It's the most poisonous snake in the world...I'm gonna poke it with a stick!

Aussie word of the day: Ripper - awesome, great, superb

"Where there's food, there are mice. Where there are mice, there are snakes. And where there are snakes there's Steve Irwin."

Just a couple of days left in this country, and then we go on home. Corissa and I decided that we really didn't have the money for the Gold Coast, as all there really is to do there is shop and tan. Instead we went to the *CRIKEY* Aussie Zoo, which, if you don't already know, is owned by Steve Erwin and his family (it was founded by his parents). It's been raining here, which it's barely done since the second or so week. My theory is that Brisbane is sad to see us go, but in reality it probably has more to do with the horrible storms they're getting farther up the coast. Tomorrow and Friday will pretty much be study, work-out, and packing centered, with Sat. consisting of my final followed by some quality friend time. Abdul decided that he's going to drive Andy and myself to the airport, so that's cool. Alrighty, it's sleepy time for this little Muppet...cheers, and I'll see many of you, my faithful readers, pretty darn soon!

Home in a WEEK!!

Aussie word of the day: kufuffle - a commotion (I just love how it sounds!)

So on Friday, I had the very worst migraine I've ever had in my life...right in the middle of my research methods final! I felt so sick I was rushed over to health services, given a shot of some anti-nausea med (in my BUM!), and then, once I could stomach it, given some hardcore, knock-me-on-my-ass painkiller. Not sure what it was, but it did the trick...at least for a while. The migraine improved, but has continued to linger in some capacity even into today, a bit. Sat. I was a bit better and so I joined Corissa for lunch. I was not, however, anywhere near up to a treck to the Gold Coast, so we postponed until Wed. Yest. Samantha and Jess decided that the solution to all my woes was to take me for a gluten-free italian meal. Let me tell you, garlic prawn and gf penne pasta solves a lot! Heh. That evening I cooked Indian for the two of them, as well as myself and Andrea of course, and then I joined Sam, Jess, and their friend Tim for bowling. Over four games, I scored 85, 84, 75, and 85...not too bad for a girl who hasn't bowled in 9 or so years. We each played one practice frame before the game began, and I bowled a strike. I then proceeded not to bowl anything better than a spare the rest of the night. Such is life. It was far more fun than I expected, however, so I may even go again before another 9 years passes. Today I'm taking it easy and studying. Joy is going to come over tomorrow for a serious study pow wow. I can't belive that I'll be home this time next week...

Oh, and HAPPY FATHERS DAY, ALL! Cheers.

13 days!

Aussie word of the day: Aroona - Aboriginal word for "spring water," name brand of a bottled water

Well, I just finished my last paper of the semester, which will be turned in tomorrow. Now there's just two tests to go, and then I'm outta here! I have mixed emotions about leaving, as I think I've said before, but all in all I feel that I've done pretty much everything I wanted to (except see NZ, but Josh and I have hopes of going there someday). I'd certainly rather go home than take finals! Big shock. Tomorrow evening, Arcadia is hosting a farewell dinner for all of us, so that should be fun. Then again, this late in the semester, anything promising free dinner is fun. Hehe. In all seriousness though, it will be nice to catch up with some of the people I've barely seen since orientation. Other than that I have a few minor social events planned, and by minor I mean having some folks over for dinner and a possible bowling night, to finish off my time here. Oh, and Corissa and I are probably gonna do a day trip to the Gold Coast on Saturday, as she still hasn't been there, and it would be a shame for her to miss out on something so fun that's so close (about an hour train ride). It's really time for me to get some shut-eye, so I'm gonna wrap this up. Cheers!

Aussie TV is, how do you say...TERRIBLE

Aussie word of the day: dunny - toilet (often a porta-potty)

It's the home stretch, with only 1 paper and 2 finals to finish in two-and-a-half weeks. There will likely be another day trip to the Gold Coast with Corissa, but my the bulk of my adventures are over. I've finished my shopping for everyone, too, which is such a blessed feeling! Naturally I'm spoiling my boyfriend and God-daughter, but everyone else is getting pretty cool stuff as well, so fear not. :-)

Ok, that's all I had to say. Hehehe.