A Joyless Job

  Feb 12, 2024

    I’m not enjoying work at all.  I don’t like the atmosphere. I’m not being trained properly and they get annoyed when I ask questions. It just doesn’t feel comfortable. I still haven’t gotten a work schedule yet. They just text me the night before. It’s really annoying. 

    I want to continue applying to the theatre here in Christchurch. 

    Part of me feels guilty for trying to leave. I’m annoyed with myself for feeling guilty though. I should be thinking about what’s best for me. I didn’t come all the way to NZ to work at a place I hate. I want a cool experience and I want to make friends. I don’t want to be treated like I’m stupid. 

    I actually don’t care that much about the kind of work I do. I just want to be around people who I can be friends with outside of work. Like how it was at Vipassana and at the Fox.

    I’m sure they’ll be less impatient with me over time. But I can tell that it’s not the kind of place I’ll ever get excited about going to. They’re still sometimes rude with people who’ve been there a while. Everyone is telling me different things.

    Pierre and Douma came to town. We met up after I finished work. We went for dinner with one of their friends. It was a nice time. We walked through the park as the sun went down. Then the caught the bus back to their campsite.


            Dreams

    I was supervising three kids. Their dad told me to not let them vape. 

    I was in the backyard. and I knew that all three kids were vaping behind a fence. A man was also vaping with them. I didn’t know who the man was.

    The kids came out from behind the fence, one by one. They went into the house. 

    Then there was a loud noise. The man was ripping up the fence and hoisting it into the air. The man was Tom Cruise! He had a huge smile. He carried the fence over his head and threw it on the ground. Then he left.


    I was in a grocery store. RFK Jr. was at the cash register. I approached him to pay for my item. I think he was my dad. He asked me if I could grab him a yoghurt from the car. I said sure. He was still behind the counter, but now he was signing autographs. 

    I had to leave soon for the airport. I started rummaging around in the car, looking for his yoghurt.