I know its been a while since I've written in here. So many things have happened that have kept me from writing. To continue off from my last entry, I was due for an interview with Rio Tinto. Everything turned out quite well. I was offered a permanent position and was given a generous salary. For those of you who knew what I was getting previously ( Read more... )

Wow! A lot has happened today! I've been offered a permanent job with Rio Tinto! Unfortunately, I have to go through an interview, drug test, and a psychological test. The interview and drug test will be no problem, but what the hell are they going to ask me in the psychological test ( Read more... )

Sam's idea of putting a weight ticker graphic in her journal was a pretty good idea. Its a good way of measuring your progress and how far you are away from completing your goal. I thought I'd start a ticker of my own as well. Keep in mind, however, that I'm in my 3rd week of dieting so my weight loss numbers might look big, but really they're not ( Read more... )

My dad is so hilarious. He sent this joke to me this morning to cheer me up. He sends me at least two a day. I miss his humour and being able to talk to him. Anyway, I've decided to share today's joke with all of you ( Read more... )

These past couple of days have been quite...interesting to say the least. I had a meeting with my Data #3 recruiter and told her about the jobs that I have been doing that are going outside my job description. She was a bit surprised to hear how much that I had been doing and will be having a talk with my boss to get me a pay raise. The next thing ( Read more... )

After having a talk with Sam last night about my awful work hours, I'm starting to feel a little bit better. I panicked last night and was afraid that I may burn out fairly quickly if I end up continuing these long hours. My problem is that I've been trying to be the "super hero" on the IT team and try to regain our reputation by constantly getting ( Read more... )

Right when I thought my days at work couldn't get any longer...they just did yesterday. I still can't believe I worked 11 1/2 hours in ONE day! Thats over kill! Atleast one thing positive came out of working a long day, I was commended for my work of rolling out 16 PC's and 22 monitors in one day by myself and doing my normal work on top of that. ( Read more... )

I'm currently sitting at the Pizza Caffe at UQ finishing up my pizza that Sam had bought for me. Wasn't that sweet of her? She spoils me all the time ( Read more... )

These past couple of days have been great. I've made a considerable effort to support Sam more in her losing weight and its paying off. She feels more confident about herself and its been a real pleasure spending time with a more cheery Sam. Her positive mood change has affected me as well. I've become less grumpy and have become the motivator that ( Read more... )

For my entire relationship, my partner has been over weight. She has tried so many diets and has been able to lose about 3-5kgs, but then gains it back. The main reason is usually because I take myself off the diet, which lowers her will power. The thing is that I don't have as much of a weight problem as she does. As a matter of fact, I'm in the ( Read more... )