And so to my last ever day of living at home.
Am I pleased. Yes.
Am I sad. Yes.
Am I nostalgic. Yes.
Have I finished everything I need to have done. No.

It's so stinking hot today. Ridiculously humid and disgusting.

I just sent emails to Anne, Ann and Michelle to let them know I got a job. I'm such a slacker for not doing it before now. I still need to email Chris. Do I know what to say? No. Do I want to? No. But it really would be rude to not let him know considering he could easily find out through the grapevine. I just don't know.

It's been a really long time since I've properly updated. Christmas was ok. I spent most of it hobbling around like a cripple because I'd been out on the Friday night before and got completely messed up and was dancing around like a maniac for hours. Christmas day was ... i dunno...full of religious fanaticism as per usual. I have trouble dealing. My aunt was shoving this intelligent design stuff down everyone's throats...'here, have this fantastic dvd that explains it all - it's sooo wonderful'. Shut up. Then dad and I drove 1000km north to Mackay to take my stuff up and leave the car there before flying back. It was such a long trip. Quite heavy traffic from Brisbane to Howard. Lots of drivers doing stupid things. There was this one ute that overtook us on a double white line about 50metres before an overtaking lane started. Der, that's smart. We got back Friday. Anna came over that night for a swim next door. New Years Eve I spent most of the day at Michelle's just swimming and hanging out. She's asked me to be her bridesmaid which I said yes to of course. That night Anna and I went out. I didn't want to, but it turned out to be an ok night. I saw in the new year waiting at the bar for a cocktail to be made. Then Anna and I got talking to this guy who grabbed us both round the waist and pretty much groped us. We were both looking for a bit of pash action that night, but I'm not sure a stranger's hand up my skirt was exactly want I wanted. Oh well. Last night we went to Mardi and Kev's for dinner. Ann and Ruth spent a lot of time just talking to each other and I was sitting there in front of them with nobody talking to me. Nice way for your family to treat you. Then Ruth found out I was 21 and goes 'Are you really 21? I can't believe that! You're 21?!' in this really shocked way. Grhhh, yes, actually, believe it or not. Anyway, it was good to see Con before he flies back to England in a week's time. He's so nice, I really enjoy hanging out with him.

appearance

[x] I am shorter than 5'4.
[x] I think I'm ugly sometimes.
[x] I have many scars.
[x] I tan easily.
[ ] I wish my hair was a different color.
[ ] I have friends who have never seen my natural hair color.
[ ] I have a tattoo.
[ ] I am self-conscious about my appearance.
[ ] have/I've had braces.
[x] wear glasses.
[ ] I would get plastic surgery if it were 100 safe, free of cost, and scar-free.
[x] I've been told I'm attractive by a complete stranger.
[ ] I have more than 2 piercings.
[ ] I have piercings in places besides my ears.
[x] I have freckles.


Family/Home Life

[x] I've sworn at my parents.
[ ] I've run away from home.
[ ] I've been kicked out of the house.
[x] My biological parents are together.
[ ] I have a sibling less than one year old.
[x] I want to have kids someday.
[ ] I've had children.
[ ] I've lost a child.


School/Work

[ ] I'm in school.
[x] I have a job.
[x] I've fallen asleep at work/school.
[x] I always do my homework.
[x] I've missed a week or more of school.
[x] I've been on the Honor Roll within the last 2 years.
[ ] I failed more than 1 class last year.
[ ] I've stolen something from my job
[ ] I've been fired.


Embarrassment

[ ] I've slipped out a "lol" in a spoken conversation.
[x] Disney movies still make me cry.
[x] I've peed from laughing.
[x] I've snorted while laughing.
[x] I've laughed so hard I've cried.
[ ] I've glued my hand to something
[x] I've laughed till some kind of beverage came out of my nose.
[ ] I've had my pants rip in public

Health

[ ] I was born with a disease/impairment.
[x] I've gotten stitches.
[x] I've broken a bone.
[ ] I've had my tonsils removed.
[x] I've sat in a doctors office with a friend.
[ ] I've had my wisdom teeth removed.
[ ] I had a serious surgery.
[x] I've had chicken pox.


Traveling

[x] I've driven over 200 miles in one day.
[x] I've been on a plane.
[ ] I've been to Canada.
[ ] I've been to Mexico.
[ ] I've been to Niagara Falls.
[ ] I've been to Japan.
[ ] I've Celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
[ ] I've been to Europe.
[ ] I've been to Africa.


Experiences

[x] I've gotten lost in my city.
[x] I've seen a shooting star.
[ ] I've wished on a shooting star.
[ ] I've seen a meteor shower.
[x] I've gone out in public in my pajamas.
[x] I've pushed all the buttons on an elevator
[ ] I've kicked a guy where it hurts.
[x] I've been to a casino.
[ ] I've been skydiving.
[ ] I've gone skinny dipping.
[x] I've played spin the bottle.
[ ] I've drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour.
[ ] I've crashed a car.
[ ] I've been skiing
[x] I've been in a play.
[ ] I've met someone in person from the internet.
[ ] I've caught a snowflake on my tongue.
[ ] I've seen the Northern Lights.
[ ] I've sat on a roof top at night.
[ ] I've played chicken.
[x] I've played a prank on someone.
[x] I've ridden in a taxi.
[ ] I've seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
[x] I've eaten Sushi.
[ ] I've been snowboarding.


Relationships

[x] I'm single
[ ] I'm in a relationship.
[ ] I'm engaged.
[ ] I'm married.
[ ] I've gone on a blind date.
[ ] I've been the dumpee more than the dumper.
[ ] I miss someone right now.
[ ] I have a fear of abandonment.
[ ] I've cheated in a relationship.
[ ] I've gotten divorced
[x] I've had feelings for someone who didn't have them back.
[ ] I've told someone I loved them when I didn't.
[ ] I've told someone I didn't love them when I did.
[x] I've kept something from a past relationship.


Sexuality

[ ] I've had a crush on someone of the same sex
[x] I've had a crush on a teacher.
[x] I am a cuddler.
[x] I've been kissed in the rain.
[x] I've hugged a stranger.
[x] I have kissed a stranger.


Honesty/Crime

[x] I've done something I promised someone else I wouldn't
[x] I've done something I promised myself I wouldn't.
[ ] I've snuck out of my house.
[xxxxx] I have lied to my parents about where I am.
[ ] I am keeping a secret from the world
[x] I've cheated while playing a game.
[x] I've cheated on a test.
[ ] I've run a red light.
[ ] I've been suspended from school.
[ ] I've witnessed a crime.
[ ] I've been in a fist fight.
[ ] I've been arrested.
[ ] I've shoplifted.


Drugs/Alcohol

[x] I've consumed alcohol.
[ ] I regularly drink.
[x] I've passed out from drinking.
[ ] I have passed out drunk at least once in the past 6 months.
[x] I've smoked weed
[ ] I've taken painkillers when I didn't need them.
[ ] I've eaten shrooms.
[x] I've popped E.
[ ] I've inhaled Nitrous
[ ] I've done hard drugs.
[ ] I have cough drops when I'm not sick.
[ ] I can't swallow pills.
[ ] I can swallow about 5 pills at a time no problem
[ ] I have been diagnosed with clinical depression.
[ ] I shut others out when I'm depressed.
[ ] I take anti-depressants.
[ ] I'm anorexic or bulimic.
[ ] I've slept an entire day when I didn't need it.
[ ] I've hurt myself on purpose.
[ ] I'm addicted to self harm.
[ ] I've woken up crying.


Death and Suicide

[ ] I'm afraid of dying.
[ ] I hate funerals.
[ ] I've seen someone dying.
[ ] Someone close to me has attempted suicide.
[ ] Someone close to me has committed suicide.
[ ] I've planned my own suicide.
[ ] I've attempted suicide.
[ ] I've written a eulogy for myself.

Materialism

[ ] I own over 5 rap CDs.
[ ] I own an iPod or MP3 player.
[ ] I have an unhealthy obsession with anime/manga.
[ ] I own multiple designer purses, costing over $100 a piece.
[ ] I own something from Hot Topic.
[ ] I own something from Pac Sun.
[ ] I collect comic books.
[ ] I own something from The Gap.
[ ] I own something I got on e-bay.
[ ] I own something from Abercrombie.


Random

[ ] I can sing well.
[ ] I've stolen a tray from a fast food restaurant.
[x] I open up to others easily.
[x] I watch the news.
[ ] I don't kill bugs.
[x] I curse regularly.
[ ] I sing in the shower.
[x] I am a morning person.
[ ] I paid for my cell phone ring tone.
[x] I'm a snob about grammar.
[ ] I am a sports fanatic.
[x] I twirl my hair
[ ] I have "x"s in my screen name
[ ] I love being neat
[ ] I love Spam
[ ] I've copied more than 30 CD's in a day
[x] I bake well.
[x] My favorite color is either white, yellow, pink, red or blue
[x] I would wear pajamas to school.
[ ] I like Martha Stewart.
[ ] I know how to shoot a gun.
[ ] I am in love with love.
[ ] I am guilty of tYpInG lIkE tHiS.
[x] I laugh at my own jokes.
[ ] I eat fast food weekly.
[ ] I believe in ghosts.
[ ] I am online 24/7, even as an away message.
[x] I've not turned anything in and still got an A in a certain class.
[x] I can't sleep if there is a spider in the room.
[x] I am really ticklish.
[ ] I love white chocolate
[x] I bite my nails.
[ ] I play video games.
[ ] I'm good at remembering faces.
[x] I'm good at remembering names
[x] I'm good at remembering dates.
[ ] I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life.

So...It's been quite a while since I've updated. I've been quite the busy one. Last Thursday I left for Melbourne. Got up at 3.30am which just about killed me. I met A. at her work and she took my bag and I went for a tour of where she works. I don't really want to say where it is, but let's just say it's a government building which was built during the gold rush so it's literally dripping with gold. Very opulent. She's so lucky to work there. That day I went to Treasury and Fitzroy Gardens, got chatted up by this old dude who did Shiatsu (scary stuff!), went to Fed square and got very very lost (yes, I know the CBD is a grid, but if anyone can get lost, I can!).

The next day I was going to go to the museum, but it didn't open til 10, so I went for a walk and found myself at Melbourne Uni where I had a quick look around. A lady there took me in (because I looked lost) and gave me a cup of tea and a chocolate biscuit. After that I went to the museum, had lunch at Lygon St (delish!), and went to the Vic Markets. After A. finished work we looked around DJs at all the preeety clothes.

On Saturday we hung around where A. lives and did a bit of shopping around there. In the afternoon we went to Chapel St to go dress shopping for A. That night we went to Brunswick St, but we were a bit overdressed and felt out of place, so we went into the city. I personally love love love Fitzroy and Carlton and all those inner northern suburbs and I would have liked to spend more time there, but oh well, last time I went I did so that's cool. We got home at 2 and watched an episode of Sex and the City before bed.

On Sunday we slept in then went to St Kilda which was awesome, then went up the Rialto towers to get a good view of the city.

On Monday I went to the Botanical Gardens and War Memorial, then met A. for lunch, then headed off for the airport.

All in all I had an awesome time.

So I'm back from camping. I had the best weekend EVER! There was all of us there except Michelle. Everyone got on pretty well. We played heaps of boargames and went for swims and went shopping and just basically hung out for 3 days. The first night we were there the surfclub across the road was pumping until like 3 in the morning and we couldn't get any sleep. The next night I woke up in the middle of the night and my back was playing up. Same old thing again, sharp shooting pain and couldn't move my leg. Nice. But apart from that and some grumpiness on the part of one of my fellow campers it was a fantastic weekend.

I went over to Anna's grandma's place this morning to pick up some clothes and a blanket to take down to Melbourne for her. Then I was planning to go to Queenie's teahouse to pick up some Turkish apple tea to take down for her as a present. I got SO lost. I didn't know whether to turn left or right onto Sandgate Rd, and I ended up turning right. I realised fairly soon that I had gone the wrong way, so I stopped and looked in the refidex. I decided to go to a different tea house because I was now closer to it, and I set off in that direction. I accidentally got myself onto the Inner City Bypass (sound familiar?) and ended up at Kelvin Grove way way way away from where I wanted to be (Racecourse Rd). I was driving along Sandgate Rd and I saw this big 'ICB only' written on the road. I sort of thought to myself 'what the hell is ICB?', and by the time I realised it was Inner City Bypass it was too late and I was stuck. Doh! So I stopped and found my way to Samford Rd and went to Centrelink instead to start the process of applying for the dole. I have a job network meeting tomorrow morning. I hope they let me apply for heaps of speech jobs rather than having to apply for admin jobs. I so do not want to have to do admin jobs. Dammit, I have a speech pathology degree, there will be no admin jobs for me thank you very much. So I'll go for that tomorrow morning, then I'll make my way to Queenie's teahouse AGAIN (wish me luck!), then I'll meet up with Shonie for her birthday. I'll have to start packing for Melbourne tonight, or at least making up a list of what I'll need to take. And somewhere along the line I'll have to apply for the Prince Charles job and the Greenslops (haha) job before I go to Melbourne. I'll start tonight I think. And I want to go for a walk soon. I haven't been able to for a while, thanks to having stiches in. And maybe go to the library.

So, It's all over. I've finished all my exams, and unless I've failed something I'm going to graduate in 3 weeks time. I'm absolutely exhausted.

I'm off to SPA drinks in a few hours time. I want to know who's going. I know Skell is, but I don't know if anyone else I know is...I don't know what to wear. I won't go for long. I'm pretty tired. The drinks are in The Valley. I'm surprised at mum and dad's restraint about that. The Valley used to be the really seedy part of town with junkies and prostitutes on overy corner. It's been cleaned up in recent years, and now is totally safe. A few years ago when I was first starting to go out I went to the Valley in the daytime (daytime, mind you) and dad was like 'watch out for the odd-bods'. So after that I just didn't tell him when I went to the Valley, I just said I was going to the city. I figured what he didn't know wouldn't hurt him. So anyway, I didn't get any lecture at all about going to the Valley. Maybe he knows now that it's safe.

Tomorrow I'm going to the beach. 9 friends and I are camping at Mooloolaba. I'm catching a lift up the coast with a friend. It should be pretty fun. I'll be back Monday. It's forecast to rain on Sunday. Nooo! Please don't!!!

I got a phone call a few hours ago to say that I got an interview for the CathEd job in Townsville that I applied for. It'll be a phone interview. I hope I get it. They don't know when the interview will be yet. It might have to be while I'm in Melbourne. That's ok, I'll just have to bring down my stuff with me. Anna said I could give them her landline number for them to call on for the interview. So, wish me luck!

Top 100 Movies

Take this list of the top 100 movies from the IMDB and bold the movies you have seen. (I'm not sure where this is originally from). This list is from May 2004.

1. Godfather, The (1972)
   
2. Shawshank Redemption, The (1994)
   
3. Godfather: Part II, The (1974)
   
4. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
   
5. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
   
6. Schindler's List (1993)
   
7. Shichinin no samurai (1954)
   
8. Casablanca (1942)
   
9. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
   
10. Star Wars (1977)
    
11. Citizen Kane (1941)
    
12. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
    
13. Dr. Strangelove (1964)
    
14. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
    
15. Rear Window (1954)
    
16. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
    
17. Pulp Fiction (1994)
    
18. Usual Suspects, The (1995)
    
19. Memento (2000)
    
20. North by Northwest (1959)
    
21. 12 Angry Men (1957)
    
22. Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966)
    
23. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
    
24. Psycho (1960)
    
25. Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001)
    
26. Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)
    
27. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
    
28. Goodfellas (1990)
    
29. American Beauty (1999)
    
30. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
    
31. Vertigo (1958)
    
32. Matrix, The (1999)
    
33. Cidade de Deus (2002)
    
34. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
    
35. C'era una volta il West (1968)
    
36. Apocalypse Now (1979)
    
37. Pianist, The (2002)
    
38. Third Man, The (1949)
    
39. Paths of Glory (1957)
    
40. Taxi Driver (1976)
    
41. Fight Club (1999)
    
42. Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)
    
43. Some Like It Hot (1959)
    
44. Double Indemnity (1944)
    
45. Boot, Das (1981)
    
46. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
    
47. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
    
48. Chinatown (1974)
    
49. L.A. Confidential (1997)
    
50. Maltese Falcon, The (1941)
    
51. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
    
52. All About Eve (1950)
    
53. M (1931)
    
54. Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)
    
55. Se7en (1995)
    
56. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
    
57. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
    
58. Rashômon (1950)
    
59. Raging Bull (1980)
    
60. Wizard of Oz, The (1939)
    
61. Alien (1979)
    
62. American History X (1998)
    
63. Sting, The (1973)
    
64. Léon (1994)
    
65. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
    
66. Manchurian Candidate, The (1962)
    
67. Vita è bella, La (1997)
    
68. Touch of Evil (1958)
    
69. Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948)
    
70. Finding Nemo (2003)
    
71. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
    
72. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
    
73. Great Escape, The (1963)
    
74. Modern Times (1936)
    
75. Clockwork Orange, A (1971)
    
76. Amadeus (1984)
    
77. On the Waterfront (1954)
    
78. Ran (1985)
    
79. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
    
80. Annie Hall (1977)
    
81. Wo hu cang long (2000)
    
82. Jaws (1975)
    
83. Apartment, The (1960)
    
84. Braveheart (1995)
    
85. High Noon (1952)
    
86. Aliens (1986)
    
87. Fargo (1996)
    
88. Strangers on a Train (1951)
    
89. Shining, The (1980)
    
90. Metropolis (1927)
    
91. Blade Runner (1982)
    
92. Sixth Sense, The (1999)
    
93. City Lights (1931)
    
94. Donnie Darko (2001)
    
95. Duck Soup (1933)
    
96. Great Dictator, The (1940)
    
97. General, The (1927)
    
98. Sjunde inseglet, Det (1957)
    
99. Princess Bride, The (1987)
    
100. Dogville (2003)
     

In approximately 18 hours, 50 minutes (not that I'm counting) I will have finished my LAST EVER uni exam. I am totally exhuasted (I had trouble sleeping last night, so I ended up with like 5 hours sleep), and I still have to revise:
-treatment for mild/moderate apraxia
-treatment goals for dysarthria, traumatic brain injury, right hemisphere syndrome
-treatment for dementia
-ICF model
-voice/fluency treatment
-generally read over the motor speech and aphasia notes I already have.
Shouldn't take too long, right? Oh god...so tired...
The good thing is that I'm fairly confident that I could walk into the exam and pass it right now, but I want to try to maintain a good clinic mark (I'm already on a 7 for the subject, the highest mark). Have to think of my academic transcript and all ;)
I filled in the form for graduation last night - very exciting!
Anyway, enough procrastination. Next time you hear from me I should have finished everything. Hopefully. Unless I fail.

Ok, I've seriously just about had it with one of my friends. For now, I'll just call her 'Meg' because I'd hate it if she stumbled upon this. She seriously lives in pixie-land. She has NO IDEA of reality!!!! I've put up with 4 years of SHITE from her. Listening to her deluded little dreams. Now, don't get me wrong, it's great to have a dream, but do me a favour and have a REALISTIC dream. She decided a few months ago to apply for the Royal Brisbane Hospital new graduate position, and she thought she had a pretty good chance. Ok, that's great. She had her prac in a similar setting and she did NOT do well at all - in fact she nearly failed. But she seriously thought that she had a great chance of getting this job, and has been telling everyone she's a shoe-in for it. Der, what? It's the only job she's applied for because she was convinced that it was hers in the bag. Der, for SUCH a competitive job they are not going to employ someone who nearly failed every prac she's ever done. And now she's absolutely, inconsolably devastated that she didn't get an interview. I just can't even muster up any sympathy. I didn't get an interview either, but ya know what? I'm not too disappointed because I didn't put all my hopes on that job, and I've been applying for other things too. This is the same chick who wants to eventually work with with actors on a cruise ship doing accent reduction. Um, hello? The market for working with actors doing accent modification stuff is SO SMALL! There's probably like only 1 Speech Pathologist in Australia who does that. And how much work is there going to be for that ON A CRUISE SHIP?!?!?! None!!! In the whole world!!! Fool. I have no sympathy.

Sorry about that...just have had enough.

On a better note, I just worked out that I already have about 51% for my history subject, so I'm not too worried now about my exam tomorrow. I'm guaranteed at least a 4 (pass), so that's sweet.

Ooh, and yesterday Anna rang up, and we chatted for a while, and she offered to pay for me to fly down to Melbourne. Oh my golly golly gosh I'm so excited!!! I fly down on Thursday the 17th, and get back the next Monday. So excited!!!

My ethics exam went ok, I passed for sure. It was pretty tight for time, and some people didn't get it finished. Thankfully I did though.

Anyway, must go do some work...

I know I shouldn't be procrastinating, but there's only so long you can study ethics without going mad..

1. Name someone with the same birthday as you.
My brother!

2. Where was your first kiss?
At a party, tipsy on passion pop - classy hey?


3. Have you ever seriously vandalized someone else's property?
No

4. Have you ever hit someone of the opposite sex?
No

5. Have you ever sung in front of a large number of people?
In a group yes - I was in the school choir in primary school

6. What's the first thing you notice about the preferred sex?
smile, eyes, body

7. What really turns you on?
being able to have good conversations with the person

8. What do you order at Starbucks?
Nothing. I boycott Starbucks.

9. What is your biggest mistake?
not having a better relationship with my mother

10. Have you ever hurt yourself on purpose?
no

11. Say something totally random about yourself.
I never got to have a balloon animal when I was a kid, and I always wanted one.

12. Has anyone ever said you looked like a celebrity?
Someone at high school thought I look like Xena the warrier princess - kill me now!

13. Do you still watch kiddy movies or tv shows?
I watched free willy on telly yesterday

14. Did you have braces?
no

15. Are you comfortable with your height?
yep

16. What is the most romantic thing someone of the opposite sex has done for you?
made me dinner


17. When do you know it's love?
Dunno yet.

18. Do you speak any other languages?
A bit of German.

19. Have you ever been to a tanning salon?
Nope. Never will.

20. What magazines do you read?
Nothing regularly.

21. Have you ever ridden in a limo?
yes - my school formal

22. Has anyone you were really close to passed away?
yes - my great uncle

23. Do you watch MTV?
no, don't have cable

24. What's something that really annoys you?
People who wear polo shirts with the collar up when it's not sunny.

25. What's something you really like?
Olives and tomatoes. Storms.

26. What celebrity do you admire?
not sure...

27. Can you dance?
Nope.

28. What's the latest you have ever stayed up?
probably about 4am in the morning.

29. Ever lied to your parents as an adult?
Yes. Often. Nothing too serious though. Well, actually, some of it is kind of serious. But they don't need to know and it's better/easier for everyone involved if they don't.

30. Have you ever been rushed by an ambulance into the emergency room?
yes


31. Do you actually read these when other people fill them out?
sometimes

I'm running out of time to study. Today I spent all day (and by that I mean 9-7) sitting on the computer at uni typing up notes for my history exam. It is seriously such a pain to have to study for it. Hopefully I'll only need a few % to pass the damn thing. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it, it's just a pain to study for it when I have more important things to study for, namely my speech exams. So I'm really really tired now and just about to crash. Bit brain dead.

Ran into Chris at uni today (not THE Chris, a different one, from school). We had a bit of a chat. See, it's people like him who I'll miss when I move away next year - the people who I only run into once every few months. Not close enough friends to keep in regular contact with, but good enough friends to have a 30 minute conversation whenever you run into them. I don't even have his email address.

Apparently I have this family bbq thing to go to on Sunday. My uncle's sort-of engagement party. I'm not really looking forward to it. There will be 'atmosphere' if you know what I mean. His fiance is part of this cult, and my grandparents and parents are not too impressed. I hope to only go for 2hours max so I can go home and study. I think I'll drive myself instead of go with mum and dad so I can skedaddle when I want.

Anyway, I am really really tired...beddy byes for me.

Erk! What a yucko day! I spent from 9am to 5pm at uni today studying. At least I got a fair bit done - all of motor speech disorders. I'm sort of running out of time. I only have 3 full days before I start exams. Saturday I'm having off for Mary's wedding and Brandon's 2nd birthday party. Man, I haven't started studying history yet. I don't know how much I'll do though, all I need to do is pass. I should be fairly close to passing right now. How hard can it be to pass a first year arts subject? Seriously?

I think I'm coming down with a cold though, which is very much not cool. I got through all of winter, and now when it's spring and I'm getting ready to go to the beach etc I get sick! I've been dosing myself up on echinacea and zinc and vitamin c and garlic. It's just a slightly sore throat at this stage, but I want to make sure I'm right for my exams.

Yesterday was a pretty good day. I got a 7 for my prac mark (the highest you can get), and I'm going to be able to use my supervisor as a referee which is awesome. And it was Melbourne Cup day yesterday. It was a pretty amazing race! Makybe Diva won it for the third year in a row which has never been done before. The end was really good! Ooh, and I got the horse that came 2nd in the sweep run at dad's work. Score!

Got the invitations to my friend Jo's wedding yesterday. She's getting married the day after we graduate. I'm really looking forward to it. She's getting married at an Anglican church, even though she's strict Seventh Day Adventist, and her father's a minister which confuses me a bit. I thought you had to have at least one of the couple being Anglican (her fiance is SDA also).

We managed to organise a camping trip for the weekend after we finish exams. We'll go up to the beach on the Saturday and come back on the Monday. It'll be cool, just the ten of us girls! It was amazing, there was like 40 emails flying around and back and forth, and we've finally decided on where and when.

Anyway, spicks and specks is on tv now, so I'd better go.

Well, this is my first entry! Very exciting.

Had a strange sort of day. Firstly I had to get up early to get to the dermatologist by 8am to get that mole cut out of my chest. It's started to sting a little bit which is annoying. I hope it heals well without a bad scar.

Then I had to race off to my job interview. I think it went quite well. No major disasters anyway. I wonder whether I said enough. They said the interview would go for 30 minutes, and I was out after 25...Oh well, I did my best. They said I'd find out in about a month whether I get a job. I really want to find out sooner because I want to go visit Anna in Melbourne, and I can't realistically do that if I don't know whether I have a job. My money's a bit tight at the moment.

I've been trying to get yet another freaking job application done. I'm nearly finished now thank goodness, just one more selection criteria out of 10 to write. It is due on Friday, but it has to get to Townsville so I'll have to send it Wednesday at the latest. I hate to whinge, but I'm really sick of writing applications. Each one ends up being on average 1500 words long.

Anyway, Better get back to it...