Indeed, today is winter solstice here in the southern hemisphere - the shortest day of the year!
I've been having a bit of a clean out today, reorganising things and tidying up. Unfortunately I had to stop kind of early because dad has work at 2am and he needs a good night's sleep. At least I can still do things like clean out old email accounts/shut down ones i don't use anymore, and clean out spam from the email accounts I do use.
Had a pretty quiet weekend so far, did the usual things today - shopping, housework, visited my uncle J, watched some tv.
Patrick and I started watching "Dexter" last week - absolutely loved it, its such a messed up tv show. Now we're watching "Supernatural" (can we say YAY for friends with huge dvd collections!).
I'm very seriously thinking about moving my blog somewhere else. For some reason this site always lags my computer, with the wee writing box and all. Its getting frustrating. It gets to the point some days when I can't listen to a cd AND update this blog at the same time, which is why you haven't heard much from me lately - i just get frustrated and shut it off. But don't worry - I'll let you know if i decide to move it elsewhere, and if so where that place might be.
Still no word on the bookstore job, I'll give her a call on monday and see what's happening - hopefully they haven't done interviews yet. Failing that i've got a few more jobs to write cover letters for, and email off :) wish me luck!
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Friday, June 13, 2008
Yay its friday!
I ended up calling the bookstore yesterday, and the news was pretty good..kinda. Turns out I didn't get that job, but she wants me to interview for a more senior role. She remember me so that's a good sign, and when I called she said she was intending on calling me this coming week to set me up an interview time. So fingers crossed.
Other than that, not much going on here. Just usual day to day stuff. Just waiting for dad to finish work, then we're heading out to get the groceries. Thats about all for the excitement phase of today. Tomorrow my aunt arrives from new zealand to see her daughter/the rest of the family, so it will be cool to catch up with her while she's over here.
I heard things aren't good in wisconsin people! that its under a state of emergancy? I know that there was flooding in the north/western part of the state but thats all I know. Hope you guys are doing okay. Missing you all heaps!!!!
Other than that, not much going on here. Just usual day to day stuff. Just waiting for dad to finish work, then we're heading out to get the groceries. Thats about all for the excitement phase of today. Tomorrow my aunt arrives from new zealand to see her daughter/the rest of the family, so it will be cool to catch up with her while she's over here.
I heard things aren't good in wisconsin people! that its under a state of emergancy? I know that there was flooding in the north/western part of the state but thats all I know. Hope you guys are doing okay. Missing you all heaps!!!!
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
From the land down under...
Another update!
For the most part things are situation normal. Still job hunting, still doing housework, reading, and ocassionally playing world of warcraft.
No news yet on the bookstore job, still keeping my fingers crossed. Apparently over here when people say oh we'll call you on x day or we'll meet you on x day..they don't really mean that at all! silly people! Its okay though, i'll give it a few more days then i'll put that firmly in the "unsuccessful catagory". Meanwhile i'm still looking for other possibilities. I'm thinking I might have to go back to telemarketing, if only i could find one that wasn't in the CBD and had earlier hours. Its a pain living out in the "suburbs" because it takes so long to travel, but to be honest it takes longer to go by car than by bus if you're going in the city - buses get right of way ALL the time and heaven help you if you're not letting that bus go first...it'll run you over!
So today i'm just relaxing, doing a bit of writing and listening to music. Waiting for the 2nd load of washing to be done so I can hang it out and then i'll be done for the day..YAY! I'm planning on curling up on the couch with a book, or maybe decorating my bedroom - i'm thinking about hanging some of my photography on the walls. Though I need to talk with dad about that, and about what I could use to stick things to the wall.
Last night was quite cute - Jasper was a really good boy during dinner, he didn't beg or anything. So pat gave jasper a smacko's (i swear i just saw his head pop up when i typed that lol..the dog is amazing!). When pat gives him smacko's he makes him do tricks for them, sit/lay down/roll over that kind of thing. Last night he decided to try a new command - stay. He actually obeyed!!! which is shocking, considering it apparently took him 3 years to learn to sit (his old owner told us she had such trouble getting him to listen to her). So we were utterly amazed. He got lots of hugs and "good boy" compliments.
A few days ago dad got a soft toy shaped like an alligator (a joke), anyway we've been playing with him with it - he doesn't like it at all, it scares him. Anyway last night he was curled up on the couch next to me, and i slipped it between his paws while sleeping. Amazingly he stayed there like that, then pat tried to grab it... he started growling and snarling at him! like he does when pat's tickling my feet and jasper doesn't like it (he's my little prince in puppy armor). I nearly fell off the couch I was laughing so much. Jasper even went so far as to give the toy a bath, so cute! I got a couple of pics I just need to put them on the computer.
Well folks, I should go - the washing machine just beeped at me to signal the washing is done so i'd better get to it.
i'll leave you with a few photos of our gorgeous dog, Jasper....
For the most part things are situation normal. Still job hunting, still doing housework, reading, and ocassionally playing world of warcraft.
No news yet on the bookstore job, still keeping my fingers crossed. Apparently over here when people say oh we'll call you on x day or we'll meet you on x day..they don't really mean that at all! silly people! Its okay though, i'll give it a few more days then i'll put that firmly in the "unsuccessful catagory". Meanwhile i'm still looking for other possibilities. I'm thinking I might have to go back to telemarketing, if only i could find one that wasn't in the CBD and had earlier hours. Its a pain living out in the "suburbs" because it takes so long to travel, but to be honest it takes longer to go by car than by bus if you're going in the city - buses get right of way ALL the time and heaven help you if you're not letting that bus go first...it'll run you over!
So today i'm just relaxing, doing a bit of writing and listening to music. Waiting for the 2nd load of washing to be done so I can hang it out and then i'll be done for the day..YAY! I'm planning on curling up on the couch with a book, or maybe decorating my bedroom - i'm thinking about hanging some of my photography on the walls. Though I need to talk with dad about that, and about what I could use to stick things to the wall.
Last night was quite cute - Jasper was a really good boy during dinner, he didn't beg or anything. So pat gave jasper a smacko's (i swear i just saw his head pop up when i typed that lol..the dog is amazing!). When pat gives him smacko's he makes him do tricks for them, sit/lay down/roll over that kind of thing. Last night he decided to try a new command - stay. He actually obeyed!!! which is shocking, considering it apparently took him 3 years to learn to sit (his old owner told us she had such trouble getting him to listen to her). So we were utterly amazed. He got lots of hugs and "good boy" compliments.
A few days ago dad got a soft toy shaped like an alligator (a joke), anyway we've been playing with him with it - he doesn't like it at all, it scares him. Anyway last night he was curled up on the couch next to me, and i slipped it between his paws while sleeping. Amazingly he stayed there like that, then pat tried to grab it... he started growling and snarling at him! like he does when pat's tickling my feet and jasper doesn't like it (he's my little prince in puppy armor). I nearly fell off the couch I was laughing so much. Jasper even went so far as to give the toy a bath, so cute! I got a couple of pics I just need to put them on the computer.
Well folks, I should go - the washing machine just beeped at me to signal the washing is done so i'd better get to it.
i'll leave you with a few photos of our gorgeous dog, Jasper....
Friday, June 6, 2008
the waiting game
I'm currently playing the waiting game... why? because on wednesday I had an interview for a job at a bookstore, and today is decision day! fingers crossed. She said if I don't hear from here by tonight then I wasn't successful but that I should keep applying because my library experience is what got me into one of the 10 spots for an interview!!! so thats really positive.
Not much going on besides that. Dad and Pat are going up to my aunt and uncle's farm for the weekend, and i'm staying home (because they're leaving about lunchtime and If i get the call for this job i might have to start as soon as saturday or sunday). Then of course there's the fact I might be puppysitting for my other uncle (depending on how our dog gets on with his dog). I don't mind though, because they'll be back saturday night and it will be nice to have the house to myself for a change.
It dawns on me that some of you might not know we have a dog now! his name is Jasper, he's an older dog but such a sweetie. He's a spoodle - a cocker spaniel mixed with poodle. I don't have any decent photos of him yet, but he's a caramel/browny colour.
Thats about it really, things are situation normal (for the most part).
Rachel, thanks for your comment to my last blog, I can't believe how expensive gas is getting! its crazy. I was talking to marj and alan the other day and they were telling me about it as well. Over here at the moment its about AU$6.00 a gallon (which works out to about $1.60 a litre which is what it is in some more remote/expensive areas). In nz they hit $2.10 a litre! Its madness.
Anyway I should get going, I need to have lunch before the hyper puppy turns up to see if he'll be okay here for a day or so with our dog.
hope you're all well and happy!
xoxox
Not much going on besides that. Dad and Pat are going up to my aunt and uncle's farm for the weekend, and i'm staying home (because they're leaving about lunchtime and If i get the call for this job i might have to start as soon as saturday or sunday). Then of course there's the fact I might be puppysitting for my other uncle (depending on how our dog gets on with his dog). I don't mind though, because they'll be back saturday night and it will be nice to have the house to myself for a change.
It dawns on me that some of you might not know we have a dog now! his name is Jasper, he's an older dog but such a sweetie. He's a spoodle - a cocker spaniel mixed with poodle. I don't have any decent photos of him yet, but he's a caramel/browny colour.
Thats about it really, things are situation normal (for the most part).
Rachel, thanks for your comment to my last blog, I can't believe how expensive gas is getting! its crazy. I was talking to marj and alan the other day and they were telling me about it as well. Over here at the moment its about AU$6.00 a gallon (which works out to about $1.60 a litre which is what it is in some more remote/expensive areas). In nz they hit $2.10 a litre! Its madness.
Anyway I should get going, I need to have lunch before the hyper puppy turns up to see if he'll be okay here for a day or so with our dog.
hope you're all well and happy!
xoxox
Friday, May 23, 2008
Its Bloggy Time...
I know i'm a couple days late in writing this. But I have a pretty darn good reason for it - I had a job interview on wednesday, and then yesterday I got invited out with a friend.
My interview went well, so well in fact I got invited back in the afternoon for a second interview/trial!! Unfortunately I had to decline the job offer because it was just too far away. The job was for a promotions company. It took me about 3 hours to get home from where we were out in the "field". That included 2 trains, 1 bus, and a car ride home (it was meant to be 2 buses but by the time I got to the mall, my last bus had left - roughly about the time I got on the bus in the city) which sucked because I was told they ran until about 10pm but oh well.
Besides that things are going well, still sending my resume in anywhere and everywhere that I can. I was chatting to a friend last night who said she was doing everything I'm doing and it took her 5 months to find a job :( that was doing something minimum wage. So i'm going to keep at it.
Random piece of information - Fuel prices in NZ have hit NZ$2 a litre, and here in Aussie its not too far behind (its about AU$1.50 a litre in my area). How crazy is that? which of course means food prices are going to go up, i'm also thinking that they might put up bus ticket prices too. Where will it stop? Why aren't the governments stepping in and doing something about it? it really makes me worried about what things will be like in a year..let alone 5 years.
Alrighty, well I've gotta go make a few calls to places i'm hoping dad can drive me to today to drop off my resume.
My interview went well, so well in fact I got invited back in the afternoon for a second interview/trial!! Unfortunately I had to decline the job offer because it was just too far away. The job was for a promotions company. It took me about 3 hours to get home from where we were out in the "field". That included 2 trains, 1 bus, and a car ride home (it was meant to be 2 buses but by the time I got to the mall, my last bus had left - roughly about the time I got on the bus in the city) which sucked because I was told they ran until about 10pm but oh well.
Besides that things are going well, still sending my resume in anywhere and everywhere that I can. I was chatting to a friend last night who said she was doing everything I'm doing and it took her 5 months to find a job :( that was doing something minimum wage. So i'm going to keep at it.
Random piece of information - Fuel prices in NZ have hit NZ$2 a litre, and here in Aussie its not too far behind (its about AU$1.50 a litre in my area). How crazy is that? which of course means food prices are going to go up, i'm also thinking that they might put up bus ticket prices too. Where will it stop? Why aren't the governments stepping in and doing something about it? it really makes me worried about what things will be like in a year..let alone 5 years.
Alrighty, well I've gotta go make a few calls to places i'm hoping dad can drive me to today to drop off my resume.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Yes i'm still keeping up with this blog..kinda
My deepest apologies for being so slack on this journal!
Things have been so busy, I've been spending most days applying/dropping off resumes (yes they prefer that term to "cv" over here), and even had an interview! Not bad i've applied for maybe 25 jobs in the past 2-3 weeks, and only got 1 interview :( it sucks that there's so many people looking for work but only a limited amount of spaces.
Life has been hectic, but nice. I'm adjusting to the weather a little more each day (yay), but by lunchtime every day i'm usually in shorts, then by dinner time i'm in jeans/long pants because its cooling down.
Yesterday was pretty awesome. My cousin Nicky took me out for the day. We had coffee in town, took a boat ride around the river in the city, then went to the Greek Festival! it was absolutely amazing. So much good food! and there was tonnes of things to see and do. Pat opted to stay at home for the dog groomer, but next time its on we're all going. I'll try to get some photos off nicky to post on here for you guys.
Made a really yummy fruit salad today, one of the perks of having family working in the fruit & veggie markets hehe. So I think I'm going to go get myself some for lunch
Hope you're all doing well, Missing you all!
Things have been so busy, I've been spending most days applying/dropping off resumes (yes they prefer that term to "cv" over here), and even had an interview! Not bad i've applied for maybe 25 jobs in the past 2-3 weeks, and only got 1 interview :( it sucks that there's so many people looking for work but only a limited amount of spaces.
Life has been hectic, but nice. I'm adjusting to the weather a little more each day (yay), but by lunchtime every day i'm usually in shorts, then by dinner time i'm in jeans/long pants because its cooling down.
Yesterday was pretty awesome. My cousin Nicky took me out for the day. We had coffee in town, took a boat ride around the river in the city, then went to the Greek Festival! it was absolutely amazing. So much good food! and there was tonnes of things to see and do. Pat opted to stay at home for the dog groomer, but next time its on we're all going. I'll try to get some photos off nicky to post on here for you guys.
Made a really yummy fruit salad today, one of the perks of having family working in the fruit & veggie markets hehe. So I think I'm going to go get myself some for lunch
Hope you're all doing well, Missing you all!
Friday, April 4, 2008
Arrived!
Friday 4th April:
Wow! we made it. We arrived on wednesday but things have been so busy, i've hardly had time to get near the computer. There's so much to tell about the trip over here, i'll sit down tonight and write about some of the adventure.
I just wanted to let you guys know we're here and having a great time catching up with people.
Hope you're all well!
Wow! we made it. We arrived on wednesday but things have been so busy, i've hardly had time to get near the computer. There's so much to tell about the trip over here, i'll sit down tonight and write about some of the adventure.
I just wanted to let you guys know we're here and having a great time catching up with people.
Hope you're all well!
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