christie, not just a pretty face.

so here's the update folks, i blogged yesterday but something happened where it didn't save so here's a condensed/different version of yesterdays email:

tuesday: it started out the same as most work days, wake up, eat breakfast, run late for work but still manage to get to work on time, so as i got out the door, about a block down from my apartment i saw a guy stop on the sidewalk and proceed to as the kids say "shoot up" his drug of choice, probably heroin right on the Quay, a busy street, now i know the alley behind my house is known to have addicts, so i just don't go back there but i had no idea someone would do it right on the street in front of everyone, but hey we're in dublin, throw all social standards out the window. work was uneventful, i made a bean vegetable soup and a rice dish with apricots and currants i also watched a movie with Fransesca that was about the political revolution that happened in Chile during the 70s, where a school tried to integrate the rich and poor communities to teach children of accepting others, it was really sad but mainly to know that this sort of thing happened, and still happens in many countries.

wed.: today was the day i was ready to kill my boss. so the first week i was there i was taking everything off the shelves to dust and pull the out of date stuff off the shelf, about half way during teh first week he told me not to do all that just straighten the shelves, i was like okay no problem, but on wed. he said no you can't just straighten the shelves in the shop you need to create a system and (basically do exactly what you were doing during the first half of the first week). so far i have received only negative critisism from this guy and have no idea where i stand with him. so i am comletely flustered and feel to stupid to do my job, when in reality i know he has no idea what he wants me to be doing. so not a good time. after lunch, jack left so i talked to Eillean about it (she works in the shop full time) she told me what to do when Jack is in the store which is just pretend to do work so i will implement this method whenever he is in the shop, which isn't so often. and Fransesca felt bad for me being so frustrated so she made me a fruit smoothie from our lovely strawberries and pitted fruit we each bought.

thursday: today hooray!! i went to work, and jack wasn't in, yipee, that means stress free day with loads of little jobs for me to do, so i can actually be helpful, we'll see how he feels about me on friday. it was really hot on both wed. and thursday (about 83F inside the shop) we don't have AC so it's hard to do any work. but i did get lots of stuff out on the shelves and i feel like i am being helpful. i also went to the supermarket to get things for a greek salad (tomorrows lunch) with the bean soup i made, i also made some hummus from a box (not so good, just sort of tastes like soy flour) but add some black olives, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese and you've got yourself a pretty good wrap. i dropped one by the wine bar for fransesca as she was feeling a little grumpy today:( hey, but no one was shooting up right on the street, and i met my really nice french neighbor boy). i also got to try some diabetic organic ice cream today, summer berry ripple. it tasted great in the 900million degree shop. i almost forgot about some phone calls i got and made. first off all during lunch, a starbucks i dropped my CV off at gave me a call to possibly have me take over a floor supervisior position, it would mean more responsibility, but i would be properly trained, and it would mean i would have more managing experience which could get me a job easier in the UK as well as back in the states "would you like fries with that?" i was completely honest with the guy on the phone and said listen...i am currently working at a job but am not loving it, i am very limited on when i can come in for an interview but i would still like to interview if you are still interested. so we'll see what happens after he talks to his supervisor, i am not getting my hopes up, seeing as it would mean i would have to commute, for like 40 minutes, each way, i also want to hand in a CV at a vegetarian resturant called Cornicopia but we will see what happens.

in the grand scheme of things i am enjoying every minute, even when my blog from yesterday accidently erases, and i need to rewrite everything i wrote b4 but whatever, operator error. so dublin is fine, the days are hot working in the shop, so hopefully it will cool off soon.

i bought some funny socks today with a lion on them that looks like it is holding your shoe with it's front paws, so corny. my mom called me on my cellular phone, while i was in the basement of a mall, doing some shopping at a supermarket, so now she can call me if she needs to! but i think i will continue calling her because land lines here from call shops are so much easier to hear people on. i also got to talk to derrick on the telephone, hooray another person who speaks english fluently!

we have some friends of fransesca's @ our flat the last couple of days who are here in ireland for the european national juggling convention, in county cork. then they will be back in dublin the 17-19 for juggling shows, i am hopping to go to a few events next sunday on my day off, i need to check the event guide.

so that's the scoop, if it rains this weekend i will go to the chester Beatty library, it has art and books and lots of bibles, korans, and other holy scriptures, it seems a museum i missed, if it is beautiful, i will check my book and possibly do another day trip, maybe to the mountains, but perhaps some place else in ireland. i might even take a bus on saturday afternoon somewhere and come back on monday. i can do that here, most people do things like this, more spontaneous:) well have a good night folks.

xoxo,
christie

i have been shooting more photos of interesting things i notice and see. lots to be seen, but i often times forget the old camera.