I hate BC day

Yeah I loved the fake one a couple of weeks and the real one earlier in the week but now I think it's crap. And I'll tell you why. I paid in a cheque to HSBC last Friday but since Monday wasn't a working day I have to wait until Monday to withdraw the funds. Which means I have to take money out of my already withdrawn UK account just to feed myself for the weekend. Extremely annoying.

So I now have a place to stay and for the first time since arriving was able to unpack my bag. I never thought I'd appreciate being able to hang up clothes or fold away t-shirts but there you go. It also became apparent after a few hours that it can get a little boring being inside with nothing to do so any chance I've got has been spent going out. For instance last night myself, Greg, Maddie and Rosie spent a few hours near the beach playing chess (really) and having a few warm ones. It was livened up by the visit of not one, not two, but three skunks which sent the girls into a kind of mild panic. Rosie especially did not appreciate me telling her it was right behind her on several occasions despite it clearly being very funny to do so.

So this is kind of why I came I guess. I have job now and a place to sleep, after nearly 2 months I've achieved the four-fector. Am I glad I did it? Definitely. It's not like I could leave my house in the UK and walk for 2 minutes and be at the centre of a metropolis. Or walk for 20 minutes and have a massive park with mountain views within sight. But it's also getting out the routine which has done me good.

Maybe this will carry on when I eventually return home but I guess that's up to me. I'll also have to keep an eye out when I buy a lappy next week so I'm not lulled into the same thing again. But I'm pretty sure I'll be able to keep a lid on it.

In other news it seems Stone Cold Steve Austin shops at my local IGA Marketplace (kinda means nothing to me, but the guy working there who was helping him seemed very excited). And McDonald's also do a decent iced coffee for $2 (the addiction is starting to creep in). Kudos to the one person who didn't like coffee. They're keeping it real.