Hello
Dear livejournal,
It's been a while since we last spoke and a whole lot has happened since then. I apologise for that and for this as well. I'm sorry but I just need a quiet space to vent.
I moved to Melbourne a couple of months ago and frankly, it's been pretty shit ever since. For a start, I put in about ten rental applications and got knocked back, and that's not even counting the places I saw and didn't apply for. It got to the point where I was looking further out of town and further from the rest of the band, just because that was the only way I was going to get anywhere. I eventually found a place in Bentleigh, which is on the other side of town from everyone else, even though I'm not rapt with it. I just needed my own place. It took me an hour to get from here to the place I had been staying, at Sam's in Coburg North.
Actually, that's one good thing. Being able to stay with Sam and then George and then Ben as well has been great. And the band's rehearsals are getting better, which is good considering we go on tour next week.
Anyway, work has been shit. I've kept working for my boss in Perth and it's just bad in so many ways. Firstly, working from the kitchen table is great for about two days and then, well, I just got lonely. There was no-one at home and no human contact at all. And when the motivation drops, there's no-one looking over the shoulder to keep you from stuffing around on the internet or watching TV. I have to make up the time, which I've largely done by working a few nights, which is shit in itself. At least I've had a couple of job interviews this week. Having said that, with the interviews and moving house this week, I probably owe my boss two full days work.
Oh yeah, moving house. Almost all of my stuff arrived yesterday. Not my mattress though. Apparently it's still somewhere in Perth. Thankfully I brought a spare bed with me, to put in the second bedroom. I'm sitting on it now, tapping away in the dark because my power wasn't connected yesterday, as was arranged. So I'm about to go out for dinner and a movie and then maybe see if anyone's doing anything. If not, I'll just come back to my new, dark flat and go to bed.
So yeah, sorry about the rant, but I just needed to get some things off my chest. Thank God I'm generally a positive person because if I wasn't, who knows how bad I'd be feeling. But it's all just a challenge, right? Just a few steps I have to get over. And overall, it's not as if anyone's died or anything. But it just looks like Melbourne hates me right now. Well Melbourne, I've signed a 12 month lease so you're not geting rid of me yet.
Ah, I've already said too much. Time to go out.
Yours,
EB
PS. Don't get me started on how much I miss Catherine.
It's been a while since we last spoke and a whole lot has happened since then. I apologise for that and for this as well. I'm sorry but I just need a quiet space to vent.
I moved to Melbourne a couple of months ago and frankly, it's been pretty shit ever since. For a start, I put in about ten rental applications and got knocked back, and that's not even counting the places I saw and didn't apply for. It got to the point where I was looking further out of town and further from the rest of the band, just because that was the only way I was going to get anywhere. I eventually found a place in Bentleigh, which is on the other side of town from everyone else, even though I'm not rapt with it. I just needed my own place. It took me an hour to get from here to the place I had been staying, at Sam's in Coburg North.
Actually, that's one good thing. Being able to stay with Sam and then George and then Ben as well has been great. And the band's rehearsals are getting better, which is good considering we go on tour next week.
Anyway, work has been shit. I've kept working for my boss in Perth and it's just bad in so many ways. Firstly, working from the kitchen table is great for about two days and then, well, I just got lonely. There was no-one at home and no human contact at all. And when the motivation drops, there's no-one looking over the shoulder to keep you from stuffing around on the internet or watching TV. I have to make up the time, which I've largely done by working a few nights, which is shit in itself. At least I've had a couple of job interviews this week. Having said that, with the interviews and moving house this week, I probably owe my boss two full days work.
Oh yeah, moving house. Almost all of my stuff arrived yesterday. Not my mattress though. Apparently it's still somewhere in Perth. Thankfully I brought a spare bed with me, to put in the second bedroom. I'm sitting on it now, tapping away in the dark because my power wasn't connected yesterday, as was arranged. So I'm about to go out for dinner and a movie and then maybe see if anyone's doing anything. If not, I'll just come back to my new, dark flat and go to bed.
So yeah, sorry about the rant, but I just needed to get some things off my chest. Thank God I'm generally a positive person because if I wasn't, who knows how bad I'd be feeling. But it's all just a challenge, right? Just a few steps I have to get over. And overall, it's not as if anyone's died or anything. But it just looks like Melbourne hates me right now. Well Melbourne, I've signed a 12 month lease so you're not geting rid of me yet.
Ah, I've already said too much. Time to go out.
Yours,
EB
PS. Don't get me started on how much I miss Catherine.