Australia Trip(Just a bit late on this I know)

So back from Australia. The trip was good, but every single thing that could go wrong went wrong with the travel. I've been back for two weeks and I've finally worked the courage up for writing this. :3

Going to Sydney the plane had problems(Apparently, there was a fuel leak and the fuel pumps weren't working right) so we were diverted to Brisbane. Meet these two awesome couples headed home to Sydney area so I got to hang out and relax with them. It ended up taking me 6 hours to finally get to Sydney from Brisbane. Me and my sister did a bit of sightseeing with what was left of the day, saw the Harbor Bridge (walked across it) and the Sydney Opera House and just odds and ends. Next day, we flew to Cairns and after that we walked around it was beautiful and rented a boat to look for crocodiles. My sister doesn't drive boats really well...and yeah no crocodiles in sight. Then walked around a bit more and found a Games Workshop store, got two of the limited edition novella's they had in stock.

Spent the night in a hostel, then next morning on a boat to the great barrier reef. Got horribly seasick in front of a lot of cute guys that where on the boat, but it was still beautiful but sadly couldn't see the reef well. Spent the evening recovering then the next day flew back to Sydney. Did more sight seeing, saw Hyde Park and relaxed more to recover from being ill.

Next day saw the House of Parliament, State Library and a art museum. The State Library had an amazing photograph display of pictures all of the world that told stories they where really touching and interesting.
Sunday, went to church. Then saw Darling Harbor and Chinatown which where beautiful. Walked around Hyde Park saw the old barracks and court house in Sydney. We where wondering why it was so dead as we walked around then we found out. It was some sort of Catholic holiday when like a 100 priests a cardinal and a couple thousand people started walking down the street. My sister literally said, "Is the pope here?" I almost facepalmed. Evening went to her church at St. Andrew's Cathedral.

Monday, went to see a whole bunch of old ships. The "free tour" which was looking at the outside and reading about them as it cost to much to tour them. Got to go inside a lighthouse also! Which I've wanted to do for years and here they always cost a ton of money to see. Then went to a wildlife preserve, saw Kola's, Kangaroos/Wallabies, a huge crocodile and a ton more animals that the names escape me. Walked more and just went to random places and went back to the hostel early.

Tuesday, took a train out to the Blue Mountains. Was a long but nice ride through the countryside, turned out the Blue Mountains was actually freezing cold so only stayed a little while mostly saw the "Three Sisters" which is this rock formation the aboriginals have a interesting story behind. The whole area is very sacred to the aboriginals so it was neat to see that bit of history. (Did I mention on the train to and from the Blue Mountains I re-listened to part of audiobook Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter? I keep for getting how much I enjoy that book. Went out to eat and relaxed and went to my sister's bible study(which was erm very interesting).
Last full day, Wednesday bought some gifts to take home and took the bus to Watson Harbor and spent a few hours looking around it was really nice.
I honestly can't remember what day we went to Bondi Beach, but it was beautiful and clean. I really loved it.

Thursday got to the Airport early. Me and my sister were flying with different companies/flights but were leaving 30 minutes apart so my parents could pick us up at the same time. My flight was delayed 10 hours because of electrical problems(They had to fly a new plane in).
They put me up in a hotel for the day which I mostly just relaxed and watched TV and wrote in my traveling journal. Then showered and went back to the airport and flew home. Again I was blessed had this awesome couple who I sat by so it wasn't nearly as stressful a flight as I thought it would be.

US customs where horrible, but at least I was home. Basically, Australia felt like California except no Latino's and was cleaner and had weird electrical outlets. Oh and they had accents...:P

Jesus said Love Everyone! Not Support Everyone!

Jesus said love everyone. That meant literally everyone, gays, nerds, geeks, prostitutes, murders, people who lie and steal in other words anyone and everyone.

He did not say, "Support everyone in any lifestyle they want to live." 

I love a lot of people, including my brother who has done some pretty awful things, does that mean I support him. Um no!

Now that is cleared up I'd like to say most people who do not want gay marriage legalized:

1. Are not homophobic. That implies fear. Most people have gay friends. (I do and they are some of my best friends.) We are not afraid of them and love them dearly why we don't want them to have the word marriage is discussed in the next paragraph.

2. We do not do this to make gays lives miserable. We believe Marriage by definition is between a man and a women. It isn't two people in love its between a man and a women. If gays want a ceremony with all that stuff involved with a wedding get your own flippin word, that means marriage and you will probably be passed as a legal union in every state with in a month.

3. 90% of people who don't want gay marriage, don't give a crap where they shop whether it helps gays or it doesn't. I will continue to support all the company's that sell stuff I like. Where they put the money is there business and frankly I don't give a damn. Also its the company's personal view!

What happened to it takes all kinds of people to make the world go round?

It's not like people are screaming burn the gays it simply they don't want them to take the word marriage.

Another worthy note the way gays react is often watched by those who don't care either way. A friend of mine recently commented to me he wished he could say, "Hey pro-gay people STFU! you only make people like me who don't care either way side against you." 

Gays and there supporters without realizing it turn away a big part of those who would support them by acting childish in a response to something not going there way.


This is my opinion, everyone is allowed to have one. Please have at least half a brain if you want to argue with me. And if you try to bring up some crap about the bible (suddenly everyone becomes a bible scholar after reading one part or hearing from someone else about this one part), creation or angels into the argument I will not be responding as that will be simply said to incite a fight. 

Ps.

Bring up how ancient cultures accepted gays and how wonderful they are also. I'd beg you to remember they raped and abused women and children, that was also legal. (Oh and forgot killed women who miscarried. Killed children with disorders or if it was female and they didn't want it.) A women was dirt so I don't think highly of a culture who accepted gays and kept children as sex slaves and all that other crap.

Disneyland-A rant in favor of the Happiest Place on Earth.

I originally wrote this on the 13th (I went to Disneyland the day before.) I also went yesterday to Disneyland (the 17th)  I really want to share this with people it is something I think a great deal about. Forgive me it is a bit of a rant. :)


I went to Disneyland yesterday, it was so much fun! I'm so glad I got to go and for the first time in a couple years most of my family went also! Disneyland is by far are favorite place to go for fun and some of my best childhood memories take place there.

During our visit me and my older sister separated from the rest and went through a art gallery/history of Walt Disney and Disneyland. I knew everything they where talking about already being a Disneyland history geek and I've seen all the art a million times but its just to good to miss seeing again. But that day it hit me particularly hard when I read a plaque where Walt Disney stated when he first started dreaming of Disneyland, he took his daughters out EVER Saturday to carousel or other such things and would sit and watch them ride. Wishing they had a place to entertain both parents and children and bring them closer together. It struck me, who actually still spends time with there children like that? Walt was a busy person and had failings on a financial level but he still made time to spend with his daughters. I can only think of 3 or 4 people(outside my family) that truly move there work and personal wants aside to spend true time with there child.

By no means, I'm sure, was Walt Disney a perfect man or a perfect parent. But the idea he wanted to make a place where family's could grow closer and enjoy themselves is a good thing. My personal opinion. What Walt Disney did has made my life significantly better, Disneyland is seriously the only place that I have been that just walking in makes me relax. I take a deep breath and walk down main street and start to smile because how can you frown when it is so beautiful? Maybe I have screwed up my idea of what happiness and joy should be but if Disneyland doesn't give me a happiness that lasts I really don't know what does.

Blogs..AHHHH!!! HOW DOES THIS WORK!

Ok still trying to figure out how blogs work...lets see how this goes down. :D
Well to start I will share some of my favorite Youtube videos, sooner or later I will go deep and I can debate with myself if I should put book reviews or movie reviews or news reviews up!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yqVD0swvWU&feature=view_all&list=PLB98FB2F6E4BEE5E4&index=4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no0WqYWdH74

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5gCeWEGiQI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO_fynDmxq8

OOO and I wrote a book and if you wanna check it out feel free it is for sale at : http://www.amazon.com/Royal-Family-Keamy-May-Loken/dp/1456437038/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1310236753&sr=1-1
but not sure for how much longer. :)