Praise for a new week

So I'm still sick but at least I'm not at Oomph anymore. I was getting so sick of it there after only 2 weeks so I'm glad it's over and done with. I went and saw Nikki after working at Macquarie St. for the second day in a row and we mutually agreed that it wasn't right for me. I spoke to Andi on the phone before and after and was so overjoyed. I'm glad it's rid of. Now I just have to find more work. I made about $800 there so that's pretty awesome. If I can get that much from somewhere else each week, or even $600 [which is probably more likely], then I will be well on my way to savings heaven. I want to build a nice savings pile even if it's to use for holidays at the end of next year. We shall see. I can't wait to start building my own home.

Last night was Josie and Liam's engagement party at the Duke. It was a lot of fun. I had lots of chats to dad and we had a few drinks, nibbles, and talked to other people there. Didn't get to see much of Etta but she was there. I'm to house sit for them starting on Wednesday and I'm so glad I won't be working at Oomph anymore so I can truly enjoy it. I'll run on the beach each day, take Jezabelle for walks, feed the chickens [and possibly a bird] and enjoy life. Hopefully Sarah can come over and we can watch movies, or even Andi. The internet will actually be working so I think I'll be on there a lot.

I'm hoping to get my hair cut rather short on Tuesday. Something like this:

I am getting used to the idea already and can't wait for it all to go. I hope I look something like this. It will be a relief having not much hair. Lighter. I hope I can pull it off.

I am really looking forward to next week. I think it shall be rather great, what with my hair cut and house sitting. Tomorrow we're having lunch here. J+G+E are invited and my uncle from Noosa will be down so it is sort of a special occasion. Hopefully I'll have more work through thebeach to look forward to as well. Hopefully Alison will be at work tonight so I can ask her or just write her a note. I'll look for work elsewhere and see what comes up.

I'm still sick. It's annoying. I don't feel very nice at all. I have an everpresent cough and my head hurts a little. I'm weak and a bit fuzzy. Drat that flu. Working tonight and tomorrow night. Tomorrow night will be my 2 year anniversary at thebeach. Crazy! I can't believe it's been so long. It's nice.

I applied for the 3 museum studies courses at the Uni of Sydney today. $54 later and I'm hoping they send me forms to fill out or something as they didn't even ask for my UTAS academic transcript. I hope I get in. I really want this. Time for lunch I think!

I have the power

I mentioned to mum how I won't be able to get over the fact that there's too much work for one person and that the system is crap and she said that I have the power and can quit because of that fact if I want. It doesn't suit me and it's not effective. It's a great job apart from that. It could be so much better but I doubt they will ever change the system just because a new employee says something. They'd be more likely to fire me. I'll go till Saturday and if I don't get used to the system then I guess that'll be me. At least I am getting a taste for working 5 days a week from 9am and getting my sleeping patterns organised. I can take that away from this job if nothing else. I don't have to stick with it if it doesn't work for me. I'm a restaurant girl. Maybe I can apply for daytime restaurant work somewhere else or ask Alison when she gets back about more work at thebeach. Somehow I doubt it'll work out at Oomph but then again that's fine. It's not a supportive system. You're out on your own and it's not the way to go. I think it stinks. That's a relief then. I'll wait until Saturday and give my verdict then. I might have to talk to Nikki about my feelings towards the set up and see what she says. Once again, enough on this subject until tomorrow.

Wednesday Wishes

Today I wish for a job just like Oomph, regarding the hours and the clientèle, with with more of the finer details of thebeach all rolled into one. I wish that Nikki would see how it's all wrong, how having one person to cover the floor will always end badly what with getting behind and not always wiping the tables after each customer. It's impossible to do it just as she expects. I wish that the roles of the wait staff will change but I doubt this wish will come true. It's a stupid system but I believe they will keep it as it is. It's sad.

Horrible day

So I had a horrible day today at Oomph. The morning was good, expect when Nikki kept coming and telling me what to do when I was about to do it or knew that's what needed to be done, but lunch was horrible. It hit at about 1230 till 200 and it was crazy, crazy busy. Every table was full and it was my job to cover the whole floor, take coffee's out, set tables with cutlery, clear tables and wipe them everytime but I swear it's too much work for one person. It's nothing like thebeach and I regret that it isn't. It's too hard and once I finally got my break at 205 I went to the toilet and had a little cry, then told myself I was done with crying until I was out of there. Carlos asked if it was my fault for things being behind ór messed up, not that I'm sure it was, but I tried to keep up as best I could. I wasn't prepared for it being that busy and it's so hard to prioritise with the coffee as well as set tables, wipe them and clear them. There are 20 tables and it's way too much. They should have 2 people for those duties, one for coffee and setting, one for clearing and wiping, or for each person to have their own half of the tables. It's too much. Nikki blamed me for the other girls, Jess and Amelia, having to set tables with cutlery but it's not always my fault as some people who order food don't have coffee so I don't see the order. Nikki said that only happens sometimes so she still kinda blamed me. I was ready to get the hell out of there, and even Jess said she wanted to leave. It was horrible. I collected so many plates by the end and had to dump them in the washing up area, which also has to be done by the front of house crew. It's stupid as they're not set up very well. They need that to be done by a kitchen hand and have the coffee cups and water glasses part set up with one of the washers we have here, one where you place the glasses in, give them a pump, and the brissles on the sides get the crap off. I hate how different the little things are. I'm a restaurant girl, not a cafe girl. I talked to mum on the phone about it and tried to mask my tears. I'll see how I go for the rest of the week and if I can't handle it I guess I'll have to say I'm done. I like it there though but the only thing I hate is that there's too much for me to do and not enough of me to get it all done. It's not fair and Nikki isn't sympathetic at all. Carlos is good, as he isn't really involved with giving orders, but it's Nikki I have to please. I don't know how it's going to go. I love getting up early and getting the bus, going to work and finishing in the afternoon. It feels short too, and knowing the cafe is closing at 330 makes the day feel short. If the work doesn't get better though I don't know if I'll be able to stay. It's almost perfect. I got called into thebeach by Ryan, a recently new guy who might eventually replace Joerg, the manager, when he leaves in December, for 6pm and I finished at 830pm so I might head off home now. I'm in the office upstairs relaying the horrible events of today. It was nice that Jess and Amelia sympathised with me and Amelia even rubbed my back. I told them I thought I was so behind and they were there for me, supporting, despite having their own work to do. It's hard. Anyway, enough of that. I need to put today behind me and see how tomorrow goes. Only then will I know what to do...

New job

So I do have the job at Oomph. I am back there tomorrow morning, Thursday morning, Friday morning and Saturday morning. They are closed at the Cupping Room on Sunday and Monday and for now I will stay there and get trained up. Then I will move to another of the stores and get trained there so I can move around the stores and work where needed. I am trying to swap or give away my Friday-day shift at thebeach so might have to go in there tomorrow after work and check out other options. I haven't gone too well so far.

For my trial and today my duties have been taking out the coffee's and food, setting and clearing tables and washing up. Tomorrow I'm going to start on learning how to do some of the cold drinks and tea's and also the biscuits and cakes and muffins. My training is going fast. I really like working there. I also love the hours. It's great working in the day and getting up early, doing some good, hard work for a change. I'm glad for it. I can't wait to watch my bank account soar up and up when more money keeps coming in. I'll save a heap! I will I will.

Reoccurring Posts

I went shopping in town today and was very successful. I was thinking that I'll have to start taking photographs of my work outfits as I always love seeing that kind of thing on other blogs. I think I will now look the part for Oomph and I like the idea of having work clothes and looking polished. I loved having an excuse to buy new clothes, especially since they are all for the one purpose.

I have been thinking more about special day posts, like Katie's Wednesday Wishes. I think that's very cute. I racked my brains last night while trying to get to sleep about other alliterations. I'm not into Music Monday or Tattoo Tuesday. I like Wednesday Wishes... Friday Fashion? That's the same as daily outfits though. I could post them all on Friday's possibly... It's so hard to think of them.

Reoccurring post ideas --

+ Daily outfit;

+ Wednesday Wishes;

+ Friday Fashion[s] or Fashion Friday;

+ Flowers on Friday or Friday's Flowers [I plan to have a house full of flowers in Sydney];

+ Life lessons on the side gadget;

+ Margate Monday [for my possible only free day at home];

+ Tuesday/Thursday Toning [gym/exercise updates?];

+ Tuesday/Thursday Thoughts;

+ Saturday/Sunday Surprises;

I will have to spend some time looking in a thesaurus. I'm having trouble with Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Unfortunately that's most of the week's posts. I don't have to have one for each day but it would be nice to have that routine.

So far the ones I want to stick with are --

+ Daily outfit;

+ Wednesday Wishes.

Hopefully more come and stick. I'll be thinking. Now I'm looking forward to Wednesday.

Love and romance

Seeing people in love, starting new relationships and cementing it with a passionate first kiss stirs something inside me, a wanting for just that. I am jealous but I know in my heart I will have that one day with someone worthy. Someone who will give me tokens of his affection often and someone who will in truth be my best friend and share everything with me, not someone who is so closed off it is impossible to sustain a relationship with. Sometimes I really miss having Yorick's companionship but I do know something much better is out there for me. I want to know when it will arrive but I think that might be impossible.

I'm going shopping this afternoon for clothes to wear to my new job. Hopefully tomorrow I find out more about the specifics so I can be 100% certain I have the job and what my hours will be. It's a bit frustrating not being that sure of it, even if being asked back does indicate I have the job. Damn that dish washer for breaking when I needed to know the details.

I have started watching The Tudors on DVD. I bought it for $20 yesterday at Big W and I like it. I asked my sister if I should watch it a few months back and she said no, but then again she doesn't like period drama's so she would have no idea. I love it. I think it's a great way of truly understanding how things were done back then. I always want more detail in other drama's from that time. I've never heard of a TV series of this scale being made though. I think it's great.

Yorick was in my dream last night/this morning. The last part I remember is that we were hugging. I loved having him that close and I miss it. I wasn't bending my neck down to rest it on his shoulder though so that makes me think I was envisaging what I would like for the future in a partner while having him for the base as that's all I know. It might be that way. I miss that physical connection though.

I really have to lose some weight and get fit before I even think of being intimate with a man. I want to be happy in myself before doing that, and anyway I'm not ready to move into something so quickly. I do need to get off this computer though and go shopping.

I have finally found time to update

It's about time I updated. I've been so busy that I haven't been able to and so many wonderful things have happened in this last week. From Sydney to a new job I really need to get all of this down.

I went to Sydney on Tuesday. I didn't feel any sense of loneliness on this trip, which I was very pleased about, but I think knowing what to expect helped with that. For the whole trip I was just so pleased I was back in that wonderful city in the sun, wandering around, experiencing the museums and new ways of travelling. There was no time to feel lonely. After an early start on Tuesday, I flew to Sydney on a window seat this time and got to the airport for around 1pm. I followed the signs and got a return ticket for the train and again followed the signs to the platform. I loved travelling on the train and had a big grin on my face for most of the time. I went straight to BASE and the receptionist recognised me from last time. I went up to floor 4, room 11 instead of 13 this time, which had 6 beds not 8, and got organised quickly as one of the girls was in bed asleep so I didn't want to disturb her too much. First I went to the Museum of Contemporary Art right up towards the Quay. The admission was free and it was a great exhibition. I loved some of the photography but I never understand the video and audio installations. Not my thing. After that museum I went to the Museum of Sydney and only had to pay $5 as it was the end of the day. It was a small museum but I enjoyed the exhibition very much. It was very windy once I left and went back to BASE. I stopped in a Woolworths and found it so strange. The building covered 4 floors and you would ride up escalators to get to the food. Very strange indeed. I got some yogurt and a lovely sugar bread twist then went to Darling Harbour for some chips. I then went to see Easy A at Event and love love loved it! It was much funnier than the trailer made it out to be and it's definitely one for my DVD collection. That afternoon I had accidentally left my pinky ring in the bathroom at BASE, the one I got at "So Good", this cheap Asian jewelery story next to Event that I love, so I got another before the movie. After that I went back to BASE and hopped into bed. The next day I slept in, then walked up to George Street and tried to find the place I had the great hot chocolate at on the first trip. After walking both directions for a bit I found it, lined up and waited, then walked to the Quay and went to the Rocks Discovery Museum. That was the best museum I had been to. It was small and in an olden day building like they were when they were built and I loved the set up and display of all the items. After that I walked up to Observatory Hill and looked out over the wonderful city. I think some people were doing Boot Camp or something similar. At that time I was waiting for money to be deposited into my bank account as I was very broke at that stage. I didn't have much money left at all but by 12 it was in my account [it's usually there before 2 but earlier is best] so I went to the Quay and hopped on a ferry to Taronga Zoo. While I was waiting for the ferry I got a call from Oomph! and talked to Nicky [spelling?] about coming in for a trial once I got back from Sydney. That was pretty cool. Dad said I'd get a call while I was away. Ha ha. The zoo was great. It is huge but I only covered half of it. I saw no need to see the reptiles or animals I usually see. Instead I focused on the seals and penguins, big cats, zebras, bongo's, giraffe's, elephants and mountain goats. It was hot and the zoo was hilly so I was a bit tired and sweaty but it was worth it. I tried to make it back for the 2pm ferry but missed it by 5 minutes so had to wait till 230. Once back at the Quay I got a train to Town Hall station, the one I got off at from the airport and the one close to BASE, had a chat to mum and dad on the phone before changing my shoes at BASE and grabbing a coat then catching the bus to the Uni. I first talked to an Arts rep and said I could go straight into the masters, but as I found out later it all depends on my marks. After that chat I went to a mini lecture then got a cup of tea and some mini orange cupcakes put on by the school. They were nice. I sat in the beautiful quad and waited for the lectures on ancient studies, then art curatorship and museum studies. I loved the lecture on museum studies. I found out that the classes are from Monday to Friday 5-7 in the evening, or if you want you can do 5 weeks of full day Friday's like a summer school course and get it all done with. The only problem with that is that the assignments would also be sped up. I'm not a fan of that, I need plenty of time for assignments. I'd be happy to do the 5-7 classes, then I could get a day job. In this lecture they mentioned a credit average for some of the courses and so I found out is the Masters. I will apply for all 3 and see what I get an offer for [please let me get in!!!]. I would be happy to start at the beginning with the Certificate, then I can do all the great classes as I would miss out on some if I just went straight into the Masters. I don't need experience either but getting it will be fantastic, then I can apply the theory to the work. After the lecture I left the Uni and caught a bus back to town. I went into the So Good jewelery story again and bought another ring, but it is a little big for my right hand ring finger. However, it is a nice fit on my left hand ring finger... I went to the movies again and was originally planning to see Despicable Me but ended up seeing Tomorrow When the War Began as they changed the times of the first one. I got some popcorn and a frozen coke and went to the movie. I actually enjoyed it. I didn't think I would for some reason. After that I went back to BASE and tried to sleep but had none, maybe a short half an hour before someone came into the room at 3am and woke me up with the noise. Hmm. I got up at a bit before 4am, showered, packed, then went to the train station and caught the train to the Domestic Airport station. I was so sleepy but had a V and was okay. I got the plane from Sydney to Melbourne, then from Melbourne to Hobart. When I got to Melbourne, I got some McDonalds for breakfast then went straight to the gate and waited for a minute or so before boarding the plane. I would have rathered a direct flight as I didn't want to be on a plane anymore but the second flight wasn't so bad. Had a chat to a nice man one a business trip to Hobart. Dad met me then we went to his work and I took the car and went to meet Nicky at Oomph. I was there for 15 minutes and just had a bit of a chat. She said she'd call that afternoon if I was to come back for a trial.

That afternoon I waited at home and by around 4pm she called and organised for my trial the following day [Friday] at the Cupping Room. On Friday I started at 8am there and did very well I believe. My focus was to run coffee's and some food, set tables, clear tables, and do some washing up. I liked the focus of the work as the other girls were taking orders and getting some sweets and drinks. I didn't want to have to do all of that. I had a half an hour lunch break and has 2 poached eggs and some chips. I had a chat to Carlos, Nicky's husband, and he seemed to like me. The end of the day came by reasonably quickly. We closed at 330 and were done by 4 and I got paid over $100 for my time. Nicky wanted to talk to me but Carlos was fixing the dish washer so there wasn't any time to talk about the specifics she whispered to me that they wanted me back on Tuesday from 9am so upon reflection that might mean I have the Tuesday to Saturday shift set. We didn't talk about me specifically being employed or what hours I would get or where I would work or anything so I'm not sure about it but I'm back at the cupping room on Tuesday. I need to go and buy some new clothes to wear. A grey cardigan would be nice and some other cutesy tops. I want to get more Croc shoes so I might have a look in town today before Mary's baby shower this afternoon at 2. I will go to the gym tomorrow and have another look at clothes if I don't do it today. I actually felt a little under dressed for the trial in my con's and skirt. I should have worn my work skirt, as I will from now on, and some black shoes would be great along with more grey tops or a blue shirt and a vest over the top. I didn't get too over-heated but I definitely need new clothes. Lucky I have so much money! I hope we talk about the specifics on Tuesday... I want to know if I formally have the job or not. It's a bit confusing.

So on Friday I worked for 8h at the Cupping Room, then caught a bus to Kingston where I collected my car, then went to Banjo's for party pies, stopped by James and George's for a quick visit and a cuppa, then went to work at thebeach for 5h! It was a long day. I had to get some Nurofen and took 4 by the end of the evening. Work wasn't super busy and after the Nurofen I felt much better, like new really, but needed more as the night went on. 13h is a big day. Yesterday I did 10.5h at thebeach. I worked from 12-5, had an hour's break where I had my fish and chips, then went for a walk and a sit along/on Blackman's Bay beach with my mp3 player, then worked again from 6-1130. Ryan, the new guy who's working towards replacing Joerg, left at 11 thinking things were all done enough, when they really weren't, so I stayed and finished setting the tables and cleaning up. I don't like his attitude about it but I would have rathered have done the work without him. It was him, me and Sara upstairs for 2 functions. Enjoyable. Then I went home and got up at 930 this morning, not feeling like I needed to sleep for hours more despite having stayed up later finishing watching Jane Eyre before bed.

I have to keep getting up early and stick to my exercise regime. I have plans. That's for another post though.

Life isn't so good

I got up this morning at 12 noon, as I did yesterday, and went to take Katie outside, and as soon as I opened the door I felt that the seasons had finally changed from Winter to Spring. I was reminded immediately of Vanuatu and the lovely weather there, the lazing about and relaxing, and after I made myself some breakfast I went and sat out on the deck in the double swinging chair, ate my breakfast then relaxed in the sun. I stayed out there for maybe half an hour until light drops of rain started to fall from the sky. I reminisced about Vanuatu and it made me think that I really need to get back into doing that Travel Book and once I'm finished putting the pictures in place, I can type up the diary, then begin with the New Zealand one and write free hand and just cut out certain paper shapes as the sizes are all different. It's hard to explain but I know what I'm on about and as I'm sure no one else reads this then it doesn't matter, does it? I need to get it done because this is the time to do it. What other time is there?

Maybe I can take a hire truck to Sydney instead of a small car for some of my stuff. I want to take my TV and desk and chair for my laptop and if it would be easier getting a mattress here then that might be a good idea, especially since I would have no idea of where to buy one in Sydney and would hope they have a delivery service. I'm expecting to have a mattress on the floor, no bed as such, but that's fine with me. It means I'm finally living on my own and doing what I want. I'm excited for that. I would also love to take my chest of draws, not that it has draws, rather shelves, that I got from Mt Nelson. I would definitely need a truck then. And just my clothes and other things like that. Books and DVD's. I won't take a heap, but then I have all my towels and kitchen stuff like pots and pans and plates and stuff that I got from the Yorick-Anna divide. I need a truck. Maybe mum and dad and I can drive up together once I have a house. I guess I'll fly up there and possibly stay with Joyce, my neighbours grandma, while I'm trying to find a house and a job. Then I can fly back down, and drive up with mum and dad, do a road trip sort of thing and stay in caravan parks, then they can drive back and I can start my life, get some fish and flowers and set up house. I'll have to study so much and work as much as I can so hopefully I won't have time to be lonely, and hopefully I can go to Joyce's for a dinner every so often. It won't be so bad with not many people I know. I'll make friends eventually.

Speaking of work, I'm getting my resume into order. After Holly gave me hers I've made it very similar and now I'm going to add my Hotel School units sheet, including the RSA, with it as well as for my Wrest Point Pier One interview yesterday they asked for it, and employers always do. I'm also going to get Alison from thebeach to write me a reference so I can take that with me to Sydney and beyond instead of having them call her up years after I have stopped working there. I think that will be much better. I might even be able to get Holly to write me one based on what Alison writes. Or future employers. Speaking of the interview, I wasn't nervous and it went well but I don't like the scale of the business, like the Hotel Grand Chancellor. I'm over that, and I know it's going to be one of those soul-crushing jobs that I hate and after a while of working in them realised I didn't need that. After finding thebeach I know it'll be worse going backwards into such a horrible workplace. Pier One is cut off from the rest of the Casino so it might be okay but I am just hoping I get the Oomph! job and if not then I'm going around all other cafe's and seeing what happens, starting on Monday.

I really want to be on holiday after my experiences this morning. Last night I was quite down because of the outcome of the interview and general feelings about not working and how my life is pretty crap right now. I don't want to feel like that anymore. I want to be saving for a purpose, to move to Sydney, and I want that date to get closer and closer. I am on holiday, in a way, but the activities such as snorkeling or hiking aren't there. I don't have the Yorick company I used to have and I'm not enjoying this holiday anymore. I want to be working. I want to be out of the house. I'm not coping with this anymore and I want it to end. Please oh please let me get a job at Oomph!. Pretty please.

Next week I'm going back to the gym. Also next week I'll hand in my Maritime Museum application for volunteering and pray I get a call from Oomph!. Might even do a resume drop around Salamanca and Sandy Bay. I'm so excited that soon I'll be able to put a "volunteering" section on my resume, for museums and overseas country travels. I want my life to pick up so badly. It was alright 2-3 months ago just after Yorick and I, dealing with all of that. I was healing, but now that's over I'm sick of it. I'm not "sick" anymore. I can't believe it's been 4 months since we broke up. Crazy. Just crazy. Now he's moved on and that's okay. Whenever I'm watching love stories in movies I enjoy watching first kisses and beautiful moment and really want that for myself, but only when the time is right. Not now. It wouldn't mean what I want it to mean now. I want it to last, and I want to be feeling great about myself and my body, which I'm still not. Definitely not the right time. I know I will want that closeness but I want everlasting love and a husband more. I can wait.

I'm looking forward to this weekend starting tonight. I have work tonight, then tomorrow is Dani's engagement party, which means friends and going out, and Sunday is more work. I'll ask Alison today, or at least write on the roster for next week, that I'm available for more shifts, being free for Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and my regular Saturday and Sunday shifts. I want more there so if I get Oomph! I won't need Pier One. The interviewers were saying pretty much that I'd have to quit thebeach j Iust to accommodate their hours, but I'm not ready to give up on thebeach. It's the best job I've had and I'm not done yet. Something better will turn up. It has to.

I feel like I need to drink a heap of water so I'd better go and do that, and get the mail and get ready to go pick up Sophie and take her to her car in town. At least I'll be out of the house.

Shopping with some Oomph! on the side

I went shopping today and got some boots, some socks to wear with the boots [even though I'm not sure they look good] some conditioner for the boots to make them last longer, I put a black and white stripy jacket on lay-by at Cotton On, a black t-shirt from Big W to go under the dress I got from Sydney and some knee length track pants to wear at the gym. I'm all set!

I applied for the job at Oomph! today. I went into the address they had on the ad and it was life a coffee shop in a warehouse. It was strange but cool. I'm not sure if that's the place it will be at but if it is that's fine with me. They had outdoor furniture for the tables and chairs and the beans towards the back. Strange but cool. I wonder if I'll hear back from them.

Shopping makes me happy. I forgot I had to spend money on the flights to Sydney. I guess I'll have to do that next week. Mum said I could borrow the money and book them though, so maybe I'll ask about that tomorrow, or tonight when they get back from dinner with friends. I'm home alone so I might go and watch a movie soon. Full from dinner at Cool Thai with Sarah. Errrg.

Looking up

Things are finally happening, finally getting sorted. Tomorrow I have an interview at Wrest Point [our casino] for a job at Pier One, their fancy restaurant, and I think I have a real shot at it. If I get it, next year I can transfer to Sydney as they, being the Federal Group, have a business there. Hopefully I can work Monday to Friday evenings there and get Monday to Friday or Tuesday to Saturday work at Oomph!. That's my ideal job work plan. I'd also stick at thebeach for Saturday and Sunday's, unless I have to change that because of Pier One. We will see. After that tomorrow I'm going to check out the Roller Derby practice in Moonah and get some information. They won't be taking new members until December/January so that rules me out doing it here but I still want to go along. The lady I talked to on the phone said people train for a year before being in a game. I also called up the Maritime Museum and they're sending me out some applications for volunteering so I'll be able to start that in a month or something. I'm excited! Hopefully all goes well with both of these jobs and I have news to tell you.

C is for Cassie at Polyvore

Last night I did some research on Cassie Ainsworth from Skins and her clothes. One sparked the hunt in particular, her white skeleton dress, which she wore as a nightie, so I did a Google search and some Polyvore sets came up. The Polyvore sets all have details of where to get the items so today it's my plan to track them all down from the websites and make a list of great things I want to buy.

The first is the skeleton dress. I did a search in Top Shop and it came up with something very different to what Cassie wore. I liked that she wore it as a nightie as there were other sets with the dress but it looked weird with clothes over the top and underneath. It's a strange item. Maybe this different one will work alone.

I like the length and the sleeves on this particular dress, even though it's nothing like the original I was hoping to find [it was a few years ago mind you] but it might have to do. If it doesn't cling to the bottom, then I might be able to wear it out normally and not just limit it to the bedroom, although either would be fine with me in Sydney, hanging in my house.

The original skeleton dress Cassie wore

I definitely like the longer sleeves on the grey one. It's £35 which equals around AUD$59 so whether or not it's worth spending the money for is another thing all together. I should save up for certain items though as it'll be worth getting it in the end.

In another direction all together, I came across the cutest parasol in a search. I have found it at the Ladies Empirium and it is called the Battenberg Lace Parasol in white.

I can imagine myself sitting in a park with this as my protection from the elements. I always liked it when Carrie from Sex and the City would carry and umbrella on a sunny day. It seemed so feminine and proper.

Another area I love of Cassie's style is her knee-high socks. I have found some at Urban Outfitters and at Free People but my problem is having large calves so I need big boots to balance it out, otherwise I look weird. I know my legs look weird at work as my shoes are slim-lined and it makes my legs look weird. I have normal knees but bigger calves and smaller ankles and feet. I don't have model nice legs unfortunately so it makes it hard to feel comfortable wearing flats. I'll have to get some leg warmers to compromise with.

Now I'm looking at track pants on ae.com, a cute site with some outfits by Aerie that I really like. At the same time I'm writing a cover letter for the position at Oomph!. Better concentrate on that for a while. More clothes later.

My week starts tomorrow

I'm not sure what my thoughts are at the moment. I know I have things to write about but whether or not my mind forms the thoughts in preparation to be transformed into words on my blog is another thing. I know I have plenty to write about my visit with Holly and what she said about Yorick. It was nice hanging out with her at her boat. Made me want to create cool creatures like her robots, something as awesome, but I don't have the idea. I dabbled with my sushi rice balls and owls but it's not a fantastic idea. Some of her vintage fabric is awesome. She said that Yorick is with the Ebony girl because she's young and low maintenance and is into all the crap he's into and because it's not serious. She said that if he were alone he'd actually have to face himself and who he is and he wouldn't be happy. At Dani's engagement party I'm not going to let too much slip and not talk to him much. I'll make it so I can walk away at a moment's notice and say "ahh, I see someone else..." or something. "I need another drink." I'll get away. He can come to me if he wants to talk. I'll be looking cute though so that will make me happy. I'm glad I have my life back.

I've been working a bit lately. I need more work though. Tomorrow I'll organise a cover letter for the Oomph! job advertised in Saturday's paper. Annie from thebeach mentioned it too so it'd be good if we both got it as there are two wait staff positions. There is a Monday to Friday 9-2 position and a Tuesday to Friday and the occasional Saturday for 35 hours or something. I'll take what I can get! Monday to Friday would be nice. I'd want to stick at thebeach for 2-3 nights on the weekend but then having Monday off after a Sunday at thebeach would be great as I'm always pooped by the time Monday rolls around. Yorick mentioned a while back that he was going to apply there for a barista position but I don't think he has yet. The website says there are 3 sites, whether or not they are all coffee shop serving locations I'm not sure, so we might not work together if we both got jobs there. We'll see. I'll apply and ask questions later. I need the work desperately.

Sarah and I went to the movies today to see Step Up 3 3D. I'd already seen it in Sydney but loved seeing it a second time as I noticed some more of the little things that I didn't the first time around. While we were watching it, I thought how I want to do roller derby. It has nothing to do with the film but I saw an ad in a local newspaper called Sauce [it has info about music events around the state] for roller derby in Tasmania and I thought that I may as well give it a go or at least call up and see how fit and good at roller skating you have to be as I'm neither. I loved some of the music on Step Up 3 so Sarah downloaded most of it today. I'll probably listen to it in bed after watching some Skins season 2. I'm a seasons addict but I love it.

I need some track pants for the gym. I know I won't feel comfortable in the shorts I got. Maybe there will be something in Big W that I can check out on Wednesday or something. I don't have the money now until I get paid on Wednesday. Once my arm is fully healed from getting the Implanon removed I can start going to the gym again. I don't want to lean on it for push-ups in classes and hurt it. It's not that bad, it aches sometimes as there was a cut made to remove it. Sarah wants to do Zumba with me so hopefully we'll do it tomorrow. I do want to do dance classes to get fit and flexible and roller derby! Got to ring them up tomorrow and check about fitness and skill level. Hmm. I wanna be active! Ya ya ya!