Day 88 – Day 2 at Oz Minerals

Another day, more nothingness! Not much happening here today. Woke up, went to work, came back to the van, went for Brekky in the mess, read a bit, had a snooze (very unusual for me to snooze during the day) went up to the training room for a look with Annie & Ness, came back again, did a few emails, went up to the Mess for dinner, came back to the van, went to work for the night shift boys & girls, came back to the van, went to the loo, wrote a blog, went to sleep. James is pretty much right…not much to do.  I am slowing catching up on all my work stuff but Annie keeps me occupied most of the time. 

Repeat for the next two days!

Not much to do here except work, I think they scientifically designed this place so that all you can do is work & sleep!.... Be so glad to get out of here!

Whats going on in your world? We have not been keeping up with the news over the last few months. But this morning I caught a snippet of Julia getting shirty with a journalist? What did he criticize her dress sense or something? Surely there are better more important things to worry about!

Readers comments

Norm & Marg are off to the Paralympics….hope Australia does well or they will be bagged by their own countrymen & women! I hope just attending is recognised & a medal is a bonus! Sport Shmort! I’m over it when the focus is on so few high profile multi-millionaire athletes! The bling that the American basketball team was wearing would fund the running of a third world country for the next 300 years!

Georgia has been watching “Dumb Drunk & Racist” on the ABC, Georgia it is nothing like that in real life…. It is worse!!! The other night when I dropped Brad home we saw a car on its side with 5 very drunk indigenous brothers standing beside it….we knew they were drunk because 2 of them were holding the other 2 up! And then we drove past a bottle shop where the security guard had his knee on an aboriginal man’s head holding him down! And you know who’s fault it is? The bloody taxi driver who supplies them with their grog!

And Tereasa said we live in Melbourne coz really cool people live there…… That’s true T, pity we don’t know any really cool people!

Annie’s blog

Well I think I’ll have a holiday soon, I am nearly 11 months old and I think I deserve one. I have been living with Mum & Dad every single day for the last few months without a single break. Granny & Nan & Pop, you have to give me a break. Mum is always making sure I look good,(Hardly with this red dirt…I gave up long ago) and Dad is freaky about what I eat, he always checks the packets to make sure I don’t eat perservetives! But then he is quite happy to give me one of his hot chips? (and red cordial) I mean I’m not complaining…..but it’s a bit weird. Oh and this bed in the box on wheels, we need to look at what I am going to do when I get older, I mean I want my own space, can you have a 2 room box on wheels?

Today Mum & Dad took me to this big room, Dad works here while me & Mum stay back at the box on wheels, it was fun it had lots of chairs in it and I crawled all over the room. I’d like to see my Dad work one day, I wonder what he talks about???

Only 2 more days here and we start to head home……..Weeee Heeeeee!!!

Good evening to you all

AnnieInAVan….XXXX

Comments

[Arama]

Sounds like you guys are in a very desolate place however don't let it dampen your lovely selves - light at the end of the tunnel time! It's only a couple of days of your lives that you will never get back! Oh, and James you do know Cool People in Melbourne you just hide in the sticks mate. Had my first official driving lesson this morning - very exciting to learn how to steer properly without having to worry about pedals lol That's the next lesson on Monday. At least I'll be able to do road trips again soon! Annie, when your a little bit older the 'second room' will be a tent outside - way more scary and a load of fun when your in your teens ;)
Love to all and safe travels home xxxxxx