but tickets are too expensive for me to go.

-Toilets have a half flush button for #1 and a full flush button for #2

-Spanish is worthless here. I need to learn Chinese!

-Everyone told me that people call girls "sheilas" and guys "blokes", but a couple of Aussies told me that only the rednecks use those terms.