Back to Berri

Well about 10 minutes after I posted that last entry an email came through from Adelaide about the course going ahead, so I only just got back to Berri this afternoon.

The weekend wasn't too bad, but even with the extra couple of days there the time flew. The upside to me being back at work is that now I have time to update my blog, hehehe. Here's a warning, this might be a bit of a long one and somewhat more personal, so if you're not in the mood for that don't read on.

I can't believe someone is actually still reading on! Anyway got into town on Friday afternoon as usual, and, as usual, stopped in to see the family on the way, but the visit didn't go so well. It was one of those nights where I am reminded why I'm glad I no longer live at home, and, as was always the case, it's not the way my parents treat us, their children, but rather each other. I'm not sure whether it's that European blood or not but my Dad likes to drink a fair bit and it's been an issue for as long as I can remember, and this was one of those times. I guess being an adult now I can sit back and see what he does, and my God, that man knows how to rile my Mum up. Mum's birthday is in a couple of weeks and we'd picked out where to go for dinner weeks ago, but apparently all week Dad had been complaining about it. And, in true Dad fashion, it then goes beyond that matter to everything he can think of under the sun to pick a fight about, we all get upset and teary, and it's another one of those things Dad will never apologise for or possibly even think about afterwards.

So I was glad to get home to Ivan, and Alex (Pacer) was over so it helped to cheer me up. We just got some pizzas and the guys had a Battlefield 1942 game on and then we loaded up some Need For Speed: Underground so it turned out to be an ok night. On Saturday I had a bit of running around to do as I always seem to on a Saturday and then caught up with my friend Misch who I haven't seen for months so that was pretty good. We met up at a Cafe in Norwood and, being Saturday night, there were a fair few people around and I realised how damn old I am! Damn younguns! Sunday was a clean-up day and we didn't do much else. I got stacks of reading done, I just bought the book Fight Club and took it with me and ended up finishing it by Sunday night. Fantastic book, the movie was ok but didn't really do it justice. I can't believe it was the author's first book, it's written so damn well.

The training on Monday and Tuesday was actually really interesting for a change. It basically went through the legalities of what we do as a Department and why we keep certain records, which can be a pretty dry subject but the speakers were excellent and kept everyone interested. The training was held at the Hilton which, being a 5-star place, I would never get the chance to visit regularly (we had our Year 12 formal there but that doesn't count) so I was loving it. And work paid for our yummy lunches and morning teas so having great food to break up the days made them even better. I have a bit of an arch-nemesis at another office, this girl who I think is a real condescending bitch who's difficult to deal with, and she was there, and I almost fell out of my chair when she sat next to me! Maybe I'm the one with the problem? Nah...

So, um, that's about it. Sorry this entry was all over the place but that's what you get when you don't update for a few days :)