Work Begins in Earnest

Real Work

So now I am a full fledged member of society. I have begun to earn a solid wage and I am now contributing to the economy in a more traditional capacity. I have neatly slotted into the whiring heaving machine that keeps people living, and things progressing in a general kind of way.

I have my desk and it is a nice desk, to enable me to plug into the internet machine and interact with whole host of clients and media outlets so that I can add value to someone else's strategy of making more money.

I am part of the system.

I want to reiterate I don't think bad of the system, nor do I think highly of the system. I think of the system is a necessity to be tolerated in order for one to be able to engage in the more enjoyable things in life.
There is no doubt in my mind that becoming a full time working time person...chap that I exist to earn a certain wage so that a company can earn a greater sum of money that they can roll that money into making greater profits. That seems like the reality. I hope it is a reality I can handle for awhile....because.......

Promo Stack

I have even maintained doing promo work.  Like on Australia day I worked for V ... not before stacking my bike on the ride to Olympic park.  A cop was pulling someone over for, funnily enough, driving in a bus only zone (I know all about THAT!) , as the offending driver pulled over he decided he needed to be in front of me so he drove past me pulled over and the police man followed close behind.  Now I freaked a little and tried to manoeuvre out of the way into a pole.  Down I went.  Splayed on the ground with incredulous onlookers staring at me not offering assistance, I was thankfully offered this observation by the rather sheepish looking officer.  "He really shouldn't have pulled in front of you".

Owwwwie

Yes thank you. My handle bars are bent and my means to get home is broken.  Thanks.

Battered and bruised I trooped on through the working week. 

Another fine? Why not!

Sydney has not been kind. I even got a parking fine because I was meant to park with the rear of the car to the curb... $88 later...... Sydney should resolve to be nicer to me.  I am just new here!

Ohhh and....

We are still house hunting... apartment hunting.  What a silly/expensive process. It feels like I work, go home look for apartments sleep and work.  Oh well it is all very exciting.

The Interim Week - Chores Spectactular!

So, before I get to lose my weekdays from now until the end of time in perpetuity... forever, I enjoyed a week off in which I could do chores and wear a Polar Bear head for Optus. You know the normal crap.

I went shopping for work clothes, I got the car fixed and got my suit dry cleaned, I really was living the dream!

Actually I might back track and explain the Optus Polar Bear thing. I wore a sports jacket and took photos (instant polaroid-esqe photos!) with randoms at the Moonlight Cinema in Centennial Park. My colleagues Bianca and Angus were stuck talking to people about amazing Optus deals while I just had to deal with having no peripheral vision and the over heating all while attempting to knee (..or not. I have not decided yet) children in the face or step on people's olive platters.

Oh... and I did a reconnaissance ride. From Carlingford to Cremorne where I would be starting work on Monday. Turns out it was quicker to ride than take public transport. Yay...but then I had to ride to Polar Bear (over the famous Sydney Harbour bridge...WOW!) duties and I got a bit lost.... kinda blew the ride out to 55 km.

My last chore before work was to look for an apartment, something that I was immensely excited about till we got to the first location, a property that we were so keen on...only to find that some other schlub had put an offer on already. I hate property. We saw another place....maybe the one we will get... not sure.....*sigh*.

I was a little disappointed with the properties but Milana and I had a nice walk around neighbouring Newtown. It was then time to take Milana to her job as an ATM....we have weird jobs.

I went to Bondi Junction to waste some time before my character work, getting lost looking for a car park I went through a no entry zone (only Taxi's and buses were allowed) having never driven through the area, I missed the sign as I was to busy trying to dodge people who were walking across the road (this was before the "no entry zone" don't be that person) and the taxi's who were crossing double white lines to get around those pedestrians......ANYWAY! A parked police officer took offence to my getting lost (and driving slowly) in the no entry zone. He didn't care that I was lost and had no idea...if only the film crew was there I would have gotten away with it, the police are nicer on TV.

The finale of the week in all fairness was pretty damn cute. We went and visited Mark and Amy in Penrith....well I say we visited Amy and Mark to be polite because the real star is the newest edition to the family, Miss Eloise Babian! What new baby isn't heaps of fun! Watching them gain control over basic motor functions and trying to determine whether they are eyeballing you or they concentrating on evacuating waste. Twas a lovely day with strong tea and good laughs, my thanks to the hosts and to the entrainment!

So that was the.....a rather boring/eventful (depending on if you got past the opening sentence or not) week sorry kids. I start work soon.....soooo hold tight as I walk through the door for day 1!