Not Tuesday is such a fun shop. So colorful and great styling, too!

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There is this draw bridge that I have to drive pass whenever I need to get into the city, and it is seriously the bane of my driving existence. Whenever I get stuck (which is often and at random times), it's about a 10- to 15-minute wait, sometimes longer, if the vessel that's passing through has a big load. As if waiting for the bridge isn't annoying enough, the drivers and passengers in nearby cars can be quite disturbing.

Take this past weekend for example. I was heading into town to hang out with some friends for the evening, the bridge went up, and I got stuck behind an SUV with a driver and passenger having a full-on make out session. Longest 10 minutes of my life.

Photos taken in Melbourne.

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One of the first things I noticed when I stepped on Australian soil (aside from the fact that Aussies drive on the left) is the different terminologies and symbols used on road signs and such.

For example,

footpath = sidewalk,

or takeaway = togo/takeout.

And the one that deems most bizarre by Australians and Americans alike is...

giveway = yield.

Some nice, hand-made work from Whitney Smith Pottery. These remind me of warm, spring weather.

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While I was stuck in traffic during my commute this morning, I witnessed a black SUV knock down two construction cones, in two consecutive maneuvers. The first happened when he changed lanes to the left (right in front of me) to avoid the stand-still in his lane. The second happened when he changed back to the right lane because my lane became a stand-still as his lane started moving again.

Now, however many times he failed his driving test will forever be a mystery to me.

Photography by Alicia Bock. Her I Love Paris In The Springtime series is breathtakingly beautiful, as same with her monochromatic pieces. I want! I want!

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Earlier this week, I drove to work on my usual route (SR-99 northbound). Traffic was particularly heavy that day, so I figured it was probably a petty little accident between two drivers who didn't see each other. I got antsy in my seat trying to look to see where the cause of the congestion was, and how long it would take me to pass it. I sat through the stop-and-go, but saw no accidents.

Maybe everyone decided to get a free car wash from the rain today, I murmured. But no, that wasn't it either.

Turns out it was one of those driving-under-the-limit drivers, in that new Scion, boxy-model cars, in bright neon green. He was in the middle lane, going about 25 on a 45 mph road. And as I found an opportunity to change lanes, I glimpsed over and what do you know, the dude was on his cell phone!

Now, how annoying is it to drive behind a slow driver who's congesting traffic during the morning commute, then to find out that he can't multitask properly?! And even worse, doing it in one of the lesser tasteful car designs out there! Sorry, but those are definitely grounds for driving failure.