I have finally found another job! There has been much rejoicing. About two weeks ago, I applied for a job at the local video store (they were looking for casual and part-time staff), and on Saturday, the boss called me and asked if I could go and meet him. Of course, I agreed.

I went for my first training session on Sunday, then worked Monday in the afternoon, and I think the job is pretty much mine. Provided of course that I can handle the fast paced, oh so challenging ‘proper’ shifts. *cough* I’m sorry, I’ll stop being sarcastic now. It’s just that this job is possibly even easier than my current one. It doesn’t exactly have a steep learning curve.

I still have to go around and apply for jobs, though, because Centrelink have decided that I need to work more hours. That may change after the Job Capacity Assessment, though. The guy I spoke to (His name was Kendall. Just stop and have sympathy for the poor guy for a minute.) said they would probably lower the required number of job applications per fortnight, and the number of hours I would need to work.

I almost said that I didn’t need any special treatment, but I stopped myself. The truth is, I am still struggling. Even now, I am still sometimes overwhelmed when there are a lot of people around. Or when I have to go to the shopping centre. Or when I have to answer the phone, or call someone. Those things are still hard for me fairly frequently. So I said nothing, and if they want to lower the requirements for me, I’m going to let them.

I went to the city today with Mum and Dwain so we could get Dwain’s birth certificate. He needed to get it today so he can go for his learner’s test tomorrow. Scary stuff. Once he is on his learner’s, I think I can pretty much kiss my driving lessons goodbye; Mum won’t have time to teach us both. I’m just going to start putting money aside so I can go for my test, anyway. Then I’ll have my probationary license and I can start saving for a car.

In a perfect world, anyway. The real world unfortunately, is far from perfect. I think I’ll be stuck with public transport for a while yet. To be honest though, that’s fine by me. Insurance, registration, petrol, tune-ups, new tyres, accidents - who needs a car? Despite the convenience, I can’t get a car right now. Financially, it really isn’t a possibility. I’d never be able to drive it, anyway. I would either have no money for fuel, or it would have something wrong with it, and I wouldn’t be able to afford to have it fixed. I don’t need the hassle of a car.