loitering in the hallway...

Sorry about the long time between posts. Life has been flying by and I'm struggling to keep up with it all...

Anyway, as I mentioned in the previous post, I had 4 weeks left of work before I was unemployed. That 4 weeks went way too quickly. Mind you I helped that along by packing my weekends full of activities:

- a trip to Melbourne involving a Rise Against gig, my first AFL match, catching up with old friends and of course, the main attraction which was the Formula One Grand Prix.

- a cultured day spent at QPAC in Brisbane, featuring the Queensland Ballet's performance of A Streetcar Named Desire and Chicago the Musical (both of which I thoroughly enjoyed... surprisingly!)

- an Easter long weekend where I only returned home to sleep and eat before I took off yet again.

Anyway, Friday was my last day at work. It was sad saying goodbye to everyone, though it was a small office and a few people were on holidays earlier so a lot of the farewells were spread out over the last week and a half. It was always awkward though, there were a few who I would probably catch up with over lunch or go see a movie with every now and then, but then there were also the ones whose interaction with me would probably only involve occasional glimpses of status updates on Facebook or awkward moments crossing paths at the local shopping centre.

After clearing out the desk and the final farewells, it was off to Skilled Park to watch my beloved Canberra Raiders take on the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL. We lost. Bought yet another camera lens on Saturday (that little piece of retail therapy bringing my lens tally up to 4) before heading up to Suncorp Stadium to watch the Reds in a disappointing performance against the Lions. Went to a late (and packed) screening of Fast and Furious to try to ease the pain of the losses before heading home.

Since then I've kinda slowed down and the truth of it all is starting to sink in. I'm unemployed. I'm putting off organising and commencing the postgraduate research at uni I am planning to do next because I just want time off to do nothing. All I need is some of my friends to lose their jobs too so that I've got people to hang out with during the week other than my mother...

One door has closed, countless others have opened. But for now, I'll just hang around in the hallway for a bit.