I am learning to speak Australian. You may be thinking to yourself, "But we all speak English, right?" Oh no, my friend. It's not that simple. I have found in the last couple weeks, my friends haven't bothered trying to translate to American, so I have picked up on heaps of new terms to add to my Aussie-American dictionary.

American	vs.	Australian
cellphone		mobile
lots, a bunch		heaps
fries		chips
chips		crisps
cream soda		creaming soda
aluminum ah-LOO-mi-num		aluminium al-yoo-MIN-ee-um
jumping jacks		star jumps
deck		jetty
no problem		no worries
next Monday		Monday next
the store		the shops
snacky, nibbley		peckish
hamburger, ground beef		mince meat
cookie		biscuit
Name Brand Differences
M&M's		Smarties
Folgers		Moccona
chocolate covered sandwich cookie		Tim Tam
Swiss Miss		Milo
Mars bar		Cloud 9

I learned an important lesson on paying compliments this weekend, thanks to Seth who stopped by Saturday night on his way back to Jax. Sometimes you just need to say what you are thinking, because it could be the one thing that really brightens a person's day.

Reasons to Move Back to Indiana:
#32. Up there they give the finger to good ol' Daylight Savings, so no need to figure out how the puke I am supposed to change the clock on my car stereo.

Song for the Day:
Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me) - The Doobie Brothers
I had Doobie Brothers Saturday this weekend, and that song just makes you want to get up and swing your arms around, doesn't it? It's such a happy tune for such a depressing song.
~I know you're leavin' me behind
I'm seein' you darlin' for the very last time
Show a little tenderness before you go
Please let me feel your embrace once more~