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October 28, 2005

Confronting Harry...continuation

I slept like no man ever has in some time. When I woke up, Hatchet Harry had plans for me....

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October 25, 2005

Last night of calm

I 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...

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October 23, 2005

The Learned Traveler

This 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...

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October 18, 2005

A Woman and her Daughter

I 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....

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October 17, 2005

Monday Night Action

I was bored, and not at work tonight. So I decided to play Entertainment Manager....

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October 16, 2005

Enter: Geeks

What 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?...

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October 15, 2005

A bird in the hand

My 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...

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October 13, 2005

Beasts, Signs, and another flop at Salsa

This 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...

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October 11, 2005

Time out

No, 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...

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October 09, 2005

A weekend in deadsville

I 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....

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October 06, 2005

Salsa 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...

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October 03, 2005

A day of culture

This little kid was eating my shoulder today....

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October 02, 2005

A life like Peter Parker

Moments 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....

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