This visit back was a reminder of how pretty the United
States is, especially in Autumn. We don’t have the same dramatic colours here
in Melbourne. Culturally the US seems more and more foreign to me each visit
back as well. I think this is probably equally attributed to my getting older and just being out of touch with pop culture as it is with the time away.
Crystal Bridges museum is definitely worth a visit if you ever find yourself in the vicinity (Bentonville, AR). The museum was truly world class, all that Walmart money is good for something, and there’s a lot happening outside the main building as well, including a Frank Lloyd Wright house and a beaver in the creek both of which I will have to return to see as it was way too cold to spend time outside the day we visited.
Crystal Bridges museum is definitely worth a visit if you ever find yourself in the vicinity (Bentonville, AR). The museum was truly world class, all that Walmart money is good for something, and there’s a lot happening outside the main building as well, including a Frank Lloyd Wright house and a beaver in the creek both of which I will have to return to see as it was way too cold to spend time outside the day we visited.
Rainbow narcosis, a video installation I watched at Crystal Bridges
is so bizarre and oddly delightful (though warped) that I needed to link it
here: http://vimeo.com/68236151
New York - This will come as no surprise to anyone who knows
me well, but my opinion remains unrevised, while I enjoy visiting I really
don’t want to live in NYC. Mark on the other hand would love
living there. For me, the city's too crowded, I'm too claustrophobic to ever really relax in New York, though I do like the mania.
The slogan for the New York lottery is “hey, you never know”
this amused us muchly during our visit.
This was an especially busy return trip for me as I had reunions with several friends I hadn't seen in years. I caught up with several friends from my university days (Tim, Tom, Bob, Rich and Lana) and finally caught up with my good friend Karen, and even managed to see a friend from Melbourne whose moved to North America (Elise). Inevitably there are people we don't see on our return visits though, and we can only hope to catch up with them the next time round.
This was an especially busy return trip for me as I had reunions with several friends I hadn't seen in years. I caught up with several friends from my university days (Tim, Tom, Bob, Rich and Lana) and finally caught up with my good friend Karen, and even managed to see a friend from Melbourne whose moved to North America (Elise). Inevitably there are people we don't see on our return visits though, and we can only hope to catch up with them the next time round.
