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Monday, August 01, 2005
I promised myself that I will be in bed early tonight, so I better keep to it. It's been a busy day at work, and it didn't help that I only had 4 hours' sleep the night before. Funny, but spent most of last weekend sleeping at 0100 or 0200, and still waking up early to let the dogs out. I can't wait to be back with Nick's in a fortnight or so.
Last week was another good one at work. We moved from audio to vision, and I must say it was good working with familiar equipment, and operating the vision mixer again just brought back memories from RO-TV earlier this year. We got it down pat by week's end, setting up systems for video and data, distribution, amplification, the whole mix (no pun intended). I'm enjoying my new job heaps, and (have I mentioned this before?) I feel like there was a reason why I was put through Mechatronics and the Navy. It's all to prepare me for this job which I feel fits me like a glove. I got a bit of an ego boost last week when I got good feedback for thinking ahead, being able to mix well in groups, and understanding policies and regulations, etc. Ahem... AHEM...
Dinner wise, I had instant noodles and corn fritters on Monday (I found them in the fridge), then had dinner at Joyce's on Tuesday. Nick picked me up from work on Wednesday. Gino was performing at The Como that night, and we didn't want to miss his performance again. I had the sausages to thaw for the day, and it was a quick dinner before flying out again. Gino did some pretty good covers accompanied by acoustic guitar. He's got a great voice, and there's something about a male's falsetto. Done the right way, it can work wonders on the senses. Very refreshing to hear U2, Stereophonics, Coldplay in his repertoire that night.
We'd invited Hina and Lisa to join us at The Como that night, but they were too tired to drop by their local pub by the evening. Anyway, I had museum photos for Lisa, and knew that she needed them for her thesis, so I asked the next day if she needed them soon. I was also done with As Nature Made Him by John Colapinto by Thursday, and was going to pass it to Hina so that she could read it before book club.
As Nature Made Him by John Colapinto was probably the book I've read the fastest. Ever. I bought it on Sunday, and was just glued to it since then. It was painful at times, and drawing parallels to David Reimer's struggles with being raised as a girl, it reinforced what queer people are very sure of themselves, that gender and sexuality are never choices. I highly recommend it to everyone.
Right, so I had dinner at Hina and Lisa's on Thursday. They made pasta and chick peas for dinner, which was just so yummy. I also finally got the recipe off them, so I'm gonna try cooking it soon!
Well, maybe not so soon. After house sitting for four weeks, I haven't got very used to the kitchen. It's not my kitchen, it's hard to get around looking for stuff, and after frying sausages on the stove, I was quite over keeping the stainless steel kitchen clean. I've even taken to cooking instant noodles with the microwave. I've got essentials plus coffee, which isn't too bad.
Nick and I haven't been able to spend enough time together either with this current house sitting arrangement. We have to figure out a way to meet dinner so that every dog will be fed, and factor in saving on both our petrol consumption when out. Blegh!
Friday was rounded off with drinks after work with my trainee mates. We were supposed to just have A drink for an hour that evening, but we had so much fun a couple of us stayed back for more. I had to pull myself away because I'd arranged to meet Sehee in the city. Hannah was heading that way, so I took a lift from her. Anyway, I gave myself a bit of a treat when I dropped by at JB Hi-Fi. I picked up Margaret Cho's Revolution and Saturday Night Live's The Best Of Mike Myers. Sehee had her friend Kim with her, and because they already had dinner, they were just going to watch me eat. I opted for Korean food, so they took me to this little joint around the corner. I don't know which corner, partly because I was a bit like "Woo!" after two pints of beer at The Royal.
ANYWAY, it was good catching up with Sehee again and getting to know Kim. I also had to let Sehee that I'd actually almost given up on her. I got a little sick of calling her constantly and her telling me she was sick, she was busy, she had work, etc. I've taken to dropping a couple of friends this way over the past months.There comes a point where you realise you're just asking them out too many times and getting rejected every time. They've got a life, and you're not a priority. Fair enough. Even so, I'd have thought they should be the one to initiate a meeting having turned one down.
Sehee wasn't like that. She said she'd meant to call me that morning, and I'm more than willing to take it in. She's cool to be with.
It turned out Kim had driven to the city, so we headed back to mine after dinner to watch my newly acquired DVDs. Mike Myers was a hoot, and of course I only bought it for his Coffee Talk with Linda Richman skit. "Like Buttah!" On the other hand, Margaret Cho was a huge disappointment. Thinking I'd content myself with the DVD her having missed wonderful Perth on her Australian tour, I couldn't be more wrong. I was expecting the snappy gags from Notorious C.H.O. but she really dragged it out on the latest DVD. Not good. I attributed my disappointment to being tired, but it wasn't any better the next night.
I only got to bed at 0200, and I was due to get up early on Saturday morning to have breakfast with Hina and Lisa in Fremantle. I also planned to get my laundry done before I left for breakfast, so I sorted it out before I went to bed. I wouldn't have to waste too much time in the morning, and perhaps get more sleep.
So much for that. Nevertheless, I wasn't too grumpy from lack of sleep since I was going to get more out of my weekend. There was a bit of a change of plans, so we ended up having breakfast at South Perth before Lisa drove the two of us to Freo. Hina was staying home proof read Lisa's thesis.
Unfortunately, the section Lisa wanted to visit at the museum was still closed, and we wasted an hour's worth of parking. We ended up walking about Freo for the morning, dropped in on Nick at OfficeWorks, then headed back to Como. I had Show Day's presentation to work on, and I tried starting on it that arvo, but nothing much came of it. I eventually packed to leave for Nick's for the evening. I had to drop stuff off at the post office, then dropped by the newsagency for trash and the bakery for some scrolls. Cajun was gagging for a walk in the park, so I drove us over, then got Nick to join us after he left work.
We were going to have a quiet one, but ended up at Miles' to hang out, and watched the DVDs I bought. I felt really bad putting them through Margaret Cho's new DVD. It wouldn't be like that with Notorious C.H.O. We did sit through both DVDs in their entirety though, so it was past midnight by the time we left Miles'. I still had to drive back to Belmont after returning to Nick's, and gosh, I was so tired, I almost nodded off at the wheel. Don't want that happening again.
In bed at 0100. Same old, same old.
Dogs got me out of bed at 0700. Same old, same old.
Another day of procrastination for the presentation. What's new?
Procrastinated even further when Nori-Lynn came over to collect the mail and invited me to join her and Joyce for tea. She dropped me off on time so that Nick came over for us to head to Queens in Mount Lawley to have drinks with Nicole and Simone. They're leaving for Melbourne for good tomorrow. Why are all the lesbians leaving for the eastern states?
To our surprise, we also met Bic at Queens. We hadn't heard from him in so long, we thought he'd returned to Nepal. We had dinner after drinks (!), then drove him home.
I'd meant to spend the hour before midnight for the presentation, but I stayed up until 0200. It's becoming a trend. I was just shitting myself knowing that I would have to get up at 0600 this morning.
I missed breakfast, I missed coffee, I was a zombie all day. On top of that, I had to deal with group politics when we were planning our show day presentation. I'm staying neutral on this. It just amuses me that snide remarks which are quite unnececcary still come up in conversation. Don't people check themselves at work? You know how people say something and you just looked at them baffled? I've been told a couple of times these past two weeks that "it's just a joke, Jeff". I'm not slow with jokes, I'm just not at that level with workmates where I can afford to be sarcastic or risk misunderstandings. It's a fine line to tread.
Tomorrow's a new day at work. I'm positive about it. Just as long as I get sleep tonight. Which is now.
Last week was another good one at work. We moved from audio to vision, and I must say it was good working with familiar equipment, and operating the vision mixer again just brought back memories from RO-TV earlier this year. We got it down pat by week's end, setting up systems for video and data, distribution, amplification, the whole mix (no pun intended). I'm enjoying my new job heaps, and (have I mentioned this before?) I feel like there was a reason why I was put through Mechatronics and the Navy. It's all to prepare me for this job which I feel fits me like a glove. I got a bit of an ego boost last week when I got good feedback for thinking ahead, being able to mix well in groups, and understanding policies and regulations, etc. Ahem... AHEM...
Dinner wise, I had instant noodles and corn fritters on Monday (I found them in the fridge), then had dinner at Joyce's on Tuesday. Nick picked me up from work on Wednesday. Gino was performing at The Como that night, and we didn't want to miss his performance again. I had the sausages to thaw for the day, and it was a quick dinner before flying out again. Gino did some pretty good covers accompanied by acoustic guitar. He's got a great voice, and there's something about a male's falsetto. Done the right way, it can work wonders on the senses. Very refreshing to hear U2, Stereophonics, Coldplay in his repertoire that night.
We'd invited Hina and Lisa to join us at The Como that night, but they were too tired to drop by their local pub by the evening. Anyway, I had museum photos for Lisa, and knew that she needed them for her thesis, so I asked the next day if she needed them soon. I was also done with As Nature Made Him by John Colapinto by Thursday, and was going to pass it to Hina so that she could read it before book club.
As Nature Made Him by John Colapinto was probably the book I've read the fastest. Ever. I bought it on Sunday, and was just glued to it since then. It was painful at times, and drawing parallels to David Reimer's struggles with being raised as a girl, it reinforced what queer people are very sure of themselves, that gender and sexuality are never choices. I highly recommend it to everyone.
Right, so I had dinner at Hina and Lisa's on Thursday. They made pasta and chick peas for dinner, which was just so yummy. I also finally got the recipe off them, so I'm gonna try cooking it soon!
Well, maybe not so soon. After house sitting for four weeks, I haven't got very used to the kitchen. It's not my kitchen, it's hard to get around looking for stuff, and after frying sausages on the stove, I was quite over keeping the stainless steel kitchen clean. I've even taken to cooking instant noodles with the microwave. I've got essentials plus coffee, which isn't too bad.
Nick and I haven't been able to spend enough time together either with this current house sitting arrangement. We have to figure out a way to meet dinner so that every dog will be fed, and factor in saving on both our petrol consumption when out. Blegh!
Friday was rounded off with drinks after work with my trainee mates. We were supposed to just have A drink for an hour that evening, but we had so much fun a couple of us stayed back for more. I had to pull myself away because I'd arranged to meet Sehee in the city. Hannah was heading that way, so I took a lift from her. Anyway, I gave myself a bit of a treat when I dropped by at JB Hi-Fi. I picked up Margaret Cho's Revolution and Saturday Night Live's The Best Of Mike Myers. Sehee had her friend Kim with her, and because they already had dinner, they were just going to watch me eat. I opted for Korean food, so they took me to this little joint around the corner. I don't know which corner, partly because I was a bit like "Woo!" after two pints of beer at The Royal.
ANYWAY, it was good catching up with Sehee again and getting to know Kim. I also had to let Sehee that I'd actually almost given up on her. I got a little sick of calling her constantly and her telling me she was sick, she was busy, she had work, etc. I've taken to dropping a couple of friends this way over the past months.There comes a point where you realise you're just asking them out too many times and getting rejected every time. They've got a life, and you're not a priority. Fair enough. Even so, I'd have thought they should be the one to initiate a meeting having turned one down.
Sehee wasn't like that. She said she'd meant to call me that morning, and I'm more than willing to take it in. She's cool to be with.
It turned out Kim had driven to the city, so we headed back to mine after dinner to watch my newly acquired DVDs. Mike Myers was a hoot, and of course I only bought it for his Coffee Talk with Linda Richman skit. "Like Buttah!" On the other hand, Margaret Cho was a huge disappointment. Thinking I'd content myself with the DVD her having missed wonderful Perth on her Australian tour, I couldn't be more wrong. I was expecting the snappy gags from Notorious C.H.O. but she really dragged it out on the latest DVD. Not good. I attributed my disappointment to being tired, but it wasn't any better the next night.
I only got to bed at 0200, and I was due to get up early on Saturday morning to have breakfast with Hina and Lisa in Fremantle. I also planned to get my laundry done before I left for breakfast, so I sorted it out before I went to bed. I wouldn't have to waste too much time in the morning, and perhaps get more sleep.
So much for that. Nevertheless, I wasn't too grumpy from lack of sleep since I was going to get more out of my weekend. There was a bit of a change of plans, so we ended up having breakfast at South Perth before Lisa drove the two of us to Freo. Hina was staying home proof read Lisa's thesis.
Unfortunately, the section Lisa wanted to visit at the museum was still closed, and we wasted an hour's worth of parking. We ended up walking about Freo for the morning, dropped in on Nick at OfficeWorks, then headed back to Como. I had Show Day's presentation to work on, and I tried starting on it that arvo, but nothing much came of it. I eventually packed to leave for Nick's for the evening. I had to drop stuff off at the post office, then dropped by the newsagency for trash and the bakery for some scrolls. Cajun was gagging for a walk in the park, so I drove us over, then got Nick to join us after he left work.
We were going to have a quiet one, but ended up at Miles' to hang out, and watched the DVDs I bought. I felt really bad putting them through Margaret Cho's new DVD. It wouldn't be like that with Notorious C.H.O. We did sit through both DVDs in their entirety though, so it was past midnight by the time we left Miles'. I still had to drive back to Belmont after returning to Nick's, and gosh, I was so tired, I almost nodded off at the wheel. Don't want that happening again.
In bed at 0100. Same old, same old.
Dogs got me out of bed at 0700. Same old, same old.
Another day of procrastination for the presentation. What's new?
Procrastinated even further when Nori-Lynn came over to collect the mail and invited me to join her and Joyce for tea. She dropped me off on time so that Nick came over for us to head to Queens in Mount Lawley to have drinks with Nicole and Simone. They're leaving for Melbourne for good tomorrow. Why are all the lesbians leaving for the eastern states?
To our surprise, we also met Bic at Queens. We hadn't heard from him in so long, we thought he'd returned to Nepal. We had dinner after drinks (!), then drove him home.
I'd meant to spend the hour before midnight for the presentation, but I stayed up until 0200. It's becoming a trend. I was just shitting myself knowing that I would have to get up at 0600 this morning.
I missed breakfast, I missed coffee, I was a zombie all day. On top of that, I had to deal with group politics when we were planning our show day presentation. I'm staying neutral on this. It just amuses me that snide remarks which are quite unnececcary still come up in conversation. Don't people check themselves at work? You know how people say something and you just looked at them baffled? I've been told a couple of times these past two weeks that "it's just a joke, Jeff". I'm not slow with jokes, I'm just not at that level with workmates where I can afford to be sarcastic or risk misunderstandings. It's a fine line to tread.
Tomorrow's a new day at work. I'm positive about it. Just as long as I get sleep tonight. Which is now.
