Lately
It's lovely and cold in Brisbane now, but it's still Autumn. In a way I'm glad I'll only be here for another month purely because I don't seem to own nearly as many warm clothes as I did, and have a surplus of thin jeans. I might invest in a heater though, if it gets any colder since I have had a cold for over three weeks.
Two days ago it got really bad, after having just had the more annoying blocked nose/sore throat symptoms. I woke up and everything was stuffy and swollen and awful. So I spent two hours in the doctor's clinic being told I'm not ill enough to get antibiotics (despite the fact that my body has been unsuccessful in fighting off a simple cold for almost a month, something it's never had trouble with before, and that I've gone through all range of symptoms including a week and a half of extreme fatigue that thankfully went away after I started taking multi-vitamins... which could cure sleepiness but not fight off a cold...). Futile two hours, though I did bump into Molly for the first time in months. Nice to see her again. (And if, by some weird reason you are reading this, I totally forgot to say it the other day, but nice glasses. They really suit you. :) )
Bought a new computer for $1101. (Why yes, $300 warranty nonsense). JB HI FI screwed me around for a long time, changing the damn price of the computer every time I looked at it online. This is a lot cheaper than it currently is, I think, but still ridiculous. This new HP has 8GB RAM, 2GB dedicated graphics and 1TB hard drive; my old laptop was 2GB, 2GB non-dedicated, 250GB. So, all in all, a substantial improvement. Although it runs Windows 8, I immediately installed some software to give it a proper start menu and disable a lot of the very annoying swipe features of Windows 8. Couple that with the *totally paid for and licensed* full copy of Microsoft Office 2010, it's all good now. (WOW Microsoft Office is EXPENSIVE! It's ridiculous! But I'll try not to go into any rants.) First thing I tested on it was The Sims 3 and OH there is such an improvement! My sims don't stutter around the screen and it doesn't take (literally) ten minutes just to save. You can imagine how long it took to start... It just runs everything so smoothly, and has 60 days of Norton on it too. (My last computer didn't have any protection software on it and, well, let's just say it wasn't the healthiest of computers. No where near as bad as Hamish's though; he has Swagbucks.) As well as now having a battery that actually retains power, I'd say all over I am very pleased, though I am still trying to get used to the keyboard. Getting better though.
Other than that, frankly I've been rather bitchy lately. (As usual, it would seem.) Though mainly it was just today and last night, I was sort of very angry at everything. But I'm sort of over it for the time being. I'm at college still, of course, and although I have a lot more casual friends here at IH (what, 20? as opposed to one at Duchesne), I don't have any close friends anymore. It got me thinking about high school again and realising how wonderful those relationships I had with my friends really were. They're not something that's easy to create, those close, crazy friendships. And this year more than last, I'm really missing that. The only person I can really cut lose with like I used to is Hamish, which might be a little sad, but hey, I'm not alone in that. Some other people from high school I know have just as limited a friend circle. But what I mean is those friendships are the best ones, and the ones we'll always remember best. We were older in senior high school, we had all by that time found our cliques and settled into them perfectly. I know I was always very oblivious about what was happening in our group, but I think that a good thing. I'm left with nothing but positive memories of everyone I used to sit with at the table, engage with them and Mr. Westman in English class (he was by far the best English teacher I ever had), to mock and sneer with in Religion, and generally just be ourselves, as crazy and different as we were. And still are.
I really miss those days, and especially I miss going to the mall in the mornings or walking between school, the shops and the graveyard. But time moves on, and we realise we're all strangers. (White Noise, Electric President)
Oh, I was going somewhere with that. Well Hamish has been busy for the past couple of weeks, and I don't really go out with my IH friends, unless it's drinking in someone's room or going to college parties, both of which I loathe but do it just because I want to not be a total outcast like I was last year. So since I've not had anyone to go out with, and if I have I've been too sick to go out, or have been busy myself, it means I've spent more than the last month just sitting here in my room. I feel like I've wasted days and days watching innocuous television, browsing Tumblr and Tickld, not doing my work and being so sick as to manage to sleep through important classes, and having a constant conflict with myself as I really don't want to do my washing. (Washing was never a problem last year simply because I was twenty steps from the laundry, but now that I have to go down all these steps and weave and wind my way up and down six times just for a load of washing, I have absolutely no motivation.) So, basically, I snapped and as he was the only one around, I let my anger out on Hamish. But god, he's so good when I'm mad. He never gets angry at me, just knows I'm venting not so much at him, though it is directed at him. Hard to explain, but oh god, how does he put up with me? He's wonderful. He really is. I know so many people have bad experiences with most guys, but Hamish is just so much better.
I'm only saying this now since I heard another couple we know had an awful fight and broke up. Four months ago everyone seemed to be in a relationship, and of those probably four couples, they all split up because of the guy and how awful he had treated the girl. I don't mean to be sexist or anything in that sense, but wow.
But I'll stop being mushy and annoying now before any of you throw up any more.
God I'm hungry. I've hardly had anything but apples since Tuesday. But damn, them good apples. I really want a kebab but I couldn't be bothered walking allllll the way to The Ville (which is a ten minute walk to a hotspot of culinary "deliciousness", and I can get popcorn there. I really want popcorn.). Curse my laziness.
Well, long post over. That's an update, I suppose. I'll be back in town on the night of the 22nd of June, working all month I'm back home, of course. Got to make me some solid moolah. Pretty cool though, I can have my laptop accounted for in two weeks if I get enough shifts. God I get paid a lot. Oh, and who could forget all the awful free Chinese food. God I missed that three-star pub eatery so much. Ugh, maybe I will walk to the Ville. Night people.
Two days ago it got really bad, after having just had the more annoying blocked nose/sore throat symptoms. I woke up and everything was stuffy and swollen and awful. So I spent two hours in the doctor's clinic being told I'm not ill enough to get antibiotics (despite the fact that my body has been unsuccessful in fighting off a simple cold for almost a month, something it's never had trouble with before, and that I've gone through all range of symptoms including a week and a half of extreme fatigue that thankfully went away after I started taking multi-vitamins... which could cure sleepiness but not fight off a cold...). Futile two hours, though I did bump into Molly for the first time in months. Nice to see her again. (And if, by some weird reason you are reading this, I totally forgot to say it the other day, but nice glasses. They really suit you. :) )
Bought a new computer for $1101. (Why yes, $300 warranty nonsense). JB HI FI screwed me around for a long time, changing the damn price of the computer every time I looked at it online. This is a lot cheaper than it currently is, I think, but still ridiculous. This new HP has 8GB RAM, 2GB dedicated graphics and 1TB hard drive; my old laptop was 2GB, 2GB non-dedicated, 250GB. So, all in all, a substantial improvement. Although it runs Windows 8, I immediately installed some software to give it a proper start menu and disable a lot of the very annoying swipe features of Windows 8. Couple that with the *totally paid for and licensed* full copy of Microsoft Office 2010, it's all good now. (WOW Microsoft Office is EXPENSIVE! It's ridiculous! But I'll try not to go into any rants.) First thing I tested on it was The Sims 3 and OH there is such an improvement! My sims don't stutter around the screen and it doesn't take (literally) ten minutes just to save. You can imagine how long it took to start... It just runs everything so smoothly, and has 60 days of Norton on it too. (My last computer didn't have any protection software on it and, well, let's just say it wasn't the healthiest of computers. No where near as bad as Hamish's though; he has Swagbucks.) As well as now having a battery that actually retains power, I'd say all over I am very pleased, though I am still trying to get used to the keyboard. Getting better though.
Other than that, frankly I've been rather bitchy lately. (As usual, it would seem.) Though mainly it was just today and last night, I was sort of very angry at everything. But I'm sort of over it for the time being. I'm at college still, of course, and although I have a lot more casual friends here at IH (what, 20? as opposed to one at Duchesne), I don't have any close friends anymore. It got me thinking about high school again and realising how wonderful those relationships I had with my friends really were. They're not something that's easy to create, those close, crazy friendships. And this year more than last, I'm really missing that. The only person I can really cut lose with like I used to is Hamish, which might be a little sad, but hey, I'm not alone in that. Some other people from high school I know have just as limited a friend circle. But what I mean is those friendships are the best ones, and the ones we'll always remember best. We were older in senior high school, we had all by that time found our cliques and settled into them perfectly. I know I was always very oblivious about what was happening in our group, but I think that a good thing. I'm left with nothing but positive memories of everyone I used to sit with at the table, engage with them and Mr. Westman in English class (he was by far the best English teacher I ever had), to mock and sneer with in Religion, and generally just be ourselves, as crazy and different as we were. And still are.
I really miss those days, and especially I miss going to the mall in the mornings or walking between school, the shops and the graveyard. But time moves on, and we realise we're all strangers. (White Noise, Electric President)
Oh, I was going somewhere with that. Well Hamish has been busy for the past couple of weeks, and I don't really go out with my IH friends, unless it's drinking in someone's room or going to college parties, both of which I loathe but do it just because I want to not be a total outcast like I was last year. So since I've not had anyone to go out with, and if I have I've been too sick to go out, or have been busy myself, it means I've spent more than the last month just sitting here in my room. I feel like I've wasted days and days watching innocuous television, browsing Tumblr and Tickld, not doing my work and being so sick as to manage to sleep through important classes, and having a constant conflict with myself as I really don't want to do my washing. (Washing was never a problem last year simply because I was twenty steps from the laundry, but now that I have to go down all these steps and weave and wind my way up and down six times just for a load of washing, I have absolutely no motivation.) So, basically, I snapped and as he was the only one around, I let my anger out on Hamish. But god, he's so good when I'm mad. He never gets angry at me, just knows I'm venting not so much at him, though it is directed at him. Hard to explain, but oh god, how does he put up with me? He's wonderful. He really is. I know so many people have bad experiences with most guys, but Hamish is just so much better.
I'm only saying this now since I heard another couple we know had an awful fight and broke up. Four months ago everyone seemed to be in a relationship, and of those probably four couples, they all split up because of the guy and how awful he had treated the girl. I don't mean to be sexist or anything in that sense, but wow.
But I'll stop being mushy and annoying now before any of you throw up any more.
God I'm hungry. I've hardly had anything but apples since Tuesday. But damn, them good apples. I really want a kebab but I couldn't be bothered walking allllll the way to The Ville (which is a ten minute walk to a hotspot of culinary "deliciousness", and I can get popcorn there. I really want popcorn.). Curse my laziness.
Well, long post over. That's an update, I suppose. I'll be back in town on the night of the 22nd of June, working all month I'm back home, of course. Got to make me some solid moolah. Pretty cool though, I can have my laptop accounted for in two weeks if I get enough shifts. God I get paid a lot. Oh, and who could forget all the awful free Chinese food. God I missed that three-star pub eatery so much. Ugh, maybe I will walk to the Ville. Night people.