A Day in the Life

My life is simple: I get up, I read blogs, I read the news, eat some toast, putz, take a nap, eat lunch, get ready for work, and go to work.

And work... Let me tell you about my job.

I work at a gelato shop in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley (I'm sure that means nothing to you) where if the whole place were summed up in one word, it would be "broken." That's because pretty much everything there is broken. Broken cooler. Broken cash register. Broken blender. Broken system. Our owner is pretty much non-existent. She doesn't come by. She rarely pays on time (I'm told "pay day" used to be Wednesdays, now it's Friday and occasionally Saturday... Perhaps one day it will be Wednesday again...). I've even heard rumors about her awful business practices from people around Brisbane. Apparently she is no good at paperwork but I didn't need anyone to tell me that. I still haven't signed any tax documents.... Or seen a pay stub. One of our managers told me that she hadn't paid our delivery man for the gelato mix'ins in a while and just left it to him to pay it out of his own paycheck.

I'm constantly surprised by the lack of interest she takes in her business. I'm told that they are planning to close in the near future. Or at least they have been planning to do so for a while. Hopefully I will have a new job by that time or maybe be on my way to Sydney. But there are some things to be grateful for: I work by myself, at my own pace, at night. I get to read at work and listen to my own music (iPod with speakers) and I can eat gelato while at work (which is yummy though difficult to digest in large quantities). I also get paid well--$19.50 an hour. I'd never get so much serving ice cream at home! And it keeps me busy. As they say, idle hands are the devil's playmate... I was getting a little bored without a job.

Speaking of jobs, Jeremy has an interview next week in Sydney for a junior editor position with a legal encyclopedia group. It's a great opportunity and we're really hoping it'll work out. We figure he's got a good chance and there is only 6 other people being considered for the job. Pray that he gets it! The sooner we move to Sydney the better. Our own space, good jobs and grad school! He's decided to do a master's in law while I purse my master's in media. Should be fun.