shit, it's been a while since i wrote on what is happening over here... i suppose that *may* be because not all that much has actually happened?
after the month of travelling it was my intention to have some downtime in Vegas at dad's house
we headed to san diego with dad to see the sights and to cram in one more location before kate ended her journey. we went to seaworld and unfortunately no trainers were harmed while we watched the whale show... it was pretty awesome none the less
whilst we were in san diego, the mardi gras was on... only a street away from where we were staying too... when you think mardi gras, don't think that it's like the gay one, but the kind where you cram all these people in a small space, plaster them with alcohol and throw beads at them... although i find it really odd, i think that it was pretty cool, shame i wasn't plastered like the rest of them!
kate left a few weeks ago now, which kinda sucked... good for her though, heading from Las Vegas to her new home in Brisvegas
we headed back to vegas and have been chilling out a bit. we went to se "le reve" at wynn (which is a hotel here) and that was pretty awesome... the cirque shows here are just nuts, not only do they have incredible talent, they also are so trustworthy with all of the other performers and the staging and crew. if someone doesn't press a button, it's the difference between them diving into water that is very deep, or landing on a stage that is under only an inch of water
orlando
i head home in about a week and i'm actually looking forward to it, getting back home and seeing my loved ones. i'm especially looking forward to seeing my bed... it's been too long!
although i love the concept of relaxing, it's really not for me... i need to be doing something
oh and having money helps too! who would have thought?
aza
x
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
tapping lady luck on the shoulder...
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
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it seems that any body of water in america has coins in it... people love to throw a coin in to make a wish!
so, why not follow a trend and clog up the filters of some fountains in vegas that have cost millions of dollars to build?
the other day when we were at the Bellagio, i was standing there for what seemed like FOREVER trying to think of a wish to make before throwing my penny in the lake
it's clear that my luck isn't on the poker machines here... silly "slut" machines! (no that wasn't a typo)
my issue was that i wanted to think of a wish that would be a tad tangible and not something like "i would like $1,000,000 to appear in my wallet". i tried my hardest to make my wish something heartfelt and related to my ongoing happiness when i return back home
of course i'm not going to tell you what i wished for, but in a roundabout way it was kind of 2 wishes in one... i asked for the "main" wish and then i also wished that if i wasn't to get that, then i just wish to be happy and content with whatever it is that is left of the situation that i'm trying so desperately to tip-toe around
i do strongly believe in karma though. i'm a good person and i always do the right by people and just want the right done back to me. when i write this, it seems so simple, but as time goes on i realise that it's not all that easy!
so...
have you ever made a wish?
has it come true?
aza
x
so, why not follow a trend and clog up the filters of some fountains in vegas that have cost millions of dollars to build?
the other day when we were at the Bellagio, i was standing there for what seemed like FOREVER trying to think of a wish to make before throwing my penny in the lake
it's clear that my luck isn't on the poker machines here... silly "slut" machines! (no that wasn't a typo)
my issue was that i wanted to think of a wish that would be a tad tangible and not something like "i would like $1,000,000 to appear in my wallet". i tried my hardest to make my wish something heartfelt and related to my ongoing happiness when i return back home
of course i'm not going to tell you what i wished for, but in a roundabout way it was kind of 2 wishes in one... i asked for the "main" wish and then i also wished that if i wasn't to get that, then i just wish to be happy and content with whatever it is that is left of the situation that i'm trying so desperately to tip-toe around
i do strongly believe in karma though. i'm a good person and i always do the right by people and just want the right done back to me. when i write this, it seems so simple, but as time goes on i realise that it's not all that easy!
so...
have you ever made a wish?
has it come true?
aza
x
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
USA Diary // 1st Feb – 5th Feb 2010
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
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We had such a fitting and wonderful end to our 7 days in New York City. We went out to see Wicked the Musical, which was just amazing… a lot of people have told me that I would love this show, however it’s not until you experience this show yourself that you can really appreciate how awesome it really is… if you get a chance to see Wicked, go see it… that’s an order!
After the show finished, we walked outside the theatre and it started snowing. I don’t know what it is about snow but it just seems so pretty and wonderful. It almost makes me tear up, don’t know why? Maybe it’s because of all those pretty movies you see when it starts to snow at just the right moment in the plot that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
Even though it was only about -7 degrees, we walked down to Times Square and just stood there watching the little white flakes fall down on us. We took photos of it, videos and even wrote messages in the red tables that are all over Times Square (they were all covered in snow). Once we wrote messages, we took photos of them and uploaded them as soon as we could! I had a couple of snowballs thrown at me too by my fellow travellers, which I didn’t appreciate. Little do they know but revenge was served later that evening when I stuck Brayden & Kate’s toothbrushes down my pants. When they read this, they will discover that revenge is a dish that is best served… with pubes.
We went and had something to eat, they tried to add a $15 tip on the bill which we didn’t pay because the service was shit house (we left them a $5 tip which was generous enough) and the guy even chased us down the street. I had to get my stern voice on to let him know that was all we were tipping him and that was all… even I love it when I get all macho!
Waking up the next morning was bittersweet, because we are always excited about visiting a new city, however not too excited about the whole packing thing. Everyone’s suitcases seem to be getting tighter and tighter too!
We headed to the airport and the cab driver tried to get a $25 tip off us this time… assholes. We gave him $5 only too…
When it came time to board the plane we discovered that we were flying on a very small plane, maybe about 30 seats on board? On one side was a single seat and the other side had 2. I was flirting with the airhostess who had a gap in her teeth that you could fly a plane through. She was fun.
Boston airport is lovely, Boston itself reminds me of the city of Melbourne with the attitude of Sydney… the people are ok, but they aren’t the nicest we have met in our travels across the states. Maybe it’s me? As soon as we arrived in Boston I got sick, having some issue with my throat and it’s hurting me to swallow (no jokes please)
There is no Wi-Fi here in Boston either… Well there is but you have to pay for it… fuck that. Brayds and I have web on our phones with our T-Mobile plan, but it’s so incredibly slow… imagine Facebook taking 10 minutes to refresh! How very dare you Boston!
Our hotel room in Boston (at the Sheraton) is really nice, the beds are so comfortable and the pillows are so nice. I find that you really start to appreciate these finer details the longer you are away from home. There is this great ad on TV at the moment here where these people return from vacation and fall face first onto their bed, talking into the mattress saying (muffled) “I’ve missed you”. I can really relate to that! I miss my bed!
Something that I’m bombarded with in every shop is Valentines Day shit. It’s everywhere here! So, another year sans valentine. Ugh. I’ve actually been thinking of sending someone back home an anonymous one, but I’m not too sure about that yet… I still feel that I’m flogging a dead horse with this one, but at the same time I cant stop thinking about him, it’s annoying the shit out of me to be honest. I don’t know what has to happen for me to stop thinking about him. I don’t think that there has been one day whilst on holidays that I haven’t thought about him – fucking annoying to be honest… anyway, onto another topic please…
I’ve also realised that I haven’t bought all the much and am already very low on cash – oh well… I’m not too stressed about this at the moment – maybe because tomorrow we hit Vegas and I get to hit the BOD (Band of Dad)… whenever I need a loan from Dad I like to start with this line, “so, 28 years ago, you foolishly decided NOT to wear a condom. It’s because of this that you must pay…”
Well, that was a great topic change Aza! Fuckwit.
So if you’d like to make a donation, I’ll send you my bank details pronto!
Oh and I didn’t really stick their toothbrushes down my pants… I ran them around the rim of the toilet : )
“that’s what friends are for…”
aza
x
After the show finished, we walked outside the theatre and it started snowing. I don’t know what it is about snow but it just seems so pretty and wonderful. It almost makes me tear up, don’t know why? Maybe it’s because of all those pretty movies you see when it starts to snow at just the right moment in the plot that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
Even though it was only about -7 degrees, we walked down to Times Square and just stood there watching the little white flakes fall down on us. We took photos of it, videos and even wrote messages in the red tables that are all over Times Square (they were all covered in snow). Once we wrote messages, we took photos of them and uploaded them as soon as we could! I had a couple of snowballs thrown at me too by my fellow travellers, which I didn’t appreciate. Little do they know but revenge was served later that evening when I stuck Brayden & Kate’s toothbrushes down my pants. When they read this, they will discover that revenge is a dish that is best served… with pubes.
We went and had something to eat, they tried to add a $15 tip on the bill which we didn’t pay because the service was shit house (we left them a $5 tip which was generous enough) and the guy even chased us down the street. I had to get my stern voice on to let him know that was all we were tipping him and that was all… even I love it when I get all macho!
Waking up the next morning was bittersweet, because we are always excited about visiting a new city, however not too excited about the whole packing thing. Everyone’s suitcases seem to be getting tighter and tighter too!
We headed to the airport and the cab driver tried to get a $25 tip off us this time… assholes. We gave him $5 only too…
When it came time to board the plane we discovered that we were flying on a very small plane, maybe about 30 seats on board? On one side was a single seat and the other side had 2. I was flirting with the airhostess who had a gap in her teeth that you could fly a plane through. She was fun.
Boston airport is lovely, Boston itself reminds me of the city of Melbourne with the attitude of Sydney… the people are ok, but they aren’t the nicest we have met in our travels across the states. Maybe it’s me? As soon as we arrived in Boston I got sick, having some issue with my throat and it’s hurting me to swallow (no jokes please)
There is no Wi-Fi here in Boston either… Well there is but you have to pay for it… fuck that. Brayds and I have web on our phones with our T-Mobile plan, but it’s so incredibly slow… imagine Facebook taking 10 minutes to refresh! How very dare you Boston!
Our hotel room in Boston (at the Sheraton) is really nice, the beds are so comfortable and the pillows are so nice. I find that you really start to appreciate these finer details the longer you are away from home. There is this great ad on TV at the moment here where these people return from vacation and fall face first onto their bed, talking into the mattress saying (muffled) “I’ve missed you”. I can really relate to that! I miss my bed!
Something that I’m bombarded with in every shop is Valentines Day shit. It’s everywhere here! So, another year sans valentine. Ugh. I’ve actually been thinking of sending someone back home an anonymous one, but I’m not too sure about that yet… I still feel that I’m flogging a dead horse with this one, but at the same time I cant stop thinking about him, it’s annoying the shit out of me to be honest. I don’t know what has to happen for me to stop thinking about him. I don’t think that there has been one day whilst on holidays that I haven’t thought about him – fucking annoying to be honest… anyway, onto another topic please…
I’ve also realised that I haven’t bought all the much and am already very low on cash – oh well… I’m not too stressed about this at the moment – maybe because tomorrow we hit Vegas and I get to hit the BOD (Band of Dad)… whenever I need a loan from Dad I like to start with this line, “so, 28 years ago, you foolishly decided NOT to wear a condom. It’s because of this that you must pay…”
Well, that was a great topic change Aza! Fuckwit.
So if you’d like to make a donation, I’ll send you my bank details pronto!
Oh and I didn’t really stick their toothbrushes down my pants… I ran them around the rim of the toilet : )
“that’s what friends are for…”
aza
x
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
USA Diary // 26th Jan - 31st Jan 2010
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
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so it's been a while, time for an update on what has been happening in the land of the free, homo of the slave... something like that anyway
so last day in san fran was fun... i think i've decided i want to live there - it's such an awesome city. the ONLY thing that i don't like about it, is that there are so many homeless people around the place, like an incredible amount... on the streets, in doorways and even shitting in the park - yeah. that's right, we saw a dude shitting in the park
it's so sad to see my dad like that - anyway... sucks to be him!
we woke up on this last day to kate saying 'what the fuckkkkkkk' - she was eating peanut m&m's in her bed and one stayed in there... needless to say a warm night mixed with tossing ad turning on white sheets made it look like she shat the bed - this made us laugh so hard that a bit of wee came out
i said to B (Brayden) that i had a surprise for him... something to do with meat and buns - he wasn't as excited as i was until we arrived at In 'n' Out burger - if you haven't experienced this in your life, then you are missing out... it was so delicious that we did not talk until we had fully eaten it all - nom nom nom
the burger joint was in Fisherman's Wharf and we spent a good couple hours walking around there and seeing every god forsaken tacky shop with everything inside it saying "San Francisco" on it - like those stores on the Gold Coast that are full of Koalas and Kangaroo scrotums that we cringe at? yeah those... about 2kms of them! i *almost* bought a san fran hoodie, but thought that maybe it would be a better idea not to get one... we already stand out enough with our accents and the fact that we walk on the wrong side of the walkway etc...
after a few more hours around there we headed off back to the hotel to begin the delightful task of packing - fuck that is annoying!
the next day we flew to New York City, the big apple, the big smoke etc... an AMAZING city, however we had a most UN-AMAZING flight full of turbulence and the plane swaying side to side. my magic white pills were in the overhead compartment and i wasn't too happy about that at all
so we arrive in NYC and it's only about -2 degrees... not too bad at all. WHAT THE FUCK - it was so cold. immediately i lost my testicles. we caught a cab to the apartment and the cab driver tried to rip us off an extra $10 - welcome to NYC :)
we met Andrea, this woman who we are renting the apartment from and she showed us around the place, it's so nice and cosy here... just remember, don't eat on the couch, it's the only rule! well one of them anyway... yeah, we have been eating on the couch
first stop to eat (as the flight was 6 hours then you have to plus 3 hours time difference) was the local pizza joint and it's delicious - NYC pizza is the best... again, nom nom nom
we went to bed, not before another pillow fight in our g-strings though (ps. i won!)
the next day we went off to Times Square, still freezing like it was no one's business... it's so cool there. we ate lunch at Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square - saw the original jacket that Michael Jackson had on in the "Thriller" filmclip and even the original penned lyrics to 'Imagine' by John Lennon - so many cool artifacts in that place - you would hate to have a fire :/
we lined up at this place called TKTS where they sell broadway and off-broadway tickets for heaps cheap - so we decided (well i decided because the louts that i'm travelling with haven't seen a musical before - pfft - amateurs **NEWS FLASH** B has just told me he has seen some gay ass play called "A Spring Awakening") to see Chicago! HE HAD IT COMING! so we quickly popped homo, Katherine Jane (Hollywood) got into her nicest frock and Brayden put on his sunday best and we headed out to the show! i sand the songs from the musical the whole way there too - the kids loved it!
the show was great, apart from the stupid jerk that was next to us, the 2 of them actually - she had her phone on and so did he and they had to have the most annoying and loudest ringtone mid show... silly fat fucks
anyway, we left the show and stepped outside into -9 degree weather... all of our muscles froze and we had to endure the cold winds for the 20 odd minute walk home... let me tell you, snot is running down your face when you cant feel it is NOT a good look - but it's funny when you don't tell your mates that they have a snot stream on their cheek...
the next day we woke up at 2pm - oops... then stayed in bed for most of the day... being -9 outside didn't give us the best of motivations to get outside and frolic around in our g-strings... to make lazy even lazier - we discovered delivery.com - this website where you can order ANYTHING to your house - so we ordered dinner from a place that is literally across the road! hilarious!
next day we headed out to SoHo and did some shopping, kate bought some things, i didn't buy anything but a beanie - we had the most amazing pizza at this place called "2 Boots" - yeah there is a theme here, the pizza is delicious - i cant remember what else happened on this day - probably something like going back to the apartment and then being lazy... OH THAT'S RIGHT - we ordered more food from delivery.com... tonight - pasta
it was gross.
today we went to 5th avenue to do more shopping (or in my case, window shopping) and we also went to Central Park... the water there is all frozen (where there would usually be lakes and shit) and we were very close to frozen ourselves. we discovered a ice rink in the middle of the park owned by Donald Trump and we stood watching people fall on their ass - it was hilarious - we even filmed some of them stacking it hard on the ground... after all this hilarity, we headed to a local market/supermarket thing and stocked up on some normal food and had that for dinner... i had bagels with some tuna on them - it was so nice just to have something normal to eat!
so what's left of NYC to see? well the other 2 have already seen the statue, the world trade centre and wall street etc, which i've seen before so i didn't go again - i'm sure it still looks the same!
we want to do the sex and the city tour - i did this last time and it was awesome - shows you some cool places in NYC too - we might do that on Tuesday when it warms up to a whole -1 degree!
so until next time i get a few minutes to blog away - look after yourselves and don't be jealous!
love etc
aza
x
so last day in san fran was fun... i think i've decided i want to live there - it's such an awesome city. the ONLY thing that i don't like about it, is that there are so many homeless people around the place, like an incredible amount... on the streets, in doorways and even shitting in the park - yeah. that's right, we saw a dude shitting in the park
it's so sad to see my dad like that - anyway... sucks to be him!
we woke up on this last day to kate saying 'what the fuckkkkkkk' - she was eating peanut m&m's in her bed and one stayed in there... needless to say a warm night mixed with tossing ad turning on white sheets made it look like she shat the bed - this made us laugh so hard that a bit of wee came out
i said to B (Brayden) that i had a surprise for him... something to do with meat and buns - he wasn't as excited as i was until we arrived at In 'n' Out burger - if you haven't experienced this in your life, then you are missing out... it was so delicious that we did not talk until we had fully eaten it all - nom nom nom
the burger joint was in Fisherman's Wharf and we spent a good couple hours walking around there and seeing every god forsaken tacky shop with everything inside it saying "San Francisco" on it - like those stores on the Gold Coast that are full of Koalas and Kangaroo scrotums that we cringe at? yeah those... about 2kms of them! i *almost* bought a san fran hoodie, but thought that maybe it would be a better idea not to get one... we already stand out enough with our accents and the fact that we walk on the wrong side of the walkway etc...
after a few more hours around there we headed off back to the hotel to begin the delightful task of packing - fuck that is annoying!
the next day we flew to New York City, the big apple, the big smoke etc... an AMAZING city, however we had a most UN-AMAZING flight full of turbulence and the plane swaying side to side. my magic white pills were in the overhead compartment and i wasn't too happy about that at all
so we arrive in NYC and it's only about -2 degrees... not too bad at all. WHAT THE FUCK - it was so cold. immediately i lost my testicles. we caught a cab to the apartment and the cab driver tried to rip us off an extra $10 - welcome to NYC :)
we met Andrea, this woman who we are renting the apartment from and she showed us around the place, it's so nice and cosy here... just remember, don't eat on the couch, it's the only rule! well one of them anyway... yeah, we have been eating on the couch
first stop to eat (as the flight was 6 hours then you have to plus 3 hours time difference) was the local pizza joint and it's delicious - NYC pizza is the best... again, nom nom nom
we went to bed, not before another pillow fight in our g-strings though (ps. i won!)
the next day we went off to Times Square, still freezing like it was no one's business... it's so cool there. we ate lunch at Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square - saw the original jacket that Michael Jackson had on in the "Thriller" filmclip and even the original penned lyrics to 'Imagine' by John Lennon - so many cool artifacts in that place - you would hate to have a fire :/
we lined up at this place called TKTS where they sell broadway and off-broadway tickets for heaps cheap - so we decided (well i decided because the louts that i'm travelling with haven't seen a musical before - pfft - amateurs **NEWS FLASH** B has just told me he has seen some gay ass play called "A Spring Awakening") to see Chicago! HE HAD IT COMING! so we quickly popped homo, Katherine Jane (Hollywood) got into her nicest frock and Brayden put on his sunday best and we headed out to the show! i sand the songs from the musical the whole way there too - the kids loved it!
the show was great, apart from the stupid jerk that was next to us, the 2 of them actually - she had her phone on and so did he and they had to have the most annoying and loudest ringtone mid show... silly fat fucks
anyway, we left the show and stepped outside into -9 degree weather... all of our muscles froze and we had to endure the cold winds for the 20 odd minute walk home... let me tell you, snot is running down your face when you cant feel it is NOT a good look - but it's funny when you don't tell your mates that they have a snot stream on their cheek...
the next day we woke up at 2pm - oops... then stayed in bed for most of the day... being -9 outside didn't give us the best of motivations to get outside and frolic around in our g-strings... to make lazy even lazier - we discovered delivery.com - this website where you can order ANYTHING to your house - so we ordered dinner from a place that is literally across the road! hilarious!
next day we headed out to SoHo and did some shopping, kate bought some things, i didn't buy anything but a beanie - we had the most amazing pizza at this place called "2 Boots" - yeah there is a theme here, the pizza is delicious - i cant remember what else happened on this day - probably something like going back to the apartment and then being lazy... OH THAT'S RIGHT - we ordered more food from delivery.com... tonight - pasta
it was gross.
today we went to 5th avenue to do more shopping (or in my case, window shopping) and we also went to Central Park... the water there is all frozen (where there would usually be lakes and shit) and we were very close to frozen ourselves. we discovered a ice rink in the middle of the park owned by Donald Trump and we stood watching people fall on their ass - it was hilarious - we even filmed some of them stacking it hard on the ground... after all this hilarity, we headed to a local market/supermarket thing and stocked up on some normal food and had that for dinner... i had bagels with some tuna on them - it was so nice just to have something normal to eat!
so what's left of NYC to see? well the other 2 have already seen the statue, the world trade centre and wall street etc, which i've seen before so i didn't go again - i'm sure it still looks the same!
we want to do the sex and the city tour - i did this last time and it was awesome - shows you some cool places in NYC too - we might do that on Tuesday when it warms up to a whole -1 degree!
so until next time i get a few minutes to blog away - look after yourselves and don't be jealous!
love etc
aza
x
Monday, February 01, 2010
dear america...
Monday, February 01, 2010
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as most of you know, i tend to find a lot of things that annoy me... and america definitely has it's share
so, it's with pleasure that i bring you... dear america...
1) please don't put cinnamon on and in everything that you make
2) yes, i know it's cold outside... you don't need to ask me whenever i'm in a shop "wow, it's cold out, isn't it" NO SWEETIE, IT'S FUCKING BOILING
3) no, i'm not from england
4) when i say that i'm from australia, please remember that there are more places in our country than just 'melbourne or sydney'
5) your money sucks, the 1c is bigger than the 10c piece and the 5c piece is bigger than both... what is going on here? didn't anyone think about this first?
6) speaking of money, get rid of the 1c piece... who is really using it?
7) don't make me take my shoes off at the airport, what moron would smuggle something into a plane in their stinky shoes?
8) stop delaying flights all the time
9) your mobile phone companies suck, the reception blows and the internet is as slow as a carrier pigeon that decides to walk instead of fly - yeah you know those birds... they shit me to tears too... i digress
10) stop selling things on the tv to me then tell me side effects like 'this artificial sweetener may cause anal leakage' true story...
anyway, that's enough for now - i need to update my blog with my fabbo adventures!
ps. i'm drinking a shit-load of 'smart water' and it's doing nothing for me... i'm still as dumb as fuck
aza
x
so, it's with pleasure that i bring you... dear america...
1) please don't put cinnamon on and in everything that you make
2) yes, i know it's cold outside... you don't need to ask me whenever i'm in a shop "wow, it's cold out, isn't it" NO SWEETIE, IT'S FUCKING BOILING
3) no, i'm not from england
4) when i say that i'm from australia, please remember that there are more places in our country than just 'melbourne or sydney'
5) your money sucks, the 1c is bigger than the 10c piece and the 5c piece is bigger than both... what is going on here? didn't anyone think about this first?
6) speaking of money, get rid of the 1c piece... who is really using it?
7) don't make me take my shoes off at the airport, what moron would smuggle something into a plane in their stinky shoes?
8) stop delaying flights all the time
9) your mobile phone companies suck, the reception blows and the internet is as slow as a carrier pigeon that decides to walk instead of fly - yeah you know those birds... they shit me to tears too... i digress
10) stop selling things on the tv to me then tell me side effects like 'this artificial sweetener may cause anal leakage' true story...
anyway, that's enough for now - i need to update my blog with my fabbo adventures!
ps. i'm drinking a shit-load of 'smart water' and it's doing nothing for me... i'm still as dumb as fuck
aza
x
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