Go Team!

Despite my continual proclamations to anyone who will listen that my involvement in the student union will end at the completion of this year, I am finding myself getting worked up into a tizzy about the upcoming union elections. I can account for this new-found enthusiasm by the AMAZING fresh faces that have appeared, even over just the last couple of days, with lots of ideas and a passion for what we do that I probably haven't felt in a while. I love how seeing the bright eyes of the newbies can restore faith in the old and jaded!

It has also been fantastic to see some of the "old guard" coming back to help us out, sharing their incredible wealth of skills and experience. Wow... I guess next year that "old guard" will include me....

Baaa!

Yes, I am a sheep. I have joined Facebook, the greatest procrastination tool known to man (and woman). I feel particularly guilty of joining, as it was only THE DAY BEFORE I joined that one of my best friends and I were ranting in agreeance about how ridiculous it was that everyone is so Facebook obsessed, and how all of our other friends keep pressuring us to join. The argument has been that it's a great way to stay in touch, but S and I figured that anyone that I would want to be "friends" with over the Net, we already stay in touch with in real life. Who needs virtual friends when you can have real relationships? Also, most of my friends who are on Facebook have winded up being "Facebook-friends" with people they don't even like, just so they can check out their embarassing photos. I don't know if I want people being able to look at embarassing photos of me...

In my defence for joining, our team has a Facebook group, and I didn't want to be left out of team updates. It seems like a pretty feeble excuse, though, when one considers that I sent my WHOLE WEEKEND procrastinating on Facebook. Aaagh, and I had so much to do - an assignment due Thursday, prepare for interviews, shop for a new outfit, clean the house, the list goes on. It didn't particularly help that it was a grey weekend, which contributes to me sleeping late and makes me feel that it's totally ok to spend the whole weekend snuggled under a blankie. I wish I could ban myself from my computer, but considering I need it to both work and study, there's just no escaping!

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The Australian media has been in an uproar as it has been revealed that Kevin Rudd, the leader of the Opposition, went to a strip club in New York four years ago. OH MY GOD, WHO CARES?!?!?!?! Everyone is talking about how it will wound his election chances. I personally can't believe how naive everyone must be if they really think he's the only politician in this country who's ever been to a strip joint. It's interesting that all of the criticism is coming from media commentators, whilst other pollies are remaining eerily silent, aside from those few who've stepped out in Kevin's defense. A bit worried what could come out of the closet if they comment, perhaps?

Sure, I wouldn't exactly be happy if the boy spent a drunken night at a strip bar with his mates, but at the same time I accept that it's something guys do (the boy has been to strip bars, before we met), and is really not that big of a deal. Surely there are more important criteria for judging the character of the leader of our country, than whether or not he likes to see boobs.

I got an interview!

At the university which was my first preference, which is very exciting! My interview is on September 12, which is SOON. This weekend I'm going shopping for possibly a whole interview outfit, at the very minimum an appropriate pair of shoe, as I have none currently.

I'm very excited, but really nervous now that it seems that bit more real. I have to try not to stress too much - just focus on being myself and being sincere; if I can do that, it should be fine.

Long time, no post...

So, I haven't posted in quite some time. Here's a quick round-up of what's happened to me in the past few weeks:

* I got sick - yes, again. It started off as laryngitis (a throat infection), but then quickly proceeded to an infection in every part of my head: gingitivitis (gum infection), otitis media (middle ear infection), sinusitis, various inflamed sores on my lips. It was disgusting.
* I studied hard for one week before becoming my usual slacker, skate-through-while-doing-minimal-amounts-of-study self - even though I'm still excited about learning...
* I spent a week succumbing to Potter-mania, actually spending money on purchasing the final book rather than waiting for six months to pass so I can get my hands on someone else's copy
* The political team that I've been a part of through the Union for the past few years split in half (for people familiar with the Australian political system, it's pretty much a university-based political party, which campaigns to try to win Union elections each year). This happened pretty much over the course of last week, and was a painful process, but it feels great now that it has been done. The main reasons behind the split is that half of the team was playing factional political games, prioritising national political interests over what is best for our student union, while the other half of the team wants to continue prioritising the students at our uni. (I'm with the team that thinks playing factional political games is NOT the reason I get paid a weekly wage.)
* I got sick - AGAIN!! Flu this time. Guess my immune system has gone on holiday this year.
* We had a mid-week public holiday, and the boy and I went to the beach - for about 20 minutes, before rushing back indoors to warmth! We have had beautiful, 25-degree days for the past fortnight, and on the one day we decide to take advantage of our very non-winteresque weather, the wind decides to pick up and the clouds roll in. Did someone just say Murphy's law? Oh, yeah, I think that was me...


So, that's the last few weeks in a nutshell. See, really didn't miss much, did you?

Having a nice new shiny team for the elections, which are coming up in two months, is very exciting! We are getting together this afternoon to talk about how this new team will work (everyone is united so far in getting rid of as much bureaucracy as possible) and figure out some things for elections. It's great to have lots of happy, inspired people who are going to make this the best team we've seen for a while!