Squirk's Overseas Experience

The tales of one Kiwi returning to Mother Britain and exploring the Big Wide World... without being eaten by a shark.

Monday, June 30, 2003

Can it be true? Have I started a diary? A journal? A log? A special moment, and sign for the future...

: Name: Squirk; Location: Chicago, IL, United States

Born and bred in New Zealand, I'm an artsy white boy with a thirst for knowledge and a will to explore the world.

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I tried to take one holiday each month.

Sweden (story, photos)
Paris (story, photos)
Edinburgh (no photos)
Brussels (photos)
Hamburg (story, photos)
Amsterdam (photos)
Rome (photos)
Denmark (story, photos)
Prague (photos)
Poland didn't quite work.

Then I took a holiday from Grown Up Life, becoming a poor student in Berlin. It was fantastic.

I have have touched most of these people or at least have been close enough to do so.

Rei and Trace are foreigners in the Land of the Rising Sun.
The Browninator metes out powerful nonsense with an iron fist.
ferrouswheel will one day overcome humanity.
Carly is too happy and must be stopped.
Thoughtcrime uses gloom to fuel his rage.
The Wildebeest tells you what music you should listen to.
Mel destroyed London and went back to New Zealand.
Monkkee builds giant robot husbands to compensate for her eeny-weeny size.
The Other Bob stayed in Cambridge for so long he needs to recover in Australia.
Barnesy has access to the actual Tardis.
Kinophile Kim has recently re-surfaced in Not Korea.
The G-Man has returned!

I've touched these people too, but they have been destroyed by undercover Scientologists.

Gozu is probably just lazy.
Is Gareth Davies was back for a bit, but then disappeared?
The Lion's Den probably blogs elsewhere.

French for Dummies is a change from German.
A very short introduction to the Russian revolution is exactly that.
Simply Guitar has pretty pictures.
Gulliver's Travels is 100% true, especially the giants.
I still haven't got around to reading Getting Things Done.

Diesel Sweeties is a long-lived classic.
Questionable Content has turned into a soap opera.
Ghastly's Ghastly Comic has tentacles for all.
Sexy Losers was fun while it lasted.
Whispered Apologies just confuses me now.
Penny Arcade grows on me every year.
White Ninja comics has ninjas.
Ninja Verses has all kinds of ninjas.
The Adventures of Dr McNinja has ninjas and doctors.
Scary-Go-Round is for girls.
Boy on a Stick and Slither has flashes of brilliance.
Hate Song makes me feel dirty.
Filth Hole makes the writers feel dirty.
Strong Bad Email is animated!
Dinosaur Comics must be the easiest comic worth reading.

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