Just taking five minutes to update my blog since it feels like there is far more space between postings of late. I feel back in full swing now at my new home, CD Fulfillment. The team here are truly great, although it is sad to see my 'two bosses', Kelly and Jeremy leaving... Kelly today and Jeremy next Friday. I must admit that i'm having a bit of overload this week and feeling a little like i've been thrown in the deep end, but i'm sure it is just the culture shock of the whole thing and that, over time, this will become all a bit clearer. I guess there is just the nervousness of knowing that my boss, who knows all the procedures, is off at the end of the day and who I turn to for clarification in future may not be so clear. But as long as I have a pen, a postit note pad, and a calm rationale, i'll work through whatever.
The guys here have such eclectic tastes in music too... from Elton John to Roxy Music to Coldplay to Holly Valance to 70's disco... we've listened to it all and given our 2c on what we think of it. I'm already beginning to feel very comfortable here, and while some of the customers can drive me to near insanity, I think this will be one place that i'll be happy to stay in for a while. Even better is the fact that I get items at cost price - I can see me watching the new Cher DVD tonight!
On really nice days here, when Melbourne is capable of turning on the sunshine, outside is so pleasant. Shock/CDFA are located in a factory village in Northcote on Beavers St. Walking out the front door, I look down onto bank (although fenced off) banks of a running creek, and on the other side is this farm that serve organic food. It is so picturesque, and there is something just very comfortable about it all. No more than two minutes walk is a service station for all my petrol and Pepsi Max needs too. The kitchen could do with a little more work here... it just looks so disgusting, in a very 'student shared house where nobody can be bothered cleaning' kind of way. They are constantly running out of milk, and the coffee should just be relabeled 'dirt' as it truly is the most generic and horrid substance available. But i'm slowly beginning to make my desk feel like 'my desk', with thanks to a few posters and some coloured feather bowers that Kelly has given me.
Saw 'Mumbo Italinano' for the second time on Wednesday night with Ant. Well worth seeing. Very funny. Not sure if 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' is necessarily the correct comparison, but I did enjoy it enough to see it twice and would certainly go a third time if the opportunity arose... which it may over the weekend.
Going to Jacob's party on Saturday night. He has an 'international drag queen' named Heidi performing, along with DJ Charlie Zee. Personally, I don't really care much for the drag or DJ, i'm going just cause it would be good to catch up with Jacob. I'm also planning bowling on Sunday night, which the drag queen apparently is coming to as well... which could be an interesting experience (wonder what they'll do about the shoes?)
Anyway, that's my five minutes for now. I'm sure i'll get back to writing something decent soon, but I guess the madness of the job lately and the tiredness that I seem to be suffering can explain why some of you may not have heard from me as much lately. But i'm sure that this will sort itself out sooner than later and i'll be able to get back in touch with all of you again soon.
