I've been in more time zones than I've had days off this year. Something has to give...
So now that I've napped, I have a new perspective on my dilemma: what's a guy with no clothes supposed to do in LA for 24 hours. It's chilly and raining, so I can safely rule out streaking or any such nonsense.
That layover is going to be spent sitting around in a hotel room in a bathrobe of questionable origin, because the airline lost my bags...again. Twice in the same trip! This has to be a record. 30 hours of sitting in a plane getting funky and have nothing to change in to. couple that with not having slept more than 45 minutes in the last...
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30 hours in Los Angeles. What's a guy to do? Already booked a hotel based on its proximity to a taco stand and an In&Out Burger. got to keep my priorities straight!
Last week i was rambling on about my history with natural disasters (earthquakes!) in this country, but Sunday the weather out did itself. I was zoning out playing Minecraft (because...uh...yeah) and the winds got really crazy--which is saying something, because it's always stupid windy here. Then it got LOUD. I look out the window and there's 1/2"-3/4" hail beating down outside. Turns out there were...
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good news, i'm missing more nasty winter weather at home. bad news, i probably won't see home for another three weeks.
however, i'm still in NZ--so that's a bonus. i've managed to visit all my favorite old restaurants and tried a couple new ones. i miss the hell out of some of the old bars and the places that never reopened after the quakes. again...
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lenacristina:
where do you live, and what happened there?
shaneq:
I'm from new york and they've gotten like two feet of snow over the last week or so (and more on the way!), but I'm working in New Zealand (and McMurdo Station Antarctica). I come down most every year--but about 3 years ago they had a series of earthquakes that leveled a huge part of the city center and made a mess of the suburbs. Just my luck, the biggest of the quakes happened while I was here. The city is slowly coming back, but a lot of the land can't be rebuilt on (it turned into something like quicksand) so a lot of businesses are moving out toward the airport where I work.
once again, i'm roaming the bottom of the world. came close to seeing the first sunset in the antarctic--it was trying real hard, but just not quite yet. there's also a video of some orcas tooling around looking for a snack. some days i long for a "normal" job, but where else do you have to be put on hold for penguins or seals in...
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Crushed in the front of the wife's car. Will likely be indefinitely furloughed with no pay next week because of the douchebags running the country. Fml. Maybe I should have had more
Lucky Charms this morning.
Lucky Charms this morning. 
larasteele:
Thanks for the support xoxo
After close to three hours on the phone with my college (and several state and federal agencies) my Bachelor's program is finally underway. Aaaagh! Holy shit what was I thinking? Aaaaagh!
tourniquette:
thank you so much for your support!"
stigmata:
Oh thank you! 
And nice photo
And nice photo
shaneq:
My pleasure. ..and thanks! I'm such a tool i spent half of the cruise on instagram and the rest on mimosas. Need to work on my priorities