Alright ... so I have tried an uncountable number of times to write and let you all know what is going on in my life, however for varriousw reasons being for the most part different from situation to situation I am sitting here with one month left in my Eurail and aparently haven't written anything. Sorry about that lol But I'll hold on to what I said before... It gives me more to talk about when I get home. ( Man oh Man you all going to be so sick of me tellign stories : )
However a few days ago I had a day that was just woth writing about, if only for the reason that I needed to get it off my chest lol.
Here it goes...
Alright.... so it all started a long long time ago on a dark and stormy day. Alrigth well it was actualy not to bad a day, a little windy maybe and yes it did rain... but no thunder. And it was only what ... sunday, monday... doesnt matter.
So I got up from my hostel in Berlin only to see that it was raining but that the person who had been in my room the night before had stolden my unbrella. So off I went thru the rain and all to buy a new one even tho at that point there was no reason to ... I was soked. By the time I got to the station I had to wait over 2 hours for the next train to Rostock witch is where my eurail book says I must go to get a ferry to Finland.
The train from Berlin was rather uneventfull except for the loud happenings of a 6 year old boy and his mother the whole ride there. (The fact that they were yelling in German didn't help)
So I arrive in Rostock, least to say wet and with a headace, only to have it worsened by the customer service lady not being able to speak english. Lets just say in a matter of 5 minutes I had all my books out and spred amung 3 security gaurds , who also dont speak any english, my eurail map layed out on the counter and my bags on the floor my eurail pass in the hand of a very flustered old woman who thought she could speek english but had no idea what I wanted, and a line up of very angy travelers wanting and waiting to buy tickets.
Finally after much acting and dacing around on my part I got thru to them that I wished to know where I can catch a boat to Finland. Turns out that its not in Rostock... it's in a port village I'd have to get to by train, and guess what , I just missed the last derect train by something like 3 minutes. so I waited, traveled, transpherd, waited and traveled some more, and finally got there.
Its getting dark now.I had been counting on this ferry so I didnt have a place to stay and this ports side village didn't look like it would be to acomidable of my sleeping needs.
So I wanlked and found a ferry line. Another person who doesn't speak english (at this point im wondering how long it would take me to learn German) but I got to her allot faster and she told me she goes (well her company goes) to Sweden. I would have to go to the other line. when I asked for the line of Supperfast Ferries witch is the one that takes eurail travelers she said 'no, not name, but you find' and she pointed. I should have known right there... this wasnt going to be good.
When I entered the ship company that she spoke of, the woman spoke perfect english with a bit of a western european accent, how refreshing. I explained to her what I wanted and she was very nice in making up my ticket. Then she informed me of the cost. 135.00 euro.
I dont think so!
Again I brought out the map the books and the sceduale I carry around like a bible to tell her that was not right. she assured me it was and the reason being ... the company that gave the discout to people like me had been taken over... it didn't exist any more and therefore neither did my way to Finland. I dont think I need to say that I wasn't about to pay over 100 euro for any ride when I payed so much for my eurail in the first place.
So here I am.... its dark now... I have no where to go... I'm wet ... Im lonly... and now EVERY SINGLE plan I had made for the next 2 weeks has been blown to bits by this lady who is not impressed at the fact that I think crying will get me any where. Fact of the matter was I couldnt help myself. I broke down droped my bad and needed a tissue. (that only making me more upset)
I didnt know what I was going to do. After some alone time in the bathroom I came back to grab my bag only to find that when I had droped it I had sqashed and broken my water bottle and now I had to use my already wet sweater to mop up the water and that didnt put the lady in any better mood... not that I cared.
She told me I could leave my bag behinde the counter to go look in to other companies so that was what I did. After allot of walking, asking allot of questions and one more break down on the side of the road. I went back to the first ferry comapny, I asked how much to Sweden and they told me ... 15 euro (not as good as free... but it was a pålace to sleep for the night. I'd figure out what I wanted to do when I got there. Went back grabed my bag.
So thats what I did. At 11:00 pm I was on the 'Huckleberry Finn' to Sweden and met 4 Swiss guys who I sat with, they wernt speaking english so it still ment I didnt have any one to talk to but when they orderd drinks, 5 came for 4 guys and it turned out one was for me :) I had a bad sleep but at least I was warm. I woke up and I was in Sweden and that is my story. It might not sound that bad... but it was and you'r just going to have to belive me :P
I would like to add now tho that the day I got in I went to the info centre and met 3 people... all fluent in english. We just so happend to be derected to the same hostel and when we go there we were all in the same room. Stewart and I wanted to go to Finalnd and both just so happened to have eurail. We went to the same comapny that I should have gotten in Germany and that the lady told me didnt exsist any more either, but well... it was there. The 2 of us made a booking together and cost us 0.00 euro + booking fee witch came out to like 2.50 euro for a ship to and from Finland. (thats 1.25 euro per night accomedations right there) so thats what we did. and it was great! We had a great time on this massive ship, stayed 2 days 1 night in the capital of Finland and then came back on another fabulouse ship. Now Im back in Sweden talking a night train to Oslo Norway tomorrow. Everything worked out better that I would have guessed it would as I was walking in the dark in a little northern German village getting splashed by passing trucks.
Thank Goodness
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Don't worry ... I'm not dead.
Alright every one... So I realize that it has been a long time...a VERY long time since I wrote here. I spent so much effort on this site when I first got here in Ireland that I now curse myself for not keeping up on it. But hey look at it this way: If I told you everything on a daily basis, Then I would have no stories to tell when I get home :D that's my theory and I'm sticking to it.
Plus I'm sure you all know what it's like when life takes over...and that it has. So much has happened in the last 3 months I don't even know where to begin. The more and more I put it off, thinking that nothing worth writing about has happened, the more and more things started happening, till I just got to the point where I gave up the hope of being able to write it all down. So to fall short of writing you a novel… I will, like I said, save the stories for when I get back home.
However after getting a job, making great friends and actually getting in to some sort of demented routine, I am again on the move. In 7 hours from now I will be on my way to the airport to start my 3 month tour around Europe. First stop...Venice Italy!
I will be traveling for the first month with my friend from high school Ashley. Down south thro Italy, then across by ferry to Grease and then north from there. That's the plan so far. I'm not going to embellish too much on details, because I have to come to realize that very little in you life can be completely planned out. And there is always a chance that what is planned out wont turn out the way you wanted it to. Since leaving home I think the biggest lesson that I have learned is that the only thing you can do is try and prepare your self as much as possible for what could possibly happen and when something does happen you hope it nothing you can't handle. Take it in stride smile and have fun...things will work out.
If any one here reading this is thinking “WHO THE HELL IS THIS?! IT CAN'T BE OUR OVERLY PREPARED NESSA!!” You're not alone...I'm saying the same thing!
So anyway...Lots to come. I'll make sure of it!
Plus I'm sure you all know what it's like when life takes over...and that it has. So much has happened in the last 3 months I don't even know where to begin. The more and more I put it off, thinking that nothing worth writing about has happened, the more and more things started happening, till I just got to the point where I gave up the hope of being able to write it all down. So to fall short of writing you a novel… I will, like I said, save the stories for when I get back home.
However after getting a job, making great friends and actually getting in to some sort of demented routine, I am again on the move. In 7 hours from now I will be on my way to the airport to start my 3 month tour around Europe. First stop...Venice Italy!
I will be traveling for the first month with my friend from high school Ashley. Down south thro Italy, then across by ferry to Grease and then north from there. That's the plan so far. I'm not going to embellish too much on details, because I have to come to realize that very little in you life can be completely planned out. And there is always a chance that what is planned out wont turn out the way you wanted it to. Since leaving home I think the biggest lesson that I have learned is that the only thing you can do is try and prepare your self as much as possible for what could possibly happen and when something does happen you hope it nothing you can't handle. Take it in stride smile and have fun...things will work out.
If any one here reading this is thinking “WHO THE HELL IS THIS?! IT CAN'T BE OUR OVERLY PREPARED NESSA!!” You're not alone...I'm saying the same thing!
So anyway...Lots to come. I'll make sure of it!
Thursday, April 26, 2007
April 24-26 2007
As you can probably tell I'm starting to find life here a little bit more bearable, it's becoming more "the norm", I'm "getting in to the swing of things" as you would say. My job I think has had allot to do with that, so not only do I feel like a member of this society (as new a member as I am) but I am also tied down from going any where 5 days a week, wow it's almost like being back home. :)
That is why I have decided to come back... no I'm just pulling your leg! But seriously;
I must admit that when I started planning for all this, this wasn't exactly what I had in mind. I mean I knew that I was going on a work visa, I knew I would be basing myself out of Dublin Ireland, and I knew I'd probably work for a while, but those were all words. I focused all my plans and thoughts on the traveling part, the going out and seeing things up close that most people have only seen in pictures or the T.V (Witch by the way is another thing I've gotten used to not having) I thought so hard about that and got so excited for it, that when I woke up yesterday morning I had to seriously think... this isn't exactly what I wanted to be doing, I could be doing this back home but this is where I am ... and this is what I'm doing now... and it came to me that I am damn well happy about it.
I look at how this last week has gone, it went by so fast I can hardly believe it. I know that at the moment it all seems like forever, but as I stand a few days away from 1 month, I just know its going to be great. I know I've done so much in just one months time and that can make it seem like it went by fast, and that makes me wonder now that I'm in my routine, whats next? I think that the next two months are going to be allot like this week has been. Working quite a bit maybe seeing the odd movie or going out the odd night, a few things to look forward to (last week it was my birthday, this week it's Ashley's visit! :D) The random or planed correspondence home, and allot of improvising!
I know that nothing works out the way you plan it to and that completely half the fun ( the other half for me is the planing itself, call me weird!) but I think that I have a rough idea. I stay here doing what I'm doing until the end of June, 2 months, then so far as has been planned I have some one coming to visit for 2 weeks and we will travel around Ireland together, I'm sending all my living things, items I've accumulated and yes gifts home with them because it would cost a small fortune to send it back home through the mail. Then I'm off on the 15th of July to Italy with Ashley one month of traveling with her and then I'm on my own, doing my own thing for 2 months. That is what I'm here for, I am so excited! Then after that, the middle of October, I think that I'm going to live in a small Irish town not to sure where or witch one, but to just get a different feel than the city. I might work in a hostel or something... or maybe I'll just take one heck of a long vacation before heading home for Christmas. (For those of you who know me though it will more likely be the first option lol.)
I'm up for it. I'm just worried now that I wont have anything else to blog about when my life starts to be more boring than this in the next 2 months... theres only so many ways I can make working as a waitress sound interesting and I think you've all heard way to many times that my room mates and co-workers are nice.
Other than that I talked to Toddar this morning, kinda upsetting because I had been looking forward to it all week, but he was really tired , it only lasted an hour, and he couldn't talk because Justin was sleeping in the room. But oh well Sundays convo will be better and plus... Ashley's coming from Scotland tomorrow to stay with me for five days! We've been planning this for months but it's finally happening, I swear I'm like a kid on Christmas eve. I bought tickets to go see Alexus on fire with Jill and J.B. So I have allot going on...I'm doing alright.
P/S... Isn't it amazing how I can make tree days of nothing in to one of the longest posts? It's a gift I'm telling you.
That is why I have decided to come back... no I'm just pulling your leg! But seriously;
I must admit that when I started planning for all this, this wasn't exactly what I had in mind. I mean I knew that I was going on a work visa, I knew I would be basing myself out of Dublin Ireland, and I knew I'd probably work for a while, but those were all words. I focused all my plans and thoughts on the traveling part, the going out and seeing things up close that most people have only seen in pictures or the T.V (Witch by the way is another thing I've gotten used to not having) I thought so hard about that and got so excited for it, that when I woke up yesterday morning I had to seriously think... this isn't exactly what I wanted to be doing, I could be doing this back home but this is where I am ... and this is what I'm doing now... and it came to me that I am damn well happy about it.
I look at how this last week has gone, it went by so fast I can hardly believe it. I know that at the moment it all seems like forever, but as I stand a few days away from 1 month, I just know its going to be great. I know I've done so much in just one months time and that can make it seem like it went by fast, and that makes me wonder now that I'm in my routine, whats next? I think that the next two months are going to be allot like this week has been. Working quite a bit maybe seeing the odd movie or going out the odd night, a few things to look forward to (last week it was my birthday, this week it's Ashley's visit! :D) The random or planed correspondence home, and allot of improvising!
I know that nothing works out the way you plan it to and that completely half the fun ( the other half for me is the planing itself, call me weird!) but I think that I have a rough idea. I stay here doing what I'm doing until the end of June, 2 months, then so far as has been planned I have some one coming to visit for 2 weeks and we will travel around Ireland together, I'm sending all my living things, items I've accumulated and yes gifts home with them because it would cost a small fortune to send it back home through the mail. Then I'm off on the 15th of July to Italy with Ashley one month of traveling with her and then I'm on my own, doing my own thing for 2 months. That is what I'm here for, I am so excited! Then after that, the middle of October, I think that I'm going to live in a small Irish town not to sure where or witch one, but to just get a different feel than the city. I might work in a hostel or something... or maybe I'll just take one heck of a long vacation before heading home for Christmas. (For those of you who know me though it will more likely be the first option lol.)
I'm up for it. I'm just worried now that I wont have anything else to blog about when my life starts to be more boring than this in the next 2 months... theres only so many ways I can make working as a waitress sound interesting and I think you've all heard way to many times that my room mates and co-workers are nice.
Other than that I talked to Toddar this morning, kinda upsetting because I had been looking forward to it all week, but he was really tired , it only lasted an hour, and he couldn't talk because Justin was sleeping in the room. But oh well Sundays convo will be better and plus... Ashley's coming from Scotland tomorrow to stay with me for five days! We've been planning this for months but it's finally happening, I swear I'm like a kid on Christmas eve. I bought tickets to go see Alexus on fire with Jill and J.B. So I have allot going on...I'm doing alright.
P/S... Isn't it amazing how I can make tree days of nothing in to one of the longest posts? It's a gift I'm telling you.
April 22 2007 and the Day after that...
Alright so my day 26 started off at 7:00 am with me waking up and think "it's ma berfday!" Followed but the though "Now what?" I decided that I was going to stay in bed until noon. And that I did even though I was awake at 11:15. When I did get out of bed I made plans for hat I was going to do. All the plans where shot to pieces when Whitney woke up and exclaimed that she didn't have to work. I didn't mind whatsoever I was happy to just have someone to be with on my birthday and she did that for me, what she also did was brought out a gift bag, in it was a card, a strength stone as well as a button that read "birthday girl", that I proceeded to ware all day long with my favorite shirt that I brought from home.
We decided to stick to my plan when it came to going to see TMNT at 3:30 but when we got to the theater we found out that the times for that movies showings had been changed. So the plans were changed to go see Pathfinder. I was kinda disappointed in the movie to tell you honestly. I was so excited to see it after watching the previews when I was back home.
After that we went back home where Trevor made a burrito dinner, Whitney and I had some and then while I was finishing up the two of them brought out pieces of cake that Trevor had bought as well. :) I made sure we all had drinks and we had our own little beer and cake.
When that was all said and done and dinner was history I went to the call shop, I talked to my mom my aunt cousin and Toddar.
When I got back, missing home a little bit more we had a final drink and then headed out on the town ... my pin and everything! :D It was a really good night, we started off in a small little pub for one of Whitney's co-workers going away party and after that we hit mare bars then ended in a late night club... we had to take a cab. That was my first time riding on the wrong side of the road (if you exclude the bus ride here at night that I barely remember anything about besides being so nervous and slightly nauseous.) Any way I took pictures. We all drank a bunch and danced. Good times... Good times!
That day was followed by my 27 day where I worked 11 hours! I got home checked my e-mail to see if I had any more birthday wishes and then went to bed.
We decided to stick to my plan when it came to going to see TMNT at 3:30 but when we got to the theater we found out that the times for that movies showings had been changed. So the plans were changed to go see Pathfinder. I was kinda disappointed in the movie to tell you honestly. I was so excited to see it after watching the previews when I was back home.
After that we went back home where Trevor made a burrito dinner, Whitney and I had some and then while I was finishing up the two of them brought out pieces of cake that Trevor had bought as well. :) I made sure we all had drinks and we had our own little beer and cake.
When that was all said and done and dinner was history I went to the call shop, I talked to my mom my aunt cousin and Toddar.
When I got back, missing home a little bit more we had a final drink and then headed out on the town ... my pin and everything! :D It was a really good night, we started off in a small little pub for one of Whitney's co-workers going away party and after that we hit mare bars then ended in a late night club... we had to take a cab. That was my first time riding on the wrong side of the road (if you exclude the bus ride here at night that I barely remember anything about besides being so nervous and slightly nauseous.) Any way I took pictures. We all drank a bunch and danced. Good times... Good times!
That day was followed by my 27 day where I worked 11 hours! I got home checked my e-mail to see if I had any more birthday wishes and then went to bed.
Saturday, April 21, 2007
April 19-21 2007
Alright so days 23-25 have officially just gone by in what seems to be a daze. A scattered mix of recollections that just might have something to do with the amount of alcohol that I've consumed in that time. lol. I'm just kidding.
Both Thursday and Friday I worked at Keatings as a hostess, it has got to be one of the most boring jobs out there. I seriously just stand there, 3 feet from the door and greet the people who walk in. I have to explain to them how the restaurant works, like the fact that we have 3 different dinning areas all with different menus and I have to try and get people to not just stay on the ground floor because they don't know what else to do. But! I cant seat them, just stand there and look pretty, I do that so naturally that theres really no work to it at all. lol ;) J/k But I get to meat and talk to many different people, some who don't speak a word of English and all I know is that their hungry. But thats the whole reason I'm here isn't it? I waitress all this next week so that should be better.
Other than that I've done allot of sitting around sleeping and just lying in my bed. Thinking... allot of thinking.
I tagged along with Trevor Thursday to go see the film 'Unknown'. It was actually really good, I enjoyed it. Then yesterday We decided that we would go out for my birthday because every one works all weekend. It was a great time! We met up with my friend Sara S from back home who just got in to Dublin 4 days ago on a work visa as well. We went to 4 bars, loosing Trevor after the first one because he had just given blood and was not really up to a whole night of drinking. The third one did him in and thats every strange. A nice little bit of information for all my Canadian loved ones... after you give blood in Ireland they give you a bag of chips, a chocolate bar and a pint of Guinness!! Only in Ireland I swear! Any way after it was just us girls, it was great we went to fun bars with great music and even better fellow drinkers who just continued to amuse us as the night went on and soon in to the morning. I was about 4:30 when Whitney and I got home grabbed some blankets and crashed on the floor in the living room so we didn't wake Trevor up. I was out like a light... but not for long.
2 hours later I was woken up by my alarm telling me that it was time to get up to meet with Toddar on msn. I thanked the fact that I didn't change out of my clothes the night before, put my shoes on and headed out. The meeting for the most part was not to bad. Besides the incompetent guy behind the desk at the shop and the crappy computers it was alright. It got a little emotional... scratch that... I got a little emotional. But I'm glad we talk about it and for the most part work through most things. I'm glad it hasn't been awkward, for us anyway. The people sitting beside a girl who is trying not to cry to hard while it looks like shes talking to herself might find it awkward. lol... but who cares. Most of all I have to say that I'm glad that I'm not angry. Everyones always angry after they break up, for various reasons, especially after a relationship thats lasted this long. It's a terrible feeling and one that I didn't want to experience, but after these 4 days I think that it's safe that I'm not angry in the least bit. It's a relief and something thats going to allow us both to work it all out in the best way possible and stay friends. Right now thats all that matters to me. We're continuing to make Internet 'dates'(and I'm using the work loosely. lol) Its weird because I still find myself wanting Tuesday (night at midnight Canadian) to come soon so that I can see & talk to him.
After an extended conversation with him I went to meet Sara for breakfast. I was like 45 mins late, so we just had coffee. It was good I talked to her and heard her opinions on what I should do. We discussed things about life while looking for a hair straightener for her. When she finally decided against the expensive cosmetic item and settled for bobby pins, we went our own way. I went home and got a call from Ashley. We talked for a quite a while. Just to talk. Shes coming over for about a week, she'll be here on Friday and I am so unbelievably excited! It's going to be great! After that I took a nice long bath, kinda fell asleep because we have one of those curved back tubs, so comfortable. Got out because I thought it might look a little suspicious if I drowned in the bath tub. (Believe me I'm not that upset really.lol) Then napped, it was soposed to only be for half an hour, but 3 hours later I crawled out of bed and decided that Mac Donald's Sounded good. With no Aaron or Toddar to yell at to go get it for me I had to put my shoes on and walk the 2 minuets to go get it myself! It was good. Not like back home. Every things smaller here. So like I told my mom I'm on a diet whether I like it or not. ;) The menus aren't the same and they don't have 10 packs of nuggets. Oh well just something else to add to the list of things that are different here. But it was still artery clogging good. Now I'm just sitting in the living room having no luck with trying to check my e-mail,while Trevor reads.I might throw in another load of laundry then head off to bed wallow in the bliss of my last few hours as a 'teenager'. I'm going to make up a list of things to do tomorrow to keep myself busy...every one works so I might go see a movie, take myself out for dinner or I might have a box of Macaroni from home.Either way it will be alright... nothing I'm not expecting.
Both Thursday and Friday I worked at Keatings as a hostess, it has got to be one of the most boring jobs out there. I seriously just stand there, 3 feet from the door and greet the people who walk in. I have to explain to them how the restaurant works, like the fact that we have 3 different dinning areas all with different menus and I have to try and get people to not just stay on the ground floor because they don't know what else to do. But! I cant seat them, just stand there and look pretty, I do that so naturally that theres really no work to it at all. lol ;) J/k But I get to meat and talk to many different people, some who don't speak a word of English and all I know is that their hungry. But thats the whole reason I'm here isn't it? I waitress all this next week so that should be better.
Other than that I've done allot of sitting around sleeping and just lying in my bed. Thinking... allot of thinking.
I tagged along with Trevor Thursday to go see the film 'Unknown'. It was actually really good, I enjoyed it. Then yesterday We decided that we would go out for my birthday because every one works all weekend. It was a great time! We met up with my friend Sara S from back home who just got in to Dublin 4 days ago on a work visa as well. We went to 4 bars, loosing Trevor after the first one because he had just given blood and was not really up to a whole night of drinking. The third one did him in and thats every strange. A nice little bit of information for all my Canadian loved ones... after you give blood in Ireland they give you a bag of chips, a chocolate bar and a pint of Guinness!! Only in Ireland I swear! Any way after it was just us girls, it was great we went to fun bars with great music and even better fellow drinkers who just continued to amuse us as the night went on and soon in to the morning. I was about 4:30 when Whitney and I got home grabbed some blankets and crashed on the floor in the living room so we didn't wake Trevor up. I was out like a light... but not for long.
2 hours later I was woken up by my alarm telling me that it was time to get up to meet with Toddar on msn. I thanked the fact that I didn't change out of my clothes the night before, put my shoes on and headed out. The meeting for the most part was not to bad. Besides the incompetent guy behind the desk at the shop and the crappy computers it was alright. It got a little emotional... scratch that... I got a little emotional. But I'm glad we talk about it and for the most part work through most things. I'm glad it hasn't been awkward, for us anyway. The people sitting beside a girl who is trying not to cry to hard while it looks like shes talking to herself might find it awkward. lol... but who cares. Most of all I have to say that I'm glad that I'm not angry. Everyones always angry after they break up, for various reasons, especially after a relationship thats lasted this long. It's a terrible feeling and one that I didn't want to experience, but after these 4 days I think that it's safe that I'm not angry in the least bit. It's a relief and something thats going to allow us both to work it all out in the best way possible and stay friends. Right now thats all that matters to me. We're continuing to make Internet 'dates'(and I'm using the work loosely. lol) Its weird because I still find myself wanting Tuesday (night at midnight Canadian) to come soon so that I can see & talk to him.
After an extended conversation with him I went to meet Sara for breakfast. I was like 45 mins late, so we just had coffee. It was good I talked to her and heard her opinions on what I should do. We discussed things about life while looking for a hair straightener for her. When she finally decided against the expensive cosmetic item and settled for bobby pins, we went our own way. I went home and got a call from Ashley. We talked for a quite a while. Just to talk. Shes coming over for about a week, she'll be here on Friday and I am so unbelievably excited! It's going to be great! After that I took a nice long bath, kinda fell asleep because we have one of those curved back tubs, so comfortable. Got out because I thought it might look a little suspicious if I drowned in the bath tub. (Believe me I'm not that upset really.lol) Then napped, it was soposed to only be for half an hour, but 3 hours later I crawled out of bed and decided that Mac Donald's Sounded good. With no Aaron or Toddar to yell at to go get it for me I had to put my shoes on and walk the 2 minuets to go get it myself! It was good. Not like back home. Every things smaller here. So like I told my mom I'm on a diet whether I like it or not. ;) The menus aren't the same and they don't have 10 packs of nuggets. Oh well just something else to add to the list of things that are different here. But it was still artery clogging good. Now I'm just sitting in the living room having no luck with trying to check my e-mail,while Trevor reads.I might throw in another load of laundry then head off to bed wallow in the bliss of my last few hours as a 'teenager'. I'm going to make up a list of things to do tomorrow to keep myself busy...every one works so I might go see a movie, take myself out for dinner or I might have a box of Macaroni from home.Either way it will be alright... nothing I'm not expecting.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
April 18 2007
Alright well today I'm doing something I have never done...I'm bogging in the middle of the day I'm bogging about. That is because this, my 22 day of being away from home is officially the worst day I have had yet... and I'm thinking that it is going to be quite tough to beat.
Not that the day itself is bad. We reached plus 20 degrees in the sun, I got some tax work done and I work from 6 pm to midnight.
But none of that matter because this morning I had the conversation with Toddar that I had been hopping against all hope we could go 9 months with out having. I don't know what I can say... Hopefully it all works out in the end... but right now... it's a painful numbing feeling that has been driving me out of my mind evey second since it started but I’m not to sure if I want to go away, for fear that the feeling that it's covering just might be more excruciating. I don't know if I could handle it.
I think Toddar said it right...'screaming in silence'.
Not that the day itself is bad. We reached plus 20 degrees in the sun, I got some tax work done and I work from 6 pm to midnight.
But none of that matter because this morning I had the conversation with Toddar that I had been hopping against all hope we could go 9 months with out having. I don't know what I can say... Hopefully it all works out in the end... but right now... it's a painful numbing feeling that has been driving me out of my mind evey second since it started but I’m not to sure if I want to go away, for fear that the feeling that it's covering just might be more excruciating. I don't know if I could handle it.
I think Toddar said it right...'screaming in silence'.
April 17 2007
So my day 21 started at 8 am, not as bad as some but not as good as others.I got up that early to wish Trisha a great trip back home to Vancouver. I'll face book stalk her some time but it will be different not having her around. When she was gone i reminded myself that this is what I'm in for for the next 9 months to a year. Even the friends that I will make for a long time when I'm here, I will have to say good bye to. One day all of us, Jill, Trevor, Whitney and I will all go our own way, I'm sure we'll all stay in touch but we'll all have different things in store for ourselves.
So its made me think that its even more important to keep the the friends I have back home...( not that I did'nt know that before.) But whats going to happen when I'm all done with this travle thing? Mostly every one will be in with their own lives, in thier own careers, going to school to get careers or ... even having kids... Trevor said that its a combination of both my friends and myself... the changes that make it hard because you get back in to it thinking their just like you remembered... but people change... even in a year. I can try my hardest to stay in touch but I can't expect them to be as serious as I am because they all think the same thing...'she'll be back'. I don't think that I can sort out all the thoughts in my head for you all but I will say that by the time I got out of the shower I felt sick to my stomach.
I went to work after that and had to fill my head with all new names to remember of all the new people I met. Every ones so friendly. I find it so bad that I find it hard to remember every ones names. And in fact I don't. After only a 5 hour shift they sent me home. There I had a nap and had to try and deal with the internet but it didn't co-operate. It kicked me off the conversation that I was having with Aaron and my mom, But I'm going to the call shop at midnight canadian time tonight, so hopeflly I'll see them and can explain. Other thasn that I think that I'm going to bed early. I have an early day tomorrow. Pluse all I'm doing is watching Trevor play tetrus.
So its made me think that its even more important to keep the the friends I have back home...( not that I did'nt know that before.) But whats going to happen when I'm all done with this travle thing? Mostly every one will be in with their own lives, in thier own careers, going to school to get careers or ... even having kids... Trevor said that its a combination of both my friends and myself... the changes that make it hard because you get back in to it thinking their just like you remembered... but people change... even in a year. I can try my hardest to stay in touch but I can't expect them to be as serious as I am because they all think the same thing...'she'll be back'. I don't think that I can sort out all the thoughts in my head for you all but I will say that by the time I got out of the shower I felt sick to my stomach.
I went to work after that and had to fill my head with all new names to remember of all the new people I met. Every ones so friendly. I find it so bad that I find it hard to remember every ones names. And in fact I don't. After only a 5 hour shift they sent me home. There I had a nap and had to try and deal with the internet but it didn't co-operate. It kicked me off the conversation that I was having with Aaron and my mom, But I'm going to the call shop at midnight canadian time tonight, so hopeflly I'll see them and can explain. Other thasn that I think that I'm going to bed early. I have an early day tomorrow. Pluse all I'm doing is watching Trevor play tetrus.
Monday, April 16, 2007
April 16 2007
Last night I didn't sleep well... why? I'm not to sure. I wish I knew but I don't I can't even blame it on the dreams this time :( Any way by the time I decided that it was about time I just gave up on the sleep idea it was about 9:00 on my day 20. I jumped in the shower and got ready for my first day of work at my new fancy job. It was a slow morning but I didn't mind to much and at around 11:30 I walked in to the John M Keetings office for my orientation. I signed away allot of papers and got all my paper work and uniforms. Then it was time for me to start. I spent about 45 minutes tinkering with the training till, served 4 tables, made my first cappuccinos, wiped down the bar area, the ledges and folded some napkins. Then the manager told me to go home because it was so dead. don't get me wrong we're a popular establishment but when the weather is as nice as it is now every one wants to be outside an that leaves us servers on the inside with nothing to do. I found my self cursing the sun for the first time since my cousin Amanda didn't quite put my suntan lotion all over my back when we were like 14... ouch that hurt! but moving on... So I left with every intention of coming back tomorrow. I went shopping at Penny's for new white shirts and then I ran in to my friend Vincent from my first hostel. It was good to see him again and I couldn't believe it was just 2 weeks ago that I met him. After dropping him off at the train station I went back home and was barely in the door when Trevor told me to go get ready we were going on a pub crawl. I quickly changed and I was off with Trevor, Trish, Whitney and Brianne. (Jills boy is back so I don't know when we'll see her next. lol) We had a great time. even after the pub crawl itself was over, after a stop at Macdonald's, we continued on. We had allot to drink! What can I say? We had allot of fun. I love it! We met one of Trevor and Trish's friends from university, who is studying here in Dublin and I learned the terrible truth about what happens when you donate your body to science! lets just say unless you want med students peeling the skin off your feet like a sock... don't do it!!! and on that happy not I am going to leave you all to go and cry myself to sleep for various reasons that I am not all that anxious to spell out for the whole world... but really don't worry about me... I'm happy just starting the official count down to the new heroes ... 1 week and counting!!! : ]
April 15 2007
After staying up late last night on day 19 I was up at the crack of 9:30 this morning. W e cought an early showing of blades of glory because it was half price. I thought the movie was awesome!
After that Trevor Trish and I went back to the flat, Trish had a nap and I went on the net. After we all had lunch both of us girls went shopping. I bought new mats for the bathroom, a sweater and a new pair of shoes. Witch in case you were wondering ... are unbelievably Hawt!! When we were done shopping we went back to show Trevor our purchases. We then hung out, not really doing much but talking every once and a while. Trevor made us an awesome stir fry for dinner that absolutely blew my mind. Then after a quick shower witch wasn't hot, because it's hard for us to get hot water after 5:30 pm, we headed out. (me in my new shoes.) We went to a place called the Porter Hose where we went and listened to traditional Irish music, Played with the settings on out digital cameras and had our selves some chocolate flavored stout.(witch to me wasn't that good) After that we headed back and took some pictures off the bridge. We just missed Whitney who is right now out with some guys from work. We're just waiting for our pizza and then I'm going to bed. I'm tired and I have to work tomorrow... Kinda bad for my fist day but... I'm not to sure what time :S
After that Trevor Trish and I went back to the flat, Trish had a nap and I went on the net. After we all had lunch both of us girls went shopping. I bought new mats for the bathroom, a sweater and a new pair of shoes. Witch in case you were wondering ... are unbelievably Hawt!! When we were done shopping we went back to show Trevor our purchases. We then hung out, not really doing much but talking every once and a while. Trevor made us an awesome stir fry for dinner that absolutely blew my mind. Then after a quick shower witch wasn't hot, because it's hard for us to get hot water after 5:30 pm, we headed out. (me in my new shoes.) We went to a place called the Porter Hose where we went and listened to traditional Irish music, Played with the settings on out digital cameras and had our selves some chocolate flavored stout.(witch to me wasn't that good) After that we headed back and took some pictures off the bridge. We just missed Whitney who is right now out with some guys from work. We're just waiting for our pizza and then I'm going to bed. I'm tired and I have to work tomorrow... Kinda bad for my fist day but... I'm not to sure what time :S
Sunday, April 15, 2007
April 14 2007
Alright so what did I spend this Beautifully sunny day 18 doing? I dabbered on the computer for a bit while I watch Whitney chase the sun around the living room all afternoon. I didn't get up until 11:30 so... It was funny watching her because she was trying to read but she wanted in the sun. I told her that she looked like a cat. It was funny.
Then Trevor and Trish came home we listened to the stories of their trip. Including one about how trish had dirty hippies having $3X in the bunk below her in one of the hostels. Ewwww!!! I went to the call shop to call my mom again to talk and to get out of the house. It was good. It's amazing how fast an hour can go. When I got back Trevor asked if I wanted to go out tonight with the two of them. I thought why not. We went and bugged Whitney at work. Trisha was feeling REALLY "good", and Trevor fell up a flight of stairs. We bought some pizza, cooked it up and headed off to bed around 3 am... not to bad if you ask me.
P.S. The forecast said that it was so posed to rain all weekend... I haven't seen a single cloud. we're getting great weather. Sorry to hear about your's. But think of it this way... we only gte to a high of like 19 so when your all in the high 20's you can laugh at me... that is until I go to grease and I'm in the 40's :P lol.
Then Trevor and Trish came home we listened to the stories of their trip. Including one about how trish had dirty hippies having $3X in the bunk below her in one of the hostels. Ewwww!!! I went to the call shop to call my mom again to talk and to get out of the house. It was good. It's amazing how fast an hour can go. When I got back Trevor asked if I wanted to go out tonight with the two of them. I thought why not. We went and bugged Whitney at work. Trisha was feeling REALLY "good", and Trevor fell up a flight of stairs. We bought some pizza, cooked it up and headed off to bed around 3 am... not to bad if you ask me.
P.S. The forecast said that it was so posed to rain all weekend... I haven't seen a single cloud. we're getting great weather. Sorry to hear about your's. But think of it this way... we only gte to a high of like 19 so when your all in the high 20's you can laugh at me... that is until I go to grease and I'm in the 40's :P lol.
April 13 2007 (Friday)
So day 17 was very busy, today was the first day that I got to talk to Toddar on msn. I got there on time but it took 3 different trys on 3 different computers to find one that could do video conversations. Once I did I started thinking that this wasn't a good idea. The first time I saw him in over two weeks... let me tell you it was difficult. Justin was there with Xena and Xerox. Mom made an aperence because Toddar was talking to loud. (He was only talking loud so that I could hear him) The room looked exactly the same way it did when I lived there, oh to be back home... I made him stay on for two hours the poor boy. He was so tired.
When I finished talking to him I went back "home" and got ready for my interview at Keetings. I was there 10 mins early and I waited for a half an hour. While I waited I talked to this guy who already worked there. He was very nice and said that he loved his job, at that point I actually got nervous I never get nervous when it comes to work, because I tend not to care that much but I had damp palms and everything! I thought the interview went well I told her all I could.
After that I went to the USIT building. I read the paper and typed up a few letters. When I was done I started to Head back to the flat, I passed the call centre and decided that I wanted to call my mom. It was early but after a while every one in the house was up for school or work any way. I talked to here for 2 hours. 2 hours of straight conversation. I needed that. Just to get things out there and say them out loud. I'm glad that my mom and I have the relationship that we do because I don't know who I could talk to about half the things that I talk to my mom about.
After that I headed back to the flat. There I went on the net. I finished my letters and then Jill came home to get ready for work. I talked to her for a while. Then not to long after she left I got a call from Keetings. They offered me a job, I start Monday. I'm so happy (special thank you to my references. :) After that I felt like celebrating so after picking Whitney up from work , saying thanx but no thanx to my other job, we went and got ready to go out on the town. We went to Keeting so that I could check it all out. Our waiter just happened to be the guy that I met earlier on today. He apparently told the manager that I got hired and when we were waiting for our desert the manager came over to talk to me. He was really nice and I'm so happy to work there. Then we went out drinking (Whitney and I not the manager) We had a great time. and after last call we went home, made nachos for two and then went to bed. :)
When I finished talking to him I went back "home" and got ready for my interview at Keetings. I was there 10 mins early and I waited for a half an hour. While I waited I talked to this guy who already worked there. He was very nice and said that he loved his job, at that point I actually got nervous I never get nervous when it comes to work, because I tend not to care that much but I had damp palms and everything! I thought the interview went well I told her all I could.
After that I went to the USIT building. I read the paper and typed up a few letters. When I was done I started to Head back to the flat, I passed the call centre and decided that I wanted to call my mom. It was early but after a while every one in the house was up for school or work any way. I talked to here for 2 hours. 2 hours of straight conversation. I needed that. Just to get things out there and say them out loud. I'm glad that my mom and I have the relationship that we do because I don't know who I could talk to about half the things that I talk to my mom about.
After that I headed back to the flat. There I went on the net. I finished my letters and then Jill came home to get ready for work. I talked to her for a while. Then not to long after she left I got a call from Keetings. They offered me a job, I start Monday. I'm so happy (special thank you to my references. :) After that I felt like celebrating so after picking Whitney up from work , saying thanx but no thanx to my other job, we went and got ready to go out on the town. We went to Keeting so that I could check it all out. Our waiter just happened to be the guy that I met earlier on today. He apparently told the manager that I got hired and when we were waiting for our desert the manager came over to talk to me. He was really nice and I'm so happy to work there. Then we went out drinking (Whitney and I not the manager) We had a great time. and after last call we went home, made nachos for two and then went to bed. :)
Friday, April 13, 2007
April 12 2007
Alright so day 16... Allot I guessed happened today, but I didn't do anything if you know what I mean. Besides blogging, checking my e-mail and looking in to flights to Venice in July, all I can really say that I did was get dressed. A fantastic achievement if you ask me! :D
Other than that I got up at around 10:00 (from another dream) and while I was eating breakfast I saw that I got my first piece of mail. It was my PPS # (My Ireland social insurance #) I took a picture... not a good picture... but still a picture. The Tyler the room mate that I "replaced" came back for 2 night before heading back home to Aussie-land. He wont get his bed back tho because now it's mine, but he can sleep in Trevor's because Trish and Trev have gone off on another tour. They left early this morning to tour the north of Ireland. I got a call back from Keatings. The upscale restaurant that I wanted to work at. I got to check it out tomorrow! I'm so excited. We had a bumble bee attack in the house today because Whitney likes to leave all the windows open (I like it to but shhh.....) It didn't last long, I shooed him out right away (with minimal squealing) I did a bunch of laundry and started to read my book Smart Women Finish First. The I made one of the 3 packs of Mac & Cheese that I had for dinner for Jill and I. Now I'm off to bed. Tomorrows going to be busier!
P.S. Tyler was telling us when he got in, that just last night when he was in Paris he ran across two guys...He met Josh and Mitch in a hostel in Paris!! Isn't that absolutely amazing how small this big wide world can be?!
Other than that I got up at around 10:00 (from another dream) and while I was eating breakfast I saw that I got my first piece of mail. It was my PPS # (My Ireland social insurance #) I took a picture... not a good picture... but still a picture. The Tyler the room mate that I "replaced" came back for 2 night before heading back home to Aussie-land. He wont get his bed back tho because now it's mine, but he can sleep in Trevor's because Trish and Trev have gone off on another tour. They left early this morning to tour the north of Ireland. I got a call back from Keatings. The upscale restaurant that I wanted to work at. I got to check it out tomorrow! I'm so excited. We had a bumble bee attack in the house today because Whitney likes to leave all the windows open (I like it to but shhh.....) It didn't last long, I shooed him out right away (with minimal squealing) I did a bunch of laundry and started to read my book Smart Women Finish First. The I made one of the 3 packs of Mac & Cheese that I had for dinner for Jill and I. Now I'm off to bed. Tomorrows going to be busier!
P.S. Tyler was telling us when he got in, that just last night when he was in Paris he ran across two guys...He met Josh and Mitch in a hostel in Paris!! Isn't that absolutely amazing how small this big wide world can be?!
Thursday, April 12, 2007
April 11 2007
Day 15 was a sad day in the sense that it was the first Wednesday that I've had to work in a long time (not including the customer service courses I took thro Tim Horton's that just so happened to be on Wednesdays) For any of you that don't know, Wednesdays have always been since pretty much after I started at Albert's and even more importantly when I had 2 jobs, Toddars and my day!! Our managers new it, our friends new it, that on that day the two of us would try and go out and do something or just be together. But any way back to my day, I'll tell you more about work later...
I woke up this morning from a very vivid dream. I don't know what it is lately, weather I'm just getting more sleep or the fact that my mind is working over time but I've been dreaming the most than I have in a while. I woke up to find that I had slept last night for the first time in the same room as my room mate Trevor. I'm kinda scared with how much of a heavy sleeper I've become. I mean I didn't know sleeping thru Toddar and Justin watching T.V and playing video games until late had done that to me! Any way I didn't even hear him come in last night and I wasn't about to be the first one up so I went back to sleep and ended up being the last one out of bed. That was OK however because I didn't have anything much to do.I checked my e-mail, Bloged, and then I went out and spent allot of time in 2 bookstores that are right near my place.
I forgot how much I love books. I'm going to go back when I go to pre-order Harry Potter, (witch I will have completely read by the time it even comes out in Canada so... ;P) anyway I'm going to find a few books and I'm going to start reading again! Not as intensely as I used to but I would like to finish a book again for once again. Then I cane home and got ready for work. Today I did allot of my very own firsts. I served allot of my first pints and "high balls" lots of wine all of witch I had mostly never heard of. I'm not to sure how I feel about it yet. The owner was being a bit of an arse to me treating me like I was stupid for never having pored a pint of Guinness before or that it was an inconvenience to have me there. It wasn't busy at all and I felt right at home when It came to talking and serving the customers, the food part was easy just a bit of trying to remember the menu. Thank gawd I went last night. Now I cant say that 2 years at Albert's didn't give me anything. After 2 hours he said that he'd seen enough and gave me the job. I took it but I'm keeping my options open...then again maybe I'll blow them all away and make a killer on the tips they wont give out lol... oh yea watch out!! either way its juts for 3 months.
P.S As of today the euro is one to every two Canadian dollars so when I was at work making 9 euro I was actualy making 18$ :D THATS CRAZY!! terrible crazy to spend when all you have is Canadian dollars but it will be awesome when I start to make the euro.
I woke up this morning from a very vivid dream. I don't know what it is lately, weather I'm just getting more sleep or the fact that my mind is working over time but I've been dreaming the most than I have in a while. I woke up to find that I had slept last night for the first time in the same room as my room mate Trevor. I'm kinda scared with how much of a heavy sleeper I've become. I mean I didn't know sleeping thru Toddar and Justin watching T.V and playing video games until late had done that to me! Any way I didn't even hear him come in last night and I wasn't about to be the first one up so I went back to sleep and ended up being the last one out of bed. That was OK however because I didn't have anything much to do.I checked my e-mail, Bloged, and then I went out and spent allot of time in 2 bookstores that are right near my place.
I forgot how much I love books. I'm going to go back when I go to pre-order Harry Potter, (witch I will have completely read by the time it even comes out in Canada so... ;P) anyway I'm going to find a few books and I'm going to start reading again! Not as intensely as I used to but I would like to finish a book again for once again. Then I cane home and got ready for work. Today I did allot of my very own firsts. I served allot of my first pints and "high balls" lots of wine all of witch I had mostly never heard of. I'm not to sure how I feel about it yet. The owner was being a bit of an arse to me treating me like I was stupid for never having pored a pint of Guinness before or that it was an inconvenience to have me there. It wasn't busy at all and I felt right at home when It came to talking and serving the customers, the food part was easy just a bit of trying to remember the menu. Thank gawd I went last night. Now I cant say that 2 years at Albert's didn't give me anything. After 2 hours he said that he'd seen enough and gave me the job. I took it but I'm keeping my options open...then again maybe I'll blow them all away and make a killer on the tips they wont give out lol... oh yea watch out!! either way its juts for 3 months.
P.S As of today the euro is one to every two Canadian dollars so when I was at work making 9 euro I was actualy making 18$ :D THATS CRAZY!! terrible crazy to spend when all you have is Canadian dollars but it will be awesome when I start to make the euro.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
April 10 2007
So I think that I made allot of progress on this day 14. I look back and think that I've made sooo much progress int the last 2 weeks that I can't believe it's only been that long! It seems so much longer and so for that I think that I can give myself a pat on the back. (I know allot of people do this but they have every right to be proud like I am if they want to .)
I woke up and got ready for my first interview of the day. After 10 minuets I got the trial ( they don't hirer you right on the spot here, they give you a shift trial and then tell you if your hired.) I got the second trial at the next interview as well but I told them I'd get back to them because I liked the look of the first one more. Plus its closer to my house.
I start tomorrow at 6 am wish me luck!
Then I went home and copied and pasted all my old blogs and updated it all on this site. then I posted on my last site to tell every one. We are now in business. I think it looks great!
Then I went out to get a few groceries. milk and things. On my way there I remembered that I had forgotten the grocery bags and because I didn't want to buy new one I headed back. I was almost home when I got distracted.
I walked past a garden store on my street corner and bought a plant! I havent got a name for it yet. Its one of those things you have to spend time with to get its personality first(...like a gold fish ... or a car) I hope Trevor likes it because its staying on the window sill in our room.
So once my new plant was in its new home and I had my bags I was off. When I got home I had to switch my cubord so that I could have more room but it all worked out. And now I have more milk and some sauce for my pasta :D Then I decided i should go out and see what I was getting myself in to with this new job. I went to eat and review the menu, it was to say the least, not what I was expecting but we'll see what happens tomorrow! Then I got to call Toddar!
:D We talked for along time even tho he was very tired form being up since 4 am. I tried a new call shop the phone quality was BAD but it was the cheapest I've ever talked! Not that it matters. Friday morning I get to talk and see him on the Internet!! I'm very excited! I can't begin to tell you how excited I am! Other than that there was nothing else so I'm off!
Cheers!
I woke up and got ready for my first interview of the day. After 10 minuets I got the trial ( they don't hirer you right on the spot here, they give you a shift trial and then tell you if your hired.) I got the second trial at the next interview as well but I told them I'd get back to them because I liked the look of the first one more. Plus its closer to my house.
I start tomorrow at 6 am wish me luck!
Then I went home and copied and pasted all my old blogs and updated it all on this site. then I posted on my last site to tell every one. We are now in business. I think it looks great!
Then I went out to get a few groceries. milk and things. On my way there I remembered that I had forgotten the grocery bags and because I didn't want to buy new one I headed back. I was almost home when I got distracted.
I walked past a garden store on my street corner and bought a plant! I havent got a name for it yet. Its one of those things you have to spend time with to get its personality first(...like a gold fish ... or a car) I hope Trevor likes it because its staying on the window sill in our room.
So once my new plant was in its new home and I had my bags I was off. When I got home I had to switch my cubord so that I could have more room but it all worked out. And now I have more milk and some sauce for my pasta :D Then I decided i should go out and see what I was getting myself in to with this new job. I went to eat and review the menu, it was to say the least, not what I was expecting but we'll see what happens tomorrow! Then I got to call Toddar!
:D We talked for along time even tho he was very tired form being up since 4 am. I tried a new call shop the phone quality was BAD but it was the cheapest I've ever talked! Not that it matters. Friday morning I get to talk and see him on the Internet!! I'm very excited! I can't begin to tell you how excited I am! Other than that there was nothing else so I'm off!
Cheers!
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
April 9 2007
Alright so today is day 13 and we will call today "Lazy Day", because that is exactly what it was.
I woke up the first time at aprox. 6am looked at the clock and said heck with it. I woke up 5 times between then and 10:30 at witch point I just rolled over and laid there looking at my wall of pictures until Whitney knocked on my door. She came in and cuddled under my warm blanket while we talked for some time. Then we got up and lazed around the house. Had some food and did some things on the net. I changed the site that I will do my blogs from from now on... this one :) I wouldn't have even gotten dressed today if I didn't have to call Toddar. I tried to catch him just before he would have gone to work... I just missed him! But I got to talk to mom and dad and that was so nice!
Then I went back to the house and had my first European bath... felt sooo gooood!! I had supper and then Whitney and I cuddled up with our blankets and watched some friends and Buffy on the computer. Trevor and Trish came home today after having allot of fun on their trip around Ireland! Now all of them are at the call shop and I'm going to read a bit then hit the hay!
I woke up the first time at aprox. 6am looked at the clock and said heck with it. I woke up 5 times between then and 10:30 at witch point I just rolled over and laid there looking at my wall of pictures until Whitney knocked on my door. She came in and cuddled under my warm blanket while we talked for some time. Then we got up and lazed around the house. Had some food and did some things on the net. I changed the site that I will do my blogs from from now on... this one :) I wouldn't have even gotten dressed today if I didn't have to call Toddar. I tried to catch him just before he would have gone to work... I just missed him! But I got to talk to mom and dad and that was so nice!
Then I went back to the house and had my first European bath... felt sooo gooood!! I had supper and then Whitney and I cuddled up with our blankets and watched some friends and Buffy on the computer. Trevor and Trish came home today after having allot of fun on their trip around Ireland! Now all of them are at the call shop and I'm going to read a bit then hit the hay!
April 8 2007
Day 12! So right now it is 8:30 at night and I am wondering if it would be oh so terrible if I went to bed right now.
The day started off good I guess, I woke up early to wish Mitch and Josh safe travels. They came from PEI to visit Whitney and now are on their way to London for a few days! One minute they were there packing up while I was sitting on the couch the next I wake up to Whitney walking thru the door after dropping them off at the bus station. So I didn't get to say goodbye because they didn't want to wake me up. SAFE JOURNEY BOYS!!
So I was sitting in the living room on the couch with Whitney thinking that I got way to much sleep last night and considering just going back to bed and waking up tomorrow. When she pulls out an easter egg for me!! It was so nice! It made me feel good that I ended up in such a great place with such great people! I wanted to do an easter egg hunt for them ... but not only do they not sell those small easter eggs here but Whitney and I were the only ones here. So after eating some chocolate... she ate all of hers we got ready to go out. We both decided that it wouldn't kill us to go to church, plus it gave me an excuses to see the Christ Church up close. ( not to mention with no cover charge) So after meeting with Dianna, my friend from the hostel, we ventured out to my second mass since I got here. I didn't got to church this often even when I was in a catholic school! I think that I should be good for a while lol J/K. So after communion witch was a little different than back home we went and toured the crypt down below the church then the three of us went for some lunch. We went back to that 50's place. I really like the BLT! Toddar and my mom would absolutely die for this bacon!! The two of us then said good bye to Dianna and then headed back home where Whitney got ready for work and then had a quick nap and I went out job searching. I handed out allot of CV's and had one interview that I'll know about on Tuesday and then set up three more interviews for the beginning of the week. So I'm hoping to have a job by the end of next week... maybe even two. ;)
When I got back to the house Jill was there. Her boyfriend J.P (who she is absolutely in love with and spend most of her time over there) went home to France for a week so I should be seeing her allot more often. Then the two girls went off to work and I have been here in the house alone since then. I tried updating my blog and got the 6th done but then was on page 4 of 4 for yesterday (the 7th) when the nexus page froze up. I was so mad I left it and will do it at the USIT building tomorrow.
Whitney came home for her hour break, that was really nice. but now i am so bored, and that brings me back to the fact that I now just really want to go to bed early. Have a great long sleep and have a great day tomorrow... That sounds really appealing!
P.S Today I did allot of thinking... I was in mass so I had allot of time ;) and I came up with a plan that is so amazing that my head would explode if I even began to know what I was talking about!
P.P.S...Right about now, I'm really missing T.V.
The day started off good I guess, I woke up early to wish Mitch and Josh safe travels. They came from PEI to visit Whitney and now are on their way to London for a few days! One minute they were there packing up while I was sitting on the couch the next I wake up to Whitney walking thru the door after dropping them off at the bus station. So I didn't get to say goodbye because they didn't want to wake me up. SAFE JOURNEY BOYS!!
So I was sitting in the living room on the couch with Whitney thinking that I got way to much sleep last night and considering just going back to bed and waking up tomorrow. When she pulls out an easter egg for me!! It was so nice! It made me feel good that I ended up in such a great place with such great people! I wanted to do an easter egg hunt for them ... but not only do they not sell those small easter eggs here but Whitney and I were the only ones here. So after eating some chocolate... she ate all of hers we got ready to go out. We both decided that it wouldn't kill us to go to church, plus it gave me an excuses to see the Christ Church up close. ( not to mention with no cover charge) So after meeting with Dianna, my friend from the hostel, we ventured out to my second mass since I got here. I didn't got to church this often even when I was in a catholic school! I think that I should be good for a while lol J/K. So after communion witch was a little different than back home we went and toured the crypt down below the church then the three of us went for some lunch. We went back to that 50's place. I really like the BLT! Toddar and my mom would absolutely die for this bacon!! The two of us then said good bye to Dianna and then headed back home where Whitney got ready for work and then had a quick nap and I went out job searching. I handed out allot of CV's and had one interview that I'll know about on Tuesday and then set up three more interviews for the beginning of the week. So I'm hoping to have a job by the end of next week... maybe even two. ;)
When I got back to the house Jill was there. Her boyfriend J.P (who she is absolutely in love with and spend most of her time over there) went home to France for a week so I should be seeing her allot more often. Then the two girls went off to work and I have been here in the house alone since then. I tried updating my blog and got the 6th done but then was on page 4 of 4 for yesterday (the 7th) when the nexus page froze up. I was so mad I left it and will do it at the USIT building tomorrow.
Whitney came home for her hour break, that was really nice. but now i am so bored, and that brings me back to the fact that I now just really want to go to bed early. Have a great long sleep and have a great day tomorrow... That sounds really appealing!
P.S Today I did allot of thinking... I was in mass so I had allot of time ;) and I came up with a plan that is so amazing that my head would explode if I even began to know what I was talking about!
P.P.S...Right about now, I'm really missing T.V.
April 7 2007
Alright so day 11... the first day that I felt that I could be happy here. The day started off like most of my days lately. I woke up at 6:00 am to call Toddar. Today was actually the first day that he wholeheartedly asked me to come home. I wanted to so bad!
I actually had a dream last night that I went home. I cuddled up behind him while he was lying on the floor in the living room of my moms house. He asked me if I wanted to go one to the couch, but I told him that I was happy right were I was. Then he asked if I wanted to go up to bed, and I told him that I was happy right where I was! I know I know... sappy but I was happy alright, get off my case lol :) But then the dream made me have to leave to catch another plain away and I was late and I didn't get to see anyone else. I woke up depressed to say the least and laid in bed for a half an hour. But I got up and trudged my way to go make my call and after a great conversation I headed home to hang out before we went to the Guinness factory.
On our way there we saw allot of the city including Christ Church and the government building.But when we got to the Guinness factory line up it spanned across 3 walls! There was no way that we were getting in today so I'll have to go another day.
We headed home and on our way we stopped at Penny's, I got a flees blanket, a purse and wallet as well as a new battery charger thats good here and in the rest of Europe as well as back home! After I dropped all that off at the house I got ready to go out for the night...I got dressed and did my make up, I don't think I've ever done my makeup this much in my whole life then again I don't think that I've ever gone to this many job opportunities or bars.
After hanging out at Brianne's we got heading out at around 11:30... thats normal around here. The people here sleep twice a day for the most part lol... They sleep at around 5 or 6 after work and when everything closes down before dinner and drinking. Then they sleep after drinking and passing out before going to work later on that day! lmao!!
Any way so we first stopped off to see Whitney at work, that was good and then we hit different bars around Temple Bar.
At one of the bars that we went in to I got stopped at the door and asked how old I was. Before I think I had even registered that I had heard the question the answer 23 came out of my mouth. I couldn't believe myself lieing about my age (I mean its not like I would get in trubble... I'm old enough to drink here. Plus I was the only one out of 4 2o yeas olds that got asked!) I didn't think I looked that young. Any way he must have believed me beacuse he didn't ask to see any ID and I was in. Turned out this bar is attached to the same bar that I was denied access to that very first night of drinking. Ha ha ha I showed them!
Then after the guys couldn't be let in to a bar because they had the wrong type of shoes and a quick stop at Burger King, we decided to call it a morning and head back home. It was a blast.
I can't wait until I get a job!I payed my credit card today and lets just say that I'm very glad I saved the amount of money that I did for this!!
I actually had a dream last night that I went home. I cuddled up behind him while he was lying on the floor in the living room of my moms house. He asked me if I wanted to go one to the couch, but I told him that I was happy right were I was. Then he asked if I wanted to go up to bed, and I told him that I was happy right where I was! I know I know... sappy but I was happy alright, get off my case lol :) But then the dream made me have to leave to catch another plain away and I was late and I didn't get to see anyone else. I woke up depressed to say the least and laid in bed for a half an hour. But I got up and trudged my way to go make my call and after a great conversation I headed home to hang out before we went to the Guinness factory.
On our way there we saw allot of the city including Christ Church and the government building.But when we got to the Guinness factory line up it spanned across 3 walls! There was no way that we were getting in today so I'll have to go another day.
We headed home and on our way we stopped at Penny's, I got a flees blanket, a purse and wallet as well as a new battery charger thats good here and in the rest of Europe as well as back home! After I dropped all that off at the house I got ready to go out for the night...I got dressed and did my make up, I don't think I've ever done my makeup this much in my whole life then again I don't think that I've ever gone to this many job opportunities or bars.
After hanging out at Brianne's we got heading out at around 11:30... thats normal around here. The people here sleep twice a day for the most part lol... They sleep at around 5 or 6 after work and when everything closes down before dinner and drinking. Then they sleep after drinking and passing out before going to work later on that day! lmao!!
Any way so we first stopped off to see Whitney at work, that was good and then we hit different bars around Temple Bar.
At one of the bars that we went in to I got stopped at the door and asked how old I was. Before I think I had even registered that I had heard the question the answer 23 came out of my mouth. I couldn't believe myself lieing about my age (I mean its not like I would get in trubble... I'm old enough to drink here. Plus I was the only one out of 4 2o yeas olds that got asked!) I didn't think I looked that young. Any way he must have believed me beacuse he didn't ask to see any ID and I was in. Turned out this bar is attached to the same bar that I was denied access to that very first night of drinking. Ha ha ha I showed them!
Then after the guys couldn't be let in to a bar because they had the wrong type of shoes and a quick stop at Burger King, we decided to call it a morning and head back home. It was a blast.
I can't wait until I get a job!I payed my credit card today and lets just say that I'm very glad I saved the amount of money that I did for this!!
April 6 2007
Alright so day 10... an week and a half since I left home and its good Friday.
Today nothing much at all happened. I slept until 11:30 last night mostly because I didn't get to bed until 3:30 last night, and the other reason was because everything was closed today so there really was no reason to get up.Today is one of two days a year when everything shuts down... Christmas being the other. When I got up I had coco-pufs cereal from the variety pack that i bought the other day when I went grocery shopping.Then updated my blog from the last two days. I also uploaded some pix off Whitney's cam on to my face book. That made e happy there should be more to come hopefully. Then i did some dishes... we don't have a dish washer here so yes i really did the dishes. Hung all the pictures I have so far on the wall around the head of my bed. Whitney said the Fun shway ( i know thats not how its spelled but you know what I mean) says that its bad to have pictures on the wall in your room. but i really don't care. i makes me feel good when i look at it.
Then I went to the call shop because today is my brother Cody's 16th birthday. I didn't get to talk to him but i left him a message. I LOVE YOU BODE!!
Today nothing much at all happened. I slept until 11:30 last night mostly because I didn't get to bed until 3:30 last night, and the other reason was because everything was closed today so there really was no reason to get up.Today is one of two days a year when everything shuts down... Christmas being the other. When I got up I had coco-pufs cereal from the variety pack that i bought the other day when I went grocery shopping.Then updated my blog from the last two days. I also uploaded some pix off Whitney's cam on to my face book. That made e happy there should be more to come hopefully. Then i did some dishes... we don't have a dish washer here so yes i really did the dishes. Hung all the pictures I have so far on the wall around the head of my bed. Whitney said the Fun shway ( i know thats not how its spelled but you know what I mean) says that its bad to have pictures on the wall in your room. but i really don't care. i makes me feel good when i look at it.
Then I went to the call shop because today is my brother Cody's 16th birthday. I didn't get to talk to him but i left him a message. I LOVE YOU BODE!!
April 5 2007
| (OK so this is th firs time that I'm going to blog without writing it all down in my journal first here I go...) So today I woke up at 10:00 officially the first time I've slept in since leaving home. It felt good I guess but it felt weird that I didn't have anything that I desperately had to get done! So I got up and had breakfast while I tried to figure out what to do with myself today. The answer came in to form of my room mate Whitany, who I seem to like the more and more I'm around her. She was taking her buddies out on the town to see some sites and asked if I wanted to come along. I know that I probably should have declined and let her spend the day with her friends but I couldn't pass it up! So we got ready and the 4 of us left the house. We decided that we'd go see the old jail that we heard Trevor talking about , we'd go to the zoo and to the Guinness factory. When we got to the jail it was kinda disappointing to find out that it wasn't an old jail as opposed to a jail that people were still in, and because we didn't know any Irish convicts to go and visit we were denied entry. Darn! but we went to the old grave yard that wasn't to far away. It was very old and was actually quite pretty. Then we made our way to the zoo. the zoo is located in the Dublin park, and its actually the largest park in the world! it was BEAUTIFUL!!! The day was nice as well witch didn't hurt at all except when we had a long line up to get out tickets. 14 euro and we were in... what else can I say. it was a zoo... lottsa monkeys just like back home and i got to see Tigers really up close and that made me soo happy! The elephants wern't there. but other than that it had everything that a zoo would normally have. BY the time we got out of there it was to late to go to the factory so we are going to go Saturday. We took the long way home, we picked up pizza to cook in our oven.After a day like today we were starved. Then we got ready to go out to a birthday party. Where I met Brianne She just turned "23" and it cool because shes from Edmonton.. Clairview to be exact. We stayed at her place witch was really nice and then went out to the pubs. Everything closes at midnight tonight because of good friday. and nothing opens again untill saturday morning at midnight. They are strictly catholic here.But we hit 2 pubs I had 5 beer and 2 shots. we sang Irish songs witch I must say are interesting and had a great time. Before heading home We stopped off and had the biggest pice of pizza Ive ever seen !!! mmmm.... pizza. Then home and then bed. Not a bad day I'm thinking. |
April 4 2007
OK so day 8 I hope you guys are in for a long read because today was intense.It was my first night in my new bed, and i guess I could say that enjoyed it, what little of it I had.At 6 am again today I got up and got ready to meet with Toddar (on the phone of course.) at 7 am. My room mate Trevor gave his bed up for the night to his guest/friend from BC So it was her that I had to be sure not to wake up. Then I had to leave early to compensate for the fact that I now live farther away. I cant seem to find a call shop over this side of town open earlier than 9am. Any way it was all going good until my new key wouldn't work in the door and I had to lock up before I left. So I had no choice but to wake Whitney up.
After that small fiasco was said and done I was on my way. I talked to Toddar and 7 euro later I was off to start my day. I headed back to the house just in time to say good bye to Trevor and his buddy, who were heading out on a trip of Ireland today...they wont be back until Monday so I have the room to myself pretty much.
Then I unpacked my bag. Put all my clothes in my new closet and my odds and ends I'm my drawer and then the rest on my shelf, my 2 bags of mac and cheese in my cubbord in the kitchen. I have my poor empty photo album out and one picture on the wall. If anyone want's to send me things besides Mac&Cheese and maybe a DQ ice cream cake...
... THEN SEND ME PICTURES! I have an address now so it will be easy!
(i was going to write it down but ill send it in an e-mail to every one...)
Speaking of my address it brings me to what I did next, I took that little bit of information to the USIT office to get my letter of residence. Waited around for a half and hour then i checked my face book. After that I had to make my way to the Apollo House to get my PPS # (thats a Irish social insurance #) Again more lines (i was # 43 this time) but i had a nice guy today help me who even tho I was directed to the wrong office to where my address district is filled out my application for me.
Then while I was heading home I stopped by Penny's its like Walmart but much better if you can believe that lol. I wasn't going to buy anything this trip but I saw these pair of slippers for 3 euro that I had to have. Let me explain... its not that I just wanted them, I have 3 pairs that I left at home, its that the house that Im living in just got am insane power bill of like 400 euro thats aprox. 675 Canadian per 2 months! Now Ive never payed a bill in my life but to be thats outrageous!! (needless to say ... i don't think i budgeted for that lol) So yes we turned EVERYTHING off. Its not to bad for the short while that the sun makes it in thro the window but for 99.97 % of the time its chilly, Ive had a chill since yesterday and it only got worse so the slippers here and must. Alright moving on.
So now I'm 'home' again, theres lotsa walking here i kinda like it. I updated my blog and reply d to shayna's e-mail. Then I got really motivated I showered in my new shower. It was the first time since i got here that I dint have to shower in flip flops.
Altho their isn't much water pressure so it takes forever to get the shampoo out of all my hair lol oh well. at least its hot. I dressed did my hair and make up and then went job searching!
I was out for 2 hours and only handed out 3 CV's I' kinda torn between wanting to get out there... and not wanting to go back to work. (I'm on vacation lol) Plus I know when I do get one I'm just going to stick with it for the next 3 months so I want to like it. I guess what Im trying to say is that I'm being picky!
When I came back to the house I noticed that I had to go shopping if I wanted to eat more than just the hot cross bun that I had for breakfast. No toast... we don't have a toaster.
lol So I went groceries shopping for the first time on my own. This kinda dropped me down a few notches in my good mood because the food here is so much more different that us. Plus I realize how much clod / frozen foood I eat. I cant here because the fridges over here are like a 1/4 the sizes of our fridges back home. SERIOUSLY! S i got lotsa soup, cereal and pasta... but no sauce cuz theirs no room. I improvised and it all fit in my cubourd. My mac&cheese isn't lonely any more. lol.
It finally sunk in that moment looking at my full coubour and then walking in to my room that I'm here for a long time. Damn! This is a whole new feeling.
Alright so after that I decided that had done enough and for one day I really had. I was tired already bu I went on the net. I found the webmessanger site and got to talk to my Auntie Kim (Nan) my mom and Toddar (for 10 mins b4 he had to go to Aarons) I made myself spaghetti noodles and when they were kooked i mixed some tomato soup mix in to the water. It was really good actually like alpha-gettie or zoodels.
Then Whitney came back from the airport where she picked up 2 of her friends from back home.Their here visiting here until Sunday. I was jealous to an extent because Ashley is he only one from back home that I will get to see while I'm here (luv u Ashley!) Anyway they came and tought me a new drinking game it was fun. And after checking Aarons renoes on his new place, laughing at scott and trying to read toddars shirt, I said good night and it was off to bed for me, Good night One And All!!
After that small fiasco was said and done I was on my way. I talked to Toddar and 7 euro later I was off to start my day. I headed back to the house just in time to say good bye to Trevor and his buddy, who were heading out on a trip of Ireland today...they wont be back until Monday so I have the room to myself pretty much.
Then I unpacked my bag. Put all my clothes in my new closet and my odds and ends I'm my drawer and then the rest on my shelf, my 2 bags of mac and cheese in my cubbord in the kitchen. I have my poor empty photo album out and one picture on the wall. If anyone want's to send me things besides Mac&Cheese and maybe a DQ ice cream cake...
... THEN SEND ME PICTURES! I have an address now so it will be easy!(i was going to write it down but ill send it in an e-mail to every one...)
Speaking of my address it brings me to what I did next, I took that little bit of information to the USIT office to get my letter of residence. Waited around for a half and hour then i checked my face book. After that I had to make my way to the Apollo House to get my PPS # (thats a Irish social insurance #) Again more lines (i was # 43 this time) but i had a nice guy today help me who even tho I was directed to the wrong office to where my address district is filled out my application for me.
Then while I was heading home I stopped by Penny's its like Walmart but much better if you can believe that lol. I wasn't going to buy anything this trip but I saw these pair of slippers for 3 euro that I had to have. Let me explain... its not that I just wanted them, I have 3 pairs that I left at home, its that the house that Im living in just got am insane power bill of like 400 euro thats aprox. 675 Canadian per 2 months! Now Ive never payed a bill in my life but to be thats outrageous!! (needless to say ... i don't think i budgeted for that lol) So yes we turned EVERYTHING off. Its not to bad for the short while that the sun makes it in thro the window but for 99.97 % of the time its chilly, Ive had a chill since yesterday and it only got worse so the slippers here and must. Alright moving on.
So now I'm 'home' again, theres lotsa walking here i kinda like it. I updated my blog and reply d to shayna's e-mail. Then I got really motivated I showered in my new shower. It was the first time since i got here that I dint have to shower in flip flops.
Altho their isn't much water pressure so it takes forever to get the shampoo out of all my hair lol oh well. at least its hot. I dressed did my hair and make up and then went job searching!I was out for 2 hours and only handed out 3 CV's I' kinda torn between wanting to get out there... and not wanting to go back to work. (I'm on vacation lol) Plus I know when I do get one I'm just going to stick with it for the next 3 months so I want to like it. I guess what Im trying to say is that I'm being picky!
When I came back to the house I noticed that I had to go shopping if I wanted to eat more than just the hot cross bun that I had for breakfast. No toast... we don't have a toaster.
lol So I went groceries shopping for the first time on my own. This kinda dropped me down a few notches in my good mood because the food here is so much more different that us. Plus I realize how much clod / frozen foood I eat. I cant here because the fridges over here are like a 1/4 the sizes of our fridges back home. SERIOUSLY! S i got lotsa soup, cereal and pasta... but no sauce cuz theirs no room. I improvised and it all fit in my cubourd. My mac&cheese isn't lonely any more. lol. It finally sunk in that moment looking at my full coubour and then walking in to my room that I'm here for a long time. Damn! This is a whole new feeling.
Alright so after that I decided that had done enough and for one day I really had. I was tired already bu I went on the net. I found the webmessanger site and got to talk to my Auntie Kim (Nan) my mom and Toddar (for 10 mins b4 he had to go to Aarons) I made myself spaghetti noodles and when they were kooked i mixed some tomato soup mix in to the water. It was really good actually like alpha-gettie or zoodels.
Then Whitney came back from the airport where she picked up 2 of her friends from back home.Their here visiting here until Sunday. I was jealous to an extent because Ashley is he only one from back home that I will get to see while I'm here (luv u Ashley!) Anyway they came and tought me a new drinking game it was fun. And after checking Aarons renoes on his new place, laughing at scott and trying to read toddars shirt, I said good night and it was off to bed for me, Good night One And All!!
April 3 2007
Day seven was moving day but before i could even think off setting off to get comfortable in the place where i will reside for the next 106 days ( i know theres allot of numbers being tossed around lately but believe me their all correct. I've counted many times. Any way before that I got to call Toddar. I was so excited i think that i was up at 4 am.I called him 10 mins early but he answered right away.we talked about nothing really just talked, it was so nice! I think that I'm getting better now that i know that i have the means of at least hearing his voice. Now i cant wait to see him on msn...i know ill be waiting to long to see him in person. lol.After that I called my mom. It was so great to finally talk to her. in both cares I've found that its amazing how much u realize u need some one when u have no way of being with them. accumulatively i talked for about 1 hour 55 mins and it cost me just over 14 euro. There goes todays budget ... but it was so worth it. Then it was moving time. i had all my things packed last night so it was just suit up and go...
Today was a beautifully sunny day out witch was nice. the fact that i was carrier's 50 billion ponds really suxed! but i made it safe and sound. and a few calories lighter hopefully. Once i was here i had to wait for the old roomie to drop off my key, (YaY KeY) once that was done there really was nothing left to do in the day. Did i mention that here EVERYTHING closes at 5 pm except the bars, restraints and cinemas! EVERYTHING!I plotted out my approximate path on my tour of Europe... i thought it might be to early but I've come to see that u cant be to carefully and this is a start. i think it will almost be like a 3 month hobby lol. other than that we watched CSI and the first episode of heroes witch I'm going to get every one hooked on! we watch it on Trevors laptop because we're poor and don't have tv lol. i really don't mind at all.now I'm off to bed now but before i go i think i have to say something..
I have to say thank you to you all for your support you've given me,its been so appreciated, more than you could ever know! I'm sorry thats lately it all seems so depressing, I know i didn't come here to complain about being here lol. I just want you all to know that even tho right now I'm sad/ lonley i know it will all get better and i do have an optimistic view on it all. my cell alarm wakes me up ever morning with the message. 'make it count'... and thats what I'm planning on doing. Maybe I'm just saying this because I'm min a good mood to but but still, seriously. I'm going to get thro this just fine and with all of you being there it wont be to long until I'm talking about how much i love it here and that I'm sad to leave... or at least i hope.
Today was a beautifully sunny day out witch was nice. the fact that i was carrier's 50 billion ponds really suxed! but i made it safe and sound. and a few calories lighter hopefully. Once i was here i had to wait for the old roomie to drop off my key, (YaY KeY) once that was done there really was nothing left to do in the day. Did i mention that here EVERYTHING closes at 5 pm except the bars, restraints and cinemas! EVERYTHING!I plotted out my approximate path on my tour of Europe... i thought it might be to early but I've come to see that u cant be to carefully and this is a start. i think it will almost be like a 3 month hobby lol. other than that we watched CSI and the first episode of heroes witch I'm going to get every one hooked on! we watch it on Trevors laptop because we're poor and don't have tv lol. i really don't mind at all.now I'm off to bed now but before i go i think i have to say something..
I have to say thank you to you all for your support you've given me,its been so appreciated, more than you could ever know! I'm sorry thats lately it all seems so depressing, I know i didn't come here to complain about being here lol. I just want you all to know that even tho right now I'm sad/ lonley i know it will all get better and i do have an optimistic view on it all. my cell alarm wakes me up ever morning with the message. 'make it count'... and thats what I'm planning on doing. Maybe I'm just saying this because I'm min a good mood to but but still, seriously. I'm going to get thro this just fine and with all of you being there it wont be to long until I'm talking about how much i love it here and that I'm sad to leave... or at least i hope.
April 2 2007
| Day 6 of 266. Today was such a busey day for me. I was up around 7:00 am witch really wasnt so bad.I got up and ate breakfast (same as yesterday) and by 8:00 I was at the immegration office to regester. OMG it took so long. I had to wait in line just so i could get a number to wait in line.! I was # 30 but it took almost 2 hours to get to me. The man at the desk obviously hatted his job and took my picture before I was ready. Oh well just one more bad pic. Then I had to wait untill it was printed. It was aprox. 2:00 when I got to the call centre I checked my e-mail and updated my blogs. Im so proud of myself for keeping up this far I talked to sean L witch was nice. I wanted him to text toddar and tell him i was on msn but he had to remind me that it was like 3 am there. so a little sad i went to USIT. I finished my CV After that I met up with Hannah and we went to go get our stupid phones looked at. I found out tha I wont beable to text any one back home because Vodafone doesn't have agreements with telus or rogers! Really when I told them I wanted the phone to text canada you'd think they would have told me that!! So after that I walked back to the hostel. I was just about to text Ashley and see if she knew what i could do at night that was fun, when Dianna (a woman i met last night before I went to bed.) asked me out for coffee. we went to a nice little cafe with glass walls above o'conell street. After that i went house shopping with her to keep her company. The first one made me think that I should have held off but the last one mae me know that i made the best desision with jumpping on this housing oportunity. then at 7:00 i made the executive desision that we were going to go have something to eat. we found a nice little 50's restraunt with the best BLT sandwitch ive ever had!!! then we went to turn in for the night. Dianna likes to talk allot thats why I didnt really feel bad about spilling a bunch of feelings on her. it was nice to say it alll out loud Now im going to go to sleep, a little later than i had hoped but thats just the way it goes. I have a big day tomorrow. I find it weird that unless Aaron moves in to his place by the end of the day then ill be in mine b4 him. but from what i hear i shouldnt make fun. hes having a hard time. poor guy.I call toddar and my mom in 7 hours im so excited. Well im going to get as much sleep as i can now. |
April 1 2007
| Day 5 of 266. Thats exactly 38 weeks. Thats the number of days untill I get to go home. 5 of 112 days untill I go traveling with Ashley and then 91 days of touring around Europe. After that its only 63 days to kill. I think that I'll survive. Needless to say , I did alot of thinking today. Of days it was probebly neer the negitive side. I woke up early and went for breakfast. I was nice here. Toast again, witch I had with rasberry jam today but it also had coffee and cerial with milk. Im thinking in this case it was a good thing that Toddar didn't come with me because this was the first time I had had milk since before leaving home. Then I packed up all my stuff and went down to the common room to wait for my new room to be ready at 3:00pm. It made for a long day. Every one again wasn't speaking english and people kept looking at me. all I could do was smile. I kept myself busey by putting my canadian contacts in to my Irish phone. Now I look popular even though I'm all alone all the time. I met and talke to a girl who was actually born in Sherwood Park! It was great she went to St T's untill greade 2 then moved to BC. We had allot in common, but her friends cane 15 mins later and she left. Besides that I organized my notes and thought about what was going on in my life. I'll spare you the detalis before this becomes and online diary as apposed to a blog. When I was done putting things in to my new room. I called Ashley to see if she could help me thro what im feeling right now. It turned out to cost 12 euro because I was calling a cell phone. I wont be doing that again! But it helped a little. I spent 3 hours on the net again checking my e-mails hoping I'd get to talk to someone. I posted a bit and chatted with Miz Bella. I also updated my CV (Irish resume.) I bought a sandwitch for supper and was sad to see that I had grabed one with no meat in it! So I depresedly walked upsatirs only to find that Im the only one up here. Thats OK it gave me allot of time to shower. Im hoping that if I let the water works go while im in the shower it wont really count. what do you think lol? Ashley said it was OK to cry... that she did it for a long time. Im not to sure if that bit made me feel any better or not. The best part of my day was that i got allot of e-mails an comment frome people. and Toddar wrote me and e-ail for the first time <3 For the record I have offically disided that I have shed way to many tears to go home now, so it looks like im in for the full 261 days that I have left. Thats 6,264 hours, 375, 840 minuts and 22,550,400 seconds, mmm...yes I think I'll make it. |
March 31 2007
Alright so day 4... yes thats right... Saturday... hard to believe. Happy Birthday Dad! So today was another packed day. It was my last at the Barnicals so after a breakfast of, yes you guessed it, toast. (but this time with black current jam I think it was.) I had to pack up.I put everything in the luggage hold until my room at the other hostel was ready It was hard to pack everything because I now have the box that my phone came in. I don't want to get rid of it because the phone has been nothing but trouble (it actually has no display on the front screen today) and everything just BARLEY fit before. I'll see how everything goes when I move in to my new place but as it stands right now I'm going to have to send thing home when I go to travel!
And yes you heard me correctly(.. well read correctly) I got the place today and I move in Tuesday morning! YAY ME. I don't know how I feel about the fact that I just took the first one that came along (I normally like to way my options) but I'm just so excited! No More Hotels...for now
So any way I was out on the town at 10:30 am just killing time. I went in to all the stores in the area and all I could think about was buying things for people.Again not for me but for others... i saw this shirt that Aaron would have loved and jewelery I could see mom ware.That went on until about 1:00PM! The call center had been taunting me since 11:30 but I knew it was to early. . Then again I didn't want to miss any one. So at one I gave in to temptation. Of course I woke mom up. I feel bad but its a good type of bad...it that makes any sense. Then I talked to Toddar for a half an hour. It was much needed. I want to call him right now ... but I know That I cant. I call him at 7 am on Tuesday. (midnight Monday over there.)I don't know if I can wait. I also need to talk to MY mom. I tried the house once and there was no answer. I haven't talked to her since i got here. then again I just found the center.
So then after picking all my stuff up and looking totally stupid carrieing it around town I was in Abby Court where I'll stay until Tuesday.
After that I went to scope out a net cafe closer to where I'm going to be living.not 20 mins away. I waisted about 2 hours with no luck. I'll find one tho... ill ask or look at a map. theres a thought. then i decided to try the Internet part of the call center.3 hours for 3 euro! I like that allot more. I spent the whole time updating my blog with what has happened up until this point.I hope people care enough to read it. and it helps then keep in touch . I also talked to Ashley shes in Scotland right now.(yay msn) shes going to visit at the end of April. It makes me sad that she wont be coming up for my birthday because I don't want to be alone...but I UNDERSTAND. The call center is great because it has headsets microphones and cameras to use while u r on msn. So i cant wait to use that with whoever has all those little extras. when i was done there I grabbed a microwave pasta and ate in the new common room.
Its accward enough always being alone... eating alone ... but being in a room full of people who aren't speaking English is terrible. i got as soon as i could.I cam up to shower and call it another day but i just got a call from Vincent. a guy i met who is from France. I'm going to join him and his friends for a pint. my first since i got here. we'll see how it goes...Details to follow....
Alright so it 1:30 every one in my dorm is asleep. No to bad i guess for my first night. I waited for them out side the bar for over half an hour. I t was a great chance for me to people watch and that i did. think of white ave on it busiest day ... now think busier... now think half of them think that is Halloween.for serious. so many languages and dialects.when they turned up it turned out that i couldn't go in cuz it was an over 21 bar. but we found a nice little pub. very packed but we found our space. chatted laughed and took in all that is Dublin's night life. After 3 Guinness I was happy when Mano said it was time to go... I'm going to sleep well tonight
And yes you heard me correctly(.. well read correctly) I got the place today and I move in Tuesday morning! YAY ME. I don't know how I feel about the fact that I just took the first one that came along (I normally like to way my options) but I'm just so excited! No More Hotels...for now
So any way I was out on the town at 10:30 am just killing time. I went in to all the stores in the area and all I could think about was buying things for people.Again not for me but for others... i saw this shirt that Aaron would have loved and jewelery I could see mom ware.That went on until about 1:00PM! The call center had been taunting me since 11:30 but I knew it was to early. . Then again I didn't want to miss any one. So at one I gave in to temptation. Of course I woke mom up. I feel bad but its a good type of bad...it that makes any sense. Then I talked to Toddar for a half an hour. It was much needed. I want to call him right now ... but I know That I cant. I call him at 7 am on Tuesday. (midnight Monday over there.)I don't know if I can wait. I also need to talk to MY mom. I tried the house once and there was no answer. I haven't talked to her since i got here. then again I just found the center.
So then after picking all my stuff up and looking totally stupid carrieing it around town I was in Abby Court where I'll stay until Tuesday.
After that I went to scope out a net cafe closer to where I'm going to be living.not 20 mins away. I waisted about 2 hours with no luck. I'll find one tho... ill ask or look at a map. theres a thought. then i decided to try the Internet part of the call center.3 hours for 3 euro! I like that allot more. I spent the whole time updating my blog with what has happened up until this point.I hope people care enough to read it. and it helps then keep in touch . I also talked to Ashley shes in Scotland right now.(yay msn) shes going to visit at the end of April. It makes me sad that she wont be coming up for my birthday because I don't want to be alone...but I UNDERSTAND. The call center is great because it has headsets microphones and cameras to use while u r on msn. So i cant wait to use that with whoever has all those little extras. when i was done there I grabbed a microwave pasta and ate in the new common room.
Its accward enough always being alone... eating alone ... but being in a room full of people who aren't speaking English is terrible. i got as soon as i could.I cam up to shower and call it another day but i just got a call from Vincent. a guy i met who is from France. I'm going to join him and his friends for a pint. my first since i got here. we'll see how it goes...Details to follow....
Alright so it 1:30 every one in my dorm is asleep. No to bad i guess for my first night. I waited for them out side the bar for over half an hour. I t was a great chance for me to people watch and that i did. think of white ave on it busiest day ... now think busier... now think half of them think that is Halloween.for serious. so many languages and dialects.when they turned up it turned out that i couldn't go in cuz it was an over 21 bar. but we found a nice little pub. very packed but we found our space. chatted laughed and took in all that is Dublin's night life. After 3 Guinness I was happy when Mano said it was time to go... I'm going to sleep well tonight
March 30 2007
510 euro would be what I'd be expecting to pay if I decided just to stay in a hostel every month... thats why I'm sitting here at the end of my day 3 happy about the way today turned out..to an extent.. let me explain...
Today I woke up in an OK mood i guess. I9 was the first one up and its difficult to move around a hostel quietly (for those of you who don't know that lol) But when i was getting my bag I noticed that On my wall was a sticky note. It was from Vivian and Caroline. They were just saying that they left early and that it was nice to meet me. Who said hostel were the best place to meet people?! I left the room much as I did yesterday but with more of an idea of what to expect from breakfast. Toast! (with jam of course! I also left with the knowledge that tonight was the sat night i had in the Barnicals... stupid me for putting my ETD on a Saturday... than again no one told me that even if there is ABSOLUTELY nothing going on in Dublin this weekend...there is always SOMETHING happening going on. So it is completely impossible to get accommodation's for the Saturday on the day before you need them.This put me in a mood.
My orientation went alright. just a bunch of Americans and one Canadian guy who was nice enough but kind of obnoxious. The orientation didn't tell me anything that I didn't know already except... that theres a hella lot more paper work standing in lines, registering, and paying insane amounts of money than I was aware of. NOT IMPRESSED! So after that I went right in to finding a place to stay tomorrow night.There was nothing! Well for less than 120$ and closer than 5 miles away.I had this mixed " everything will work out alright" slash "O-M-G! I'm an idiot! Thats it I'm going home!" attitude. The lady at my hostel suggested that I go to a lovley little town called Kilkenny and stay at the hostel there for the night. So I booked it. And that was that.. I also had the viewing of that house today. So I headed out to that. I think its worth noting that on my way there I ran across a hostel thats free tomorrow night here in town. it was a walk in only hostel. needless to say I booked it and canceled the one in Kilkenny. Yay me.
The house I looked at was in a rough looking area. It was small but well kept. I was pleased to find out that the other three people living there where Canadian although I would have liked the cultural diversity it was nice to have a conversation where some one knew what you meant when you said "back home". Its two girls and and a boy. They've been here for 6 months i think they said. and are in the same program that I am.Its great. However (and don't tell Toddar, lol) I'd be sharing a room with Trevor. I think I'm alright with that I mean right now I have 99.6 % naked men sleeping above and beside me.I spent over and hour talking and was informed that i was 99% sure to get it. (I won out over the obnoxious guy who was there for 1/2 and hour as well as the rest if the people he'd seen.) He'll e-mail me tomorrow and I'll know for sure. At this moment I think that is going to be the best for me. I want to travel , to see and do amazing things of a life time... BUT I crave the stability, messed up! Ill be a great mom some day....My kids will hate me! Mwa ha ha ha!!! I tried texting with my new phone today but they all failed!
On my way back to the hostel... I found a 24/7 call center. thats so exciting. 12 c/ minute to call home... not to bad.I knew at the time it was like 1:00 pm , but i had to try. I called and Justin answered. I started crying immediately gawd forbid it would have been mom or Toddar. Justing was good about it he. was such a sweetie. I made him late for work. But at least he had a valid excuses this time lol. After that the guy at the counter made me cry for pointing out the fact that I was crying.
I went back to the hostel and watch Myth Busters Ireland style.The people were the same but the narator had and accent and buster was not called buster he was called like Tim or something. Tee Hee :0 I talked to a guy and a girl from the UK about racism. It was nice. Inteligent conversation.... well converstation of any kind really.Then a long shower and off to bed. Im going to set the alarm on my new phone... hopefully it works better than texting! And mybe tomorrow or the next day I'll head out to vivsit Kilkenny just for the heck of it... I mean all the offices will be closed any way.
Today I woke up in an OK mood i guess. I9 was the first one up and its difficult to move around a hostel quietly (for those of you who don't know that lol) But when i was getting my bag I noticed that On my wall was a sticky note. It was from Vivian and Caroline. They were just saying that they left early and that it was nice to meet me. Who said hostel were the best place to meet people?! I left the room much as I did yesterday but with more of an idea of what to expect from breakfast. Toast! (with jam of course! I also left with the knowledge that tonight was the sat night i had in the Barnicals... stupid me for putting my ETD on a Saturday... than again no one told me that even if there is ABSOLUTELY nothing going on in Dublin this weekend...there is always SOMETHING happening going on. So it is completely impossible to get accommodation's for the Saturday on the day before you need them.This put me in a mood.
My orientation went alright. just a bunch of Americans and one Canadian guy who was nice enough but kind of obnoxious. The orientation didn't tell me anything that I didn't know already except... that theres a hella lot more paper work standing in lines, registering, and paying insane amounts of money than I was aware of. NOT IMPRESSED! So after that I went right in to finding a place to stay tomorrow night.There was nothing! Well for less than 120$ and closer than 5 miles away.I had this mixed " everything will work out alright" slash "O-M-G! I'm an idiot! Thats it I'm going home!" attitude. The lady at my hostel suggested that I go to a lovley little town called Kilkenny and stay at the hostel there for the night. So I booked it. And that was that.. I also had the viewing of that house today. So I headed out to that. I think its worth noting that on my way there I ran across a hostel thats free tomorrow night here in town. it was a walk in only hostel. needless to say I booked it and canceled the one in Kilkenny. Yay me.
The house I looked at was in a rough looking area. It was small but well kept. I was pleased to find out that the other three people living there where Canadian although I would have liked the cultural diversity it was nice to have a conversation where some one knew what you meant when you said "back home". Its two girls and and a boy. They've been here for 6 months i think they said. and are in the same program that I am.Its great. However (and don't tell Toddar, lol) I'd be sharing a room with Trevor. I think I'm alright with that I mean right now I have 99.6 % naked men sleeping above and beside me.I spent over and hour talking and was informed that i was 99% sure to get it. (I won out over the obnoxious guy who was there for 1/2 and hour as well as the rest if the people he'd seen.) He'll e-mail me tomorrow and I'll know for sure. At this moment I think that is going to be the best for me. I want to travel , to see and do amazing things of a life time... BUT I crave the stability, messed up! Ill be a great mom some day....My kids will hate me! Mwa ha ha ha!!! I tried texting with my new phone today but they all failed!
On my way back to the hostel... I found a 24/7 call center. thats so exciting. 12 c/ minute to call home... not to bad.I knew at the time it was like 1:00 pm , but i had to try. I called and Justin answered. I started crying immediately gawd forbid it would have been mom or Toddar. Justing was good about it he. was such a sweetie. I made him late for work. But at least he had a valid excuses this time lol.
After that the guy at the counter made me cry for pointing out the fact that I was crying. I went back to the hostel and watch Myth Busters Ireland style.The people were the same but the narator had and accent and buster was not called buster he was called like Tim or something. Tee Hee :0 I talked to a guy and a girl from the UK about racism. It was nice. Inteligent conversation.... well converstation of any kind really.Then a long shower and off to bed. Im going to set the alarm on my new phone... hopefully it works better than texting! And mybe tomorrow or the next day I'll head out to vivsit Kilkenny just for the heck of it... I mean all the offices will be closed any way.
March 29 2007
| So here I am at the end of day two and wow it felt like two full days all in one. When I set my alarm for 8 am (1 am canadian time) last night I thought I would be sleeping in... but every one was still sleeping. I figured I would just roll over and sleep some more when about 4 other cell phones went off. So I followed the flow and got up.. It took a while. I dont know if it was jetleg or a general case of lazieness. When I finally did get my day pack all organized (making it a hella lot lighter) I went down for breakfast, as a huge effort not to make my mom worry any more than she has to I figured the least I could do was eat right.mmm... toast.The after consalting with my map, my map, my europe book, my map and the guy at the frount desk, I figured I venture to find the USIT building. after turning right after he said to turn left i found it in less that 5 minuts. call it luck~? I all it Briliance! While I was waiting for the center to open I met a girl named Hannah.Shes from Argenteana and she has been here for 2 weeks. We hit it off and after we were done at USIT we went out for lunch. She invited me to come with her and her friend Pedro to the museun. Going witht the reason I am here, I accepted. The Ierland National Museum was excelent. I had a great time. sooo much history and the building itself was beautifull.I was dissapointed to learn that here all the main tourest attractions dont let camaras on the premisses. After that Hannah and I went phone shoping. It was hard I thought contacting canada was soposed to be easy. But its kindda the same as back home.I had to buy the phone for like over 100 $ Oh well im excited that by tomorrow I'll be abley to contact people. After that I went back to USIT I started to look for places to live. I found one that sounds perfect and Im going to look at it tomorrow.keep your fingers crossed for me and that woud be perfect. after that I disided to call it a day. When I got back to my dorm I thought I'd hook up my phone and just hang out . but when I got there Vivian a girl I met last nigth told me her and Carolie were going to check out Trinity College (a city with in a city) I tagged along on another invite. It s was stunning in there. The grass was so green and the trees were sooo old.I talked them to going and seeing the Book of Kells with me witch is kept by the Universtity in the old Library. 7 euro but it was totally worth it. The book was fantastic, written in Galic Caligrphy. I had to drool the skill was absolutly admirable. The end of the tour took us to the old library its sellf. "Breathtaking" and that wasnt just the smell of thousands of hundred years old books. I couldnt emajin keeping track of that many. Then ofcorse the gift shop. When we left we ran in to Jessie and Katherien from last night aswell. They were going to st. patrick Cathedral (omg i cant spell  .) To listen to the choir sing the Eveningsong. The cherch was well... a big beautiful old cherch. When that was done we went out for Vietmenies food. Yes Im getting out there and trying new food, sure I had chicken mind you but thats not the point! After that they wanted crapes. I disided that that would have to wait. Toddar and I had plans for forever that we would go get profesional good crapes one day and we never ended up doing it. Soo.... I said my good byes and headded to the hostel. payed again for half an hours worth of internet with no messanger.all in all I've spent like 15 euro for an hour this is retarded! Where are these cafes that are soposed to be every where. that i can get 1 hour for 1 euro?! any way I answered the e-mails form my mom , E-mailing Chantelle back will have to wait untill tomorrow :( I got to my room early but I got my phone up and in the chrager (thier soo wierd here) and i talked to the guys in my dorm. Now im in my pj's tucked in and going to get an early start on sleep. I have oriantation tomorrow morning and then I look at that house at 6:45. then who knows what else. |
March 28 2007
| Alright so here I am at the end of day one...well it midaswell be day 1.5. I started out to the airport at 5:00pm tuesday with my mom, my sister (who surprised me by bussing in to town) my brother Cody, Justin, Chantelle and Toddar.I guess it went as smoothly as was to be expected. but the goodbyes tore me apart! I didnt cry as much as I thought I would, that was untill my back was turned.OH I BALLED MY EYES OUT (The worst is that Im not done yet.) But I will say that I wasn't as loud as the baby beside me I don't think that she was impressed about the flight any more than I was.The flight other than that was rather univentfull, Chicken for dinner then I watched the Presige, then I slept on and off on the way there. Had breakfast before we landed and when we finally touched down the first thing I noticed was that the skys. It was soooo bright out but the sky was crayon grey. I had never seen that before. I got off the plain and was amazed at the size of that airport. I had to take a large bus (like the edmonton transit busses,) for 10 minuts just to get to my terminal. Follow the signs and there I was at check in #2. (Aaron would be sooo proud of me) then I had a 6.5 hours to wait. I called Toddar. Collect to my anger because I didnt have any UK money on me and it didnt take the euro. Talking to him made me happy... kinda...then really sad. //insert cry time here// Then I was off exploring the airport. It took me an hour and I concluded that no wornder Europe is such a place to shop... their is soo much oportunity!They had a huge mall with in the airport. It was insane .. and no i didn't buy anything.Then I napped for 4 hours before catching the 50 minut flight to Dublin.It was literaly up ... then down.I got off the plain, it took me 5 minuts to get my bag and I seriously just walked out the dooors of the airport. But the turned around and went back in because it was to much all at once I went to buy food. I only ate half my sandwitch and then lost the other half!! I went to go call a cab but the lady told me it would be better to bus it. Big mistake! It droped me off and then pointed to a street. Well here I was at Temple Bar. 5 times the size of white ave and a billion times buseyer.I guess it was a rugby game because thats all I heard about.I walked up and down each "ave" and street because they dont have street sighs like they do in canada.Plus I midas well be in Japan because I dont understand ANYTHING! I mean I couldn't get to Argile Trail but I know where aprox it is and I have at least herd of it. I mean here, what or who the hell is a Abbey courtquay. Seriously?! So i did what only girls can do and i asked a cop for direction. and sure enough i found it right away. I sighned in and found it not to be at all what I had been expecting. Some good , some bad. The room has 10 beds (+) It should only have 4 (-) They have a great common area and the internet isnt busey (+) but they dont have msn (-) I met 2 boys and 4 girls , and their really nice (+) but their leaving on friday (-) It has a bathroom with a locked door (+) but when I went in there to have my first shower I got my new shoes all wet because the floor was covered in water.(-) but im optemistic. I have all my stuff locked up underneath me. I have allot of stuff I dont know how Im going to manage, but on the pluse side it all fits in my bin that i can lock up. So now im sitting up in bed hopeing that I dont tick anyone off because I have my light on. Trying not to think about home as I write this to tell all of you.(who i miss so much!) I promised myself that i would write about my day EVERY night. and I will.Tomorrow im going to get a phone... i dont like being cut off of texting.Im goign to find msn and Im also going to find the irealand SWAP. I want to look for a house because I can tell already that this hostel thing is just not for me. I was invited by 2 girls to go see the Guiniss factiory tomorrow with them. and I just might do that.; But for now Im going to try and sleep. The European guy who speake english with an accent just got down to his skivvies and climbed up the ladder to the bed above mine... I think thats enough excitment for me for one day! |
Monday, April 9, 2007
Hopefully This Is Better...
Alright every one... So I have had a few complaints about the nexopia site that I have recently been using for my blogs, and to be honest the site has been giving me way more problems than I have patience for. So from now on I will be posting all my blogs here at this site. How appropriate blogging on a blog site. Sorry for the hassle.
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