Up Date

Less than twenty four hours until my Mom and Sister arrive! Yesterday was my last day of work for three weeks, and I did it on a hangover and two hours of sleep. Fuck I make bad decisions when I drink. Thankfully I still have some scrap of my youth that allows me to pull through these heavy sessions. As far as work goes, things look good on that front. I was invited to come work there after the New Year, which I will most likely do simply for the paycheck. An update on the TasRail job: after I was called by the lawyer saying that their calls to TasRail had not been returned, I lit a fire under they're asses and now the visa application has been filed, one month behind schedule. Hopefully next week I should find out if the first step is approved and if the next five month step will go ahead.

One more update: I got an apartment! Not one of my own, Sydney is too damn expensive for that, but as long as it's not a hostel, it's all good. It's a new, modern apartment in Waterloo that has a massive balcony and amazing views of Sydney. I will be sharing a room with one other guy, and there's six other people in the large, three bedroom apartment. The complex has a fitness club-sized gym with a large pool, sauna, and hot tub, which I think will be a great place to meet new people.

Tomorrow I go to meet my Mom and Sister at the airport, and from there we will head to an apartment in downtown Sydney to spend a week at, touring around Sydney and hopefully making a trip to the Blue Mountains. On the 18th we head up to Blackhead to stay at a beach house that is owned by the parents of my Mom's coworker. On the 22nd we head up to the famed Byron Bay to spend Christmas!