Another early post repeat
Things I had never done...part deux
When I was looking at the first list of things I had never done and thinking about things I never thought I would ever do in my life, I realized that the list has updated a bit since that post. Welcome to my world.
- get excited to see Pepsi on the grocery store shelf
- take my phone everywhere
- bake fun treats
- play Skip-Bo on a regular basis
- consider (and actually get) our version of TiVo
- search for brand names that I recognize from the US
- never shop at Wally World
- search unsuccessfully for popcorn to pop on the stovetop
- see deer, alpaca and llama farms along the main roads
- pay $100 to fill up the gas tank
- see sea anemones
- ponder insulation
- cheer out loud when I heard Doritos are coming to NZ
- enter local photo contests
- wonder how old the tv shows are and smile to find out when one is less than two years old
- drive a big station wagon
- see lighthouses
- have a bridge built for me
- get excited to find something that tastes like hot dogs (frankfurters) and polish sausage (kranskies)
- ride a gondola up a mountain
- take an interest in the Maori language to see what town names mean
- rarely leave the house without my camera
- see ads on tv that I think are tacky and tasteless
- buy fresh veggies every payday
- make bottle rockets with vinegar and baking soda
- experiment with 'exotic' cheeses while looking for a substitute for Meunster
- have a clothes dryer hung upside down over the washer
- call orange road cones 'rabbits'
- see geysers and boiling mud up close and personal
- eat Vegemite
- see black swans, wild pukekos, waxeyes, kiwis, wild goats, fantails, tuis
- be aware when American tv shows are on--as opposed to BBC or cable stations that are mostly through Australia
5 comments:
I hear you on rarely leaving the house with out your camera. It is almost an extra appendage. Only Bloggers!!
I hear ya on the gas prices!!! Whoa. It's almost like you have to take a loan out of the bank to drive there in the first place to GET money.
Pepsi? I used to drink this a lot. Not any more. I finally broke my addiction to the colas.
Never heard of 'rabbits' [the orange cones on the highway...interesting]
And one more thing...I'm American, and I must say I don't like TV. We finally just had everything disconnected so we don't have to pay to watch commercials....
Sorry, I'm a bit late in visiting, but, have had a couple of days where the computer is not very cooperative!!
I like your list- it is so very i interesting to see our country through others eyes.
I agree with the gondola, I just can't get used to that name...
You might want to add another one to your list:
"a flat possum on country roads"
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