Office christmas party
On Friday for some reason I decided to take my CDDP package into work, and lo and behold I bump into Brendan as I got into the lift. He noticed the envelope and looked at it a few times until I directed his attention away by a conversation. He must either know something is up, or thinks I'm up to no good, like photocopying for personal purposes.
Also on Friday I was finally given some short matters for next week. It was at Brendan's suggestion, but the thing is, I had offered my help to Ben on more than a few occasions, but now that Brendan has had to say it, it makes me look like I was trying to bludge my way through next week. Anyway, now my boredom has been replaced by pressure.
At the end of the day, most seemed to have left work early for the office christmas party. My plan was to follow Ben in my car because I didn't know where the place was, but he had to leave early to clean the pool at his place. He left me with instructions on how to get there, and because there's just a couple of main roads out of town, it wasn't that hard to follow.
So because I had a bit of time, I went home to change even though I had my clothes in the car. I took my sweet sweet time, and then drove off to find them. I found Paul, Horo and Ben at the tennis courts, and when I arrived we had a couple of games of doubles before Paul had to go home.
Horo, Ben and I swapped around singles for a bit before Cox and her boyfriend came. Then we rotated playing doubles. I could tell Ben was very athletic, and very familiar with the game, and so was Cox's boyfriend, but I think he felt too much pressure to perform and he choked a lot.
It was good playing tennis with them, and I realised it was the only sports I've played since coming up here. Horo was a lot better than I had expected, he has really good reflexes. When they suggested tennis I kinda thought they were all chumps, and that my occasion game back then with G and Bob was enough for me to beat them. I was wrong.
After tennis we all drove up to Ben's place for a swim. I thought it was a bit odd, but whatever. I didn't swim because I didn't bring my "togs". I swear, Ben has the nicest house!!! It's on top of a hill and has a view of the entire countryside, it's really something out of a magazine shoot, and something that'd be worth millions in Sydney.
His two dogs were very nice, they weren't overly friendly like some, and weren't aggressive at all. I got to meet his wife Victoria. Having been told that she owns a modelling agency, I kept thinking she was a model herself. Maybe she used to be, but she was mature, but then again, she's probably just Ben's age.
She was really nice, and we made pretty good conversation as everyone had a dip in the pool. Apparently they went to a wedding where they met Phillip from my old trial...small world.
After that we drove back down to the pub. I said I'd follow Cox' car, and probably made a fool of myself as I reversed the wrong way, causing me to do a burn out on the gravel, leaving a burning rubbery smell.
After spending some time parking, I found them at a table outside but under cover. Most of them had already arrived and seated. I found a seat in between Clare and Sarah. I tried to make convo with Clare but she didn't seem interested. Sarah was someone I could talk to, but her husband was there and she was talking to him.
I sat around for a moment before going to get a coke. I was so thirsty from tennis I nearly finished it immediately. Luckily Clare and Sarah had moved else where, and Cox's boyfriend came to talk to me. I thought he was a bit of an ass at tennis, a bit stuck up, and I even got that impression as I spoke to him. He looked like a wife beater. But I appreciated him talking to me. After a while he went somewhere else, and I took a walk around.
When I lined up to order, Brendan was behind me and I made small talk with him. He told me he was ordering fish and chips. I don't know, everytime I look at him I wonder about his weight, and wonder if he has ever tried to lose it. He sure wasn't helping himself by having fish and chips and aways drinking Pepsi. I wish I knew him better so I could throw in a word or two to try to help him. I'm actually quite worried for his health.
I spent a bit of the night talking to Victoria, who seems pretty easy going. Luckily Ben sat next to me when the food arrived, so I had good company, and he sat there for the rest of the night. We had a group convo going between us and Jo, and at one stage Karen tried to make convo with me but I was too nervous to keep it going. I find her ultra sexy in a taboo way.
I found out that Jo was married to one of the baristas there. I found it funny that they didn't sit next to eachother, but maybe they were just that type of couple. I talked to her across the table for a bit, and she seems to be the type to laugh at everything. I wonder if her husband thought something was going on.
Conversation got a bit awkward for me when Ben started saying how this was a good place to stay, but the only thing I needed was a girl, and then Karen also asked me if I planned to stay.
Ummm...I've got another job offer but yeah, like, whatever...(???)
So yeah, there was a bit of talk about me meeting girls. Ben was pretty much of the view that there was no one to meet in this place. Jo said Janet from the office liked to set people up. Brendan's wife asked me to try the internet, and said that was how she met Brendan. Chris to my left probably had the most sensible suggestion, which was what he did - enrol in a course to 'learn' something and meet someone there.
Towards the end of the night, Ben pointed out Chris' wife to me, and remarked about how young she was (24). I silently noted it, but decided it wasn't really any of my business. Maybe Ben was drunk, or maybe he was just being himself, but he decided to share his view with no one other than Chris himself.
He said to him that he had done well for himself, and Chris responded with something along the lines of "what do you mean? I'm going to go away, and give you some time to think about what you mean".
Uh-oh.
We weren't sure if he was joking or not, but there was definitely some tension in the air. See, this is why I keep my mouth shut and rather have people say I'm shy or even socially inept - so I don't piss off people who I shouldn't piss off.
Luckily all was good when Chris returned, they kinda talked it out, they probably realised they were both drunk and didn't need to take it any further.
To my surprise a lot of people had decided to take off rather early. Maybe it was the country, but Sydney people don't leave events till like at least 11pm. I was pretty tired by 10pm, and took the opportunity of Ben leaving as a vehicle for me to depart as well. We said our goodbyes and I gave him and his wife a lift back to their place.
I went home with a great sense of enjoyment for two reasons: it was my first social night out since arriving here, and it was my first steak since arriving here. God it was a nice steak, I loved that pepper gravy. Mmm.
Throughout the week, I have also thought about my singledom woes. My office had a trial where a guy had been convicted of pedophilia, and managed to find a wife upon his release. And with all the Tiger Woods stuff happening, I'm thinking: goddamn, even a pedophile and a guy who cheats on his wife with 11 women can still be loved, but why not me?
Also on Friday I was finally given some short matters for next week. It was at Brendan's suggestion, but the thing is, I had offered my help to Ben on more than a few occasions, but now that Brendan has had to say it, it makes me look like I was trying to bludge my way through next week. Anyway, now my boredom has been replaced by pressure.
At the end of the day, most seemed to have left work early for the office christmas party. My plan was to follow Ben in my car because I didn't know where the place was, but he had to leave early to clean the pool at his place. He left me with instructions on how to get there, and because there's just a couple of main roads out of town, it wasn't that hard to follow.
So because I had a bit of time, I went home to change even though I had my clothes in the car. I took my sweet sweet time, and then drove off to find them. I found Paul, Horo and Ben at the tennis courts, and when I arrived we had a couple of games of doubles before Paul had to go home.
Horo, Ben and I swapped around singles for a bit before Cox and her boyfriend came. Then we rotated playing doubles. I could tell Ben was very athletic, and very familiar with the game, and so was Cox's boyfriend, but I think he felt too much pressure to perform and he choked a lot.
It was good playing tennis with them, and I realised it was the only sports I've played since coming up here. Horo was a lot better than I had expected, he has really good reflexes. When they suggested tennis I kinda thought they were all chumps, and that my occasion game back then with G and Bob was enough for me to beat them. I was wrong.
After tennis we all drove up to Ben's place for a swim. I thought it was a bit odd, but whatever. I didn't swim because I didn't bring my "togs". I swear, Ben has the nicest house!!! It's on top of a hill and has a view of the entire countryside, it's really something out of a magazine shoot, and something that'd be worth millions in Sydney.
His two dogs were very nice, they weren't overly friendly like some, and weren't aggressive at all. I got to meet his wife Victoria. Having been told that she owns a modelling agency, I kept thinking she was a model herself. Maybe she used to be, but she was mature, but then again, she's probably just Ben's age.
She was really nice, and we made pretty good conversation as everyone had a dip in the pool. Apparently they went to a wedding where they met Phillip from my old trial...small world.
After that we drove back down to the pub. I said I'd follow Cox' car, and probably made a fool of myself as I reversed the wrong way, causing me to do a burn out on the gravel, leaving a burning rubbery smell.
After spending some time parking, I found them at a table outside but under cover. Most of them had already arrived and seated. I found a seat in between Clare and Sarah. I tried to make convo with Clare but she didn't seem interested. Sarah was someone I could talk to, but her husband was there and she was talking to him.
I sat around for a moment before going to get a coke. I was so thirsty from tennis I nearly finished it immediately. Luckily Clare and Sarah had moved else where, and Cox's boyfriend came to talk to me. I thought he was a bit of an ass at tennis, a bit stuck up, and I even got that impression as I spoke to him. He looked like a wife beater. But I appreciated him talking to me. After a while he went somewhere else, and I took a walk around.
When I lined up to order, Brendan was behind me and I made small talk with him. He told me he was ordering fish and chips. I don't know, everytime I look at him I wonder about his weight, and wonder if he has ever tried to lose it. He sure wasn't helping himself by having fish and chips and aways drinking Pepsi. I wish I knew him better so I could throw in a word or two to try to help him. I'm actually quite worried for his health.
I spent a bit of the night talking to Victoria, who seems pretty easy going. Luckily Ben sat next to me when the food arrived, so I had good company, and he sat there for the rest of the night. We had a group convo going between us and Jo, and at one stage Karen tried to make convo with me but I was too nervous to keep it going. I find her ultra sexy in a taboo way.
I found out that Jo was married to one of the baristas there. I found it funny that they didn't sit next to eachother, but maybe they were just that type of couple. I talked to her across the table for a bit, and she seems to be the type to laugh at everything. I wonder if her husband thought something was going on.
Conversation got a bit awkward for me when Ben started saying how this was a good place to stay, but the only thing I needed was a girl, and then Karen also asked me if I planned to stay.
Ummm...I've got another job offer but yeah, like, whatever...(???)
So yeah, there was a bit of talk about me meeting girls. Ben was pretty much of the view that there was no one to meet in this place. Jo said Janet from the office liked to set people up. Brendan's wife asked me to try the internet, and said that was how she met Brendan. Chris to my left probably had the most sensible suggestion, which was what he did - enrol in a course to 'learn' something and meet someone there.
Towards the end of the night, Ben pointed out Chris' wife to me, and remarked about how young she was (24). I silently noted it, but decided it wasn't really any of my business. Maybe Ben was drunk, or maybe he was just being himself, but he decided to share his view with no one other than Chris himself.
He said to him that he had done well for himself, and Chris responded with something along the lines of "what do you mean? I'm going to go away, and give you some time to think about what you mean".
Uh-oh.
We weren't sure if he was joking or not, but there was definitely some tension in the air. See, this is why I keep my mouth shut and rather have people say I'm shy or even socially inept - so I don't piss off people who I shouldn't piss off.
Luckily all was good when Chris returned, they kinda talked it out, they probably realised they were both drunk and didn't need to take it any further.
To my surprise a lot of people had decided to take off rather early. Maybe it was the country, but Sydney people don't leave events till like at least 11pm. I was pretty tired by 10pm, and took the opportunity of Ben leaving as a vehicle for me to depart as well. We said our goodbyes and I gave him and his wife a lift back to their place.
I went home with a great sense of enjoyment for two reasons: it was my first social night out since arriving here, and it was my first steak since arriving here. God it was a nice steak, I loved that pepper gravy. Mmm.
Throughout the week, I have also thought about my singledom woes. My office had a trial where a guy had been convicted of pedophilia, and managed to find a wife upon his release. And with all the Tiger Woods stuff happening, I'm thinking: goddamn, even a pedophile and a guy who cheats on his wife with 11 women can still be loved, but why not me?
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