25.11.05
News from the front…
The business is going under and we have been withdrawn by the agency… not surprised in the least. :/
Dodgy?… or just dumb….?
Work stuff again:
The place I'm working for at the moment is… for want of a better word… strange.
The job was described to me as a customer service officer who answered calls for road service for NRMA's road service competitor. So, naturally I expect to turn up to a call centre of sorts with procedures and guidelines on what to say etc.
Buh Bow! Tuesday morning, another temp and I turned up to the office and wondered where everyone was! It was unstaffed, unorganised and untidy. And here am I thinking: it's a clean slate, we can clean up and get things on track…. wrong again.
Turns out the business has been done over – not once – but twice by groups of employees defrauding the company. The last case involved the accountant, PA, receptionist, and a rep. So obviously they all got fired. Not only that, but one employee is off having broken his leg in four places, another has injured her back and still another has been off sick with a mysterious illness for months on end!
But still we soldiered on, feeling quite sorry for these poor people to which all these terrible things have happened…
But then the abusive phone calls started. Call after call from companies asking when their bills will be paid. We take messages for the 'accountant who will be coming in on Tuesday' and wonder whether they will ever be called…
And THEN… we turn up this morning to discover that the locks have been changed by the landlord and we're locked out! We eventually were let inside but are still wondering whether the lock change was due to the dispute with the landlord or the fact that the fradulent parties still had keys.
But in the meantime it keeps things interesting I guess! Thank goodness the agency pays us or I'd be a bit worried!
17.11.05
Books
I am reading so many books at the moment – it's ridiculous!
'Inside Out' by Larry Crabb
About a 1/4 of the way through…
I'm finding it interesting to read about the practicalities of changing for the better. We're always talking about the life we should lead and becoming more Christ-like…. I guess it's just nice to understand the inner workings and to realise that change is gradual and hard. Having been a Christian my whole life – I always thought I'd failed in some way in having not achieved the level of godliess I thought I should have by now. This book is sort of a comfort (as in – not being alone in my struggle) but also a challenge to be proactive in changing to be more like Christ.
'Sandman' series by Neil Gaiman
About to start book V…
Hmmm… an attempt to delve into my fiancé's twisted mind…:) After watching 'Sin City' earlier this year, my opinion of all things comic went down the plug hole… but I started reading this series when I was home sick and although I'm still finding my way through the fantasy maze, it's been interesting at the very least. I still find it hard to equate the frequent nudity, language and generally violent behaviour with 'tame entertainment'. But I guess these books are a little less of that and a little more of the fantasy-type.
'The Ultimate Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy' by Douglas Adams
Just started – but powering through…
This book is my current 'just before bed' reading. Anyway apparently I am ignorant and uneducated unless I read this book – and so H bought it for me the other day and I've been enjoying it immensely. It certainly explains the movie just a little bit. 
'Let Me Be a Woman' by Elizabeth Eliot
Kindly recommended and lent by the lovely Mary….
Started this one only yesterday. Full of imagery and comforting thoughts. Not much more to say till I've read a bit more of it.
I THINK I'm in the middle of 'Going the Distance' by Peter Brain… hard one to get through I guess – well, I got bogged down. It's directed at 'pastors' but had some relevant things to say to lay people. I also could refer to it a little in light of the fact that I will be a person in full time ministry's wife in not so long… Might think about picking it up again later.
Hmmm… seems like more than that.
I did just finish the complete works of 'Bone'… which I really liked. I particularly liked the irony of the fact that the cartoon-like bone characters lived in the real world as opposed to the humans living in the fantasy world.
Oh… and I watched almost all of Lucy's Kath and Kim DVD's and as a result perfected the 'Kim-flick' and memorised several new quotes to send people nuts 
16.11.05
I'm still here!
So yeah – things have been interesting. Sporadic posts from now on due to limited internet access…
Well I left work a week or two ago. It was ok. My boss gave me a present and a 1/2 hour off in the afternoon to bid my collegues farewell… and I was gone.
I spent the following week traipsing all over the city going to no less than 7 interviews and registering myself at temp agencies. And you know what? It's not that bad going for interviews when you're feeling confident about yourself. I used to hate it – but I kind of enjoyed it this time around.
Anyway as a result of all that I am currently on my second temp assignment. I have to say that so far I am enjoying it alot… although I'm sure it may grind on me at times. But there are so many pro's! I've gotten assignments close to home so far – I get home before 5.30 which is luxury! Plus the work is usually straightforward and practical.
It's almost like running your own business! You have a choice of what kind of assignments they present to you and they call you up and ask whether you'd like to take them!
Meh… it'scool…
Had a hectic but nice weekend. Saturday was allocated as a 'get stuff done for the wedding day'…. yeah it went ok. We managed to make progress on about half of our to do list… but didn't actually get anything done…:S But the bonus was being able to drop in on a few people and crash the last part of G and M's Thanksgiving dinner.
Meanwhile we're doing our marriage prep weekend away this weekend. I don't think either of us know what to expect! Should be fun and hopefully we'll be a little more prepared when we get back!
Side note: I really should pray more, praying puts so many things in perspective and grounds you like nothing else.
01.11.05
One of those days….
Wouldn't you know it…. we, being completely typical, left doing our tax until YESTERDAY. And of course, my group certificate went missing in my room/jungle.
Anyway, the drama ended somewhat happily when we crashed G and M's place and had an incredibly yummy impromptu dinner and hyjacked their computer.
Getting home was not so fun and took all of two hours (we made it tolerable by browsing through travel brochures!!). But with day light saving and the fact I still had washing to do when I got home…. I'm stuffed.
I started making a calendar of the next four months, to prevent me from going nuts. It's not looking too crazy yet… but I'm sure that won't last long.
It's my last week of work… and I'm ok with that. I'm looking forward …. I don't know what's going to happen, but I know that I can handle whatever it is because I have a wonderful fiancé behind me [insert mush-mush here]and a God I can trust completely.