Category — Plans

Large internet providers suck.

I haven’t forgotten to write, I simply have no internet connection at home, and blogging from work strikes me as a very bad idea.

Also, my USB seems to be incorrectly formatted for anywhere in this state, so my pre-written posts have been severely delayed.

However, I’ve been working hard forabout 4 weeks now, half way through my probationary period, and am enjoying myself most of the time. There are good days and bad days, mostly depending on how much sleep I had the previous night, and I’m genuinely enjoying the town.

The cast of pet owners I have encountered thus far have also been fascinating, and repeat encounters filled me with either joy or dread. I am also coming to truly understand the statement “The first sign of insanity is owning more than 3 cats,” especially when you need to make a house call to vaccinate them.

Rest assured posts are being written, I’m just having technical difficulties.

If you arhave moved into a new house and need to connect the internet and a landline phone, beware. If you encounter any troubles the company will tell you to refer to their website f help (which you cannot access due to no internet) or to call their 13 number and sit on hold for 20 minutes (which is a bad move because you have no landline, only a mobile phone)

Also, my usb appears to be not formatted for any other computer in this state, preventing me from uploading posts at net cafes and so on.

As such, posting has been disrupted more than I’d like. Hopefully the internet guy will fix these problems soon.

Goodbyes are hard.

I know I’m only going interstate, and I know that when I was studying I didn’t necessarily see that many friends that often, but it feels like I’m going to miss them so much more when we’re interstate as opposed to just around the corner.

I caught up with many of them over New Years, and some have promised to visit. I’m not that far away- an easily justifiable distance to go on a weekend, but that takes effort.

I was informed yesterday that this year marks the ten year aniversary of some of my best friendships. I then felt slightly guilty for not baking a cake. Despite teh lack of cake, good friendships they have been, and I’m fairly sure the woman who reminded me of our anniversary is checking this sentance for spelling errors right now.

But it was my boyfriend who was hardest to say good-bye to. [Read more →]