Hello from Chicago
Well the jet lag has settled down and I've been getting used to life in the windy city. It has been pretty nice here gettting up to low 10s during the day however it should be getting back into the minuses later in the week. I am praying that my down jacket I ordered gets here tomorrow to prevent me from freezing to death! In other clothes purchases I have a set of boots that look and feel exactly like snowboarding boots for getting around town in and a jumper which is made of pure warmth. Also I was a massive stupidhead and forgot to buy 3 hole aussie power adapters at the airport which means I cant run my laptop over here so I am sharing the internets with Ness. I thought I should mention that in case I take some time to get back to you guys.
Ness and I have been out looking at couches and furniture as the apartment is pretty much a box with a bed and a couple of tables at the moment. I have also met with some of Ness' friends from uni and they are totally great. Apparently I have been appointed a drinking coach for one of them as Australians have a reputation for being a pack of pissheads and she is a two pot screamer!
I had a job interview today which went really well and I think they will take me on if I decide to go with them. The company itself feels like N**force-like company in terms of the size of the company and the size and range of clients on their books. I have to reschedule the other appointments as both of the other companies who are interested in me had last minute clashes, but I am hoping to have the interviews and negotiations done by mid next week so that I can get on to the next stage of my cunning plan for world domination.
The whole tipping for everything and tax not being included is something i think i am going to have to get used to quickly before i insult people by automatically paying the listed price. Also there are times when you are expected to tip and times when you are not. I was really tired today when our chinese delivery came and when the delivery girl gave me the price I was like 'so is $X okay?'. She blinked. I blinked. She blinked and repeated the price to me. and i asked again if it would be terribly alright if she just took an arbitrary amount above that price and simply left me alone. she looked at me in a way which clearly said "you're not for around here are you?" and then warily made the exchange.
As a side note, if you want to make americans laugh you just have to say something is 'dodgy' which apparently in an australian accent is hilarious :D
Ness and I have been out looking at couches and furniture as the apartment is pretty much a box with a bed and a couple of tables at the moment. I have also met with some of Ness' friends from uni and they are totally great. Apparently I have been appointed a drinking coach for one of them as Australians have a reputation for being a pack of pissheads and she is a two pot screamer!
I had a job interview today which went really well and I think they will take me on if I decide to go with them. The company itself feels like N**force-like company in terms of the size of the company and the size and range of clients on their books. I have to reschedule the other appointments as both of the other companies who are interested in me had last minute clashes, but I am hoping to have the interviews and negotiations done by mid next week so that I can get on to the next stage of my cunning plan for world domination.
The whole tipping for everything and tax not being included is something i think i am going to have to get used to quickly before i insult people by automatically paying the listed price. Also there are times when you are expected to tip and times when you are not. I was really tired today when our chinese delivery came and when the delivery girl gave me the price I was like 'so is $X okay?'. She blinked. I blinked. She blinked and repeated the price to me. and i asked again if it would be terribly alright if she just took an arbitrary amount above that price and simply left me alone. she looked at me in a way which clearly said "you're not for around here are you?" and then warily made the exchange.
As a side note, if you want to make americans laugh you just have to say something is 'dodgy' which apparently in an australian accent is hilarious :D