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
I hear you on rarely leaving the house with out your camera. It is almost an extra appendage. Only Bloggers!!
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeletePepsi? 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.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the gondola, I just can't get used to that name...
ReplyDeleteYou might want to add another one to your list:
ReplyDelete"a flat possum on country roads"