81 Days!

Welcome to the next update of the America Countdown, with approx. 81 days left before we board the plane and fly out like a bat out of hell. That is, approx. 1944 hours or 116'640 minutes. If you thought I wouldn't bother with the seconds you were wrong: 6'998'400 seconds before we leave. Approximately.

So the Aus $ is up at around 0.69 US cents, which is up from yesterday. Hopefully we will see this increasing trend more often in the coming days.

Here is an addition to my American - English Conversions Dictionary

Autumn(OZ) - Fall
Box(OZ) - Booth
Cupboard(OZ) - closet
Canteen(OZ) - Cafeteria
Crumpet(OZ) - English Muffin
Chemist(OZ) - Drugstore
Football (OZ) - Soccer
Knickers(OZ) - Panties
Mobile(OZ) - Cell phone
Maths(OZ) - Math
Pudding(OZ) - dessert
Plaster- band aid(OZ)
Programme- tv show(OZ)
Roundabout(OZ) - Rotories
Tomato Sauce(OZ) - Ketchup
Windscreen(OZ) - Windshield
Year (school)(OZ) - Grade

Also, I mentioned yesterday that i would include conversions for shoe sizes and clothing sizes

I have heard from a friend of mine(Tracey) that the shoes sizes are different by 1 1/2 shoes sizes, so a size 6 here would be a 7 1/2 over there. This is rather reliable as it was found on her phone.

Dress sizes are smaller by 4 sizes over there, so a size 8 would be a size 4 over there. Makes you feel so good about yourself. Just, try not to wear negative sizes (yes, they do have those) because then you may as well admit yourself to the hospital with anorexia/bulimia. Hopefully none of you will need to do that, but if the need arises, I will gladly escort you =]

Alrighty, Pike Place Market is the first market to be discovered in this blog, and I will include the website address to this site at the end of this blog so you can see any maps or photos for yourself.

""It's been said that the Pike Place Market is a special event! The Market is filled with lively conversations, street corner performances, cooking demos, in-store sampling, and much more. Look for special events on the street and around the Market.""

Personally, the market looks more like a fresh food hall and stuff like that, so unless you are into that type of stuff, I would suggest steering clear. It is not, and I repeat, is not a mall/shopping centre.

Okay, so by at least Friday you should have fully paid for America, if not, I'd suggest going out into the city centre with your platinum blonde wig and fake boobs, (pretending to be Pamela Anderson) and sing a few songs, hopefully you'll get some money to put towards America.

Until Tomorrow,

Keep on counting!

http://www.pikeplacemarket.org/frameset.asp?flash=false