Just lately...

I have come to realise that some of my gross motor skills that i feel i should have perfected over the twenty-one years of my existence are providing some difficulty. Why, just then, i tried to drink from a cup only to have splashes of water fall on to my face and lovely shirt. Walking around yesterday i had trouble keeping my feet on the path. These things should not be the kind of things i think about at this stage of my life. No wonder, i can't drive, it seems i can barely stand up.

This has been my busiest couple of weeks in a while. Uni got to full on and work was just irritating. I feel a lot like George from Seinfeld at the moment and not just bacause of the work ethic. I have been given a fairly important job from a boss but have no idea what i am meant to be doing with it...so i just put it on the backburner and we'll see what happens after Easter (according to the bookmakers, John losing his job is 2/1 and shortening!).

It is good to see that Sydney is making an effort to escape Third World conditions in shopping with the opening of Zara today. I have my doubts though over how much of a success it will be (in terms of getting us closer to the better parts of the world). The stock IS overpriced in comparison to other nations and, does anyone else think that 6 months behind in the fashions is not so amazing? I read that Zara said they would try to make their own fashion for Sydney but of course the easy way out of that is just throwing in the stuff that was in London the previous season. the hype and hooplah that seems to be following it has me worried as well. The Zara brand will soon become a staple of the cashed up bogan (perhaps replacing Ed Hardy) due to its location and word of mouth. You will go out on a weekend in your new Zara clothes and see a dozen other people sporting the same outfit, with a smug look of apparel superiority. As well as this, there is a missing link in terms of competition to keep Zara honest and to promote a healthy market. I hope Sfera are taking note of the fuss and plan a store next. Even H&M would make a steady keep while providing an alternative. This is not my wish for Zara as i write this wearing a pair of their jeans which i adore (wax finish - choice!) and i suppose i am looking at this from a worst case scenario... surely not the markings of a 5 time optimist.

I'm breaking up with her

We have had a lot of good times. Although due to work it was mainly a weekend thing. Maybe this was for the best. Weekends together always lead to crazy fun and silly decisions. Regrets the next morning and painful goodbyes. I didn't ever think i would have to break it off. why should something good come to an end? But not only did she simply cost me too much money. I found myself going out of my way to appease her, wrecking and tiring myself out when we were together at nights, meaning that i could not do anything the following day. Sweet lady liquor, for now, it is over.

I had been thinking about it for a while without seriously doing anything about it but i had a dream the other night about a tooth falling out. A big tooth as well and it hurt like crazy. For anyone out there interested in dream interpretations, you may know that this means that change is coming. For me, i hope it to be a pretty large change in work ethic, health and performance. For too long my weekends consisted of me doing everything except opening my school books. Writing more drunken texts than i did essays and reading more about bottle cap trivia than Australian Economics. There will be some exceptions... ANZAC Day depends on me  having a few, as does a couple of birthdays... but these will be few and far between (until Hawaii!).

Weekends during the day were put aside for recovery. This consisted of staying in bed for as long as possible. Then moving to the lounge and finally to the floor (my favourite). The lack of exercise (which was only ever drunken leapfrog) meant that for the last three times i have been to the gym they have had a body bag ready for me - just in case.

Cash is becoming an issue. Hawaii is fast approaching and my debt has been rising like the Aussie dollar. if i want to make the most of it, i need to save my dollars! I have $15 left of my winnings from the races last week. And i won quite a lot! Time to repair some debt and save for another amazing adventure.

Uni has been good to me so far this semester. I am having a bit of fun, making some friends, lazing about... everything except studying. I badly want to finish and move to London... but now realise to do this requires some effort at my end. Eeep!

It looks like study will be my replacement to fun. Will need to go all Mary Poppins on this thing and turn it into a game and make it fun. I wish i could just snap my fingers and have all my assessments done!

I hope i surprise everyone (and myself!) with my will power!