The Angry Dieter

I went to Melbourne last weekend to watch football, go shopping and meet friends. I had a ball. Great games were had, didn’t realise how cold Melbourne is, and I got a great cashmere wool blend jacket.

I didn’t enjoy the flight back, very bumpy probably for about an hour, and thankfully the krispy kremes I handed out during the team meeting went down very well.

I can’t think alot at the moment, don’t have brainspace.. I might upload some photos of melbourne once I get the camera bits all worked out.

Then I’ll update this post more.

August 1st, 2008 | Category: Blogging | Comments (1)

Why am I writing about him today? He rocks.

I have a habit of not checking my mail, something to do with usually receiving bad news etc, like, I have direct debit for everything, and ebills so that I don’t have to worry about anything and it all just comes out of my account. So he knows how bad I am with it, so he started nagging me about checking my mail. I checked it last week, nothing there, and I checked it this week, nothing there.. but that wasn’t the case.

I managed to get it out of him that there was a package being sent to me. How exciting! I rushed home from my parents to re-check the mailbox. When I checked on Friday night, there were spider webs everywhere so I squealed like a girl and didn’t check further. So last night, I got out the torch and there it was, stuck to the metal. I have a leak in my mailbox it seems.  After indepth questioning, I guessed at least one of the items was a tin opener, Some books and a piece of glass. I was excited. I rushed down to the post office today and collected the package, rushed home.

I opened the box, and sure enough, there were books, a tin opener and a box with glass in it. I wondered what it was, he did say it wasn’t a cat figurine, and that it could be used as a paperweight if I wanted. So I opened it up - and there it was. A 3D portrait of him lasered into the glass. I am ashamed to admit it, but I cried and hugged it close. He felt so far away, but he’d sent me this awesome gift - he doesn’t like photo’s so it’s amazing that now I have a permanent memento of him etched in glass to me. And then I nearly dropped it onto the glass table and cracked it. Just a corner, so then I started laughing. I’m such an idiot.

When he got home tonight I was so grateful I think he was embarrassed, and then I confessed to him what I’d done.

“so I transported safely home, packed it, sent it across the seas and continents, it arrives safely in Australia, and then within 5 minutes of it being opened, it’s cracked?”

“yep”

“I see”

I can see he will be getting mileage out of this slight defect now, and that it was caused by me :>

But he’s an awesome boyfriend!

July 22nd, 2008 | Category: Blogging | Comments (1)

So sometimes when I am unable to sleep, I play with stuff on my computer.

I’ve updated my gallery software, and added a couple of plugins on this blog just to make life interesting.

I am sure the Swede would be unhappy if he knew I was still up, so I won’t tell him anything.

I’ll see if this photo plugin works…

Nope, it doesn’t.. ah well not to be too surprised.

Sweet, I found another way of getting images into the post. Most cool. This btw, is a canola field in the south of Sweden. The photo doesn’t really do justice to the colour…

ok off to bed now.

July 18th, 2008 | Category: Blogging | Comments (2)

It’s another post in the same month as the previous! That’s a good sign isn’t it?

I moved to subi a few months ago, and I live in a block of units surrounded by crazy women. One woman apparently had some strokes and they gave her the equivalent of a frontal labotomy. She told me to say hello to the previous tenant which I have now done. He told me some interesting stories about her.

Apparently, she used to walk into his flat, uninvited and make herself tea and then chat with him, so he apparently decided to walk out of the shower nude. That stopped her from coming into the flat, but then that left me thinking I should vacuum the shag pile carpets a bit more. The idea of knowing that the previous tenant wandered around the flat in the nude, and that I work with him, and now I have a horrible image of a short hairy man with a mullet walking around nude in my flat stuck in my head. [claws her eyes out]

No more visa talk at the moment, it’s stressful, but on the flip side, I’m finally gripped the bull by the horns, and getting counselling!  Today, all I did was talk about myself, and my story and a little bit on how I felt about the X. I don’t put up too many public posts about stuff because I don’t always feel comfortable. This really sometimes is just a puff piece blog, and I don’t want to be emo. I’m too old for that.  I’m going to get the counselling done for a couple of months, mainly to learn to make time for myself.

I’m getting nervous about having a flat mat move in. I haven’t spoken to her for a couple of weeks, and i realise I am going to have to change a lot of my habits. I’m very used to living by myself, and I am hoping that she realises I have no intention of sharing my life with her forever. Once MM gets here and we sort the visa, he’s a permanent fixture in my life. I didn’t have to change a lot when MM was here last, he’s like me. Ah dear.. :/

July 18th, 2008 | Category: Tenancy Blues, Thoughts | Comments (1)

Well, it’s been a busy month for June.

My work is good, no bitching needed there, some awesome people now where I am. Great boss, great team and all that Jazz.. hey ! I have no complaints really on that point.

What is new and stressful is trying to figure out the type of visa I can import MM with. Most are out, so we’re now looking at defacto visa, or the prospective marriage visa.. not sure which is scarier.  The idea of commitment … makes my mouth go dry. Am I ready?

July 7th, 2008 | Category: Thoughts | Comments (4)

Another post, this time about what worries me.

I went to the doctors to get a med cert, and ended up getting blood tests taken.

I told him how I was feeling when he asked me. I was tired, very tired, cranky, needing sleep. Mood swings, cold, depressed, anxious, and that I really was happy - great job, moved, in love all that kind of crap. Thing that worried me was that I’ve been getting sick a lot recently.

He was humming some weird irish tune, and clicking on lots of buttons, and printed out  a blood test thingy. He then pushed me out the door, and into the next room where a nice nurse took 4 vials of blood. I’m getting all the tests, including the blood sugar one and cholesterol one. Not too concerned about the blood sugar test, but am about the cholesterol.. I haven’t had a check for a while.

He told me about some interesting stats about why I could be so tired, and we shall see. I’d be worried, but I’m not. I’ll find out the news next week about what is wrong with me. I’m looking forward to it

June 12th, 2008 | Category: Thoughts | Comments (1)

Well I have moved flats, and now live about 5kms from the City again, but on the Western Suburbs side of the City. Close to transport, shops, pubs, entertainment areas.. I don’t think I’ll need to move again for quite some time.

I have picked up a flat mate, and she will be moving in mid july. I am looking forward to having a person around, might lessen my lonely issues and help me sleep better at night. Whilst I am waiting for my swede, I should keep positive about it all. I have a couple of concerns, but nothing too major.

1: Her room needs to be fixed, it does smell of damp, and I’d rather she didn’t move in if it means she’s subjected to that smell.

2: I don’t want to “nest” so to speak. I’m living here and putting in time in this flat, living out of boxes which fit into my bedroom (only just). When my swede comes over, we will live in this small box until we figure out our next move. This means I don’t want to go halves in furniture with a housemate.

I have discussed the “putting down roots” thing with her, so I’m sure that things will work out for the best. MM and I will be doing what we can to organise some kind of long term visa for him. I’d like him working When he’s here, the rent will increase for me, and I need to make sure I can afford it.

June 11th, 2008 | Category: Blogging | Comments (1)