Dream Cars Exhibit Part 2

So, it, ummmm, took me a really long time to put up part 2 on here. Well, here it goes. Better late than never right?

There was most definitely a trend towards long and even more long cars.

So long. So even more long.

Then there was this electric/Smart Car type thing that was built in Nazi occupied France way ahead of its time.

So bubbly.

Here is my favorite from the exhibit. This super classy looking thing.

The interior was described as Jazzy Geometric. That title sounds just as cool as it looks.

Once again with the long cars. This time with more faux jet engine.

That faux jet engine is actually the braking light. 

Long.

You can't quite see it in here, but this car had a back up camera and a tiny little CRT screen in the front.

So long.

Now with 100% more faux jet engines.

This car looks like it was made to go fast and little else. 

Looks like some kind of land space craft thing.

A Bugatti. 

This is not an actual prototype though. The prototype was so beloved at a car show that people actually took to recreating it as best they could from photos of the event.

Actual jet engine!

Space age materials! The body is not metal.

It is actually some type of high tech cloth like material on the body.

Some generic looking modern car.

After looking at the cars, my friend and I got the chance to wander around the rest of the museum. I'll post those pictures later.

Dream Cars Exhibit.

Being frustrated at the fact that I have lived right next to the exciting city of Atlanta for years now and have still yet to see anything in it, I talked my good friend into going downtown with me, and by talked, I mean relentlessly badgered. 

We decided to go to the High Museum of Art because they had an exhibit of prototype cars from ye day of old, and the two of us like cars. Not the Cars franchise by Pixar though, that junk is terrible. Come on Pixar, what the hell, you are better than 90 min commercials for plastic crap.

So here is the lobby. So fancy.

Here is the first car we saw. Timelessly classy. The amazing thing was that some dude just built that in his garage

More pictures of classiness. This thing was made with a wood frame. That's just crazy.

The butt of classiness. Still can't get over how someone just made this because they were bored.

 Man, this car was so Jetsons it ain't even funny.

I mean, look at the console! What do those things even do?

So Jetsons.

Then there was this Scarab thing, which was supposed to be a living room on wheels.

Gotta love that rear end. I'd show pictures of the spacious interior, but you would just see a black picture.

This car marked around the time when the car designers of the world realized that aerodynamics were a thing.

And this one was one of the first designed in a wind tunnel.

Check out the swiveling headlights! (yeah, I know, you can't really see them. Because they are that aerodynamic)

And here it the tail end of aerodynamics. Car was huge yo, especially considering it is a two seater.

I'll post part 2 latter. Needless to say, there were many more cars. Also, to our pleasant surprise, the ticket not only covered the car exhibit, but to the rest of the museum as well! So that means even more pictures to come! Stay tuned!

Day One Entry: Jul 28, 2014

My first update since arriving back home! A bit late to be honest, but what ever, I'm getting it done. Getting done on an iPod.

Helped my mom install a new modem today. I really wish my mom would do a better job if remembering her usernames and passwords. Spent like an hour trying to retrieve those for her. It got done though. Also installed a new water filter for her, so yay delicious water.

Downloaded one of those calorie counters. We will see how that changes my eating habits. I can already tell it is going to have at least a major effect. Can't help but feel fat watching all those calories add up throughout the the day. Just so long as a lose weight, I will be happy irregardless of whatever blows it delivers to my self esteem.

Go a picture of the rainbow that greeted me back to Georgia. Enjoy.

79° Clear
938 Clover Ln, Lawrenceville, GA, United States

Fire torch juggling comedian with abs of steel!

The title pretty much says it all. I mean look at this man! He is balancing himself on this bed of nails perched upon a precarious stand while juggling three fire torches! That junk was crazy man. And he was really funny too. Telling jokes throughout the whole show. My favorite one was the one that he told right before doing the tick you see above.

"What am about to do is very dangerous and I really should not be doing it. My father tried this trick, and unfortunately, he is dying. . . my uncle tried this trick, and unfortunately, he is dying. . . my brother tried this trick, and unfortunately, he is dying. Sadly, my wife also tried this trick and, unfortunately. . . .*heavy sigh*. . .she is not dying.

This was from Darling Harbor, the fancy part of Sydney. Go look at pictures on my Picasa

Hungry Jacks

It is no secret that I used to work in a Burger King. Anyone who knows me has undoubtedly heard me whining and bitching about how it was oh so booo hooo terrible. I mean, it was terrible, don't get me wrong, but I should probably stop bitching about it. . . just not anytime soon. So, after quitting there, I made a vow to never eat at a Burger King again. Ever! . . . except for that one time in Shanghai. I mean, it was Shanghai Burger King! Who knew what that stuff was going to taste like? (it tasted just like any other Burger King) But while in New Zealand, Chris was all like: "yo, in Australia, they are called Hungry Jacks, and I need you to take your expert opinion on Burger King to one of those things and tell me if they are the same." So, being the good friend that I am, I did just that.

So there it is! Even under a different name, it was still the bane of my existence.

So I bravely ordered one of the things and found a place to sit down.

Oh yes, that brings back memories. So many memories.

Anyways, it was pretty much the same, except for one part. The meat tasted better. Then again, I guess that can be said for all meat and dairy products down south. They just taste better. That reminds me, I really miss  Australian yogurt. That junk was the bomb. The stuff was so flavorful it tasted like cheese.

The zoo

Eventually I got around to going to the zoo. The zoo was sooo big! I got lost in it! I was all like "ahhhh, I can't find my way out!" Then the loudspeaker kept going on and on about how they were about to close and I was like: "noooo, they are going to lock me in here!" But thanks to my awesome powers of intellect, I was able to make my way out in the nick of time and spare myself the fate of being locked in an awesome zoo filled with awesome animals.

So first you have to go to the ferry dock and wait for a boat.

The boats look like that.

Then we passed this amusement park. I never made it over there :(

And there is the wharf for the zoo! So exciting!

I saw a koala that was all like ^_^

Then I saw a komodo dragon before seeing one in Indonesia. So hipster.

The giraffes were totes presh, as the picture shows.

Look at them, plotting to take over the world. I know you plans! I saw Rise of the Planet of the Apes! . . .it was the in flight movie on my way over to the region actually.

Look at this bird's cool pose! So cool. I want to be like this bird one day. 

Look at you, trying to hide and what not.

This kangaroo simply did not give a damn.

And this dude kept trying to eat the fence. I thought about asking the zoo staff to increase its daily iron intake.

As always, more pictures on my Picasa.