i sort of feel like i’m on summer vacation – even though it’s spring here. it’s cause i don’t have uni work and am working part-time so i have a fair amount of downtime. of course, i don’t really feel like i have TONS of time or have been sitting around doing nothing.
i’ve def been sleeping more and am up to date on days of our lives (the seem to have taken passions off the air!). i’ve spent about 2 wks just putting pix online that have been sitting here for ages (and i’m not finished). i’ve started redesigning the brautigan site (old design there still) & i’ve done the design for my thesis site. i’m using wordpress for these and another to-do on my list is to move all my movable type blogs over to wordpress.
i’ve also started looking for a gig. b/c of my immigration status i can’t work full-time but i’ve started looking at what’s out there and revising the resume. i have filed paperwork at immigration so hopefully that won’t take too long.
i’ve started going to pilates again which is great. not sure if it’s the exercise or the lack of stress but i’m starting to feel human again. starting to feel like listening to music & talking with people. just haven’t felt like my normal self for a while now (more on that in another post).
also been watching the news for katrina stuff. i don’t have cable so i’m not getting it constantly. the general media feel here is portraying the situation as fucked (which it is). the emphasis has been on the slowness of help, bush being a dickhead & the possible racial or class issue. i’ve also seen some of the jim lehrer newshour. my attempts to record the today show (which is on at 4am here) have failed b/c i’ve screwed up the recorder.
the tv stations here run lots of american clips but do have their own reporters in the states. the different slant they give is generally about the missing australians & how the usa govt did not allow aussie officials in to help find aussies. at first there was a list of missing. then interviews with people whose girlfriend or mom & dad or cousin got ahold of a phone & rang from the convention centre or dome or something. yesterday there were interviews with some who had made it to dallas. it seems there’s only 1 aussie who isn’t accounted for yet (at least he’s getting the media attn but i’ve also heard there’s 6 yet). check out the age if you’re interested in the news from here.
oh… and i’m watching ipod prices on ebay.
random stuff…