I missed my chance to be on Google maps. I got out on the roof an hour after the Google hi-res photo plane passed over. I really thought it was to fly over at one, but by the time I double checked, it had already passed over. So much for the idea of seeing me on Google maps. The fact that I got upset about this was to Christy only further proof of my already well established geekness. I mean, sure a blog in Brooklyn told me to do it, that is not geeky is it? And really, who wouldn't want to be seen on Google maps?

Google was flying around Sydney yesterday as sort of a PR stunt for Australia Day. Australia Day! For you who do not know, nor are inclined to look it up in Wikipedia, this celebration is for the day when the First Fleet of Captain Arthur Phillip set up the colony of New South Whales in 1788 in Sydney Cove. I like to think of it as Thanksgiving and Fourth of July put together.

One cool thing they do is bring old sailboats into the harbor. It looks like this:

There are also plane stunts, parachuters, a huge car show, and fare food, all of which we saw and enjoyed. They also have fireworks, but I missed them because I was too busy at home eating kangaroo roast. Very gamey.

Next big thing down here, at least for me and my American friends, is Super Bowl Monday. Yes, it starts on Monday. The game here starts somewhere around nine in the morning. Go Bears!