jellybaby

i worked a bit, then sammy visited this side of town so i went out for a break. i came back afterwards, and worked with spot until roughly 11, and then we walked back home. well, i stopped on the way to meet up with mpe, and we had a very long talk about who i am and what i'm looking for / definitely not looking for.

i must be honest, after some of the things i said, i was totally surprised that she didn't just turn around and go home.

we helped spot move in, and then went to bed.

-- comments relating to why i now totally dig (cute) short girls have been removed --
suffice it to say that the hunch i've been maintaining was totally correct ^_^

i didn't sleep very much, and we all (aside from spot, made us a bit late) got up at 7 to go and meet the landlord. spot caught something we missed, and discovered that instead of us owing the landlord a bit of extra cash, he owes us :F

the kid and i went through to the other city officer, and on the way to the department of internal affairs i realized that it would've been pointless to arrive there without my ID (which i only found later on) - so i returned to base.

before that, on the bus, we discussed yesterday's private pile event from both sides. it turns out that when i stormed off, i left pile pretty much in tears. and the kid, as i suspected (thank god for the kid) then played the good cop, while explaining to him gently that i was totally correct and that he needs to take charge of his situation.

i arrived at the tail end of the section breakfast, and spent my first couple of hours sorting my system out, and fighting with support over the phone. i went to the clinic, and they arranged an "emergency appointment" for me for tuesday; the medic said she thinks it looks okay, so i'm not overly-concerned anymore.

lunch was alright, especially as most of it came from the officer's mess again. why haven't i always done this?

i found my ID when i got back to my office, and just then the kid called to tell me that i could fax my data through instead of returning in the morning. that kinda made life easier.

i gave pile an exercise to do in the morning, with a slight twist, and i helped him out as sparingly as possible. and i made use of the technique that my TL prescribed yesterday. by the end of the day, not only had he made serious headway (i mean to say, he's got more than just the gist), but when he got stuck, he got really stuck. hell, he'd even been thinking about the problems during lunch, which is a major improvement.

just before i left, i'd manage to coerce some not-bad problem solving out of him, and convinced him to stay behind a while to work some more. i have to be honest, i don't know how this is going to turn out, but it's most certainly a good sign!

i caught our welfare officer on the way to work, and had a chance to discuss my situation with her. it looks bad that i've actually managed to save a bit of cash as a lonely soldier, but she understands now that i'm working hard for it and that i'm not taking advantage of the army in a negative sense. we were on the bus for a while, and it's kinda nice to get to know the people who take care of you :)

i got to work broken, and i'm now completely wasted. at least our provider's finally responded and dealt with a whole bunch of issues, and i can get back on track soon.

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