As I read this and think of home, I'm interrupted by an obviously Aussia ex-pat's mobile phone playing "Waltzing Matilda". No American in their right mind would put the Star Spangled Banner on their Mobile phone. Am I right? Only the latest pop songs and nostalgia songs from movies, or good old classical music for Americans for the most part. Am I right? Am I wrong? I mean, c'mon, I'm talking to an Aussie and a Kiwi today about a student having "bling-bling" and they didn't know what I was talking about. Then I said "Ghetto jewelry", and they seemed to get it, which is bizarre. They don't know the word "lame" either. Makes sense.

Hey! Eric! Remember your little koala bear that you could wind up that played "Waltzing Matilda"? You used to sleep with it. And how whenever I threw the bear at you, it seemed that the wind up metal piece would always injure your face? Anyway, I should appreciate cultural differences. I'm so ashamed of my former comment.

The good news is since this is my blog I can take off your comments if you want me to.

Yes I remember that koala bear. I was thinking about it this year... I really loved it you know.
What I would do to get that bear back.

Don't you sometimes think the cultural ignorance of the Aussies is endearing?

I'd give my right leg to have missed out on Bennifer and bling.

I still haven't seen eternal sunshine movie yet but I derive from the preview trailers that the machine might be able to help me be rid of that infernal bennifer.