I made it. It actually went quite smoothly, apart from a little rushing at Sydney (worst airport ever).

I was early arriving at my hotel, which I expected I would be even though I took my time getting the bus down here. So they didn't quite have the room ready to go. opted to half check in and go for lunch and a walk. Weather is very nice, in fact it's so like Adelaide here in a lot of respects. I really don't feel out of place at all. Maybe it's because almost everyone I've overheard walking around here has an Australian accent (must be those cheap flights).

I walked around the block to Garden Walk which is an upscale new open air mall here, that's struggling to get tenants. Had lunch at a Johnny Rockets (50's style burger joint), and wandered into Disneyland for 10 minutes just to get the photo on my Annual Passport taken and printed.

I'm charging my camera, phone and laptop; which have all strangely gone dead flat while in transit?! So no pictures until later.

In around 12 hours I will be somewhere between here and the USA, in the perspective time machine.

I'll leave Adelaide at 9:30am on the 15th September.

While the Sun makes his trip around two thirds of the Planet, bringing Australia's yesterday to the USA's tomorrow, I'll be sitting in an aluminium tube trying to cross the other third in the opposite direction in only 15 minutes.

I'll arrive in LAX at 9:45 on the 15th of September.

Neat trick, wait until you see what I do on the way back.


I've been promised WiFi in my hotel, so if that works, the next transmission will be from the surface of the Moon. Or possibly from Anaheim, California.

I'm not much of a blogger, but people have requested "photos, lots of photos". So also dependent on the WiFi connection I will be posting some. Probably not in the first couple of days, as I'll be too busy being selfish to take the camera.

I'm also not very mobile, as I wont have a car. I do have the entire guide to Orange County's public transport system, so I may make a few expeditions. No promises.


In other news, packing didn't go well. It's all in there, and at about half the max baggage allowance.

BUT

I haven't a thread to wear. Despite my best efforts in the local stores. I'm going to 'hit up' (as they say in California, I wish they wouldn't) some clothing stores and some malls early on when I get there to see what I can see.

(It had to be done)

New packaging. *fear*


*tastes*


Crisis^* over. Still awesome.



(^*Not a woman's crisis as defined by Jeremy Clarkson. Possibly close though.)

Perfectly sculptured melons
The last one with the mouth on it is especially nummy.

Periodic Table of Typefaces
Not a comic sans to be seen.

http://www.randapets.piczo.com/?cr=3

It goes sideways too.

Oddly calming as the lapping surf noises negate your text and colour fail rage.

Or doesn't ... whatever.

...except that you should wait until the very end, it's very much worth it.

He's been prolific of late...

http://rathergood.com/kitten_war

http://rathergood.com/bullion

(I'm not going to even attempt to embed this one)

and not from Joel...

Rocket Dog - 7 Seconds of Love



This may not embed well on some restrictive layouts (it's WIDE screen) so click here instead...
http://rathergood.com/rocket_dog

This shouldn't be funny. But it is.