BEST
BEST
Gift & Gift
"here"
Which surely epitomised everything word people love to hate about inexpert signwriting.
And so today I found myself at the Home & Giving Fair, one of the biggest events of the gift and homewares calendar (particularly for one of my clients). But whatever wonders I saw, all I could think about was that sign when I thought of the word 'gift'.
This is largely because I was in auto-pilot mode. Feeling enormous unnecessary guilt about impending resignation. Guilt because I'm investing all this time into doing things right, getting to know all my client's members etc while knowing all along that I'm about to leave them in six weeks. But what to do?
Which brings me to my next point, which is that Erin (potential ed-to-be but probably not) was supposed to be doing the meet 'n' greet with me in support in preparation to take over, but instead she was at work finishing the cover story that should have been finished 10 days ago.
Not only was it supposed to be in 10 days ago, I asked her on Friday whether it would be in before work on Monday so I could proof it and put it into design and she said 'yes'... This morning, nothing. I get a text while I'm at the fair: "I've finished it." I text back: "I thought I said it had to be in before work on Monday." She replies: "That's why I came in at 7am. I emailed it to you before 9am." Well I can't bloody proof it while I'm at the fair - aargh!
Honestly, am I doing something wrong here? Am I not communicating clearly enough? I have already pulled her aside several times to ask her if there's anything *I* can do to help her in the role, understand things better etc. "No, no, everything you do is fine." So either she's lying, in which case she's only hindering herself, or I'm doing everything right and she's just stupid. I can't work with stupid people. I don't trust them, which means I'll be stuck in a cycle where I'll be forever micromanaging everything they do. The best thing is to leave and not care what happens next.
Last week I had it fairly good at work, a lot of productive days, getting through to people and not staying back late. Sir and I watched 'The Wolfman' on Wednesday and then went shopping at Kmart (the one at Chatswood, which is open til midnight) for cheap household goods that were on special only last week.
George Michael on Friday was AWESOME. First half was pretty good but had a flat bit in the middle, but the second half was all killer, no filler - I wish it could've gone for another hour I was having so much fun. The best thing is that he had enough songs to make a really good extra hour, at least lots of songs that I love that he didn't get to play (Queen's 'Somebody to Love', 'Club Tropicana', 'Strangest Thing', 'Soul Free', '
'Freeek!'...). I bought a $30 program that someone dribbled beer on (the pains of being in an aisle seat) and a poster (only $10 - ?!?!), which I will frame as soon as I move.
The Waverton Goodbye, my farewell picnic to the suburb, was a pleasant day out. The weather behaved and I had a really nice afternoon just chilling, before meeting up with Emi and Manfred at The Union (closest pub that is walking distance from my place) for a drink before they went to Mardi Gras.
Yesterday I slept a lot, packed a bit and went to see '13 Most Beautiful', 13 Andy Warhol screen tests set to live music. Unfortunately the whole thing was rather mediocre. Not sure what I was expecting, but it wasn't what I heard/saw.
Anyway, have an early start tomorrow, then am going to see 'Wicked' as a PR treat so it'll be a long day on not much sleep.
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