Back at Work

My year back at work is back in full swing. It's a year of comforting stability, mixed with just enough surprising changes to make the year challenging and exciting. I have been lucky enough to keep my own desk in my own office, doing the same work, at the same site. This is huge at my work place. I have never done the same thing twice. It's quite comforting not having to learn something new, with no time to learn it... just do it.

I have also been given two new exciting roles. One having to do with technology (something I'm passionate about it my own way), and the other with numbers (also a nerdy love of mine). They both have their challenges, but I think will be quite rewarding. The technology side of things is interesting in an industry where technology is  sooooo important, and yet not important enough to spend any money on. The numbers job on the other hand has money thrown at it left right and centre, but no time to use the money well. 

On a lighter note, the usual year beginning social events have taken place. The clients and staff soccer challenge (which last year was a cricket match) saw me sporting the same war stripes as last year. 

The staff river float down the Murray was again a great hit, but a particular hit for me, having finally (after over 20 years) overcome my fear of water. That's right - this was my first year to actually get in a kayak and paddle down the river. In fact, I was so excited by my new found love of water that I got in and swam, towing my canoe (yes I'm very good at using correct terminology) most of the way. 

But, the most exciting change this year? I'm working AND living life! I know, I didn't realise it was possible. But I've just decided that I'm not going to think about work every second of the day (and maybe I've found a few more exciting things to think about). 

Despite a lot of movie watching, I am trying to get into some new and exciting things outdoors. At the moment this goes as far as walking home from the pub. But it's a start. And fun none-the-less.

Finally, two more movies to add to the challenge:

#62 Contraband (2012)

At 10:30 this morning I went to a friend's house. Wondering what to do and what to have for breakfast, we decided to see what was on at the movies. By this stage it was 11am. Techie J says "Oooh there's a movie starting at 11. Let's go!" So off we went, with a borrowed hoody over my singlet and short shorts we sped off like bogans on a dirt road. We arrived at the Cinema in just enough time to explain that we wanted tickets to the movie that started 10 minutes ago, pick up our usually BFF deal and catch 4 ads before our movie. On the way there, my so called BFF explained the movie by calling it "Drugs in 60 seconds". And he was right. Crim turned good. Family member gets caught up in it. Good guy has to get in and clean up the brother's mess. It even had one of the same actors! The only differences - a lot less cars, more ships and more drugs and a lot less lips (that's an Angelina Jolie reference if you were wondering).

#63 Iron Lady

One I had to watch just so I could be part of conversations. But, the terrible lag, and the fact that I didn't really give a shit about the movie, the actors, the history, or the country, made it not very exciting. That and the fact that I was blogging for the most part of it. But, it's going on the list. It's eaten some time of my life I can't get back. It has to count for something.

With such a long time between posts, you may notice that my holidays are over. Mind you, for once, I have not jumped head first into my work, and have managed to keep the excitement of the holidays bubbling over into the first few weeks at least. 

I had decided, as somewhat as a metaphor for other good things about my holiday, that my movie challenge should remain - at least to the original number of 100.

But, the new year has begun with some interesting work antics and maybe a little fun in the personal side of life, so here's some more movies for the list, in no order, so I can get on to the real blogging in the next post.

54. Tim Minchin - Rock n Roll Nerd (2008)

One of my favourite Rangas. I love this guy. I want to marry him. But his documentary informs me that he is happily married to his childhood sweetheart. That almost makes me want to marry him even more. How sweet. I'm soooo annoyed though - he is in London in July (when I was going to be there, but I changed my mind). Now I'm going to London in April instead... guess where he'll be then? Melbourne! Aggghh. To add to that - my sister is also going to see Alanis Morrisette in July. Why did I change my mind??!

55. Perfume - Story of a Murderer (2006)

Wow. Interesting. I had put this off a couple of times as I had started watching it and had to stop it when mini-me saw all the blood. Turns out it wasn't all that gross (bloody) after that but more gross (wtf?). Of course I watched it with a boy who didn't see the beauty of the whole scent thing... but then neither did I really. Let's just put that one in the "creepy, but I've seen it" basket.

56 and 57. Once Upon A Time - Season 1 - Episodes 1 to 6.

Interesting...? Not as thrilling as the ads suggest, but I suppose I will finish the season one day. It's kinda a sweet take on all the fairy tales. I don't mind shows about things that are interpreted differently. Like the modern Romeo and Juliet, or Gnomeo and Juliet. Like all the fairy tales in Shrek. It's nice like that.

58. Year One (2009)

I had seen this before. Couldn't for the life of me remember what it was about. I have now watched it again. And I still don't remember. Or care. Jack Black. Ugh.

59. Yes Man (2008)

Despite being under Year One on my hard drive, I actually saw this one on telly. Ads and all. That should count for something lol. Not my fav. Have to be in the right mood to stomach Jim Carey. But it was watchable. 

60. The Descendants (2011)

I can't remember - but I think this might have been another hangover cure. Watched this one at the cinema. It was ok. Nothing special. That's all I've got.

61. Safe House (2011)

Not a bad one. Also seen at the cinema. Was going to see a chick flick to take my mind off the fact that mini-me is being just like me, only 4 years early, and my mum is trying to justify both her original position on the matter and her grand-daughter's - proving that I was in the wrong, not only 16 years ago, but again right now. And so, last minute I swapped chick flick for backstabbing, betrayal, twists, and Denzel. I like Denzel. Also Ryan Reynolds pretending not to be a sit com person... he did ok. Not a bad movie.

62. The Vow (2011)

So I finally did the chick flick thing. I chose a better chick flick friend this time. Or so I thought. Perhaps taking someone just out of an 18 year relationship to a chick flick was not the right thing to do. I felt bad when she cried. It wasn't a bad one. I expected it to be a little "while you were sleeping" but it was much more real and interesting. Turns out it was based on a true story about a chick who never got her memory back. Oh, sorry to ruin it for you...

Ok, that's all I can remember. If you were with me for another movie, please let me know - I just want to get this challenge out of the way so I can start telling you about the rest of my life. Which, filtering through old posts, is looking remarkably similar to this time last year. Except with the added bonus of Spartacus.

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