2013
01/01/13 @ 00:01 - at East Perth foreshore party with the gang, reasonably drunk
2013 started at the East Perth foreshore with the gang and finished in Stu’s house in Viveash, playing on my phone. In between these two pivotal events there was also a lot of important stuff going on.
2013, the year of the ressies grand final and East Perth Mantra Hotel. Everyday drive to work in East Perth and then rush out to try and beat traffic so can make Crossfit and footy training on time - tough.
Every night was busy, except for maybe Friday when I walk into the city after work and look at clothes. This was probably my favourite part of the week.
I loved working in the city and commuting between the East Perth and Perth hotels via the Red CAT. I loved walking through the city on a Friday night, looking at clothes etc before going home. I never knew the city that well before I started working at Mantra but by the end of this period, I knew Hay St, Murray St and East Perth really well. There were also a lot of parts of fulltime worked that I really liked but my organisation, sleeping habits / exercise habits needed to be adjusted. Sometimes I drink too much on Saturday night and feel the effects on Monday. Too much vodka. One time I feel like I’m going to faint when I’m in the Murray St bathroom on overcast Monday afternoon. Nick and Sull drink a lot too and I cannot help myself.
2013 started at the East Perth foreshore with the gang and finished in Stu’s house in Viveash, playing on my phone. In between these two pivotal events there was also a lot of important stuff going on.
2013, the year of the ressies grand final and East Perth Mantra Hotel. Everyday drive to work in East Perth and then rush out to try and beat traffic so can make Crossfit and footy training on time - tough.
Every night was busy, except for maybe Friday when I walk into the city after work and look at clothes. This was probably my favourite part of the week.
I loved working in the city and commuting between the East Perth and Perth hotels via the Red CAT. I loved walking through the city on a Friday night, looking at clothes etc before going home. I never knew the city that well before I started working at Mantra but by the end of this period, I knew Hay St, Murray St and East Perth really well. There were also a lot of parts of fulltime worked that I really liked but my organisation, sleeping habits / exercise habits needed to be adjusted. Sometimes I drink too much on Saturday night and feel the effects on Monday. Too much vodka. One time I feel like I’m going to faint when I’m in the Murray St bathroom on overcast Monday afternoon. Nick and Sull drink a lot too and I cannot help myself.
June long weekend go to Villa for What So Not on the Friday. Kiel and I are late so we miss the taxi... Kiel convinces me to drive. Night is good, I try not to drink too much but drink more than I want to... am with Kiel, Nick, Yakk & Sull. Kiel convinces me to drive home but I’m like “I’ve been drinking, I can’t drive”, Kiel say “You’re fine”. Kiel and I walk outside Villa, walk 50 metres to my car and head home - not good but make it home ok. This was also the weekend that Nick pressured the doctor to take his cast off so he could go out drinking #hectic.
Finding it hard to balance work with everything else so decided it was time to leave. Last day was Friday the 6th of September. Went out for a bit later but night was hijacked by two unnamed friends from footy and next I knew it was 2pm on Saturday and I had missed our third last training before our grand final. I felt so bad.
Grand final was memorable for all the wrong reasons. We should have won but we didn't. I had an eight week break between jobs, I didn't know if I would ever go back to accounting, I just didn't think I was made to be an accountant. Worked in a container yard in North Freo for the end of 2013, this was pretty outrageous too but so be it. And that was how 2013 ended: working and not knowing where I was heading.
Other points: CrossFit was still going well; missed both seasons of Survivor; had decent visibility with women through footy, CrossFit and work.
2014
Finding it hard to balance work with everything else so decided it was time to leave. Last day was Friday the 6th of September. Went out for a bit later but night was hijacked by two unnamed friends from footy and next I knew it was 2pm on Saturday and I had missed our third last training before our grand final. I felt so bad.
Grand final was memorable for all the wrong reasons. We should have won but we didn't. I had an eight week break between jobs, I didn't know if I would ever go back to accounting, I just didn't think I was made to be an accountant. Worked in a container yard in North Freo for the end of 2013, this was pretty outrageous too but so be it. And that was how 2013 ended: working and not knowing where I was heading.
Other points: CrossFit was still going well; missed both seasons of Survivor; had decent visibility with women through footy, CrossFit and work.
2014
01/01/14 @ 00:01 - on a bed at Stu’s Viveash house, playing on my phone, hiding from life
The year starts and things pick up. I am still at the container yard and they offer me fulltime. I get offered two other accounting jobs at the same time and not sure which to choose. I answer my phone on the walk back to my car on my lunch break and say yes to the West Perth accounting firm. We moved in May to Port Coogee - 18 months in High Wycombe. Kept playing A Grade ressies but no trainings. Got dropped to thirds because of this.
The feeling at this accounting firm was a lot different from the 2013 jobs. There was no shouting. I had a good mentor so this was very reassuring. The office was vibrant and there were many young people and also maybe 50 people in our office. I still found aspects of this job challenging but was not going to give up. Had to give up CrossFit because we moved; started going to Coogee Surf Lifesaving Club. I could write a lot about 2014 but I will keep it simple. Was doing intense CrossFit workouts at the gym to stay fit for footy; started doing CPA in July #hard ; had a good night in Subiaco for our Christmas party.
Other points: going to Ya-Ya's a lot; Ya-Ya's closing down in November :( ; started sleeping in my car after nights out in the city.
2015
The year starts and things pick up. I am still at the container yard and they offer me fulltime. I get offered two other accounting jobs at the same time and not sure which to choose. I answer my phone on the walk back to my car on my lunch break and say yes to the West Perth accounting firm. We moved in May to Port Coogee - 18 months in High Wycombe. Kept playing A Grade ressies but no trainings. Got dropped to thirds because of this.
The feeling at this accounting firm was a lot different from the 2013 jobs. There was no shouting. I had a good mentor so this was very reassuring. The office was vibrant and there were many young people and also maybe 50 people in our office. I still found aspects of this job challenging but was not going to give up. Had to give up CrossFit because we moved; started going to Coogee Surf Lifesaving Club. I could write a lot about 2014 but I will keep it simple. Was doing intense CrossFit workouts at the gym to stay fit for footy; started doing CPA in July #hard ; had a good night in Subiaco for our Christmas party.
Other points: going to Ya-Ya's a lot; Ya-Ya's closing down in November :( ; started sleeping in my car after nights out in the city.
2015
01/01/15 @ 00:01 - upstairs in my Coogee bedroom, trying to sleep
Friends seemed to dissipate post Ya-Ya's closing down, Jas was seemingly the only one that still wanted to go out. I thought I would give up going out for good but I drove and met Jas a few times to give him company. I really thought this was the end of my going out days.
Found myself in Seduction, Phuket at the end of June / start of July, thought this was no longer a part of my life but then I heard a song which I hadn't heard before. The sound was unique. It made me realise how much I loved music and how I had lost touch with music a little in the last couple of years. I decided I wasn't going to give up on nightclubs.
2015 was a CPA year so I probably won't write too much. Other important points: stopped playing footy because it was too much; kept going to the empty Coogee Surf Lifesaving gym most nights; slept in my car many times.
Friends seemed to dissipate post Ya-Ya's closing down, Jas was seemingly the only one that still wanted to go out. I thought I would give up going out for good but I drove and met Jas a few times to give him company. I really thought this was the end of my going out days.
Found myself in Seduction, Phuket at the end of June / start of July, thought this was no longer a part of my life but then I heard a song which I hadn't heard before. The sound was unique. It made me realise how much I loved music and how I had lost touch with music a little in the last couple of years. I decided I wasn't going to give up on nightclubs.
2015 was a CPA year so I probably won't write too much. Other important points: stopped playing footy because it was too much; kept going to the empty Coogee Surf Lifesaving gym most nights; slept in my car many times.
2016
01/01/16 @ 00:01 - back area of Tigerlil’s with Sull, JC, KC, Vesper & Derek (if he hadn’t already left 😂)
Wrote blog about this New Year’s Eve. Start running at Kings Park on Fridays. Year just do two CPA units and lots of intense CrossFit workouts at Coogee Fitness Club by ownself. I still uptight because I studying and working and most night when I go out I being careful not to drink too much. Sleep in my car like 7 times in the first 6 months. I remember in 2016 being at Lost Society late on a Saturday night until the lights come on.
2017
01/01/17 @ 00:01 - walking the streets of Mt Maunganui, lining up for nightclub
A few weddings, engagement parties, JC has girlfriend now. Oscar & Ellie have now both moved on, I get told by psychic that I should move out. Do another CPA unit in second semester. Have good nights out.
2018
01/01/18 @ 00:01 - at Brisbane Hotel in Highgate/North Perth
Finally finish CPA. When get to June I am so fatigued I think I have put on some weight, I miss the gym sometimes because it close too early. In Sept I check out Goodlife, I like this one a lot, I make the switch, start going hard on the rower.
2019
01/01/19 @ 00:01 - on the roof at Sull’s house watching fireworks
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