We're all doomed!

I spoke to the people in charge of the Olympic Village today. Turns out that's where I'll be (unless those in charge of Military Security ask me to work for them). Pay's good (~$19.70p/h, $21p/h on weekends, $30p/h for public holidays), shifts are awesome (4 days on, 4 days off, 12 hour shifts), I just need my licence to go through quickly.

RUN! GED TO DHA CHOPPA!

I'm now working on New Years Eve (or New Years Day), so I can't have a party :( Someone else must.

Also, I finished my Cert II and III in Security Ops. Induction is all that remains.

EDIT: Depends on how I go on Thursday, I might say I can't work.

Got my RSA, First Aid Cert and Cert II in Crowd Controlling and General Guard. Going to a dojo on Wednesday as part of my self-defence requirements. Not doing the Bodyguarding unit, as I can't see any demand for it, so I can't justify spending ~$200 extra on it. Bloody weekends are the only real time I have for sleep anyway.

Training continues. Pad-down searches, basic level of force rights etc. All fun. I've a law test on Monday. Next weekend I do my bodyguard course (assuming I pay). 25 or so people have dropped out, leaving us to two thirds of our initial group. As such, our groups are going to be shuffled, so I probably won't stay as "INT 15B Bravo 3" (I liked ( Read more... )

Training is going well, aside from the lack of time I currently have ( Read more... )

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My second hard drive looks dead for good this time. I pray it's not, otherwise I've lost 120GB of downloaded/ripped stuff. Sadness.

The iTunes music store is finally open in Australia! About God-damned time.