Be Yourself in Adventures in paradise

I'm well back into the swing of things at work, and things are looking up :) I mean, it could just be because I've only been back for a week and I'm still refreshed (in fact it probably is haha) but I'm really enjoying it.

There have been quite a few changes. The boss is wanting to train up the new 2IC manager to become the main manager ASAP, and for our manager to become the inventory manager (what I used to do back in '06-'08). It will be good because the current guy who's doing it is clearly lazy as all hell and doesn't do it properly.

It's interesting having done that job in the past, because I can see exactly how bad things are sometimes. It comes down to sheer laziness from staff, and quite frankly it shits me to tears. It is NOT A HARD JOB TO DO.

Not to mention the BITCHINESS that has been going on lately between departments. For fuck sakes, really? I noticed something that wasn't being done right, and it needs to stop. Counts were being zero'd out when the stock was clearly right THERE, but the staff had opted to just zero it out instead of going downstairs and getting the stock to fill it. See, how hard is that? But no, they zero it, creating a false stock-count and ultimately a fucked up stocktake result when the time comes. Ergh. So when this chick was told about her mistake, instead of being like "Oh, I'm sorry, I'll take that advice on board for next time", she has gone on the defensive and somehow blamed the ENTIRE nightfill staff for her own stupid actions. Really, bitch? Really? glares What's even worse is that she used to work in nightfill, so is backstabbing us. And the icing on the cake? I've seen her work ethic first-hand. Is is beyond dismal. She was someone who would spend a few hours texting on her phone during shift and then I'd be the one who'd actually have to go and do the work she had plenty of fucking time to do, on top of my own work.
GAH, some people just need to be sledge-hammered.

But hey, looking past the pathetic name-throwing that's going on at work, things are good! I've worked every single night since I've come back from holidays, including the night before I was meant to return haha. Tonight is the first night I've not been called in. It's been good because I have financial plans to pay off my credit card ASAP and try to get some sort of saving happening again, so I'll gladly take on any shift I can. I paid off $350 of it today, so it's nice to have the balance go down a fair bit. Still a fair way to go, but I'm confident I'll be debt-free in no time :)

I caught up with Moe yesterday, so that was nice. Hadn't seen him in a while. He's still complaining about his boyfriend, and that he hasn't had sex in 10 months. It really doesn't seem healthy. He told me his boyfriend had been sick lately, but Moe told me as we were walking along the mall, that he noticed his boyfriend was at work (you can just look through the glass doors in the mall). So Moe spent the next few hours trying to catch out his boyfriend to see if he'd lie to him, as last he heard he was at home vomiting. I didn't understand why someone would need to lie about something so trivial, but I did say to Moe that going into work isn't really something you'd announce. Moe seemed happy with that, but apparently they've talked since and Moe was pretty pissed off with him. I mean, if i had a boyfriend and he hadn't put out in a week I'd probably dump him, let alone 10 months! Not to mention the dodginess that seems to be going on. I understand that there are feeling involved and he probably even loves him, but man I just feel for Moe sometimes. He really is one of my closest friends.

I've interviewed two guys for the rooms in the house so far. The first guy asked a lot of questions and seemed quite keen. He was very cute and young, typical of the sort of guy my landlord would want living here. He seemed a bit timid also. The second guy, who I interviewed the next day was a bit more eccentric, and likes to go out etc. He was very keen on the room. I relayed the information to my landlord and he's only heard back from the second guy, so I get the feeling maybe the first guy wasn't that interested. Oh well, not everyone is going to be I guess. I told my landlord to let me know if there's any more applicants. He's just hoping the second guy is nothing like Ayden was.
You just can't tell until you actually live with someone, how considerate they are of other housemates etc.
I mean, I've lived with MANY people over my years of renting, and I've had all types. I've gotten along with most people, but of course there's been some that I just simply haven't. I guess I'll find out! This guy does similar work hours to what I do, it sounds like.

Bradley is moving out at Easter. After my landlord went off about the plant, that was the final straw for him. I don't really mind. He uses the aircon every single night, and it's not even that hot or cold. The electric bill will be huge next time I reckon, because of that. He's a good housemate though, mostly.

I took the remains of the plant in the upstairs bathroom down, upon my landlord's request. He said to put them in the garden and cover the ends with dirt, so I did that. I don't see what that's going to do to help, but hey at least it'll break down over time and still be a part of the property I guess, which I guess is the main thing for him. Bradley said it was so weird having a shower and that plant not being there.
I noticed it's left some marks on the walls after I took it down, as it's been there for so many years. I don't think they are fixable other than a new coat of paint over them.

Shaun messaged me on facebook (being my ex girlfriends little brother, who is gay). He asked me how I knew Lukas, whom passed away in 2010, and asked if I knew what happened. Apparently they worked together back in 2009 in London. I told him what I knew and he told me a bit about how he's scared of what people think of him and his family etc. I just told him what I went through, how I basically don't give a shit what my family thinks of my lifestyle these days, and that I don't speak to my father anymore. It wasn't a long conversation at all, but he was thankful to me just to have somebody to vent to. Man that makes me sad. He's been raised Lutheran like I was, and he feels like he can just never be himself, and is worried about being confronted by straight people within his community. No-one should have to feel like that. Ever. This is the fucked up way people in my church are led to believe against homosexuals. He told me he has a lifelong plan to begin a life in London, where he feels he can actually be himself, and where it's more accepted. All I want to do is throw a fucking bible in his church members faces. Thank GOD I threw that shit away. Totally pathetic, and too blindsided to even focus on what the real issues are in life. But good on him, for having a plan. If that's what he feels he needs to do, then best of luck to him. I certainly don't feel I need to move to London to be myself. I just am and people can like it or lump it.