A Roller Derby, a Christmas Party and an unreasonably early start.

Right, sorry for being quiet (mum) :o)

Um... here are a few more rather rubbish pics of Wellington. I am not doing it any kind of justice. Also, there are pics of my bedroom and flat... http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=16252644&l=0707a77019&id=799440229

I have been working this week. It's crap. 3 months off travelling put you off going back to work. But in fairness it has not been that bad. Monday was 8 hours of data entry, but I am actually surprisingly good with boring data entry. Tuesday I mostly got paid to read my book, which was nice, plus spend a few minutes making tea and coffee. Today was more of the same plus doing a practice interview. I got paid for this!! It was training at an executive search firm, for people who have to conduct interviews. They used me and another lady as guinea pigs. So I got a practice interview - brilliant! They are very competency based over here.

Plus, the woman who ran it had to review my CV beforehand and noted that I had spent 3 years working as an executive search consultant (yes people, I did!) and it just so happens thaT she is looking to hire a consultant researcher. Funny how things work :o) She is going to call me later this week. Special thanks to my dad the wonder-executive-search-consultant for this, he taught me everything I know. Except anything computer related :o)

Plus.... well, let me preface this. A few days ago my lovely flatmates asked me along to a Roller Derby this Saturday. I am slightly at a loss how to describe this so am going to google it... hang on.... http://sp.mlr.co.nz/sport/roller-derby/

It sounds like amazingly good fun, a real girls' night out.

So, Adam just called me and asked me to his work Christmas party this Saturday. They clash. I said I had to chat to my flatmates about it and he sounded disappointed. Nicole, Natalie and I had an intense 10 minute chat and we all agreed that being asked is a big deal, plus of course I really want to go. But I really wanted to go to the roller derby too. But in the end there is no contest. I'm just disappointed as there probably won't be another one and it sounded such fun. But, his Christmas party will be a lot of fun as well and I'll get to meet all his colleagues and they might tell me funny things about him, and then I can tease him :o)

I think it may say something that in the end it was no contest picking between the funnest thing I have been asked to in the last year, something I desperately wanted to go to, something my new flatmates really wanted me to go to.... and Adam, even after 3.5 dates. Hmm...

(am inserting what may be my regular prayer from now on that he never reads any of this. Can you even imagine how embarassing that would be?! I would just curl up and die. Please, please god, don't ever let me get drunk enough to tell him about this blog, or more specifically, the address of it.)

And also, I never thought I would be having serious diary clashes after 4 weeks in NZ!!

Also,I met with the woman who runs the SAERC network today. Did i tell you guys about this? The singles network thing; not for dating, just for single people to socialise. They have stuff on over Christmas - Boxing day and 28th, plus a NYE party. It all looks ever so slightly rubbish to be honest and seems from the pics I saw today to be mostly older ladies. Not that there is anything wrong with older ladies. Just... not people in their 30s anyway. But still, any port in a storm. (and no, Adam has not asked me along to Dunedin for Christmas and nor am I really expecting him to. It's too soon for that really. Would you ask someone to meet your family after knowing them for only a month (as it would be by then)? I'll admit, it doesn't stop me from hoping, but I'm certainly not expecting it.)

I am out tomorrow night with some British girls I met who are now moving on to Franz Josef on the South Island. And I have to get up at 7am tommorrow. It is killing me!! I know, none of you feel in the slightest sorry for me, it is a normal time. What can I say, I am not normal :o)

Love to you all,

Fi xxx