Thursday, September 30, 2010

in Christchurch airport waiting to fly to Auckland. two more days in Auckland and then heading back home to sf and to my kitty and a whole buttload of work (nobody says buttload anymore; I'm bringing it back)

Monday, September 27, 2010

realizing i am now a huge fan of rugby. i have no idea what's going on, but man, omg, i am a huge fan now. i just sit and watch and watch and, man, huge fan

Sunday, September 26, 2010

spent the day in wellington's gorgeous botanical gardens. happily it was a perfect day weather-wise. and it being monday here in new zealand most people were at work so we had much of the gardens to ourselves. to get to the gardens you first take a short cable car up a large hill. it's historic and fun. then you can spend hours and hours walking around different gardens, going to cafes or visitor centers or observatories or just relaxing by the flowers or duck pond. at one point i said to walter: 'hey, i'm looking for bugs, hold up. by the way, if you happen to see any giant crickets or grasshoppers that are the size of your hand, be sure to lemme know. walter: "oh, you'll definitely know." it's been a beautiful day in wellington.

the hotel has a "pancake machine"! a machine that spits out warm beautiful pancakes. this equates wonderfully with the waffle machine in seattle. i love it! pancake machine!

why am i working from new zealand? hmm, i really should find a place in the world where internet does not exist. alas, less and less places are tech-free. perhaps i'll need to change my own perspective

Friday, September 24, 2010

currently in the tiniest 'hotel' room in the capitol city of wellington... good thing walter and i are good friends cuz we'll be getting to know each other a little too well in this extremely tiny room

gonna drive on the opposite side of the road from the opposite side of the car all day long on our way to wellington at the southern tip of the north island of new zealand. it's saturday morning the 25th here in new zealand right now.

saw glow worms lit up on the ceilings of a very dark cave while riding in a boat on an underground river. saw kiwi and kea and other native birds in a bird sanctuary. drove on the opposite side of the road from the opposite side of the car. i'm in heaven in new zealand. posted a lot of photos on my facebook page of the traveling and the birds and sheep and mountains today. no glow worm photos unfortunately as they are in a very dark cave and it wouldn't work anyway. but still, so much fun.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

reesesworld version 4.0 begins a day early in NZ2010 with a celebration longer than any 24hours could handle. 4.0: smarter, better, faster, stronger, and a bit more fly.

Sunday, September 19, 2010

in Auckland, New Zealand, all is well... for it being a day ahead, jetlagged, and trying to recover from a sudden cold. but feeling better now that we're here and getting acclimated and rested. we finally got into a hotel around 2pm, having arrived at 730am, because we weren't able to check in for a while. so we walked around downtown Auckland and had breakfast and such. so tired. looking to acclimate to the timezone change so probably stay up a bit longer today (it's 5:15pm Monday night now while it's 10:15pm on Sunday night in San Francisco). we really didn't like our hotel once we got into it so we're shortening our stay with it here in the city and planning another hotel, drives down through the north island, sightseeing, and other hotel stays around the country. i'll keep you posted as i can. for now, we're just resting and getting acclimated for a day or two.

Saturday, September 18, 2010

boarding Air New Zealand, LAX to Auckland. see you all on the other side of the world

arrived in lax and now to wait to depart for nz in a few hours. nz2010!

on route to airport. if anyone is nervous about the trip, it's definitely not me. nervousnessosity I'm not

packing packing packing! why doth i hate packing so much? doth, funny word, doth. hmmm, i doth seem to be procrastinating from packing...

Friday, September 17, 2010

Walter's here!


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Thursday, September 16, 2010

I'm excited even if anxieted. (I made that would up so it would rhyme) I like to make up words

so much to prepare and plan before NZ2010 starts saturday. i'm starting to get nervous. new zealand here i come!

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

trying to figure out the best way to say 'i love the tea party' without it sounding like i actually mean it and when what i actually mean is that it's for their help in destroying the republican party brand and helping democrats win elections in the near and long run. see delaware, new york, new hampshire, and alaskan republican primaries for just the latest examples of the tea party taking out republican establishment figures who easily could have won election and now they're bigger races for dems to possibly win

Saturday, September 11, 2010

I hate going to visit people and all they do is flip channels while you're trying to chat. if I wanted to watch tv I'd stay home

Friday, September 10, 2010

10 years of reesesworld!!!! 10 years! ten years of my being online and telling all my stories and daily thoughts and random issues. 10 years. hard to believe, but here we are. 10 wonderful years of growth and strength and honesty. www.reesesworld.com

Thursday, September 09, 2010

volunteering for scott wiener for supervisor!!!

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

reese version 4.0 gearing for launch in two weeks! faster, stronger, better, and even possibly neater. it's time

Tuesday, September 07, 2010

i tried posting this a few days ago, but it wouldn't let me for some reason, but i wanted to say on 9/2: I'm having a nephew!!! my brother and sister-in-law are having a boy in early 2011. I already have several good nicknames in mind. hooray!

clue # 2,587: you know you're too involved in politics when you actually buy new shoes because you know you'll be doing a lot of precinct walking in the coming months before an election. btw, i love my new shoes, so comfy! i did the same thing a few years ago right before the big senate election for my boss and it was a much needed foot saver

Sunday, September 05, 2010

back home, watching lots of simpsons, and resting with the kitty. so sleepy from travels today

in sf again, on way to kitty!

SEA to SFO to my kitty!

Saturday, September 04, 2010

at Green Leaf Vietnamese restaurant in downtown Seattle. beautiful ambience and amazing food

in Seattle Chinatown

at olallie state park twin falls trailhead

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at the cafe where 'twin peaks' was filmed

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Friday, September 03, 2010

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at Fremont coffee company coffeehouse sitting on the front porch in a wicker chair with my shoes off and reading a murder mystery

Thursday, September 02, 2010

at Charlie's bar and grill in Capitol Hill Seattle with the amazing Corby

@bauhaus cafe in Seattle

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

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big big month of life celebration starts today!

all you can eat waffle station!