A Couple of Days In

A couple of days have passed since arriving and I haven't done much but sit in my room.  Oh sure, I have ventured out a couple of times.  Not too far though.  My hotel is home base and I have went out a mile in each direction.  Mostly I look out the window like a sick cat.  LOL!  Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining.  When I am ready to get brave and explore further I will, but until then I am content.  I tend to be a home body after all, and the only way I can text Chris or chat with him is if I am on WiFi, and that is a convenient reason to stay around my room.  Oh yeah, I can come up with an excuse in two nanoseconds if needed.  Poor Chris, he is constantly telling me to get out and explore.  Mostly I just tell him "okay, I will" and then hope he forgets.  So far its working.

Tomorrow is Monday, which means my first day of work.  This will be nothing but good for me!  Getting back into a routine is exactly what the doctor ordered.  I am itching to get back to work and to settle into a familiar cadence.  It will also bring a sense of belonging.  There isn't a minute that goes by that I don't think about my blond and by now I am surely driving him nuts.  I am driving myself half crazy, so I can only imagine the way he must feel.  I am told that this is "growth"...  Okay.  My plan for growing is this:  Work, work-out, run, repeat.  That is my plan for growth over the next six months.  God will take care of the rest, and I will go along for the ride.  

I can say this though... Melbourne is a beautiful city.  At least the four square blocks that I have seen.  The people are extraordinarily friendly and the weather is beautiful.  I have zero complaints.  Hard to believe, I know.  I think I am slowly getting used to the time difference too.  For once I am a day ahead of things!  :)

So what have I learned so far?  Plenty I guess.  For starters, personalities and habits don't change with changes in geography.  At least mine didn't.  I am still a somewhat shy and socially awkward kind of guy.  That's not a bad thing nor a good thing.  It just is what it is I guess.  I also learned that working for EA has its perks.  Everybody knows the company and has great things to say about it.  I still say that I am their number one fan/ambassador.  When I work for a company I put my all into what I do, and working with such a well-known brand is amazing.  People almost always react like I am a celebrity of some sort.  How cool is that?  I have also learned that absence truly does make the heart grow fonder.  That said, anymore fonder and I will teeter on the brink of attachment.  How many people can say that they have found "the one" to share their life with?  I hope many...  It is an amazing feeling, this thing called love.  It comes with a lot of baggage, actually it doesn't.  We bring the baggage, or at least I do, but when it is real its real good.  I have also learned that one should be careful when they make a wish because it may come true.  When it does, you have nobody to blame but yourself.  Like I said in my earlier post, I know that this trip will bring me many insights.  I hate waiting (shocker) so lets get on with it!

Melbourne is treating me great and I am excited to get to work.  I have a huge mission in front of me and I plan on leaving my mark on this city and the studio.  I only hope that it is a good mark!  Until next time...