Are you a “talker” or a “doer”? That’s what I’ve been asking myself lately. Do you just shake your head and sigh about the parts of the world that upset you, or do you take responsibility and try to make it better? Over the past couple of years I’ve made…
With just three days to the Australian Federal Election, I’ve learned some things about voting while overseas It’s an ordeal, it’s not as fun, and you miss out on some of the best parts of voting in Australia. Sad, I know. There is no sausage sizzle. This is probably the most…
If you live or work in San Francisco homeless people probably don’t even register on your radar anymore. You see them camped out on their cardboard, in tents, or dragging themselves around in grimy wheelchairs every day. Like most things you pass daily, they fade into the background of your…
It’s lunch time and as I’m sitting at my desk eating my amazing packed lunch of chicken and vegetables (mmm brocolli), and I find myself googling kebabs. Because since I arrived in the US, I am yet to find a place that sells them… at least in the way that…
I’ve finally been to a county fair. San Mateo County Fair to be exact. And it was an epic but pared down version of Sydney’s Royal Easter Show for everyone following along in Australia. So there were farm animals and crafts and jam making competitions – the works. You even…
Jiminy Cricket is my spirit animal. I can say that without hipster irony because he is both an animal and a cartoon, which kind of makes him a spirit of sorts. Whenever I wanted something really badly as a child I sang the “wish upon a star” song to the…
When you spend a couple of years running yourself into injury, it seems ludicrous to imagine that getting back to your pre-injured self will happen over a few weeks. And so it goes with my delightfully injured hip. “Delightfully” in the sense that it is fully injured and refuses to…
I’ve almost finished my road trip playlist. It errs heavily on the side of American tunes because my taste in Aussie Indie and Alternative music does not compute with Mr M. I find that in order to keep the driver and passengers awake they have to at least be able…
Finally, I’m doing a long weekend (holiday) right. Mr M and I will be embarking on the great American tradition of road tripping later this month and to say that I’m excited makes that guy defending Britney Spears seem like he’s having a totally normal reaction. I am PUMPED but…
Pixels make me look like a late-80s video game villian. So last week I was talking about taking the plunge and getting all off this hacked off. With scissors alright. I wasn’t going to pay a viking to swing an axe at my head. I was all excited, it was…
Moving to the US was about more than just experiencing a new country – it was also going to be my first insight into the corporate office world. My previous work life was spent mucking around in newsrooms which, I’ve since learned, is not the same thing. In fact, it’s…
Looking back over the titles of these posts I’ve realised that I skew towards the negative. So in a drop-in-the-ocean type attempt to redress the balance, I’ve compiled a list of things I love about California. And therefore, America as a whole I suppose. Strap yourselves in for a list…
