luckycanuck

I made it back from Sydney fine, after having lunch with an ex girlfriend. I have positive memories of her overall but I was reminded that she had moments of being quite objectionable. I mentioned how I did the Kokoda Track last year in Papua New Guinea and her immediate reaction was to decry it as the sort of theing she would never do because it was full of bogans and what not. Now I sympathise with that criticism and there is a lot of truth to it, but I wasn't all that pleased that her immediate reaction was to pour scorn on something I had done.

I also picked up some special coffee for Coffee Snob according to her precise instructions, and it made my car smell like coffee all the way home. minxyminou agreed that it made for a nice smelling drive home to her pad where I was greeting by a hysterically delighted Dora who got very shouty and jumpy when I came in. I had the chance to sample some of the coffee I had picked up and it was very good (though posh coffee is somewhat wasted on me.)

Today was my rostered day in the office. I took some school visits but overall it was a fairly quiet day. I did find out, however, that in the post election period, technically everyone's position is terminated, then people are signed on again. I don't expect anyone in our office is going to be unemployed in any real sense. W will carry on in his position, but if that changed, given the length I have been in my current position I would be entitled to 8 weeks pay. Apparently after previous elections some people took payouts (sometimes amounting to substantial sums of money) before being rehired the next day. That rort has been closed down. Now you would have to find work elsewhere. To be honest, I really don't understand all the rules under which I am employed. I just go in, do my work, and they pay me.

TW: Inspired by yurusumaji I attempted the USAF PT Exam hoping to score 100%.

62 Pushups in 1 minute - I did 71.
62 Situps in 1 minute - I did 58. DAMN YOU LAST FOUR SITUPS!!!
Run 1.5 miles (2.4km) in 9:30 - I did 9:21
Waist 32 inches or less - 32 inches

So I came up just short on situps, but I'm pretty sure I can do 62 in 1 minute. Another goal.

Then it was 150 shoulder presses (30kg) with 10 bench jumps every time I put the bar down. I managed it in 6 sets.