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So the purpose of the trip to New Zealand, officially, was so I could file for a visa to Australia and thus begin working once again. Unfortunately it's not possible to file from within the country, so we scooted off for a trip to Auckland. Auckland is pretty, but really slow and glacial. Given how [...]
In lieu of a longer update, Adam and I left Sydney and landed in Auckland, New Zealand a couple hours ago. No matter all the traveling we've done, what amazes me is just how similar all cities look, even on opposite sides of the planet. And skyscrapers will always be a comforting sight for me. [...]
Linden Lab, the creators of Second Life, recently held a "Resident Choice Awards" contest to solicit nominations and votes for residents' "favorite" places in-world. When results were announced it was very predictably a popularity contest of who could get the most friends to vote on their behalf; with only 6000 people even bothering to participate [...]
Last year I bought myself a shiny Sony VAIO Z-series laptop. Adam had a similar type (the SZ, which preceded the Z), and I used to stare at it wistfully while on flights. His was both much lighter and thinner than mine as well as more portable (and the battery life was great), so I [...]
One of the biggest differences I've noticed between here and NYC is the treatment of bars and alcohol here. When Adam and I first visited Sydney last April this wasn't in place, but shortly before we got here New South Wales (the "state" that Sydney is the capital of) passed restrictions on bars and clubs [...]
Since I was a teenager, journals in some form have been an integral part of my composition. When I was younger I would make a habit of writing a page or two a day, at least, scribbling down the thoughts that were most important to me (which that age was usually school drama, boys, parent [...]
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should effectively sum up how I feel. - AK: A feminist assertion that the game is sexist in its portrayal of women is also an assertion that any woman who expresses physicality and/or...
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