La di dah.

Melbourne Central Shot Tower

What to write about... Pretty eventful week with an excuse to leave the house for something every day. Which Translates into reasons to spend money. Tuesday I spent the day at Melbourne university to meet contacts at CSIRO and the Nossal Institute which was very intellectually stimulating. Got my mind thinking about other options to stay in Melbourne. The experience proved just how much I am in need of a meaningful occupation. But I don't know... I'm still pretty stuck in despair and i am associating this place with pain and disappointment so much so that I really want to move away and start anew elsewhere.

I got the chance to stopover in Carlton at the Seven Seeds coffee shop. I have to take Richard next time to sample the flavors in the little coffee gallery. Thankfully the weather was nicer to make my wandering more pleasant. But it has turned windy and cold once again, taking me ages to get dressed in the morning with all those layers. My new boots take 5 minutes each to put on, I timed it. I much prefer flip flops and foot freedom.

Reading list

Some books I think I should read. They are so much cheaper back home.
Sigh. I recently discovered how useless our local library is.

One down

First one for the new year - Job Application completed and sent to Research Australia. Whew! Hard work - Having no work. Did I mention yet that since coming to this new country I am unemployed and stressed out about it. I am not one to be comfortable with having nothing to do. Don't get me wrong, I can find plenty of things to fill a day. But I am apparently the kind of person who needs intellectual stimulation and professional prestige. Not really a good thing, and I am sure if I had a job, I would be complaining about how I hate it and its driving me crazy. Right now, not having one is driving me crazy. What a predicament! Just can't win. At least I've learned something about myself during all this - so I guess you could say its worth it. And by the way, I am very lucky that I don't have to rush into any old job just for some money. So lets try to enjoy the down time, call it personal development (second time through - but really its a never ending process), RELAX.