Q:How do I explain what's been going on without sounding whiney? .
A:I don't. Let's just say that depression sucks and I still havn't seen my doctor about possible changes in medication.
Un the up side
I spent Oz day long weekend on the island and it rained a lot so the creeks were flowing. Which meant that it was possible to spend all day staying cool in the water with minimal risk of jellyfish stings. The threat of a tropical low nececitated a triphome with Mon to batton down in case of a cyclone or sever storm (neither of which happened). The trips back and forth in the ferry allowed us to watch the suffering of some people grow progressively more queazy as the voyages progressed. In my spiteful way I was able to garner some enjoyment from thier discomfort and the thought that Downsville Oz day celebtations might be ruined by a day of unrelenting torrential rain.
Turned 37 with the aquisition of some nice loot. And cake.
Rolingstone creek is also nice for fighting the heat.
Worf showed next door's kitten who was the boss when it came inside and started eating his food. Good for his self esteem, maybe I shouldn't have rescued it.
Went back to the zoo and worked like a bastard for the first couple of weeks getting things organised. The librarian was off sick when the newest little animals came in to borrow and since there was just me there despite my lack of qualifications I gave thier first library lessons. It felt surprisingly good.
So far I have only made one of the animals cry this year ("Borrowing doesn't start until next week" "But I need ....." "I havn't even entered all of the student details yet" "But but but, whine,try for sympathy angle " "You can borrow on monday" "But, boo hoo"etc).
Had a discussion with the librarian about how being shouty at the beginning of the year would hopefully lead to the need for less shouting as the year progressed. I admit to being somewhat sceptical (Now if you don't mind, I have some other bits of shouting I've got to do).
I still find it amazing (though thanks to Seneca not so annoying) that the animals can be looking at you and appear totally attentive but not take in a single thing that you are saying to them.
Wierd Qld state school system means we lost a keeper on day 8 despite the next day gaining more animals than we had lost over the previous 8 days. Internal politics meant that the better keeper who had more seniority but who spoke her mind was the one who left. And of course this meant new class lists from the reshuffle meaning redoing some of the work I had done.
Valentines day: Red clothing day at the zoo. Evening picnic at the strand with Mon and Morgan and bacon and egg pie. Morgan had earlier pointed out that we were going to be eating within sight of the place Mon and I first met in person (the fishing pier, easter sunday 2003).
Other stuff happened but at the moment I cannot recall what.
A:I don't. Let's just say that depression sucks and I still havn't seen my doctor about possible changes in medication.
Un the up side
I spent Oz day long weekend on the island and it rained a lot so the creeks were flowing. Which meant that it was possible to spend all day staying cool in the water with minimal risk of jellyfish stings. The threat of a tropical low nececitated a triphome with Mon to batton down in case of a cyclone or sever storm (neither of which happened). The trips back and forth in the ferry allowed us to watch the suffering of some people grow progressively more queazy as the voyages progressed. In my spiteful way I was able to garner some enjoyment from thier discomfort and the thought that Downsville Oz day celebtations might be ruined by a day of unrelenting torrential rain.
Turned 37 with the aquisition of some nice loot. And cake.
Rolingstone creek is also nice for fighting the heat.
Worf showed next door's kitten who was the boss when it came inside and started eating his food. Good for his self esteem, maybe I shouldn't have rescued it.
Went back to the zoo and worked like a bastard for the first couple of weeks getting things organised. The librarian was off sick when the newest little animals came in to borrow and since there was just me there despite my lack of qualifications I gave thier first library lessons. It felt surprisingly good.
So far I have only made one of the animals cry this year ("Borrowing doesn't start until next week" "But I need ....." "I havn't even entered all of the student details yet" "But but but, whine,try for sympathy angle " "You can borrow on monday" "But, boo hoo"etc).
Had a discussion with the librarian about how being shouty at the beginning of the year would hopefully lead to the need for less shouting as the year progressed. I admit to being somewhat sceptical (Now if you don't mind, I have some other bits of shouting I've got to do).
I still find it amazing (though thanks to Seneca not so annoying) that the animals can be looking at you and appear totally attentive but not take in a single thing that you are saying to them.
Wierd Qld state school system means we lost a keeper on day 8 despite the next day gaining more animals than we had lost over the previous 8 days. Internal politics meant that the better keeper who had more seniority but who spoke her mind was the one who left. And of course this meant new class lists from the reshuffle meaning redoing some of the work I had done.
Valentines day: Red clothing day at the zoo. Evening picnic at the strand with Mon and Morgan and bacon and egg pie. Morgan had earlier pointed out that we were going to be eating within sight of the place Mon and I first met in person (the fishing pier, easter sunday 2003).
Other stuff happened but at the moment I cannot recall what.
posted by antiChris | 4:48 PM
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did you get the pressie???
Alas not :(. I suspect the ogre upstairs of pilfering any mail that he likes the look of if I don't get there first.
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