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Archive for December, 2003


Merry Christmas

Posted: Thursday, December 25th, 2003 @ 4:27 pm in Culture | No Comments »

New Zealand doesn’t have as much Christmas spirit as the US, but they also don’t have as much consumerism, so it balances out. Lots of businesses close and people spend time with their families, which is cool. Well, wherever you may be, I wish you a Merry Christmas!

If I only had a job…

Posted: Sunday, December 21st, 2003 @ 7:57 am in General | No Comments »

Life is good in New Zealand. Lots going on at home (in USA) that makes it harder to be here. Of course, Christmas is a time you like to be with family. Don’t have a full-time job as of yet. Really need one, lest I run out of money. I was thinking today, after watching [...]

The Return of the King opens

Posted: Thursday, December 18th, 2003 @ 4:24 pm in Activities, Culture | No Comments »

It’s official, the king has returned. I saw him return on opening day, December 18th at 1pm, at Reading Cinema in Wellington, New Zealand. It’s the first time I remember ever being in a movie theatre where people clap at the end. I know I felt like clapping. I thought Return of the King was [...]

Playing Disc Golf in Middle-Earth

Posted: Sunday, December 14th, 2003 @ 4:26 pm in Activities, Lodging | No Comments »

For those of you not familiar with Disc Golf, it’s similar to golf, except we use frisbees, and throw it into baskets (on the nicer courses) or hit poles (on the simpler courses). I just played disc golf in New Zealand for the first time, at Harcourt Park. It felt good to play again. And [...]

Love Actually Is

Posted: Tuesday, December 9th, 2003 @ 7:00 pm in Poetry | No Comments »

Surrounded by those I’ve never known With little desire to meet their gaze Lest they recognize what I’m not And initiative need be taken on my part Love actually is…only a word That one day I shall perhaps believe in December 9, 2003 Wellington, New Zealand

into shadow

Posted: Monday, December 8th, 2003 @ 7:01 pm in Poetry | No Comments »

the shadow of the world falls in the center of the city rendering dark all who pass under the spell of its illusion December 8, 2003 Wellington, New Zealand

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