Hodgepodge of updates

Back from blogging purgatory. Here's a cornucopia of things that happened while I was away for a bit:

- Went to see a couple of good movies: Darjeeling Limited, 27 Dresses (doesn't really measure up to my definition of 'good' though. Disclaimer: I was dragged by girlfriends to the movies to see it), No Country for Old Men, Juno, Atonement. My brother and I also watched Seasons One and Two of The Office (I got the DVD as a Christmas present). A few weeks prior I also got carried away and me and my brother rented so many videos: A Clockwork Orange, My Own Private Idaho, Dogville, The Squid and the Whale, Cinema Paradiso (Director's Cut), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (rented solely as a concession to my brother...it came free with all the rest though. NB I fell asleep twice while watching it. Don't get me wrong, I lurrrve Adam Sandler, but something was just...weird about the movie, I guess). I thus foresee that 2008 will be a promising year for movie-watching.

- I got a job at uni! I will be working as an Enrolment Assistant (a Door Assistant, to be exact) in the next couple of days. I start training tomorrow. Wish me luck. I really have to work this summer since I am thisclose to being bankrupt, plus I don't want to spend the next two months counting sheep.

- Was getting the house back in order after my family left. I'm also still in the process of getting my life back in order. Lol.

- My roommie and I recently signed up to be volunteers for Vinnie's (St. Vincent de Paul) and we've started attending their weekly meetings. The group is made up entirely of senior citizens and we initially thought this might be a problem, but they've all been such friendly and wonderful people that we've decided to stay on and represent the youth sector. Lol.

In other news, some friends and I are planning to go up to Port Macquarie sometime next month. I've already seen the website of the resort that we'll be booking and the photos look good. I hope it's a go.

Australia Day is this Saturday, and fingers crossed we'll get a good spot at Darling Harbour for the fireworks. A friend is also hosting a barbie.

In a couple of weeks another friend will be celebrating his birthday and we're planning to go OzJet Boating (yay!) and have a picnic at the Botanic Gardens after. Russell Peters (with special guest Jo Koy!) will also be doing shows in Sydney in February and March and I'm planning to go see him. A couple of friends also want to go to the opera next month, and we're still deciding between Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera and Puccini's La Boheme. There's also the Starlight Cinema (where open-air movies are screened beneath the stars...how romantic is that?!) and Govindas, a bohemian place where you could have a vegetarian dinner and see a movie after. Sigh...so many plans, so little time.

My roommie and I also bought a spanking new Simpsons-themed poker set for cheap on ebay and we're still looking for a good mahjong set. I figure we should devise more cost-effective means of hanging out cos we blow so much money on eating out and having drinks in pubs.