Oh I got an eMail from Sonia (NCMT Enrolment Officer) and she invited me to the movies. Oh for joy, someone to go to see Gone With the Wind with. I was sort of dreading going alone. I hope it all 'comes' off, I will enjoy that a great deal. So Day Two of employment. I really do like working. I need to get there a bit earlier in the morning though. 9am is just too late, it feels like half the morning is gone. *gasp* I know, does that really sound like me?? I dont have the long commute so I spose that has something to do with it. I would really like to start at 8am but I think that's pushing my luck, but an 8:30am start isn't unreasonable. Sean really did a good job, you know. I mean, okay, I still know nothing - relatively speaking - about Director. But I know 'of' a lot of stuff. And John (boss) is just a mine of information and I am learning stuff already. Today, for instance, he showed me how he uses film loops for nifty animations, some of them quite complicated. I made one film loop once in like.. June last year. Rachelle used to utilise film loops. They are really rather groovey. And he showed me how to play a video super smoothly. As a matter of fact, I already knew that because Sean had shown me how using the Star Trek lesson... but I had completely forgotten. That's what I am trying to say, I know stuff cos Sean taught me, even if I don't actually know I know stuff. --------

I seem to be hypered up. Today was my first day in work in .. in.. hell. A long time. Although I feel a bit overwhelmed and out of my depth and desperate to please, I am so SO glad to be working again. I know I will get better/faster/learn lots fast as anything. I can see so much potential in this job as far as advancing my seedling career goes. I was telling Freya, well mostly just bubbling over and I actually said people could "suck my dick" but really they can dammit. I have been 'on' the Internet for four years, and have, through all that time, had people basically hounding me about how I was 'wasting my time' and how I was 'living in a dream world' because 'the internet was just a fad' etc etc. I would get people on the phone leaving agressive messages on the answer phone because my line was always engaged, and then when I got the second line specifically for the internet connection, they would still abuse the crap out of me for being on "that bloody computer again". Now, they can truely suck my dick.. because I totally have a job, am around people, am being paid to work on this so called 'fad' and its so bloody fantastic I can feel my blood just rushing around. When I decided to do the NCMT Multimedia course, I thought I was making a decision. A decision to leave my draughting career and all the training I had during my apprenticeship and over the subsequent years, and start something new. Now, I find, yes I am doing new stuff, with new skills, computer based, but also at the same time it's all the old stuff. We are still looking at pipework and in industrial situations and dealing with plant people and procedures. My life has come full circle. It's so amazing. You just never know how things are going to turn out and no learning is ever a waste. ever. --------

Today I was offered a job I interviewed for yesterday. I had already accepted yesterday of course, before he had even offered it to me. For once I didn't try and curb my enthusiasm and just let it all gush out. It paid off. So now I am a Multimedia Assistant. I asked what I would be doing and he said "everything". I am banking on gaining tons of experience with this job. There are only the two of us. He has been in the business four years and has tons of work. He has just moved into new offices to accommodate his growing company (erm.. me). He uses Director 7, and wants to move into website design and eCommerce etc.. so yes, perfect first job for the Mish. Now I am less excited and more terrified. That's natural, I keep telling myself. I am sure that after I settle in I am gonna be a help to this guy but arg.. what if I am useless? (wobble alert) I won't be. But what if I am?? I won't be. arg. --------