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normally i try to think of a clever little title. something witty. but today it's late, and i just can't. oh well.

anyhow, nothing new to report, really. just living and loving down under. i'm still trying to find a second job which is proving quite difficult. i went on another nanny interview the other day. i honestly thought I had the job because she sent me an email after the fact saying she was interested and asked me how much i was charging. i responded with what i thought was an average wage and added that it was negotiable. that was on thursday and i still haven't heard back :P i'm getting a little frustrated, because I want to make more money!! (talk to me harry winston. tell me all about it.) no worries, though. it will all sort itself out, i'm sure. everything else has!

so i mentioned a while back that i was moving to the beach soon with some co-workers. it didn't quite work as intended. one of the guys keeps flip-flopping. and the other girl and guy are somewhat of an item now... so the two of them being roommates is not exactly kosher (especially in the guy's eyes). either way, it kind of fell apart. but i love my little german, sabrina. so we are going to look for an apartment together and forget the guys. i'm a little bummed b/c i thought living with the boys would be fun... but no worries. i'm not in a rush to move. come august i might be though... all my roomies will be gone, gone, gone.

i went to the blue mountains with sarah and perrin sunday. it was sooo gorgeous. our tour guide was ridiculous. he told us his life story. (and i care, why???). then he would just ramble on and on about retarded stuff. exhibit a: he discussed the birthing process of kangaroos, complete with a lecture on the placenta. no lie. but it was nice to actually do something outside of the city. not that i don't love sydney... i do!! but sometimes i forget that there is a whole world outside of the CBD. [that's aussie lingo for city based district for all you NON-locals :)] i definitely need to do more stuff like that. i'm dying to go to the outback. some people have said it's lame and there is nothing to do, but when you think of australia, you think of the outback! it's next on my list for sure.

----pictures to come soon----

met another american today. he works with me. from NY. i thought about shantay and how she'll be home soon...
anyhow, he seemed pretty cool. but he told me that he had all these travel plans and basically canceled them all last minute because he met his current girlfriend. GAG. i hope he doesn't regret that major decision...

and speaking of work, i have five shifts next week. that's the most i've gotten to date. the money will be nice... but the actual work itself will not :P just gotta stick it out until summer rolls around, and then i'll be hittin up jobs in bondi!

lastly. phillip keeps meeting people... and when i say people, i mean people he's romantically interested in... and i'm jealous. why can't i meet a cool guy to pal around with? i mean, he's leaving in three weeks, so his relationships are fickle at best. so not fair. and it's not just him. the majority of people i meet have a significant other. it's not that i want something super serious... in fact that's the last thing i want. it's hard to verbalise, but basically i just want someone who i can watch a movie with, go the museum with, etc. and kiss goodnight. if i see him, cool, if i don't, cool. nothing more, nothing less. is that so much to ask?! i think not. alas, destiny feels that it's not the season. my path to self-discovery is a solitary one indeed.

oh wait, one more thing. i'm thinking about going to spain in the summer. i haven't forgotten about Vicky Cristina Barcelona, and my need to follow in the footsteps of Scarlett Johanson's character (minus the whole love triangle thing). Note to self: Must learn spanish by May of next year. totally doable.

all for now. hope everyone's soaking up the sun (but not before applying SPF 30)!
much love*