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* Demotion and Dodginess
* Confronting Harry...continuation * "The fairies were against us" * First day alone * Last night of calm * The Learned Traveler * Pantry Raids * A Woman and her Daughter * Monday Night Action * Enter: Geeks * A day with plants * A bird in the hand * Beasts, Signs, and another flop at Salsa * Time out * A weekend in deadsville * Salsa Night! * A day of culture * A life like Peter Parker * Something funny I saw last night
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October 29, 2005October 28, 2005Confronting Harry...continuationI slept like no man ever has in some time. When I woke up, Hatchet Harry had plans for me....Read this update October 27, 2005"The fairies were against us""Nathan said he wants to sell the business." Eve looked crushed. She had just come down after a day spent upstairs. She was in her wheelchair as I worked on the New Zealand Roast Lamb recipe her husband Bobby gave...Read this update October 26, 2005First day alone"I'm just going to cut the spinach loaf and put it in the gastronomiques," I said aloud. "Don't bother," Eve replied, "you go home now, and I'll take care of the rest tomorrow. I just need to get the fruit...Read this update October 25, 2005Last night of calmI took the moment to address some realities with Tracy. She has confirmed my fears, but she is very guarded about her answers, and I've told her my observations for the business. Norel was still outside talking with Eve. I...Read this update October 23, 2005The Learned TravelerThis morning, Hatchet Harry asked me about the upcoming weeks' schedule and suggested I could be making more money cooking for the staff here at breakfast than going out from job to job. I took this as an opportunity to...Read this update October 21, 2005Pantry RaidsOn Tuesday, I made the fateful visit to the Pantry to meet with the owner of the company that tried to give kids a healthy alternative to junk food. This falls in line with the "Jamie's School Dinners" series that...Read this update October 18, 2005A Woman and her DaughterI came back from the Pantry, tired, having missed my train, and particularly depressed at what I saw today. You'll probably see the details in another journal entry....Read this update October 17, 2005Monday Night ActionI was bored, and not at work tonight. So I decided to play Entertainment Manager....Read this update October 16, 2005Enter: GeeksWhat to do when you're faced by a Biker Scout I was toast. The toast got a phone call from Chris. "Do you want to go to Supanova?" Hey, how could I resist?...Read this update October 15, 2005A day with plantsI tried to take a picture, but the camera flashed back the message, "No Memory Card". It looks like Kim and Sybille will be taking the shots from now on....Read this update A bird in the handMy back muscles groaned under the sudden demands I placed upon them. It is almost 4am. The 20th hour. I snuck her arm around my neck, supporting her upper back in my left arm, sneaking my right arm beneath her...Read this update October 13, 2005Beasts, Signs, and another flop at SalsaThis past week, I've been working for a sign shop in the Central Business District. It's been a good week of work in an office which is small, and easy going, but professional. Today marks my second last day on...Read this update October 11, 2005Time outNo, nothing ever came of the cooking potential with the Jamie Oliver spearheaded model of reforming school lunch dinners (or at least, not yet). And I'm allowing myself to walk into situations where I'm not being paid as fairly, but...Read this update October 09, 2005A weekend in deadsvilleI was dead tired on my Friday night shift, and I knew I was coming down with a cold. But nothing was going to stop me from infecting my hosts for a weekend out of Sydney: Chris and Ching....Read this update October 06, 2005Salsa Night!Last night, I got a call from the catering world. A correspondence I'd carefully formulated at Carol's place before I left for OZ was finally answered. An enterprising woman has decided to operate a school lunch/dinner program to help provide...Read this update October 03, 2005October 02, 2005A life like Peter ParkerMoments like this, I can really empathise with Peter Parker. Geek, nerd, and social outcast. Now, it's not all that bad, but I'm a counter-productive, self-doubting, and cynical optimist....Read this update October 01, 2005Something funny I saw last nightNothing big to report last night except that I went for a walk along Oxford Street (analogous to Vancouver's Davie street), when I came across Hopewell Lane and Hopewell Street. And between these two streets was a shop called...Read this update |
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