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I haven't said anything here for a while so here goes... I'll try not to be too evil in this post. I have a resolution: be less of a cynical bitch.
Trying to think of things... I want to just recap and do a brief review of my recent life. I'll put it in an lj cut since I'm sensing a lengthy rambling spiel is at hand...
Achievements:
1- Booking a youth hostel, the one I wanted, in Sardinia. Thank the lord, they had free beds those nights.
2- Joining An Oige, the youth hosteling association, which gives me lots of discounts and hopefully means I can actually STAY in the place in Sardinia when I turn up.
3- Did all my exercise this week! Go me.
4- Went to the nutritionist, had an informative discussion about my diet, weight, exercise, and the various workings of my intestinal tract. I now feel a lot less paranoid and happy.
Aspirations:
1- I have decided what I'm going to do over the next 4 summers. In no particular order, these plans are as follows: backpack around Ireland, interrail across Europe, work for the summer in a different country, and do one of those charity treks somewhere exotic. Preferably below the equator because I have never been there.
2- Speaking of trek... there is a vague and unconfirmed possibility that I will be in Brazil or Vietnam next June, and I might have to jump out of a plane to raise money. Please dig deep... It's for a good cause.
Wishful thoughts:
1- The purchase of an electric picnic ticket. At electric picnic I would lol around in true hippy-style, imbibing alcohol and enjoying various narcotics at my leisure, surrounded by like-minded treehuggers, my ears being gently wooed by the sound of Iggy and The Stooges, the Manic Street Preachers, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, The Beastie Boys, Sonic Youth, Bjork, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Duke Special, The Chemical Brothers and lots lots more. Except for Deerhoof because I saw them before and they were bad.
But I need advice... do I spend ridiculous amounts of money on ebay and subsequently to fund food and travel to live the dream, or should I keep my feet planted firmly on the ground, be sensible, go next year and buy things I actually NEED?
2- Someday I'll be friends properly with Darran... this will take a lot of work, and a lot of stars will be wished upon to make it come true. But realistically... I'm not so sure.
Work-Related Scandal:
1- Gosia is leaving because of the way she has been... well, for want of a better word, exploited at the hands of the McSweeny group. Ok, she's going to study at UCD, but she'd probably leave anyway because the amount of hours she was doing was ridiculous.
2- Cathal is a... grr on the offchance he finds this blog, I'll say... occasionally irritating man. He rang me up three days in a row asking me to work later that day. I said no the first two days, and agreed to the third, despite which he gave out hell to me, telling me I needed to do more relief work, support the company, blah blah blah. So I get to work, hang around doing NOTHING for four hours, get sent home with orders to return later on that day because he forgot to get anyone to work the evening. I ask him does he need anyone on Friday, he says no, so I make plans, then he texts me saying actually he DOES, so the plans are cancelled and I work eight hours til 9pm. Then he's fecked off to Oxegen, and Amanda realises he forgot to get anyone to cover Maria's shifts at the weekend. So hello Alison... and here I am, spending "the biggest rock and roll weekend of the year" bitching on an internet journal after spending the last four days selling laxatives to old people.
Rant over. I know I said I'd be less bitchy but I feel justified here.
Goals for the weeks ahead:
1- Stick to my exercise plan routine dealio.
2- Finish "Enlightenment"... ooh actually I'll go read that now.
3- Sleep in at least once!!!
4- Buy... hairdye, a hair straightener, think about buying sparring gear, martial artsa shoes, and a new pair of runners.
5- Drive!!!
6- Practise guitar
7- Watch more of Planter Earth with Niamh. Build a David Attenborough shrine and propose to him, somehow without Niall's knowledge... maybe he'd be cool with it... Hmm.
Questions to ask the readers of my lj:
1- To picnic electronically or not to picnic electronically...?
2- Swallow my pride and get in touch with Darran? Despite having tried to and having various texts and attempts to get in touch ignored? I hate coming across all stalker-like but I really want to see him, I get weirdly worried when I don't for a long time.
Thankees!!!
Please at least read the very end of the above cut because advice is needed.
Gracias.
Trying to think of things... I want to just recap and do a brief review of my recent life. I'll put it in an lj cut since I'm sensing a lengthy rambling spiel is at hand...
Achievements:
1- Booking a youth hostel, the one I wanted, in Sardinia. Thank the lord, they had free beds those nights.
2- Joining An Oige, the youth hosteling association, which gives me lots of discounts and hopefully means I can actually STAY in the place in Sardinia when I turn up.
3- Did all my exercise this week! Go me.
4- Went to the nutritionist, had an informative discussion about my diet, weight, exercise, and the various workings of my intestinal tract. I now feel a lot less paranoid and happy.
Aspirations:
1- I have decided what I'm going to do over the next 4 summers. In no particular order, these plans are as follows: backpack around Ireland, interrail across Europe, work for the summer in a different country, and do one of those charity treks somewhere exotic. Preferably below the equator because I have never been there.
2- Speaking of trek... there is a vague and unconfirmed possibility that I will be in Brazil or Vietnam next June, and I might have to jump out of a plane to raise money. Please dig deep... It's for a good cause.
Wishful thoughts:
1- The purchase of an electric picnic ticket. At electric picnic I would lol around in true hippy-style, imbibing alcohol and enjoying various narcotics at my leisure, surrounded by like-minded treehuggers, my ears being gently wooed by the sound of Iggy and The Stooges, the Manic Street Preachers, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, The Beastie Boys, Sonic Youth, Bjork, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Duke Special, The Chemical Brothers and lots lots more. Except for Deerhoof because I saw them before and they were bad.
But I need advice... do I spend ridiculous amounts of money on ebay and subsequently to fund food and travel to live the dream, or should I keep my feet planted firmly on the ground, be sensible, go next year and buy things I actually NEED?
2- Someday I'll be friends properly with Darran... this will take a lot of work, and a lot of stars will be wished upon to make it come true. But realistically... I'm not so sure.
Work-Related Scandal:
1- Gosia is leaving because of the way she has been... well, for want of a better word, exploited at the hands of the McSweeny group. Ok, she's going to study at UCD, but she'd probably leave anyway because the amount of hours she was doing was ridiculous.
2- Cathal is a... grr on the offchance he finds this blog, I'll say... occasionally irritating man. He rang me up three days in a row asking me to work later that day. I said no the first two days, and agreed to the third, despite which he gave out hell to me, telling me I needed to do more relief work, support the company, blah blah blah. So I get to work, hang around doing NOTHING for four hours, get sent home with orders to return later on that day because he forgot to get anyone to work the evening. I ask him does he need anyone on Friday, he says no, so I make plans, then he texts me saying actually he DOES, so the plans are cancelled and I work eight hours til 9pm. Then he's fecked off to Oxegen, and Amanda realises he forgot to get anyone to cover Maria's shifts at the weekend. So hello Alison... and here I am, spending "the biggest rock and roll weekend of the year" bitching on an internet journal after spending the last four days selling laxatives to old people.
Rant over. I know I said I'd be less bitchy but I feel justified here.
Goals for the weeks ahead:
1- Stick to my exercise plan routine dealio.
2- Finish "Enlightenment"... ooh actually I'll go read that now.
3- Sleep in at least once!!!
4- Buy... hairdye, a hair straightener, think about buying sparring gear, martial artsa shoes, and a new pair of runners.
5- Drive!!!
6- Practise guitar
7- Watch more of Planter Earth with Niamh. Build a David Attenborough shrine and propose to him, somehow without Niall's knowledge... maybe he'd be cool with it... Hmm.
Questions to ask the readers of my lj:
1- To picnic electronically or not to picnic electronically...?
2- Swallow my pride and get in touch with Darran? Despite having tried to and having various texts and attempts to get in touch ignored? I hate coming across all stalker-like but I really want to see him, I get weirdly worried when I don't for a long time.
Thankees!!!
Please at least read the very end of the above cut because advice is needed.
Gracias.