I Had A Great Time Last Night.

Not only was there a random BBQ at my house, with about 10 ex-Ridleyans, but I went out to a uni friend's 21st. It was full of music students, of course, who are the craziest, most enjoyable humans imaginable. I caught up with a lot of friends I hadn't seen in ages, and met people I didn't know existed. Plus, we sang Happy Birthday in tune! Shock! I think we did at least, I was standing next to the piano so I didn't hear that well. What fun. I like fun. Fun is fun.
My style guru, Val (thanks Val) made sure I looked smashing before I left - long-sleeved black t-shirt under short-sleeved brown shirt, with a trippy striped tie, black pants, and my chequered shoes. Aww yeah.

And this: http://www.whiteninjacomics.com/comics/kindofreads.shtml

So yeah, apparently an asteroid/meteor/meteorite whatever you call it is going to hit the Pacific Ocean late this year. That's what Josh said last night, and why shouldn't I believe him? It could be fun. Hmm, maybe fun's not the right word... interesting. Yeah.

Work work, jobbage jobbage.

Yes folks it's true! For one day only, no two days running, so get in quick before they go, offer ends soon, conditions apply, I've had a job! The word 'traineeship' is not a pretty one, however I will employ it here (pun fully intended). However, $12.83 an hour or not, a job is, as the great Plato himself once said, a job. (No responsibility is taken by the management of this article for misquoting someone who didn't say what they weren't supposed to have been misquoted for not saying, even if they were quoting from another source, which should have been fully referenced in Harvard style anyway.)

Yup, I had my first paid shift (hopefully!) Thu night, then got called back tonight (Fri) for another training shift. You can follow the link above to check out the restaurant itself - it's pretty good-looking, and on the waterfront. A pain to get to though. I was working in the upstairs area tonight, and the view of the city lights was gorgeous. So the trainer, Caitlin, said I was a quick learner and was generally impressed with my efforts, but I did find it pretty hard to remember the entire waiter routine.

Don't forget to greet the customers with a "Hi, how are you? Here is the menu", handing them the menu with the Starters facing upwards, then placing the wine list on the table and indicating "Here is the wine list". You must then mention "Soup of the day is French Onion. Would you like some drinks to begin?" Then there's about 50 different miniscule details about the menu itself to memorise. This may sound quite easy, but while you're smiling at the customers and balancing menus and pen/pad and drinks, and thinking of what you're s'posed to say next, it gets really confusing. I've found I think much better when I'm not looking at people directly, because I focus on what their faces are telling me and not their mouths. Odd how a job can make your brain work just as hard as uni.... almost. Other staff tell me I'll be sick of it soon enough.

Oh well. It's exciting at the moment, and I guess I'll enjoy the novelty while it lasts. Now to get on with the rest of the stuff I'm attempting to do this year...

The Absence Of Laughter

I haven't laughed in ages. That's what I just realised. I mean really laughed. I used to all the time at college, and in the holidays. But this year has been all stress and worry and business. I want childhood back. I want a lot of things back.

"Screw up your life again." - Jebediah