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Melbourne was fucking fabulous. The first day I spent third-wheeling my sister & her boyfriend, it was terrible but I got the chance to get used to the city and trams and people. The second day I met up with Katherine and we spent most of it on Chapel Street, AKA the longest street I have ever walked on. It was sort of like King Street in Newtown but so much longer. It had the nicest stores! ahh I miss it so much. We then caught the tram back to the city and wandered around. Tried to get into the Arthouse to watch some bands play but weren't over 18! ARGH ONE MONTH TILL BIRTHDAY. Then we wandered around, made friends at Federation Square and scored some great pizza. Went looking for the awesome Pizza Place and the pizza man would hit on us. IT WAS BRILLIANT. We then found cheap photobooths. The next day was spent at the Queen Victoria markets and we scored the nicest shoes! ahhhh everything was brilliant. Our ticket home to Sydney was wrong. My sister actually dated it for December the 17th instead of Nov 17th. We shoulda just stayed the extra month but she cancelled them and bought new ones. I'm definitely heading back around the end of January. I frickin love Melbourne, not to live in or anything. But for visiting and making friends and having fun.

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I greet you via my new ipod touch. I'm kinda already in love with it, as is most of my family. My Mum seems to enjoy youtube alot, and Denise loves the thought of accessing bebo while under a blanket.

I am leaving for melbourne in 2 sleeps and i'm enjoying the idea of leaving my reality for a few days. As well as the fact that melb has great shops.

I shall be off now, this type writing sound is getting to me. Gooodbye lads.

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What I'll always associate when recollecting at my old age about my first summer job are:
- the rude people in the world (impatient and discriminating against trainees)
- all the nice and sweet older people
- "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon, for first three days I've been to work I'd be sitting in the restaurant seats next door, 20 minutes too early, and that very song would play on the radio. It was as if it were prepping me for what I was about to encounter.

And my verdict: I like it. I like my job: all the counting and money involved, all the people involved, and all the different & new things I have to learn. I don't even know how much I'm getting paid but I don't mind, I don't think it'll be too little. I need just enough to pay for my concerts and cameras and transport. Oh, and my job is less than 10 minutes walk from my house. It's perfect. It gets me active and enjoying the sunshine.

Later today I may apply for my sisters work: Outback Steakhouse. Because I'm not too sure how often I'd be working at IGA.

I don't think our schoolies plans are going forward, but that's okay. I still have the YCS retreat to look forward too. And by the time people return from their little vacations I'll have money to go out :) Yayyyy.