I've been going through the old posts of my blog, and adding tags to them....its a lot of fun!
I had forgotten a lot of stuff. I kinda miss the old days of hanging out with Elsa and Faith. I don't really know what happened there....too many issues I think. I do not miss staying up all night on msn though! lol.
It is gonna take a while to get through everything...especially since I'm working full time now. But that is okay.
Its funny reading the old stuff....and how much my life has changed in 5 years! New friends, new tv shows....no more tafe/uni.....my sister used to not be horrible....it doesn't seem that long ago, untill you look at it in detail...crazy.
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Carlie
Monday, July 26, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Work Work Work
Dear Julia Guillard and the australian government....thank you for working the AEC office off our feet this week by giving us only 5 weeks to get organised for the election.....
-actually it works out well for me, cause I get to do a bit more work and some overtime.
This week i've worked monday night, tuesday, wednesday, all day/night today and am working tomorrow and saturday probably. So in short I'm really sleepy, and tired, and have no time to do things like washing, or watch tv! I miss the tv!
But working is actually a lot of fun. I've been mostly doing inputing, but I'm enjoying being in teh office environment. Everyone is really nice and kinda funny. -I've been picking new things up each day....meaning they remember something they didn't tell me to do or skip the day earlier! lol. But I get to little things like collect and sort mail and deal with the people and its fun to get some non-safeway experiance!
I'll be very sleepy by sunday I think....it could get interesting....coffee is definately my friend this week!
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Carlie
-actually it works out well for me, cause I get to do a bit more work and some overtime.
This week i've worked monday night, tuesday, wednesday, all day/night today and am working tomorrow and saturday probably. So in short I'm really sleepy, and tired, and have no time to do things like washing, or watch tv! I miss the tv!
But working is actually a lot of fun. I've been mostly doing inputing, but I'm enjoying being in teh office environment. Everyone is really nice and kinda funny. -I've been picking new things up each day....meaning they remember something they didn't tell me to do or skip the day earlier! lol. But I get to little things like collect and sort mail and deal with the people and its fun to get some non-safeway experiance!
I'll be very sleepy by sunday I think....it could get interesting....coffee is definately my friend this week!
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Carlie
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Things Are Happening!
So.....things have happened in the last week. The job hunt is on hold, while I pick up a few days here and there at the AEC with Mum up until the election -which has been called for the 21st....which means I might be working a few extra days now...which would be good. Especially since Safeway didn't want me last week, and doesn't want me this week!
In other news, Ness and I are getting places with our trip. We've booked hotels for DC, LA and Anaheim. YAY! We splashed out a little and booked the Disneyland Paradise Pier hotel, which I'm sure will turn the 2 of us into giddy little girls!
Still got Boston, New York, San Francisco and Vegas to book, but that will be done in the next few weeks.
-Its progress.
Not a lot else to report - I'm pissed at my brother and had one of those days were the football managed to cause a gigantic fight in my house - I HATE football for what it has done to my family. -They all act like assholes because of it! It's stupid and insane.
Tomorrow is another day....
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Carlie
In other news, Ness and I are getting places with our trip. We've booked hotels for DC, LA and Anaheim. YAY! We splashed out a little and booked the Disneyland Paradise Pier hotel, which I'm sure will turn the 2 of us into giddy little girls!
Still got Boston, New York, San Francisco and Vegas to book, but that will be done in the next few weeks.
-Its progress.
Not a lot else to report - I'm pissed at my brother and had one of those days were the football managed to cause a gigantic fight in my house - I HATE football for what it has done to my family. -They all act like assholes because of it! It's stupid and insane.
Tomorrow is another day....
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Carlie
Friday, July 09, 2010
School Holidays in Melbourne
The school holidays are now almost over thank goodness!
Last week, I worked at Safeway on Wednesday and it was CRAZY! Thankfully it wasn't so bad this week. There were busy times, but it was fairly steady and I didn't get many really annoying kids. That's half the sucky part of the working during the holidays, the annoying kids, and the usually even more annoying parents!
This week I did movie day with Jacinta on Monday - she brought Zombieland over, and so I gave it a whirl...it was better than I thought it would be...but still pretty gross.
Then we watched Shrek 2 - which is a guaranteed good time. I love me some Puss in Boots. lol.
-Unfortunately I spent a good deal of the time on the phone to people about jobs and stuff....I keep missing calls and then have to call them back, and they end up having to call me back - it goes on and on.
Luckily I got an interview for Tuesday, so I dragged my butt into the city. I guess the interview went okay cause they showed me around and then I had to go into the city again today to do a hearing test - since the job is a phone based job.
Now the whole hearing test thing is a bit weird. I was lead down a maze of corridors and rooms, then made to sit in a chair while the woman who pronounced my name all weird (most people can't say SHEEHAN properly. - It's She-An for those who care) asked me a few questions and then stuck me in a very small soundproof booth - without a small spaces warning. Lucky I'm not claustraphobic! I sat there the whole time worried about my purse sitting out in the greater room....and also about how my neck was hurting from the weight of the earphones! - Seriously!
So after I was done, I thought since I was in the city, I might as well do some shopping. - Since I had a daily train ticket and all. So I walked down to Bourke Street and had a quick look in Strandbags, and then caught a tram over to DFO at Spencer Street Station. I had a look around for shoes and other sorts of things for the big trip. But I didn't find anything great. - Plus it was too packed with people being school holidays and all.
The most amusing thing to me all day, was the tourists taking pictures in the streets. They were taking pictures of things like Fed Square, and other icon-type locations...but then there were people taking pictures of random buildings....tourists are weird creatures - and I know that people will feel the same way about me when I get to the US.
Oh and then there have been a few extra teenage girls around my house this week. My sis had her friends stay over Tuesday night...which bugged me cause I was trying to sleep, cause I needed to get up early the next morning. Both her friends are REALLY LOUD. You think I'M loud...you should hear my sis and her friends...not to mention that their voices echo through our kitchen area and right down the hall into my room....damm tiles. -But once I told them off at 12:30am, they were more quiet and I fell asleep pretty quickly.
Ah the joy of school holidays. :)
At least they are over soon....and things will go back to normal....I hope.
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Carlie
Last week, I worked at Safeway on Wednesday and it was CRAZY! Thankfully it wasn't so bad this week. There were busy times, but it was fairly steady and I didn't get many really annoying kids. That's half the sucky part of the working during the holidays, the annoying kids, and the usually even more annoying parents!
This week I did movie day with Jacinta on Monday - she brought Zombieland over, and so I gave it a whirl...it was better than I thought it would be...but still pretty gross.
Then we watched Shrek 2 - which is a guaranteed good time. I love me some Puss in Boots. lol.
-Unfortunately I spent a good deal of the time on the phone to people about jobs and stuff....I keep missing calls and then have to call them back, and they end up having to call me back - it goes on and on.
Luckily I got an interview for Tuesday, so I dragged my butt into the city. I guess the interview went okay cause they showed me around and then I had to go into the city again today to do a hearing test - since the job is a phone based job.
Now the whole hearing test thing is a bit weird. I was lead down a maze of corridors and rooms, then made to sit in a chair while the woman who pronounced my name all weird (most people can't say SHEEHAN properly. - It's She-An for those who care) asked me a few questions and then stuck me in a very small soundproof booth - without a small spaces warning. Lucky I'm not claustraphobic! I sat there the whole time worried about my purse sitting out in the greater room....and also about how my neck was hurting from the weight of the earphones! - Seriously!
So after I was done, I thought since I was in the city, I might as well do some shopping. - Since I had a daily train ticket and all. So I walked down to Bourke Street and had a quick look in Strandbags, and then caught a tram over to DFO at Spencer Street Station. I had a look around for shoes and other sorts of things for the big trip. But I didn't find anything great. - Plus it was too packed with people being school holidays and all.
The most amusing thing to me all day, was the tourists taking pictures in the streets. They were taking pictures of things like Fed Square, and other icon-type locations...but then there were people taking pictures of random buildings....tourists are weird creatures - and I know that people will feel the same way about me when I get to the US.
Oh and then there have been a few extra teenage girls around my house this week. My sis had her friends stay over Tuesday night...which bugged me cause I was trying to sleep, cause I needed to get up early the next morning. Both her friends are REALLY LOUD. You think I'M loud...you should hear my sis and her friends...not to mention that their voices echo through our kitchen area and right down the hall into my room....damm tiles. -But once I told them off at 12:30am, they were more quiet and I fell asleep pretty quickly.
Ah the joy of school holidays. :)
At least they are over soon....and things will go back to normal....I hope.
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Carlie
Thursday, July 01, 2010
July Denial!
So....it is now officially July. I can't believe I have been job hunting for months and months now. -Somebody hire me already! - I could be the most awesome 'insert job title here' ever, they don't know!
Had an interview last week, which was a 2nd interview after the one the Friday before. I dressed the part, answered the questions pretty well....and thought I had aced the testing. But then it turns out that I didn't do so well on 1 part of the test. So that job is toast - which is ok because I don't think it was for me really.....but I just want to work!
I've been rather busy this week with assorted things. Its currently school holidays now, so my shift at Safeway yesterday was a tad hectic....damm holidays messing up what is normally a very quiet wednesday...at least I wasn't bored I guess!
Saturday night Mum, Nikki and I watched the old Barbie and the Rockers movies - because we could only watch things on vhs due to the dead dvd player. We also multitasked by playing Disney Monopoly - in which I kicked some serious butt!
Sunday Mum and I went in search of a new dvd player to replace the dead one downstairs. -We drove through Morrabbin searching for The Good Guys, and finally came across the one in Brighton by accident. So we got ourselves a shiny new LG dvd player - that plays burnt dvds and international ones. So I'm feeling good about that.
After that we dropped in on my grandparents and had a chat and gave my Grandpa a chance to duck up the street.
Tuesday night, Nikki and I went down to Camberwell to meet Mum at Sofia's for dinner and then went and saw Toy Story 3 in 3D. The movie was good. Not as good as the 2nd one. It was pretty sad though....my Mum was sobbing like a freak :P -The 3D part however was really not worth it. It just looked slightly glossing and defined. 3D movies are really only worth it when stuff is flying out at you. (and with that I'll get off my 3D soapbox!)
Tomorrow I am going down for my passport interview. Here's hoping they like my form!
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Carlie
Had an interview last week, which was a 2nd interview after the one the Friday before. I dressed the part, answered the questions pretty well....and thought I had aced the testing. But then it turns out that I didn't do so well on 1 part of the test. So that job is toast - which is ok because I don't think it was for me really.....but I just want to work!
I've been rather busy this week with assorted things. Its currently school holidays now, so my shift at Safeway yesterday was a tad hectic....damm holidays messing up what is normally a very quiet wednesday...at least I wasn't bored I guess!
Saturday night Mum, Nikki and I watched the old Barbie and the Rockers movies - because we could only watch things on vhs due to the dead dvd player. We also multitasked by playing Disney Monopoly - in which I kicked some serious butt!
Sunday Mum and I went in search of a new dvd player to replace the dead one downstairs. -We drove through Morrabbin searching for The Good Guys, and finally came across the one in Brighton by accident. So we got ourselves a shiny new LG dvd player - that plays burnt dvds and international ones. So I'm feeling good about that.
After that we dropped in on my grandparents and had a chat and gave my Grandpa a chance to duck up the street.
Tuesday night, Nikki and I went down to Camberwell to meet Mum at Sofia's for dinner and then went and saw Toy Story 3 in 3D. The movie was good. Not as good as the 2nd one. It was pretty sad though....my Mum was sobbing like a freak :P -The 3D part however was really not worth it. It just looked slightly glossing and defined. 3D movies are really only worth it when stuff is flying out at you. (and with that I'll get off my 3D soapbox!)
Tomorrow I am going down for my passport interview. Here's hoping they like my form!
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Carlie
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