Lonely Planet Sydney

I bought the Lonely Planet Sydney City Guide today and have already found some things to look into for when I take my trip in 2 weeks. I'm very excited about it. I hope it's everything I want it to be. I want to make sure I have it all planned, where the bus stops are to the Uni and how to get from the airport to the city [via the shuttle for $13 one way which I can book] and where the places I want to see are. I don't want to feel lost. I'll work it out.

Not much else is happening in my life right now. Currently a little annoyed by my sister singing in the kitchen making pancakes. She's a nutter, but a lovable one. I'm not too sad about not going to the UK next year. I don't want to be pressured by a small trip. Once I get qualified to be a Museum Curator I'll go work over there and travel and settle down. That's my plan. My plans change a lot.

Time for pancakes.

Sydney trip sooner than later

Sarah has been over since yesterday and is staying again tonight and after dinner the 4 of us had a chat [ with mum and dad that is] and we might not be going to the UK next year. Instead I might start my Sydney Uni course earlier. I'm excited about that and I'm going to go to the open day on the 28th to check it all out and enroll for my course. I'm going to fly up on the 27th for a lunch time arrival, go to the back packers [probably Base backpackers on Kent Street], then have a wander around the city. On Saturday I'll go to the Uni for the day [the open day is from 930-4] and on Sunday I'll do some fun things like see the museums and the botanical gardens and the harbour. I want to have a nice introduction to the city and start getting to know my way around. It'll be about $115 for the flights there and back, and $87 for 3 nights at the backpackers and I'll need more money for transport and food. I have enough for the flights and accommodation and once I'm paid again twice I should be alright. I was saving money for going away but it has to go to this now. I'm excited about it!

SNERT and Brittle

I went to Holly's yesterday afternoon and hung there for several hours. We chatted about my future plans and about Yorick for a bit and it was really nice to catch up. She gave me some good advice and perspective and said she'd do some snooping when she went to Wolfy's for his birthday drinks last night about what Yorick's been up to. I might not want to know but I might. We discussed whether or not I should leave it completely. She said that Ruben might be able to deal with my computer instead of going to Yorick. It has been nice not seeing him. I miss the lifestyle and the company but not him, not who he is today.

After Holly's I went and got some alcohol for me and Sarah then went to Cool Thai for dinner. I ate too much. Then Sarah finished work and we went to hers for drinks then to the Republic to see SNERT, my brother's band, and Brittle after them. We danced all night and at the end we chatted to Brittle. I liked the look of the drummer the best and he came and talked to me. Apparently, as Sarah and her 2 house mates were talking to the other band members, they said oooo when me and Geoff were talking. It was a nice conversation, nothing sexual or creepy. We talked about the tour and being able to play music and where they were staying and showers and beer and what they were doing for the rest of their stay in Hobart [going to Salamanca today and the mountain to see snow] and it was just really nice. Yeah I thought he was cute but he's from Melbourne and I'm not the type to force myself on him. I would have kissed him but that's it. I second guessed myself by thinking I didn't play it right, that he didn't think I was interested, but I don't know if I needed him to know that. It was just a nice moment. We stayed there for a while longer, all chatted to the band, then went back to the girls' house and I drove home. I got home at 3/330 and am feeling a bit seedy. I'll be okay though. I will go back to bed soon and watch TV [Sex and the City] until I feel better. I should go for a walk and burn off what I ate yesterday. We'll see.

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.

James, George and Etta were over yesterday at my parent's house [where I am currently living] for lunch. I had long holds/cuddles with Etta and it got me thinking about how much I want what they have but also that I'm scared because I know nothing about babies. They keep mentioning all these little things about baby stuff that I have never heard of before and on our walk, mum said I would find out when it was necessary. I hope so. I can't wait to have that life. I know I don't want to settle down in Tassie though. I want to live in the UK. I reckon I'll come back here for a while but it's not my idea place to settle down. The only thing keeping me here is friends and family. I have plans for Sydney and the UK before and after that [after for a longer time] but I'll miss Etta growing up and them having a second child. "Drat that Mrs. Kim" [Gilmore Girls].

Yorick was in my dream last night. My sister and I were sitting in a classroom I used to be in for a class in high school, one of the terrapins off the English building that I had German in, and Yorick was there behind us somewhere trying to suss out what we were doing in the class. I haven't seen him in weeks and the only contact we've had was about tax numbers. He hasn't contacted me and I haven't contacted him. I'm happy with the way things are and I don't care that we're not seeing each other. The only reason I think it's weird that we're not together is because for the last 4 years I was sure we were meant to go the distance. I'm happy not hanging out with him but I want gossip and Sophie is away so she can't find it out for me and pass it on. I don't really want to hang with him but then I like to so I know what he's up to. That's not a good reason to ask him to hang. We said we might go for hot chips in Lenah Valley for the next hang session. I might ask him to do that when I need him to fix my computer as he said he would. I want him to be jealous of all my plans, Sydney, UK and the Federal Group. I like having gossip from Sophie. I'm seeing Holly this afternoon so maybe she has some gossip for me.

I told Alison about the possibility of Coles Bay and she was excited for me. I thought she'd be mad because I'll be leaving thebeach when they need good workers. She has hired 4 new people but I'm not sure they're very experienced. I might not even get the job but I'm hoping I do. I need the change of scenery and the adventure and the full-time work. I might get the news just after my graduation on the 21st of August. If I don't get it I'll have to find full-time work elsewhere. I'm excited about seeing Holly today. I've missed her and I have so much to tell her. She's definitely like a big sister. When I contacted her last week about meeting up sometime [she said today] she said she wondered where I had gotten to as I said I was sick. She didn't write to me though. Sad.

Dad and I are going to go for a walk soon. I got my new runners from Big W for $14 and the are fine, not sore at all after my walk with mum yesterday. I want to get back into exercise mode. I want to lose weight and get fit. Going to Coles Bay would be great as I could run on the beach each day. That would be bliss.

I haven't seen Yorick is ages. I kinda don't care but he was a great friend if nothing else and I would like to keep in contact. I want him to fix my computer and I would like to have chips in the park with him but I also don't want to know what he gets up to these days as I'm sure I wouldn't approve. It's not my place to approve and I'm out of that pit for good. My life is better than it was with him. I have Sydney and the UK and the possibility of Freycinet/Cradle Mountain. I do want to see him. It's easy not seeing him but I might wait until I have an external hard drive so I can get most of my stuff onto that before giving him my laptop to fix, not that I really think he'd snoop, just to make it easier for him I suppose. I said he can get the NZ/Vanuatu pictures off my computer, even though he would show them to others and not admit I was there. Whatever. I'm better off without him in my life. Way better off. I might see him next week.

Guilt for another reason

I have to tell my boss Alison that I have applied for the Freycinet/Cradle Mountain job and that I have put her down as a referee. Mum says I don't owe her any kind of explanation but I feel I should. I feel like I'm leaving her in the lurch but then again as mum pointed out I'm not working there much and the job I applied for is full time work in a great location. I want to say to Alison that I need this kind of adventure and I want to explain because that's just who I am so I think I will. I have drafted a message and tried to soften the blow by saying it would only be for a few months but I shouldn't lie. If I got the job and I liked it I wouldn't go back to thebeach as there would be no time and I'd only come back for social visits. She has some great workers there, even though a lot have left recently and more are planning to, and more coming in this week. They'll survive. I just feel bad, especially since Sara said she and Alison had been talking about how functions should have the same staff and that I could be one of those staff. It's just to keep things consistent but it is kind of like more power or that I'm slightly moving up in the hierarchy despite having worked there for almost 2 years. I feel like I owe her an explanation. I feel guilty. I don't want to feel guilty.

In other news, I sent my resume and cover letter to a friend of the family to give to his contact at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery [TMAG] to see about me being shown around the museum to find out what being a curator means. I might volunteer there for a week to get to know the ins and outs of the job. Another friend of the family also has a contact at the museum across the road, one we haven't been to, and I might be able to do a similar thing there. It would be a great way to start on this career path and to make sure it's what I want to do for my career. I think it's just the right combination of archaeology, anthropology and history in the form of a focused, categorical, and organised job which will be just perfect for me. I am so excited about Sydney.

I am going to head off now and buy some running shoes and maybe something to wear to the gym and while I'm out walking. Maybe some shorts and knee length leggings to wear underneath. I don't want to show my figure as I don't like it very much and I want to feel comfortable enough to workout in front of people. Then tomorrow I can go for a walk in my new gear before heading out to hang with Andi and visit James and George and Etta. I did a bit of skipping today, for 3 minutes at the most, and I'm not very springy. I wobble too much and feel very heavy. I need to work on that. Tomorrow I'll kick myself into gear. Another thing I love about the possibility of this job is that I'll be in a great routine, I can go running on the beach each morning before work, and focus on myself. I hope I get it.

Sydney Uni Open Day

I want to go to the University of Sydney's Open Day! This year it's on August 28th from 9-430 and has some great activities. I wonder if they have one for early next year so I can go before Sarah and I head off to the UK. I don't want to miss something as important as this Open Day as it will provide me with all the information I need. I'll be able to enroll and be shown around the campus, talk to the faculty members. I'll have to check the situation out.

University of Sydney Open Day 2010
Get one-on-one advice
Do you need more information about admissions, courses or other aspects of studying at the University of Sydney? Then talk to the faculty representatives, career experts and admissions advisers at the information booths in the Quadrangle. Between them, they can answer all your questions. Have a look at the maps to find out where you can get the answers you need.

Take in a lecture, or three
We’re running a program of mini-lectures all day, covering many different aspects of the University. Check what’s on offer, choose the ones that interest you and then print your personalised program.

See the sights
We’re running regular tours of the campus, faculty buildings, museums and residential colleges throughout Open Day as well as lots of interesting demonstrations. Find out what interests you.

Soak up the atmosphere
There will be food, music and entertainment in several locations across campus. Relax, hang out with friends – or make new ones – and get a glimpse into your life as a Sydney student!

Museum Tours
Sydney University Museums
Free 20-minute tours of Sydney University Museums depart from the foyer of the Nicholson Museum at 11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm. Handle genuine archaeological artefacts, speak to archaeology and history students, watch film screenings and listen to short talks throughout the day. See page 13 for more information.

Pathology Museum
Meet in the foyer of the Edward Ford Building on Fisher Road and take a guided tour of the fascinating – and sometimes gruesome – Pathology Museum. The 40-minute tours run every hour from 10am to 1pm.

I just wrote an email to the future students email address asking about the Open Day for 2011. I really want to go.

Job please

I want that job. Mum said she can see me at Freycinet, Coles Bay, and now I really want to get a job there or at Cradle Mountain. Either would suffice. Coles Bay is closer to home so it wouldn't take long to get back home for a visit every now and then but I would willingly make the trip from Cradle Mountain if I got the job up there. I'm so bored. I want to work. I want to be so busy that I don't have time to be bored. I want to have a set routine and fit in exercise around that and sight seeing and taking photographs. I will have to get Yorick to fix my computer for me before I go, or simply buy a new one, a smaller, thinner, lighter one. Then I won't feel completely isolated if I have something to do. I need my internet!

Coles Bay's the Hazards

Wineglass Bay

Freycinet Lodge

Cradle Mountain

Some of the places I might work at are fantastic. Mum says they treat their staff really well, the Federal Group that is, and the places are top notch tourist attractions so the customers would be really friendly and nice, at least I hope so. They're on holiday so hopefully that means they're relaxing and not too picky about food and drinks. I'd get accommodation there supplied by them, if they pick me, and food would also be supplied. I think it'd be a great way to save money. I'd be working there for about a year, probably 10 months, hopefully working a minimum of 40 hours a week, and I'd save it all as I'd have nothing much to spend it on. Hopefully I'd make friends with the staff and be able to socialise with them on occasion. If it's the right thing for me it'll happen. I just have to wait a few weeks, that's all. Oh, pick me.