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"Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup. 
They slither while they pass, they slip away across the universe. 
Pools of sorrow, waves of joy are drifting through my opened mind, 
possessing and caressing me. 

Nothing's going to change my world 
Nothing's going to change my world 
Nothing's going to change my world
 
Images of broken light which dance before me like a million eyes. 
They call me on and on across the universe. 
Thoughts meander like the restless wind inside a letterbox. 
They tumble blinding as they make their way across the universe." 

– Fiona Apple, "Across the Universe"

Mr. Toad's Wild and Naked Ride

Tctraynor
2005-11-04 21:34:56

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NY – there ain't a whole lot to do there.
After Canberra, we headed towards Sydney. We arrived in Sydney during the rush hour and it was just a nightmare driving. Nightmare. Worse than NYC. Yup. What made it worse was the hotel we were trying to find was no longer in business (we found that out after 2 hours of driving around and around). So we had to find other accommodation. After finding a place way out in Bondi Beach (cool beach but too noisy), Tony and I experienced Sydney nightlife. GREAT PLACE! Especially Darling Harbor, which I consider the best urban space I have ever seen.

When Tony and I were walking around the harbor at night, 2 women came up to us and asked us if we wanted to dance on the street to the rhythm of the steel drums playing in the background. Well, heck, Sydney IS a friendly city. We said "sure" and were soon samba-ing to the steel drum. The woman told me as we were dancing that it was for a course on "Living Outside Your Comfort Zone". I thought that was great! I think every person should take that course once in their life, because most of us tend to stay snuggly within the confines of our comfort zone a little too much. I think we would be a lot happier if we all lived our lives every now and then as 3-year-olds.

Watch most 3-year-olds in a playground. They don't hide in fear of being rejected or live their lives in the past or future. They just "are" and are always in the here and now. I want to run around with wild abandon, go up to strangers and make them my best friend in 2.3 seconds and cry my eyes out if I feel like it! 3-year-olds rock! And so do those two women who were stepping outside their comfort zones in Sydney!

The more exploring we did of Sydney by foot, the more I liked the city. It really is beautiful. I was even impressed by the Harbor Bridge and the Opera House, which I really wasn't expecting because I tend not to like anything that is over-hyped.
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