In the coming weeks, I'm going to be meeting a completely new bunch of friends, work-mates and neighbours. I'll also hopefully be meeting people who I've interacted with for a long time and yet never actually met. I guess it's now probably a good time to issue a warning about an unpleasant characteristic of mine; specifically, my temper.
Unlike a lot of people, I can't burst into tears as a way of expressing my frustration or rage, I'm just not capable of it. This means a lot of unpleasant tension gets built up in me, particularly when I've been travelling. Travelling is bad because my tall frame is squished into too small a place for a long time with nowhere to move. Buses are especially bad, because on trains and planes one can stand up and move around. Suffice to say, combining travel and my temper is not a pretty sight if you happen to be within ground zero, as Allison discovered to her peril a while back. Therefore, to all the people I hope to meet, I offer a salutary warning, give me 24 hours worth of space after travelling, because I can't be helped. On a similar note, I picked up my ticket today, and shifted the Canberra-Sydney leg forward to give me more time getting between the domestic and international terminals.
9:45 pm - I have a close friend who is in a slump. Whenever I try to call, she's not there, or when she is she sounds really down. Her old friends have drifted away into their own lives, and she is left floating. It would be less ironic if she wasn't the person who (about a year ago) helped me out of exactly the same slump. There's not really all that much I can do.
On a happier note, I'm thinking about being paid a real income for the first time. If I take this place my Miami boss has found, then I think I'll have about US$1000 a month after taxes! Eeep! I'm really wanting to get my *ahem* breasts done, so a few months saving should do it I hope. :)