back in the u.s. of a.
i've had like twenty minutes of sleep and lived april 7th twice, but here i am, alive, showered and with my teeth brushed in the good ole city of angels. SURROUNDED BY MOUNTAINS OF CRAP I'M NEVER GOING TO GET HOME. but never mind that now.

i have mixed feelings about being back, but it's sort of pointless thinking about it because there's nothing i can do ... except go back to work and save up more money so i can jet my ass of somewhere else when i feel like it, at the first possible moment. so now i think about all the stuff i have to do. but the lesson i have learned this trip is when you make plans, STICK WITH THEM. i have tried on four separate occasions to change flights, both internationally and domestically, and i just haven't been able to. so don't even think about it, enjoy the time you have, and spend your money wisely. i've got five days on this left coast before DUM DUM DA DUM the real world returns. i haven't the faintest clue what i'm going to do, really, as i'm only needed at most two days back at the taekwondo gig.

in summary, i've had a great trip. i'm reminded again why i love new zealand so much. the people are so durn friendly, and the scenery is so durn majestic. it takes like four hours to drive from one of the sunniest places in the country, of endless beaches, to a rainforest and glacier. it's like taking all fifty of the united states and squishing them into a totally manageable size. and, as a bonus, you lose a lot of the hicks in the middle of the country. but don't get me wrong. there's all that funny business in new zealand, too. i've heard about westies ... they like to play the game that the "whole family can play", if you know what i mean. (hey ... this is straight out of the mouths of new zealanders, ok?!)

eventually, i will have some pictures up at my other site.

cheers and all my love.