January 2004

January 2004 finds me finally gainfully employed after more than four months. It will be nice to have somewhere to go on a regular basis and the additional income will not go amiss but I still approach my first day with trepidation. It is sort of like being the new kid in school--will the new kids like me? Will the subjects I knew in my old school help me get good grades in the new one? Will I find nice kids to each lunch with?

I am also pursuing the opportunity to be a team leader with Weight Watchers. This is still the very early stages and so they have to decide if they want me to be a leader and I have to determine if I want to commit to being a team leader. I’ve filled out an application and will have to pass a phone interview before I can go to pre-training training. My team leader feels that there will be no problem with the phone interview and so the four-session training would then be in February and March.

Ways that Sydney is better than New York

Excluding the weather and climate, since New York can’t help the climate, these are things that Sydney does better that New York. If they can find a way to move Manhattan I’ll consider including things such as the freshness of the produce, the quality of the tropical fruits, the climate and how Australians spend 11 months of the year outdoors. Until then I will limit this list to changeable elements. Also, I can’t say that these are unique to Sydney or even Australia. Since Australia is a mix of American and British cultures, some of these advantages are quite possibly available in Europe.

Ways that New York is better than Sydney

In the same vein as above, I won’t list that New York actually has seasons, far less rubbing it in about how beautiful autumn is or now lovely Central Park looks in the snow or in the spring. I’m also skipping the obvious stuff about how New York is a fashion center AND a TV entertainment center AND it has Broadway AND ...

Holiday Newsletter

Being unemployed this holiday season, I was able to send a holiday newsletter/change of address card to friends and family. Although about 150 went out, there were some people I was unable to send to or for whom I have an incorrect address.

Last revised: January 2004