Ok, less annoyed now.

Plodding on with 600 Material Safety Data Sheets that need to be located and at least a quarter of them aren't being produced anymore or are no longer used... Good Librarian research practice anyway.

Sad news

My sister is going to Africa tomorrow... for six weeks...

I don't get to see her until September. It's not as long as last time, but it's in Africa, so I know mum will worry. Mum's spending a fair bit on medication for my sisterjust in case she has a needle stick over there, there's this anti-viral drugs that cost a fortune for only one weeks worth, but it's totally worth it so that mum doesn't have to worry. My sister, if lucky, will probably not use them and end up donating them to the hospital anyway.

I'm not sure if I get to see my sister off to the airport. I'm working and I've been allowed a lot of time off this year so I don't want to push it... but I do want to see her off too. I doubt mum will be able to see her off, and I don't think mum likes that. She can't get the time off work, I wouldn't think.

Good news

My friend who who was interstate for years finished her Archeology degree and is back home for at least six months. That is very good. We were the two in the back of the art class in high school always getting told off for talking too much. Let's just say neither of us were that good at art and talking was more fun. So it's good to have an old friend back.

Annoying news

Ok I was walking fast with one of those big umbrellas under the tunnel bit of the station. There was no one about and I was running late for the bus. Colided with someone's head... Ouch... I'd feel sorry for her but she was a right b*** about it. I even apologised profusely but she was all "why the f*** would you put an umbrella up here?" end quote. I could see her point and would have explained that I was in a rush and obviously didn't think of that, but with her attitude really didn't feel like sympathising with her. So after apologising I closed my umbrella and left. It makes it easier to be annoyed rather than feel guilty now.

Initially I did feel bad about it, but these things happen, I've been hit in the head numerous times by people's bags and umbrellas and I don't go off my tree at them. If they apologise I actually apreciate that they noticed and actually cared, I don't curse my head off at them like she did.

I'm not trying to say it wasn't stupid to have an umbrella up in the tunnel between the station and the bus, I know that, but she was equally stupid for not looking where she was going (there was plenty of space between my umbrella and the wall). Might I add that someone before me had an umbrella up and I'm not the only one who has done that before. When you're running late, every minute counts and there's no time to mess with an umbrella. What's most annoying is how rude she was in not accepting an apology. Yes, I just had to vent there.

Hi,

Does anyone know of any Fire songs that can be downloaded on the Internet? Even Itunes would suffice. Maybe a Fire Man song or a Fire Safety or Fire Fighter song.

It's for a presentation at work. Please post a link if you know of any.

Bad Lesson on Saturday

I drove for 2 1/2 hours over the weekend. I had a crap instructor to start with and gave him the sack from teaching me. He spoke at a shout and decided I was too stupid to move my feet into position and did it for me. Then leaned over me to get the wheel too much. It's disconcerting when an instructor doesn't trust you at the wheel and is constantly taking ahold of it. Which I wouldn't mind either, if he had left me some personal space. I don't appreciate being moved into a driving position and don't like being yelled at constantly when I'm learning to drive. I think he just spoke that way, but I don't have to put up with it. It's more the yelling that unnerved me, you don't speak at a shout with a learner who hasn't driven much.

So I'm going to book the next male automatic instructor who everyone asks after because he's meant to be pretty good. The female instructor didn't work on weekends, but she wasn't as recommended anyway. Anyone who speaks in a normal tone of voice and lets me feel in control of the car for a while would suffice at the moment. Because I only plan on having a few more professional lessons anyway. Mum and Dad are taking over from RACV.

Good Lesson on Sunday

Actually drove pretty well with Dad on Sunday. He knew I was unnerved by the last instructor so was very calm and wouldn't let me cop out at the start and just stay home. So I drove an hour and a half with him and went all the way up to 100 km's but usually stayed at 80 because it was an easier speed to control.

I love driving my car. I can't wait till I can drive to work early each morning and miss all the peak hour traffic. I can start as early as 7.00am on weekdays. But I might just sit at 7.30am when I'm driving because I'm not an early riser. Pretty cool.

Birthday

Oh and it was my brother's birthday on Saturday. We got him the biography of Mao.

He had a few friends over for drinks etc. Twas a good night, he's 26 now.

I have completed 6 out of 12 assignments for my traineeship. I can finish work as soon as I finish those assignments. But I'd rather work until December. I won't find another employer who will let me take a whole month off in September to go overseas. So it's probably safer just to stay in the same spot until Christmas time.

Plus we get free parking (which I can use when I get my Ps), the people are very relaxed so you can work just about any hours (being realistic) so long as you get your work done.

Oh it's my brother's birthday tomorrow. Am going gift shopping tonight.

Oh I'm having a driving lesson on Saturday for automatic and I get to drive my car again on the weekend.

I'm going to buy some new CDs