And Aussie Slang is to your Left

I started a tally of all the slang I've run across so I don't forget it when I get back home. Enjoy.

Today I rode on a motorcycle for the first time in my life. I was going in a bit later to school and so was Doug, who has a motorcycle. He also has a van and I assumed he was taking that. I asked to go with and he said yeah, but...I'm taking my bike. So that was exhilarating! I had to get all geared up and stuff. On the first straight away we took off and wow, like a roller coaster that doesn't end! Turning was crazy also.

I went to the library, got some books, went online, then at 1-2 was The Gathering, which is basically like Chapel at Bethel. My first time going here though. It was good. A lot smaller than Bethel. After that, back to the library until I went home. Dinner was some tuna pasta that we've had before. When you bake noodles, does the top always get crunchy? It was like a casserole and the whole top layer of noodles were crunchy like uncooked. Blah.

Then we watched Friends (on DVD) and I took a nap accidentally. Then I came back and watched a bunch more aussie tv. One food commercial had bleeped out swear words and it wasn't even late. So weird. This one TV show we watched was Kitchen Nightmares (I am pretty sure it's American) and the f-bombs weren't even bleeped. They just handle this down under by showing a warning before the show. Wow. Swearing in general is a lot more relaxed here overall. Even at school and home.

The weather a few days ago was PERFECT. Spring has started recently and I could tell. But the past few days have been windy and chilly.

Also, in Australia they have these psycho birds. They sound like children, literally. I've been walking home and heard, "AAAAAAAAAAAAH!" and was thinking about how annoying those kids were. But I couldn't see any. I realized it was BIRDS. It's crazy!

The last thing I want to comment on is riding the bus. It's about the same as in the states, I don't ride the bus at home so I can't compare really. I have a cool pass that I slide in to pay. But the bus driver has a schedule to stick to so he sometimes starts driving before everyone is sitting. The younger people can handle this...and it's funny when they lose their balance. But I feel bad for the old people...I haven't seen any accidents which is good, but close...

Cheers!