Do you have a dollar, do you have a dollar for me? Maybe just an hour or two and a pot of two. Have you got a memory, have you got a memory for me? Tell me about the days when you were seventeen..

Someone should issue a warning when you start dating a tradie- YOU WILL NEVER SLEEP IN AGAIN! It's my day off and I've been up since 5.30am. I made Bob lunch before he left this morning- a chicken and salad roll, an orange and a piece of carrot cake. God, I'm such a mum. If only I had box drinks!
Things have been going rather well. Had the day off on sunday (my first after 14 days working) and Bob took me to the zoo. We saw tortoise sex and a bat eating a mouse and groped each other in the nocturnal house and did ungodly things in an empty playground. Even got a free bag of lollies for filling in a survey! Went home and barbecued for dinner, so it is officially summer now. All in all, it was pretty much the best day off ever.
Worked Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday, went down to the licensing centre and got my driver's licence! This is a rather big deal and I'm rather enjoying my new-found freedom :) it was such a process though, I was at the licensing centre for two hours- mostly waiting to be served.
Thought I had yesterday off but it turned out I was working. Which wasn't bad since it means I have today off instead and as I'm not working tomorrow either, it's practically a weekend! Like normal people :)
Heard back from my supervisor about my thesis intention. She had a few suggestions- need to reword a couple of sentences, only minor stuff- but said that overall my project is sounding really interesting and she thinks it's a great area to research! To be honest, this makes me a little nervous as it means I will actually be navigating somewhat uncharted academic territory but I will just have to remember that I am more than capable of saying something worthwhile.

Do you have a story, do you have a story for me? Do you know the one where we all live happily?

Sid was at the gates of dawn and Jimmy said ride the snake, so we bent our spoons and howled at the moon to find what science replaced. And it turns out it ain't that much.

I'm so exhausted. Today will be my 14th consecutive day at work! And I've been doing a lot of mornings at Dome (6.30am-2pm) and then nights at 130 (6pm-midnight) so not only is it a really long day, I only have time for three hours of sleep before getting up and going back. Have done something like 100 hours in the past fortnight. After working tonight, I have tomorrow off(!) and then the next week should be a bit easier. I'm only doing 40 hours and I have a whole three days off, woot.
Things with Bob are going great, if not amazingly fast. We haven't spent a night apart since that first night he stayed over almost two weeks ago. We went to AQWA and watched the sharks and touched the stingrays and had ice-cream on the boardwalk. I met his mother and he told me he loves me (not in that order). He's teaching me some words in Polish so I can talk to his family a little bit. He told me all about his past (drugs and whatnot) and the ex-girlfriend that straightened him out and the one that messed him up (in that order) and I think that's been the hardest. I've never been with anyone that's had others before me? I'm trying so hard not to get jealous/insecure/whatever but sometimes it seeps out. (and it doesn't help when he says that the bitch ex-gf who used sex to control him was better in bed than you and that if she came back, he'd probably go back to her Yeah, that one hurt).
Other than all that, not much is going on. I'm too busy working! Had to miss the Josh Pyke gig last night 'cause I'm a total idiot and lost my ticket. Can't help but feel that Scott is poaching my best friend.
Did my tax return and was disappointed to work out I'm only getting $900. Was hoping for a bit more to help pay for Thailand but I suppose any little bit helps. I'm so tired of thinking/stressing about money. Or maybe that's just my general exhaustion seeping out.

People got a name for us 'cause we escape the strain of the days. Oh we stretch at the sides and bend in the middle but we never ever break.

So much has been going on lately!
I'm blonde again which is definitely cool. Forgot what it was like to be my natural-coloured self.
Last weekend was pretty much perfect. Drinking with friends on saturday, champagne, cake and lovely speeches at my party that night and then barbecuing and the beach on sunday.
Had to work sunday night and have worked every day since- don't even know when my next day off is. Have been doing 6.30am starts at scarborough and then don't finish in Leederville until midnight so I'm pretty much exhausted.
Monday, Scott and I broke up. He cried and I was sorry but I'm sure it's for the best. It still feels a little weird though.
Tuesday, I asked out Bob (Luke's best mate, who I'd developed a major crush on but didn't really have much to do with my break up, it just happened simultaneously).
Wednesday, he came 'round and it was strange how easily we kind of fell into being together and we ended up having pretty amazing sex. Sleeping with boys BEFORE the first date = classy.
Last night was our first date. It was sort of a disaster as I had tickets to see a band but they wouldn't let Bob in without ID (despite him being 25! lolz). But we had dinner and laughed a lot and had more sex so it wasn't an epic fail. We also talked about 'us' and how it happened and we're so on the same page. It's almost weird that it doesn't feel weird? I don't really know what I was expecting, but I'm still surprised that we're so comfortable so quickly. I'm trying not to over-think it as I obviously just got out of a long and serious relationship, but I like him and he likes me and it's fun so what's the harm?

It always seems like you're going somewhere better than you've been before, while I go to sleep and I dream all night of you knocking at my door.

Things are trundling along. Working a fair amount but I don't have regular shifts, I just go in whenever they call me. It's somewhat disorientating, I can never remember what day it is. Had my induction at Dome this morning, I can be guaranteed three regular shifts a week so that'll help me find a rhythm. They've even upped the pay rates slightly so it's no longer ridiculously low.
Have not done any work on my thesis intention just yet, oops. Really should get on that..
Nisa and Luke get home tomorrow! I'm really looking forward to having them at home again. Nisa uploaded all the photos from Bournemouth and Amsterdam to facebook and there's been mad housemate love going on haha. And we're making plans to go to Thailand in January! We're going to go to a full moon party and Eric will be in Bangkok around the same time so we can catch up..
Speaking of Eric, he'd been bugging me to get Skype so I finally did and we spoke for an hour and a half yesterday. It was so funny, I forgot how obvious his accent is! :P I also bought a webcam so hopefully I can make it work and we can video chat. Fun times :)
Finally got the new Eels album, I'm sort of loving it. And he's already set a release date for the NEXT one- January 19th, 2010! Huzzah :)
Have been reading the Sookie Stackhouse novels, they're surprisingly trashy. I was a little surprising since the tv series is totally made of win. Also, a disappointing lack of gratuitous sex in the second and third novels! The fourth one made up for it though :P but since reading the novels, I've decided that Bill sucks and it's all about Eric.

That look you give that guy, I wanna see looking right at me. If I could be that guy instead of me, I'd never let you down.

I've been working a lot the past few days, it's been pretty good actually. I'm looking forward to some monies on pay day too!
Saturday was Aaron's 21st which was a lot of fun! It was 1920s themed so everyone was dressed up to the nines and looked great :) plenty of cocktails too, so it didn't take long before everyone was very merry. Isaac brought his new girlfriend, who turned out to be a girl that used to work at Dome- small world! She's also 17 :P she had too much to drink and ended up throwing up in the bathroom while I looked after her. She was so embarrassed and couldn't stop apologising, it was sweet.
Today was my last day at work for two weeks- I don't have another shift until next sunday! But I'm going to be starting work back at Dome so from then, it should be alright. Also bought a new dress to wear for my birthday party. Probably shouldn't have but oh well! It's purdy :)
( Anyway, here's some random photos from Aaron's party. )

The greek islands are fucking wicked. Pretty much all we're doing is swimming/sunbathing and eating, I'm going to be so tan and so fat by the time we leave. The sailing is pretty intense as there's crazy strong winds. Everyone thinks we're doing to die but I think it's kind of fun. I am covered in bruises though from being thrown around the cabin.
Have been to Santorini, Paros, Antiparos and Ios so far, am currently on Naxos. Tomorrow we head for Amorgos and then back to Santorini. Anne and I have managed to organise our journey to Leeds, from there it's to Edinburgh. She will be heading home early and then I will be hanging around with Nisa and Luke in Bournemouth for 5 days. I then have 6 days in Europe alone, god knows what I'll do! Anything I want, I guess?
Scott is kind of annoying me. And the American boy is sending me messages saying he can't stop thinking about me. And I'm still thinking about him. So, so messy. But it'll sort itself out, right? Who knows.
I'm on holiday, I don't really care..

Oh my god, contiki was crazy.
Paris, the Beaujolais wine region, Nice, Monaco, Barcelona, Florence, Rome, Venice, Vienna, Munich, the Rhine Valley, Hopfgarten, Lautterbrunnen (Switzerland), Amsterdam and now back in London! I should've updated way more but there was no time. Made some really cool friends, saw some awesome places and DRANK. Have also been sick as a dog with what's known as 'contiki cough', woo! Oh, and I may have slept with one of the guys on the tour. And one of the guys that worked for contiki in Florence. And a Venetian guy who was so very sexy.
I cannot believe how much partying I've done. I do not party at home! I even managed to go the whole tour without a hangover, until this morning. And that's running on 2-4 hours of sleep every night after long, long nights at the pub. So I'm awesome.
Now, a few days to recover and then off to Greece! But first, final drinks at the local pub with the last of the contiki group.

Lol Anne and I seen to have come halfway around the world to hang out with other Australians! And what is it about four random Australians meeting in London that automatically equals pub crawl?? We started at an english pub and then moved to an irish one with cheaper food and colder beer. We even managed to find Jagerbombs! And the hostel bar sells BUNDABERG! Eww liquid violence. And then we found a casino and played blackjack all night. Just like home :P
And then.. there was a boy (18 years old, sigh) and we won't talk about that.
And apparently we're meeting a Chilean lad for karaoke tonight? London = fun. If only I wasn't so hungover.

Having adjusted to the time difference, I've decided that London is pretty cool.
Managed to knock off Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben/Houses of Parliament, Trafalgar Square and the London Eye all in one day. Did a boat cruise thing up the Thames and saw London Bridge, Tower Bridge, the Tower of London and the Gherkin (home of the Great British Menu finale!) as well.
Today was dedicated to shopping in Camden town and it was pretty excellent. Heaps of little stalls will nice clothes and dodgy owners who say they'll give you a special price! (I got tired of this and replied with "that's what they all say!" to which he said "I'll give you for free if you look good in them!" and then started saying how much he likes Australians and is always free if I want to get a beer LOL).
Am queen of the tube system, it's pretty easy to figure out.
The money is going much faster than I expected, oops. Must curb spending! The £45 (~$100) I spent at the markets today didn't help. But hey, I'm having fun!
Totally want to head to the Freud museum tomorrow. Anne isn't keen but I don't really care. It'll be awesome!

So, I'm in London.
The 7 hour time difference plus the 31 hours spent in transit is really throwing me off! I just want to sleep but am trying to make it to tonight.
Managed to go all the way to the airport without my passport. Luckily daddy saved the day.
London customs is a total joke. They could learn a thing or two from Australia and our wariness of fruit.
Went to the British Museum today- imperialism means I can see artifacts from Egypt, Greece, and Italy and a dozen other counties all in the one spot. Yay for convenience!
Finally got into our room an hour ago. It's a bit more shit than I was expecting, how disappointing. But I am finally showered and changed and feeling a bit less dodgy. Just want sleep now!
Tomorrow should be Westminster and all the goodies that entails.
xx

Ugh, it is unnaturally early to be awake! Do. not. want.
But, you know, I'm flying to London today :) I arrive at 6.20am local time, so that means I will be in transit for something ridiculous like 26 hours! But I'm sure it will aaaaaaaall be worth it. Me and Anne are off to see the world..
Expect short and irregular updates livejournalers. See you soon!

I broke your jaw once before, spilt your blood upon the floor. You broke my leg in return, sit back and watch the bed burn. Blood sticks and sweat drips, break the lock if it don't fit. A kick in the teeth is good for some, a kiss with a fist is better than none.

9 days 'til I fly out :) things are slowly falling into place. Have been accumulating all the little things I need like luggage locks, a travel pillow, insect repellent, international SIM card, band-aids, blah blah. Still need to grab a spare camera battery and possibly some more memory cards- I currently have about 7GB worth of cards but would like to play it safe and it does have to last two and a half months. Of course, if worse comes to worst, I have about 90GB of memory free on my ipod so photos can be transferred on there. I'm like a damn boy scout, I tell you. But my nervousness is starting to go and my excitement is kicking back in! It's so close, ee!
Uni results come out Monday so I'm definitely glad to be getting those before I leave. Fingers crossed for high distinctions all 'round!
Luke's sister Zoe is currently staying with us, she's moving here for a year from the UK and needed somewhere to crash until she gets a job. She's a lovely girl but the house is somewhat cramped. 5 people sharing one bathroom is not fun!
Have mostly been working lately and spending as much time with Scott as possible. It's starting to hit me just how difficult it's going to be to be apart for almost three months. We've been pretty lucky so far, in four years we've never been apart for more than 2 weeks. Even then, we've always been in contact somehow. He's given me a so-called 'free pass' to do whatever I want in Europe but that doesn't really sit well with me. To be honest, I find the idea of being with someone new more nerve-wracking than exciting. Anyway, I'm sure we shall get through it, it's just less than ideal.
In other news, I defeated the Elite Four and have been crowned pokemon league champion! And filled my Sinnoh pokedex and upgraded to the national dex. Fight area, here I come.

You hit me once, I hit you back. You gave a kick, I gave a slap. You smashed a plate over my head, then I set fire to our bed..

If Mary drops my baby girl tonight, I would name her rock 'n' roll.

Tattoo is going well, still sort of scabby but healing well. It didn't even get particularly itchy, huzzah! Mm I loves it :)
Today, Nisa, Luke and I bought some fishies for our aquarium! They are called Zoidberg, Leeroy Jethro Gibbs, Cheep and Chong. It was also very difficult to resist the puppies at the pet shop. They had the cutest one, a pug crossed with a jack russell! It looked like a little terrier but with the pug markings, I so wanted it. But I'm not allowed to have a dog yet :(
Met up with some important people at uni on wednesday. I was a little nervous but it looks like I now have supervisors for my Honours thesis! Hadn't seen Caroline since my first year politics classes but she remembered me! She researches human rights in China and was very interested in my proposed topic of human rights and terrorism in Xinjiang :) So that's a bit of a relief. Can pretty much not think about it until after my trip.
Speaking of which, got an email today saying my passport had been issued and I should get it in the mail in the next few days. Huzzah! It was bothering me that I didn't have it yet, 'cause obviously it's quite important :P also picked up all my travel documents so it's all definitely happening. Though I didn't seem to get any documents relating to my travel insurance? Must ask my travel agent about that..
Finally cast my vote in the Triple J Hottest 100 of all time! I didn't exactly vote for my favourite songs, but more like the songs I think deserve to be in the list. It was so difficult to choose just ten. I had to forsake the likes of Nirvana, Nick Cave, Portishead, the Clash, etc. But in the end, I went with (in no particular order):
- No rain, Blind Melon.
- I alone, Live.
- Hallelujah, Leonard Cohen.
- No one knows, Queens of the Stone Age.
- Creep, Radiohead.
- Closer, Nine Inch Nails.
- Wonderwall, Oasis.
- Brick, Ben Folds Five.
- No aphrodisiac, the Whitlams.
- Bittersweet symphony, the Verve.

Other than that, today has been a rather productive day. Went to dim sum with Aaron and Amy and ate a ridiculous amount of delicious and cheap food :) came home and baked a raspberry cheesecake for one of the girls at work (she's moving to Brisbane forever, sigh!). Had some leftover raspberries so I then made some raspberry and white chocolate muffins which are pretty delicious, if I do say so myself!
Have also decided that I totally want a tattoo of a 1-up mushroom! How awesome would that be??
Anyway, off to Agni tonight for Indian buffet, yum!
Only 22 days until I fly to London, eep!!

Computer is magically fixed so here are photos!
( Tattooooo )

So I did get that essay done and handed in. It wasn't half bad as well. Not entirely sure if it was HD material but you can't have everything.. So I'm all done for semester! All done completely, really. It hasn't quite sunk in yet, I still get that feeling like I've forgotten to do something. 33 days until I jet off to London, ee! So much to organise before then..
Haven't been doing much. Went out with Nisa, Luke and Scotty on saturday night but came home early to play video games! 'Cause we're just that cool. Saw Star Trek with Chris on sunday. I've never actually watched any Star Trek before but I still enjoyed it. I'm sure there was a whole other level I didn't get :P Spock was bizarrely attractive though. And for anyone who says "oh yeah, he was in Heroes," I looked it up and didn't particularly like him without the ears/eyebrows. Vulcan fetish anyone? Sigh.
Am getting my tattoo this saturday! Very exciting. I'm a little nervous but I'm sure it'll be fine. Catching up with Sarah and Damo next week, have a whole bunch of extra shifts at work to save a bit more money, planning going-away drinks for July 10th. Have a coffee date scheduled with two potential Honours supervisors for next wednesday. I'm rather nervous! I don't really know if I'm auditioning them or if they're auditioning me! One is a lecturer I've had a few times and the other was my tutor for politics 112 who specialises in human rights issues in China, perfect! So hopefully I make a good impression and we get along, fingers crossed!
Other than that, I'm mostly playing pokemon and watching tv :P Exciting times I tell you!

Gah, this essay fucking sucks. I've been working on it all day and I only have 600 words. Only 2900 to go, right? My question is:

How did the experience of defeat come to be interpreted and institutionalised in Japan? Answer the question with special reference to the differences and similarities between Japan and Germany.

I feel like I'm talking nonsense. And I just went to look at one of the readings I did during the semester and discovered that one chapter starts, word for word, "The experience of defeat, and how that experience has come to be interpreted and institutionalised in the Japanese political system, continue to shape Japan's willingness to make use of the military today. In this context, it may be useful to compare Japan with West Germany.."

Doi. This leads me to conclude that I didn't pay as much attention to the readings as I thought I did. Though it should be useful, I just have to make sure I'm not plagiarising Thomas Berger, fellow at Harvard University for International and Area studies. Like I'm going to have some groundbreaking insight he hasn't thought of!

My main problem is I don't know where politics ends and history begins. Because this whole essay is going to be about politics. But it's in the past, so that makes it history, right? My lecturer wrote some comments on my journal saying it sounded more like a critique of Japanese defense policy. But come on, I'm an International Relations student.

In other news, this is my very last essay. And I'm meeting two potential Honours supervisors for coffee in two weeks. Terrifying much?

[Edit]
Currently sitting on 1700 words. It's almost 3am. I'm thoroughly ready for bed and have only two, possibly three more paragraphs planned. Plus introduction and conclusion which I will write in the morning. Which should bring me within the vicinity of the 3500 word limit. Huzzah.
Fairly sure my 'special reference' to Germany is superficial at best. But meh.

Chelsea says she's got nowhere to go and if she does, she's getting there slow, and I can help her out but I've got somewhere to be and that's the very thing when your dealing with me.

Uni is so close to being over, I can taste it. In-class exam tomorrow and history essay due next friday and then all done! Quite literally. Of course, I will (hopefully) be doing Honours next year but I think of that as a different sort of study.
So today is set aside for exam preparation as we already have the questions. Fun fun.
Yesterday was a pretty excellent day. I did nothing productive, it was amazing. My Rudd money was finally in my account so I went shopping and spent over $300. I can't remember the last time I did that! Got four shirts, a pair of shorts (for $9.86, awesome!) and a pair of shoes, all of which count as practical because they're for travelling! Plus two cook books ($8 each, thanks A&R!) and a pile of make up. I literally haven't bought make-up in 4 years because I just don't wear it. But I'm going to give it a go- I just have to work out how to use it now! Isn't that what mothers are for? Mine fails, obviously :P
My trip is getting alarmingly close! Had a call from my travel agent saying that the contiki tour we'd booked on had been cancelled. We've booked onto one that leaves three days later so we just spend an extra few days in London (which we were going to do after the tour anyway) and contiki will be refunding us $280 for the 'inconvenience'- which should cover most of our accommodation. So it seems to work out better? Have also found some people on the contiki forums who seem to have the exact same travel plans as us! So there's always potential for travel buddies. I still need to buy a new suitcase and renew my passport, doi. So much to do, so little time!

And I can take her dancing just to give the girl a chance and I was never that good at being nice when I should. I guess that she'll forgive right before she tries to kill me, 'cause I sold her on yesterday's come take me home eyes.

I am a writer, writer of fictions, I am the heart that you call home. And I've written pages upon pages, trying to rid you from my bones.

Hmm it's been a few weeks.
Assessments are pretty much sucking right now. 5000 word politics report due last friday. Ended up being 2500 words over the limit, oops. Pretty sure it was quite good though so hopefully we'll get away with it. It was also very pretty! One of the good things about working with a commerce student, they know how to pretty up a report.
Have been working on my career portfolio assignment tonight, hence the still being away at 4am. I thought it was due at the end of this week, then found out friday that it was due Monday and I've been busy all weekend so I came home from work and got stuck in. 4400 words later, it's all done and hopefully good.
So, what's been going on? Um..
The weather seems to have skipped autumn and gone straight from summer-ish to winter. I say this because it's currently 4*C and I'm freezing.
Celebrated Nisa's 21st last weekend. The party ended up being quite good and the house didn't even get trashed, woo! Saw a whole bunch of people I haven't seen in ages, which was nice. Played twister (won twice!) and giant connect four (lost twice). Saw Sean for the first time in forever, cannot believe why I ever went there! Ugh. Also got cracked onto by one of Luke's friends- he kept calling me "absolutely gorgeous" and "exquisite" and we were talking and he just reached out and touched my hair? It was pretty lolz-worthy. Turns out he's 30 as well! Dirty old man LOL.
Dad's 50th birthday party last night. It was good for yummy food and free booze, but bad for all these strangers saying OMG CAIRO! I haven't seen you since you were THIS big! And one of my parent's gay friends (they have many) who I've known all my life was telling me how I've grown up to be a beautiful young woman and if he wasn't gay, he'd root me himself ROFL.
Have been continuing the eating healthy thing. Weighed myself yesterday and have officially lost 8kg. Definitely need some new clothes! Luckily, I got my Rudd money last week so I can actually afford it. Also, should be booking in to get my tattoo done in 2-3 weeks so yay!

I'm a money-lender, I have fortunes upon fortunes. Take my hand for tender. I am tortured, ever tortured and if you don't love me, let me go.

I can work 'til I break but I love the bones of you, that I will never escape. And it's you and it's May and we're sleeping through the day. And I'm five years ago and three thousand miles away. And I can't move my arm for fear that you will wake and I'm five years ago and three thousand miles away.

My parents are getting remarried today, in approximately four hours. You cannot believe how hard I am rolling my eyes right now. My dad messaged me, basically accusing me of being a bad daughter for not ringing my mother and congratulating them. But a) I don't really want any part of it and b) they're the ones that decided to run off to Queensland to get hitched, can they really be angry when their children are not that involved? Psht, I can't even be bothered with it.
Plenty of exciting things going on. Nisa and Luke moved in wednesday so I now have housemates! It's taking a bit of adjusting, just getting used to having people around all the time. But I think it will work out well.
Have started the search for an Honours supervisor for next year. Of course, I don't really know how to go about it to begin with! Still waiting on one of my lecturers to get back to me with some suggestions as she's pretty well acquainted with most of the staff in social sciences and knows their research interests. Hopefully somebody is interested in human security, terrorism and China!
Uni is going to be getting intense in the next few weeks. It's sort of annoying to have ALL my assessments in the last four weeks! Must write out a calendar, as I have my 20 page report for politics, my 4000 word essay for history, plus my final history journal, an exam for politics as well as a 'career portfolio' all before the end of May. Not to mention four birthday parties to attend!
Also, I have no money in my bank account. Thank goodness I worked Anzac Day and can look forward to penalty rates in my next pay! On the bright side, my savings are currently sitting at $9379.80 and I should be getting my free $900 from the government in the next couple of weeks. Which will be spent on renewing my passport ($208! Ridiculous!), buying a new suitcase and stocking up on clothes for Europe. And hopefully some can go into the bank as well :)
I've also been exercising/eating healthy/all that boring stuff. It's definitely overrated but I'd like to go down a dress size to buy all my new clothes for Europe. I have a good feeling about it.

Do I have time? A man of my calibre, stood in the street like a sleepwalking teenager. No, and I dealt with this years ago. I took a hammer to every memento but image on image like beads on a rosary pull through my head as the music takes hold.

She parks her car outside of my house and takes her clothes off, says she's close to understanding Jesus. She knows she's more than just a little misunderstood, she has trouble acting normal when she's nervous.

Ah, back home! Roly is definitely glad to see me, he won't leave me alone. Whenever I sit down, he worms his way into my lap. It's nice to be wanted, but I'm now covered in cat hair.
Scott and I had a lovely two nights at the Rendezvous. Ate far too much, that's for sure! But there's just something cool about ordering chocolate sundaes from room service :P the room was really nice and the view of the ocean was lovely. I, of course, forgot my camera so you'll just have to take my word for it. But yeah, we had plenty of lazy, quality time and it was so good ♥
Of course, now we are back in the real word and I'm reminded of how much work I have to for uni >.< Met up with Phoebe today to discuss our politics report. 20 pages on how Australia should respond to a hypothetical stand-off between the US and China over Taiwan, goody. Our plan is coming along nicely actually. I actually read the ANZUS treaty the other day, it's amazingly short. And doesn't actually oblige Australia to go to war in the middle east. Who knew? I went to the library today and got out a whole bunch of books on the ANZUS treaty, Taiwan and regional security in the Asia-Pacific. What can I say? It's all excitement with me :P
I'm working tomorrow night, sigh. But I should be rolling in teh monies after next pay day. Am meeting Nisa for lunch on saturday (hopefully she doesn't cancel this time!) and am having dinner/drinks with Damo and Sarah on sunday after work. Don't really know how I'm fitting that in (or affording it) but eh.
I cleaned the bathroom and vacuumed/mopped all the floors at like 11pm tonight. I'm horrendously bad at vacuuming and mopping, I'm sure these floors will never be 100% clean. But it can't hurt, right?

'Round here, we talk just like lions but we sacrifice like lambs. 'Round here, she's slipping though my hands.