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Home again

since being home here has been so much to think about. being jet jetlagged and trying to force a time of reflection is not the easiest of challenges. i promise to put up a good reflection post once i have the last two months of my life in order. for now, i want to thank everyone for probably the best summer of my life! we truly lived the dream... look forward to my final australia reflection post and the finished video. much love to all....i miss you guys terribly.

The English flag may flutter and wave, where the world wide oceans toss, but the flag the Australian dies to save, is the flag of the Southern Cross.

and then there were two

so it has been quite a while since we have spoke. about a week to be exact. work really has been wuite busy and i havent really found the time to sit back and collect my thoughts on this here blog. so hopefully you all havent forgot bout our precious database of virgil's knowledge. pah! who am i kidding i know every single one of you checks everyday for updates. i have you in my trap.

well, i have officially made it to the point in my time here where nothing i really do or see is new. repetition has been achieved. however, it doesnt always mean that it is mundane, or terrible to exist within the bounds of repetition. i am still enjoying every breath of australian air, every step on australian soil, and i still despise the incompetent asian of australia. there are two solid weeks left now here. one week left of work, and another week left of play. Seven of my friends and i will be making an excursion up to byron bay where we will relax and reflect on our conquering of oz. finally... some summer time on the beach with no worries of work.

I always get this pit in my stomach when i leave new places and people. it is always the people more than the places that get to me when i am staring down the barrel of the gun for departure. The people i have met on this trip are nothing short of incredible, and i feel like i have known them my entire life. We have two more weeks to rock out as hard or harder than we have for the last six. cheers to us.

and to all... this montage has brought me some serious inspiration to travel more with my camera:

classic

this is what we spend all of our time making here at work:

keep your hands off my dip bitch

taco night was nothing short of epic. i made a fantastic multi-layer dip that really had the crowd going. since they dont have refried beans, an essential ingredient to any dip, i had to improvise. first i started with 500g of well spiced certified australian angus beef. then we topped it with barbeque baked beans, salsa, olives, and 500g of mozzarella. boom! threw that bitch in the oven for about five minutes till the cheese was brown along the edge, then dropped off a dollop of sour cream and serve. excelente! Plus i just got word that one of the people has the shits today because of it.

"dude, your dip gave me the worst shits"

Thats how you know its good.


for the list:

-"i was taking a dump on the potty"
-"best fucking night of my life"
-"shit happens when you party naked"
-"UofD, NBD"
-mario kart
-free pizza from the program advisors

Butt-Sausage

Tonight im making tacos because i havent had one in a long time, and then probably getting thai food on top of that... so suck it world!


so, by popular demand, people want to know what i am actually doing over here instead of making social commentary, talking to women, spending money, and partying. well to put it as bluntly as possible: i have a job.

I am doing editing and audio work at:

Pinstripe Media
3/20 Cliff st.
Milsons Point NSW 2061

Im giving out the address just incase anyone wants to meet me for lunch at the Delicatessen just under the train station...
I have been doing a lot of work for the Yahoo financial website. we go out and film all these bigwig CEOs and CFOs giving advice about how to use money to benefit yourself and your small business. I am also working with David Koch, who is basically the Australian Matt Lauer. Its a really awesome experience and takes up my 9 - 5 very effectively. there are alot of programs here at the production house that i would not really have the chance to use so extensively anywhere else, so all of this experience is priceless. This place is great because i get treated like an employee rather than an intern. sweet. we also have a ping pong table to let off steam on. Also, unlike in america, many businesses have drinks on friday starting in the mid afternoon.

so thats that.

The following list are my trip favorites for my memory to return to them later:

-Annie ripping out the fridge
-Jeff having to get pushed home in Ryan's wheelchair
-GB, Waterfall
-High Thai Tuesdays
-Lowenbrau
-shotguns
-Toohys 30 Rack
-WYD
-Asians
-Man-down
-Saturday
-People Curious as to what happened to them last night
-poeple that are eighteen (connor)
-Lord Nelsons
-going to buy a tube and funnel and just returning with sunglasses
-gellato
-learning peoples handshakes
-wine+Brad
-aqua golf
- 22 hour days, every weekend
-actually using my time
-Moira's stories
-4:30 sunsets
-the walk home
-aboriginals
-Chelsea's stories
-roast beef/pastrami sandwich + Chips
-Hungary Jacks
- Oporto
-205/ 7th floor
-the right half
-the other half
-25 people in my room at 3am
-being VIP
-men's gallery
-wednesday night scruffy's
-noise violations while listening to death cab
-balcony
-ping-pong
-beer-pong
-union breaks with moira and sam
-the fucked-up shit they put on packs of cigarettes
-hot women - professionals
-wombats
-my apartment shower
-massive bed
-Bill
-telling bad jokes
-facebook
-setting up and taking down equipment
-foreign pool
- eye contact
-toy helicopters
-feeling like i have known the friends i have made here forever because of this list.
-not forgetting.

fart. fart. poop. poop. fart.