Apnea

And here it goes again... do you know I went to bed at 9.15pm tonight? And I was still awake at 11.30pm so I decided to come on here and update... So now I'm going to give it another go. A little shut-eye before midnight would be most welcome! Snoozie...

Gig

And in case you really care, I have a gig this Friday - yep, the day after tomorrow. There'll be 5 other chicks sitting up the front on our little stools singing our lungs out and wooing the crowds. It'll be fun - we're doing two 20min sets (i.e all up 40 mins for you non-maths students), so we've put a lot of time into arranging, working on harmonies, music, etc. So hopefully it'll go off with a bang! Loads of the folks from church and some mates are going too, which'll be great. To tell the truth, I think all the ppl we've invited alone will fill the place, let alone the ppl for the other two acts! :D Wish me all the best... :D

Update on the Gob

Saturday past I went and had my x-rays for my wisdom teeth done, and Monday night was my consultation with the Dentist. So now, I am booked in to have my wisdom teeth out on Monday 29 August. Have managed to arrange with work to have the whole week off, which is great, so I'll be doing a lot of reading, playing guitar and watching Pride & Prejudice! Go Mr Darcy... So as far as I can tell at the moment, this will be my final Dentist bill for the foreseeable future - thank goodness!! It was starting to get a little ridiculous, and considering I can't really see the fruits of my dosh, it's sometimes a bit disconcerting when you don't really know whether you're getting jibbed?? Know what I mean? I mean, how much does it *really* cost to make up that white pasty stuff that they then shove into your face? And the drills?! I wish the anaesthesia worked on your ears, too - I reckon hearing the drills can be worse than feeling them sometimes!

Return of The Ball and Chain

Yes, that's right folks, tomorrow I am signing a contract. My first ever! Very exciting... and overwhelming. The contract will be effective Monday (1 August) through 31 March next year. I will be considered a full-time employee of my firm (Freehills), be eligible for all of the staff benefits (which I might add, are many, and quite interesting...), be quite nicely reimbursed for overtime, and, all in all, manage to save a lot of dosh.

And now for the cons. My standard hours are 8.30am to 6pm. *sigh* For those of you who know me quite well, you know I struggled to get to my old firm by 10am... and more often then not, I was there shortly thereafter, but nothing was ever said since I did a heap of overtime. And now the trend continues. I struggle to get to work by 9... I have been driving in of late to try and save time, but still, 9am has been elusive, and 9.05 and I have become close friends. Granted, 5 mins isn't that much later than 9am, but when everyone else in your team is a fully-fledged "real" employee and starts at 8.30, I kind of get the impression that it is slightly frowned upon...

So tonight I had a look at the train timetable in an attempt to make sure I get to work on time and save money in the process. It's a very scary thought... catching a 7.58 train. *shudder* Can you imagine?! And to think I used to catch a 7.40am train. That's what happens when it's your first job - then you kind of get over it. :D

So here I am, savouring my last two days as a "temp". My new "bosses" (even though I've been working for them for 6 - yes, 6! - weeks now, they're my *real* bosses now) are spotting me for lunch on Friday. Actually, they don't even know I'm signing the contract yet. :D They'll find out tomorrow after the fact - so you should feel priviledged!!

Spoke to my old boss today, too... and when I got off the phone I was nearly crying. She's lovely, and I do miss working for her, and loved working for her, but still... I dunno. It's hard to explain. I miss it all, and yet I don't. She was a bit upset that I'm working at the "rival"... :D I managed to console her, though, that I wasn't working in the dreaded department.

Calendar

I wish tomorrow was my birthday. I just had this sudden urge to have a celebration. That is all about me. :D In short, the only option available is a birthday, and sadly, mine was 3 months (nearly 4!) ago... My brother's birthday is coming up in a couple of weeks - his 29th! Wow. I remember when he turned 12 and I was so jealous because he was older than me and seemed like he had so much fun. Now he's just old. And married. :D

It's Nomes' birthday this weekend... Not a big one, just 23, but still... I still haven't got V a pressie for her b'day yet, and that was in May! She's difficult to buy for - no *particular* interests or quirks that stand out and kind of lead you towards ideas... Except chocolate. But that kind of wears when its your only option. Hmm...

Oh, speaking of chocolate, bought one of the normal-sized Boost bars tonight. Not a fan. Too much chocolate, and not enough...something else... Just felt like there was something missing. Lacking a balance of something somewhere that left my palate wanting... or rather - not wanting! Fooded out after that...

Maybe I should just invite some ppl over for a BBQ or something? And mention that it's my un-birthday? :D Any excuse for a gathering...

And yes, I do realise that tonight I am particularly more scatterbrained than normal...

Oh my!

Rock-climbing was a *blast*!!! We had so much fun!! We also discovered that there are a bunch of spiders in our youth group posing as kids...

There were 20 of us, we rocked up, basically took over the venue, and had an absolute ball. It was great seeing the kids do something they'd never done before, conquer fears, and boy were they excited! Nearly all of them made it to the roof at one time or another.

Unfortunately, I didn't get any photos (since I, too, was scaling the walls...), but there is plenty of video footage to be had! Not that I can put that on my blog, though. But there you have it! :D A *great* success... so much so, that one of the kids is interested in getting into it on a professional level... He was scary - climbing where there was nothing on the wall?! Very scary to watch...

There is talk of another outing... But maybe after we've done a mess night and covered them in loads of gross stuff! :D

Tomorrow...

...is rock-climbing!!! :D

*Newsflash*

I am going rock-climbing.
That's right!
Me, rock-climbing!
:D
The last time I went rock-climbing, I was ... in my early teens??
So there you have it.
This Saturday.
:D
I'm a little excited.

Transition

Found out today that one of my bosses is leaving to go to another firm! Pity really, he was (is) such a nice bloke. Not that I really saw that much of him, tho... :D So there you have it - I'm on the other end of the stick now - someone leaving me, instead of me leaving them! It's funny how you become attached to people in such a short time...

History-making record

I would like to announce that my hair is now officially the longest it has ever been in my life. :D And now I'm about to go straighten it so that it looks even longer. :D

The Season for Espionage

Did you know there is something more secretive than secretive itself? I didn't. That is, until now! Now, a lot of what I do at work (if not everything!) has always been way up there on the confidential scale, but I have been seriously thrown into the world of what I like to call "undercover" work. :D To the point where I can't talk about what I'm doing to people at work, even?? :D Kind of adds to the whole allure... Almost makes me feel like going up to someone, and saying, in a very sing-song voice: "...I know something you don't know...!!" :D Hahaha! But yes, it makes for a very fascinating and even moderately dramatic workplace. Everything is hush-hush, I have two desks, and kind of keep looking over my shoulder. :D

And they want me to stay. Still. :D They obviously don't know me well enough yet. I'll keep the guise up for a while longer yet... :D Then my lunacy will overtake them and they'll let me go.

Other than working late on my very secretive work (oh, should I have told you *that* much?!), life has been a little busy. Been doing some writing which is good, and have a big gig coming up in about 2 1/2 weeks which I'm doing with some mates, so we're starting to gear up towards that.

Meetings for beach mission are about to kick on, so that's also gearing up. Looks like it's gonna be a particularly busy 6 months... :D Well, what with my undercover work and all. :D

The ball and chain

And I have been offered *another* full-time job... Every place (except one, but there was *NO WAY* I would have considered working there!) I've been a temp at so far has offered me a full-time position... It's kind of hard saying no, when you like the ppl you work with, they like you, the work is kind of interesting, and you know you're making their working lives a whole lot easier by being there... And it would be so easy and convenient to be able to say yes... But no, I said no. Again. :D
And as an aside, I doubt that I *will* be going to Europe in Sept this year, since the money that I have been working quite hard for to save has been (and is continuing to be) spent on my mouth. Well, inside my mouth at least. So I'm looking at the plans at the moment... Have been thinking about combining my April/May Canada trip? *sigh* It all depends so much on the seasons!