i didn't see the first star, but i did see almost all of them tonight. no, seriously, there is no ambient light in beautiful, desolate wanaka, town by the lake and mountain, hmm...unlike some cities which might or might not emit 1/3 of the world's light at ONE TIME.* i don't think i will be retuning to certain said city.
speaking of lakes and mountains, we learned in my little seminar in which we should have been studying the NZ law, that people in NZ introduce themselves according to which mountain and body of water they are from. "my name is emily, i'm from a land with no mountains and really no natural beauty whatsoever" just doesn't have the same ring as "my name is hamakaka nawa iri tiki tamba and i come from wanaka mountain and sumotufo river"* but that's just why i will never be as cool as a kiwi. and it's easy for them, because everywhere you turn, there are lakes and mountains and rivers, and they are pristine and stunning. today, i was driving and straight ahead there were green mountain tops (and sheep), the rear view mirror had another view of snow-capped rocks (and more sheep) and all along the road, rivers, lakes, and yes, more sheep. kind of hard to not drive and take pictures at the same time, which my mom only let me do while she was asleep.
today i decided to test whether the "rumors" about the "scientific theory" of water going down the toilet the other way, a la The Simpsons, was true. in my very scientific testing of this "theory" i flushed the toilet. and watched. well, the water was kind of more "rushing" down, than swirling, counter-northern hemisphere-direction, and i think that even though the rushing really clouded my ability to tell (and let's face it, i don't REALLY know which direction the toilet water swirls in the US anyway), i think i'm convinced that the simpsons is right, and they are the artibers of all things true. if you have any other scientific theories you would like me to test regarding the crazy southern hemisphere and their anti-science (ie gravity, aging, etc) please let me know. i'll try my best.
*okay, maybe sometimes i make stuff up, but it makes for better reading, eh?
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If you have time to check out a rainforest, take a good look at the tendrils and vines that snake around a branch or twig. Twining plants also twist around a branch in the opposite direction too! (Although I haven't paid enough attention to plants while in the US to know what the not-opposite drection is...)
Also... those stars that you were so lovingly looking at are completely different constellations than the ones you've been looking at all your life. (B/c you're staring at a completely different part of the sky down there.) You won't see the stars that the Ancient Greeks saw and named Orion's Belt or Ursa Major or so on. No North Star! But, I think the Maoris & Aboriginies identified their own set of constellations. (Southern Cross... and I think a parrot...)
you are so smart!!
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