Mary St and Uni

Yesterday was pretty much exhausting. I had a really good sleep last night though, expect or the fact that my body was a bit sick. It was nice to sleep in although still being up reasonably early, with no pressure to get up at insane times or do be somewhere at a particular time. Today I have plenty to do in the city and Hawthorn/Camberwell but it's nice it's not rushed.

I went and saw the Mary St unit in Hawthorn and I loved it. It has a nicely sized bedroom, enough for a double bed and more space, there is a nice kitchen area at the back of the room you walk into as well as a combined lounge/dining area once you walk in. There is a door on the left but that's to another unit so I think it was glued shut. On the other side there is a storage space, not huge, but it might lead out the back. I was there just as she had locked the door and asked if I was too late but she let me in for a quick look. The only thing I didn't have a look at was the bathroom, which is actually down the hall but for exclusive use of this unit. I was so rushed that I forgot. I had left Uni at 5 and though half an hour would be enough time, and it would have been if I had caught the tram up the long street I had to walk/run up to get to Mary St. I was so puffed and sweaty by the time I got there. The street Mary St runs off, Glenferrie Road maybe, is so great. There is a train station and so many shops and cafes and restaurants and it's just a lovely area. Seeing the other streets from the tram didn't inspire me but the one I saw yesterday did. I want that unit! Super bad. The street it's on is so lovely. Great houses and lots of trees. It's probably the worst house on the street but that's okay with me! There were a few other applicants there when I arrived, although I wasn't there at the start so there could have been more. I don't think my chances are very high but I have to try. Please pick me!

Today I need to go to Harvey Norman and get a $99 1 Terabite external hard drive. I also need to go to a Telstra shop and upgrade my phones internet. I keep going over it because I don't really have regular access to the internet like home. I will also go to Camberwell and visit this other house and a lady called Anne who lives there. I would 100 times rather the Mary St house as it's closer and perfect for me but I may as well see Anne's place just in case. I really want this house. Nicole, Sarah's almost ex-flatmate will be here in the city today too so we'll have some lunch. For now I guess I'll keep surfing the internet then shower and get ready for my outing.

I had a look at all my Uni books yesterday and the pile is huge! There will be so much reading to do. Oh, I got a job trial at Jess's work but it's in the opposite direction. It's for this Saturday at 1130am. I was just thinking how with all my Uni work I might only be able to do 2 days work and 2 days volunteering [I need another museum volunteer position] leaving one day to study non-stop. I can't afford to be travelling all the way across the city just for work when I hopefully live at Mary St and can walk to work. It's more convenient and would be a better use of my time.

Right, better get moving!

Also, I am loving my Deakin zip-up hoody. It's great! In Tasmania, there was only 1 Uni so no need to wear Uni clothing. Here because there are maybe 7 Uni's it's nice to state which one I'm from. Hehe.

Museum studies is right for me

I am tired but I want to write. Mum and I went to visit the curator at the Maritime Museum today, Rona, and it was great talking to her. I realised fairly soon into the tour that this is the job for me. It's what I want to do and although the coursework and what I end up doing might be a little different I am fairly certain of this. I am looking forward to my trip to Sydney to find out more and to start planning for next year. I have also started thinking about art history and doing the graduate certificates in art curatorship. This would be extremely relevant to museum studies, with some units overlapping, and as some of the units I am interested in are in different semesters I might take a year to do the 6 months course [4 units] and work and settle into Sydney. Otherwise I might just start straight away with museum studies, the diploma, as the certificate isn't a prerequisite for the diploma. I'll find all this out when I go to the Open Day. That's just about all I wanted to say.

James, George and Etta came over tonight for dinner in partial celebration for my recent graduation. I snapped a few photos on my phone of my sister and Etta and me and Etta [taken by Sarah] and I think they're pretty great. I have gotten a few phone applications to do with cameras and these photos were taken as Polaroids so I will post them now. I think they are great. I need to do more experimenting in the daytime to compare all of the different types of cameras I now have thanks for the applications. I love my new phone.

Sarah and Etta.

Me and Etta.

New phone

I bought the HTC Desire today. It felt so good in the store talking to the lady about it. I paid $120 off the cost of it in store and I'm on the $49 cap with $10 of phone-repayments and I'll pay half of it each week to lessen the blow of the cost. I have 500 somethings of data, which is good, and have been playing with it ever since, making the 7 home screens just how I like them. It's super pretty. I'm just looking at leather cases on eBay but there is a hole for where the camera is! That won't protect it! And why would I be taking photos with the case on? I might get another sock like I have for my Hiptop3 or simply use that instead. Something new would be nice. I might get one from Uni as that's where I got it from. That will do fine.

HTC Desire

I really want the HTC Desire. I must get it. It's way better than the iPhone and my Hiptop3 is starting to get harder to use. One of the buttons, the rolley joystick, isn't working as well as it used to but I'm going to have to save $700 to get this new one. I'll have to ask them if I can get it in a year plan. Maybe Centrelink will give me an advance. I won't be on Centrelink for much longer now I'm not going to be studying for a while. I have one last bill to pay for my car and then I can start saving. I also want to buy a Canon 400D camera and the $125 lens that Amy reccomended. Money! Arrr.