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Getting that travelling feeling back again. Travelling the first few times is fine, then before you know it you can’t remember the last time you were home.

I’m not having a good run with most people atm. The more I work the unhappier everybody is and the more trouble I get in. Because i’m unhappy I try to work my way out of problems but only seem to make things work.

Came to some good resolutions and probably added more to my workload over the past few days, but then I also had 5 minutes to book in a few things (like the g/f’s birthday!) and a couple of other bits-and-pieces.

Still competely lost as to what I shoudl buy her, but that’s going to have to come from the heart, if only my head would stop pounding for a few seconds.

Loving all your work and back on with ADSL in a few days, so updates should be more forthcoming.

A

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It’s been far too long between entries, with ironically an enormous amount to say. In true Adam fashion, I present to you, my world in bullet points:

- Moving out (first half) on Saturday to a 9th floor apartment (yay)
– Second half comes next weekend

- Haven’t spoken anywhere near enough to the following people:
– Parents
– Matt
– Dan
– Siblings
– Friends from Bundaberg
– Friends from Brisbane

- Work is going well, though continues to be incredibly busy
– I still don’t have my pay rise (grr)

- I need more sleep

- Friends are sick (literally), but will hopefully be better soon

- Still need to work out things with the ex-housemate
– Me, I’d prefer not to have the conflict, but i’m guessing as a manager that I can use this experience as a good learning module towards being a better one (manager, that is )

- Looking forward to moving out. Looking forward to being in a better position relative to work, the gym and the pub (hmm, how they correlate together i’m still yet to justify, but i’m sure there’s a good reason).
I’ll be closer to HO (nice for early-morning meetings) and stumbling distance anywhere else.

- Still learning a lot about leadership but following through with my ideas and visions for how a team should be managed: Lots of communication, lots of feedback, clear expectations and goals.
– These are the things i’ve seen sorely lacking in a lot of teams i’ve worked for, it’s the biggest reason why I want to see it happen from here on out.
– Enjoying it a great deal

- I actually don’t mind meetings, as long as they’re constructive

- I’m going to be rolling out ‘s first large-scale deployment of XP. Always good for the laurels (well, as long as I don’t fuck it up!)

- J and I are more relaxed than ever upon deciding that we were going to live together. Instead of the usual stress and tension, we’ve actually found it quite relaxing that we just get to spend time with each other. Always a good thing.

I think that’s it for now, got to get back to the daily grind (as it would be).

Loving all your work
A

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I think we’ve all been this guy before…

Instructions: Move your mouse Left or Right to keep him balanced.

Try it!

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A

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How officially fucked is that… I don’t want to go home ….. I hate the thought of conflict with someone who does such a good job at being passive-aggressive.

*sigh*

So tonight i’ll spend more money and go and see a movie, Fahrenheit 9/11 (which I want to see anyway), but i’ll probably be investing quite a few hours of work-time this week so I can just get away from the whole scenario.

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On a (somewhat) lighter note J and I went looking for apartments today…. Oh crap, talk about the phone calls to no end. This weekend every great apartment that we wanted was rented, or all the places that are *great* on the pricing have no car parking space.

Rule for Sydney – Car Park = $100 p/week. I could get a limo for that much money in Brisbane!

So we did get one good lead from a final phone call of the day. That is, if the owner is willing to come down $20 a week for a longer term rental agreement (well, 6 months, but we’ll work them into it!).

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Work has drifted along today. Very busy but i’ve been elsewhere worrying about this accomodation stuff, whilst delegating work more than doing work as it’s just been a management kind of day. There are a few things on the horizon that I want to start pushing the team towards and i’m slowly bringing the pieces together to see it’s successful rollout.

It will be good to take the recognition for deploying a major upgrade to the Teleservices system and ensure it’s tight intergration into our current environments. *This* is why I let myself go into this job.

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Adam Uncategorized rants

I’m moving out with the girl

In the complex notion of moving out together, one needs to remember that it’s never *your* happiness that is important, but far more importantly the happiness of the 12,000 people around you that have some divine say in your life.

It’s the ex-housemates who didn’t move to their cheaper-renting premises and let you stay (with them) in the more-expensive-but-more-convenient unit. Of course this was ‘intimated’ to you and you’re supposed to be aware of this!?!??!

It’s the ex-housemates who are pissed because their best friend’s life is changing and it doesn’t accomodate their situation.

It’s the strangers who can dictate when is the appropriate amount of time before we move out….

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… Now don’t get me wrong, I am eternally grateful for having cheaper rent and some sense of sanity when I moved down.

I’m also grateful for my friends viewpoints, their concerns and their worries over my wellbeing. But two things stand out to me. I’ve survived all of this once and i’ll survive again. And so have they. For the tale of friends being friends, this is what they’re here for.
To be happy with you when times are good and to console you when things are bad.

But, had I thought that for even a second that this was going to be the impact of me deciding to move out after only a couple of months I would have taken the ‘more-expensive-live-on-my-own’ option thankyou-very-much!….

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I have been overwhelmed the amount of lives I have put out of place, the amount of noses i’ve disjointed and the people i’ve pissed off just by saying those 9 little words ‘J and I have decided to move out together’

If anyone wants to actually say ‘congrats Adam, I hope you’re happy mate’, please leave them below because I haven’t heard it once yet.

*sigh*

Adam

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