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31 March 2009 @ 12:32 AM
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Okay so I has been avoiding LJ and avoiding catching up. Don't know why but recent travel has made me decide to stop that.
So I am answering your Questions first.
What the hell do you do now??
I have been working in a call centre. I am the person who answers the phone when you are looking for your package. It's kind of a crap job, but the pay is all right and the security is really nice in my oft crazy world, and frankly after six years of uni, I wanted work that I didn't have to think about and that I could leave definitely at work. This was I can be financially sound but well, to be honest, bludge for a while.
Where do you live??
I have the most awesome nice house in Newtown, which is a kind of awesome part of Sydney. It's ten minutes walk to work in the morning and close to several train stations and bus stops. The house is ginormous, well ginormous for Sydney... small for Lebanon and some other places.
With whom??
Josh and I share the main bedroom of the house together. The second upstairs bedroom is Mikes room. Mike is a tres awesome Canadian-Australian friend who is like totally cool. Downstairs has Ellen, who I know less well but makes money playing trumpet and is cool.
Where on earth have you been for the last 9 months?
Bludging. I really have no better answer.
Where are you headed?
Like I know? See above answer. Kind of in a smooth out the wrinkles in the fabric before I decide what I am going to make out of it stage in my life.
Are you happy?
Yes actually. Despite the avoiding catching up, a lot has happened and its all been a bit so-so, But I am really happy with my life. Josh and I are doing well together, and the house is awesome. The job is what I wanted. I need to start Doing things again, creative things, but otherwise.
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30 March 2009 @ 12:55 AM
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Have been avoiding Livejournal for months. Forgotten how to use the bugger.
Just got back from Perth. It was mad. In agood Way. Will post tomorrow.
In the meantime what do you want to know about me, I havn't posted in ages, and I am curious who's still out there and what questions they have. Ask questiosn and I will answer!
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| A Home at teh end of the world. |
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19 January 2009 @ 12:16 AM
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I haven't been here in a while. I haven't been reading cause I know so much has happened I can't be bothered to catch up. It's bad I know, but it's life these days. So busy happening you know. It's so brilliant and so fucked up at the same time.
Just got done watching a surprisingly good movie about life, even if it was really bad at a lot of other things, and had an ending that just left me very disappoint. Then I got to thinking, life is like that in a way. You expect great things and morals from what you do and clarity out it all, and over all some sort of guide over time how to live it with out messing it up so much.
I feel like my lfie lately is one of those movies that constantly leaves you thinking "how is it going to end?". You knwo the ones where every other scene something more outragous or unpredictable happens, where characters don't act at all how there supposed to and everyone is a little larger then life. You are entertained, intruiged and you hide your eyes at times, but are contantly thinking where could this possibly going.
Except at least at the movies you know its going somewhere. There is a point to be made or a grander plan out there. But it's not like that.
I love life so much these days it hurts, but its also so mental, so unbelievable that it's driving me insane.
Sorry about the ramble. Will post something substantive soon,a nd if I don't bug me about it.
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| Canada WTF? |
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05 December 2008 @ 12:02 AM
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I should post about my recent trip to Hawaii or the many fun and exciting adventures in my life, but alas I have been a poor facebook user as of late.
SO instead I am going to say Canada WTF? Since when do you have crazy interesting constitutionally mindbending political situations. Dion since when where you vaugly interesting. Someone in Canada tell me what the hell is going on?
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05 November 2008 @ 10:49 PM
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I just wanted to say a few words about this election, after everything else that's happened. The two speeches I heard tonight where incredible. McCain's concession speech was honestly one of the most amazing things I have heard in politics in a very long time. What he said and the way he said it reminded me why McCain will always have a special place to me. I do feel its a shame in a lot of ways what happened to him.
However when Obama got up and gave his acceptance speech (and as a nod to mum, did you notice that he waited for the polls to close in Alaska before he accepted?) I had no doubts that America had done something downright amazing for once in Electing him.
What an amazing campaign it has been. I don't know if this makes any sense but voting this time I felt like there were two good options on display, though I think the better candidate won, but more importantly I felt like it wasn't a choice between the lesser of two evils. Here is hoppin gthe next four years bear that all out.
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05 November 2008 @ 10:38 PM
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Today was quite possibly the single most monumental day in my whole entire life.
This morning I walked into the Department of Immigration and Citizenship office on Lee Street in the city and asked for my permanent residency. Instead of being laughed out of the building or some similar occurrence I was quietly given a number and told to go upstairs. My number was called, I walked up to a counter and the guy took my passport printed out the visa, stuck it in my passport and handed it back to me. I actually burst into tears in the middle of the room and got a very confused look from the guy who clearly did not get the importance of what he had just done.
Then, still in actual shock from this event I caught a bus to Kensington, to Krishna's house, where I sat down in front of the TV just as the first polls closed, and watched for the next 4 1/2 hours as the election unfolded. We all cheered when they called Ohio, and after they called Virginia we wondered how long it would take to call the election. We all watched the count down till the polls closed on the West Coast, and as soon as they did... well you know the rest.
Then I headed off to St. Leonards to meet up with Josh, where I met and had dinner for the very first time with his mum and dad. I didn't know what to do the whole time, by that point it all was a little too much. Somehow I managed.
I don't really know what to say. I am about to crash, but Oh what a day today has been. This day has been a long time coming for me for a lot of different reasons. I am glad it is here...
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04 November 2008 @ 7:53 PM
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I am alive. Thinking of posting again.Life keeps happening.
Got Permanent Residency. Make it official tomorrow before I go to watch crazy election stuffs.
Life is complicated.
Happy though. Just exhausted.
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21 September 2008 @ 11:17 AM
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SO much happening on LJ lately and I am not keeping up. Makes me sad.
Sydney is perfect. Broke 30 yesterday, but in the low 20's today, which is a nice relief I suppose. It shouldn't be this warm this early, but I am glad it is. The air smells of jasmine and Frangipani's and I have almost finished the new balcony garden.
Settling into my new job and hours. I could do this for a little while and be happy. What scares me is how very little it differs from casual teaching, dealing with people on the phone. The truth is we never really grow up that much.
More to report later, for now just trying to get myself back into the keeping up with people game!
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15 September 2008 @ 10:20 PM
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Seasonable warm weather has blown through Sydney the last few days, and I can't help feeling like it has had a positive effect on everything. I am really starting to have good felings about things again.
To celebrate yesterday I caught the Manly Ferry and had Max Brenner at the Wharf. It was a fantastic trip as the night was clear and warm and the moon actually sparkled on the water. It was so beautiful I can't describe. I have been planting things on the new balcony and it is so lovely. Also Spanish Moss= most amazing plant ever! It needs nothing but a hook to hang on and to be dipped in water. How cool.
In conclusion, optimistic, but drained. Yay.
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| Good Bye Lawson Street |
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08 September 2008 @ 10:15 PM
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So I closed the door on the Lawson Street house for the last time. Good bye Redfern. Its kind of a sad moment. So much has happened in that house and it covers a huge era in my life. The end of uni and the start of the real world. My PR application. The rise and fall of relationships aspirations, the longest I have gone without being able to give blood and many other things. I feel like I could fill PAGES about how I feel about all of that.
But life is moving to fast to even allow me time to think about what it all means. Tomorrow is training day for my new job, which I have been doing for almost a fortnight, but they feel training day should be now. Weird. New pay grade, crappier job.
Meanwhile settling into the new place somewhere in the in between lands of Potts Point and Woolloomooloo. So far no one has been able to give a legitimate answer to what suburb I live in, so I have decided on Wolloomooloo and Josh has decided on Potts Point. See how that works. Living with Josh, and that's new. Its clean and shiny.
So thats that. When I finally get time to breathe I will post more, cause so much has happened. So much since I had regular internet access.
Sorry I havn't been able to keep up with everyone. Will soon.
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15 August 2008 @ 4:28 PM
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I figured I should probably drop another update about how things have been going in Sydneytown. I feel things have been all doom and gloom lately so posts have been to a minimum.
The last two weeks have kind of bin this crazy mix of applying for jobs and house hunting, punctuated by random littel other things that have kept me fairly stressed. However the whole situation reached its worst on tuesday afternoon.
On Tuesday I was at work and I had finished all my morning duties and I asked my boss if I could ride down to Mascot Shops to get lunch and he said okay. I hoped on my bike and popped around the corner for the five minute ride to Botany Road.
I got about 20 metre's up the road from O'riordan Street when BAM out of the blue I ran into the very recently opened door of a parked van on the side of the road. (So recently opened I don't even remember seeing the door open, or even hitting the door, I just remember slaming into the ground afterword.)
I don't really remember much of the next period except that the guy who opened the door sort of carried me out of the road and I kind of went into a little bit of shock, but luckily I wasn't seriously hurt. After an exciting trip to the RPA I discovered that I was mostly okay except for some bruises, and obnoxiously a bruised coccyx. Should take about three weeks to heal, and I got a nice prescription for some pain killers. Yay.
So since then I have been walking about the spead of a turtle and bending over hurts like hell, but otherwise have recovered quite well. Oddly enough after that, things have been getting ntohing but better. I think maybe just being slowed down for a day allowed me to take things a little bit easier.
Since then I ran into Krishna and we had a good long talk about things that made me feel heaps better. I did a bit more house hunting, and assuming my current luck holds may sign a lease on a new apartment in the next 48 hours so stay tuned.
So yeah its been rough, and I still hurt a bit, but I think that there is a lot of good about to come my way, hopefully.
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01 August 2008 @ 2:30 PM
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This morning the ride to work was surprisingly pleasant. The temperature has increased dramatically today, along with my spirits in a way. This was helped by the fact that Lanie and Matty and Vickie decended upon my house in a way that really cheered me up.
That said this week has been really hard. I feel like I have been really hard on everyone around me, and quite unpleasant in general. TOp that off with an anxiety about everythign and, well what can you do.
That said there is mroe to be optomistic about then you would believe, so who knows.
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27 July 2008 @ 12:17 AM
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I feel like I should update. Shit loads has happened and I don't know what to say.
Its been six months today since I applied for PR, and still no response. Alas they said six months was an avg amount of time, so...
Yesterday I got soaked on the way to work.
Then my Boss told me they had hired someone else to fill my position. I have four weeks till I am unemployed.
I filed for taxes and am getting 2 k back.
Riley came and visited and had an awesome party that Matty also come to and it made me feel better. I also met Riley's boyfriend Jared, who is from Atlanta, and reminded me of a lot of things.
I went for doughnuts this morning and to an all day picnic in North Sydney.
There is more, but I am in dot point mood and it doesn't fit into dot points.
THE END.
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21 July 2008 @ 11:30 PM
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An update from RedfernLand. Didn't have games night tonight, so randomly lots of time on my hands.
The weekend was pretty awesome. Lanie had been staying at our place because she didn't want to deal with the commute during pope week. It was really nice having her around and the whole house felt better having more people around.
Dealing with all the extra Catholics was less then amusing, but I helped some ones who got lost in Redfern. I felt sorry for them cause they were looking for Paddington and ended up in Redfern. I felt bad.
The weekend was also awesome cause matty came over and we had a mini impromptu party.
Also got Skype, which was great. Talked to my parents like half the weekend, and am currently chatting to Mikey in Maastricht. It's great.
Anyway, thought I had more to say, but I didn't. Later.
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16 July 2008 @ 12:49 AM
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I havn't posted in a while. Bad Me.
It's a Shame too because the last couple of days have been closer to fantastic then not. The weekend was bloody awesome! Had random murder mystery party and though it started off slow, by the end it was just all out nuts. Everyone seemed to have a great time. I was pleased. Then everyone crashed at my place and it was just nice to have a house full of friends.
Sunday we had the best breakfast in Glebe ever, and went to the movies and it was all around random. Good kind of random.
World Youth Day has been having interesting effects. Traffic is not at all where it's supposed to be. Yesterday there was no traffic at all when there was normally heaps, and today the traffic was there, but in all the wrong places. It was weird. See how the rest of the week plays out.
Today was awesome though. Just one of those days where things were totally cool. Came home and hung out with Josh, had the awesomest dinner with Lanie and Josh and Tom, and got to chat to my brother online for ages. Even got a little time to myself to do my own thing, it was a surprisingly well balanced day!
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12 July 2008 @ 2:19 AM
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Weird to think , but yesterday was the 7th anniversary of my arrival in Australia. 7 years is an important number because I lived in New England for 7 years before I left, and I have never lived anywhere in my whole life more then 7 years. Kind of weird to think about. That said, I have still spent more time in New England then anywhere else.
The last week has been hectic. Killed my bike again, long story and have been having a weird time getting to work. Ended up being heaps late one day but they understood and it should be fixed and back to normal next week.
Got a message from my bro, he is safe and sound in Perth. Also weird to think about.
Seems like so much else has been happening. Good news with loans, the pope is coming, other chaotic events, but life is so busy its hard to keep track of these days.
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29 June 2008 @ 10:17 PM
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This weekend has been really good. After a really busy week of doom, the weekend was kind of relaxed.
Seriously
From Tuesday onward I had something every night. Wednesday I went to a movie night in Newtown, Thursday I had crazy night out with Krishna, Friday I finally finished two of my profiles, and Saturday I went out on the town. Three parties in one night and I made it to a total of one. Go Me!
Today was perfect though. went out to Parramatta and had lunch with Tristian. We bought her costume and saw her old school and it was Awesome! Then got home and Josh and I went to the pool. It had the awesome view of the city and I did exercise. I need to work on my skills though as I only managed to do six laps before getting exhausted. Very disjointing. Also I need my old goggles back cause I could not see anything. It was scary.
Anyway Out.
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27 June 2008 @ 4:29 PM
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Been meaning to do a ctahc up post but life has been vaugly exhausting. Work is hectic (totally hectic) and I have spent almost every night doing something. Went out with Krishna and then Josh last night, movie night in Newtown night before. Tuesday I think I stayed in and Monday was games night. My room is a mess. Sigh!
Anyway in loo of real life details meme ness cause otherwise I wouldn't have posted at all.
Copied from my sister. She edited it slightly for grammar and punctuation!
Post 3 things that you've done in your lifetime that you don't think anybody else on your friends list has done. See if anybody else responds with, "I've done that." Then, ask your friends do this in their journals to see what unique things they've done.
1. I put my feet in the Persian Gulf.
2. Driven for 10 hours straight, on the left side of the road.
3. Helped take a group of students on an excusion to a National Park.
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23 June 2008 @ 3:17 PM
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Note to take away shops in Mascot, even if you make the best stroganof in the world, thats no excuse for bad rice. Thats all.
Sigh it's kind of nice when thats my biggest ocmplaint of the day though. Work is a bit interesting. Both my home and work computers have died simultaniously. I clearly have bad IT karma. As a result have had very limited internet access, and have been trying to do my job with the whole office juggling me in computer space. Its been interesting.
The weekend was wierd. Had no computer at home so spent the weekend in St. Leonards at Josh's place. Didn't actually really use the internet there though, as got distracted by Food making and Arrested Development episodes.
That said did manage to have a tiny little yule like winter solstice thing, and that was nice.
Still so many things to do when my internets comes back properly. Meanwhile I may be getting a nifty new computer at work. Yay. (Was funny put in an IT request and there responce was essentially the computer I was using was so old it wasn't worth sending a guy out to try to fix.)
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18 June 2008 @ 11:31 PM
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Went and visited Josh after work today. He made me soufflé. Chocolate soufflé. It was fun.
I am realising lately how little I have been using public transport lately. Makes me sad. Then again. Getting from St. Leonards to Redfern proved obnoxiously difficult. Trains were out across the bridge, so I got a train to North Sydney, then a bus to Town Hall Station, then a train to Redfern. I was so annoyed by the time I got home. That said the city was very pretty at night tonight and it was kind of fun to catch a bus through the city. They were doing road works in front of Wynyard and somehow the construction lights and the dust looked kind of pretty. Also finally got to see the new shop front for the Apple Store on George Street. It looks spiffy, and there were people with tents camped out front. I thought it was funny.
Am home tomorrow. Wishing I could afford tickets to Melbourne, for spontaneity purposes. Long Story.
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