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Tuesday 5 September 2000
Posted Sep 5, 2000
Extraordinary news yesterday, which lifted my mood immensely. I have been invited to an interview for the position of ‘Reference Officer' in the Reference Centre of the Australian War Memorial. I am pleased about this, not only because it's the closest I've been to full- time employment for some time, but it's a unique job in one of the most extraordinary institutions in the world, and its research focus is very, very detailed and comprehensive, relying heavily on primary sources, which I like a lot in historical research. It also gave me an excuse to visit the memorial again, which - although they're busy building a new section for and consequently didn't have a lot of the most interesting exhibits in residence - is always revealing, and nearly as interesting as it was when I was a child, although for different reasons, now.
In addition, inexplicably, the weather is still nice, even if it is a bit windy. The sky is clear, and the clouds seem to be blowing around us, rather than over the top of us, as is apparently more normal round here. The clear, sunny weather has assisted the lifting of the moods of both my flatmate and myself, and it's much nicer to be around here as a result.
Blossoms are blossoming, grass is greening, the radio is playing some good tunes, the hole in my bedroom wall is on the verge of being fixed so we can keep the agents out of our hair, Sophie will be back soon, I bought myself a new pair of gloves for BodyCombat the other day (so I feel equipped again), the Fitness Instructor's course at C.I.T. may yet happen, my bike is fixed under warranty, I'm participating (I hope) in my first real-time chat about diabetes tonight. Apart from the ongoing lack of money which I have at present, these are things to be happy about...
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Sunday 3 September 2000
Posted Sep 4, 2000
Today I finally got the lawn mowed. This is probably not so much of an achievement as it sounds, although I did have to clean a lot of rubbish out of the grass to enable me to do it without jamming the lawnmower on bits of plastic and McDonalds wrappers. It was a beautiful day, though - sunny, bright and calm, with a hint of a breeze to disperse the hot air which gathered round the eaves. Spring has now evidently truly sprung. Even the forecast rain and misery for the day was not forthcoming.
The world has turned, and now it's just a matter of making things happen. My horoscope for the week assures me that the time is at hand where I might be somewhat less than completely broke, but I've yet to see any evidence that this is what's on the line. My bike is bust - the pedal cog has come loose in its bearings and is grating round the frame. It will be Monday before the bike shop can do anything about this, although they have assured me that the Shimano warranty should cover the repairs. Typical that this should happen on the one sunny Sunday of the winter.
The big question for the evening is whether to include cabbage in tonight's mushroom risotto. I think not - the mushrooms and garlic and onions are probably enough to make a reasonably nutritious meal.
I'm feeling really short-tempered at present. I don't really know why, it just feels that way. Maybe ‘making things happen' I feel to be beyond me, although logistically this doesn't seem to be the case. I hope I can hold my water, because I don't want to cause a scene - it's hard enough keeping my mind on the jobs which are there to be done.
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Tuesday 29 August 2000
Posted Aug 29, 2000
Anna quite politely informed me that my actual 'turnaround time' for that big batch was actually somewhat short of five days, rather than close to six. She also advised me not to make that challenge again - I have considerably less than halved my turnaround time, and I don't have much room left to play with to do 40 articles for the next one!
The weather was nasty again, and brutishly cold, but the sun shone in the afternoon, which made me considerably better disposed towards the weather gods. I hope that the forecasts, which are predicting a break in the misery, are right.
Home is where the heart is, but I seem to have misplaced mine, just now...
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Monday 28 August 2000
Posted Aug 29, 2000
A very entertaining day, today. I think I'm finally in a position to make good on the bet I made with Anna, and will be submitting the 20 articles I've gone through in six days, after I've searched for just a couple more things. I feel very virtuous, but more tired, even if triumphant at the same time.
The weather today was, for want of a more robust description, crap. It apparently couldn't decide whether it was going to rain, be cold and windy, shine the sun or cover the sky with clouds. It was too cold to do anything, and no fun to try. I probably should have gone to sleep, but I had some other things to do with the editing desk.
The gym was good, but it was cold enough that I had unreasonable trouble getting moving, again. I think I'm just getting too old - too old to be considered physically attractive, too old to keep myself as fit as I need to be to make good on what attractiveness I can muster, and too tired to care. That part of the day was just depressing, but thankfully I've been busy enough that even then it didn't worry me too much.
I think I'll be taking the next batch rather slowly...!
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Saturday 26 August 2000
Posted Aug 26, 2000
As I sit this evening, the last episode of the last series of ‘Seachange' having entertained me and made me laugh uproariously - even if for the second time - I am in a happy and relaxed frame of mind. The new series starts tomorrow night, and the national broadcaster has never looked so good. Right now I'm sitting and typing while listening to the ‘only radio station in Australia which would dare to play a Bay City Rollers double shot', and it's a rather interesting, if dating, experience... Saturday night at hypo's place - it's where the big ones just keep happening!
My love life has stagnated again, but due to an incredibly silly bet I made with Anna about getting a ridiculous number of articles edited in a very short time, I'm rather too busy to notice...
The weather was fair, if cold and windy, today, and I finally managed to add Barb's name to her face, which could never be a bad thing...
This time I checked the calendar - even if it doesn't acknowledge the fact that Daylight Saving starts tomorrow, in the wake of the Olympiad which is about to land on our fair shores.
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