An extended period (teeheehee) in the life of Sex Guy 3.

Prologue

Last night I discovered my phone has a rooster crowing alarm sound. Immediately set it even though I normally don’t use alarms.

Morning

Woke up before alarm. Got excited and had a little countdown until alarm went off. Forgot I had promised to drive sister down to station. Sadly turned alarm off unsounded and considered setting an alarm for Saturday just so I could hear it then go back to sleep. Decided against it.

After-morning

Got to Australian Museum for first official day of Honours work. Supervisor was AFK but phone instead of Keyboard and spent an awkward few minutes standing around the visitors entrance. Apparently the Indian security guard there (who is really nice by the way) is from a super proud military family and is black belt in a bunch of fighting styles. I approve. Finally get let into the office of my supervisor, they’ve given my old research spot to some visiting old guy researcher. The old guy makes good jokes but is just a bit too slow delivering them so you have to supress the laugh for a whole second since you can usually predict the punchline. It is difficult.

Pre-afternoon

Supervisor promptly trolls me (I promised to meet him Thursday morning at 9 but….didn’t show up all day) by giving me literally 10 kgs of books to read and wishing me luck. I needed it. 30 minutes in I was calculating how perceptive the visiting researcher was and how much napping I could get in. Turns out the other guys in the office walk in an out so often that it’s not really feasible. I’m not used to the sounds their chairs make when they stand up. Must do so soon.

Post-pre-afternoon

Supervisor (Known referred to as The Silver Fox, or Silver Fox or The SF for short) takes me up to the staff morning tea so I can network if I want. Turns out he just wants to show me off. Does so successfully several times. SF spots a trio of young ladies on the opposite side of the room, tries to strike up conversation, doesn’t really work. I thank my lucky stars. He offers me a donut that I’m now thankful for….lasted me until CO.

Right after the morning tea, walking back to the office we bump into one of the young ladies, of chinese(?) appearance. SF stops her and introduces me to her. At length. I pray there aren’t many girls in the museum for him to introduce me to. I wonder if he assumes I want him to. Wait how does he know I don’t have a girlfriend. =/

Regular afternoon

SF tells me I’m free to pop out to lunch before some OH&S briefing later. I decide to “forget” to so that after the safety induction at like 3:30 I can be all like “Oh it’s 3:30, and I haven’t had lunch, I guess I’ll go get lunch then go home since there’s no point coming back with like 45 minutes left in the day”. I try it, he laughs in a way that makes me worried he sensed my ploy. I wonder how I’ll get out of there before 5 on other CO days……

Stay tuned, lurkers!

<3
Kelvin

Labels: Awkward, Doughnut., Honours, Matchmaking, Silver Fox