Back to Lismore for the last time?

On Friday I had planned to go for a mile jog, to complete the week, but I also wanted to prevent any further damage to my knee, and the latter won in the end.

I went for a haircut, and did a tiny amount of packing for the trip. In the afternoon I met up with Malay and we went to buy Thai a cake for his birthday. I ended up choosing the cake, I hope he liked it.

We drove to his place to give him the cake and then we caught a bus out to the city where we found G, Brain and Scope waiting for us outside the arcade place. We stood around for a while trying to decide what to eat. I wanted steak, but didn't want to force anyone into anything, so I asked them, and the frustrating thing with these guys is they're so INDECISIVE!

You ask them something and they'll either say "I don't know" or "I don't care". I think that is why they don't have girlfriends. As for me? Who knows, maybe you're in a better position to answer that.

In the end, I had to forcefully suggest that small Chinese restaurant which gives you free soy drinks. Usually the food is pretty decent and cheap, but this time I felt the chicken was kinda off, and Malay showed me the residue in the soy drink which made me stop drinking it immediately.

Shuing couldn't make it because he was sick.

We talked about cars, video games, and my trip. After that we decided to check out the underground arcades because Malay said there was a raffle at 7pm. We ended up spending most of our time on the basketball shootout, and Scope annoyed me a bit because he said he wasn't going to play the second game (which I was fine with) but then helped G shoot, so he almost doubled our score.

I also won a little monkey keyring from those skill tester machines, and then we walked out not knowing what to do, then finally deciding to get a coffee. So we went to the Gloria Jeans on the corner, and I brought up The Game and told them some ideas about it. The only person who could continue a conversation about this was Malay, because he's reading the book too. I could tell the others were silently interested. I hope some of the things I said 'clicked' for G, because he really has NFI (yet still manages to pull more dates than me).

I also told them about how I created an online dating account just for fun, and they seemed a bit more interested in that. That also led to G telling us about his account, which I already knew about.

We called it a night after that, because they were going to Jamberoo with Thai and his wife the next day and so had to get up early. We all made the long walk to G's car and he gave us all a lift home.

On Saturday I finished my packing (ended up forgetting my slippers) and left at about 8:30am. I was dreading this drive a bit, maybe because I knew how long and laborious it would be. From time to time I would think about how I would break the news to Brendan, but I still have not come up with a good idea.

I actually took my time on the drive, stopping pretty much every two hours. I stopped at a rest area and slept a bit as well as playing on my laptop, I stopped at Macca's for food, I stopped at the Big Banana and took a few photos, I stopped at another rest area, and still managed to arrive before sunset, at about 7:30pm-ish.

Pandy left a note welcoming me back, and said there were a few good prospective tenants she'd like to talk to me about. I knew it wouldn't matter anyway, because I'd soon be telling her I'd be moving out. But I know that as luck would have it, some hot girl will move in as I move out.

I was pretty damn tired, so I just grabbed a hot dog for dinner at a new shop and ate it back home. I was so glad to get some sleep.

Today I went to Pacific Fair to get Ben a tie as a farewell present. I didn't really want to go, because I wanted to give my car a break and I also wasn't in the mood for another long drive, but that was the only place with a Myer store. Also, my right arm is sunburnt from driving, and I didn't want to expose it anymore.

When I got there I felt like having a banana split for some reason, but then couldn't bring myself to spend $7.50 on it, so skipped it. I got a light blue tie for Ben (hope he likes it), and then bought myself some slippers. I took a walk around the shopping centre, and was kinda glad to see so many people and such a mixture. It was kinda like Sydney.

I did get myself a watermelon juice and enjoyed it as I browsed through the shops.

My drive back was kinda long, due to the traffic as I left, and also this really slow moving caravan close to home.

I rented Analyse This, went home and made some food for a late lunch, then heated some lasagne for dinner as I watched it. It was a good movie, I liked it, I thought both actors did a really good job. But I wonder if that Phoebe chick can act like anything else, or is she limited to that persona of Phoebe?

To be honest, I felt right at home the moment I got back yesterday. I enjoy it here. I guess I enjoy the freedom of living alone. The job is good. I suppose the only reason for taking the Sydney job is because it is a two year contract. Well, that, and the cases are on a larger scale.

I wonder if I am making a mistake.