Myer Catalogue & Frustration
On Wednesdays, I start work at 7am.
I finished my KMB638 assignment by 7:30, QTAC's applet is buggy so I can't apply to them yet, and I'm printing out all the application forms for Schoolies again. All I can say is, perhaps qtac don't want people to apply for tertiary courses, seeing as all applications are due in 15 days and their online application applet is buggy. Frustration abounds...
'What to do, what to do,' I wondered, 'I'm here til 11am'. Then... the realisation that I have a blog set in.
The other day a friend of mine asked what seemed to be a rhetorical question - "Will I ever become a person who actually thinks seriously about spending too much on all this junk I don't need from a Myer Catalogue?". But then I thought about it - I wouldn't mind a large, italian leather sofa. In fact, chances are if I have the chance, I'll buy one. And then my mind spiralled into the never-ending justification and re-justification of spending lots on creature comforts when other people are needy. You know what I'm talking about -
'How can you buy that when someone's going hungry tonight?'
'Yeah, well I went hungry, then I went out and worked so I could earn enough to buy this.'
'And the poor?'
'They can get a damn job.'
'I don't think that a hobo down the road has the most ease getting a job - [sarcastically] I mean, his resume probably doesn't have as much polish as yours :P'
'Yeah, well, he'd probably just waste the money I give him on drugs and alcohol.'
'What you mean like you waste it on takeaway?'
'Yeah well I'm in a situation where I can!'
'What do you expect him to do - save up the two dollar coins and then buy an air-conditioner to install on the side of his box which he sleeps in?'
'Yeah, that's exactly what I expect him to do.'
[My other shakes his head and walks off]
[My real self feels guilty for awhile, then goes and buys some food]
-Fin-
I finished my KMB638 assignment by 7:30, QTAC's applet is buggy so I can't apply to them yet, and I'm printing out all the application forms for Schoolies again. All I can say is, perhaps qtac don't want people to apply for tertiary courses, seeing as all applications are due in 15 days and their online application applet is buggy. Frustration abounds...
'What to do, what to do,' I wondered, 'I'm here til 11am'. Then... the realisation that I have a blog set in.
The other day a friend of mine asked what seemed to be a rhetorical question - "Will I ever become a person who actually thinks seriously about spending too much on all this junk I don't need from a Myer Catalogue?". But then I thought about it - I wouldn't mind a large, italian leather sofa. In fact, chances are if I have the chance, I'll buy one. And then my mind spiralled into the never-ending justification and re-justification of spending lots on creature comforts when other people are needy. You know what I'm talking about -
'How can you buy that when someone's going hungry tonight?'
'Yeah, well I went hungry, then I went out and worked so I could earn enough to buy this.'
'And the poor?'
'They can get a damn job.'
'I don't think that a hobo down the road has the most ease getting a job - [sarcastically] I mean, his resume probably doesn't have as much polish as yours :P'
'Yeah, well, he'd probably just waste the money I give him on drugs and alcohol.'
'What you mean like you waste it on takeaway?'
'Yeah well I'm in a situation where I can!'
'What do you expect him to do - save up the two dollar coins and then buy an air-conditioner to install on the side of his box which he sleeps in?'
'Yeah, that's exactly what I expect him to do.'
[My other shakes his head and walks off]
[My real self feels guilty for awhile, then goes and buys some food]
-Fin-
posted by Luke at 7:15 AM
1 Comments:
Hmmm the cheap poetry from your next post has inspired me to use the same for my reply to this one...
I saw the word 'Myer', I was quite excited,
Followed by 'catalogue', I now was delighted,
You made fun with the couch,
I thought "hey, he's no slouch"
But to my dismay,
And this I must say,
Your blog is no meal,
For it don't mention no steel,
Of the stainless variety,
From the internet fridge-riety,***
Will it soon cook my tea?
No answer can I see,
And as for the iPod,
Downplay it you sly-sod.
***Poetic licence may have been used in the forming of this sentence.
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