.. because on Tuesday of last week I had really good physio that fixed my back, and whilst waiting in the doctors for the physio I got told I had my first proper IT related interview at 11am tomorrow.
At 11am the next day I had what I consider to be a flawless interview, knew the girl on the front desk well and had spent the last half of my diploma with one of the team staff the position was joining. 2 hours later I got rang and offered the job. Working in the city, can start doing lunch with my friends and drinks afterwork, finally the start of my career. Went to work that night, nice easy slow shift.
Thursday I woke up and spent 4 to 5 hours cleaning my car. Beautifull sunshine, 30+ degrees, under the car port in the new glasses I picked up the day before after I've had the last pair 3 years.
Did what would be a full detail on it, 50 minutes just cleaning the windows etc. Vac, dirt removal, duco cleaning, duco protecting, hand wash the exterior dirt, light wash every panel and then polish and buff each panel, cleaning even inside the door seals (arf arf). Looks like a new vehicle, just had a second-hand engine put in, new brakes, new clutch, machined flywheel etc and cost me $0. Woke up, started cleaning, friend rang up that I hadnt seen in ages, came over, had great 'relations' and then I went out, finished cleaning my car and went to work
That night after finishing work I put my first and only $2 into a pokie and bet it all on one spin, only to win $30 back. Sorta didnt prove the point
I went out with friends that night and had a ball at some dodgy pool hall in Hoppers Crossing.
Friday I woke up and went to see a good movie (8 mile) and then went to my last shift of work in the place I'd been for 4 and a half years... Place I worked in since I was 15. Said goodbye to some really wonderful people, wished everyone well, and then went out and got a bit bent and pissed that ended up in me turfing them out at quarter to 5 in the morning.
We all stood on the drive at 4:45 am with absolutely no ability to see the sky, the wind was racing around us as if we were stood in the eye of a storm and the temperature radiating from it passing across our skin was intense. Freaky to say the least.
So sleep came, Saturday arrived and I dared the heat from the sanctity of my air-con'd front room for a trip to the hairdresser and a great morning, then sat around waiting for friends to arrive to make the Top Gun / Raiders of the Lost Ark Dusk cinemas feature.
I sat in the Mier Music Bowl, singing 'You've lost that love and feeling' with great company, drinking to my hearts content and then actually standing with mates on the top hill, and being able to see Australia beat England by 5 runs, we could clearly watch the scoreboard in the MCG.
Also happened to wander past someone that I felt I could just drop everything for, to listen to everything she had to say and then some.
I'm really glad I got a chance to sit down on the pc and get this out, have to excuse it being a mammoth story - its because the last few days in sequence have honestly been one of the most elative and wonderful moments I've ever known. From emotional, financial, drug addled, boundary setting through to physical and just plain mental outlook.
It's a sin to waste your life.
Regards,
Gen.
P.S. The weathers beautiful and its the BigDayOut tomorrow
[ 26 January 2003: Message edited by: Genasirus ]
