today i saw the first steering wheel lock i've seen since i left australia. i almost didnt know what it was.

today i forgot my mums birthday. ive never done that before. ive never forgotten any of my family members birthdays. i may have forgotten to get them presents, but ive never forgotten the actual day. i guess i have been thinking of her a lot because of my grandma, and the funeral, but i just plain forgot her birthday. im sorry mum.

a few days ago, this crazy old english guy i work with, norm, asked me how the new zealand national anthem goes. i told him i didnt know. he said he knew the australian anthem. i said oh yeah? sing it -and dont sing waltzing matilda, but hes pretty deaf and of course he started singing waltzing matilda. i just laughed, and somehow ended up singing advance australia fair for everyone.

im getting my hair cut tomorrow. finally. just had to do it. only $20.

thats all.