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I've been sick and lazy lately. This cold or whatever I have has gotten worse, and I dare say that today will be the worst of it. I've been doing alright on some cold and flu tablets, made up completely of herbs and natural stuff, but the ones I bought today seemed to do nothing. My head is all stuffy, I'm tired as, my nose won't stop running, I'm coughing like anything, but my throat doesnt' seem to hurt as much. I hate this time of year. Just when I get sick though.
The weekend was good. Saturday was all about me, and Sunday was all about Mark, although it ended up being Saturday and Sunday morning about me, Sunday afternoon and night about Mark. I'm pretty sure we went shopping on Saturday morning. Sometimes I just lose track of the days because there isn't much that defines one day from the other. I don't do a five day working week, so most times the weekend just seems like another set of two days in a row. I wanted to look in Bras N Things because Mark mentioned that he wanted me to wear white lace undies but I didn't have any, and we're also looking for what I have decided is my Christmas present; a little summer dressing gown, which we found and bought and it's now sitting on the chair downstairs until Mark wraps it or hides it or something. We decided a few weeks ago that we'd only spend $50 on each other for Christmas because we won't have much money to spare. He's got $15 left on me! And I don't know what to buy him.
Oh on Saturday I got my hair cut. I knew there was something big missing from Saturday and that's it. I just got a trim, but she cut my fringe a bit short. I didn't like it at first because I hate how they style and blow dry my hair and it was all flat, but I got home and did it again and I think it looks really cute that short. Then we went to Mum's to organise dinner for that night, and then we went to visit Jason. Mum said that lately since John has decided he wants to be a father again, Jayden has been spending the last few weekends sleeping up there instead of staying at Jason's like he used to. And I haven't visited Jason in ages. Years ago we all used to go around there and have computer game days, but then we all lost interest in games like Age of Empires because new ones came out and they just basically got old. I started playing the Sims, and if only you could play the Sims on multiplayer. Then Louise and I got older and got homework and boyfriends and the like and we haven't had a good hang out with him for ages. Mark likes Jason, because they can talk about computers for ages. Mark was complaining about going around and visiting, but we stayed for about half an hour and I got bored listening to game speak! I understand a bit of the computer stuff, but not much anymore. We went and invited him to dinner for that night, and Mark decided to buy his Wii off him instead of getting the one he had on layby.
We also coloured my hair on Saturday afternoon, and it's really, really dark now. Almost black. Mark says it's got a purple tinge to it, but I can't see that. I've got photos to post, but I'm planning on doing a big photo entry after this one. I was a little freaked out at first, because I didn't realise it would go so dark, but once I blow dried it and put it up I decided it was really cute looking. It reminds me of one of the waitresses at my favourite restaurant, that I see all the time because she comes shopping. I love her hair, and think she's really pretty, and I think it's pretty cool that I remind myself of her. It's mostly just my fringe, but it still makes me feel good.
We had dinner at Mum's on Saturday night, just because I wanted a BBQ. It was good. Fun times had by all. We went and bought some cold drinks because Mum didn't have any, and John asked for a beer, so I went with Louise (with James and his friend) because Louise would have no idea where the beer was. I was right, she was so lost in that place. And then we went to buy and the guy looked at us and asked us if the beer was ours. I said yes, and he demanded ID, so I got mine out and showed him, and Louise just stood there stupidly and then goes "oh you want to see mine too?" and he was looking like 'are you stupid?". It was pretty funny. Dinner itself was nothing special, and I got eaten by mosquitoes, which sucked. It was good seeing Bub, who is taking steps now! He's so cute. I got some good photos last night, as well as some awesome candle/fire photos, and then photos of the fireworks from the fire brigade thing that's been going all week.
On Sunday I woke Mark up and made him take me to the markets. It was supposed to be his day, but I really wanted to go and wasn't listening to him when he said no. We bought a toilet roll holder, which was the purpose of the outing. I've been meaning to go and get one, because Mum has one, for ages now but haven't really gotten around to it. Now I have one. I also spent $30 on these super cute yummy smelling things that I have tonnes of photos of to post in the next entry. They smell so good I just want to eat them, but they probably wouldn't taste very nice! One of the girls on the stall works with Mark, so she said she'd get us some more when we melted them. The little love hearts and candles are only $1 each, which is such a bargain. I bought five, and got a free candle and heart with the burner I bought, and I also bought a martini glass layered candle that smells simply divine. I almost don't want to burn the little melts, but I know I can get more and I know they're so cheap so I'm half tempted.
Then I let Mark have his day, until I bugged him to take me to the supermarket because we had to buy groceries. He did have a good run with his own time in the afternoon though. He bought World of Warcraft, which I'm not too happy about because I've heard how addictive it can be, but it's just like any other game I suppose. He's playing it right now, actually. He also went to poker last night, which didnt' bother me at all because I went to dinner at my great aunty's. It was good because it was two nights in a row I didn't have to cook, and this great aunty is really nice. We used to go for dinner often, but we haven't been for ages. Lisa and the family were there, so it was good fun. It was another BBQ with salad though, which will be happening a lot considering it's now spring.
I must have bought the undies on Sunday, because that makes sense considering I remember going there yesterday. I'm so confused. It's horrible not knowing what I did on what day! I'm so out of it!
I wrote my photography essay yesterday afternoon. If I did it all at once it would have taken me about an hour, but with the amount of Facebook and solataire in there it took a little while longer. I did Annie Leibovitz, and my teacher had no idea who she was, but he's not really a portrait guy. He photographs wedding and portrait settings, but he is more of a landscape guy. Plus he's old fashioned in his taste, so I didnt' really expect him to know who she was. It's done though, ready to be handed in next Friday, just like I told him it would be.
Work today was alright. I felt like shit all day, but I made it through. I did pretty well this morning considering. I slept really badly last night, and at 3am Mark was fed up with me and got up to do a few things in the hope of me being back asleep by the time he came back. I'm pretty sure I must have been. It's not my fault that I can't breathe! I was pretty dead by the time I got home. I blew my nose about 345073 times today, and sneezed about 20128 times, and coughed about 339402 times on top of that. Andie had bad hayfever that she kept complaining about, but I'm actually sick! For some weird reason I was pretty busy this morning but with not much to do. I'm really not sure what I was doing, but I was always doing something and not seeming like I was getting things done. I eventually managed though, and the afternoon part of my shift wasn't too bad. I'm so thankful that I don't have to work tomorrow, because I'm really not sure I'd survive it!
I haven't really thought much about that homework I'm supposed to do for Eden. Over the course of the weekend things have happened and I've thought "oh I've got to write it down" but I didn't. I still do remember though, and I'll write them down tonight some time. One thing I'm writing down, which is actually a good thing, is that on Friday afternoon one of the ladies (who is Andie's boyfriend's mum, who I'm really thinking of naming because I talk about her a fair bit) asked me if the bosses had asked me if I wanted to be a supervisor before training the other girl up that I was talking about the other day. I was surprised that she even asked that, because I'm always like "they'll never train me" or "they'd never even think of me". She said "what has she got that you don't?". She knows I've been here longer than the other girl, and not many people really like this other girl much. I don't know why she got trained up, as far as I can tell the only reason they'd even think to train her was because Joe might have suggested her because they're friendly. Also she does a bit of work in systems, but I don't really think they're under threat of losing her, but maybe if they train her up they can say that they will need her. Having her ask me if I was considered to be trained made me feel good, because I kind of just think I'm useless at everything, but obviously she thinks that I would be a good supervisor, or at least better than the other girl.
Mark traded in his Wednesday nigh poker, which I bribed him with for something silly that I can't remember now, for spending tomorrow night at Daniel's, getting drunk, playing World of Warcraft and then going to work hung over at 10am on Wednesday. I said ok, I don't really mind. I do like having nights to myself, and Wednesday morning will be good because I can go to bed when I like, and wake up when I like, and then do whatever I like. It'll be like having virtually 48 hours to myself, because I'll only see him for a couple of hours after he finishes work tomorrow. Hopefully I'll be able to get some things done! I really need to do some serious study! And I want to work on my photography diary thing. I'm really hoping I'm going to feel better.
I had a nice chat with Ally, who has been pretty down lately. She's got family stuff going on, and she's pretty lonely down in Canberra. She didnt' come back for her mid semester break, so it's been months and months since I've seen her. She didn't want to talk about what has been upsetting her lately, so instead we talked about the summer social calender, which cheered us both up a bit. For me, I've got Melbourne Cup day on November 4th, which so far is champagne breakfast at Joe's, along with cocktails with lunch somewhere, most likely a pub crawl, and maybe going to the races but I'm not sure yet, Charlotte gets home around the 11th, and it's her birthday on the 14th, so she's having a big 21st out at her parents place on the 15th which is going to be huge, and then there's Ally's birthday on December 5th, and then mine on December 13th, and then both mine and Mark's work Christmas parties, along with Christmas itself, and then New Years, and then the country music festival, which is just one week long party (but unfortunately I will still be working, note to self: take the next one off), and then Michael's birthday in March, and finishing off with Mark's birthday all the way along in May, which marks the end of the summer social calener. I'm sure there's probabl something I'm forgetting. Oh right, easter is in there somehwere as well! The prospect of a few good times is definately cheering me up, especially because it'll be all of us together again, something which hasn't really happened since highschool ended. It'll be old school partying with me, Mark, Ally, Charlotte and Michael, if Michael decides to party with us. I haven't been out with Charlotte and Ally together since Charlotte moved away. I've been so lonely without them! I really just can't wait. It's only about three weeks until Charlotte is home, and she thinks she'll be staying in town for a little while as well, which is great.
That's it for now I think. I'm definately doing a photo blog, I'm just hoping I'll have the energy for it tonight!