Made it to 2nd round 🥳🥳🥳🥳

It freaked me out that they called me 45 mins after my interview. I missed the call so I thought "well, I guess it didn't take long to figure I wasn't the right person", but it was the opposite!!!

Next one is Friday with the COO, CEO and general manager. Here we go!

Boiling hot today, had to put the rabbits inside

Interview in 15. Building is nice. Fairly easy to get to. Here we go!

I'm not super phased if it's not a great company because I have other options, but it would be nice to get this over and done with.

Enjoy your day everyone ❤️

So on the back of her 3rd place last week (which was also last on account of there only being three people in the race) kidcalhoon1 qualified for district.. Raced today, butterfly again, came dead last by half a lap again, got out of the pool smiling and asked if I could buy her a tshirt. Right on kid, again.

I don't think it went well unfortunately. There were a handful of bright red flags also.

I have another later today so we'll see how it goes 😔

Woot woot, got called for an interview for a PTjob that's much more in line with how I want to spend my time! Not the most uplifting role, but it's so PT that I'll have plenty of time/energy to pursue side gigs/temp/other roles. If I negotiate the wage right it will neatly cover my rent and all utilities, health insurance for just 2 days of work. This greatly pleases my brain that hates being tied down and loves variety, but also craves basic stability. Have one job to keep the lights on and a roof over my head, and a mix of other things for the rest of the week for everything else.

I've already got another job I'm gonna apply for which would fill in the other days for a few months.

Gosh I really hope it plays out that I get away with mixing and matching and don't burn out again because I often feel thoroughly depressed thinking about how my working style really doesn't fit in with most roles.

Went for a walk for the novelty of feeling 30+ degrees at 9:30pm. Feels like this hasn’t happened all summer. Wish I lived near a beach, it’s night swim weather.

Just went outside to get the bins and there's a cool breeze?

Was definitely expecting much worse. I know it's still early but the current 30 does not feel like 30.

1 movie down. Am exactly half way through my snacks. This is a huge success.

Interview was fine, but the baaaad af reviews on Glassdoor put me way off.

Also, pseudo-admin, it would be mainly call centre shit. No thanks.

Playing Tyrian 2000 instead, and looking at work more aligned with the area of study I'll be going into.

Tonight is the Dune 1 & 2 double feature. I see a nap for lunch and multiple afternoon coffees in my future.

I'm also taking my own popcorn. I just need to find an appropriate receptacle for it. I'm not paying $15 or whatever for Hoyts' stale popcorn again.. and also, I have Flavorcol at home now!

Looking for someone at work to peer-review my code/build. I threw in the old "Please Consider" ad as a bit of fun.

Turns out that nobody under 40 remembers that entire range of Please Consider ads. Not even the sumo wrestlers in the truck. I think that's a bit of a shame. While I'm not huge into advertising in general, those ads were good and I guess you'd say innocent by today's advertising standards.

Have just been enjoying my early morning cup of tea in the backyard. The last of the bats are flying overhead, the crisp cool air and scents of the early morning are lovely. Today will be not so fun weatherwise I think.

Left the main balcony door open, which I rarely do, and there's not much cool air, just a lot of freeway traffic noise. It's half past 12; how is the Eastern/Chandler still this loud? Maybe the air is carrying the sounds better tonight. Anyway, I hate it. I definitely miss that about the lockdowns. I'm over the noise and dust and general built up vibes. If the rental market wasn't so obscene I'd have moved further out by now. I want to go back to the quiet suburbs. A townhouse or villa unit in some sleepy street would be lovely.

I'd like to submit a request that we delay today for another time. Perhaps in the middle of winter? That'd be a nice contrast I think.

They're finally tearing down the apparently sinking central pier in Docklands. Zoom on my phone isn't the best but there is a claw digger thing ripping off the walkway at the moment.

The Void has been for his annual stab & poke. Recovery hugs & treat administered. But not too many, he does need a minor diet.

In honour of the Hot I have decided today is the day to make ice-cream. The vanilla base has been made and is cooling in the fridge, to be churned with a strawberry swirl this afternoon.

About to meet 20 or so people in the consulting network that I’ve joined for lunch. Nerves are kicking in. Schmoozing these people is important for getting work from their networks. Fingers crossed they like me!

My table/desk is covered in little notes and lists of stuff to do . Books are everywhere, art stuff strewn higgledy piggledy. Haven't even transferred files and shut down my old computer yet. It's a dust bowl in here. I am sick of frozen dinners. Recovery can't come soon enough . Another 2 weeks to go .

I bought a wifi enabled light globe and now I'm adjusting the brightness and hue from my phone.

I feel ridiculous.

Watching Brasilien tv shows has given me more travel bug , ( really just reminded of what I was thinking precovid )

Manaus, the river and the jungle look amazing. Sail the river from Santarem and go on tours to national parks.

On my phone, on the home page I can access the weather and I don't know who is giving me the privilege but lately when I press it, it will say its 17°c and raining. I go outside and it's not raining nor 17°c. I've come to believe this is the default "I've shit myself. I'm gonna make something up now".

It's too warm 😭

Ughhhhhhhh

Let's get this heat and this work out of the way. I'm working on a project that restarts every month, so thank God for the leap year giving me an extra day to work on it

got the boxes/blanket over the study window, sealed the place up as much as I can. ACs are both on (one on each end of the house), solar is cranking out juice. Now we play the waiting game.

Ahoyhoy

Watered so many plants last night, fingers crossed the hot wind doesn’t wreck their leaves

why does rolling a tennis ball under your feet feel so good after sports. its the bestttttt

Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋

Anyone know when the cool change is due to come across?

Selamat malam.