Day One And Two
01 / 02 Sep 2005
I spent most of this day jetlagged and delerious. I decided I wouldn't sleep the nigh t before the flight, so I would sleep on the plane. Mostly a good idea, excep that once I got here I had to prop my eyes awake so I kept my in-synch-ness going.
As an attempt at doing something I decided to go for a walk around the area I'm in .. and take photos of things.
Hotel
The hotel is one of those damn Hilton ones. Are we doing that whole Hilton backlash thing still?
Yes, it's already got my crap all over the floor, and the laptop out. Shut it.
The view from my room.
Food!
First stop - food.
Not much to say, except that Macdonalds in Australia serves CHIPS not FRIES and they are half the size. IE: a human can eat them all.
Also, our potatoes are obviously tastier. FRIES over here are really quite bland.
For those who don't know, thats a 60gig iPod wrapped in a thick plastic case. It's massive, but not as massive as those FRIES.
It's Me! My motivation in this scene was to portray my fear of such gigantic beverages, but to also show I was thirsty enough to face my fear.
To be fair, this was the first non-airline food I'd had in two days. Maybe I was being a little harsh.
Shops!
Where I am is in a little shopping-district. I decided to wander around, and then worked up the courage to take photos in public. Not that you see many people around here. People?! Outside?! In the US?! Nope
.Personally I think they might all be inside too scared to come outdoors, because no footpaths exist which dont just end dropping you into traffic. Its a self-fulfilling fear as well. No-one's gonna make footpaths unless people use them.
Also, the buildings are massivist:
See? Massivist. I'm forced to MAKE UP WORDS, the damn things are so big!
One of them is amusing, if only for it's multifaced title:
David's Bridal. No, I am not ridable and do not require a bridle. I resent the implications of the synonyms of this shop's name.
Can I sue? I'm just trying to fit in.
Finally, after being outraged by how insanely awful the design of these places was, I decided to FIGHT BACK by taking photos, commenting on them, and then putting them on a website that no-one visits. TAKE THAT CORPORATE AMERIKKA!!
