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22nd birthday
Well, I turned 22 on the 30th. I feel old.
The day started off rather BLAH because I had to go to work and the bus was a little late. I also got a "no" when I asked my manager if I could get my lip pierced (labret piercings = love) but human resources said that facial piercings are not allowed (HELLO?! SEE MY BIG NOSE STUD?!). But nevermind!
I got some awesome presents though! 
I'm (still) obsessed with Bagpuss and my brother got me a Bagpuss plushie:
My mum and step-dad got me a turquoise, hoodie-less hoodie by Animal:
(my mum finally 'got' that I prefer my hoodies BIG, so got me the largest size she could, haha!)
I think the colour's stunning; I love it!
My supervisor, Nikki, bought me a cute little flowering cactus, which I've named Bobbi:
Her flower's fallen off, though.^ 
My sister got me a funky necklace, which I love!
I got disgustingly spoilt by Myke though!
Sweeney Todd on DVD:
I wanted to watch this when it first came out. The fact that it was a musical put me off a little bit (not a big fan of musicals!) but I still wanted to watch it! Before we got to watch it, I'd forgotten about it.
I watched it with him [Myke] and - it's awesome. And Johnny Depp was fantastic, as always!
Second present:
A custom mouse mat! With a photo I took when we went on holiday!
This has to be one of the most thoughtful gifts I've ever received. It sits on my desk at work, where everyone can see it!
My last present from Myke?
Yesss, a new digital camera! When I saw it, I just went "Oh, you didn't!" and then started to get all teary (but not in a sad way!).
I was hoping it'd be bright and sunny when I got home tonight but it's raining and dark, so I haven't been able to test it fully yet but it seems to take some really awesome photos!
So, tell me. Do I look older now?
Feeling overwhelmed but I just added to it
There is so much to remember for this job (what to do, how to do it, when to do it, etc). And to make my "newness" so much easier to cope with, I've had to learn how to do other people's jobs, so I could cover them while they're away on holiday.
I'm not complaining, it's just that I've had so much information pushed at me since I started this job, I'm fighting a losing battle with my already terrible memory...
Apparently, I filled in a form to grant me access to a system, so I can do another bit of my job. I say apparently because I don't remember filling in this form. I had to ask my supervisor if she remembered me filling in this form. And I even had someone from the company I had to send the form off to, tell me exactly what my signature looked like.
But still - I remember NOTHING about this form.
There are also a lot of other things I've apparently done which, again, I don't remember.
The worst thing I've forgotten? That it's my birthday on Monday. I didn't realise until I saw the date and thought "Oh, wait, doesn't something happen at the end of this month?". OH YEAH! MY BLOODY BIRTHDAY!
I'm also about to start my NVQ level 2 in Business & Admin. And because my GCSEs are over 5 years old, and therefore completely useless to use as proxies because they're "too old", I need to take a level 1 exam for Numeracy Key Skills and a level 2 exam for Communication Key Skills.
Key Skills level 2 is the equivalent of a GCSE in that subject. GCSEs aren't good enough for me anymore, I want A Level equivalents. So I'm going to push myself and get a level 3 in both Numeracy and Communication Key Skills.
Once I've got the NVQ and the level 3s, I'll be going on to another NVQ (level 3, perhaps? Or maybe I'll do the level 2 in Customer Service...).
Hopefully, I won't suffer a mental breakdown as a result of all of this!
New Job
Long story short:
I went for a job interview about a month ago and I found out two weeks ago, that I got the job.
I left my old place on the 23rd. I was all excited at first but then, as I was going to leave, I had a card handed to me, with loads of good luck messages from the people I worked with. I wasn't expecting it and it made me kind of sad to leave.
I started at the new place on the 27th. I'm an admin assistant and I'm enjoying myself. It's kinda tough because the only person I know is Myke's mum and I'm not very good at meeting new people. I seem to be getting along with all these new people quite well though. 
So yeah. I really like my new job. I'm actually "the Database Lady" but, like the rest of the admin team, I need to use the telephone (hate, hate, HATE phones) and be break cover on reception. I'm working 20+ hours more than I used to, so I'm tired. Very tired. Which should explain this quick and disjointed entry! 
(PS - I will be returning the comments everyone left on the last entry. It might have to wait until the weekend but I WILL do it.)
