Going to the airport in 15 mins.

Will not have internet capability till Friday (laptop power/battery has died), this can only lead to tears and angst.

Also, for RL friends, PLEASE txt message Wimbledon Men's Final results. Thanks. Love you guys.

Pray for me that I come out of this relatively sane, and not crazy.

Power went off in the office, thus, having to leave work early today.

So happy, so very happy. Currently eating scrambled eggs & cheese with sausages. So delicious.

Let the fanfic reading begin!

There is no new Supernatural this week. >_<. I thought there was going to be a new episode, I got all happy and excited, and now - bitter disappointment.

Feeling blah and highly unmotivated. I'm glad for the job and money (and seriously, I'm getting paid pretty well - believe I'm making a difference by doing my job and love the people I work with). I just - I just feel as if I'm grinding, as if I'm adrift with no direction. Mind you, the current bout of insomnia is probably messing with me.

So, after nearly 30+ hours of sleep since Tuesday night I’m feeling like a whole new person (the prescribed drugs are helping like wow). Back on the job with enthusiasm and joy, and contemplating the need for a hair-cut (you know you need a hair-cut when you wake up in the middle of the night choking on your own hair, STFU, it was kind of traumatising.)

I will have broadband in two weeks time (they must mail us the ADSL +2 modem), do you know what this means? This means I will be able to download season 2 episode 6 and onwards of Supernatural! I will be able to see Sam, Dean and the Impala once more; this makes me deliriously happy, happy enough to giggle like a nutcase on drugs. The timing is more than perfect, because if everything works out the break for Supernatural would have ended by the time I get broadband, oh joyous occasion.

Now I go and work.

I am very sleepy and have been completely swamped by work. Can't actually remember what I'm supposed to be focused on at any given point.

Is currently taking a break from Suikoden V because the actual game-play aspect of it is driving me insane (need something a bit more dynamic). Also, no matter how much Fran and Balfear's arse are the many kinds of mesmerising, I just can't deal with where I’m currently at in FF12. You can only scream in frustration for so many times as you go from one really bad fight straight into a major boss fight with no time to heal and prepare. This is also kind of irritating because I’m really close to finishing the game (possibly another 3-4 hours or so).

So, after taking a 3 year break from KH 1 I think I’m ready to finish the game (I was about 3 hours from finishing the game back then, and for some reason I just lost steam.) Also, I got my arse handed to me by the Platinum Champion in under 5 seconds; this makes me hmm in a rather zen-like manner.

In the past week or so I have written over 40,000+ words in relation to work and university, this is making me want to write a novel about the reaching nirvana through reincarnation in the pure traditional Buddhism sense.

I can finally appreciate shows like The Apprentice now. There’s just something about the human nature that makes us rub our hands in glee when the strong and the smooth cracks under pressure. Or maybe it is just me *cackles madly*.

( Where I talk about the joy of watching people crack )

Now I head back to work.

Obviously the honeymoon period is over.

I FUCKING HATE the people I work with.

The end.

there's no way in hell I'm going to be able to do a fucking barbecue by myself, I can't even set up properly without someone here helping me. i'm just really fucking pissed at the moment, really, really, really pissed. fucking shit.

Advantage stuff; can’t wait for strategic planning session on Monday, need to ask a few question in relation to marketing department in the following areas;

1. Too much work
2. How do you handle the promotion of internal projects?
a. Promotion
b. PR
c. Recruitment & selection
3. Events management – Spirit of Africa has so many events per week
a. Not just Advantage events but project-specific events
4. Recruitment & selection

Feeling much better about what I’m doing though feeling kinda shit about University work. Personally think the building 599 hate everyone at Advantage. Yay.

HR wise I’m feeling pretty damn good; new interns! I can handball the recruitment & selection to new interns. Get more people to do APS, and actually get down to the strat planning of HR.

Currently in the Advantage office.

Need to do HR agenda
Need to re-do Induction task/run/schedule - DONE
Need to email out the above to executives, HR and Accounting team - DONE
Need to state what Executives need to prepare for on Monday for filming - DONE
Work on speech for Monday. SHIT!


Strategic planning - the future of inductions; online
1. Video
2. Written
3. Test


At least I'm getting hyped up about work. So much, so much, so much to do!

(I'm kind of enjoying the stress, it is making me less sluggish, and instead of going with the flow I'm actively swimming!)

Lately, I have been feeling sluggish and tired. My focus isn’t as sharp as I want it to be despite the fact that Induction is next week (29-Mar-06). However, have gotten much better at this whole having power and responsibility thing. My HR group is doing pretty good; at least I know their strengths and weaknesses, and I can trust them. It is all about delegation my friend.

I feel as if I'm not doing enough strategic stuff and too much operational, but to be fair I think my brain is continously thinking about strategic goals, at least I know what I want and why I want it; smooth running of Advantage. By the next Induction I need to smooth out the recruitment and selection process. What I really need to do is set up procedures for the next HR manager who need to do the job. Note to self; start to re-write the HR manual.

I want effectiveness and efficiency.

Advantage
1. Still need to work on the CMS, need a day to work on it.
2. Peer assessment is on its way; Leslie is doing a great job
3. Gemma & Robbie are working on 2 APS
4. Executives are doing well as a team
5. Need to re-do the project brief for HR
6. Talk to Darren about Finance
7. Had the meeting with Monodelphus yesterday; need to talk to Rachel about the set up and the tasks for the new team that will be handling the research.
8. Need to do Vandina and Rachel’s assessment forms

University
1. Start studying for Corporate Finance mid-semester; need 80% or more to do honours.
2. Keep at the research for Telstra
3. Begin Corporate Finance
4. Keep up with tutorial work

Bone weary, interaction with humans has reached its limit.

Brain is also dead. I don't think even hot Man!Smex can make me happy or wake me up at the moment. Coffee has once again lost it is God-like ability; I am saddened by this.

Twenty-nine inquisitive interns should not be this deadly to one's brain facilities.

Mmm.

I need to do a run-sheet. They are interesting, and very exact. I think I like them.

( RL blah: Nothing interesting. Whining. Walk away. )

ETA:

I want to make icons. I want to use all the icons I make. I want to be a paid member of lj just so I can use all my icons.

However, I'm poor and pathetic. Yes I am.

Thus, anyone willing to buy me a paid membership in return for something or rather? I can make you icons, a website, or something equally mundane.

I do draw the line at selling my first born. I've developed maternal tendencies.

( mini-ranting )

*Takes breath* Feeling slightly better.