Road Trippin'

TeeJay · 12 May 07 :: 23:59

Yeah, it was a pretty cool trip, even though it wasn't all pleasure and the flight is a killer.

Forgot to post this one from Rangitoto Island. You can guess who the blob in the orange jacket is.

-TeeJay

Susanna · 13 May 07 :: 04:08

Nice pics. I've never been to Christchurch, but I've been to Auckland quite a few times and always love it.

OhGnarly · 13 May 07 :: 12:40

Wow, TeeJay. Those photos are amazing. I love the colors.

TeeJay · 13 May 07 :: 12:48

Thanks. Well, I only picked the best ones. And New Zealand really is that green. I wish I could go back some time and see more of the country. Must be wonderful when you get the chance to go outside of the cities. I'm sure Susanna has something to contribute here, don't you, Susanna? Auckland was a little too busy for my taste. All the construction work on Queen Street was a little annoying and there were so many people. I'm not very good with crowds. The Sky Tower was scary. I'm not good with heights either. LOL But the view was fantastic. I can't believe people actually bungee jump off it. I'd die before they even let me loose!

-TeeJay

Susanna · 14 May 07 :: 03:51

The inner city is always really busy, but compared to other countries big cities it's probably nothing. After all, Auckland is the biggest city and has a quarter of the population. I've spent many hours staring outside the car windows at endless farmland which is basically everywhere between the cities. Lot's of cows, lot's of sheep. But don't start on the sheep jokes, we get enough of them from the Australians and they're not even that funny.

I'm glad you think NZ is green, there's always a big thing about how "not green" we actually are, when our image is as a "clean green" country. Honestly though, I've only ever been to Melbourne which is quite similiar in many ways, so I can't compare that well.

domesticelefant · 14 May 07 :: 09:51

Lots of green, lots of sheep, that sounds quite like Ireland. LOL

Joke, of course there's a difference.
It's just that I have been to Ireland a few times and it's also a very "green" country and there are also a lot of sheeps. And cows too, I guess. I hope one day I can go to NZ too. *sigh*

Susanna · 15 May 07 :: 05:40

I think it's a little warmer here in NZ

domesticelefant · 15 May 07 :: 20:14

Warmer than where? Ireland? Let me tell you, it does NOT rain all the time in Ireland. Anybody who says that is WRONG. They have quite a lot of nice and sunny days. I was there three times. I know it.

Susanna · 16 May 07 :: 06:41

Well it depends on what part of NZ. I'm probably biast in that I live in quite a warm area of NZ, but some parts like the south can get quite cold. And Auckland often has "four seasons in one day" (to quote a Crowded House song).

TeeJay · 16 May 07 :: 19:31

Hello hello from friendly neighborhood globetrotter. I will be off to Dublin, Ireland tomorrow morning, this time vacation for real (no work!). I will be back on Tuesday, but if the B&B we're staying at really has free wireless internet access, I should be able to log in every now and then, maybe share some pictures with you. Otherwise I'll be back with you on Tuesday.

-TeeJay

domesticelefant · 16 May 07 :: 19:48

Have fun.

TeeJay · 16 May 07 :: 19:59

Anything you want me to bring from Ireland?

-TeeJay

TheCentralScrutinizer · 16 May 07 :: 20:34

Yeah, your butt, back to reality. Enough trips!

OhGnarly · 16 May 07 :: 20:48

Have fun TeeJay! You really are quite the world traveler. Being almost full Irish, I've always wanted to go to Ireland. Hopefully someday.

TeeJay · 16 May 07 :: 20:56

Sisterdebmac wrote:

Yeah, your butt, back to reality. Enough trips!

LOL! I hear ya! Hey, it wasn't really planned that there would be all these business trips to take right around this time when I initially booked the flight to Ireland. Otherwise I probably would have chosen another time of year. Because I'm getting sick of having to live out of suitcases by now. And, gee, I will fly to the UK for two days again next Thursday and Friday too.

And it surely won't be my last trip to Slough. If things keep moving ahead with this new project I'm working on right now, I estimate at least another five trips to the UK this year, maybe a few to Belgium. Hopefully one of them will be around the time The Invisible is released in the cinemas over there. Wouldn't that be cool? Oh, Alpha Dog is showing in Ireland right now, btw. So I theoretically could watch it in the theater again, but I don't think I can convince my friend Anja to watch it with me. Totally not her kind of movie.

OhGnarly wrote:

Have fun TeeJay! You really are quite the world traveler. Being almost full Irish, I've always wanted to go to Ireland. Hopefully someday.

You'll find your way over here one day, Brenna. Ireland is really beautiful. I've been once before and I've always wanted to go back. This will mostly be a city trip for me, but I'd love to go for another two or three weeks some time to see more of the beautiful countryside.

-TeeJay

domesticelefant · 16 May 07 :: 21:23

Sisterdebmac wrote:

Yeah, your butt, back to reality. Enough trips!

:rofl: Yeah, definitely!

Uhm, do they have these caramel cookies you brought me from Ireland there, too? I loved them.
But no, you don't need to bring me something from Ireland. I have been there myself three times and I hope to go there soon again.
The more important question is: Did you bring me something from Australia or NZ?

TeeJay · 17 May 07 :: 15:08

Safely arrived in Dublin. For some reason wireless access from our room doesn't work, maybe we just don't have reception since we're on the top story. I'll try again tonight downstairs in the dining room. Right now I'm on the free internet computer in the lobby. More later!

-TeeJay

TheCentralScrutinizer · 17 May 07 :: 15:17

Have fun!

domesticelefant · 17 May 07 :: 16:09

Are you planning to visit the National Museum? If so, say hi to Lily please.
Oh, and if you go there, would you mind to buy a plastic pen in the museum shop for me? I bought one as a souvenir three years ago, but I somehow lost it.

TeeJay · 17 May 07 :: 23:49

The first photos from Dublin. They're not great, but there you go.

I have one comment to make to the above picture:

-TeeJay

TeeJay · 18 May 07 :: 00:32

And look which DVDs I bought today:
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They were bargain price, so I couldn't resist. I don't know either movie yet, though.

-TeeJay

TheCentralScrutinizer · 18 May 07 :: 01:31

You've heard enough about Little Miss Sunshine to imagine that you'll probably like it, right? I have but I still haven't seen it. Really wanna though. Dave and I saw Scanner in the theatre because we're huge fans of Richard Linklater's movies. The only things in his entire catalog that I haven't seen yet are Fast Food Nation and Before Sunset. My favorite is Dazed & Confused, still and always.

A few of your pics turned out great. I like that first one from the plane. The tower thingie is impressive. And the last two shots are very cool.

But, girl, looking at you standing there with your back pack on, your posture is making MY back hurt. Not to go all McMom on you, but you gotta try not to slouch like that if you want your back to get better. And by the way, this is totally the pot calling the kettle black here. I have the worst posture on the planet. But I'm not hurting like you are.

As Paula Poundstone once joked about her own bad posture, "Eventually I hope to bend all the way forward and become the letter O."

domesticelefant · 18 May 07 :: 12:24

Those pictures make we wanna go there again right now.
Three years ago we went on this guided bus tour too, it was kinda cool.

And hey, believe it or not, but I was reading something about that movie the other day, "A Scanner Darkly" and it seemed pretty cool, so I put it on my "DVDs to buy" List and I always wanted to buy LIttle Miss Sunshine too. So yeah, I hope the internship goes well and I'll have the job afterwards. I need the money. LOL

TheCentralScrutinizer · 18 May 07 :: 15:23

Scanner's really weird. It's not for everybody. But I loved it.

domesticelefant · 18 May 07 :: 21:27

I watched the trailer and I am pretty sure I am going to like it. I'll buy it too.

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