(*) No

Well, I just got the call from the admin positon... I was unsucessful. Surprise-surprise. Dissapointed? Yes, naturally. Expected? No, not really... oh well.

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At the moment I'm listening to some classic 60's British psychadelia! "Pipers at the Gates of Dawn" CD album by Pink Floyd [1967]. Beautiful pop whimsy.

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"Reel time"

1. What is your favorite movie line? "Excuse me... which way is the stage?" - from "Gimme Shelter", Rolling Stone Altamont concert in 1969, someone lost in the crowd.
2. Who is your favorite movie protagonist of all time? Forest Gump
3. Who is your favorite movie antagonist of all time? The boys' father in "Dead Poets Society"
4. What is your favorite movie montage? The running-lumping-standing still sequence during 'Cant Buy Me Love' in The Beatles film "A Hard Days Night"
5. What is your favorite movie title? "Bad Taste" - fits the content perfectly!

Grabbed From Bernard Pivot's List Part One
1. What is your favorite word? - "Thoon" - it's my goldfishies' name - and a Homeric character to boot!
2. What is your least favorite word? - cxnt
3. What is your favorite curse word? - Fark
4. What would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? - "come in and make yourself at home"
5. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Pilot

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What is the last book you read? "The Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Who is your favorite character in the book? - the main protagonist, Pi, a very warm genuine human character
Did you enjoy the book? Sure did! Love the colourful desriptive details and the wonderful story.
Would you recommend the book to others? Absolutely, a good read, and challenging to your inner-self in many ways - all thru a good yarn.

(*) Rain shock

Hmmm... the interview this arvo went exceptionally well. It's a 3-day-a-week position with the Job Network Provider helping the financial administrator. The only drawback is... they said they'd call back this arvo - and they never did. Maybe they'll do me the decency of at least calling me tomorrow to tell me I was unsuccessful? rofl. We'll see...

Spoke with JD and Ix tonight too... we're spending Saturday together at the annual Royal Show here in town. yay! I haven't seen them much over Feburary for various reasons, but I'm just aching to hang out with them again. They told me that they went for a drive tonight to check out a small bridge nearby - that had been washed away from some of the heavy rainfall yesterday! Blimey! Apparently while they were there the water level came up a bit and washed some more of it downstream! heh heh. No damage done... it's just a small local dirt track and they were quite safe. But still a spin to watch a bridge disappear in a flooded stream! heh heh

What a surprise... more storm showers passed through today! Whoo hoo! Apparently out at Carcoar they've had like 125mm/5 inches of rain this week! Whoo hoo! Let's keep 'em coming and fill up the dam! Tho I'm sure at the moment the ground is in 'rain-shock', wondering what to actually do with all that water! Most of it would have just sucked straight down into the ground, I'm sure. Now, let the runnoff all go into Carcoar Dam - pwease?!?

And yes... the new battery for my laptop did in fact arrive today. It's in the process of being discharged and re-charged etc etc, to get it working to its fullest potential :) Seems to work well. I didn't realise how 'clunky' the keyboard on this machine is, compared to the laptop... gagh!

This arvo I've been getting mellow listening and enjoying the velvety-honey tones of Van Morrison's two early albums, "Astral Weeks" [1968] and "Moondance" [1970]. The guy has the sound of the holy! Awesome!

(*) Washed past us

I've got a job interview tomorrow afternoon, but I don't know what its for! Ya... strange! The Job Placement organisation I go thru rang me and asked me to come in for an interview with them, which is great. When I asked them if they could give me any more information about the position (apart from it being some form of office admin), they said they couldn't! Bizarre! I'll just to wait and see what tomorrow brings.

Yet another huge afternoon storm washed past us again this arvo... the rain is brilliant tho. We've been getting about 3 or 4 storms like this one every week for about the past 3 weeks. Whoo hoo. Apparently the dam levels are now officially on the rise here. Slowly but surely... more is running in than they are letting out! Yay! Now, out at Carcoar... it's gonna take a LOT of rainfall to bring it upto some kind of decent level. Hopefully the rain will fall out there as well!

The past three Wednesday nights have seen me taking a "MYOB" refresher course, at one of the local Community College. I wrangled it so that I didn't have to pay for it. The actual accounting software is easy, it's just the same as any other Windows-based stuff - it just takes a bit of time and practise to get the hang of using it efficiently. Glad it's a small group of only 9 people too, all typing accounting fingures away at nine terminals. lol.

At the moment I'm enjoying listening to "Echoes" compilation CD by Pink Floyd (2001)

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(*) Connected to the fan

Well, mum's place has finally sold today... $25k less than we anticipated, but it's sold - that's the main thing. My brother and I are just happy and also mixed feelings - it's like the very last thing to wrap up after mum passed away back in April... hmmm...

Haven't seen the boys for two weeks - yes, it's the middle of the school holidays but for two weeks keep getting the 'raincheck' message - too much happening, apparently. Next week onwards is looking better tho - bout fucking time! heh heh. They're well... SJ won't go swimming in their dam again for a while... discovered the hard way that Yabbies (like a freswater crayfish) like toes to nip on! He's not hurt, just shaken!

Went sailing on the 2nd day of the year - and as I'm pulling my boat up the beach - I accidently snapped the rudder! Took some serious glue but it seems all fixed again now. Sailing again this Sunday with two races again... lovin' it. The boys' mum refuses to allow them anywhere near the dam where we all go sailing... just being overprotective... give her a year or two... but sailing is majestic fun for me... absolutely lovin' it!

I had the best Xmas in 4 years... just hanging out with my brother was really really relaxing and refreshing for two days in a row. Even had a few people her for New Years' Eve for a BBQ and a laff... lots of fun. Yeah, this festive season's been one of the best ones for many a year for me here - yay! 'bout bloody time, eh? heh heh. I haven't even pulled the Xmas Tree down yet... the lights are connected to the fan, so... what's the hurry?

I spent a few days casual fruit packing (early-season peaches) in a large steel shed in the middle of a stinking hot sumer... needless to say it wasn't too much fun... everyone was having a hard time of it... tempers were short... not the most pleasant environment to work in... thankfully that's over with for now.

On This Day...
Born: Jack London (writer, 1876).
Died: Maurice Gibb (Bee Gee, 2003); Nevil Shute (writer, 1960).
Events: "Please Please Me" single released by The Beatles 1963.
Useless Trivia: Some kitties have pink fur.
My Soundtrack: local radio 2BS.
Footwear: nekkid.
Weather: cloudy, humid, hot, airless.

Cyalayta
Mallard d'Quackers :o)
"Excuse me, which way is the stage?" (Audience member, lost at Altamont, 1969)

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(*) Cold calling

SJ turned nine (*nine* already!!!) this month... altho I wasn't 'able' to see him on his actual birthday (apart from two phone calls), I saw him on the following weekend along with his brothers - yay! Going into Big W to get his pressie CD - Australian Idols' Shannon Noll's latest thing - I felt so silly buying something like that... now I know how my parents must have felt buying me a 'Sherbet' record at the same age for me! I think I said the same thing about the last time I bought JD a Shannon Noll CD too... it's pretty funny telling the cashier, "You know... this *isn't* for me, you know..." "Yeah, right...!" lol Anyway, we spent a few hours just hanging out beside a beautiful little waterside park at a lovely tiny rural village about 20 minutes from where they live (you know the place... 1 pub, a few houses, a stop sign...) playing all sorts of games together... SJ absolutely loved his CD - he'd said just a few days' before to his brothers', "Oooh.... I hope I get that.... I'd really like that..." How cool is that, eh? wOOt! Yah, we always have a good time just hanging out together without any agendas - it's just the best way to be. Tomorrow is Ix's 7th birthday - two birthdays within 2 weeks in our family (hee hee hee - lovin' it)... he was hanging to get a DVD copy of "The Incredibles", so I naturally obliged... again, I'm 'unable' to see my own son on his actual birthday (but I'll make some calls tomorrow, of course)... I dropped his pressie off this arvo, and fingers' crossed I'll see them all this weekend... it'll be three weeks' then since I've last physically been with them... it's getting harder with the silly season coming along with a big rush too... so many commitments for them... It still rips my heart out that in all practical reality I'm just not a daily part of their lives at the moment... not much I can do about it... I'm sure I just internalize my pain which is a main cause of my on-going annoying illnesses and stuff... oh well, that's life. The one thing that keeps me going somedays is the knowledge that I will always adore them, no matter where life places us all. And nobody nor nothing can ever change that - my passion for my sons is mine and mine alone, and for that I'm grateful.
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I managed to have a c.20-minute decent conversation with the boys' mum the other afternoon on the phone... it's not always easy to pick how she's gonna be on any given day.... it was just such a stress-relief to be able to talk to a normal rational human being for a change! lol Talking about the boys, of course... JD's going to High School next year, so we needed to go thru a few things there, among other things.
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Still on family, my mum's place hasn't been sold yet... looks like we'll have to knock the price down a little bit... it's not an issue with me, as my brother and I just want it sold, you know. It's been sitting there empty since April, so the quicker someone can move in the better. Wow... April... that's almost 8 months' ago since mum passed away... wow, time's flown... I really don't know what happened to this year... it just seemed to slip by without me noticing... it's been a pretty nothing kinda year in many ways for me, just existing... wake up, eat, potter, eat, sleep... hehehe.
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My cheeky bully goldfish Rt Rev Thoon 'Perry' Fishie VC OAM MBE turned two the other week! Two years having a goldfish as a pet, eh... that's gone by really quick when I think about that! He's going great... he bullies his corner filter now, pushing it away from the corner so that after a few days its sitting in the middle of his tank rather than the corner! lol. Gives him something else to do, I guess, apart from keeping my tax files in order... random thought... I almost forgot to lodge my tax return this year by the cut-off date (made it by 2 days)... I just simply forgot all about it, altho I had all the paperwork sitting there ready and waiting to fill in and send for like 3 months! D'oh! Anyway.... I got a nice little refund cheque this week... just in time for Xmas - yay for small mercies.
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Sailing has been an absolute blast... why would I want to be doing anything else when I'm out there?! There's been a few races where I've had a ball... my boats' not the most competitive against the other classes that race there - but I really don't care at all. I simply love it... adore being out on the water... I have a very healthy respect for the water and the elements, so sometimes I admit I get a bit of a nervous flutter in my stomach when I'm out there, but that's more of a respect for the elements and an awareness of my own limited capabilities... after all, I'm still re-learning how to sail again after like 20 years! Not that I'm going bad at it, by no means! It's going really well - I've only had one capsize in all the times I've been out so far. I knew one day I would have to capsize, so at least I could practice doing it... but when it happened so quickly, I was just blown away at how *easy* it was to get it upright again and just keep sailing away... brilliant little Wyreema, thank you! There's a good crowd of friendly people who sail there each Sunday, so it's good to feel part of something again, even if it's a small sailing club. The water levels are rising rising rising fast... in the last month we've had practically record-breaking drought-breaking rain... a couple of inches in like 3 weeks saw the dam's water level go from 17% to 25% in like 3 days! wOOt! Don't have to dodge any old trees sticking out of the shallows now! lol Actually, I've made the local paper twice with the sailing... manys' the time when I simply hoot and holler like a fool as I'm sailing along - out of pure joy - and everyone on the shore and in the other boats hear me and laugh... they even make comments about it in the sailing section of the paper! lol Manys' the time when I'm out there, wind in my hair, water splashing up off the hull, feeling the water slide past the hull beneath my feet - I just say out loud "Thank you, dad" - if it wasn't for my dad instilling into me my passion for sailing, I wouldn't be there. At moments like that I really do miss him, even after 9 1/2 years...
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I never really did fall into a deep slump after the job driving the laundry van came to an end... a slow downward slope at times, but never a big 'thud', which I'm really thankful for. I'm sitting on a 6 out of 10 at the moment... that's fine. Life is just on auto-pilot at present, and there's not a whole damn lot to motivate me to do anything lately. I don't like being like this - I'm keenly aware how my mental alertness has dropped off quite dramatically this year (maybe it's just getting older? Who knows...?), but I think a lot of that is just not having enough to keep me socially and interpersonally interactive with enough people... that's why I was mainly excited working at the laundry because that was a huge bonus for me, and I miss that one-on-one interaction and daily routine and stuff. Oh well... some people have it so lucky, eh?! lol I'm not complaining, but I feel so damn guilty just spending so much time sitting on my ass sometimes.. I go out, go cold calling, deliver CV's and make phone calls etc etc etc, but alas there's no bites... oh well... it's a terrible cyclical pattern to get into, let me tell you. Sucks the life out of you.
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Oh! I didn't mean to sound so morose, Blog Paige! I'm going pretty OK. I've been writing a few silly little stories here and there, but nothing worth being published, really. Just trying to keep my mind alert to some degree... with some limited success too... silly brain! hahahaa.
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Well, it's almost Xmas again... can you bloody believe it? Thank Ford I'm spending this season at my brothers - this'll be my first Xmas not being alone in four years... whoo hoo. Hope all your plans start coming together for you all too.... enjoy your family - celebrate them and rejoice who you are who you're with.

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On This Day...
Born: John Mayall (muso, 1933); Ed Harris (actor, 1950).
Died: George Harrison 2001; Cary Grant 1986; Cardinal Thomas Wolsey 1530 (a very distant relative of mine!)
Events: The Beatles release the single "I Want to Hold Your Hand" 1963.
Useless Trivia: 1962 Academy Award for Best Picture went to "Lawrence of Arabia"
My Soundtrack: "Collective Soul" (1995) - thanx to the local library
Footwear: white cotton sox
Weather: beautiful rain rain rain

Cyalayta
Mallard d'Quackers :o)
"Excuse me, which way is the stage?" (Audience member, lost at Altamont, 1969)

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(*) Filling-up lake

I'm going pretty well at the moment, considering I've just had a major 'rug pulled out from underneath me' life incident happen to me! I've been working over the past month driving a laundry van picking-up and delivering to local hotels and motels - and absolutely loving it. The place employs handicapped people to work in the laundry, and that's been good too. Unfortunately, because of a 20-year old criminal conviction that's still on my record, the Board and it's legal people have finally decided that they don't want me to work with them any more. My immediate manager fought tooth-and-nail to keep me on, but apparently the desicion was out of his hands. Bugger. I was really happy there too, and having enough money to actually start planning to save towards a house deposit was nice too. Now that's all been put on hold.

I thought I'd be an absolute mess about it all, but I'm somehow feeling quite fine about it. I guess it'll sink in in a few more days, I guess?! Back to being unemployed again, bugger it. At least the upside is that I'll be able to have lots more time finishing off my Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment study by the end of the year - and spend some more time seeing the boys too now. Yes, I'm still feeling quite happy with life, despite another hiccup along the way! Oh well, it happens, eh? lol

I've been out sailing in my little dinghy twice now, and absolutely loving it, even if there are a few sore muscles complaining after their lack-of-use after too many years away from the water! Sailing season proper starts next week, so that'll be great. I'm enjoying meeting and slowly getting involved with the little club in the middle of nowhere beside a slowly filling-up lake! Yes, the rains have been falling out here, and water is running again where it just hasn't been for a few years - whew, thank gawd for that!

(*) Happiness is a warm gummy bear

Life remains great for me. Happiness is not something I've been so used to over the last four years! hahahahaa. No, seriously... things at work are positive I'm finding it easy to get back into a 'normal routine' and the work isn't hard, altho a bit of heavy lifting is making me use some muscles that haven't been used much lately. As a result of the physical activity 5 days a week, my emotional state is a whole lot better... sleeping well, eating OK, all of that. It's a nice place to be.

My brother came over for a visit for a few hours yesterday, and we just hung out together - really really positive. It's good we're at a point where we don't have to talk about M and all of that anymore, because, well, basically - it's all in the past now, isn't it? He and his wife are quite jack of the shite the boys' mum has been flinging in my direction over this year, so they're quite happy to just ignore all of that now. Me too - I'm jack of it too, and it doesn't affect me so much as it used to anymore, thank gawd. Boys ae going well, but getting to see them as ofetn as I'd like to is a bit of a hurdle at the moment. Hmmm...

There was supposed to be a sailing club meeting today - but only 2 other people showed up! Damn! The wind was great too (despite a bit of light rain) - I was keen to go out for a sail too! But - not today [sigh!] Not to worry.

Working with people with a disability is funny sometimes. One bloke who came out with me as a helper on my van run on Friday is quite physically handicapped, but has a great cheeky sense of humour all the same. While he's quite hard to understand sometimes, as I was walking out of a hotel back to the van I heard him say out loud, clear as a bell, "Get the lead out!" hahahaaa. Pretty funny. It's a nice gang of people to be working with too - they're all quite crazy, so I quite naturally fit straight in.

Thanx for all your lovely comments too - I really appreciate you taking time to stop by. Thank you!

(*) Wyreema sails onwards

It's been a good week... I'm physically tired but emotionally fine. Launching my little Wyreema last weekend was awesome - what a great experience for me... made me feel really alive! Click on the thumbnail to see the bigger pic...

Yes, that's really ME out there! Sailing again has really be a deep soul-uplifting experience for me again. I mean, I 'christened'/launched my little boat in memory of my dad, but I'm doing it for me - it's given me a sense of doing something socially and physically again... I've been stuck at home brooding for 4 years too long, hey?! Funny side-effects from going out on the water after a 10-year layoff were having sore buttocks from sitting on the boat! hahahaa! (NB. Here's a thumbnail gallery of all the pics...)

Work driving a laundry van about town has been great - I'm really getting into the swing of it all. It's pretty physical work at times (lifting big bags of laundry etc) but it's not 'hard' at all... my body's complaining a bit... i'm just not used to so much lifting and some muscles that haven't had that kinda workout for a few years are reminding me they're still around lol. The start of this week was pretty manic (it was a 4-day week, so we were behind the gun from the start!) as it's Race Week up here... Mount Panorama kinda explodes with car racing fans from all over the place... but by Friday arvo at 3pm we had *all* completely finshed at work... so much to the point that we were able to play cricket in the laundry carpark waiting for knockoff time! So that's cool. Tho next week'll be busy - picking up about 5 billion sets of laundry from various hotels around the place after all the visitors go away again! Not to worry... I'm feeling quite happy with it all - enjoying going to work evey moring. Speaking of the 'Great Race', I was up at the track yesterday doing a delivery, watching the V8's hurdle around the curcuit... which is quite funny, as normally it's a plain local road that I drive on about 4 times a week!

JD & SJ had a blast at their school holiday camp last week... they had all four seasons in one day, but - that's to be expected at 1,000 meters up! My brother and his missus got back fine from their holiday up in Cairns - glad to have them back nearby. Still no news about mum's place being sold at this stage, but it's not as though we've got any timelines to meet with it all.

So generally I'm feeling pretty happy. I had a nasty dream early this week... woke me up feeling suddenly really angry and moody in the middle of the night (negative feelings about my ex and the whole situation) - I was a bit shocked how there are things that, way deep down, still must be bugging me (that'd explain my bizarre health issues sometimes!) Alas, I was able to pretty quickly shake it off and get on with feeling back on track with an hour or so... thanx to the meds which stabilize those kinda emotional upheavals from time to time. Of course i've got some emotional baggage (geebus I hate having to say that, but it's true I know), but I'm getting on with things as best I can. I'm generally pretty happy being by myself... to be honest I'm too timid to get emotionally involved with someone else again at this stage - I don't wanna get hurt again, to be honest. Sure, I may be missing out on some things life has to offer me in my 40's, but generally I'm going pretty OK. Not perfect, nor anything like the 'old' me, but pretty OK.

Ooooh... lookit! hahahaa!

Cyalayta
Mal :)

(*) Happy Smiling People

Been a good week. 2 days work, two days' off over the weekend - and I'm seeing the boys tomorrow! Tis good. No seriously, things at the new job are working out fine... it's just loading and driving and unloading commercial laundry about 4 times a day in a 1-ton van, no sweat. Nice loopey people to work with. Really looking forwatd to seeing the boys tomorrow - the plan is to see the "Wallace and Grommit" movie... we've all been huge W&G fans for about 6+ years! The weather should hold for the Sailing Club working bee on Suday... a bit of painting, maybe a bit of roofing, a bit of laughter, a bit of food... sound alright, eh? And yes... 9 days until I go out sailing! oooh... i'm *still* excited about it.

(*) I have a new job - at last!

Tomorrow morning I start as a commercial laundry's driver around town... starting as a casual (but 5 days a week) with the possibility of full-time. Just driving around town picking up and dropping off bags of laundry to hotels and motels etc - not bad, not bad at all. Not hard work... it'll be good to get back into a routine again, that's what I'm mainly excited about. And actually having money again... oooh! Luxury! Just as well I like driving, hey? No, it'll be a positive for me... I really did need to get into the workforce again - for my own mind's sake - and it's only a simple work situation, so it'll be nice.

The phone rang at 2.30... interview at 3.30, they said start in the morning 15 minutes later! It all happened as quickly as that! Totally out of left-field. A nice surprise for a change.

So, as far as going visiting the boys at school this week, now I won't be able to, as I'll be working instead! All that silly worry for nothing, eh? But still looking forward to parent-teacher night tomorrow night.

So, if I'm not blogging as much as I have been, tis because I'm spending my evenings studying and sleeping - for a change! hahahaa.

Working bee this Sunday out at the sailing club, just getting a few things ready for the start of the sailing season in a few weeks. 11 days to go until my first sail... yes, still counting! lol

Hoping to spend some time with the boys on saturday, but speaking briefly with their mum last night she didn;t sound too keen... that's just the way she is, fine one day, seemingly psycho the next! I'll try again tonight and give her a few more options... less of a chance for her to say no this time! lol. Looking forward to hearing Ix's next installment of "Fox in Socks"...

(*) Parent-Teacher Night

Yup, it's come around again - yay! Parent-teacher night at the boys' school is this Thursday night... looking forward to seeing how they're going at school... it's hard to be involved in many ways as I haven't been kept informed in the past of events and happenings, but now that's been changed, and I'll be attending a whole lot more parent-involved things from now on... there are some who will not like it (for reasons of their own power-politics in a 28-child school... yes, sadly, it's true!), but I'm being involved for the boys sake - and for no other reason. If someone wants to get shirty with me, I will ignore them and focus on my children instead - which will drive 1 or 2 absolutely nuts, because of their little power struggles they seem to wanna keep up appearances and stuff. Well, I don't give a shite about any of that, like I said - i'm there for the boys. Life's too short (and their schooling life is too short) for people to try and keep me out of things. I admit I'm a bit nervous about attending a few of the open day events they have this week at the school for parents (as it's the end of term), but I'm going for the boy's sakes. The parent-teacher night is fine, it's getting the cold shoulder from other parents who used to be really good friends a few years' ago that pisses me off. But I'm not gonna let them get at me. Actually, at the school presentation night last year, I had one parent come up and really support and encourage me not to put up with that kinda crap and that I stil have rights! Isn't that nice?! They didn't have to do that, but they made a point of coming over and reasurring me I still had basic rights as the boys' dad! You wouldn't belive this sorta power-play crap would happen in a tiny 'chritsian' school now, would you?!?

Went to visit "Norm" today, but he'd gone out on a day bus trip with some others from the nursing home - I missed him!... at least he's still getting out and about.

Are you/were you a fan of Sesame Street? See how many of these favourite memories you can recall! Enjoy.

Heard the new local Baptist pastor talking on the radio yesterday (that church used to be my old church before I left in disgust! lol)... what he had to say was *really* balanced, level and pretty well spot on... in reality his views would be considered very Liberal here, and I feel sorry for the guy... he won't last here too long... the old guard who run and 'own' that church will see to it he either does what they ask him to, or he'll get pressured out. It's what happened before, and from the handful of conversations I've had with people over the past 18 months, it seems things still really haven't changed in the place, when it comes to petty party personal politics. It's like the whole deal with the school... life is just too short, hey? It's one of the reasons why i won't be going back to church again... the people who've been there for years and years and years think they own the place, and just squeeze anybody out who doesn't fit into the neat little box they've constructed for themselves. Oh well... life's like that. I don't miss all that shit anyway, to be absolutely honest. After 17 years, it's just wonderful to be away from all that shit. I miss the people and the great friendships I made during those years, but about 99% of them turned their back on me when I left the church. Good friends, hey? Shit yeah!

Roll on the sailing season - the first sail is in about 13 days' time... but, who's counting, huh? hahahaa! I'm *really* looking forward to getting out in my own little boat... a bit nervous too... it's been like 10 years+ since I last went out... it's like riding a bike tho - you don't forget how to do it, it's just the level of skill that needs refreshing! Oh I just can't wait! I'm all excited just thinking about it... I've got all my sailing gear (jumpers and jacket and life jacket and stuff...)... just gotta go do it! Whew! We've had a bit of rain out here too, so there might be a few extra inches to sail in by then... oh, I think I said the same thing in my last post too... d'oh! Oh well... wOOt!

Oh by the way... I wasn't successful with that servo job either. That's the way it goes, eh...

On This Day...
Born: Sophia Loren (actress, 1934)
Died: Fletcher Christain ('HMS Bounty' fame, 1793)
Events: CCR's "Bad Moon Rising" No. 1 in UK, 1969
Useless Trivia: Kangchenjunga is the world's 3rd tallest mountain at 8590m/28170'
My Soundtrack: 'Stop Making Sense' Talking Heads
Footwear: sox and shoes! gasp! horror! shock!
Weather: spring is on the way!!!

Cyalayta
Mallard d'Quackers :o)
"Excuse me, which way is the stage?" (Audience member, lost at Altamont, 1969)

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(*) So much for spring

The weekend was a good 'un. JD and I had fun on the 8km fun run on Saturday, along with 1,000 others. His leg is still a bit weak after being in plaster, but he did it - made the whole distance! I'm very proud of him. There was no stopping him! Actually he and his brother SJ are going to Camp this school holidays - it'll be SJ's first camp! That's really really good - I'm so excited for them!

Crazy weather - we had like 20mm's of rain here over the weekend, and it snowed 40km's away on Monday! Sheesh! So much for spring! hahahaa.

Job interview this arvo went well - I was happy with it and felt relaxed and comfortable etc. Should hear by the end of the week.

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This week I thought we'd answer some true or false. Feel free to elaborate on your answers. Thanks for playing.

1. I'm at my best in the early morning. FALSE!!!
2. I start each day with a healthy breakfast. Hmmm.... toast, juice, rice bubbles & tea.... is that healthy?
3. I'm always sure to get at least 7 hours of sleep each night. No - make it EIGHT!!!
4. I enjoy my job. If I had one...
5. I get along with most everyone. TRUE
6. I'm looking forward to the new season of tv shows this year. Neutral
7. I make sure I take some time for myself every day. TRUE

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(*) Job interview

i got a phone call out of the blue this arvo... a job interview next Tuesday arvo. It's just doing cashier/counter stuff at a local servo - it's only a 2 blocks walk from here. Starting at 25 hours a week, but the money is pretty good. It's been so &%$#@ long since I've actually had a job interview, I'd better spend a bit of time practising!