..Just let me paint a rosy picture, where doom and gloom is not allowed
Well, my study is clean.
One side of it looks like the wall you'd find in a typical 15 year old boy's room. All my Ambrose models, a couple of posters, a Ford flag. The other side looks like a typical girly geek room. Desk full of books, computer set up, Adam poster (he's _looking_ at me!) and my silk wall hanging. It's a contrast.
Instead of being bored today, I'm going shopping with Heidi to help her buy stuff for her new place.
I was at the gym this morning, and my phone rang twice. Didn't get to it in time, but had a message from Maria. Basically, everything at work has come to a head, and she's dragged in HR to protect her butt. The SSM has been saying this to her like she's not doing enough work, is inefficent, and if she can't do the job, they will find someone who can. (To me, it sounds like her employment's being threatened?). Also, apparently she is on the phone too much (fine, find someone else to answer it), and her and I are nothing but bitches who laugh everytime the SSM leaves the office. (It was just a matter of time before I got dragged in, wasn't it?). Apparently, I also get special favours, which is why I gave Maria flowers a few weeks ago. I actually gave Maria flowers because I had to take a day off with no notice for an emergency that came up, and she ended up working an extra day to cover it, because there was no one else. So, will see how that pans out, hey?
All this led me to talk to my beloved today and find out if I can quit work. I've got a full time load next semester, and it is my last. I'm tired of Safeway, and the shit that goes along with it. And being my last semseter ... well, if Dave gets higher duties for the rest of the year, we could probably make do, with some sacrifices. (No V8's or Live tour, for starters) I'm also going to try and apply for Austudy, which will help, but I don't know if I will get it or not. That place just drains me so, and it's just getting worse. I don't want to turn this into a work rant though, but it's hard when that whole place/situation/whatever just gets me down. *sigh* The music shop next to the gym wants a part time office person, but I doubt they'd want to hire someone who was in their last 6 months of a degree.
Just ... tired.
I'm going to see Mark Seymour tonight at The Espie, which will be nice. He's road testing new material, and it's free, so how bad can it be? I think I've talked Heidi into staying here tonight, which will be nice, whether or not she comes to MS, because I miss having her around.
Oh, that assignment I was talking about? The one I was worried about failing? It came back with a HD. It was worse than the first one, that I got a P for. Was marked out of 4 criteria - 3 of them got D's and the last got a HD, and overall she gave me a HD. Go figure. I just can't work Deakin out. I laughed my arse off. It's about the only good thing that's happened today.
I might go back to the gym before Heidi gets here. I'm a feeling really down and could use a good endorphin rush.
One side of it looks like the wall you'd find in a typical 15 year old boy's room. All my Ambrose models, a couple of posters, a Ford flag. The other side looks like a typical girly geek room. Desk full of books, computer set up, Adam poster (he's _looking_ at me!) and my silk wall hanging. It's a contrast.
Instead of being bored today, I'm going shopping with Heidi to help her buy stuff for her new place.
I was at the gym this morning, and my phone rang twice. Didn't get to it in time, but had a message from Maria. Basically, everything at work has come to a head, and she's dragged in HR to protect her butt. The SSM has been saying this to her like she's not doing enough work, is inefficent, and if she can't do the job, they will find someone who can. (To me, it sounds like her employment's being threatened?). Also, apparently she is on the phone too much (fine, find someone else to answer it), and her and I are nothing but bitches who laugh everytime the SSM leaves the office. (It was just a matter of time before I got dragged in, wasn't it?). Apparently, I also get special favours, which is why I gave Maria flowers a few weeks ago. I actually gave Maria flowers because I had to take a day off with no notice for an emergency that came up, and she ended up working an extra day to cover it, because there was no one else. So, will see how that pans out, hey?
All this led me to talk to my beloved today and find out if I can quit work. I've got a full time load next semester, and it is my last. I'm tired of Safeway, and the shit that goes along with it. And being my last semseter ... well, if Dave gets higher duties for the rest of the year, we could probably make do, with some sacrifices. (No V8's or Live tour, for starters) I'm also going to try and apply for Austudy, which will help, but I don't know if I will get it or not. That place just drains me so, and it's just getting worse. I don't want to turn this into a work rant though, but it's hard when that whole place/situation/whatever just gets me down. *sigh* The music shop next to the gym wants a part time office person, but I doubt they'd want to hire someone who was in their last 6 months of a degree.
Just ... tired.
I'm going to see Mark Seymour tonight at The Espie, which will be nice. He's road testing new material, and it's free, so how bad can it be? I think I've talked Heidi into staying here tonight, which will be nice, whether or not she comes to MS, because I miss having her around.
Oh, that assignment I was talking about? The one I was worried about failing? It came back with a HD. It was worse than the first one, that I got a P for. Was marked out of 4 criteria - 3 of them got D's and the last got a HD, and overall she gave me a HD. Go figure. I just can't work Deakin out. I laughed my arse off. It's about the only good thing that's happened today.
I might go back to the gym before Heidi gets here. I'm a feeling really down and could use a good endorphin rush.