caught out
well it would seem that the acts of laziness around the virtual office have been caught out by the boss, so here goes my excuse;
read back a few posts ago and you will learn of the events of january past. in the weeks following a bit of revisiting was undertaken by myself, and a few changes made to my way of business resulted to reflect required changes. basically reading back, the majority of my splurges read like a whos who of tramps and crushes that never worked out, or resulted with negative tangents. the following learnings i will impart on thee…
#1. when plans A,B,C,D and E fail, there is always a plan X
I havent always wanted to be an engineer, in fact it went; millitary pilot, loadmaster, communications op, then engineer. Dreams often fail, and plans can and should change.
#2. Your only in too deep when the’re filling in the hole
I should have got out of the mess of a “relationship” i was in last year much earlier. I knew it wasnt right for me, and well running with the concept that i was in too deep to get out just made it messier when i wanted out. point is if it doesnt fit, do something about it.
#3. plaster will only hide the cracks, not remove them
nothing is ever the same when its been tarred, sometimes its better to get new gib.
#4. Mum is always right.
Dad once told me that the secret to a happy life is just accept that the woman is always right. my experiance has shown me that most females around my age with out kids consider themselves “tropie wives” and make crap decisions and dont add anything useful to the argument. mums on the other hand are more realistic and have simpler more achivable wants. the only bit that gets interesting is to decide which mum i should listen to, my girlfriend, or my mum.
#5. sometimes the only way to save face is to shut your mouth in the first place
upon looking at my public declarations, and the eventual kicking in the teeth, i have decided that some stuff should stay within my head. thats right, i have learnt the value of shutting my mouth/fingers…bet its hard to belive, but yes it is possible.
#6. speaking your mind should be a last ditch effort.
apparently refering to a work mate as being “a man hating girl loving ditch” is’nt acceptable by todays standards.
#7. when it goes down the poohole, dont be afraid to change everything.
new job, new living arrangments, new mrs, new car, new happier slink.
but enough for now,
regards,
New Slink (kinda like white stig is to black stig)
oh and p.s. i have an interveiw in 3 weeks for an engineering job, any advice? might be something in it for you if your advice lands me the job and expendable income attached 
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Jul
I can completely relate to all of the above. Part of the reason I haven’t posted recently is because my life has revolved around us leaving London but it keeps getting pushed back and back and I’m sick of everyone saying ‘oh, are you still here? I thought you were leaving ages ago!’. I shouldn’t have started telling people until we actually had our tickets as we are coming up to 1 year since I first planned to leave!
I think you are in the hardest position of all us authors because your life is still in it’s growth and change period where as the rest of us are more settled. But don’t ever be afraid of saying something out loud (or online) in case things change in the future – we have all done it (just read back over this blog to see!). If you want to share anything, go right ahead
Yeah man. Case in point: http://www.thegeekmythologies.com/site/jour/and-another-month-gone/
31 January 2005. At that point in time me and ex were spending the rest of the year apart then “DEFEINITELY” moving to Auckland or Wellington. She doesn’t figure on my radar anymore and I’m still here.
I feel what you’re saying though. I got through fits and starts because sometimes I feel that people ACTUALLY read this and I might say too much. I remember the good old days (read 2003) when no-one read it and I could say what I liked. It’s good fun, but it can be a curse sometimes too. Just open up, we don’t care
its a funny old thing life…find it hard to belive just how much you can alter your outlook and position on live in less than 6 months. anyways, who wants to help me with my job interview prep…we have three weeks.