Holiday

Well, not much going on here. Holiday seems more like workaday. I've been in everyday this week. Maybe I'll take off this Friday. But who knows. I need the cash flow, I guess.

One thing that's been troubling recently is the question of what to do with my life. A lot of nagging fears dangle over my head. I've sort of put off that question while taking this year adventure, but I'm heading right back to square one. I understand that one doesn't figure out what to do with the rest of your life right after graduating college, but still. I guess I'm frustrated at not having a better idea of what to do with myself. I'd like to work with a large publishing company, but there are hesitations there. I'd like to take a crack at sportswriting; again, various hesitations there. Only time will tell, really. I like sports. Working in sports in some capacity would be pretty sweet. I don't know. Enough about that.

Today is Thanksgiving in the States. Not here. And while that is sad to think that the last 21 years of my life I sat around and ate Turkey (ok, maybe not the last 21, but the point is made), it's fun to realize that I am living in a foreign country challenging myself. Let me add a disclaimer to that: I'm not saying those who are in the country aren't challenging themselves; realizing that I'm missing the holiday because I'm on this little journey makes up for it. A little bit.

Working has been alright. The experience of being in the corporate world hasn't been all that bad, but at the same time, nothing to write home about. I go in, do some work, go home, do some reading, go to bed, repeat the next day. The nice thing about it is the weak US dollar means that I'm making more; still I'd rather see the AU dollar fall to it's level of two years ago. .50 on the dollar would be stellar.

Of note, the Australian elections are this weekend. I found out from one of my co-workers that it is compulsory to vote. Every citizen has to, otherwise they are fined around $120. Kind of makes me wonder what would happen in the States if it was mandatory to cast a vote each year. Would it be a good thing, or would it be a bad thing? And is there any way to test this theory?