Filed under: Boys
Drinks date is on for Thursday! And I got a package from home in the mail today, can’t wait to see what goodies await me! Life is good!
Due to my recent boredom in Melbourne, I have decided to try my hand at Internet Dating. That’s right, internet dating. It’s just something that happens when I get bored in a new city and don’t know anybody. I mean, I had no real luck with it in Van but I did make an awesome friend through the internet and really what have I got to lose?
I’ve decided that when it comes to backpacking and boys it’s not a good idea to have just one that you like because, for me anyway, I just get way too into them which is not a good idea because I’m travelling. Also there is a boy here that while most likely being bad news I might kinda like, and I may have made out with him two Saturdays ago.. along with another guy. So I need a distraction. Enter Internet Boys.
There are a couple promising ones with whom I’m in the process of negotiating drinks dates. While I think it’s a totally legit platform to meet people (although you do get a lot of duds, but I guess it’s like trying to pick up people anywhere else they’re not all gonna suit your tastes) I’m still totally nervous about actually seting a date and giving my number out. I was looking forward to browsing through my old time favourite transformation blog The Making of a Cosmo Girl for some dating inspiration but alas! It’s not there anymore! So now I’m on my own.
I’m just looking forward to getting out and doing something besides watching TV every night this week.
I decided recently that I haven’t made out with enough boys in Australia – and so a great night out with Carlie at the Sands Tavern was made even better when I got to kiss someone whom I’d recently dreamt had kissed me. Not that I even really knew him or anything I’d only met him a couple times in passing, never really talking to him but that didn’t stop me from having a dream about him kissing me. The dream kiss was very nice and I wondered what it would actually be like. Then I saw him at the bar.
I didn’t go to the bar to find someone to kiss, I find when you go somewhere with the intention of doing something often you end up disappointed, but I thought it would be nice. I had just pretty much given up on the idea of finding a nice boy to kiss when Phil came up and told me to show him my dance moves. We got close fast and before I knew it we were making out on the dance floor – until Carlie & company dragged us out of the bar.
He wanted me to come back to the YHA but I didn’t really want to so he ended up coming back to mine and we continued to make out on the picnic table, against the wall, against the pillar… then went up to the TV room and cuddled and made out and kept each other warm for the rest of the night.
He seems like a good guy, he walked me home from the bar and we got a chance to chat. I think he’s young though but really cute. I don’t know if I’ll see him again, I didn’t get his number and he didn’t get mine. I’m not sure if he would have but I kind of told him last night that I had to work in the morning and that was why I couldn’t go back to the YHA with him so instead of cuddling on the couch with him and keeping him warm all morning I thought that I should probably carry through with my lie and ‘go to work’ at 6:30.
I kind of want to see him again but I think it’s more for some male companionship than that I’m really that into him.
Yesterday I went to see Transformers with Jens and Bart, the guy who I made out with at the bar and the guy who told me that he likes me as more than a friend. This could be awkward I thought but thankfully it wasn’t well maybe just the tiniest little bit. I don’t think Bart knows about Jens and so it was fine.
We had to buy tickets3 hours ahead of time and our showing sold out. It didn’t start until 8:45 and I was exhausted so I decided to combat sleepiness I needed snacks! And snacks I got, not only did I get popcorn and drink but I also got the Snickers Pods ad on. Yum! Nobody else really got any snacks. I felt like bit of a pig and they laughed at me with my arms full of junk food.
When I came back from the toilet before the movie started they were both laughing. What’s so funny? I demanded. You are. Bart replied. Ok. The movie was ok. The first one was better. But maybe I was just too tired and sick from eating so much crap.
The next night Jens, Bart and I were sitting talking at the picnic table and Jana came down. She said to me the next day that she thought it was funny that the three of us were sitting there drinking together considering the situation. It kind of is, but more for us than them – I don’t think they know about each other.
Oh yeah, I completely forgot it was Canada Day. Am I a bad Canadian now?
Yesterday was a somewhat depressing day, no work, doing the same things and as I walked down the river to the Plaza I thought 5 months of doing the same old thing at the same old places walking down the same streets and I was just so over it. I am just so over it. I was going to go for coffee and cookies but then decided instead to invest in cooking myself a nice dinner because that would be better. So I bought some mince, spaghetti and sauce on special and went home and cooked up a nice Spag Bol (spaghetti bolognaise) and it was so good. Yum!
Then I decided I needed some fun in my life so took my last $9 and went to the bar with the boys and Florence. The funniest part of the night was when we found flyers for a toga party they were having in a couple weeks and Bart gets so upset and wants to take a photo of the flyer to send home so everybody could see that 240s had ripped off the toga party idea they had had. Bart, I told him, I hate to break it to you but EVERYBODY has toga parties. Everybody. Apparently not in Belgium.
By midnight I’m tired and ready to go home so I catch a taxi with Bart and Florence and when we get back to the hostel Bart pulls me aside and asks if he can talk to me for a second. He tells me he likes me as more than a friend
I’m sorry I think you’re cool but only as a friend
that’s what I thought but I had to say something
that’s cool, I’m flattered but .. yeah
it’s ok now maybe I can stay longer
so what? you were gonna leave because you liked me? what if I had said I liked you too would you have left still?
yeah, I’m complicated. Maybe now I’ll be able to get some sleep
ok goodnight
Weird!!! But at least it’s all out in the open now, I mean I knew and I think a lot of people knew but now he’s said something and we can just put it behind us. And of course now he doesn’t have to leave (?!).
Yesterday Peter told me I’ll be shifted probably in a week, I think he meant strawberries. Good news. I’m dreaming of having money and going shopping and saving money and going to… DREAMWORLD!!!!!! The one place I really wanted to go but haven’t. So here’s hoping.
Life has been pretty good since leaving Cotton Tree. After a few days I’ve met most of the people at the new hostel and they all seem pretty cool and I’ve been working steadily with more work coming and I’ve met some people at other hostels and we’re going to a BBQ at some guys house tomorrow then to Mooloolaba hostel for someone’s B-Day and then might be going out! So it’s nice. Even though the hostel isn’t quite as homey it feels more permanent I guess because there’s work and people that I will know long term so it’s good. I’m happy.
I’m so much happier here and it feels like my luck is finally turning around. It’s good. I like Maroochy and even though it would have been cool to go to Cairns and see Livia before she left again, this is better for me. And I might even get to work at the passionfruit farm again this weekend which means hot Aussie boy! Also at the strawberries there was a really cool Kiwi guy, we were planting buddies and at the end of the day (it was our last day at this farm) we had a big mudfight. We were completely covered but it was so fun.
Today I walked down to Mooloolaba to have a coffee and get some exercise and do something relatively free and when I was there there was an Australia Zoo store where I found a new Steve Irwin Stubby cooler to replace my one that was stolen. I’m stoked!
After getting home I pretty much crashed in front of the TV. That’s the only problem with working is that I always just want to sleep. Always. But it’s ok. You spend less money when you sleep. I’m trying to not spend on my credit card now and just go with what I earn to keep myself from getting any more in debt. Hopefully it goes well. And with continued working I’m sure it won’t be a problem.
So mom looks like NZ will be on in January as long as things keep going the way they are at the moment. Can’t wait!
First of all some good news, well it’s good and bad, as we were lying around in the lounge yesterday morning Valerie comes in and she’d just gotten a call from a farmer who is looking for people to work on his strawberry farm and I desperately need work, farm work, so it’s like so awesomely perfect right?
Not right. I was/am so ready to leave the hostel and get out and see somewhere new and meet some new people and pretty much just get a fresh start and find some work elsewhere. I was so over Maroochy and being here and everything and I am so torn up about what to do. I told Val I would do it but still didn’t know that it was the right decision. It would be really good to go somewhere new where I don’t have any history, but can I honestly leave behind guaranteed work for an expensive road trip up north where nothing is definite? As much as I want to I just can’t so I think I’m staying here doing strawberries, at least I’ll still be able to surf and improve. And my new roommate Katie seems kinda cool. So there you go. I finally have work. Despite my reservations I am pretty happy about it.
Then last night Lei and I had decided we wanted to go out to 240V and dance and have a good night out. Unfortunately this Canadian guy she had been seeing and just broken it off with that day turned up at the hostel wanting to go out and it pretty much ruined her night and made her not want to go out to the bar. So I ended up going to the bar with all the guys.
I guess it turned out to be alright though. I mean a little awkward but it left me feeling pretty good. First of all the Canadian guy Lei had been seeing was hitting on me, which was really not on and I told him that and we ended up talking about other stuff and I got to vent about Luke because he brought it up. Then Luke comes over and pushes his way in and ends up following me around and acting like a jealous ex-boyfriend all night. Which despite being kind of awkward kinda made me happy only because I feel like I have some power back in the situation. Like I’m over it (more or less) and putting it behind me and moving on and he’s still acting like a jealous ex-boyfriend. Ha!
And American Ben hit on me last night! Which was probably the best part of the night because he’s pretty cute and pretty cool and we danced (and Luke was watching ha ha) and talked and yeah he seems pretty cool. It was funny too because every time Dave came up and talked to me he’d be like ’so is Luke gonna be all up in my face for talking to you?’ ‘probably.’
So yeah. I feel a lot better after last night. Woke up early, went for a surf (it was shit) and I feel pretty good. Like maybe it won’t be a total hell staying here for strawberries. And I think I can cohabit with Luke now but I guess that has yet to be seen. I would still like to leave but can I really afford to do that right now? So just try and deal with things as they come.
.. much to my dismay. I believed the hype and decided to go for Geelong, they won the Grand Final** last year and had only lost 2 games this season so I was positive they would win. I’m tired of cheering for a losing team <ahem.. Blue Bombers>. But once again I was shit out of luck. It was a close game though, they were neck on neck most of the way through and it wasn’t until the very end when the Hawks pulled out with a huge lead and brought home the Championship.
We ended up watching the game down at the pub and as excited as I was about experiencing the Grand Final I was also enthused by the prospect of meeting hot boys, and I wasn’t disappointed either. Almost as soon as we rocked up to the joint we had guys chatting to us and offering us drinks.
There was one guy in particular I had my eye on, Matt, and I guess he had his eye on me too because we ended up making out for most of the rest of the night – and it was good. (I think I impressed him with my pint drinking, in my experience Aussie guys really seem to go for a girl who drinks beer.) By the end of the night I was pretty drunk and after exchanging numbers we parted ways.
Candice had left a while back having to work at 5 the next morning. So we caught a ride home with Eden’s friend Mark and I chomped down a bag of chips then passed out on the couch while Candice and Eden went to pick up some food which I completely forgot I’d ordered which I could barely eat anyway partially because I was full on chips and partially because I couldn’t seem to get the spaghetti into my mouth I think the floor really got most of it.
All in all I had a great Grand Final day even though my team lost and to think I was considering picking them as my footy team. In any case I think I’m going to end up going for Collingwood Magpies or The Pies as they’re known, Candice was trying to recruit me as a Essendon Bomber fan which seemed to fit, Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Essendon Bombers. But the Bombers have done nothing but disappoint and while I continue to love and support them I’m going for The Pies after all I did live in Joyce-Collingwood in Van.
Filed under: Boys
(With 2 of the Casino Boys)
It’s really windy today, almost creepily so – I opened the front door to let the cat out and somehow it opened the door to the garage.
So yesterday was my last day of work. It’s been pointed out to me in the past that I always get really lucky with the jobs I get, having donut fridays and cakes on birthdays and that sort of thing. Well this past week I was temping at a large Australian, well they’re actually global, financial company and it seems that my luck has followed me. Granted the position is boring as shit and involves copying and pasting text from one document to another while stuck in a teeny room with no windows right beside the photocopier, but despite the monotony I quite enjoyed my time there.
Between the espresso machine in the break out room (which has kept me in lattes and cappacinos all week), the biscuit tin, chocolate biscuits on wednesdays, free fruit, and rumours of a liquor trolley on fridays (which I’m sad to say I never saw, there was some beer in the break out room fridge on friday which I thought about sneaking one back to my desk but ultimately never did, there were always too many people around) it’s been quite a nice run. Plus I’ve met some nice people who always make sure I’m aware of whatever new goodies lay waiting for me in the break room.
I’m tempted to go to HR and ask if they have any positions available because while I’m looking forward to being able to sleep in again next week and have my time to myself I’m also kind of not looking forward to it. I’ve gotten into the routine of getting up and going to work in The City and like the idea of a consistent income.
But there’s also a deli/liquor store/who know what near my house that is looking for a dry cleaning counter person so I was thinking of heading down there to apply. I don’t really know anything about dry cleaning and I don’t know what’s required to work at the counter but it’s close to home and Candice thinks it would be great if I got a discount working there. So I might go down and apply.
But now for the fun stuff yesterday after work I went out for dinner with Candice and Christine (Eden’s mom) we decided to go to the casino to eat and they were going to meet me there. So after work I caught the free tourist trolley down the street to the casino, I rocked up and went looking for this bar I’d had a drink at once before. So I was walking around looking for this bar not recognizing anything thinking ‘holy shit this is the biggest casino I’ve ever been to in my life I don’t recognize anything and I’ve been here twice.’ Eventually I found it got a pint of Carlton and sat down to wait for the girls.
I was waiting a long time, they were running kind of late, but after a while this guy sat down beside me and starts chatting me up he was pretty drunk I guess they’d gone there for a work lunch and just stayed there drinking all day. And this guy, Liam, who never really gambles said he put twenty bucks in the machine and he won like $400. Then his friend comes over and starts telling him the mayhem he left in his wake when he walked up and spun the big wheel. I guess it had been a winner so everyone with money on it won pretty big. I made a comment about him being good luck and he asked me if I had gambled yet and I said no, so he took me out to play the pokies.
We’re walking around the pokies and he’s like ok this one. He puts a couple bucks in and says if I win anything it’s yours. He shows me his strategy for playing the pokies which is pretty much just press as many buttons as you can, pretty much he’s just sliding his hands up and down the machine like he’s playing the piano – BUT almost right away it’s a winner we collect and thirty dollar coins start falling out of the machine. He picks them up and starts putting them in my bag. Then we went to another machine and won more money.
At that point Candice and Christine had arrived so we went to meet them. Then I kind of blew it, I mean I need friends and Liam seemed really cool despite being really drunk and I was thinking I should give him my number or get his but he was really drunk and I was being indecisive so I let it go and he didn’t really make any effort either. Anyway we ended up going to this Noodle Bar place for dinner and we sat down at our table and I started thinking damn should’ve got his number.
So after dinner we went back to the sports bar but I didn’t see him. Candice had to go get money out of the ATM and I would’ve gone with them except it was outside of the casino and I didn’t want to get ID’d again so I went to buy a beer. Candice said I should go look for Liam, but I’d looked for him as we’d walked past and hadn’t seen him, so I replied I think he’s gone I didn’t see him.
At that point this crowd of like ten guys who were standing right there, start going ‘he’s right here’ pointing to one of the guys who wasn’t Liam which I explained to them but they kept going and started trying to get me to kiss them on the check. Telling me how they had this bet going and stuff, I was overwhelmed by these ten guys just going on and on. Candice and Christine came back and Candice said it was like there were all these guys and a little bit of pink, they got Christine to give them a kiss on the cheek, we took some pictures and got in trouble for it. One of the guys called his mom and made me talk to her and tell her he was really good in bed.
Then I ended up talking to three of the guys for the rest of the night, they bought me beer and invited me to come visit them on the coast north of Sydney I forget what it was called. They would take me surfing and go on boat rides and go to Nimbin. It was great fun.
They tried to get us to go out with them that night but coming right from work and having all my stuff with me plus the fact that Candice and Christine were my ride home made me say no but they said they’d message me today to see about going out tonight. It ended up being a really great night, it’s funny to because at work all day I was thinking about going out for dinner and how what I really wanted to do was go out and pick up boys and I got to do it all. So I’m really happy today.
I think we might be going to the VIC Market today. But it’s already eleven so we’ll see what happens.
