Hemispheres, part II

The only bad part about enjoying the best nine-day string of yr life is the inevitability of what comes afterwards, and that's the dread and pestilences of returning home and living your life of responsibilities. Fucking normality.

My time in New Zealand was incredibly amazing. Adjectives are not enough.

I would like to re-think everything.

Here are some phrases:

• nine days, new zealand south island
• forty-five companions
• backpacks
• new acquaintances & friends
• crushes, fading in & out
• speight's gold medal ale (http://www.speights.co.nz)
• bungy jumps / freewill to jump off of a ledge
• skiing for the first time
• the will to dance, even when sober
• scenery: mountains, rivers, fjords, trees, etc.
• staring out coach windows
• white water rafting, falling into the water, being pulled back in
• walking to queenstown, looking ragged
• recognizing the misty mountains, the river anduin, the pillars of the kings
• lake ohau, tea by the fire
• kayaking at milford
• becoming jenga professionals
• temporary waterfalls
• gins & tonics, gins & tonics, gins & tonics
• hiking upon a glacier in the pouring rain
• dressing up as a "whiter, lamer" p. diddy / duct tape bling-bling
• king of karaoke
• feeling Alive. woah!

You know that feeling you get when you are on vacation and you are yearning to get back home, and get back to normal? Yeah, I never got that.

This summer has been fantastic. At least all of the parts of the summer that I haven't been in Orlando, which, thankfully, has been a lot of it. Before New Zealand, there was Chicago, Kevin, Intonation Festival, Millenium Park, there was New England, Lisa & Matt, camping, Kris & Rebecca, Adam & Manda & Maddie, Mike & Missy, all of these peoples' associated dogs, Maine scenery, a Billy Corgan show, driving to WNY, going on a maybe-date and actually liking the girl, Chad & Erin and associated dog, Jeff & Marcy and associated dog, Linus, family and associated friends, etc. etc.

I should go into details about all of it, but I don't think that I will.

I will be too busy looking into NZ immigration requirements.