Work has been killing me. My new project is huge and requires talking to lots of people. My boss actually fainted during a meeting on Friday afternoon with one of our clients (a very strange work experience). I can already tell these next 2 months will be hell. We (my team) took the day off (its Saturday) and drove down to the ocean and ( Read more... )

A friend of mine that I used to work with in Atlanta is coming over to Australia to start a study. We ran the numbers and determined it would be a hell of a lot cheaper for us to get a 2 bedroom apartment and we could get a much nicer place than the hotel I am currently staying. Luckily I am working with a terrific analyst (Leah), who has decided ( Read more... )

I went to a terrific restuarant last night called Gluttony with friends and coworkers. What a great name for a restaurant. If I ever own a bar I will name it something like Intoxicated, Drunk, Hammered, Sloppy, Pissed....the options are endless. We split a plate of lightly cooked and raw sea creatures...smoked trout, salmon, octopus, mussels, ( Read more... )

"I just don't think you should stick food up people's asses. It's not hygenic"

"You (me...?) are just a bad influence"

Half priced piercings for students and the unemployed.

Second day back at work and here 'til 11pm (after arriving at 7am). I love my job. We did go for a nice Italian lunch and Thai dinner. In fact I think we spent over 4 hours in restaurants today - maybe that's our problem.

In other news...I think I am going to take up fencing.

Somehow I made it back to Australia in one piece despite the last three weeks of destructive behavior ( Read more... )