Thursday, October 05, 2006
Last day in North America
I'm trying to convince myself that this will be my last day in North America for the next year or so. I suppose I should take this opportunity to celebrate how the water swirls down the drain hole counter-clockwise. If we still had a car I'd drive it round the block on the right hand side of the road. Yesterday I forced myself to go shoe shopping at Macy's but the intensity of my distaste for department stores + shoe shopping rendered the excursion useless - even though I'm aware that shoes are twice as expensive in New Zealand. Maybe I'll just wear thongs (not the underwear) or jandals as Kiwis call them.
Cyclists are even more irritating in NY than in Toronto (and I'm one of them so I know what I'm talking about). None of the commuter cyclists are wearing helmets here so I'd be interested in seeing their mortality statistics. I'm really looking forward to year-round bicycle commuting in Auckland so I hope to report that it's safe and that the weather accommodates by not pounding me with rain regularly.
Next update should come from our temporary apartment in Auckland...
I'm trying to convince myself that this will be my last day in North America for the next year or so. I suppose I should take this opportunity to celebrate how the water swirls down the drain hole counter-clockwise. If we still had a car I'd drive it round the block on the right hand side of the road. Yesterday I forced myself to go shoe shopping at Macy's but the intensity of my distaste for department stores + shoe shopping rendered the excursion useless - even though I'm aware that shoes are twice as expensive in New Zealand. Maybe I'll just wear thongs (not the underwear) or jandals as Kiwis call them.
Cyclists are even more irritating in NY than in Toronto (and I'm one of them so I know what I'm talking about). None of the commuter cyclists are wearing helmets here so I'd be interested in seeing their mortality statistics. I'm really looking forward to year-round bicycle commuting in Auckland so I hope to report that it's safe and that the weather accommodates by not pounding me with rain regularly.
Next update should come from our temporary apartment in Auckland...
# posted by Margaret @ 4:58 AM 
