Swings and Roundabouts
Bet no-one's ever used that as a title for a post before eh? Nonetheless...
Good and bad news recently, in more or less equal measure.
Good: (i) looks like we're going to be offered another month's work (that really will be it for admin in Melbourne I promise - even if I wanted to I wouldn't be able to carry on after the 7th September as you're only allowed six months at any one company...Six Months!!! Christ that's a bit scary); (ii) the financial year here ended last month, which means, wood touched and chicks uncounted, I should be in line for a pretty decent tax windfall come August - in fact with a bit more overtime and generally not being stupid I might even be in a position not to have to work for the remainder of my time in Australia - maybe, possibly, future desperation dishwashing last-resorts notwithstanding. Ahem.
Bad: (i) I can't get a credit card in Oz (not enough time left on my visa, nnngh) and the signs from HSBC about getting a British one aren't great; (ii) looks like Tasmania's fallen by the wayside, for the moment at least - dude I was going with has decided instead, bafflingly, to make off for Alice Springs in a camper van with only an attractive young lady for company: I mean, I ask you, etc. ; (iii) the vague post-trip plan I had for teaching in Japan next year looks to have been scotched, as the deadline for entries falls a week or 2 before I'm likely to get back (to be fair this is relieved a bit by the fact that they've raised the maximum applicant age to 40, so I've got a few more goes at it yet).
Thus, the current mood would best be described as 'yeahwellalrightcan'tcomplainknowwhatimean?'. The current financial situation would best be described as 'day-before-payday broke'. The current romantic situation as 'worshipping from afar'. All in all, the usual then. Bye for now.
Good and bad news recently, in more or less equal measure.
Good: (i) looks like we're going to be offered another month's work (that really will be it for admin in Melbourne I promise - even if I wanted to I wouldn't be able to carry on after the 7th September as you're only allowed six months at any one company...Six Months!!! Christ that's a bit scary); (ii) the financial year here ended last month, which means, wood touched and chicks uncounted, I should be in line for a pretty decent tax windfall come August - in fact with a bit more overtime and generally not being stupid I might even be in a position not to have to work for the remainder of my time in Australia - maybe, possibly, future desperation dishwashing last-resorts notwithstanding. Ahem.
Bad: (i) I can't get a credit card in Oz (not enough time left on my visa, nnngh) and the signs from HSBC about getting a British one aren't great; (ii) looks like Tasmania's fallen by the wayside, for the moment at least - dude I was going with has decided instead, bafflingly, to make off for Alice Springs in a camper van with only an attractive young lady for company: I mean, I ask you, etc. ; (iii) the vague post-trip plan I had for teaching in Japan next year looks to have been scotched, as the deadline for entries falls a week or 2 before I'm likely to get back (to be fair this is relieved a bit by the fact that they've raised the maximum applicant age to 40, so I've got a few more goes at it yet).
Thus, the current mood would best be described as 'yeahwellalrightcan'tcomplainknowwhatimean?'. The current financial situation would best be described as 'day-before-payday broke'. The current romantic situation as 'worshipping from afar'. All in all, the usual then. Bye for now.
posted by Pearson at 9:02 AM
2 Comments:
'Worshipping from afar', eh? Hope you're good xxx
My speciality, 99% of the time :o)
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