Photos- January 30, 2004 We've uploaded the last of our electric photos to Yahoo photos. They on Big Adventure Photos 8 (link to left). The new ones begin with the one of the Hindu Temple.http://kent-taylor.blogspot.com/2004/01/photos.html Update- January 29, 2004 We've updated the blog for the last days of our Big Adventure, but the blog's not quite finished yet. We'll post a final entry of two in the next few days, and then it will all be over, and all our lives will be that bit more empty. Sob.http://kent-taylor.blogspot.com/2004/01/update.html The final movie reviews post- January 29, 2004 We flew Air Pacific from Fiji to LA, and the film choice was poor. There was only one film that we fancied, and that was quite old: Ice Age. We dutifully watched it, and it was OK but not up to the standards of Pixar. The brightness on my screen was up far too high and couldn't be adjusted, so it looked rubbish too! Two and a half stars. We saw Paycheck (Paycheque) at the flicks in LA.http://kent-taylor.blogspot.com/2004/01/final-movie-reviews-post.html Last days of our Adventure- January 29, 2004 On Saturday morning, after our disaster, we took the bus to the Golden Gate Bridge. This journey was slightly more successful and cost just $1.25 each. The bridge was good, we took lots of photies and had a walk on it. After the Golden Gate Bridge, we took the bus back to Lombard Street - the crookedest street in San Fran. Then we had a successful lunch and went back to the hotel. In thehttp://kent-taylor.blogspot.com/2004/01/last-days-of-our-adventure.html San Fran Fun- January 24, 2004 Friday started well. On Thursday, we tried to trade in the ten or so old books we'd been lugging around Fiji, but the 2nd hand bookshops didn't want them all. So, on Friday morning we went to Union Square and left them spread around benches for people to find. We weren't being litter bugs - we'd registered them at bookcrossing.com, so whoever finds them can go to the website and register theirhttp://kent-taylor.blogspot.com/2004/01/san-fran-fun.html Where's my heart I know I left it round here somewhere...- January 23, 2004 Me: Anne, do you feel like the crew of the Enterprise in Star Trek IV Anne: No. Me: How about Nicolas Cage in The Rock Anne: Are we doing this again Me: What about that wet lawyer (Harrison Fox) in Crazy Like a Fox Anne: Just get on with the blog. That's right, we're no longer in LA, but we're still under Govenor Swarzenegger's juristiction. We're in San Francisco. I've beenhttp://kent-taylor.blogspot.com/2004/01/wheres-my-heart-i-know-i-left-it-round.html Land of extremes- January 23, 2004 I both love and hate the US. The TV is so crap, and yet also has some of the best dramas in the world. Even the ads on telly, usually notoriously bad, can sometimes be short, sharp and witty. The people can be obnoxious and dumb, or really kind and intelligent. George Bush is still a twt though.http://kent-taylor.blogspot.com/2004/01/land-of-extremes.html LA is my Lady- January 20, 2004 Arriving in LA was very exciting. Everyone we know who's been there has been disappointed, so I think we were well prepared for it. A quick check of The Lonely Planet in a library in NZ had convinced us that Santa Monica would be a good place to stay (avoiding grotty Downtown and Hollywood) and this decision paid off. On the bus ride from the airport I was very excited. Anne, less so. Mehttp://kent-taylor.blogspot.com/2004/01/la-is-my-lady.html LA adventures- January 20, 2004 Well, we arrived in Santa Monica on Saturday and had a little look round the shopping area, which looked rather nice, and then it was back to the motel room for takeaway pizza and beer! Sunday, we had time for a proper explore. After doing our washing in a real American laudromat, we spent the rest of the day looking in book shops and drinking coffee. It was excellent. Monday we thought we'dhttp://kent-taylor.blogspot.com/2004/01/la-adventures.html From the future to the past- January 18, 2004 On Saturday 17th January at 4pm, Anne and I were walking on the beach in Fiji. We had seven hours until we had to get on a plane. On Saturday 17th January at 4pm, Anne and I were checking into a motel in Santa Monica. We'd landed in LAX three hours earlier. Stephen - you've gone mad! Everyone knows you can't be in two places at once. I'm starting to lose faith in your Blogging abilitieshttp://kent-taylor.blogspot.com/2004/01/from-future-to-past.html |