Seppie?

My main two trains of thought as of late:

1) It's unsatisfying to think, but Sydney for the most part feels like any other city I've been in. It's too early for me to be actually justified in saying that, and probably due in large part to most people I meet being travellers. I'll write more later.

2) Leaving Sydney feels like it'll be the real jumping off point of this trip - not stepping on a plane in Boston, San Francisco, or Honolulu. That's definitely because this is the unplanned part.

Speaking of plans, it seems like at this point I'm going to fly out to Perth and look for a bike, after I look around here for awhile. Shipping bike out to Perth would be an option, too. I'm being a total wuss about picking a route - I really need to just buck up and start rolling, either by bus or bike - as Sydney's really not doing it for me. When I look around I see it as full of shops full of people looking at the latest crap - be it electronics, clothing, whatever. Getting down to Bundeena to hike has been the best thing so far, and meeting people in hostels has been a blast, but I ought to get a roll on sometime soon.

bullets:

*Further research with Brits has revealed that 'septic' can be shortened to 'seppie', and that its not used England-wide.
*the bus driver called me 'good lad' when i had exact change, and that'll have to be the Aussieism of the day.
* the G'day Count is frightening low. 'cheers' everywhere, few g'days. curious
* Jack got carded. hilarious. more hilarious because the drinking age here is 18.