May 1, 2010
My internet does not appear to be working this morning. After three mornings of internet, I was starting to take it for granted. It’s connected, with a fair to middling signal, but msn won’t sign in, and every page I try to go to online says Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage. Goddamnit.

I think I squished a baby lizard today while making breakfast. I try to keep the light off as much as possible, because the bugs swarm whenever they see light, and when I turned it on, there was a little lizard, separated from its tail, and looking decidedly flat. It had disappeared when I came into the kitchen again, and while I would like to believe that it made a miraculous recovery I think someone may have moved it while I wasn’t looking.

Two girls with me in camp today: Sarah hurt her ankle a few days ago, and Bree has some sort of stomach bug. Jet would say (and has) that they need to take a teaspoon of cement and harden up a bit.

It was just me, Jet, and Ding in camp last night (Friday night). I cooked them up some leftovers, and then we all went to bed. I don’t understand how all the others can go into town and party while knowing that they have a 5:00 am start time the next morning.

You know, when I first came to Australia it was the wet season, and it used to sometimes make me crazy the way Jet seemed to barely be working at all. I understand a bit better now. We work really long days now and I’ve been told we may have a day off in another month or so. I can’t really complain, though: the pay is good, I enjoy my job, and when I get up in the morning I can see the southern cross shining in the sky.

Well, if the internet isn’t going to work I may as well go back to sleep for another hour or so. (It’s 6:30 am right now).

Jet’s days, meanwhile are slightly different than mine… He came home last night with the tale of cutting cancerous testicles off of a calf that were bigger than tennis balls.

I haven't shown you any pictures of my house, have I? Well, here it is: