Sunday 31st?

Heya people.
I'm currently in a free wifi zone, jobhunting. It's not that fun.
My friend I'm here with has discovered he is almost broke, so I'm helping him out until we get money coming in. I've sent a few CVs off to different people, one audiotyping for a medical company, that could be interesting.
Basically, having an interesting time here. The hostel is still great, I'm on a health binge, really gonna try and tone up while I have the chance. And my mate is pretty cool, he's not trying to stinge me, he's given out about twelve CVs and sent off as many emails, so I'm happy to help.
Not really much else to say.
Speak soon, thanks for all the comments :).
All the best.

Oh yeah, Melbourne has THE funkiest architecture I've seen. It's mad.

Heya people.
Today is Tuesday. I had possibly the worst night last night.
I'm on the lower bunk, in a room of six, three bunk beds. Last night my friends Oli and Luke, from my group of mateys in Sydney, came through Melbourne on their way to Tasmania, and me and Scott met up with them. Had a few drinks in the pub, had a good time. In my slightly drunken state, I bought two packs of horrendously tasty biscuits, and then at 10pm went to the gym. Was in there for about two hours, did a great session, had a shower, and I'd planned it so that I could go straight from the shower into bed.
I did this. But the guy above me snored so - frikkin - loudly. I was there, just listening to this chainsaw above me.
Tried putting in headphones, but no good. Tried putting my pillow above my head. Nothing.
At FOUR THIRTY, I pulled on some clothes, picked up my pillow and went and tried sleeping in the lounge area. Had a few people checking in to see what the hell I was doing, but I was destroyed by tiredness. Managed to get a few winks, then at ten in the morning I went back to my room, and slept till 1pm.
Terrible.
Now I'm back in the free wireless place, jobhunting again.
Fun Fun.
Oh well.
Speak soon.

"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe." (Anatole France)

"Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens." (Carl Jung)

Saturday 24th

Hello people.
Today I actually have news! It's not just another repeat of me saying "Nothing new to report on", because I have something new. I'll call it "news."
I'm moving.
Yup, I spent yesterday chilling with my friends who are going fruitpicking, and I am now booked to fly to Melbourne next Wednesday. I'm not going fruitpicking with the guys who are doing that, not yet, I'm chilling in Melbourne with one of the guys in that group. The hostel looks great, it's got a gym, it's in the middle of the city...
So hopefully events will happen again!
Can't wait, Sydney is losing it's appeal. I'm still not bad for money, so I can afford to go a week or two without a job yet.
But this means packing, and that involves effort. And I hate airports, so will have to put up with that too.
BUT - Melbourne is cooler. Temperature wise. There is a heatwave at the moment, and it's absolutely killing me. Sweating instead of sleeping? Not fun.
So yes, that is my big news. Smaller news, I still need a haircut. Um, still need to see Emma, will phone her tomorrow at lunchtime. That whole thing has gone to pot, worst comes to the worst I'll get her address and post her present to her, but I really don't want to do that.
I can't think of much else to say. Tomorrow I hope to skip for at least a whole hour of the day, to burn off the pizza I just ate. It was an impulse buy, and one I'm not happy about.
Yeah.
Speak soon people.

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Heya people, just a quick one today.
Basically, my flatmates killed an insanely poisonous spider that was living on the doorstep. It was eating a cockroach twice the size of itself.
And my landlady repeatedly tried to introduce me to pyramid selling. From nowhere! One minute we were talking about people not folding the bathmat the right way, then for the rest of the day she's talking about this bloody company, even giving me a brochure and tablets!
Christ.
Not taking the tablets, have no intention of doing so, not checking out the company, not going to keep her email address in case I want to sign up in the future.
No more news, peace out.

"Even when you are faced with certain death, die laughing." (Toda sensei)




"Susan?"
"Hmm?
"Thank you for loving me." (Meet Joe Black)

HEY!
Im now in Melbourne, in THE BEST HOSTEL EVER.
This place is the cheapest Ive stayed in, it has -
A gym, a cinema, and rooftop with barbeque, and lounge, and an ARCADE with pacman and space invaders. MAN! its awesome. Im considering getting a job here, and staying for a few weeks.
Right, not got much time, its a public comp.
Speak soon.
xxx

Friday 16th January

Good day my fellow humans.
I still think it's Thursday, it's now 1.00am. But hey, gotta keep it real, huh?
Just spent my day still being ill. And the annoying bit is, my stomach's getting better, tomorrow it'll probably be fine. But oh yes, a cold has decided to settle in, and put it's feet up. Git.
So now I'm sneezing and such.
But on the plus, I've just been back from the cinema. I went to see Will Smith's "Seven Pounds". Man, that's some heavy stuff. I didn't know what it'd be like, I just sat down and started watching it. And then once it finished, I walked straight into Benjamin Button again. I wanted to watch it again, something struck with that film...
So anyway, five or more hours on my arse watching the silver screen, not bad eh. And all done without popcorn. Just ginger biccies.
Not really gonna say much tonight, I'm pretty tired, and gonna chill out with the rest of Cook's soup. But I will say this.
I don't want to grow old. I don't want to depend on others to get along. As soon as that moment hits, I'll be living a life I don't want to live.
And also, at my funeral, I want people laughing. I wanna be watching over the ceremony, seeing smiles on people's faces. That'd be nice :).
Speak soon friends. My soup's getting cold.
X

"Life is like a box o' chocolates Forrest. You never know what you're gonna get." (Mama Gump, from Forrest Gump.)

TODAY IS FRIDAY. It's now 9.5opm. I spent today preparing for a haircut, going out, meeting friends and getting to the barbers after it shut. So basically, I chilled with mateys.
However, I made plans for tomorrow. A group of fellow awesomeners* (people in the class of Awesome) are going to a beach, to have proper surf lessons, barbeques and a mild partay. I am joining them. For a reasonable price, I get surfboard hire, a wetsuit to wear, beer, food and a day to chill with lots of people I do like and a few who teach me the social skills I'll need for uni.
So I'm happy.
Plus, I am fairly sure I know where I'm travelling to. But I need to speak to people first.
Speak soon everyone.

"The world is like a flower. Beautiful to look at from a distance. Then, as you look deeper, you find how it's made up of more and more intricate and complex simplicities, all working seperately but providing for a whole. And when just one of these tiny, seemingly insignificant simplicities breaks down, then a cloud of damage can spread, taking down those nearby. Makes you think, doesn't it. About how fragile a beautiful thing is. Enjoy is while it lasts. For nothing does." (Tom Prestwich)

Hello hello grublings.
Today was one worthy of a blog update! I awoke at the grizzly time of 6.30, showered and got to my old hostel to jump on a bus, taking us to a random beach of random location! However, the beach was privately owned, so it was pretty much empty apart from me and the people I was with. I was taught how to surf, safely and AWESOMELY. At the end the main trainer asked me if I'd ever skated, as skaters often tended to find surfing easier. Man, I got so many compliments on how well I did, I wanna try it again soon. Standing on that wall of water breaking around you, the rushing sound, and feeling the board underneath you twist when you move it... Awesome. By the end of the day I was standing on pretty much half the waves I went for.
But the downside? Sunburn, haha.
It was forecasted to rain, but oh no, at midday the clouds were blown away and the sun was B e a you-tiful.
So yeah, I've had a funking good day.
Now I'm ready for bed.
G'night :)

"The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit." (Nelson Henderson)

Today is the 21st of January, and I actually had to look on a calendar to see what day it is today.
Wow.
I had a surprisingly early start this morning, I think it was 10.30am. Not bad for someone with nothing to wake up to.
But today I actually did something. I took my washing off the line outside, it'd been there for about two or three days. And then I went for a walk.
It was forecasted to be insanely hot today (35 degrees) and hot days = STORM. So I left the house around 3pm, and walked up to the cliffs. There I sat, listening to the waves and thinking, for about two hours, until the first raindrops started falling. Then I proceeded to lie on my rock, and watch the lightning pass over my head. It was wonderful. Seeing the wall of rain in the distance, slowly moving closer, watching the light surrounding me getting blocked out, and watching ships out to sea getting blacked out by the rain...
Good stuff. I missed the last storm, so I was determined to sit this one through. I got home at I think 7pm or 8pm, I'm not sure. Had a shower, cooked dinner (steak chips and salad). YUMMY. Now I'm going to end my day watching a film called the Whole Nine Yards, I havn't seen it in years and it's a killer. I took out six films on Monday, and they're all good ones.
Right, I can't think of anything else.
Oh yeah, I started writing in the journal last night.
Apart from that...
Nah mate.
Speak soon.
"There are as many nights as days, and the one is just as long as the other in the year's course. Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word 'happy' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness." (Carl Jung)
"That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest." (Henry David Thoreau)
"Those who can laugh without cause have either found the true meaning of happiness or have gone stark raving mad." (Norm Papernick)

Tuesday 13th

Heya people.
Just a short one today, I can't be arsed to spend a lot of time here :).
Basically, still at work, it's still dull. Today I had to leave early, because I felt sick. Still do, Cook made me chicken soup and some crazy herbal tea stuff (mint and parsley?).
Had a nightmare last night, one of my friends got bitten by a spider. Havn't woken up like that in a long time, it ain't fun.
Speak soon, nothing much else to report on. I know you guys back home are all busy now, exams and coursework and such and such, I hope it's going well.
See ya.

"I don't believe in weakness. It costs too much." (Lyman Zurga, Ocean's Eleven)

I think today is Wednesday.
You wanna hear something funny? I got fired today.
The reason I went into work yesterday morning, even though I thought I was going to throw up on the bus three times, was because I was pretty sure I would get fired if I didn't go in.
And today I had to call in sick again. I didn't want to. But sure enough, I got a call saying I didn't need to come back tomorrow.
And you know the thing I'm most annoyed about? I left a thermos mug at work. I leave it on my desk every night, so the next morning I can eat my muesli in this mug. And thinking about it now, I realise I've left half a box of muesli there too.
What a pisser.
Nevermind. Once my health returns, I'm going to really start getting fit. I bought a jumprope, for me and a friend, and I'm going to try and keep using it. I'm going to get into shape if it kills me.
And mum, I'm planning to meet Emma at the end of this week or the start of next. She's had family round, that's why she didn't call. So nyah :P.
Speak soon people. Time to start living.

"If life gives you lemons, say 'Fuck the lemons' and bail." (Kunu, from Forgetting Sarah Marshall)

Wednesday 7th

Good morning comrades. It's 1.48am, I should be in bed. But I'm not, so there.
Just sorting out my music. Since getting the external harddrive, all my music got jumbled, and I had to wade through all the stuff I wanted, had to rename, all that gubbins...
Boring.
I'm still working, I keep thinking they wanted to get rid of me, but I might be working this Saturday. Tres confusant. Either way, I'm still saving what I can, even though my funds are slipping through my fingers like the very dust of our creation. A lot of friends have left, there've been birthdays and get togethers... They all cost money...
I was invited to the cinema today. It was great, I love the movies. Got home, cooked my simple meal, and then Cook's son popped his head round the door and asked who wanted to go and see "The Curious Tale Of Benjamin Button." I didn't at first, as it's three hours long and early start tomorrow, but then I thought what the hell.
It's a great film. Not what I expected, but it really is.
I have an annoying habit though. I get really into the characters, and I end up with a completely different way of thinking for days, sometimes weeks after I watch a film. I never used to do that, but now I just absorb the character...
It can be a good thing, can be not so good. Depends on the film and my moood.
I did an A level past paper an hour ago. At work, I was bored and my train of thought was cruising on neutral, when a scientific equation just flashed on my vision. Man, I suddenly got really scared. I'm not using my brain, not like I did at school, and if I don't keep this stuff updated I'm gonna forget parts. And when you work your ass off for a year to recover from mistakes, you DON'T want to lose that hard work. So I did a past paper.
It's surprising how much floats back into focus when the right words are viewed on paper. Still making stupid mistakes though, some things never change.
Some things never change.
Anyway boys and girls, speak soon. I havn't updated as regularly as before, I apologise. Nothing's really happening.
All the best.

"Time does not change us. It just unfolds us." (Max Frisch)
"This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time." (Tyler Durden, Fight Club)

First day of 2009!

Heya guys.
It is 11.30 on Thursday. I've just gotten back from my friend's house, after having a very good New Years.
It started yesterday, work finished early and I was able to get home, pick up some essentials and boogie on down to Rushcutter's Bay. But it was maaad.
The train was packed. Imagine a tin of sardines, but these sardines have shopping, and are all trying to move around inside this tin. Madness I tells ya.
Managed to get to the Bay no trouble, picking up a 6pack of Kingfisher beer. Couldn't find Tiger, so got that. And then picked up a new wick for my Zippo. And THEN boogied to the bay.
It was full of people. Festival sight, it was crazy. And met my friends, hugged a lot and had a good time. The fireworks were great, I didn't get too drunk and it was all good. The way back to my friend's house wasn't, taxi drivers were A holes and buses weren't on time, but we managed to get back without too much trouble.
And today, we've all just taken it easy. No hassle, no fuss. Working tomorrow, so couldn't stay too late. Plus I feel ill. But when I got home, I find a new bankcard waiting to be put in my wallet, so that was a very pleasant surprise.
I hope everyone had a good time, and the New Year is a good one. Stick to resolutions, mine will start in a few days, when I can start it. (Less crap food. He says, eating from a pack of biscuits.)
Alright my pretties, speak soon, I actually tried taking pics last night so you might see them.
All the best people.

"If one does not know to which port is sailing, no wind is favorable." (Seneca)

"Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open. (John Barrymore)

"The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators." (Edward Gibbon)

Warro people, tonight is Sunday, it's 4.30 in the morning. I've just been at the old hostel in King's Cross, with Marta, Lucy and Cat as it's their leaving night. Cat is leaving tomorrow, while the two others are leaving on Monday. I say I was with them, but about 15 other people were there too. Old hostel mates, good people all of them. Had a good night for most of it. Still not a happy drunk, but I'm trying to limit the amount of drink I take in at the moment. Can't have every time being a bad one, eh. I returned to Southern Comfort tonight, she is an old friend. We always get on well together, and most of the time we invite ice around and have a jolly good old time. Haven't found an Ozzy beer I get along well with yet, they all taste like piss and we don't end up getting along. Good thing Southern Comfort will always be there for me.

I still have the same job, they haven't kicked me out quite yet. But the amount of work is reduced to a dammed river, the pathetic little stream coming out the other side being the amount of work I now have while the potential tidal wave being how much I used to get. So I can't see me working there much longer. And even worse, I've noticed my account balance dwindling because of it! It was $3000 before, and now it's under. Not significantly, but enough to cause worry to settle in. Tonight a friend brought up the idea of fruit picking. Before now, I hadn't even thought about staying, the idea had always been shunned, because I knew I was coming back to Uni. But now, I'm not as keen as I was to return. Uni can be put off a year, and while I'm already out here, it would be a shame to cut off a chance to see what I can. I don't know, a plan needs a lot of time, but let's just say I'm not as sure I want to come straight home. There are places I would like to go, and I have potential time in which to go there. I will think about it. But travelling is an option previously unthought of, and I will think about my options. I just don't want to come home, wishing I could have seen and done more. Let's just say that. Ok people, I will now watch the rest of a film I started earlier, eat a mango or two (they're amazing) and have a good night's rest. I woke up at 5.45 in the afternoon today, impressive huh? Wasn't even planned! I kept waking up in the middle of dreams, really good dreams in which I was with friends from home, going somewhere but I always woke up before we agreed on a destination. I might try and end the dream tonight, see where we all go. Speak soon friends. Stay funky.

"The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams." (Oprah Winfrey)

"Security is an illusion. Life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing at all."

"Man cannot find new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore." (Andre Gide)