Disconcerted

Yesterday after work I noticed when looking out the bedroom window, a whole lot of wood and other stuff in the Habsburg's back yard.  I realised what it was:  skirting boards and tiles.  The place is still empty and wonderfully quiet, but we've seen (through the front window, when in the car in the morning - no, we're not spying) a wheelbarrow in their lounge, so I guess they're having the place retiled.  This morning we saw the front door open and some guy/s in there.

I feel so... worried about it.  I really really really don't want them to move back.  Really, really don't.  I am hoping and praying that they're having it retiled and are going to let it out.  I'm trying not to dwell on it, but it's such a disturbing, depressing thought that in a few weeks' time they'll be back.  On new tiles, with their goddamned high-heel clonky shoes, and the brat's toys, and the furniture being shoved and scraped along the floor, and so it goes on.  Back in the place, stinking us out again, disturbing us with their noise and lack of consideration.  I really despise them.  I've even had a nightmare where we'd just landed in Aus, found our dream home on a hillside overlooking the ocean, only to find that they're living next door and the places are joined, just like here.  I suppose we could, in passing, ask the neighbours on the other side if they know what's happening, it'd at least put my mind to rest, in whatever form of rest that may be - relief if they're preparing the place to let it out, or awareness that it's just a passing bliss that they're not living there right now.  But I dunno... I just... just hate these people.

Last night we watched District 9 (yes, FINALLY!).  Wow, what a tense movie!  Not at all what I expected.  I loved it though... it was so raw and real, and Wikus's response to his weird hand is just SO REAL.  Jees!!!!!  5 stars, brilliant movie.  Wednesday (for now) we're going to see Avatar (in 3D).  Can't wait. 

This evening I'm hoping to stitch a bit - haven't stitched since Thursday and the compulsion is poking me and I want to stitch right now.  I realise I've been working on Golden Ice since early 2008.  It's already been 2 years!  Ok a lot has happened since I started (wedding preparations, honeymoon preparations, wedding, honeymoon, scanning 7000 photos, visa application preparations, visa application, to name a few!), but it's been so long!  It's about time - Golden Ice's time has come and I must finish.  It's time to move onto something new... to try new things.  Time, also, to tackle Act 5 of Diablo 2 (LOD).  EERrrrghhhh!!!  So much I want to do.

Visa news:  DIAC/Aus govt are completely restructuring the system, scrapping the CSL in mid-2010, the MODL (a list of occupations according to which you are assigned points) is scrapped, they're capping and ceasing processing pre-Sept 2007 applications at 20 000 (which SUCKS for people who have been patiently waiting!), amongst other things.  I'm hoping that we are still ok, being on the as-yet-unscrapped CSL, but it all is uncertain.  No further change has happened with our visa application, G's medicals remain 'referred to Australia', whatever that means for us.  I hope it moves along, so we can get clarity on our plans.