Day 27: A Much Improved Mood

After a night of sleep, I woke up feeling much better than I did the day before. Woke up late though and nearly missed my ride with Lois and Sam.

Lois felt confident about the Equipment exam we were going to take, so she wanted to get it over and done with. Despite feeling my feeling unprepared, we took the test at 8:30. After a mix-up with the answer key, Emma got our tests graded. For the first (and hopefully last) time, Lois outscored me by five points. But only missing one isn't too shabby I guess. Some people say you don't even NEED a safety stop. (Just kidding. Always do a safety stop.)

A bit frustrated, I talked to Peter who told me that several of the emails I formatted yesterday went out with an error. Maybe Steve Jobs can keep his job after all. Carl and Emma pulled me aside a bit later, and we talked about my options for working around my new diagnosis. From the sound of it, we'll just be pushing everything back, which should mean I'm finished before I have to leave. Looks like I'll have time for a job after all.

Carl suggested that I look for work aboard a dive boat, just to get exposure, and that I look to do it somewhere else along the coast. Maybe the Northies bouncers are cooler than him after all. I've not ruled it out though, as there is more of Australia that I'd like to see.

Peter later offered me a job servicing regulators and tanks for a couple months, which I might end up doing. I'd never thought I'd complain about having too many options for how I want to spend my time. Carl figured that I should know how to service a tank anyway, and showed me how it's done. Most of the process I had learned about in my Gas Blender course, but there was more to it than I expected. Carl gave me a valve to service by myself, and (pardon my humility) I did a damn good job. The tank even passed the "Will it Hold Air?" test, which is kinda important.

As always on Fridays, we had a divemaster meeting with Emma and Carl, which was just an overview of our schedules for next week. I have Wednesday off, so I can go to the ear specialist appointment I booked earlier today. With any luck, this doctor will be able to help me speed it up, or perform any necessary surgery. Getting the appointment was atrocious, but I'm hoping he'll have good news for me.

Didn't do too much after the meeting, and left once we had had our individual meetings. Sam, Lois and I met Caroline at the Intersection for dinner and a few drinks, which was all the excitement we'd have for the night. Turned in early again in an effort to prepare myself for the tomorrow night.

Yours in Swearing I'm Not an Old Man,
Robert