Utinam logica falsa tuam philosophiam totam suffodiant!

Does anyone know where I can buy some fair-trade, sustainable, eco-friendly etc. excersize books? The only ones I can find online are either buy-in-bulk for offices/schools or beautifully decorated nepalese journals for $42 a pop.

I'm at work today, and it's nice and slow, only one call since 7am. Not a bad way to spend a warm day really, kind of a drag having to be here at 7am both days of the weekend. Still, I try not to think of the fun I could be having outside and instead try to get in a more mercinary frame of mind (time-and-a-half today and double time tomorrow, woot! Lets pulverize that vet bill and have money for textbooks, woot!) Actually speaking of text books, as someone who did classics and was able most of the time to tottle down to the 2nd-hand bookshop and pick stuff up for under $10 (It helps when your textbooks are things like the Iliad and have been around in one form or another for well over two millenia) I've got to say the cost of my social work textbooks has come as a bit of a nasty shock! I know it's no where near what science and commerce types have to deal with, but $90 books still make me blink. Thank goodness I have a full-time job!

I've been playing with the student portal and looking at my classes for next semester, and I'm actually getting psyched! Even if they have decided to start classes during O'week (Don't worry, as far as I know it's only Nursing and Social Work doing this, everyone esle should be safe! Though come to think of it, these days not that many of you are still at uni, and if you are you're the ones teaching the classes...), meaning I will either miss some or have to scramble to change my shifts. Oh! And I have a new student card with a new photo, which is awesome as I look very little like my 18 year old self. Not so awesome is that it was taken yesterday after I'd just walked from Drummond st to the Med building so I was a tad red and sweaty. Ah well, I'll look at it and always remember it was taken on the last of three days in a row of over 43 degree celcius heat. Hurrah! I have a new card to celebrate my post-grad-ness and mid-twenties-ness! And it's valid til 2013, unlike my last one which was valid til Feb 2007 despite my receiving it in March 2007, University of Melbourne Admin strikes again!

Right, since I have nothing else to do I'm going to go play on ebay, in the safe knowlege that the second I attempt to bid for anything my internet will kick me off the site (this is the first time I've actually approved of one of these net-nanny things in the workplace by the way).

I'm at work, in the comfy chair, full of pasta and milo. Apart from taking three calls in two minutes (and don't people get snippy when they've called an emergency service and get put on hold?) I've not done terribly much. Currently I have Mary Poppins on the flatscrren in the office- best of a bad bunch tonight I'm afraid, and they're nearly up to the chimney-sweep bit.

Yesterday I went to the wedding of nearlyalegume and directorratbag. It was fun, and lovely and very them :-) I particularley enjoyed the piniata in the shape of a wedding cake, and So Long and Thanks For All The Fish, and catching up with people I get to see less and less. It was also nice to see St Mary's church again, my father did some of his training there about 15 years ago. The priest remembered me (though didn't recognise me til I introduced myself) and it turns out Dad knows some of nearlyalegume's relatives.

Today I took Loki to the vet as he still seemed unwell. There is something wrong with his lung, vet in unsure what it means, but he had lots of X-rays today and has anti-biotics (that mc_shamo says are huge) and will have to go back on Friday for more X-rays. Possible pneumonia, possible asthma, definite chest infection, possible something else. Poor little kitty :-(


I keep forgetting to ring the doctor and make an appointment for myself. Must do that. Actually, I keep forgetting a lot of stuff right now.

Hee! Chim-chiminy chim-chiminy chim-chim-cheree! Oh Dick Van Dyke, you can't do a cockny accent to save your life. :-)

[Edit]My auntie was right, watching this movie as an adult it's incredibly disturbing how little contact these children get with their parents.

This afternoon I finish work at 4:30. I plan to go directly to gym, arriving about 5:15 and work out for an hour or two, roughtly aiming to be home by 7:30pm

I then plan to faff round for a bit then head out to Mr McClellen's Finishing School at Trades Hall, and I was wondering who else was thinking of going?

Mr Andrew McClelland and friends present a night of excellent songs to dance to.

This is an indie/pop night for those who love music – classic indie, modern indie, 60s rock, 60s soul and eclectic pop will be the order of the day. And we guarantee not to turn into a banging electro party at 2am.

From The Smiths to The Who, from Weezer to The Supremes, from Belle & Sebastian to Prince, from Pulp to MGMT. You will dance your arse off.

From 9pm on disparate Fridays; the 24 Oct, 14 Nov, 28 Nov, 12 Dec.
$8 on the door

Grand!

C'mon cows_might_fly_! I know you love dancing! And everone else, don't make me stay home and eat pizza go alone!

I have the hiccups.

I have green tea.

I like green tea.

I do not like the hiccups.

Good God I need a coffee.

One more day, then it's pay day, and I can have a nice coffee.

Since that's a whole day away, I guess I'll have the instant that is here.

My contract has just been extended a month. Yay! That's actually quite convenient, because it means I finish work on the 22nd or so of September, and if they decide that that is all they want from me I can take the two days of the Tech and Dress Run for Lysistrata off, then start working again on the day of the preview. I might see if there is any part-time work for those two weeks, only working 4-5 hours a day while performing would be very tempting (or "temp-ing"! Ha! Cos I'm a temp! Getit? Get...I'm fired, aren't I?)

I got all excited night before last because I managed to sleep the whole night through. Unfortunately that was not the case last night, but I only woke up once, and it was early morning (5:40 a-fucking-m!), not middle of the night. I choose to take this as encouraging.

Coffee. Coffee, coffee coffee.

Last night I had fin over to dinner. He had not seen my new house, so I gave him the tour. When we got to the bedroom he said "This is your room?"

"Yes"

"This is your room?"

"Yes"

"Really?"

"Yes!"

"But... it's clean!"

Is it that surprising I can keep a room (and house for that matter) in a decent state? ;-P

In other news, I got dizzy this morning on the crowded train, I could actually feel that there was less oxygen in the carriage than outside. I am still feeling woozy and getting worse as the day progresses. This is not a good thing, is it? Hmm, may have to go home early, hope not, see how I feel after lunch... I'll definitely be upset if I have to miss kitty_ryan's drinks!

Hey laurenmitchell!

My new building has the EXACT SAME SECURITY SYSTEM TEST as the PWC Building! Word for word, and at the exact same time, 9am Wednesday!

Aww, I'm all nostalgic now...

On Wednesday I start at the Department of Justice- Community Operations and Working with Children Check Unit. I will be processing Working with Children checks.

Thank God, a job! I am so relieved. It's decent pay, and 9am-5pm. And... it's something worthwhile. Even if it is boring (and it might not be, never know!) it's important work.

I went to work today secure in the knowledge that I leave in two weeks :-)

I worked 'til 12:45pm when I braved the heat and walked through the city to Myers to purchase a present for my brother (he will turn 21 on the 22nd of March). I like Myers, they have air-conditioning and their salespeople are always lovely.

I went to uni and yet again attempted to buy my textbook. Apparently it's not even in the country yet, considering he ordered them in October I think my lecturer will be pissed.

I met jpom40 for a beer at uni, then realised that as I'm entering full-time job-land I won't be able to do that anymore, made the beer taste all the better.

Getting home via two trams on a 40 degree day is not fun, but I'm here now.

I have told Centrelink that I'm at uni part-time and have a full time job. It turns out last time I rang about changing circumstances I was misinformed (by Centrelink? surely I jest!) and it was extremly easy to switch off Youth Allowance payments, my last one is on Monday.

I feel a bit woozy, hopefully just dehydration, am drinking as much water as possible. Hopefully feel better in time for dvd watching at Kent st tonight- though I'm not relishing the walk!

It's currently 39 degrees.

Last night i tried to get to sleep early and ended up having a conversation with mc_shamo during which he said no to my suggestion that if we end up having four sons we should name them after the Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtles. Spoilsport. (Disclaimer: I do not want four sons)

This morning I woke up feeling horribly tired. I dragged myself to work where I immediately re-evaluated my "I feel really terrible, the most terribly of anyone here" position when I clapped eyes on poor laurenmitchell. I struggled through work and was going to probably end up napping at home when my afternoon took a most pleasant turn. vivienne_aster picked me up and we went to the gym for a quick and easy session (It had to be, my abs and back were still sore from the day before). Then after a quick stop for sustenance we went to cows_might_fly and clappamungus' place where there was Christian and his girlfriend Linda and THE CUTEST TINY BABY PUPPY IN THE ENTIRE WORLD. I had no idea dogs came that small, or to clarify; came that small and detached from their parent. I took a photo to show mc_shamo but I think I'll leave it to the new proud puppy-parents to display their girl online. Whee! Puppypuppypuppy!

As a side note, I possibly displayed my non-dog-person-ness when I actually got confused that I could pick her up and stroke her... but she didn't purr...

After a pleasant hour or so I headed into to uni where I partook in free food and free wine and listened to people talk about Arts Sustainability, I've now forgotten all the speakers names apart from Rupert Myer (or the Sidney Myer Foundation) and Robin Archer. It was actually quite interesting, but I'm not sure that I used the evening to it's full "networking potential" *shudder*.

Now I'm home, and I should probably tottle off to bed.