In Surfer's Paradise, as I was getting off the sidewalk to board the bus, I
hit my head on a metal fire hose casing mounted on the wall. My airplane
wing bruises have healed and my sunburnt scalp has stopped peeling, but now
there's a welt across the top of my head from the fire hose casing.

Yesterday afternoon, on the bus to Brisbane, I sat next to a cute chick
named Daniela. She's from England, and we got to know each other a bit
during the ride. But she seemed to get along a lot better with the other
boys. We all went out to a pub last night, guess who she ended up sharing a
bed with last night? Neil.

I still have the blues, but after some thinking and careful observation of
those hooking up, I think I figured out the problem. I'm not outgoing
enough. If I was more talkative and ballsy, could probably get a cheap
score whenever I wanted to. But I'm not like that, and I can't even fake it
when I try. I'm more of an introvert, and I think that makes other people
nervous and uneasy. Sure, I can make a few quick friends by shaving my head
and riding a bucking sheep for ten seconds longer than anyone else, but when
it really counts, it doesn't happen. In short, I got no game.

Most of the time at clubs or bars, I feel like I'm just wasting my time.
People hooking up all around me. It's like torture, and a serious blow to
the ego. But where else can I go to socialize?

One more note about Kari. It's amazing how little personality you have to
have when you're a hot girl. I mean, if Kari was a guy and had the same
personality, she'd be a dork, maybe even a loser. She would have had to
develop a personality if she wanted to have any friends. But she's a hot
girl, and apparently she never really had to, and everyone seems more than
happy to hang around her. Seems like all you have to do is have decent
breasts and nice skin and you can pretty much get by. Are there any hot
girls out there who have a personality?

Off to the showers. I haven't bathed in 3 days.

Jeff