10 Days Left

My time in Aramac is winding down, which is sad because I'll never see these people again, but in all honesty my chief emotion is excitement at seeing Julia and Shana again and finally heading to the Great Barrier Reef. I received letters from both Shana and Julia in the same day (which left me smiling for hours) and they seem to be feeling the exact same thing. The plan is for me to Greyhound it for three hours to Tambo on the 29th, where I'll spend the night at Julia's Club Hotel, then we'll continue on the Brisbane and meet Shana on the 1st-- a very glamorous, jet-setting lifestyle.

Obviously this past week has been pretty tame, since I spent my opening paragraph carefully itemizing my future plans. The highlight was that Axelle made Judy and me breakfast on Sunday, and we spent a leisurely hour sipping coffee, eating banana pancakes, and gossipping. It was the closest I've been to sitting in a cafe in weeks, and I loved it. The other major occurence was the arrival of my Christmas gifts from Mom & Dad-- hooray! hooray! How wonderful! Regretably, customs seized the enclosed popcorn-- I suspect they just wanted it for themselves. I opened the box in the pub, and since the three people in there were curious, I gave each of them a couple of the treasured Goldfish crackers Mom stuck in there. I walked away to throw away the box, and when I came back 30 seconds later, Ampy has run over to the Goldfish and is about to stick his grimy, unwashed hand in to grab more! I hope you are all as shocked as I, placing his actions in the same unforgiveable category as murder. Needless to say, I am done with Ampy. I used to be a little nice to him (since he's in the pub 9 hours a day), but lately he's been saying weirder and creepier stuff, and this stunt with the Goldfish is the last straw.

Looking back on this post, I now realize that it was pretty unnecessary. But I also realize that your thirst for news about my life is unceasing, and is it not my duty to quench it? (hahaha, you like that line?) Even though this entry is mind-numbingly boring, I've got a lot of time on my hands and will make some additions to the cast of characters:

Dude (pronounced "Duuuuuuude!": young guy who has a really bad stutter and gets wasted off of 2 shots. Asked me on a date...I think. I declined, so he put Shaggy's "Angel" on the Jukebox and serenaded me- "Baby you're my angel, you're my darling angel, closer than my peeps you are to me" (insert stutters). For the finale, he jumped on the bar and tried to kiss my cheek. I countered this by kicking him out, and I haven't seen him since.
Mary Anne: Bitch who owns the only cafe in town. One of those people that you'll say hello to and she'll look away and not reply. She has started being really nice to me, which I can't figure out, but still hates Axelle. Her mother is the exact same way.
Luke: Nice guy around 29, one of my favorite people here, probably because he's the only sarcastic person in town.
Ella & Teagan: Two teachers from Brisbane who have a 3-year contract in Aramac. I made friends with them and found out that they hate it here, can't wait to leave. I guess after you go shearing and all that, the novelty can wear off pretty quickly.
Georgie: My best friend, Greg's dog. I take her for walks a lot, and she loves me.
Yank, America, Good Girl, You Look Really Good: A sampling of my nicknames.
Sweet Tits: Axelle's nickname....she has large breasts.