Waking at the crack of dawn is bad enough but try it at like minus 6!
So yeah, we were up early and out and about in the cold waiting for our adventure tours to start…very exciting I must say.
Eventually the info center opened and we begun the weigh-ins , turns out there were about 15 people doing the Bungy which was first up, so the bus was full and off we went. Damo being the biggest person got shotgun up the front with the driver and started his usual life story to strangers bit…which we all found hilarious up the back of the bus. We arrived at the bungy 30mins later, harnessed up and jumped in the little cart over to the main jumping cable cart shaking with 50/50 fear and chills from the extreme cold. We had to jump in order of weight so Damo got the lucky ticket of first jumper for the day , he did quite well considering. Bryce followed with his usual poker face however I think the words “I don’t want to freak you out guys, but that was the scariest fucking thing I have done in my life” comment from Damo once they pulled him back up may have pushed our next jumper “Matty” over the edge and into what he likes to call his pre-jump panic attack.
So without going into to much detail and embarrassing the little guy 10mins or so later, a little droll and a lot of convincing from the English dude strapping us in….Matt took the plunge! I followed with my Jesus dive as promised and all was went well…agreeing with Damo however, without a doubt the most scariest thing I have ever done.
Our little Emily being on the very other end of the weight list was almost the last jumper for the day and from the looks on the other boys faces they wanted off that cable car ASAP so I decided to stick around and keep Em company while she waited to jump. After what seemed like an eternity {prolly about an hour} it was Em’s turn and she threw herself of the edge like a Pro….well done.
It was a cold start to what would end up being an extremely freezing trip, the taxi arrived on-time and we managed to get to the Airport on time….even Bryce who hadn’t slept all night as he was out partying.
I managed to experience my first bomb screening at the Brisbane International, I was freaking out when they first pulled me into the little room as I thought there was a reason why they picked me :-S but as soon as the chick said it was random I was all like “yeah no worries”. They spot tested my clothes and my bag and ran it though some sort of chemical analyzer and then the dude patted me down {yeh for me}.
The 3hr flight over was a breeze as Matt, Damo and I downed a couple of Johnnie Walker’s…they were $7 each which is shit because they should have been free on our International Flight but it was JetStar so who can blame them. Continue reading →
Not to be one to just repost from Engadget but freaking hell check out what Nintendo will be releasing soon for the Wii! It’s a damn weight board with crazy sensors, along with a new fitness release….we knew it was only a matter of time.
This is awesome because I bought a Wii as a Christmas present for myself last year and just recently decided it was a waste of money….not any more.
Check out all the other pics from the Engadget post here.
….okay I know I sound like a little girl but I keep thinking about all the things they can do with these new Wii controllers
HBO has released a cross media new show/experience called “Voyeur”, it’s a series of concurrent events all shot in silence from a voyeur’s perspective. They have released a teaser trailer (above) for the new show that will coincide with the current site here and building projections.
The great thing is that they have developed “Character Artifacts” in the way of distributed print media, exclusive mobile content {very 3 mobile big brother esk}, online “character” blogs and sites that give you clues about what is going on….it’s a treasure hunt that will immerse the viewers the the whole “Voyeur” experience.
There is also a cool blog that HBO have organised to document the entire process, check it out if you want to know more or have no idea what I am talking about
http://www.thestorygetsdeeper.com/
I’m a little bummed that we wont get the whole experience here in Australia but thanks to YouTube and the web we should be able to keep up.
, turns out there were about 15 people doing the Bungy which was first up, so the bus was full and off we went. Damo being the biggest person got shotgun up the front with the driver and started his usual life story to strangers bit…which we all found hilarious up the back of the bus. We arrived at the bungy 30mins later, harnessed up and jumped in the little cart over to the main jumping cable cart shaking with 50/50 fear and chills from the extreme cold. We had to jump in order of weight so Damo got the lucky ticket of first jumper for the day 
, he did quite well considering. Bryce followed with his usual poker face however I think the words “I don’t want to freak you out guys, but that was the scariest fucking thing I have done in my life” comment from Damo once they pulled him back up may have pushed our next jumper “Matty” over the edge and into what he likes to call his pre-jump panic attack.
