fat assholes and kangaroo spoons.
it's always pretty shocking to me to see how completely different other countries are from the US. when I lived in the czech republic, I remember being totally shocked by the TV commercials. all the advertisements were for ringtones, liquor and cars. seems like every commercial in the states is for junk food or some sort of diet or exercise product. who can blame us for being such gigantic fat assholes?
I went of on a tangent there, what I initially wanted to convey was my shock at an experience at the wellington airport a few days ago. at the last minute before the tour began, the guitar tech we hired had to back out because of health problems. luckily we found a new tech in time.. so we're checking in for our flight to auckland when we realize the ticket is still under the old techs name. "Is the person with you now a male or a female?" I tell him he's male, he says since the name it's booked under is also male, it should be no problem. we don't really believe it, proceed through security and check-in holding my breath. unbelievably it worked. apparently domestic flights in new zealand are transferable as long as the person is the same sex as the initial ticket holder. ok. also I brought a bottle of water on the plane. yes! apparently these guys were watching rugby on september 11, 2001.
which explains their ridiculous in-flight safety video.
so far, the tour is going well. today I pet two dogs (any animal interaction during the course of the day makes it at least 50% better) I also spooned a kangaroo and cuddled a koala. so basically today is about 2000% better than the average day, even if the koala did shit on me a little.