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So, I sort of quit the door-knocking job.

Which ended pretty painlessly and all, manager guy says I can use him as a reference and what-not, but does mean I am rather without a job again. Though I suppose I can go to that volunteer thing that was open and yet I never got around to starting on account of full-time work.

So that's that, I suppose.

In other news, I am off to Mum's and then Bendigo over Easter - I think I'll head down on Friday evening. Plus, some of my online purchases showed up, so I will have a nifty outfit to wear to Supanova, whichever day I end up going on.

Hey, flistians, which of you guys will be going, and on what days? I really wish they had a schedule out already.

Rather like a couple of weeks back, I am due to be heading off away from Melbourne for work again. Not nearly as far as Wodonga this time around - it's Seymour for this week - but it'll again mean my internet access is somewhat limited.

On the plus side, I've actually gotten my email working properly on my phone, so anything that sends out notifications, or just plain emails should get to me. Actually catching up with my flist may take a little longer, mind.

But yes, work has been... work. Had a bad patch earlier in the week, but that seems to be done with, but I have decided I really, really don't want a job that involves spending all day walking around outside once we get to Winter, so if anyone knows of any job vacancies open (or soon to open up)... let me know?

I can deal with the long hours and the mediocre pay, but horrible weather on top of that is just going to be too much.

On the other hand, today I had someone's kitten follow me around as I knocked doors for about an hour. Really. And then I went and signed up her owner, so it was all good.

Aside from it seems that for Easter my family is going to Bendigo to see the Grace Kelly exhibition, and then the week after that is Supanova. I shall be there one of the days, not sure which till I get a schedule, and what I am wearing shall depend on the magic of International shipping and online purchases. If my stuff comes I shall wear it, if not I'll probably did out that Mari outfit again. My hair's long enough for it, since I'm kind of needing to get it cut.

Well, all the exhaustingness aside, sometimes work has it's rather good points.

Like today, in which some bloke whose door I knocked decided to give me a free bottle of Sauvignon Blank.

I mean, free wine! How can one say no to that?

The rest of the day ended pretty well too, surprisingly so given how little sleep I had. I shall endeavor not to let that happen again, I suppose.

As for the long weekend, I enjoyed it's longness. Multiple days in a row of sleeping in! Plus we had one of those fannish meetups, which was rather fun. And then after I went and had Venezuelan food for dinner with some of the girls, got complimented on my hat by some random old guy, and then had ice-cream.

There should be more days like that.

So, job is really keeping me rather busy. I mean, yes, the only time I am actually on the door-knocking job is in the afternoons, but there's meetings and training and, you know, stuff, in the mornings, and lots of transport time. Lots and lots of time in transport.

On the plus side, I think it's going reasonably well - well, I got top new recruit for last week with my sales scores, and I'm doing decently this week (today was good, which rather made up for yesterday being terrible).

Now I just need work out a way to keep on getting enough sleep, and everything will be dandy.

In other news, work is planning a trip (an on-the-job trip) up to Wodonga next week, so I may be somewhat MIA for some of it. No idea what the Internet connection will be like where we are staying.

In other news, today for dinner I made delicious pie. Smoked Tofu and Vegetable Pie to be precise, which I highly recommend.

I was totally worth the fact that I didn't end up having dinner until really late, because of how late I also got home. (And, also, having to check out a whole half dozen supermarkets just to find one that had the damned smoked tofu - I ended up having to get one of the housemates to pick it up from a Wholefoods place on Lygon St, while I was at work.)

...Okay, I kind of cheated by using pre-made pastry sheets instead of making my own.

First day at the sales jobby thing today. It was honestly not the most high stress (or, really, productive) day today - we watched some PowerPoint presentations, did the signing up paperwork and chatted a bit. Reasonably interesting bunch of people, both the other n00bs (we've got locals, overseas travellers, this one guy who got drunk on New Years and ended up in a car to Melbourne from Queensland...). And then there's the people already there, like the guy who runs the place who is kinda hyper but has some interesting stories.

Fortunately, the place is right above two cafes and just down the road from a major street, so there's plenty of places for caffeine and food. I suspect the caffeine may be needed, at least until I get my body clock used to the hours.

And that, then, is that. Tomorrow is more training, and then we start observing more experienced types on Thursday, I believe. I think I may need to get some more suitable shoes.

Aside from that, OK Go has made another nifty music video, and that's about all from me.