27 and Counting Part 3.... Off to see the Wizard

So now I'm 27. It's always been an age that has a bit of mystery for me as in my adolescent years I was a bit fan of 70's rock and Roll stars, as well as 90's grunge acts, and gee, wasn't River Phoenix cute? Enough of that though. I'm happy to be 27 actually. It seems to make sense as the next logical age for me.

So I am off to see the wizard again. Off to Oz for the 3rd time in the past 10 years. It's still exciting. This time I'm going with Fabri and we're going to get off the beaten track a bit and at least a bit further away from Sydney than Byron (although I have to admit it's not close to Sydney at all Byron Bay). We're planning to go to Melbourne and see little penquins, then to follow the Great Ocean Road on a mini road trip. From there we're flying to Brisbane and taking a car fromt here up up up to Cairns, seeing the barrier reef and all the little towns on the way. I'm packing a bathing suit for sure and hope that every run down motel along the way has a pool. It's also great cause I have four of my best girlfriends in Australia. Alex, Kylie, Lisa and Zannah. It's amazing how everytime I travel I know people.

And OF course... my new Niece Taryn. Oh my god she's so cute so cute so cute so cute cute cute!!! See??? I wanna squeeze her (but I won't cause there's nothing worse than a squeezing aunt). I can't wait to meet her. Shes' too cute. I also haven't seen my brother or sister-in-law for over a year and they've managed to reproduce in that time so I figure we've got alot of catching up to do.

Really, she's too too cute. Too cute.

27 and Counting part 2....

Went back to 'GARDDDDAAAAA!!!' for my birthday celebrations and stayed in a nice hotel that reminded me of the good old days in Lake Placid New York. There was even a games room, though no Beaver Lodge... but then it was summer so I'm not sure what good a Beaver Lodge would be. There was no MacGyver either. But hey, not every hotel can have MacGyver staying at it.

We went to Movieland (ie: the most dangerous theme park in Italy) the first day and Aqua Paradise the second day, both part of the Canevaworld chain of family entertainment.

Let me just say something to the kind organizers at MovieLand; if you're going to make a haunted house in a theme park, it's probably best not to have your patrons walk around in a pitch black corridor following a red light while actors dressed as characters from popular horror movies jump out at you wielding sharp weapons. It's probably also not a good idea to screw all the furniture in the sets to the floor so that when your patrons jump a mile out of sheer fright (and they will, it's really damb scary) they don't cut open their legs. You haven't thought of either of these concepts and as a souvenir I get to take home a nice putrid scar on my leg.

Other dangerous things that happened at Movieland:
1) drowned in a submarine simulator
2) asphyxiated in a garage spewing burning chemicals
3) was driven off a bridge in a real truck
4) contracted malaria but being doused with sewage... twice ("on this ride you may get wet")

I'm not complaining. I had a great time. It just goes to show you however, what fun all the Americans are missing out on by having these liability laws when it comes to public safety.

But... onto AquaParadise!!!! It's essentially a water park where you go on rides and tubes and things. I love the water so had a great time, except for the ride Fabri and I went on where we didn't quite clear the hump in the slide, slid down backwards and were at a loss for what to do. Apparently 'it happens'... I prefer that happening to what we saw happening on the same ride a few hours later. Two guys who did clear the hump, managed to flip over and enjoy the rest of the slide from the intamacy of their faces. Great... the tube was riding them!!!


PS. This image is like a Where's Waldo... you can find me in it if you know what you're looking for.

27 and Counting...

I meant to update earlier, but lazing around the house doing nothing, and I mean nothing got in the way. This is my birthday update where i tell you about all the things I got up to on and around July 4th.

First let me start by saying, if you didn't already know that Italy won the World Cup this year. They are now officially
'Campioni del Mondo'
beeep tooot bwong!! These are the sound effects from the mayhem that ensues every time you mention it. Somehow, 72% of Italians are now hiding under their t-shirts and in their shorts bullhorns, flags and greasepaint in the colours red, white and green... just in case a moment arrives to celebrate. To see the best of the mayhem that ensued photos visit:
Fabri's World Cup Photos Slideshow

No more pencils, no more books...

That's right... school's out for summer!!! Yaya!! I haven't updated for a while so there might be a few posts in the near future. Here goes:

This is the final image from my XSI exam. In the end I wasn't too too proud of it cause I think I let myself down on the rendering. It's missing a kick. I know school's all about learning and stuff but I have such high expectations of myself that sometimes that happens. I do get frustrated.

The good news is that the file was so organised and well planned out technically that I think I'll still get a decent grade. But enough of that!!! No more school... now I can have a life again. Yipeeeeeeee!!!