Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001, 8:00 p.m., a creature of habit

Only my 2nd day. And already I feel like I've been a working stiff forever. As I was walking to my bus-stop, I felt my brain drain of all that had happenned today. And it felt good. All the giffs and gaffs simply disappeared into a BrainGap folder that will accessed again tomorrow.

I think I have been working with computers too long. Thinking in terms of desktop icons, etc.

I'm also working a new routine.

Wake up, make lunch, take a ride, walk to work, work, have lunch, work, walk to ride, take ride, blob at home for a bit, sort out my clothes for the next day, hygiene, eat, blob some more, sleep, dream, wake up, etc.

It sounds utterly boring, doesn't it? But I must say that I Like It. So far.

As Rincewind says, there's nothing more nice than Boring.

Monday, Oct. 29, 2001, 6:53 p.m., stunned mullet

I feel like I've been hit by a stunned mullet. I'm still in shock about my first day. It was good.

Haven't quite digested it into my thoughts yet though.

ttfn, Sockii

Monday, Oct. 29, 2001, 5:39 a.m., D-day

Woke up at 4 a.m. ugh. Not good. Tearing eyes, sniffles, sneezing, coughing. It is a dark and raining day. Lots of loud wind too. This would be a good day to stay in bed. Or stay here in front of D'land and buzz about. Or stay in my webmail and keep checking for sporadic email. Or stay in bed with a bar of chocolate, a bottle of Coke(tm) and a stack of books to read. Or huddle in front of the electric fire. Or simply snuffle my head into the pillow and pull the blankets over my head and go straight to sleep.

But gee! Aren't I lucky! I'm going to Work!

Saturday, Oct. 27, 2001, 8:05 a.m., Roadkill-?

This is absolutely fsking brilliant. It's Saturday and I don't have to get up to go work at F. Oh, the sheer BRILLiantness of it!

I've left this a bit late, but then I've been playing to catch up with my life. So, maestro, the big announcement: (yo maestro! That means drumrolls.)

fx: drumroll

I have become a General Staff for a School in the University! I am totally rapt.

I went in for an interview on Tues 9 October, and got the phone call later that afternoon. You could have knocked me over with a feather (a really big feather, mind, like from a South American Condor). Oh sheer joy! But I still couldn't believe it. Oh no. So I kept quiet about it. Now I'm beginning to tell people (I still have to tell AF) because it is sinking in, at long last. And also because I begin on Monday 29 October.

"What a difference a few weeks make-"

Too bad that Reality is finally sinking into me. I can't go out and "spend spend spend" on luxuries quite yet. Other things perforce takes precedence. Such as a Budget. And after that, Recompense for my long- suffering and patient parental units. And after that, Christmas.

And these are the changes my priorities: I don't need a car anymore. Not to mention I can't afford the insurance. I'll be taking a bus to work (hoo boy, I'll be going to Work!). A cellphone is a luxury that I can do without for the nonce, until all my other obligations are fulfilled. I do still need the credit card. But that is easily fulfilled.

yay me. I'm on the road to a Normal Life(tm).

I wonder how long I'll last, before I become Roadkill...?

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