Thank goodness for the library! After a week in Aus I’ve found a source for free, reliable, internet. We joined the library at Noarlunga yesterday and I spent an hour in wireless surfing bliss. It would have been more than an hour but apparently there is a download limit that I exceeded fairly rapidly. I had a lot of music waiting…
But it’s a daily limit and I’m back at a lovely little suburban library this morning. While the stated purpose of this child-free jaunt was job searching, I couldn’t resist a little update. Don’t tell Dr. O’C.
I’m slowly finding my feet. Every little accomplishment - finding the bus to town, sorting out my mobile phone, getting a library card - makes me feel a little bit more grounded. This adventure today, on my own is another minor victory. This isn’t my first intercontinental move but it’s much harder than the one to Oxford. For that one, I arrived and went to work pretty much immediately. Dr. O’C was left with the trivia of getting all the things we needed. For this one, I’m intimately involved and I’ve got to tell you I’d rather be headed to work on a daily basis.
Lack of work is part of the uncertainty and discomfort. I haven’t been jobless for any significant period of time for the past fifteen years or so and I haven’t a clue what to do with myself. I also seem to have this reflex reaction of emitting a grumbling sigh every time we spend more than about $5 on anything.
So, I guess I should get on with it. Here’s a picture from our successful trip into the city center the other day. Look for more pictures coming down the pipe as I conquer jet lag and the hills of the southern suburbs.
13 responses so far ↓
1 Nichole // May 1, 2008 at 3:06 am
Whoa! Piggies in the city center? Piper would be in heaven.
(Oh, glad to hear you’re settling in.)
2 Maggie, dammit // May 1, 2008 at 3:36 am
Did you know libraries make you give the books back?
Commie bastards.
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3 KathyF // May 1, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Oh, I just realized–you get to have two winters in a row! Poor you.
Although today, despite the presence of spring flowers, the weather continues to insist it’s winter.
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4 Gypsy // May 1, 2008 at 3:19 pm
Well, you made it! Good luck getting settled in for your new adventure. Wear your seat belts.
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5 Jessica K // May 1, 2008 at 4:21 pm
Yay for you! I’m glad you’re getting settled in. Sounds like I almost hear a little optimism seeping through the cracks.
Good luck on the job search.
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6 arizaphale // May 1, 2008 at 4:50 pm
Love that Jess. “A little optimism seeping through the cracks.” Perfect.
The grounding process is seemingly so trivial and yet so important.
PS I think I have pix of the BA on the pigs shortly after we arrived too.
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7 Matthew // May 1, 2008 at 5:07 pm
Nicole, I think the term is “hog heaven.”
Chris, I’m glad to hear your adjusting.
8 Matthew // May 1, 2008 at 5:10 pm
Sorry for the bad grammar. I have a proofreading problem! I think there might be a pill for that.
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9 courtney // May 3, 2008 at 3:50 pm
Glad to hear you’re settling in. I know what you mean about $5 being a lot more significant when you’re jobless — we’ve gone entire winters without turning the heat on so our power bill will be affordable.
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10 Busy Dad Mumbles // May 4, 2008 at 2:07 am
Hey, hope all is well down under. Is it fall, getting ready for winter?
Glad to hear you back on the net.
11 Hezamarie // May 5, 2008 at 8:51 pm
This post particular hits home for me. It does get better, though. Chin up.
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12 Jessica K // May 6, 2008 at 8:54 pm
Hey Chris, I tagged you for a meme over on my blog. I figure you won’t be able to get to it for a while, but I tagged ya anyway. I just can’t seem to help myself.
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13 Sherrie // May 6, 2008 at 11:27 pm
The day I joined the library may have been the proudest day of my life.
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