i finished the davinci code yesterday.
after watching the movie i decided it might be worth reading.
it was kinda like reading the movie. in fact, it was a lot like reading the movie.
did they even have a script writer? cause, as long as everyone read the book, they'd know what their lines were, and how to act, and what the sets should look like, etc.
i guess, in the end, it was a bit boring because it didn't lend to the movie. it just was the movie.
turns out i've started reading again.
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
wedding belles
i'm having trouble sleeping again. last night i was soooo knackered, but still couldn't sleep... it was after 3 am that i finally crashed out, and had a crazy dream.
i dreamt i was getting married (probably because i've been working on fixing up this wedding brochure for gerry's brother and soon to be sister-in-law). i was in a hotel which was kind of like the moose lodge on queer eye for the straight guy that they fixed up, and in my dream it was the same place that danielle had been married in (she got married in a garden, so i don't get this). anyway, i was getting married in the evening, and was panicking because i didn't have the wedding favours finished, and the shoes that i bought couldn't be walked in. they weren't made properly and one was higher than the other, and the heels were all crooked. luckily!!! someone went to get my silver prada shoes that i bought for danielle's wedding last year. i have no idea where they were, and why they were around but in the meantime danielle and i were trying to put together these huge easter basket kind of favours full of chocolate. and i was late for the wedding, because i was doing all these things, and i didn't even have my makeup done.
so weird.
i dreamt i was getting married (probably because i've been working on fixing up this wedding brochure for gerry's brother and soon to be sister-in-law). i was in a hotel which was kind of like the moose lodge on queer eye for the straight guy that they fixed up, and in my dream it was the same place that danielle had been married in (she got married in a garden, so i don't get this). anyway, i was getting married in the evening, and was panicking because i didn't have the wedding favours finished, and the shoes that i bought couldn't be walked in. they weren't made properly and one was higher than the other, and the heels were all crooked. luckily!!! someone went to get my silver prada shoes that i bought for danielle's wedding last year. i have no idea where they were, and why they were around but in the meantime danielle and i were trying to put together these huge easter basket kind of favours full of chocolate. and i was late for the wedding, because i was doing all these things, and i didn't even have my makeup done.
so weird.
oil crisis
"You said you didn't give a fuck about hockey
And I never saw someone say that before"
last night i got a phone call from sarah. yay! we talked about too-expensive shoes, making big moves, jobs, and surprisingly, hockey.
everyone knows that i love hockey. i grew up on it... maybe a bit weird, but my (german) dad was a big Habs fan; growing up in a small town in b.c. all the boys played hockey and the girls watched their crushes; and of course we only had one channel for a good part of my childhood... the CBC.
the first time i really really followed the NHL season, the canucks didn't make the playoffs (this was during a huge slump for the nucks, i'll call it P.L. as in, pre-trevor lindon) so the team i picked were the flyers. they didn't win that year, but i was hooked.
sarah, who was never really into hockey before, is converted, just before she moves to san francisco. and i think she likes it.
canada is a country where our most popular coffee shop is named after a hockey player. it's also a country where it's been 13 years since we last held the cup; we go on by saying that most of the players are canadian anyway, but you know that as a nation, we want the cup back.
of course there are people who don't care about hockey, who live in canada (see jeffy's blog, which i read halfway into blogging this) but even he admits to internally cheering for the canadian team when accidently watching the game.
here's the thing: canada gets bullied by the u.s.. generally they win more medals in the olympics, they went to the world cup... we didn't, they have more people... blah blah blah. when it comes to hockey and health care, we know we're better... we just have to prove it when the opportunity comes up, because it's about who you are representing. remember the outrage when wayne gretzky went to the kings?
hockey is a sport that truly represents canadianism... its very nature is canadian. a team game that requires a toughness to survive the elements. it's the level playing field that everyone in canada can participate in... pick a team and cheer your heart out. it even ltches on to this inherent geekness that is canada... the games out back on the homemade rink or on the frozen lakes and rivers. going to the pub to cheer on your team, and bonding with strangers... what's not fun about that? hockey is such a part of the canadian psyche, that songs are written about it, art, movies and tv shows are created in celebration. and some of our most famous canadians, are our hockey players.
am i sad the oilers didn't win? of course! not only are they canadian, they're west side! the good news? hockey's back, and it's as exciting as ever! and to top it off, it's recruiting fans that i never thought possible.
And I never saw someone say that before"
last night i got a phone call from sarah. yay! we talked about too-expensive shoes, making big moves, jobs, and surprisingly, hockey.
everyone knows that i love hockey. i grew up on it... maybe a bit weird, but my (german) dad was a big Habs fan; growing up in a small town in b.c. all the boys played hockey and the girls watched their crushes; and of course we only had one channel for a good part of my childhood... the CBC.
the first time i really really followed the NHL season, the canucks didn't make the playoffs (this was during a huge slump for the nucks, i'll call it P.L. as in, pre-trevor lindon) so the team i picked were the flyers. they didn't win that year, but i was hooked.
sarah, who was never really into hockey before, is converted, just before she moves to san francisco. and i think she likes it.
canada is a country where our most popular coffee shop is named after a hockey player. it's also a country where it's been 13 years since we last held the cup; we go on by saying that most of the players are canadian anyway, but you know that as a nation, we want the cup back.
of course there are people who don't care about hockey, who live in canada (see jeffy's blog, which i read halfway into blogging this) but even he admits to internally cheering for the canadian team when accidently watching the game.
here's the thing: canada gets bullied by the u.s.. generally they win more medals in the olympics, they went to the world cup... we didn't, they have more people... blah blah blah. when it comes to hockey and health care, we know we're better... we just have to prove it when the opportunity comes up, because it's about who you are representing. remember the outrage when wayne gretzky went to the kings?
hockey is a sport that truly represents canadianism... its very nature is canadian. a team game that requires a toughness to survive the elements. it's the level playing field that everyone in canada can participate in... pick a team and cheer your heart out. it even ltches on to this inherent geekness that is canada... the games out back on the homemade rink or on the frozen lakes and rivers. going to the pub to cheer on your team, and bonding with strangers... what's not fun about that? hockey is such a part of the canadian psyche, that songs are written about it, art, movies and tv shows are created in celebration. and some of our most famous canadians, are our hockey players.
am i sad the oilers didn't win? of course! not only are they canadian, they're west side! the good news? hockey's back, and it's as exciting as ever! and to top it off, it's recruiting fans that i never thought possible.
Saturday, June 17, 2006
what a feelin'!
this morning, gerry and i packed up the car and headed for the beara peninsula. we arrived at our destination a bit later than originally planned, because of a missed turn, but we arrived safely and happily, so no bother.
there were two couples there with a kid... i think from russia, maybe poland. they stayed while we got ready (wet suits, weights, shoes, flippers, masks, snorkels). wow. the water was even colder than i had thought. i toughed it out, cause we drove so far, and had to get ready, blah blah blah. good spirits until i started swimming with my hands on my face because it was so cold. i couldn't even focus because it really was just too cold. i felt really bad, but had to get out. i'm not sure i can describe how cold it was. i wish i had a thermometer... boo urns.
as we got out, the two couples left, and this woman arrived with two kids... 5 and 7, i'd guess. anyway, the smaller kid was singing, "what a feelin' deh deh". seriously. the little guy had the right tune, the right key, everything... j.lo look out, there's another flashdash fan in town... and i think he might be able to pull off the leotard just as well. it was hilarious.
anyway, we got into dry clothes and sat in the semi-sun, had our lunches, read a bit, and headed home.
i know, we were going to camp and everything, but since the water was too cold, it didn't seem sensible to not do anything, and just sit around at the campsite, or the bar. so, we stopped at lidl, and then at dunnes, and are just about to enjoy some booze and a barbeque. it's kind of like camping. :o)
there were two couples there with a kid... i think from russia, maybe poland. they stayed while we got ready (wet suits, weights, shoes, flippers, masks, snorkels). wow. the water was even colder than i had thought. i toughed it out, cause we drove so far, and had to get ready, blah blah blah. good spirits until i started swimming with my hands on my face because it was so cold. i couldn't even focus because it really was just too cold. i felt really bad, but had to get out. i'm not sure i can describe how cold it was. i wish i had a thermometer... boo urns.
as we got out, the two couples left, and this woman arrived with two kids... 5 and 7, i'd guess. anyway, the smaller kid was singing, "what a feelin' deh deh". seriously. the little guy had the right tune, the right key, everything... j.lo look out, there's another flashdash fan in town... and i think he might be able to pull off the leotard just as well. it was hilarious.
anyway, we got into dry clothes and sat in the semi-sun, had our lunches, read a bit, and headed home.
i know, we were going to camp and everything, but since the water was too cold, it didn't seem sensible to not do anything, and just sit around at the campsite, or the bar. so, we stopped at lidl, and then at dunnes, and are just about to enjoy some booze and a barbeque. it's kind of like camping. :o)
Friday, June 16, 2006
not so waster girlfriend
yay! i have a job. i start on the 26th. i'll be working at Trend Micro, the place where the ladies love my energy.
this will be my last week free. the extra good news is that i'll be working 8-4.30 M-F. which is a bit early, but it means it won't take me anytime to get to work, and that i'll be home at good times.
yay!
this will be my last week free. the extra good news is that i'll be working 8-4.30 M-F. which is a bit early, but it means it won't take me anytime to get to work, and that i'll be home at good times.
yay!
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
better value?
i used to ALWAYS sneeze three times. recently i've only been sneezing twice. the sneezes aren't any stronger. what's happened to the sneeziness of the third one?
shit mobile service ireland
3 has the shittiest service ever. is this defaming them? i think you're allowed to express your opinion about service aren't you? my friends are my intended audience, so basically, i'm posting a mass email.
dear everyone in the world who is my friend,
3 has the crappiest customer service. i called 7 times yesterday, was on hold at one point for over 30 mins, and still nothing was resolved. (i know 7 times sounds neurotic, but i kept getting different info, different numbers to call, etc.).
i called this morning and was disconnected, and one of their rude rude operators had a hissy fit at me, in only the way a gay call centre operator can. and then i was passed on two more times, and the end guy still couldn't help me, and i now have to wait for a call back. well, make that two... one from the supervisor, and one from yer egit in whatever the hell department i ended up in.
am i frustrated? did this wreck my day? do i need a drink? yes. yes. yes.
love, ursula
dear everyone in the world who is my friend,
3 has the crappiest customer service. i called 7 times yesterday, was on hold at one point for over 30 mins, and still nothing was resolved. (i know 7 times sounds neurotic, but i kept getting different info, different numbers to call, etc.).
i called this morning and was disconnected, and one of their rude rude operators had a hissy fit at me, in only the way a gay call centre operator can. and then i was passed on two more times, and the end guy still couldn't help me, and i now have to wait for a call back. well, make that two... one from the supervisor, and one from yer egit in whatever the hell department i ended up in.
am i frustrated? did this wreck my day? do i need a drink? yes. yes. yes.
love, ursula
work it out
i finally got the game to play on my computer. whoot!
of course, it was just in time for the break between periods one and two. now it's my bedtime. well, i tried sleeping earlier, but i couldn't. so i made some calls, and tried to go to the root of my problem so that i could sleep. i also got in a bit of a game of carca. sweet sweet carcassonne.
hopefully sweet sweet sleep.
Go Oilers Go!
of course, it was just in time for the break between periods one and two. now it's my bedtime. well, i tried sleeping earlier, but i couldn't. so i made some calls, and tried to go to the root of my problem so that i could sleep. i also got in a bit of a game of carca. sweet sweet carcassonne.
hopefully sweet sweet sleep.
Go Oilers Go!
Monday, June 12, 2006
what mythological creature are you?
i like this quiz, not for the spelling, but for the *winks* and *giggles*.
i've been laying here (my back's hurt) waiting for gerry's phone to arrive, and trying to find out where it is... so far 3 can suck *my* ass... and it's not even my phone... but that's an aside, i have time to plot for the call i will make this evening.
i decided to do a quiz, start my monday off right. this one had cool pics... this is what i found out:
i can't believe i got a mermaid with wings. what a cool pic!!!
i've been laying here (my back's hurt) waiting for gerry's phone to arrive, and trying to find out where it is... so far 3 can suck *my* ass... and it's not even my phone... but that's an aside, i have time to plot for the call i will make this evening.
i decided to do a quiz, start my monday off right. this one had cool pics... this is what i found out:
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Mermaid | 92% | ||
Angel | 67% | ||
Dragon | 67% | ||
WereWolf | 33% | ||
Faerie | 33% | ||
Demon | 8% |
What Mythological Creature are you? (Cool Pics!)
created with QuizFarm.com
i can't believe i got a mermaid with wings. what a cool pic!!!
Saturday, June 10, 2006
finished
i just finished Jpod.
it was great, very funny with an (i hate to say it) irreverence for traditional novels that coupland pulls off so well.
i'd like to point out that, as advertised, it is a lot like microserfs. it's got the geeks working in pods (this was extra funny to me, because at RCI, where they called them quads, i insisted we call ours, the pod) and the one girl who is a geek, but a deeper more emotionally in touch kinda geek, and the main character trying to find his identity. but whatever. the characters are perfect, the storylines hilarious, and i even liked the obvious making fun of self.
it was a fun read and i'm so in love with this sassy book... how could i not be? i just need to finish hey nostradamus! that i started at kenji and shelley's last fall, but didn't finish, cause i left the country- not because i wasn't interested.
love love love love love love love love love love
it was great, very funny with an (i hate to say it) irreverence for traditional novels that coupland pulls off so well.
i'd like to point out that, as advertised, it is a lot like microserfs. it's got the geeks working in pods (this was extra funny to me, because at RCI, where they called them quads, i insisted we call ours, the pod) and the one girl who is a geek, but a deeper more emotionally in touch kinda geek, and the main character trying to find his identity. but whatever. the characters are perfect, the storylines hilarious, and i even liked the obvious making fun of self.
it was a fun read and i'm so in love with this sassy book... how could i not be? i just need to finish hey nostradamus! that i started at kenji and shelley's last fall, but didn't finish, cause i left the country- not because i wasn't interested.
love love love love love love love love love love
Friday, June 09, 2006
jpod
today gerry and i were downtown after his work, and my interviews. we went into waterstone's and i thought i'd give it whirl and see if they had JPOD there. not only did they, but they had a special edition with the little man. how could i resist? i couldn't.
and gerry bought me a "i'm sure you'll get one of the jobs" gift of a dutch-english-dutch dictionary.
so far, i love the book... i'm not that far into it, but the style and language remind me of home.
and gerry bought me a "i'm sure you'll get one of the jobs" gift of a dutch-english-dutch dictionary.
so far, i love the book... i'm not that far into it, but the style and language remind me of home.
i'll see your resume and raise you...
today was second interview day. i'd like to say that i think it went well. since the ladies at the first interview were commenting on my energy and one said, "oh i'd met her (me) before... i knew she was in the waiting room before i was told, i could feel her energy," i figure that they might be interested in having me around. the interview at apple was a bit weird. i spoke in dutch to the only other person that speaks dutch there, and then met up with the HR dude who basically has no idea what's going on, he didn't have a copy of my resume with him, and he kept looking around (as in zero eye contact with me) the whole time he was interviewing. anyway, i think (i don't want to jinx myself) i might have two offers my way by tuesday. they both have pros and cons, but we'll see.
blast from the plast
ohmygosh. waiting for my boyfriend, jon stewart to be on, i was randomly going through channels. i have discovered that if we had the sports package, i would be able to watch hockey... go edmonton!!! (go canada!!!).
anyway, what was on TCM2? whatever channel that is... LOGAN'S RUN!!! soooo funny. i had to see if it was a misprint. nope.
anyway that crazy movie that we watched at ang's space party, where i made space marshmallow and peanut butter squares, was indeed on!
it's still really weird... where they discover outside and how they find whatever it is (the sun) warm... and still entertaining.
anyway, what was on TCM2? whatever channel that is... LOGAN'S RUN!!! soooo funny. i had to see if it was a misprint. nope.
anyway that crazy movie that we watched at ang's space party, where i made space marshmallow and peanut butter squares, was indeed on!
it's still really weird... where they discover outside and how they find whatever it is (the sun) warm... and still entertaining.
Thursday, June 08, 2006
going dutch
i am madly trying to learn dutch for tomorrow. i know that i used to think that i can speak dutch, but i am quickly seeing that i don't know words like "freight" or even "purchase order" although, it does make sense that "purchase order" translates the same as "buying order" and *of course* i know how to say "buy" and "order"!
with combined efforts i have a list of words gerry thinks i might need, and some phrases i think i might need that have been translated and put into study sheets. i have two interviews tomorrow... basically for the same job at two different companies, to which i will wear the same freshly ironed shirt (note, i did not say well) and will hoepfully wow them with my charm and my newly acquired language.
poffertjes anyone? speaking of which... gerry, let's go to the netherlands one weekend... before the stag, otherwise you'll probably be denied entry.
with combined efforts i have a list of words gerry thinks i might need, and some phrases i think i might need that have been translated and put into study sheets. i have two interviews tomorrow... basically for the same job at two different companies, to which i will wear the same freshly ironed shirt (note, i did not say well) and will hoepfully wow them with my charm and my newly acquired language.
poffertjes anyone? speaking of which... gerry, let's go to the netherlands one weekend... before the stag, otherwise you'll probably be denied entry.
send me the money!
i just got an email today (well, when i woke up, i happily had LOTS of emails!!!) from barb, the woman who rachel and i went to D.C. and Virginia with. anyway, i had to send my address, so that i could get my cheque sent to me. whoot! i now qualify as a paid photographer, published in the toronto star.
oh yeah, baby!
oh yeah, baby!
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
personality test
i was quizfarming it with kenji, comparing answers and stuff, when i saw an ad for personality100. oooh! sounds official... basically you do the test, and the get some details... you have to pay for the full 100 page description. who needs a hundred pages? not me!
Key Areas of your Personality
Your personality stands out from the average person's particularly in the areas of:
* Your High Curiosity Level
* Your Low Emotional Reactivity Level
* Your Low Distractibility
* Your High Assertiveness Level
Social patterns: You are left-brained when it comes to recognizing emotions in other people. When you look at a person's face you focus on what you see on the right. This is a unique way of viewing the world. You are likely to be sensitive to 'micro-expressions' - the tiny movements of the muscles in the face that occur, for example, when someone is telling a lie. Hearing preferences are an interesting exception to this left-right crossover. For example, if two people were talking behind a closed door and you needed to put your ear on the door to hear, you would tend to use your left ear instead of your right.
much less entertainment in the spelling arena, but fun all the same... there was more info, but that's enough.
Key Areas of your Personality
Your personality stands out from the average person's particularly in the areas of:
* Your High Curiosity Level
* Your Low Emotional Reactivity Level
* Your Low Distractibility
* Your High Assertiveness Level
Social patterns: You are left-brained when it comes to recognizing emotions in other people. When you look at a person's face you focus on what you see on the right. This is a unique way of viewing the world. You are likely to be sensitive to 'micro-expressions' - the tiny movements of the muscles in the face that occur, for example, when someone is telling a lie. Hearing preferences are an interesting exception to this left-right crossover. For example, if two people were talking behind a closed door and you needed to put your ear on the door to hear, you would tend to use your left ear instead of your right.
much less entertainment in the spelling arena, but fun all the same... there was more info, but that's enough.
i found my weakness!!!
as kenji was suggesting that i consider my weakness (if not kryptonite) to be filling out online quizzes with bad spelling, but (awesome pics) i was in the middle of filling out a quiz for "How are you in bed (awesome pics).
i know why i got the answer i did... because i said that there's nothing wrong with whipping... i really don't think there is, if you're into it. because i did not judge, i missed Sex God and was allocated the title of A Slave to BDSM (which is probably a bit of an extreme interpretation for anything i've gotten up to in/out of the bedroom, but i'd rather be that than boring-whoot!).
"You scored as A Slave To BDSM.
Admit it, you like being tied up and being told you've been very naughty. You like teasing your partner and making them squirm, and not letting them be able to do anything about it. Some people think what you do is sick and disgusting, but you know it's all in good fun.
A Slave To BDSM 90%
Sex God 85%
A Romantic 53%
Virgin 25%"
i know why i got the answer i did... because i said that there's nothing wrong with whipping... i really don't think there is, if you're into it. because i did not judge, i missed Sex God and was allocated the title of A Slave to BDSM (which is probably a bit of an extreme interpretation for anything i've gotten up to in/out of the bedroom, but i'd rather be that than boring-whoot!).
"You scored as A Slave To BDSM.
Admit it, you like being tied up and being told you've been very naughty. You like teasing your partner and making them squirm, and not letting them be able to do anything about it. Some people think what you do is sick and disgusting, but you know it's all in good fun.
A Slave To BDSM 90%
Sex God 85%
A Romantic 53%
Virgin 25%"
i have bad handwriting
so i had another interview today. went alright... but i realised that i don't know the dutch word for customers. oops. must brush up on that.
i have mentioned before that there are lots of places in ireland that don't have numbers on the addresses. like our house. so my day started off trying to figure out where my interview was, and going to the wrong place because it had the same name. i made it to the right place, 5 mins. early, thanks to the nice lady in reception.
anyway, i'm currently working with two recruitment agencies (i have an interview with another one tomorrow) which is a whole new experience for me. apparently the places that they are pushing me for are will pay lots of cash, cause sometimes i actually feel harrassed. at the end of the day though... at least they called me back. some places didn't even get back to me, and one place got back to me to say that they'll keep my resume on file... that didn't really impress me, cause i have decent qualifications.
the funny recruitment agency event today:
i was supposed to get a call 30 mins before i left for my interview to go over some questions with the recruiter, she called 1 minute before i had to leave, but wanted me to call her when i was done. i literally got in the door and she was ringing me to see how it went. i told her i should hear something by thursday. she called me just after 5 to tell me that i have a second interview for friday... but the time she gave me clashed with another interview, so she had to call me back. maybe to make up for calling me so late today, and not being able to go over some test questions at the time, she decided now was a good time to try it out. when she asked me what i would say when asked a weakness (this is a position where you deal with distributors who will be selling the product to wholesalers) i said that i really care about the customer, and will go out of my way to help them. she was like: OH! umm... then they'll think you're going to waste too much time on people... why don't you say that you have bad writing... you know, something completely irrelevant to the job, because you're going to be using computers.
i TOTALLY get where she's going, but doesn't that seem like a bit of a silly answer? like, wouldn't someone who doesn't really understand the job say that? correct me if i'm wrong... on friday, should i say that? my gut says no, but i'm willing to be convinced.
i have mentioned before that there are lots of places in ireland that don't have numbers on the addresses. like our house. so my day started off trying to figure out where my interview was, and going to the wrong place because it had the same name. i made it to the right place, 5 mins. early, thanks to the nice lady in reception.
anyway, i'm currently working with two recruitment agencies (i have an interview with another one tomorrow) which is a whole new experience for me. apparently the places that they are pushing me for are will pay lots of cash, cause sometimes i actually feel harrassed. at the end of the day though... at least they called me back. some places didn't even get back to me, and one place got back to me to say that they'll keep my resume on file... that didn't really impress me, cause i have decent qualifications.
the funny recruitment agency event today:
i was supposed to get a call 30 mins before i left for my interview to go over some questions with the recruiter, she called 1 minute before i had to leave, but wanted me to call her when i was done. i literally got in the door and she was ringing me to see how it went. i told her i should hear something by thursday. she called me just after 5 to tell me that i have a second interview for friday... but the time she gave me clashed with another interview, so she had to call me back. maybe to make up for calling me so late today, and not being able to go over some test questions at the time, she decided now was a good time to try it out. when she asked me what i would say when asked a weakness (this is a position where you deal with distributors who will be selling the product to wholesalers) i said that i really care about the customer, and will go out of my way to help them. she was like: OH! umm... then they'll think you're going to waste too much time on people... why don't you say that you have bad writing... you know, something completely irrelevant to the job, because you're going to be using computers.
i TOTALLY get where she's going, but doesn't that seem like a bit of a silly answer? like, wouldn't someone who doesn't really understand the job say that? correct me if i'm wrong... on friday, should i say that? my gut says no, but i'm willing to be convinced.
Sunday, June 04, 2006
your feedback needed!
i have been trying to decide what i should do for my 30th birthday (coming up this november). it's a big one... and an exciting one, so i'd like for it to be special. any ideas? remember, i'm in ireland so ideas have been going on a warm vacation to cyprus, or greece... think warm. other ideas include going to b.c. or something like that. maybe people could just come visit me.
please help me!!!
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added later
you know what could be fun during the hours of procrastination that will come with me studying dutch for my interview? making a quiz to decide... this all depends on if i go to the beach tomorrow, of course.
please help me!!!
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added later
you know what could be fun during the hours of procrastination that will come with me studying dutch for my interview? making a quiz to decide... this all depends on if i go to the beach tomorrow, of course.
Saturday, June 03, 2006
a lot corny
ohmygod. i just had this insane craving for corn on the cob dripping in butter.
i can practically taste it.
the only thing that may get close to pointing to why is because today was sunny and warm enough to be summer, which equals corn. oh sweet delicious corn. peaches and cream indeed!
i can practically taste it.
the only thing that may get close to pointing to why is because today was sunny and warm enough to be summer, which equals corn. oh sweet delicious corn. peaches and cream indeed!
Friday, June 02, 2006
day 1
yesterday we went for lunch at wild ways, and then shopped around cork. penney's was a big hit, in fact, shopping was a big hit.
everyone ended up getting something, i bought a hat and a mat for the beach.
we came home and then packed into gerry's car for dinner at cafe paradiso. after dinner, we had a little tour of cork and then some pavlova at home.
we might head to the beach a little later, becca's not feeling very well. i think it's going to be a take it easy kind of day, we might head to wagamama for dinner.
everyone ended up getting something, i bought a hat and a mat for the beach.
we came home and then packed into gerry's car for dinner at cafe paradiso. after dinner, we had a little tour of cork and then some pavlova at home.
we might head to the beach a little later, becca's not feeling very well. i think it's going to be a take it easy kind of day, we might head to wagamama for dinner.
Thursday, June 01, 2006
listed
today:
go into cork
shop around
have lunch (maybe at wagamama)
let isabel meet the canadians
have dinner at cafe paradiso
go to a pub with irish music (we may end up leaving that one for tomorrow)
go into cork
shop around
have lunch (maybe at wagamama)
let isabel meet the canadians
have dinner at cafe paradiso
go to a pub with irish music (we may end up leaving that one for tomorrow)
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
canadian invasion
this evening my friend rachel's mom and two sisters are arriving in cork!
i'm pretty excited about this. they will be my first visitors to ireland! YAY! angela (rach's mom) will be bringing fun canadian things and my yoga mat. we have reservations for cafe paradiso on thursday and other plans include going to the beach if it's nice... oh, we have a kite to fly too! we'll probably tour cork city a bit, go to blarney, and we're going to try to hit a pub with some irish music. all in all, a good time.
how much actually gets done is totally dependant on their jet lag, of course!
yay!!! people are coming to visit me!!!
i'm pretty excited about this. they will be my first visitors to ireland! YAY! angela (rach's mom) will be bringing fun canadian things and my yoga mat. we have reservations for cafe paradiso on thursday and other plans include going to the beach if it's nice... oh, we have a kite to fly too! we'll probably tour cork city a bit, go to blarney, and we're going to try to hit a pub with some irish music. all in all, a good time.
how much actually gets done is totally dependant on their jet lag, of course!
yay!!! people are coming to visit me!!!
apple attack
had an interview with apple yesterday. it went really well... except that i had to confess my written dutch isn't that great. since you're required to write lots of emails, this could be a small problem. obviously i mentioned my willingness to brush up on it.
the position includes some traveling, and is decent pay. i'm not sure that i would be disappointed to not get the job... it does mean a lot of responsibility, and i was trying to get away from that, it also changes my chances of going back to school, which i'm also tossing around the idea of.
so much to think about.
the position includes some traveling, and is decent pay. i'm not sure that i would be disappointed to not get the job... it does mean a lot of responsibility, and i was trying to get away from that, it also changes my chances of going back to school, which i'm also tossing around the idea of.
so much to think about.
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Wich Super Heroe are you(awesome pics)
it was the title that did it for me.
1. wich... that's classic.
2. heroe... oh my gosh. is that for a french hero?
3. awesome pics... i like awesome pics!!!
with all this going for it, how could i resist? well, i couldn't.
the quiz really is a test because it's almost impossible to read-the grammar and spelling are so outrageous. and actually the quiz itself is hilarious, "are you invisible?".
"You scored as Robin.
you are Robin you rock you Know kung fue you grew up with bruce Wayne your parents died they were Circes people at least tons of girls like you and Star Fire has a crush on you"
1. wich... that's classic.
2. heroe... oh my gosh. is that for a french hero?
3. awesome pics... i like awesome pics!!!
with all this going for it, how could i resist? well, i couldn't.
the quiz really is a test because it's almost impossible to read-the grammar and spelling are so outrageous. and actually the quiz itself is hilarious, "are you invisible?".
"You scored as Robin.
you are Robin you rock you Know kung fue you grew up with bruce Wayne your parents died they were Circes people at least tons of girls like you and Star Fire has a crush on you"
What's in a name?
... That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.
"eating out ireland", although really funny to me, has been getting some slagging... i've decided to change the name to "eating out: ireland". it might get less hits, but then again, punctuation doesn't usually stand in the way of searches, so we might be alright.
By any other name would smell as sweet.
"eating out ireland", although really funny to me, has been getting some slagging... i've decided to change the name to "eating out: ireland". it might get less hits, but then again, punctuation doesn't usually stand in the way of searches, so we might be alright.
Monday, May 29, 2006
okay, i'm totally addicted
What kind of bride would you be?
"You scored as You're a Modern Bride.
While you aren't ready to throw away all wedding tradions, you want a wedding with a twist You're more inspired by celebrity weddings on E! than from bridal magazines Whether this means getting married on the beach barefoot or a mariachi band for the reception... Your wedding will be a blend of old and new - white dress cocktail, personalied vows, whatever suites you!!!"
My anti-dress
so, i answered totally opposite to what i really like, and the green dress ended up on the bottom, and the pink dress on top:
i'm jean grey
did the x-men quiz too.
You scored as Jean Grey.
Jean Grey is likely the most powerful X-Man. She loves Cyclops very much but she has a soft spot for Wolverine. She's psychic so she can sense how others are feeling and tries to help them. She also has to control her amazing powers or the malevolent Phoenix entity could take control of her and wreak havok. Powers: Telekinetic, Telepathic
"You scored as You're a Modern Bride.
While you aren't ready to throw away all wedding tradions, you want a wedding with a twist You're more inspired by celebrity weddings on E! than from bridal magazines Whether this means getting married on the beach barefoot or a mariachi band for the reception... Your wedding will be a blend of old and new - white dress cocktail, personalied vows, whatever suites you!!!"
My anti-dress
so, i answered totally opposite to what i really like, and the green dress ended up on the bottom, and the pink dress on top:
i'm jean grey
did the x-men quiz too.
You scored as Jean Grey.
Jean Grey is likely the most powerful X-Man. She loves Cyclops very much but she has a soft spot for Wolverine. She's psychic so she can sense how others are feeling and tries to help them. She also has to control her amazing powers or the malevolent Phoenix entity could take control of her and wreak havok. Powers: Telekinetic, Telepathic
eating out ireland
so, i've started a new blog. it's called eating out ireland.
as mentioned in a previous blog, i am dissappointed in the quality of guides to restaurants in ireland; instead of whinging about it, i've decided to do something about it.
check it out: eating out ireland.
as mentioned in a previous blog, i am dissappointed in the quality of guides to restaurants in ireland; instead of whinging about it, i've decided to do something about it.
check it out: eating out ireland.
more quizzing!
well... i thought the "Which BEAUTIFUL Prom dress is right for you? *with pics*" was going to be a full-on joke.
it was much more sincere than i thought. this is the dress they chose.
i kinda like it. and they chose green!!! still, it would have been more fun if i'd ended up with an 80's-style fluffy sleeved number.
it was much more sincere than i thought. this is the dress they chose.
i kinda like it. and they chose green!!! still, it would have been more fun if i'd ended up with an 80's-style fluffy sleeved number.
i hadn't thought to hump you...
reading sinéad's blog about all these fun quizzes at quizfarm.com i decided i'd better find out who i'd be humping if i was at hogwart's. it's these important things that i'm always desperate to know.
turns out, i'd be gettin' it on with ron.
"You scored as Ron Weasley.
If you went to Hogwarts you would be screwing Ron Weasley. Now don't let the fact that he's Harry Potter's side kick discourage you, there is a lot more to Ron than meets the eye. And thats what you love about him. He's sweet, sensitive, quirky, and not to mention a firey red head. You know what that means? It means he'll fuck your brains out if you let him! He had you on your back the second you heard he stole a car! So go head girl go head get down."
quizzes are fun. i'll let you know if any other fun ones are found.
turns out, i'd be gettin' it on with ron.
"You scored as Ron Weasley.
If you went to Hogwarts you would be screwing Ron Weasley. Now don't let the fact that he's Harry Potter's side kick discourage you, there is a lot more to Ron than meets the eye. And thats what you love about him. He's sweet, sensitive, quirky, and not to mention a firey red head. You know what that means? It means he'll fuck your brains out if you let him! He had you on your back the second you heard he stole a car! So go head girl go head get down."
quizzes are fun. i'll let you know if any other fun ones are found.
Friday, May 26, 2006
1 week
okay... a week ago i put a canadian flag sticker on my car. until then, i had maybe been honked at once. possibly not at all. in the time that the sticker's been on, i sometimes get honked at more than once in a day. i only don't if i haven't left the house.
what the hell?
what the hell?
8 weeks
well, it's been about 8 weeks since i was in canada. let me tell ya, it doesn't feel like that long ago... i guess that's what happens when you've been unemployeed the whole time and as gerry likes to think: sitting around all day watching poker and eating bon bons.
how did i realise the time had flown by? getting my pits waxed today. i had to figure
out how long it had been since i last waxed them, because the lady was like: the hair's the perfect length.
so, i've had a couple of leads for jobs and i guess we'll see how they go.
it's actually kinda sunny-ish here today, so now that poker's over, i'm going to head to the post office, and pick up a newspaper at the same time.
how did i realise the time had flown by? getting my pits waxed today. i had to figure
out how long it had been since i last waxed them, because the lady was like: the hair's the perfect length.
so, i've had a couple of leads for jobs and i guess we'll see how they go.
it's actually kinda sunny-ish here today, so now that poker's over, i'm going to head to the post office, and pick up a newspaper at the same time.
Thursday, May 25, 2006
XXX
i bought tickets for x-men 3 yesterday, so we're going to go see it at 5.45 tonight. the tickets were like 2€ less because the show's before 6. it's perfect because there won't be as many people as a later show, i'm sure and this way gerry can go there right after work, and i'll get there at a good time, and we'll get good seats. whoot!
i'll review it when i get home.
i'll review it when i get home.
want wood?
this morning (luckily i decided to get into workout clothes as soon as i woke up, because normally i wait until the absolute last minute to get anywhere near decent) i heard a sort of 'knocking on glass' sound so i went to the back door, and the next door neighbour, the flower lady, was there... well, actually she wasn't exactly there... she was down the house a bit... like she'd maybe been peeking in some windows. i was immediately concerned, because she's never come over. she was in a bit of a kurfuffel because there was a guy who'd come over, who was selling wood and she was worried i'd miss my chance.
because the heating wasn't working for a while there, we bought a tonne (or 40kg) of coal and some brickettes, which i explained to her, and said that i think we were fine. she didn't super believe me, and was a bit concerned. seriously. i was like, we still have lots of coal, and the heating's working again. and she was like: oh! well, i'll make sure they call me the next time they come down, so that you don't miss them.
very nice of her... but funny.
because the heating wasn't working for a while there, we bought a tonne (or 40kg) of coal and some brickettes, which i explained to her, and said that i think we were fine. she didn't super believe me, and was a bit concerned. seriously. i was like, we still have lots of coal, and the heating's working again. and she was like: oh! well, i'll make sure they call me the next time they come down, so that you don't miss them.
very nice of her... but funny.
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
slip and slide
i go through a lot of slippers. in fact, i'm basically down to two pairs (was up to ten at one point). one set of which are too small and pushing at my toes. slippys are for comfort and this is not equalling comfort. the other set are also too small but lets my heel hang out. maybe i can get my sister to send me a pair of ikea slippers. a pair or twelve. actually... she's not that reliable, especially when it comes to the post. i knew i should have stopped at ikea while in b.c.. now i'm totally regretting it... and so are my toes. boo urns.
you are foxy, my friend!
i finally got firefox for newt. i'd been meaning to for a while, but things were working well on safari, and i guess i was being lazy and not wanting to do a new bookmarks bar. last night, so that i could use calendar sharing from google with gerry, i bit the bullet.
this morning i've been updating my window. all blogs are now easily accessed with a little tap of the mousepad. phewsh.
firefox is a great browser. and it lets me have the quick links on blogger, so i don't have to type in my own code. i think there's something slightly cuter/less boring industrial than safari. i don't know what it is, but it's more appealing.
welcome back.
this morning i've been updating my window. all blogs are now easily accessed with a little tap of the mousepad. phewsh.
firefox is a great browser. and it lets me have the quick links on blogger, so i don't have to type in my own code. i think there's something slightly cuter/less boring industrial than safari. i don't know what it is, but it's more appealing.
welcome back.
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
still no job
i'm still an unemployed waster girlfriend (who, is still paying her own way... don't be confused, waster not useless) but it's losing it's appeal, and quickly.
however, today i found a position for an assistant graphic designer for a position doing a company's annual report. well, that's right up my street, and i applied for it immediately.
wish me luck cause in other job news, things aren't looking so good.
however, today i found a position for an assistant graphic designer for a position doing a company's annual report. well, that's right up my street, and i applied for it immediately.
wish me luck cause in other job news, things aren't looking so good.
my great idea
dear georgina campbell,
your guide has turned out to be a little more miss than hit. we sort of lucked out the first two times, and really one of those restaurants is no longer mentioned in your guide.
guess what? you've got some competition. i'm going to make my own guide. so there.
you may or may not be scared right now, but you will be.
with a more developed palette,
ursula
your guide has turned out to be a little more miss than hit. we sort of lucked out the first two times, and really one of those restaurants is no longer mentioned in your guide.
guess what? you've got some competition. i'm going to make my own guide. so there.
you may or may not be scared right now, but you will be.
with a more developed palette,
ursula
Friday, May 19, 2006
i didn't do the reading
gerry and i managed to get to cafe paradiso today, and then to the davinci code.
okay, i haven't read the book. in fact, if i hadn't got a bit of the low-down from gerry, i wouldn't have even known the book has anything to do with religion.
i liked the movie. i'll bother to read the book now. movies are like wine... go in open-minded, and if you like it, you like it... that makes it a good one. i wouldn't say the movie was brilliant, but i did like it.
okay, i haven't read the book. in fact, if i hadn't got a bit of the low-down from gerry, i wouldn't have even known the book has anything to do with religion.
i liked the movie. i'll bother to read the book now. movies are like wine... go in open-minded, and if you like it, you like it... that makes it a good one. i wouldn't say the movie was brilliant, but i did like it.
when healthy goes bad
yesterday gerry and i went to the cinema. we'd decided to see confetti. because the oil light went on in my car, our plans for going to cafe paradiso and then to mahon point were altered to getting a sandwich at o'brien's and then going to the cinema. a sandwich at o'brien's is supposed to be the healthier option at the food court, but i almost died yesterday.
in the lineup to pay, a woman on stilettos wobbled in front of us to pay. clearly she ordered earlier... no problem. oh! oh...wait, there is a problem. i think my retinae are being burned... i have absolutely nothing against a woman in her 40's dressing sexy... because generally sexy doesn't mean like a very very cheap whore. that's why retinae were burning. she was in stilettos, white capris, a faux fur-lined jacket, wearing soooooo much makeup, a bad bleach job (i saw peter mark all over the place) and the cherry on top? a white 'shirt' that was basically open in a cut-out circle design from her sides, from the bottom to her breasts. did i mention her tits were hanging out all over the place? i couldn't stop laughing... it could have been the belly-button ring that did it... or the orange tinged tan... or it could have been that i was initially shocked and then looked at gerry who was sporting the same traumatised looked that i realised i must have also had going.
i tried to control myself, and sort of managed to, until she sat down with her children.
•••
confetti was hilarious. it's funny cause it's true. or at least it might as well be true.
in the lineup to pay, a woman on stilettos wobbled in front of us to pay. clearly she ordered earlier... no problem. oh! oh...wait, there is a problem. i think my retinae are being burned... i have absolutely nothing against a woman in her 40's dressing sexy... because generally sexy doesn't mean like a very very cheap whore. that's why retinae were burning. she was in stilettos, white capris, a faux fur-lined jacket, wearing soooooo much makeup, a bad bleach job (i saw peter mark all over the place) and the cherry on top? a white 'shirt' that was basically open in a cut-out circle design from her sides, from the bottom to her breasts. did i mention her tits were hanging out all over the place? i couldn't stop laughing... it could have been the belly-button ring that did it... or the orange tinged tan... or it could have been that i was initially shocked and then looked at gerry who was sporting the same traumatised looked that i realised i must have also had going.
i tried to control myself, and sort of managed to, until she sat down with her children.
•••
confetti was hilarious. it's funny cause it's true. or at least it might as well be true.
Thursday, May 18, 2006
tour this
on saturday, instead of going somewhere gorgeously warm with endless beaches, gerry and i decided to follow through with our original plan to take his parents to the nuremore (service was good, but the food was over-rated) and extend our trip by going to the giant's causeway and the jumping church.
sunday we made a day of it, despite the weather being...hmmm, what's more than miserable? we went to newgrange which is this ancient (3000 b.c.) passage tomb that is perfectly aligned with the winter solstice. anyway, it's on a hill, so (you can see two openings in the pictures) you enter through the bottom one, and squeeze between all these stones (it's totally dry inside) to get to a chamber. the sun shines through the top one, at an angle so that it lights up the entire chamber. very cool.
at newgrange (it was raining soooooooo much)
we were literally soaked. there had been lots of path flooding and streams flowing over paths etc.. i almost wanted to skip the jumping church... and how lucky we didn't!!!
at the jumping church
this is the caretaker from the jumping church. when we were driving there, he was walking along the road. he saw us and chased after us. he then gave us the best tour ever! he told us about the graves that are there, and stories behind them. this guy was a total character. we're going to send him one of the pics, and possibly a new hat.
really, this guy is classic. he was really into what he does, and he knew everything. he was definitely my favourite part.
giant's causeway-the stones are hexagonal pillars... similar stones have only been found on the other side of the causeway, in scotland. this was also a favourite part of the trip. in fact, the jumping church and the giant's causeway are my two favourite sites in ireland. i liked west cork, but the jumping church is such a great story, and the giant's causeway is amazing.
sunday we made a day of it, despite the weather being...hmmm, what's more than miserable? we went to newgrange which is this ancient (3000 b.c.) passage tomb that is perfectly aligned with the winter solstice. anyway, it's on a hill, so (you can see two openings in the pictures) you enter through the bottom one, and squeeze between all these stones (it's totally dry inside) to get to a chamber. the sun shines through the top one, at an angle so that it lights up the entire chamber. very cool.
at newgrange (it was raining soooooooo much)
we were literally soaked. there had been lots of path flooding and streams flowing over paths etc.. i almost wanted to skip the jumping church... and how lucky we didn't!!!
at the jumping church
this is the caretaker from the jumping church. when we were driving there, he was walking along the road. he saw us and chased after us. he then gave us the best tour ever! he told us about the graves that are there, and stories behind them. this guy was a total character. we're going to send him one of the pics, and possibly a new hat.
really, this guy is classic. he was really into what he does, and he knew everything. he was definitely my favourite part.
giant's causeway-the stones are hexagonal pillars... similar stones have only been found on the other side of the causeway, in scotland. this was also a favourite part of the trip. in fact, the jumping church and the giant's causeway are my two favourite sites in ireland. i liked west cork, but the jumping church is such a great story, and the giant's causeway is amazing.
west cork pics
a few weeks ago, gerry and i went camping for a couple nights in west cork. we both blogged about the gorgeous food at annie's and at kalbo's bistro. now here are some pics.
west cork - the southern-most point of mainland ireland
'food served daily' my ass... but that led us to the bistro!
west cork - the southern-most point of mainland ireland
'food served daily' my ass... but that led us to the bistro!
tag, you're it
can you tell i'm looking for a job? post/email your details. it will be fun for you. i was going to email it, but then saw that kenji had posted his... s-m-r-t... whoot!
Four jobs I have had in my life:
1. graphic/web designer
2. do-it-all at hope unlimited
3. fashion politzei at the mall
4. do-it-all at mom's fabric/craft store
Four nicknames I've been given:
1. ursy
2. uschi
3. curse
4. pookie
Four movies I would watch over and over:
(i will watch any movie that i liked over and over, refer to degree)
1. LOTR
2. big fish
3. stay (far away...so close)
4. i'm sure there are tonnes more...in fact, too many
Four places I have lived:
1. west coast & 'out east' canada
2. england
3. the netherlands
4. ireland
Four TV shows I HAVE to watch:
1. Law & Order
2. CSI
3. Daily Show
4. Columbo
Four places I have been on vacation:
1. india
2. western europe
3. 80% of the states
4. 80% of the provinces (0% of the territories)
Four things I could NOT live without
1. friends-they are my support and remind me to laugh
2. love
3. memories
4. humour
Four of my favorite foods:
1. pavlova
2. indian
3. sophie's veggie burger
4. reese's peanut butter cups (food/not food whatever)
Four places I would rather be right now:
1. darbar... reading k's made me think that i could go for a nice dhansak right about now
2. on the beach in the med. oh, well... a nice hot beach anywhere, i guess
3. sonoma county, with a glass of sparkling
4. vancouver
Four jobs I have had in my life:
1. graphic/web designer
2. do-it-all at hope unlimited
3. fashion politzei at the mall
4. do-it-all at mom's fabric/craft store
Four nicknames I've been given:
1. ursy
2. uschi
3. curse
4. pookie
Four movies I would watch over and over:
(i will watch any movie that i liked over and over, refer to degree)
1. LOTR
2. big fish
3. stay (far away...so close)
4. i'm sure there are tonnes more...in fact, too many
Four places I have lived:
1. west coast & 'out east' canada
2. england
3. the netherlands
4. ireland
Four TV shows I HAVE to watch:
1. Law & Order
2. CSI
3. Daily Show
4. Columbo
Four places I have been on vacation:
1. india
2. western europe
3. 80% of the states
4. 80% of the provinces (0% of the territories)
Four things I could NOT live without
1. friends-they are my support and remind me to laugh
2. love
3. memories
4. humour
Four of my favorite foods:
1. pavlova
2. indian
3. sophie's veggie burger
4. reese's peanut butter cups (food/not food whatever)
Four places I would rather be right now:
1. darbar... reading k's made me think that i could go for a nice dhansak right about now
2. on the beach in the med. oh, well... a nice hot beach anywhere, i guess
3. sonoma county, with a glass of sparkling
4. vancouver
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
i'm baaaack!
okay, i'm back from the north and already drunk.
i will blog more tomorrow, but wanted to use this to ensure i upload some pics of the giant's causeway and the jumping church.
these were the best things i've seen in ireland!
oh, and i have to write my review of the nuremore, another of georgina campbell's recommended restaurants.
i will blog more tomorrow, but wanted to use this to ensure i upload some pics of the giant's causeway and the jumping church.
these were the best things i've seen in ireland!
oh, and i have to write my review of the nuremore, another of georgina campbell's recommended restaurants.
Friday, May 12, 2006
still hurtin'
after some stretching and umm... nothing doing... i'm feeling a bit better. but i'm still übersore.
i'd start drinking, but i'm supposed to pick up gerry after an evening of debauchery following his last day at ecocom. oh, that and i've been trying to cut back on my boozing. it's that whole mixing drugs and alcohol thing.
i'd start drinking, but i'm supposed to pick up gerry after an evening of debauchery following his last day at ecocom. oh, that and i've been trying to cut back on my boozing. it's that whole mixing drugs and alcohol thing.
that'll learn ya
oh my gosh. i am in so much pain. must stretch shoulders, must stretch legs. do not let downward dog win this round. so sore.
i've basically got two options here... stretch it out and go again next week, or lay in bed, mooching massages and never going back. one's looking a bit better than the other right now, but i'm no quitter. i think this weekend i'm going to start lifting weights again so i don't hurt as much. besides, after next week's class there's a break week, and then gerry and i are going to join the beginner's class. i doubt beginner will hurt as much as intermediate.
in the meantime, back to bed for a half-hour.
i've basically got two options here... stretch it out and go again next week, or lay in bed, mooching massages and never going back. one's looking a bit better than the other right now, but i'm no quitter. i think this weekend i'm going to start lifting weights again so i don't hurt as much. besides, after next week's class there's a break week, and then gerry and i are going to join the beginner's class. i doubt beginner will hurt as much as intermediate.
in the meantime, back to bed for a half-hour.
Thursday, May 11, 2006
burn on you, squeegie man!
today, driving home from yoga (to which i consciously only brought my license, €15 and a towel, so i wouldn't have to worry about bringing too much stuff to class, and leaving stuff in my car) there was a squeegie man.
now, until a few year's ago, i wasn't really bothered by the squeegies. i guess i was indifferent, they didn't enrage me, and i didn't have a real soft spot for them... blah blah blah... my policy for the last few years is that i don't give street people money, i give them food... sometimes homemade, sometimes i'll just go into the mcdonald's whose trash they're rooting through, so that for one meal they get to eat not out of the garbage. it's my policy, good or bad... i'll go out of my way to make sure you eat something, but i'm not giving you money. this was not always the case.
one day in kingston, back when i used to give squeegie kids money if they insisted on washing the windshield, i seriously had no money. i mean, it happens. no spare change in the ash tray for parking, no cash in my wallet. nothing. on the corner of princess and division, i believe, i was stopped at the squeegie lights. *panic* the guy raised his squeegie, and i was like, no no no! i really don't have any money! i have no change! he gave me the finger. it pissed me off... i wasn't trying to be mean or anything, i was saving him from washing my window for free.
today... no money... i was like, oh god, not this again! so, i'm trying to yell at yer man: i have no money, i don't have my wallet, the people on the other side of the street heard me, but not the guy in front of my car. i said it repeatedly. i don't have any money. so when he was done, because what, he thought i was lying or something? he came over to the window and i'm like, dude, i told you, i have no money. i just went to a yoga class (then thinking: he has to believe this. look at me, look at what i'm wearing. now thinking: i'm so dumb, i should have almost run him over like the car in front of me). he's like: 50¢? i told you: i don't have *any* money. and he was mad at me. luckily the light changed then.
so:
dearest squeegie man,
i told you i didn't have any money, and guess what? i didn't.
burn on you.
best wishes,
ursula
p.s. my clean windshield says, 'hi'.
now, until a few year's ago, i wasn't really bothered by the squeegies. i guess i was indifferent, they didn't enrage me, and i didn't have a real soft spot for them... blah blah blah... my policy for the last few years is that i don't give street people money, i give them food... sometimes homemade, sometimes i'll just go into the mcdonald's whose trash they're rooting through, so that for one meal they get to eat not out of the garbage. it's my policy, good or bad... i'll go out of my way to make sure you eat something, but i'm not giving you money. this was not always the case.
one day in kingston, back when i used to give squeegie kids money if they insisted on washing the windshield, i seriously had no money. i mean, it happens. no spare change in the ash tray for parking, no cash in my wallet. nothing. on the corner of princess and division, i believe, i was stopped at the squeegie lights. *panic* the guy raised his squeegie, and i was like, no no no! i really don't have any money! i have no change! he gave me the finger. it pissed me off... i wasn't trying to be mean or anything, i was saving him from washing my window for free.
today... no money... i was like, oh god, not this again! so, i'm trying to yell at yer man: i have no money, i don't have my wallet, the people on the other side of the street heard me, but not the guy in front of my car. i said it repeatedly. i don't have any money. so when he was done, because what, he thought i was lying or something? he came over to the window and i'm like, dude, i told you, i have no money. i just went to a yoga class (then thinking: he has to believe this. look at me, look at what i'm wearing. now thinking: i'm so dumb, i should have almost run him over like the car in front of me). he's like: 50¢? i told you: i don't have *any* money. and he was mad at me. luckily the light changed then.
so:
dearest squeegie man,
i told you i didn't have any money, and guess what? i didn't.
burn on you.
best wishes,
ursula
p.s. my clean windshield says, 'hi'.
it's been too long
dearest yoga,
it's been too long. i've missed you. but now i'm back. please tell your friend, downward facing dog, that i will destroy it. i may need some time, but i'm comin' for it.
see you next week,
xoxo ursula
it's been too long. i've missed you. but now i'm back. please tell your friend, downward facing dog, that i will destroy it. i may need some time, but i'm comin' for it.
see you next week,
xoxo ursula
booo-ring
as i don't have a job yet, my life continues to be a bit boring. so i blog the mundane. mwah hah hah... misery loves company!
now that gerry has next week off. we thought that we should go on a last minute vacation somewhere warm. we found one to turkey, one to morocco, and one to lanzarote. we have decided instead that considering we already have reservations for the nuremore on saturday, and that we're expected in carrickmacross for the weekend, that we should stay in ireland. while up north, we are going to see the giant's causeway!!! YAY! oh, and gerry's new nephew and all his family. maybe i'll even get to see the jumping church... that would be fun for me.
we may bring the tent and rough it a couple nights... but it's not that warm here... so i'm not exactly sold on that idea. hmmm... maybe in between job searching and waiting for yer man to patch up the giant hole in the bathroom, i will look for cute b&bs. and by cute, i mean cheap. :o)
now that gerry has next week off. we thought that we should go on a last minute vacation somewhere warm. we found one to turkey, one to morocco, and one to lanzarote. we have decided instead that considering we already have reservations for the nuremore on saturday, and that we're expected in carrickmacross for the weekend, that we should stay in ireland. while up north, we are going to see the giant's causeway!!! YAY! oh, and gerry's new nephew and all his family. maybe i'll even get to see the jumping church... that would be fun for me.
we may bring the tent and rough it a couple nights... but it's not that warm here... so i'm not exactly sold on that idea. hmmm... maybe in between job searching and waiting for yer man to patch up the giant hole in the bathroom, i will look for cute b&bs. and by cute, i mean cheap. :o)
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
i love you
dear rice krispie squares,
i love you, and your marshmallowy goodness. you hurt my mouth when i eat a million of you because you're so crunchy, but i still love you.
xoxo
ursula
i love you, and your marshmallowy goodness. you hurt my mouth when i eat a million of you because you're so crunchy, but i still love you.
xoxo
ursula
i hate you
dear bitch at peter mark who cut my hair,
please learn that "one inch" is about 1/4th the amount you actually took off. i believe i went in with curly hair and that might suggest that if cut short, my hair will actually be even shorter. i am now sporting a shoulder-length hair cut, and no... my hair isn't darker, it's even more blonde.
allow me to sum up.
i went in asking for my roots to be touched-up and for a trim. i ended up getting much lighter hair (despite a conversation where i would be getting some darker ones, so the highlights would last longer) and much shorter hair (despite asking for a trim, and then confirming that only 1 inch would come off).
i now hate my hair and have learned my lesson. if tony & guy can't do your hair, because one of their colourists is sick, wait. it's worth the money and the wait.
peter mark sucks.
sadly,
ursula
please learn that "one inch" is about 1/4th the amount you actually took off. i believe i went in with curly hair and that might suggest that if cut short, my hair will actually be even shorter. i am now sporting a shoulder-length hair cut, and no... my hair isn't darker, it's even more blonde.
allow me to sum up.
i went in asking for my roots to be touched-up and for a trim. i ended up getting much lighter hair (despite a conversation where i would be getting some darker ones, so the highlights would last longer) and much shorter hair (despite asking for a trim, and then confirming that only 1 inch would come off).
i now hate my hair and have learned my lesson. if tony & guy can't do your hair, because one of their colourists is sick, wait. it's worth the money and the wait.
peter mark sucks.
sadly,
ursula
big deal
i really wanted to leave the house yesterday, but i couldn't. i was getting ready to go...just brushed my teeth, washed my face, etc. and was about to get dressed when someone knocked at the door. i thought it miight be the dude dropping off the recycling bin... i was in my nightclothes, so decently presentable, but still... i opened the door, and it was the guy who'd been working on our heating... i was a bit confused, cause i didn't think he worked for the county. turns out, he was here to fix the hot water leak. umm... i was totally not prepared for this. luckily the house had been cleaned up from the party. but somethings needed to be put away.
so he was supposed to check the radiators and listen where the leak is or something like that. gerry did clean his side of the room the night before, but a couple of books, the furry hadcuffs and sassy dice that jim bought him for his birthday were still on the ground *eek*. so i let him listen, but not in the spare room. i told him i needed to put some stuff away and freaked out and found hiding spots for "gerry's babies" while he was eating his tea. i was freaking out because the dude told me the landlord was coming over too. basically i was spazzing, but the house was already clean, so i couldn't do anything about it.
then while cleaning up from making rice krispie sqaures after dinner, i got a sliver. well, at least that i can deal with. nope! instead it's way too deep, and i can't get it out... 30 mins or more later i finally admit this, the sore red finger is evidence to this. (hmm... still can't get it out.)
so, i was a spazz yesterday. but at least the internet's back on and i can leave the house today.
so he was supposed to check the radiators and listen where the leak is or something like that. gerry did clean his side of the room the night before, but a couple of books, the furry hadcuffs and sassy dice that jim bought him for his birthday were still on the ground *eek*. so i let him listen, but not in the spare room. i told him i needed to put some stuff away and freaked out and found hiding spots for "gerry's babies" while he was eating his tea. i was freaking out because the dude told me the landlord was coming over too. basically i was spazzing, but the house was already clean, so i couldn't do anything about it.
then while cleaning up from making rice krispie sqaures after dinner, i got a sliver. well, at least that i can deal with. nope! instead it's way too deep, and i can't get it out... 30 mins or more later i finally admit this, the sore red finger is evidence to this. (hmm... still can't get it out.)
so, i was a spazz yesterday. but at least the internet's back on and i can leave the house today.
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
the hindernet
*phewsh* finally back online. the internet and phones in cork have been down for the past couple of days. it was like being back in the dark ages. i couldn't look for a job, check my email, blog, read blogs, etc.. murder. *gosh*
to catch you up:
gerry's party was a success... lots of people showed up, and lovely food was had.
still no job, was supposed to hear about this one spot that was a temp spot that would finish right as i was expecting guests, so it sounded decent. no go though.
the heating has probably been fixed at the house, after yer man had to dig up half of the second bathroom. he'll be back thursday to fix the gaping hole left in the ground, and to make sure he's found the leak, and that there was only one.
gerry has next week off work now, so we're trying to figure out if we can go on a late break somewhere.
today i made rice krispie squares with the left over marshmallows from the barbeque. and DAY-AMN they are good. i've eaten a million, and plan to eat a million more!
yesterday i found the daily show on sky (killing time because there was no internet). that helps me towards happiness.
to catch you up:
gerry's party was a success... lots of people showed up, and lovely food was had.
still no job, was supposed to hear about this one spot that was a temp spot that would finish right as i was expecting guests, so it sounded decent. no go though.
the heating has probably been fixed at the house, after yer man had to dig up half of the second bathroom. he'll be back thursday to fix the gaping hole left in the ground, and to make sure he's found the leak, and that there was only one.
gerry has next week off work now, so we're trying to figure out if we can go on a late break somewhere.
today i made rice krispie squares with the left over marshmallows from the barbeque. and DAY-AMN they are good. i've eaten a million, and plan to eat a million more!
yesterday i found the daily show on sky (killing time because there was no internet). that helps me towards happiness.
Friday, May 05, 2006
makin' muffins
no, no buns in the oven, but we have got some cupcakes.
gerry's made brownies; i'm making cupcakes; rose is bring a cake. and then there's the barbeque... burgers, kebabs, salads, quiche for brunch tomorrow, and a good ol' time just waitin' to happen.
gerry's made brownies; i'm making cupcakes; rose is bring a cake. and then there's the barbeque... burgers, kebabs, salads, quiche for brunch tomorrow, and a good ol' time just waitin' to happen.
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
the good word, indeed
thanks yo! to kenji's blog about getting the free iTunes song, and some further directions, i am now on the free song bandwagon.
thinking about it, i remember trying to get it when iTunes was first started... but i couldn't set up an account because it was only in the U.S.. NOW i'm in like sin. whoot!
thinking about it, i remember trying to get it when iTunes was first started... but i couldn't set up an account because it was only in the U.S.. NOW i'm in like sin. whoot!
interview with a vampire
okay, yer wan wasn't actually a vampire... but i did do an interview with a recruitment agency today. it was good to get up early throw on some make-up and dress up, all while pretending that i do that every day... and that's it's natural. i took my first typing test and hit 52 and 54/wpm, i will try to find something online that will bring me up a bit higher.
the receptionist was lovely there. she was like: i really like your top. it's so soft and feminine but professional too! which was extra great, cause in a moment of panic (me? no!) i freaked this morning and was like: does this top look stupid with these pants?! and then we chatted for a bit.
on another note... my pants fit me again, and the pants that i was wearing yesterday are now too big. boo urns. danielle... i may be making requests soon. my new shoes looked HAWT with my pants, and it was only after about 3 km of walking on cobble stone in them that they started to kill.
i'm going to try to get my hair done today. i went to my regular salon, but one of the colourists is sick today so they can't take more appointments. i'm going to go to peter mark at mahon point, because it has free parking. parking downtown is expensive for the three hours it will take to have my hair done.
tomorrow is gerry's birthday so i have a whole list of things to do before/after hair. my friend rose is going to make a cake, and i'm going to make cupcakes. i also plan to make a whole fiesta of food items for the barbeque. also we're continuing our Georgina's Guide theme and going to Jacob's on the Mall for gerry's birthday dinner tomorrow night. as per my request, a vegetarian option will be available for me. whoot.
the receptionist was lovely there. she was like: i really like your top. it's so soft and feminine but professional too! which was extra great, cause in a moment of panic (me? no!) i freaked this morning and was like: does this top look stupid with these pants?! and then we chatted for a bit.
on another note... my pants fit me again, and the pants that i was wearing yesterday are now too big. boo urns. danielle... i may be making requests soon. my new shoes looked HAWT with my pants, and it was only after about 3 km of walking on cobble stone in them that they started to kill.
i'm going to try to get my hair done today. i went to my regular salon, but one of the colourists is sick today so they can't take more appointments. i'm going to go to peter mark at mahon point, because it has free parking. parking downtown is expensive for the three hours it will take to have my hair done.
tomorrow is gerry's birthday so i have a whole list of things to do before/after hair. my friend rose is going to make a cake, and i'm going to make cupcakes. i also plan to make a whole fiesta of food items for the barbeque. also we're continuing our Georgina's Guide theme and going to Jacob's on the Mall for gerry's birthday dinner tomorrow night. as per my request, a vegetarian option will be available for me. whoot.
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
sweaty pig-dog
over the past month or two i've been waking up in the middle of the night soaking wet. i don't think it's from peeing the bed, so those suggestions can be left out, thank you.
i'm freezing when going to bed, then it evens out, and around 4 in the morning i consistently wake up sweating. it's so bad that my side of the bed is actually damp. this morning i thought the warming blanket was on, because it was so hot. my clothes are literally wet. i looked it up online but didn't like any of the answers so i'm going to have to do some more research. one suggestion was anemia...which i already have but hate taking iron for, cause it messes around with my pooh and makes me have really stinky farts.
i have said it before, i'd just eat red meat, but i don't think that barfing it back up would make it useful at all. luckily chocolate also has iron. pass the m&ms.
i've got to get more coal on the fire.
i'm freezing when going to bed, then it evens out, and around 4 in the morning i consistently wake up sweating. it's so bad that my side of the bed is actually damp. this morning i thought the warming blanket was on, because it was so hot. my clothes are literally wet. i looked it up online but didn't like any of the answers so i'm going to have to do some more research. one suggestion was anemia...which i already have but hate taking iron for, cause it messes around with my pooh and makes me have really stinky farts.
i have said it before, i'd just eat red meat, but i don't think that barfing it back up would make it useful at all. luckily chocolate also has iron. pass the m&ms.
i've got to get more coal on the fire.
barbeque this
gerry's been having a weekend of birthday. as i mentioned before, it is fun for me!
one of his presents was a new cordless drill. whoot. i think that here they call it a hammer drill. anyway, he was going to put the barbeque together on thursday, when i bought it, but knowing that his present on monday was the drill, i asked him to please not. nothing to explain, just please don't. apparently the drill was a good present, because he's put the barbeque together and bought a set of shelves that he was happy to put together- all with the drill. what else can i buy him that will in the end benefit me? :o)
we tested the barbeque out yesterday, and maybe because i was drunk, or maybe because it was the truth, but it seemed to work great. the veggie burgers were yummy, and the marshmallows took some effort, cause they can't really touch the grill, but were also a success.
yay!
oh, as a side note to the four star camping... there was a kitchen, games room, playground, showers and clean warm toilets. warm toilets while camping and having no bugs in them kinda threw me off...but in a good way. there was this one family who parked their car on the grass and everytime i looked at them it made me crazy. i was like: can't they read? there's a big sign that says, "DO NOT DRIVE ON GRASS" no please, no thank you, just don't. i wanted to slash their tires. i wouldn't have, because that's bad but it would have been funny for a bit.
one of his presents was a new cordless drill. whoot. i think that here they call it a hammer drill. anyway, he was going to put the barbeque together on thursday, when i bought it, but knowing that his present on monday was the drill, i asked him to please not. nothing to explain, just please don't. apparently the drill was a good present, because he's put the barbeque together and bought a set of shelves that he was happy to put together- all with the drill. what else can i buy him that will in the end benefit me? :o)
we tested the barbeque out yesterday, and maybe because i was drunk, or maybe because it was the truth, but it seemed to work great. the veggie burgers were yummy, and the marshmallows took some effort, cause they can't really touch the grill, but were also a success.
yay!
oh, as a side note to the four star camping... there was a kitchen, games room, playground, showers and clean warm toilets. warm toilets while camping and having no bugs in them kinda threw me off...but in a good way. there was this one family who parked their car on the grass and everytime i looked at them it made me crazy. i was like: can't they read? there's a big sign that says, "DO NOT DRIVE ON GRASS" no please, no thank you, just don't. i wanted to slash their tires. i wouldn't have, because that's bad but it would have been funny for a bit.
west cork-representin'!
and how!
i've learned so much about ireland over the weekend. good times in skibereen!
DO NOT CAMP IN APRIL
no matter how nice and seductive the days are, the nights are still going to be very very cold. mostly this would be fine, but i tend to have to go to the washroom at least twice once i'm tucked into bed. this means exposure to the dewy grass and the chilled temperatures of dusk. in nature's defence: our house is just as cold, so we would have been freezing at home too... unless cuddled up by the fire.
THERE IS GOOD FOOD
i wasn't sure it was possible, but it's true! outside of the fabulous cafe paradiso and wagamama, there is great food that isn't just pizza or something equally common. gorgeous gorgeous food was found. once by luck, and well, the other by luck too. gerry comments on this too. the night we were going to end the cleanse we had decided to just go into town and find something. afterall, we had driven through town to get to the campsite, and we'd seen a few places advertising food... shouldn't be too hard, right? wrong. apparently you don't have to serve food to advertise that you do, that it's good, or that you are a restaurant. when we got to the second place which said "Tsar Restaurant, Good Food Served All Day" we were like, oh well, that's not too bad, it'll be a real restaurant, and it'll be so much better to finish the cleanse like that. turns out they also "don't serve food at all". but yer wan gave us two suggestions, the first kalbo's bistro, just around the corner and the second, the hotel on the other end of town. she said the food is gorgeous at kalbo's but more expensive. and that we might not get in, because it's probably booked. if someone says the food is gorgeous somewhere and you've just been on a cleanse... well let's face it, gorgeous wins! magically we got a table. unfortunately once the large group of english got there and sat beside us, the atmosphere went way downhill, but otherwise... yes. gorgeous.
i opted out of a starter because the waitress asked gerry all these questions about extra foods with his main course...and someone had to try the dessert! we ended up with so much food. gerry had a burger that he said was delicious and i had the risotto (OH MY GOD) which was devine. it was so perfectly done. and it's not like risotto is the easiest thing to perfect. yummy yummy yummy. and my dessert? mango and passionfruit pavlova. my only complaint? the english, and the potato wedges, but i wasn't too bothered by the wedges cause it just meant i ate less.
PART TWO- ANNIE'S
the next day we went to the beach, played some cards, read a bit and then were off to bantry to get an extra blanket, walk around etc.. it was a bit colder that day, cause we were by the water the whole time, but still a nice day. we went to the southern-most part of the irish mainland, and skipped out on seeing the lighthouse. but we did get to see some fancy nautical items in the museum. then we went to annie's.
we found out the day before that we got our reservations for annie's. she called just as we were leaving to say that we could get a spot. yay! so we went there and were taken across to the Levi Pub. it was awesome because it was the kind of place gerry had told me about. it sells toilet paper and household things on one side, and booze on the other. and if you want to watch the game, you go to the sitting room. it could have been lack of food (i had a small salad for lunch and a croissant for breakkie) but i suddenly got really dizzy and thought i was going to barf. i was a bit worried about barfing in public, so i went outside. i came back in, and after a bit felt sick again, so we waited outside. i didn't want to miss annie's! turns out, as soon as i started eating, i felt a million times better. tasty garlic bread to start, then our appetisers, then i had the lemon sorbet, and my meal was roasted red peppers stuffed with tofu and tomatoes. it was lovely. and strawberry pavlova to finish. WOW. gerry's dessert? chocolate fudge cake. so moist and rich and just amazing.
after our meal... 2 1/2 hours later... we went to the campsite and passed out.
reservations for june, july and august are basically impossible to get at annie's this late in the year. but if you go on the waiting list, she said that you have a decent chance of getting in, as long as you're flexible, because people's plans change.
i'm going to try to get reservations for kalbo's bistro for when danielle and her mom come. yum... maybe i should ask for a night with no english.
i've learned so much about ireland over the weekend. good times in skibereen!
DO NOT CAMP IN APRIL
no matter how nice and seductive the days are, the nights are still going to be very very cold. mostly this would be fine, but i tend to have to go to the washroom at least twice once i'm tucked into bed. this means exposure to the dewy grass and the chilled temperatures of dusk. in nature's defence: our house is just as cold, so we would have been freezing at home too... unless cuddled up by the fire.
THERE IS GOOD FOOD
i wasn't sure it was possible, but it's true! outside of the fabulous cafe paradiso and wagamama, there is great food that isn't just pizza or something equally common. gorgeous gorgeous food was found. once by luck, and well, the other by luck too. gerry comments on this too. the night we were going to end the cleanse we had decided to just go into town and find something. afterall, we had driven through town to get to the campsite, and we'd seen a few places advertising food... shouldn't be too hard, right? wrong. apparently you don't have to serve food to advertise that you do, that it's good, or that you are a restaurant. when we got to the second place which said "Tsar Restaurant, Good Food Served All Day" we were like, oh well, that's not too bad, it'll be a real restaurant, and it'll be so much better to finish the cleanse like that. turns out they also "don't serve food at all". but yer wan gave us two suggestions, the first kalbo's bistro, just around the corner and the second, the hotel on the other end of town. she said the food is gorgeous at kalbo's but more expensive. and that we might not get in, because it's probably booked. if someone says the food is gorgeous somewhere and you've just been on a cleanse... well let's face it, gorgeous wins! magically we got a table. unfortunately once the large group of english got there and sat beside us, the atmosphere went way downhill, but otherwise... yes. gorgeous.
i opted out of a starter because the waitress asked gerry all these questions about extra foods with his main course...and someone had to try the dessert! we ended up with so much food. gerry had a burger that he said was delicious and i had the risotto (OH MY GOD) which was devine. it was so perfectly done. and it's not like risotto is the easiest thing to perfect. yummy yummy yummy. and my dessert? mango and passionfruit pavlova. my only complaint? the english, and the potato wedges, but i wasn't too bothered by the wedges cause it just meant i ate less.
PART TWO- ANNIE'S
the next day we went to the beach, played some cards, read a bit and then were off to bantry to get an extra blanket, walk around etc.. it was a bit colder that day, cause we were by the water the whole time, but still a nice day. we went to the southern-most part of the irish mainland, and skipped out on seeing the lighthouse. but we did get to see some fancy nautical items in the museum. then we went to annie's.
we found out the day before that we got our reservations for annie's. she called just as we were leaving to say that we could get a spot. yay! so we went there and were taken across to the Levi Pub. it was awesome because it was the kind of place gerry had told me about. it sells toilet paper and household things on one side, and booze on the other. and if you want to watch the game, you go to the sitting room. it could have been lack of food (i had a small salad for lunch and a croissant for breakkie) but i suddenly got really dizzy and thought i was going to barf. i was a bit worried about barfing in public, so i went outside. i came back in, and after a bit felt sick again, so we waited outside. i didn't want to miss annie's! turns out, as soon as i started eating, i felt a million times better. tasty garlic bread to start, then our appetisers, then i had the lemon sorbet, and my meal was roasted red peppers stuffed with tofu and tomatoes. it was lovely. and strawberry pavlova to finish. WOW. gerry's dessert? chocolate fudge cake. so moist and rich and just amazing.
after our meal... 2 1/2 hours later... we went to the campsite and passed out.
reservations for june, july and august are basically impossible to get at annie's this late in the year. but if you go on the waiting list, she said that you have a decent chance of getting in, as long as you're flexible, because people's plans change.
i'm going to try to get reservations for kalbo's bistro for when danielle and her mom come. yum... maybe i should ask for a night with no english.
Friday, April 28, 2006
campino
we're going camping in about 30mins. well... probably more like an hour, but whatever.
apparently it's a 4 star campground. as much as i have been described as a city girl (despite growing up outside a town with the population of 5000) i had never heard this term before. i have camped in europe before. it was in the netherlands and basically was in a field of grass where people parked their campers and caravans, and if there were lots of people in the group (like ours) set up a tent as well. we had dinner in the camper and never lit a fire. in fact, there was no place for a fire. the campground we're going to has (well...may or may not, depending on gerry's level of joking) a pub, restaurant etc. on site. and here i was saying that i'm going to shower right before we go so that i don't have to shower all weekend.
i'm going to do that anyway, i think. just cause it's fun. for me. :oD mwah hah hah
we will have a tent and no fire. i'm still confused about how we're going to heat up the marshmallows. only an essential for camping, and really... where will we melt the chocolate for the s'mores? this will be a new and exciting experience, possibly. i hope it's not just people getting shit-faced at the pub and then stumbling drunk to their tents/campers. i will report back sunday or monday.
stay tuned. shower time.
apparently it's a 4 star campground. as much as i have been described as a city girl (despite growing up outside a town with the population of 5000) i had never heard this term before. i have camped in europe before. it was in the netherlands and basically was in a field of grass where people parked their campers and caravans, and if there were lots of people in the group (like ours) set up a tent as well. we had dinner in the camper and never lit a fire. in fact, there was no place for a fire. the campground we're going to has (well...may or may not, depending on gerry's level of joking) a pub, restaurant etc. on site. and here i was saying that i'm going to shower right before we go so that i don't have to shower all weekend.
i'm going to do that anyway, i think. just cause it's fun. for me. :oD mwah hah hah
we will have a tent and no fire. i'm still confused about how we're going to heat up the marshmallows. only an essential for camping, and really... where will we melt the chocolate for the s'mores? this will be a new and exciting experience, possibly. i hope it's not just people getting shit-faced at the pub and then stumbling drunk to their tents/campers. i will report back sunday or monday.
stay tuned. shower time.
Thursday, April 27, 2006
hawt topic
okay, turns out there's a problem with our hot water... which is leading to there not being any and from there, no heating either.
there's a leak or something... blah blah blah, therefore our boiler is trying to heat a constant stream of cold water, which is why we have once again, run out of oil. and lo' and behold, yes i'm cold.
the landlord will be fixing it, but in the meantime we also need to have the tank refilled. whoot. another 300 euros did someone say? you'd better believe some of that's gonna be compensated by the landlord. i figure if we'll have spent over 600 for the oil, but would only have used say 80E, plus the stupid thing's not even going to be fixed properly for a while because they have to find the leak... well, i'm gonna fight hard for this one. and in the meantime, light a fire. brrr.
oh. today i bought a barbeque, a cover, a propane tank, a barbeque utensil set, and a present for gerry. i am making a birthday week for him. everyday he gets a present. sometimes a little one, sometimes a bigger one. it will be fun for him... but possibly more fun for me. oh, and i now know how to get to aldi in ballintemple and that the carts take 2E coins, not one. it's always an adventure.
:o)
there's a leak or something... blah blah blah, therefore our boiler is trying to heat a constant stream of cold water, which is why we have once again, run out of oil. and lo' and behold, yes i'm cold.
the landlord will be fixing it, but in the meantime we also need to have the tank refilled. whoot. another 300 euros did someone say? you'd better believe some of that's gonna be compensated by the landlord. i figure if we'll have spent over 600 for the oil, but would only have used say 80E, plus the stupid thing's not even going to be fixed properly for a while because they have to find the leak... well, i'm gonna fight hard for this one. and in the meantime, light a fire. brrr.
oh. today i bought a barbeque, a cover, a propane tank, a barbeque utensil set, and a present for gerry. i am making a birthday week for him. everyday he gets a present. sometimes a little one, sometimes a bigger one. it will be fun for him... but possibly more fun for me. oh, and i now know how to get to aldi in ballintemple and that the carts take 2E coins, not one. it's always an adventure.
:o)
gay-ly forward
i think that british queer eye is more gay than the american one.
i'm gonna get my butt in gear here and zip out to buy a barbeque for the boy's birthday. then i have to find a propane tank etc. i think that things take me longer to do here than in canada because i have no idea where to go for a good deal, or even a barbeque tank.
i'll get better the more tasks i accomplish. on the accomplish note? almost done the cleanse. feeling better, and my hands weren't hurting as bad this morning. whoot.
i'm gonna get my butt in gear here and zip out to buy a barbeque for the boy's birthday. then i have to find a propane tank etc. i think that things take me longer to do here than in canada because i have no idea where to go for a good deal, or even a barbeque tank.
i'll get better the more tasks i accomplish. on the accomplish note? almost done the cleanse. feeling better, and my hands weren't hurting as bad this morning. whoot.
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
read this
i'm thinking about giving up "smart reading". since coming to ireland i've almost just given up on reading. i borrowed some books from conor. stats on that? started:2 finished:0.
i *have* finished two books while here... one was a book on irish legends/stories and the other was a free trashy brit chick lit that came with my cosmo. at least i'm not going completely illiterate.
in any case, the trashy book was especially funny to me because these london girls go to the country in scotland blah blah blah, sometimes they can't understand the people, they can't always find what they want, etc.. in truth, i laughed out loud many times. many many times.
conor, i will return your books until i am ready to think while reading.
i *have* finished two books while here... one was a book on irish legends/stories and the other was a free trashy brit chick lit that came with my cosmo. at least i'm not going completely illiterate.
in any case, the trashy book was especially funny to me because these london girls go to the country in scotland blah blah blah, sometimes they can't understand the people, they can't always find what they want, etc.. in truth, i laughed out loud many times. many many times.
conor, i will return your books until i am ready to think while reading.
the first one
i sent an email asking about a position gerry and i saw online yesterday. OH MY GOD! i just read that statement and *man* does it sound sassy. we were job searching for me yesterday. we found something that's a three month contract. it's just a receptionist as anything i'm qualified to do in a "yes, i have a degree" kind of way isn't really available here. no bother! if i hate this job, it's only for three months and then i can say i'm moving on. if i love it, and they love me, chances are they'll keep me on.
am meeting sharon in town today and then will work on my resume to suit this job.
oh, if anyone knows someone who wants graphic/web design done, i'm generally available.
am meeting sharon in town today and then will work on my resume to suit this job.
oh, if anyone knows someone who wants graphic/web design done, i'm generally available.
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
it's your birthday
i'll say it! i think i'm pretty awesome sometimes...
are you gerry's friend? are you my friend? want to party? (please note we have no plans to be on the cleanse at the time of the birthday party. this means cake, booze and tasties will flow freely.) oh! and we're adding a barbeque to the saturday. let me know if you want to come! ;o)
are you gerry's friend? are you my friend? want to party? (please note we have no plans to be on the cleanse at the time of the birthday party. this means cake, booze and tasties will flow freely.) oh! and we're adding a barbeque to the saturday. let me know if you want to come! ;o)
best day of cleanse
yesterday was the best day of this cleanse so far. food wise.
i didn't whinge at all about chocolate. dinner was good. spirits were good.
also today is going well.
yay!
i didn't whinge at all about chocolate. dinner was good. spirits were good.
also today is going well.
yay!
Monday, April 24, 2006
it's a lie
people say that time heals all wounds. i think that people lie.
sometimes when i'm here (in ireland), i forget that i don't have parents (everything just seems so far away). when i was in canada, maybe because of what we were doing there, it was on my mind a lot. today i was watching a show and the mom dies in it. i cried the whole 43 minutes. i'd had a makeover done today and it was ruined before anyone else got to see me all slutted up is how much i cried. and god knows enough makeup gets put on you that a little crying won't touch the first layer.
anyway, little things make it feel so fresh. i'd say i still think about my mom every day. it's just that some times i don't really think think about her. maybe that's what people mean... move to a different country and at some point in your life not every thing will remind you of that person and then you won't cry all of the time. really, that would take time, so i guess on that level people could be right.
but i say mostly they're wrong and that that stupid saying suggests that at some point you need to not be affected by things like movies, books, and life in general because time should have healed that wound. instead, i think you should be able to take *your* time mourning and healing. and since this is my blog i get to say whatever i want.
to the parsons-sheldrake family: take your time.
sometimes when i'm here (in ireland), i forget that i don't have parents (everything just seems so far away). when i was in canada, maybe because of what we were doing there, it was on my mind a lot. today i was watching a show and the mom dies in it. i cried the whole 43 minutes. i'd had a makeover done today and it was ruined before anyone else got to see me all slutted up is how much i cried. and god knows enough makeup gets put on you that a little crying won't touch the first layer.
anyway, little things make it feel so fresh. i'd say i still think about my mom every day. it's just that some times i don't really think think about her. maybe that's what people mean... move to a different country and at some point in your life not every thing will remind you of that person and then you won't cry all of the time. really, that would take time, so i guess on that level people could be right.
but i say mostly they're wrong and that that stupid saying suggests that at some point you need to not be affected by things like movies, books, and life in general because time should have healed that wound. instead, i think you should be able to take *your* time mourning and healing. and since this is my blog i get to say whatever i want.
to the parsons-sheldrake family: take your time.
Saturday, April 22, 2006
cleanse suggestion
to anyone who would suggest doing a cleanse. why don't you make a recipe book to go with it. that way i would be eating more than curry every day. did i mention the rice?
yeah, i said it.
yeah, i said it.
i think we should have chocolate
and pizza. i'll cleanse on the rest of the stuff... whatever that leaves.
all those in favour? (insert loud crowd agreement here).
okay, funniest thing, in my opinion. i am so ready to break this cleanse, it's not even funny. seriously, i have no idea how i could do it last year... except that the alternatives were better in the couv. now, i was discussing this with gerry and explaining that a good kamut square would hit the spot right about now. so we both did searches online for a recipe. and then when i went back to see if there were any other good looking ones than what we saw, i noticed my blog came up as number 3 on the search. whoot! then we read the entry. man. i should have read that before i agreed to doing it again.
the good news, i think i am going to eat some chocolate, so you can stop listening to me whinge about it, and i'm still interested in making those kamut squares.
all those in favour? (insert loud crowd agreement here).
okay, funniest thing, in my opinion. i am so ready to break this cleanse, it's not even funny. seriously, i have no idea how i could do it last year... except that the alternatives were better in the couv. now, i was discussing this with gerry and explaining that a good kamut square would hit the spot right about now. so we both did searches online for a recipe. and then when i went back to see if there were any other good looking ones than what we saw, i noticed my blog came up as number 3 on the search. whoot! then we read the entry. man. i should have read that before i agreed to doing it again.
the good news, i think i am going to eat some chocolate, so you can stop listening to me whinge about it, and i'm still interested in making those kamut squares.
Friday, April 21, 2006
cleanse day 4 is over
and i'm halfway through day 5. can i get a whoot-whoot?
today i finally got the tax renewed on my car. i went there a couple of days ago, and stood in line for over an hour, finally got to the kiosk, and handed the guy my paper, ready to turn over the cash, and get my little piece of paper.
when i got to the window, and handed the guy my form that was sent to me, he was like: uh, is this all? i was like, uh yeah, that's all they sent me. he left for a second and came back with a new piece of paper and said: you need to fill this out. i was like, oh... uh, i didn't know that. this is my first time. he said something and laughed. i had to get him to repeat it. so he looked guilty but did: oh, well i could say something about that. to be honest, i was expecting this kind of talk at the tax office so i was confused. so i was like: what? oh like a virgin? and he then explained that there were kids around, etc. he told me that because he'd stamped it, i could just skip the line once i'd filled out all the info.
i'm not really comfortable skipping lines, so i spent half an hour in the line today. in any case- i got the paper today. the cleanse is still going. still no casualties.
today i finally got the tax renewed on my car. i went there a couple of days ago, and stood in line for over an hour, finally got to the kiosk, and handed the guy my paper, ready to turn over the cash, and get my little piece of paper.
when i got to the window, and handed the guy my form that was sent to me, he was like: uh, is this all? i was like, uh yeah, that's all they sent me. he left for a second and came back with a new piece of paper and said: you need to fill this out. i was like, oh... uh, i didn't know that. this is my first time. he said something and laughed. i had to get him to repeat it. so he looked guilty but did: oh, well i could say something about that. to be honest, i was expecting this kind of talk at the tax office so i was confused. so i was like: what? oh like a virgin? and he then explained that there were kids around, etc. he told me that because he'd stamped it, i could just skip the line once i'd filled out all the info.
i'm not really comfortable skipping lines, so i spent half an hour in the line today. in any case- i got the paper today. the cleanse is still going. still no casualties.
Thursday, April 20, 2006
the cure
i'm having a bit of a bad mental health day today. i think chocolate would easily fix that. or bread product.
i should probably leave the house, but it's like how you shouldn't eat salt or whatever when you have your period. it's what you want most that's the worst. brownies any one?
i should probably leave the house, but it's like how you shouldn't eat salt or whatever when you have your period. it's what you want most that's the worst. brownies any one?
makin' it work-day 3
day three of the cleanse is now over. i'd say that today was a success. we had a great dinner, and no one died. i don't think either of us was as grumpy as before (and by that i mean me on day 1 and 2 and gerry on day 2).
i do have a mysterious bruise on my face. it actually looks like a hickey on the side of my face. i woke up this morning, went to the toilet and was like, how'd blood get on my face? the 'blood' wouldn't come off. i blame gerry. or my watch... but mostly gerry.
went shopping with sharon today... and sourced out no new products that can be eaten while on the cleanse. yesterday i did eventually find a juice that is a concentrate, but decently tasty all the same.
i think i might try to get a job on friday. i said might... i want to enjoy unemployment more... maybe we should go away this weekend. take advantage of my waster girlfriend status... not that we can eat out anywhere. huh... maybe this will be a 5 day cleanse instead! in which case: YAY! it's almost over! whoot! two days? easy sleasy.
i do have a mysterious bruise on my face. it actually looks like a hickey on the side of my face. i woke up this morning, went to the toilet and was like, how'd blood get on my face? the 'blood' wouldn't come off. i blame gerry. or my watch... but mostly gerry.
went shopping with sharon today... and sourced out no new products that can be eaten while on the cleanse. yesterday i did eventually find a juice that is a concentrate, but decently tasty all the same.
i think i might try to get a job on friday. i said might... i want to enjoy unemployment more... maybe we should go away this weekend. take advantage of my waster girlfriend status... not that we can eat out anywhere. huh... maybe this will be a 5 day cleanse instead! in which case: YAY! it's almost over! whoot! two days? easy sleasy.
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
you can't get that here
added to the following list:
pumpkin pie filling
white marshmallows
roma tomatoes
lucky charms/fruit loops
tostitos
kraft smooth light PB
good salsa
are:
normal applesauce
raspberry juice
any fruit juice other than orange or apple that doesn't have water and sugar as the first two ingredients
pumpkin pie filling
white marshmallows
roma tomatoes
lucky charms/fruit loops
tostitos
kraft smooth light PB
good salsa
are:
normal applesauce
raspberry juice
any fruit juice other than orange or apple that doesn't have water and sugar as the first two ingredients
do i need to buy a hat?
gerry called his parents yesterday to recap the trip to canada. his mom asked if i came back from canada too. he said yes. she asked if she needed to buy a hat. (non-irish readers, this means, 'are you gonna get hitched?'). before anyone gets excited, there is no need for a mad hat-buying frenzy to take place.
on a sort of similar note, i think gerry and i may be fighting tonight anyway. he's suffering from coffee withdrawal and i'm suffering from the chocolate DT's, and severe pms. it's gonna be tense around here... and it's still cold. must remember to get firelogs.
on a sort of similar note, i think gerry and i may be fighting tonight anyway. he's suffering from coffee withdrawal and i'm suffering from the chocolate DT's, and severe pms. it's gonna be tense around here... and it's still cold. must remember to get firelogs.
day 2
remember last year, around this time? i believe the words spoken were: i will never do a cleanse again! sometimes things change, but the sentiment is the same.
about 3 hours into it, i decided i didn't want to do the cleanse anymore. having just returned from canada, i stock-piled on loads of tasty canadian treats: reese's peanut butter cups, nibs, o'henrys, plain marshmallows for rice krispie squares, etc. gerry's a smart man, he put everything away before i woke up.
why did i think i would be strong enough to do a cleanse again, especially when i knew how sick i got last time? well, since coming to ireland i've eaten more chocolate and crap than... hmmm... possibly ever before, and i knew that i needed to do something about it. working at rci killed any thing remotely like healthy eating, even the fruit tasted nasty. blah blah blah. before going to canada, gerry and i decided that it would be wise to get back on track. the idea isn't to cut out all fun things, but to view them more as a treat, which means moderation. good idea, right? the plan was to start once we got back to ireland, cause i wanted to pig out in canada, and get some naturopathic advice from rachel, cause of my headaches, and i didn't want to get anemic again, or make it worse. we started off on a good foot, with good intentions.
here's the problem: i am fully addicted to chocolate now. oh wait, did i mention i have my period now? right. well.
yesterday (i'm still not awake enough today) i was (the only word to use) desperate for chocolate. i hated the cleanse, people associated with it, and heck, even foods associated with it. it wasn't pretty.
what i've learned: don't start a cleanse during pms as it won't be fun for anyone.
things were fine after a while. we had a great lunch and dinner, and gerry even kinda liked the bragg's marinated tofu. yay. i'm not sure if i can get him turned around on the buckwheat porridge, but he sounded a bit positive once he tried it. rice pudding is a no for him, but a total go for me. i've got to pick up some applesauce and juice today. oh and firelogs. who knows if the heater can be fixed when the landlord comes over.
about 3 hours into it, i decided i didn't want to do the cleanse anymore. having just returned from canada, i stock-piled on loads of tasty canadian treats: reese's peanut butter cups, nibs, o'henrys, plain marshmallows for rice krispie squares, etc. gerry's a smart man, he put everything away before i woke up.
why did i think i would be strong enough to do a cleanse again, especially when i knew how sick i got last time? well, since coming to ireland i've eaten more chocolate and crap than... hmmm... possibly ever before, and i knew that i needed to do something about it. working at rci killed any thing remotely like healthy eating, even the fruit tasted nasty. blah blah blah. before going to canada, gerry and i decided that it would be wise to get back on track. the idea isn't to cut out all fun things, but to view them more as a treat, which means moderation. good idea, right? the plan was to start once we got back to ireland, cause i wanted to pig out in canada, and get some naturopathic advice from rachel, cause of my headaches, and i didn't want to get anemic again, or make it worse. we started off on a good foot, with good intentions.
here's the problem: i am fully addicted to chocolate now. oh wait, did i mention i have my period now? right. well.
yesterday (i'm still not awake enough today) i was (the only word to use) desperate for chocolate. i hated the cleanse, people associated with it, and heck, even foods associated with it. it wasn't pretty.
what i've learned: don't start a cleanse during pms as it won't be fun for anyone.
things were fine after a while. we had a great lunch and dinner, and gerry even kinda liked the bragg's marinated tofu. yay. i'm not sure if i can get him turned around on the buckwheat porridge, but he sounded a bit positive once he tried it. rice pudding is a no for him, but a total go for me. i've got to pick up some applesauce and juice today. oh and firelogs. who knows if the heater can be fixed when the landlord comes over.
Monday, April 17, 2006
more pics of ireland
whoot, here they are. ummm... gerry emailed these links to me a while ago, but that was when we didn't have broadband.
and so, for your viewing pleasure (i don't think i say that enough)
hallway
kitchen
sitting room
dining room
front lawn
Fionn - my sweet action '95, ride me hard, ford fiesta
and so, for your viewing pleasure (i don't think i say that enough)
hallway
kitchen
sitting room
dining room
front lawn
Fionn - my sweet action '95, ride me hard, ford fiesta
sarah & chris sitting in a tree
in case you missed sarah (in her fabulous dress) and chris (in his dapper suit) you can find them and pics of everyone at their wedding here.
Sunday, April 16, 2006
coal-d times
it's sunday and i got out of bed well before noon! i may have crawled back after doing some tidying but that's because the house is freezing. by the way, i'm normally more of a: sleeping in means up by 8.30 kind of girl, so this is out-of ordinary behaviour.
now my theory is that getting warm by snuggling up in bed counts as survival, not as sleeping/being lazy/whatever.
why so cold? i really like the house (scary at night) that we're in, but there's something wrong with the heating system. okay, okay, a rather consistent complaint, but i'm just sayin' is all. we ran out of oil a while ago... not my favourite part, but i see now that there is a certain level that needs to be maintained, it's not like: oh, there's still oil in the tank, we'll be fine. it's more like, huh, who knew it has to be that full to work? now i will freeze. as a result of that incident, we had to reset the tank (and therefore wait for the landlord to come to show us (by us, i mean gerry) where the reset button/switch/whatever is. then the heaters needed to be drained... because the heat wasn't on, they fill with air and they don't heat up fully, leaving the house, you guessed it, cold. okay, so things were grand for a while. we had lots of coal, turf, and firelogs to use in the meantime (this means, if the fire was going for a while, there would be lukewarm water, if it wasn't, we had to boil the kettle and do dishes super old-school. basically i was freezing and not very happy about no hot water. but as i said, it did get sorted, and we were happy as clams in our heated little (scary at night) house.
then we went to canada.
we came back, fully exhausted because it takes the same amount of time to get to ... ummm... really far away places as it did to get back here, and the flight was an f'ing nightmare. more on that later. anyway, the house was cold. and damp. guess we didn't leave the heat on enough. or! how about this? all the radiators needed draining again. grr. but things could be worse, so the next day we drained them. things were fine until yesterday. at some point the stupid heating stopped working. AGAIN. when i got back from shopping the house was freezing, and there was, surprise, no hot water. i don't know where the reset button is, and to be honest, i don't really even know where the boiler or whatever is. i do know how to make a fire though. (gerry went diving for the weekend, so it's just me.) we are rather rapidly running out of the fun fire products... FIRELIGHTERS (this are saturated little blocks that light very easily, used to get a good flame and light the STICKS (kindling). sometimes i put extra sticks on, so i can get a really good flame going. we only have two firelogs left, and i'm about to light one of them, and only one instant fire in a bag (you light the bag on fire and whoot! there's a fire). i have to admit, i don't really know the coal situation, cause gerry filled up the COAL BUCKET ( a galvanized bucket with a narrow end and two hands on one side that's ideal for pouring coal onto a fire... unlike the cardboard box that kept catching on fire).
i guess my point is, it's cold at my house again, i'm getting the black lung and it took me an hour to do a hand full of dishes because i had to heat the kettle 5 times to get a sink of warm water, and some water to rinse the dishes. burrrn. i guess i'd better clean the fireplace before i have a shower... which makes way more sense to be electric now...otherwise i couldn't bathe at all.
now my theory is that getting warm by snuggling up in bed counts as survival, not as sleeping/being lazy/whatever.
why so cold? i really like the house (scary at night) that we're in, but there's something wrong with the heating system. okay, okay, a rather consistent complaint, but i'm just sayin' is all. we ran out of oil a while ago... not my favourite part, but i see now that there is a certain level that needs to be maintained, it's not like: oh, there's still oil in the tank, we'll be fine. it's more like, huh, who knew it has to be that full to work? now i will freeze. as a result of that incident, we had to reset the tank (and therefore wait for the landlord to come to show us (by us, i mean gerry) where the reset button/switch/whatever is. then the heaters needed to be drained... because the heat wasn't on, they fill with air and they don't heat up fully, leaving the house, you guessed it, cold. okay, so things were grand for a while. we had lots of coal, turf, and firelogs to use in the meantime (this means, if the fire was going for a while, there would be lukewarm water, if it wasn't, we had to boil the kettle and do dishes super old-school. basically i was freezing and not very happy about no hot water. but as i said, it did get sorted, and we were happy as clams in our heated little (scary at night) house.
then we went to canada.
we came back, fully exhausted because it takes the same amount of time to get to ... ummm... really far away places as it did to get back here, and the flight was an f'ing nightmare. more on that later. anyway, the house was cold. and damp. guess we didn't leave the heat on enough. or! how about this? all the radiators needed draining again. grr. but things could be worse, so the next day we drained them. things were fine until yesterday. at some point the stupid heating stopped working. AGAIN. when i got back from shopping the house was freezing, and there was, surprise, no hot water. i don't know where the reset button is, and to be honest, i don't really even know where the boiler or whatever is. i do know how to make a fire though. (gerry went diving for the weekend, so it's just me.) we are rather rapidly running out of the fun fire products... FIRELIGHTERS (this are saturated little blocks that light very easily, used to get a good flame and light the STICKS (kindling). sometimes i put extra sticks on, so i can get a really good flame going. we only have two firelogs left, and i'm about to light one of them, and only one instant fire in a bag (you light the bag on fire and whoot! there's a fire). i have to admit, i don't really know the coal situation, cause gerry filled up the COAL BUCKET ( a galvanized bucket with a narrow end and two hands on one side that's ideal for pouring coal onto a fire... unlike the cardboard box that kept catching on fire).
i guess my point is, it's cold at my house again, i'm getting the black lung and it took me an hour to do a hand full of dishes because i had to heat the kettle 5 times to get a sink of warm water, and some water to rinse the dishes. burrrn. i guess i'd better clean the fireplace before i have a shower... which makes way more sense to be electric now...otherwise i couldn't bathe at all.
Saturday, April 15, 2006
uh oh... it's started
*please note, i know where i've gone wrong... i'm working on it, today i got out of bed at least three hours earlier than yesterday. AND it was still considered morning.
due to my penchant for insomnia, i'm in a weird spot with jetlag. sometimes, because of it, it works out really well. like going to canada was a gem. i just met up with some friends and stayed up 'til about 10 or something, crashed hard and woke up at a normal time. coming back to ireland has been a complete disaster. we left vancouver in the evening, so (because sleeping on the plane is pretty much not an option for me) the flight was an over-nighter (the worst kind) and then we had to wait in london, thank god gerry gets into a lounge, or i would have died. but we got back to ireland at like 4.30 in the afternoon. you can't be expected to stay up another 8 hours. it's been downhill from there. tonight, i was doing fairly well... but gerry was knackered, so we went to bed way too early. now i'm awake, and my body's like: breakkie! whoot! i'm not even on a canadian time-zone now... i think i might be closer to india. maybe i can just make my way around the world.
in any case, i'm looking to score some catan/carca action. let me know if you're up for it. this jet lag thing might as well have some benefits.
due to my penchant for insomnia, i'm in a weird spot with jetlag. sometimes, because of it, it works out really well. like going to canada was a gem. i just met up with some friends and stayed up 'til about 10 or something, crashed hard and woke up at a normal time. coming back to ireland has been a complete disaster. we left vancouver in the evening, so (because sleeping on the plane is pretty much not an option for me) the flight was an over-nighter (the worst kind) and then we had to wait in london, thank god gerry gets into a lounge, or i would have died. but we got back to ireland at like 4.30 in the afternoon. you can't be expected to stay up another 8 hours. it's been downhill from there. tonight, i was doing fairly well... but gerry was knackered, so we went to bed way too early. now i'm awake, and my body's like: breakkie! whoot! i'm not even on a canadian time-zone now... i think i might be closer to india. maybe i can just make my way around the world.
in any case, i'm looking to score some catan/carca action. let me know if you're up for it. this jet lag thing might as well have some benefits.
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
guess who has more stuff?
today gerry and i are leaving to go back to ireland. i wouldn't say i'm exactly happy about it. here's the thing, i'm not ready to move back here, but the two weeks that we've spent here haven't been enough either. well, my ass says it's enough... i gained a million pounds with all of the eating out we've done...but that's another story. we spent too much time in hope. despite the dump being a really romantic place, and my love of gerry needing to spit after giving me a kiss when cleaning out the basement and shed, i'd say hope was one of the less fun places this trip. games at the hotel were fun, and of course, getting everything done was a complete relief, but generally, not the greatest part of the trip.
things that were fun? seeing friends, eating out, sleeping in my lovely lovely bed, shopping and then doing it all again. showing gerry around and having everyone tell him that i do in fact have a sense of humour and that i'm really quite funny and that he should totally move to vancouver? all very fun.
i already miss you guys.
boo urns.
things that were fun? seeing friends, eating out, sleeping in my lovely lovely bed, shopping and then doing it all again. showing gerry around and having everyone tell him that i do in fact have a sense of humour and that i'm really quite funny and that he should totally move to vancouver? all very fun.
i already miss you guys.
boo urns.
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
not again!
i got waxed again today. the lady gets carried away. i got a lot of what i didn't want.
tomorrow gerry and i go back to hope to finish the house cleaning by getting the shed done.
it's going to be another long day. but i've learned a few things... i am 100% not going back to her for any bikini area waxing, and when you are planning to empty out a house, don't think that your family will help... think that you have a great guy, and that there's always a shed.
ouch.
happy birthday danielle
tomorrow gerry and i go back to hope to finish the house cleaning by getting the shed done.
it's going to be another long day. but i've learned a few things... i am 100% not going back to her for any bikini area waxing, and when you are planning to empty out a house, don't think that your family will help... think that you have a great guy, and that there's always a shed.
ouch.
happy birthday danielle
Thursday, March 30, 2006
so far
we've spent two nights in my gorgeous gorgeous made-with-love bed (this means it's comfy) i've had a massage from becca, thai food, cheesey sticks, starbucks, moderne burger veggie burger, orange julius and gone shopping. not bad for only being here two nights!
today we're going to head to hope. while gerry's sleeping i might pop up to save-on to get frozen strawberries for smoothies. yum. in hope we're going to do the much talked about house cleaning and then hopefully play games and have a few beers on saturday. we're deciding if we're staying in a hotel or at my sister's when we get there. eek.
hopefully the estate stuff will be sorted after these few days in hope. wish us luck.
today we're going to head to hope. while gerry's sleeping i might pop up to save-on to get frozen strawberries for smoothies. yum. in hope we're going to do the much talked about house cleaning and then hopefully play games and have a few beers on saturday. we're deciding if we're staying in a hotel or at my sister's when we get there. eek.
hopefully the estate stuff will be sorted after these few days in hope. wish us luck.
Monday, March 27, 2006
uh oh, i'm in trouble
i just got in trouble for blogging instead of resting. i am feeling better though... so now it's okay. :o)
i thought it'd be a good time to list things i want to do in the couv, and if you're interested in participating, or have a day in mind you can let me know.
sophie's for breakkie (pancakes)
sophie's for palm reading (veggie burger)
olive garden (which is on the evening of the 4th)
seattle
diane's for bras
shop for fun clothes
shop for office wear
get another 'international driving permit' so it will last longer
clean out my mom's house for selling
do taxes for my mom, dad, and me.
and possibly find that cute miu miu bag in a diffferent colour that i've been checking out since brown thomas re-did their window display
foundation
indian
mexican
ihop (i really want pancakes)
things i want to bring back:
tim horton's vanilla cap. mix for naomi
duncan heinz brownie mix for duane
peanut butter cups
honeynut cheerios
marshmallows
oreos
purdy's
those o'henry chocolate/peanut butter eggs that are only around at easter
i thought it'd be a good time to list things i want to do in the couv, and if you're interested in participating, or have a day in mind you can let me know.
sophie's for breakkie (pancakes)
sophie's for palm reading (veggie burger)
olive garden (which is on the evening of the 4th)
seattle
diane's for bras
shop for fun clothes
shop for office wear
get another 'international driving permit' so it will last longer
clean out my mom's house for selling
do taxes for my mom, dad, and me.
and possibly find that cute miu miu bag in a diffferent colour that i've been checking out since brown thomas re-did their window display
foundation
indian
mexican
ihop (i really want pancakes)
things i want to bring back:
tim horton's vanilla cap. mix for naomi
duncan heinz brownie mix for duane
peanut butter cups
honeynut cheerios
marshmallows
oreos
purdy's
those o'henry chocolate/peanut butter eggs that are only around at easter
one more sleep!
oh god. i've been in bed all day. gerry's left to pick up some lemsip (neo citron-ish product) and so i've snuck online, despite strict orders to do nothing. i feel gerry's pain... tomorrow i'm going to be a wreck. i'm going to be stressed because of flying, but on top of it, i'm going to be sick.
plan for today? wash a bit of clothes, have a shower (this will cure me, i'm sure), shop for a few gifts in town. oh, and get better. who cares about having a cold if i can be in bed and moan about it in comfort. there is no way i want to fly and visit my friends while sick... i have a feeling that will be less fun for me and them. boo urns.
plan for today? wash a bit of clothes, have a shower (this will cure me, i'm sure), shop for a few gifts in town. oh, and get better. who cares about having a cold if i can be in bed and moan about it in comfort. there is no way i want to fly and visit my friends while sick... i have a feeling that will be less fun for me and them. boo urns.
oh, and...
i'm sick. i have a cold, and don't want to have one when i get home (whoot!). in fact, i'm not interested in stress headaches combined with cold headaches at all. how do you like that?
maybe i'll just take some drugs.
oh, and i will be home tuesday evening, and ready to hang out on wednesday. by hang out, i mean shop.
maybe i'll just take some drugs.
oh, and i will be home tuesday evening, and ready to hang out on wednesday. by hang out, i mean shop.
two sleeps
as long as there's no napping, it will be two sleeps 'til i'm back in the couv! whoot!
last night we hosted a surprise party for jim and ann-marie (two of gerry's friends). good times were had, and gerry and i collected heaps more booze for our house. this means that if anyone comes to visit us within the next say 6 months, you probably won't have to bring alcohol. unless we have another party before that.
conor went all out and brought as much booze as baby stuff. in fact, i guess he could have replaced some of the booze with baby stuff, cause he had to go shopping for more diapers (their three-day supply ended after one night, due to a wee bit of pain) and another change of clothes for david patrick.
it was fun to see suz, the first of gerry's friends to meet me, who i hadn't seen since niagara. and of course to see sinead who happened to bring her lovely furla with her, yay! furlas=fun, whatever the circumstance.
i'd say things went off well, and probably people had fun. afterall, once connect 4 comes out, everyone's having a party! whoot!
last night we hosted a surprise party for jim and ann-marie (two of gerry's friends). good times were had, and gerry and i collected heaps more booze for our house. this means that if anyone comes to visit us within the next say 6 months, you probably won't have to bring alcohol. unless we have another party before that.
conor went all out and brought as much booze as baby stuff. in fact, i guess he could have replaced some of the booze with baby stuff, cause he had to go shopping for more diapers (their three-day supply ended after one night, due to a wee bit of pain) and another change of clothes for david patrick.
it was fun to see suz, the first of gerry's friends to meet me, who i hadn't seen since niagara. and of course to see sinead who happened to bring her lovely furla with her, yay! furlas=fun, whatever the circumstance.
i'd say things went off well, and probably people had fun. afterall, once connect 4 comes out, everyone's having a party! whoot!
Thursday, March 23, 2006
From Gerry
hahaha. she left her computer logged on. see this is the problem with apples, they remember your passwords and leave you logged on becuase apple basically believes that we are all good people. yeah right. just cause i haven't bothered writing a virus for mac os x doesn't mean i'm a good person. just that i'm lazy.
shouldn't i say more here, since i have this opportunity to blog as ursula. mighti say how great and well, HUGE gerry is? Well, yeah. he is. heeheheee
shouldn't i say more here, since i have this opportunity to blog as ursula. mighti say how great and well, HUGE gerry is? Well, yeah. he is. heeheheee
change causes chaos
today, my second last day at work was AWESOME!
i had my exit interview with the head team leader and then she asked me if i wanted to do something else today. did i ever! so i got to open envelopes and enter data into the computer. it was so mindless but i totally got to gossip and get the dirt on my horrible team leader that it was the BEST!
tomorrow i get to do it all again! whoot! and to top it off, i'm get to do a mid-shift, instead of the late one and then i can come home earlier! yahoo!
oh, the title? all of the mail comes from the UK cause we're in the UK Department. OH MY GOD! they put the funniest things on their postal stamps. not the stamps you lick, but the ones that in canada at christmas would say HO HO HO, or something. in england, they let people know how they feel about coins. post no coins was on one side, change causes chaos on the other. you know, to make sure the message gets across. i almost pissed my pants! even funnier is how stupid the members are. it's like if you're british, you've got some money and you've got timeshare it means you're an idiot. in order to bank your weeks, which makes them eligible for trading, you can call us, or you can fill out a form, sign it, and return it. sometimes people sign it and don't check the boxes. sometimes they check the boxes but don't sign it. sometimes they sneakily enclose a letter and use the thing(not a real envelope, but one of those 'lick three corners and it's a self-contained envelope-ish thing') to post the letter. anyway, what a great day.
i had my exit interview with the head team leader and then she asked me if i wanted to do something else today. did i ever! so i got to open envelopes and enter data into the computer. it was so mindless but i totally got to gossip and get the dirt on my horrible team leader that it was the BEST!
tomorrow i get to do it all again! whoot! and to top it off, i'm get to do a mid-shift, instead of the late one and then i can come home earlier! yahoo!
oh, the title? all of the mail comes from the UK cause we're in the UK Department. OH MY GOD! they put the funniest things on their postal stamps. not the stamps you lick, but the ones that in canada at christmas would say HO HO HO, or something. in england, they let people know how they feel about coins. post no coins was on one side, change causes chaos on the other. you know, to make sure the message gets across. i almost pissed my pants! even funnier is how stupid the members are. it's like if you're british, you've got some money and you've got timeshare it means you're an idiot. in order to bank your weeks, which makes them eligible for trading, you can call us, or you can fill out a form, sign it, and return it. sometimes people sign it and don't check the boxes. sometimes they check the boxes but don't sign it. sometimes they sneakily enclose a letter and use the thing(not a real envelope, but one of those 'lick three corners and it's a self-contained envelope-ish thing') to post the letter. anyway, what a great day.
Sunday, March 19, 2006
light it up
today (while gerry was recovering from a hangover) i went into town with isabelle and had breakkie. then we went shopping... the search continues for a lace tablecloth for d's mom, but is now over for a coal bucket, a poker, a shovel, those metal grate things that stop the coal from falling down, and some fire logs. good times, really. and we also found a nice simple table cloth for at my house. yay.
yesterday gerry and i went to blarney in the morning and then came home to meet up with jim. we all went into town to watch the rugby game and have a few drinks. it was a really good game. i quite like rugby. it will replace hockey while i'm in ireland. once i'm back in canada, it will be all hockey all the time. anyway, ireland won, which was very exciting. after the game, i met up with some of the girls and had drinks and dinner.
i love that i only have four days of work left. i really need to find an easy 9-5 job that doen't make me work weekends... or lates, cause working 'til 8.30 this week is gonna suck.
time to light a fire. it was sunny here today, but it's cold in the house.
yesterday gerry and i went to blarney in the morning and then came home to meet up with jim. we all went into town to watch the rugby game and have a few drinks. it was a really good game. i quite like rugby. it will replace hockey while i'm in ireland. once i'm back in canada, it will be all hockey all the time. anyway, ireland won, which was very exciting. after the game, i met up with some of the girls and had drinks and dinner.
i love that i only have four days of work left. i really need to find an easy 9-5 job that doen't make me work weekends... or lates, cause working 'til 8.30 this week is gonna suck.
time to light a fire. it was sunny here today, but it's cold in the house.
Friday, March 17, 2006
paddy's day
today was my first st. patrick's day in ireland.
here they call it paddy's day. also, there is no if you don't wear green you get pinched rule here. we went to the parade in cork, which was short but nice. then we went for drinks (and by we, i mean gerry). gerry bought me a beer, it's still gross. and so he had to drink it, the one he bought, and then the one that rose's husband bought him. i had a few sips.
then we went for a coffee and headed home. i went to bed and then when i woke up danielle was online! did i mention i love dsl? so we played some crib: good times. and tried to convince gerry to move to canada. i am not 100% sure it worked, but we'll see. i'm going to try really hard to make him fall in love with canada while we're there. ideas for this include not having anymore sex until we get to canada (this will make him associate the place with having sex... hmmm maybe i should take experimental psych afterall) they also include, good cheap food, lots of games, and fun times with all my lovely lovely friends.
we may also have to stop for icecream in chilliwack at the milk maid farm. i mean c'mon that's reason enough to move.
i am so excited about canada i can't believe it. YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!
here they call it paddy's day. also, there is no if you don't wear green you get pinched rule here. we went to the parade in cork, which was short but nice. then we went for drinks (and by we, i mean gerry). gerry bought me a beer, it's still gross. and so he had to drink it, the one he bought, and then the one that rose's husband bought him. i had a few sips.
then we went for a coffee and headed home. i went to bed and then when i woke up danielle was online! did i mention i love dsl? so we played some crib: good times. and tried to convince gerry to move to canada. i am not 100% sure it worked, but we'll see. i'm going to try really hard to make him fall in love with canada while we're there. ideas for this include not having anymore sex until we get to canada (this will make him associate the place with having sex... hmmm maybe i should take experimental psych afterall) they also include, good cheap food, lots of games, and fun times with all my lovely lovely friends.
we may also have to stop for icecream in chilliwack at the milk maid farm. i mean c'mon that's reason enough to move.
i am so excited about canada i can't believe it. YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
gettin' some in ireland
guess what?! gerry is amazing. we have the internet now! yay!
a mysterious package arrived today and i didn't know it was the modem. clearly, had i known, i would have ripped open the box and had internet all day. instead i dismissed it as some hard drive or stash of porn that gerry had ordered online. nope. as soon as gerry got home (despite me being away procuring food stuffs for our dinner) he set up the internet and now i'll be surfing like there's no tomorrow. whoot!
carca date on sunday?
oh! and i'll be online for msning tomorrow as soon as i get home... so at like 6.00-6.15 ish. this means 10ish b.c. time and 1ish ontario time.
see you soon! and welcome back to me. yay!
(oh and "you can set up your webcam" suggests gerry. and how!)
a mysterious package arrived today and i didn't know it was the modem. clearly, had i known, i would have ripped open the box and had internet all day. instead i dismissed it as some hard drive or stash of porn that gerry had ordered online. nope. as soon as gerry got home (despite me being away procuring food stuffs for our dinner) he set up the internet and now i'll be surfing like there's no tomorrow. whoot!
carca date on sunday?
oh! and i'll be online for msning tomorrow as soon as i get home... so at like 6.00-6.15 ish. this means 10ish b.c. time and 1ish ontario time.
see you soon! and welcome back to me. yay!
(oh and "you can set up your webcam" suggests gerry. and how!)
Sunday, March 05, 2006
baby got back
on top of quitting my job, i am going back to canada (when i said soon, i didn't realise it would have to be this soon). gerry and i planning to go back on the 28th of march.
yay. well, sort of. it will be awesome to see everyone, but less awesome circumstances. hopefully once this is over my stress levels will go down, and i won't have to wake up and take drugs. yay.
on a good note, gerry and i are settling in quite well to our house. it's in the country, as mentioned previously but is cute, and cleans up well. my first party was on friday, and it went well. girls came over and we drank, did masks, and gossiped in our jammers. good times all around.
now that we have bedding for all of the beds, everyone's invited to ireland.
coming soon (i hope) dsl. please pray for it.
yay. well, sort of. it will be awesome to see everyone, but less awesome circumstances. hopefully once this is over my stress levels will go down, and i won't have to wake up and take drugs. yay.
on a good note, gerry and i are settling in quite well to our house. it's in the country, as mentioned previously but is cute, and cleans up well. my first party was on friday, and it went well. girls came over and we drank, did masks, and gossiped in our jammers. good times all around.
now that we have bedding for all of the beds, everyone's invited to ireland.
coming soon (i hope) dsl. please pray for it.
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
notice
i gave my notice yesterday. i gave the required one month's notice. i don't know that i can hang on that long. that being said: at least danielle didn't make me wear white shoes at her wedding. things could be worse... there would probably be pictures of that.
plan of action job wise? recruitment agencies are big here. i will give my qualifications to one this week and find a job. also, gerry and i planning to go to b.c. soonish. i'm going to look up flights today... you know cause i'm going that anyway.
plan of action job wise? recruitment agencies are big here. i will give my qualifications to one this week and find a job. also, gerry and i planning to go to b.c. soonish. i'm going to look up flights today... you know cause i'm going that anyway.
Saturday, February 18, 2006
a hockey tragedy
no, i'm not being too dramatic. it's really quite tragic.
olympic hockey is on... and no, i'm not watching it.
obviously there are loads of reasons, because if it was just one, that would be pathetic.
1. the irish barely know what ice hockey is
2. it's not enough of an interest that the free channels here will show it
3. even if the free channels were showing it, coronation street's on at gerry's
4. the nature programme's on at my house
5. i'm working while canada plays
6. we're in the middle of moving
i'm going to try to watch the game tomorrow... but as i said we are in the midst of moving, so hopefully some miracle will occur today that involves gerry getting completely moved today and me getting to sit on my ass watching/listening to hockey all day tomorrow. day-amn that would be sweet.
in other news, i'm still having headaches and plan to finish the rest of my day stoned on over the counters and am thinking about taking out stock in headache pills... so that it would be like getting an eventual discount on my purchases.
olympic hockey is on... and no, i'm not watching it.
obviously there are loads of reasons, because if it was just one, that would be pathetic.
1. the irish barely know what ice hockey is
2. it's not enough of an interest that the free channels here will show it
3. even if the free channels were showing it, coronation street's on at gerry's
4. the nature programme's on at my house
5. i'm working while canada plays
6. we're in the middle of moving
i'm going to try to watch the game tomorrow... but as i said we are in the midst of moving, so hopefully some miracle will occur today that involves gerry getting completely moved today and me getting to sit on my ass watching/listening to hockey all day tomorrow. day-amn that would be sweet.
in other news, i'm still having headaches and plan to finish the rest of my day stoned on over the counters and am thinking about taking out stock in headache pills... so that it would be like getting an eventual discount on my purchases.
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
to stress the matter
ummm... looks like i'm as crazy as the rest of my family.
i was totally sick, starting last thursday. severe severe headaches. these crazy weird hot flashes where i would suddenly start sweating like crazy. and then nausea.
so i went to see the doctor. yeah. i paid 50 euro to have some lady tell me it's probably stress. wait. there's more. i got to the office, didn't think i'd need cash on me ONLY or that at least there would be a bank machine nearby. so i ask the receptionist if i need cash. yes. okay, ummm... is there a bank machine downstairs at the phamacy? no. got it. how about nearby? no. ummm. okay. thanks. i leave the office and ask someone else. i walk the 20 mins (boiling hot, fuming mad, and working my way through the obstacle course of dog shit that litters the sidewalks of ireland). get some money, head back, and decide that i hate ireland.
i then see the doctor who asks if i might be pregnant (insert more fear and, imagine... stress). to which i work out logically as a no, cause i've had a few cramps, and i know i'm getting my period this weekend.
anyway... she decides it's stress. thanks. gerry suggested that for free the night before. she prescribes the irish version of advil so i can stop taking the T3s that were making me fully stoned and barely able to move.
at least i got to take a couple more days off. and i came up with a plan, which will hopefully alleviate some of my stress.
the plan includes:
working less (yay!) or finding a new job
not pressuring myself to apply to a full-time course for this fall. if i am still good with things here next fall, i'll take a photography course, and then apply fulltime for 2007 fall.
working really hard to sort out things with my brother and sisters. so that they can take care of themselves.
i was totally sick, starting last thursday. severe severe headaches. these crazy weird hot flashes where i would suddenly start sweating like crazy. and then nausea.
so i went to see the doctor. yeah. i paid 50 euro to have some lady tell me it's probably stress. wait. there's more. i got to the office, didn't think i'd need cash on me ONLY or that at least there would be a bank machine nearby. so i ask the receptionist if i need cash. yes. okay, ummm... is there a bank machine downstairs at the phamacy? no. got it. how about nearby? no. ummm. okay. thanks. i leave the office and ask someone else. i walk the 20 mins (boiling hot, fuming mad, and working my way through the obstacle course of dog shit that litters the sidewalks of ireland). get some money, head back, and decide that i hate ireland.
i then see the doctor who asks if i might be pregnant (insert more fear and, imagine... stress). to which i work out logically as a no, cause i've had a few cramps, and i know i'm getting my period this weekend.
anyway... she decides it's stress. thanks. gerry suggested that for free the night before. she prescribes the irish version of advil so i can stop taking the T3s that were making me fully stoned and barely able to move.
at least i got to take a couple more days off. and i came up with a plan, which will hopefully alleviate some of my stress.
the plan includes:
working less (yay!) or finding a new job
not pressuring myself to apply to a full-time course for this fall. if i am still good with things here next fall, i'll take a photography course, and then apply fulltime for 2007 fall.
working really hard to sort out things with my brother and sisters. so that they can take care of themselves.
Sunday, February 12, 2006
L is for learning
now that i've got my L and we're moving out to the country, i really have to find a car. i'll find out today if my sister was able to fix the elevator where the car is stored (it's a two level elevator, popular in germany because of limited space). then gerry and i will plan a trip to germany to pick up the car (and hopefully convince my sister's boyfriend to take us shopping in the american PX so i can get some american food, like marshmallows, kraft peanut butter light, honey nut cheerios, etc.) and we're planning to stock up on some cheap french wines... oh! and i guess we'll be going through duty free from france to england, so we can get some stuff there too! whoot! if we can't get the car out, then i'm going to buy a cheap car here. seriously cheap. what do i want to get? a golf. obviously. or a polo. maybe even a nissan micra. what will i get? maybe a fiesta. in fact, whatever. as long as it's cheap and runs.
i'm excited about getting a car. i think gerry is too.
i'm excited about getting a car. i think gerry is too.
gettin keys
tomorrow we get the keys to the new place. i only know what it looks like from what gerry has said. it's probably a bit lame to admit, but i'm really excited about having internet at home. i could have got it set up at my house, but in the end, i'm glad i didn't because i only stayed there three months.
breaking up with my landlord was really hard. but i tried to be firm. and i had to exaggerate a little bit. :o) he was pretty upset about me moving out, his accent got stronger and i couldn't tell what he saying about getting my deposit back.
i will be happy to not have to stay at gerry's current place on weekends. last night, at 4.30 claire came home shit faced. doors slamming, stuff dropping, she broke a table, at some point dropped the last roll of toilet paper into the toilet and was falling up and down the stairs. the house echoes, so it's all very loud.
and the cleaning roster has completely fallen apart, except that i cleaned the bathroom for hung over gerry last weekend, and he tidied up the living room a bit yesterday.
we're already planning fun parties... well, depending on my crazy work schedule.
but it's great because gerry's said that it's a great layout. and we have a washer and dryer and a fridge and separate freezer. the fridge is european size, but at least only two people have to share it, not four. and he'll be able to set up his work out equipment and we'll have an office area. yay! no more living in his bedroom or mine!
it will take me a couple hours to pack all my stuff and move in. but gerry's project will be a lot bigger. luckily he has kind friends. hopefully, there won't be any injuries 'moving' this time. you know who you are. and by moving i mean, breaking your toe falling back into bed because you were so shit faced after going out for 'a pint' after moving.
breaking up with my landlord was really hard. but i tried to be firm. and i had to exaggerate a little bit. :o) he was pretty upset about me moving out, his accent got stronger and i couldn't tell what he saying about getting my deposit back.
i will be happy to not have to stay at gerry's current place on weekends. last night, at 4.30 claire came home shit faced. doors slamming, stuff dropping, she broke a table, at some point dropped the last roll of toilet paper into the toilet and was falling up and down the stairs. the house echoes, so it's all very loud.
and the cleaning roster has completely fallen apart, except that i cleaned the bathroom for hung over gerry last weekend, and he tidied up the living room a bit yesterday.
we're already planning fun parties... well, depending on my crazy work schedule.
but it's great because gerry's said that it's a great layout. and we have a washer and dryer and a fridge and separate freezer. the fridge is european size, but at least only two people have to share it, not four. and he'll be able to set up his work out equipment and we'll have an office area. yay! no more living in his bedroom or mine!
it will take me a couple hours to pack all my stuff and move in. but gerry's project will be a lot bigger. luckily he has kind friends. hopefully, there won't be any injuries 'moving' this time. you know who you are. and by moving i mean, breaking your toe falling back into bed because you were so shit faced after going out for 'a pint' after moving.
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
got to keep on movin'
good news.
gerry and i have found (well, gerry found it) a place together. this means we will have the hinternet at home! YAY!
oh, and apparently i don't need need, but it's recommended that i think about getting glasses for driving at night. i think i will... since i have mentioned in the past having some trouble seeing at night.
gerry and i have found (well, gerry found it) a place together. this means we will have the hinternet at home! YAY!
oh, and apparently i don't need need, but it's recommended that i think about getting glasses for driving at night. i think i will... since i have mentioned in the past having some trouble seeing at night.
Monday, February 06, 2006
suck it up princess
so this morning i decided a few things.
one of which is that since i adore gerry and would rather be with him here, than without him in canada, i really need to get with it and learn to like things about ireland. what won't help is comparing everything to canada, and treating my time here as not permanent. i mean shouldn't i be enjoying the differences, and i moved here, i didn't visit here.
i more than realise i have certain responsibilities... or things that i view as responsibilities in canada, that i have no control over... so i'm going to try to deal with those things. and i think i'm going to make more of an effort to see more of ireland. it's the only way i'll see if i really like it.
things that will make my time here more permanent that i *do* have some control over and just need to get on my list:
finding a place with gerry
getting my learner permit so i can drive
negotiating what i want out of my job
getting into a programme at UCC
other decisions can come later.
one of which is that since i adore gerry and would rather be with him here, than without him in canada, i really need to get with it and learn to like things about ireland. what won't help is comparing everything to canada, and treating my time here as not permanent. i mean shouldn't i be enjoying the differences, and i moved here, i didn't visit here.
i more than realise i have certain responsibilities... or things that i view as responsibilities in canada, that i have no control over... so i'm going to try to deal with those things. and i think i'm going to make more of an effort to see more of ireland. it's the only way i'll see if i really like it.
things that will make my time here more permanent that i *do* have some control over and just need to get on my list:
finding a place with gerry
getting my learner permit so i can drive
negotiating what i want out of my job
getting into a programme at UCC
other decisions can come later.
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