Catherine’s Blog

26/265 Australia Day.

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So last time your intrepid blogger checked in she was complaining about sunburn after looking at cars. Since then there has been a public holiday, Australia Day which was passed lying on the couch, listening to Triple J and looking back on the year. It was then i publicly announced I was returning to Australia, I am back now and although certainly not where I thought i would be I am reasonably happy.

I went out, goth clubbing and caught up with lots of people and made some new contacts. It was great to get out even though there were lots of young goths who looked like they dressed like R&B goths.

I test drove a number of cars and finally settled on a Holden Bernia. I am well pleased with the car and it has given me a good boost even though the amount of money has given me the waking up terrors.


Since the purchase of the car I have been testing it, by visiting people unannounced and in general getting a sense of freedom back. Although I had access to cars it does not feel the same as my own car. I went and visit Penny at Syber’s books. It was like I had come home. I have gotten back into reading. Some trashy fantasy plus other fantasy stuff, next step is to read Rikard’s favourite books and some steampunk. Catching up with Penny was great. Lots of brilliant gossip, catching up with the past two years, it was tough telling her why I was back. Really tough. She also filled me in all the comings and goings of friends and exs. I picked up books and went on my merry way.

I have had a couple of job interviews that I have good feelings about. I am waiting for choices to be made. I really want one in a big public library, the vibe off the interviewers was very good and they are doing roving which I am very interested in. The other was for a large well know retailer here in Australia, it is call centre work but products they sell I am interested in and the job seems not too far away from what I have done in the past. I have a number of jobs to apply for this week. The market seems to be picking up which is very good.

I am getting into the catching up with people and rally making an effort at the moment, I caught up with Catherine from High School earlier in the week, catching up without her boys over dinner. We have made a date in three weeks time to do it again. I am also catching up with Flo and her new addition on Monday.
I went to the movies with Joyce last night to see “The Lovely Bones”, dark and surreal, it was a good movie, possibly a touch long. Before the movies I spent a lot of time looking at old photos and finding the perfect one for a looking into the past self portrait.

Today I cut out fabric and headed back to Melton, tomorrow job applications.
I have been getting into this self portrait thing and working on more artistic shots. I am quite pleased with some of my recent ones. I am going to try and post a shot here a day to try get into the swing of posting more often, even though I have only vague idea who reads this. I have had a quote back on my DSLR and will have to discuss that with my brother about the insurance.