Flowers in Spring, Surprises in the Mail and Nothing in the Fridge

 

Today is the third day of spring. Yes, I do know that I’m a little behind (what’s so special about it being the third day? I should have done this on the first day of spring), but I have a tendency to refuse to go with the flow, so when “everyone” was going on about the arrival of spring a few days ago, I chose to ignore it. That’s just what I do.

 

Wellington was almost as good as it gets today. At least up until now. A southerly change is expected this afternoon, and judging by the thick clouds that have suddenly appeared, we can expect some nasty weather real soon. This morning (while the sun was still shining from a spotless sky) I went to Exodus, a gym in the city, to work out (I was given a 7-day trial a couple of days ago), but I didn’t feel too great, so after I’d walked all the way to the gym I decided to give it a miss. Instead, I went for a stroll in the city; I even ventured into the supermarket, which is a very dangerous place for me at the moment, considering I’ve got less than no money for another week. The prospect of being penniless for that long does not appeal to me (I miss having a steady income!), and I could see it happening already last Monday, so on Wednesday I went down to the headquarters of Mojo to inquire about barista training and potentially a job, and was told by the friendly staff to give them my CV, and they would get back to me. If I get a job with them, they provide the training for free.

When I got back from the city I checked our mailbox, and it’s usually quite boring unless I’m expecting something, and at the moment I’m not, so it was a lovely surprise when I opened the mailbox only to find a very interesting-looking envelope, which had my name on it! Upon closer inspection I found that it was from Sony Music NZ, one of my Twitter friends. A couple of weeks ago they gave me two tickets to the preview of Going the Distance – you know what I’m talking about. Excited as a 4-year old on Christmas Eve I ran up to my flat, and opened the envelope. It contained a CD – the Going the Distance soundtrack, in fact. Free stuff = a happy student.

I then proceeded to make lunch. And I was scared by how everything I’ve got in the fridge disappears at a much faster rate than I can afford. I reckon that by Sunday night I’ll be out of ham, cheese, salad, cucumber and eggs, and I can’t buy more of it until next Thursday. Le sigh. Plain toast and coffee it is, then.