Ok so it’s been a month or so and (other than the cold) i can’t really complain about Canberra. I found a nice little place near the city (turner) and a nice little car (alpha 147). There are some great bike rides, some reasonable pubs in walking distance, easy drive to work, all in all life’s good.
Speaking of work (where my official title is S.P.O.C.) there is a strange thing in Canberra called a work/life balance. The idea is you work a bit each day, true enough, but then there’s lots of other hours in the day. Example typical working day 7.21h work, 8h sleeping, 0.5h driving, , 2.5h eating/drinking, and 5.8h for procrastination and other words ending in –ation (that’s relaxation, education, sanitation, and oralisation – talking, and get your mind out of the gutter!). And this is normal - expected! All in all a balance I can live with – why would anyone want to work on a mine? Love thy Government.[if you don’t believe me: 15min breakfast, 15 min drive to work (including 2 min of getting lost because the damn roads curve and are signposted very badly), work for 2 hours, get a coffee for 5-10min, work 2 hours, lunch 1 hour, work 2 hours,
(maybe shop for 20 min on the way), cook dinner and eat 1 hour, watch some tv/computer 1.5 hours, talk to the housemate and potter around for a bit, cup of tea 15 min, and then sleep for 8 hours. A little creative accounting and you get the numbers above ]
