Random thoughts and updates

NEW LOOK! DON'T BE SHOCKED!!!!!!!

Regarding the soon-to-be place of residence:
I'm still kind of stuck. David (who is setting up to lease the apartment) says at-best-guess around Christmas. This is no problem, but I'm just not sure whether or not it's a sure thing that he will get it at all. I've recently emailed him with this concern and I hope he gets back to me soon. I really know fewer details than I would like to, and I am pressing him. He is slow in his responses. So I wait. The other place, I hate to leave them hanging like this, not knowing, so I'd like to cut rope ASAP. I feel like a bit of an ass, but, until I know David has it figured out for sure, I'd like to have that as a backup. Damn you David! Get back to me. Frustrated.

Regarding the Job:
WOW what a gong show. Kind of reminds me of Red Robin on a much smaller scale. Staff is chronically unreliable, which, at a big-chain place like Red Robin, is something that is tough to cover for, but possible. At this place, with one or MAX two in the kitchen and the same on the floor, it's a bit more of a bitch. The poor owner is nuts and doesn't know much about running a restaurant. It was a whim that she just kind of acted on. We're down a chef as of today. Leaves us with three. I get to work a double tomorrow. I don't mind doubles, they're better than splits. Good money too. Oh, and it's all under the table, so I set up a bank account that I likely won't use. Just rent out a locker for the same price a month and then not pay the withdrawl fees. Or buy a mini-safe. How cool would that be?

Random things:
It's trivia night at the hostel! Winner gets a $50 bar tab at Cushion Lounge ('the Cush') so we're setting up a dream team with me, the british couple, and Rafael from Calcutta who is here to study to reform the education system worldwide. He's smart.
Also, did you know that I was the only person in the hostel yesterday who knew how many innings there were in a game of baseball? I also had to explain what 'first and 10' meant to everyone I made watch the replay of the Jags/Colts game they played last night. Wow, hey? Good on your Jags, Shannon.
Did you know that the slogan of Perth (like Edmonton is 'City of Champions') is 'A City for People'? Wow.
Played Ultimate in the incredible wind last night. It was a tie because the wind pretty much forbade any forward passing in one direction. Like I scored one point that the other team threw forward, from about half, that got caught and floated all the way back and I intercepted it in THEIR endzone for a point. Ugly.
Leah is stopping by in mid-January, Shannon is coming out in mid-February and my dad is coming down in mid-March! It's awesome news. I'm excited.
Tickets for the Ashes (cricket between England and Australia) Boxing-day test in Melbourne are going for about the same rate as Oilers tickets in Edmonton for the cup final.
Still considering getting my hands on some Australian Open (tennis) tickets for mid-late January. Women's semis is going for $100 a pop.
Also, my phone card, after doing the math, is a little closer to 1.7 cents per minute. Perhaps it is time to consider that they just gave me that deal because I am awesome.

Write me, call me. Miss everyone.

-P