long weekend
our house is crawling with tradies again today - given that it's labour day public holiday, does this seem ironic to anyone but me? made the contentious decision to close and take the day off work (radical because melbourne uni doesn't recognise labour day and the rest of the building is open). sincere apologies to anyone who spent the morning lining up out the front of the co-op, waiting for us to open to buy a muffin. i consider it disrespectful that melbourne uni takes the "business as usual" aproach to this holiday. if it were the queen's birthday, or something equally irrelevant i would have no problem, but i think that as an organisation with values social justice, it's appropriate that the co-op close today -and i get a day off and you all have to go to class! (ner-ner!)
i'm becoming a bit concerned by my tendency toward anti-social behaviour. after going back to work, having to be nice to people all day long i don't feel all that inclined to attend large social events out of hours. the thing about working in a volunteer run place, is that you don't get a say over who you work with, which means you might spend the day struggling with someone you find insufferable. not that that has happened as yet, but it's still a challange having to be friendly and approachable to everyone, all day long and get a million things done. not that it's any different from any other service industry. i guess i just got used to being unemployed, and spending most of the summer alone, and catching up with people at my leisure. among the social invitations i declined this weekend, was participating in the world naked bike ride yesterday.
(detailed essay about this event on wikipedia)
i'm not really sure what i think about this event - i don't really see the point in going naked to protest oil dependancy/ car culture, except that it's a huge media stunt. but i haven't seen any media coverage of the melbourne event just yet. basically, i think it's an excuse for a few exhibitionist hippies to get nude, crack out the body paint and ride through the city. not that there's anything wrong with that, just not sure it's my cup of tea.
also missed out on the food not bombs daggy disco, frony's going away/ birthday partie and citra's birthday pirate picnic, due to sulky stay-at-home mood. the solution - accept any and every vague social invitation this week. anything that anyone mentions off hand i'm going to be at, whether i feel like it or not. forced fun, according to carol, is the best medicine for my woes. i would be more inclined to stay in bed and give my self a break, but i'm looking at this as a challange. stay tuned to my exciting social diary - although i probably won't have time to update.
now i'm going to go and enjoy my last loner day for awhile.