Tuesday, October 31, 2006what floating meansThe water spilled over his head then he stepped out of the shower, pressed ear plugs in then stepped into the dark capsule. The water was body temperature, dark movement, salt saturated. He lay on the moving water, utterly supported and stretched his limbs, waiting for the waves to settle, waiting... Sign in to see full entry.wound up and winding downThe past couple of weeks have been shocking and left me with no doubt that I need to move on from an unhealthy work situation. At least there have been a few people at work who I've been able to debrief with a little. Today I broke the build up of stress with an hour in a float tank wherein I cried... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, October 27, 2006NEW PHOTOS: A WALK ACROSS THE HARBOUR Sign in to see full entry.the struggle to find a right balanceMade enquiries about a job working with the intellectually disabled but the salary is so meagre it would barely be enough to pay my rent and keep food on the table. So while I can handle the possibility of taking some degree of pay cut for a more rewarding job there is a limit to how far down the... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, October 26, 2006too early in the morning3:02AM Friday: I always know when work has gotten to me. I wake up at these absurd hours worrying about some work issue then can't get back to sleep. I figure I don't get paid enough to be laying awake worrying about bloody work! Next week had better be saner than this past week. It's just been... Sign in to see full entry.the question of extravaganceI find a certain pleasure in wandering through bookshops wondering which book to buy to accompany me as I travel. I'm tending towards something that will be easy reading and entertaining for the countless time spent waiting and the inevitable moments of delay. I've been wondering if I should have... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, October 25, 2006deliver me from chaosMad crazy day in the office with not enough staff, a temp who only lasted two days before running for the exit, people not being paid properly, an endless parade of stressed out managers with desperation in their eyes and me, on my miserable wage, trying to plug holes in the leaking ship. I came... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, October 24, 2006jazzed with expectationsThe long awaited trip is less than three weeks away and I was delighted to see I can catch the tail end of the San Francisco Jazz Festival: have bought a ticket to the final concert. I'm hoping to catch some jazz sessions in New York as well (and best of all the Jazz Museum in Harlem's events are... Sign in to see full entry.Sunday, October 22, 2006thermal erotica?There's nothing particularly erotic about thermal underwear. I bought a thermal singlet yesterday in preparation for an American winter but it's so damned cold here I put it on straight away. The singlet is functional, light weight and somehow engineered to disperse moisture but its certainly not... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, October 20, 2006NEW REVIEW Sign in to see full entry. |
