New everything...

My life is completely different to how it was a week ago. I started a new job in a new city and moved into a new house all in the space of about 3 days. That's a lot of new for a person who isn't all that comfortable with new. The house is nice, in a nice quiet area near all modes of public transport. Close enough to the city centre and just a short commute to work. I've met one of my two new housemates. He's a chef from Romania. Nice enough guy. The other girl is moving in next week.

I survived the first week of my new job (just) and am left with mixed feelings. There is a LOT more expected of me in this job than my last. I'm doing things I haven't done since college, and while this is only a good thing in terms of getting good experience, I feel clueless most of the time and it's stressing me out! On top of this, there's the whole first impressions thing- getting to know new colleagues and all that 'but do they like me?' crap.

I just need to remind myself that it'll get better. I'll get used to it. Everything will fall into place. Right?

Easier said than done, though.

¿Dónde está la piscina?

I've recently sojourned in Barcelona, Spain. On the first day,  I had a tray of beers spilled down my back and was feeling pretty miffed when a friend said "Hey, things can only get better from here!". She had a point. And thank god they did. It's a great city, but apparently full of pickpockets. I had the first chance since leaving school to practice my Spanish. I needn't have bothered. The only full phrases I can recall are things like 'where is the swimming pool/library/bathroom (this one I used!).' I successfully taught one of the group to say 'estoy como un atún en la piscina' which roughly translates as 'I am like a tuna in the swimming pool'. Oh, how I laughed as I watched her say it to the locals. A ha.

Paella!

Pig's feet. :-(

Pornstar Booster 'cock'tail. Delish!

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Day 30- Who are you?

I have no idea.

I hope to figure it out in the next 5 to 50 years.

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The Veils

Day 29- In this past month, what have you learned?

• To stop expecting things to fall into my lap.
• It's much worse to regret not doing something than doing something.
• Be positive- things will work their own way out.
• The meaning of the words quagmire and quixotic.
• That The Veils are a great band and the lead singer has the most amazing blue eyes second only to Hugh Laurie's.
• Some good jokes. Like this one: 
  
  
  A rich man and a poor man are buying birthday presents for their wives. The rich man says “I got my wife a brand new BMW and a diamond ring. That way, if she doesn’t like the ring, she can return it in the BMW and she’ll still be happy. The poor man replies “I got my wife a pair of slippers and a dildo. That way, if she doesn’t like the slippers, she can go fuck herself”.

Day 28- What has this year been like for you?

This question got me thinking. It really has been a  great year when I think about it, aside from the recent episode of unemployment.com, but that's over now. It literally started the year in Athens, Greece by flying there on the 2nd of January. I spent the next 3 months learning about the Greek way of life and making Erasmus friends at the same time as completing a cruelly time-consuming 8000 word research thesis. Upon return, I had to complete my final clinical placement for college which lasted 7 weeks. That wasn't too fun. You're basically working for no money with the stress of the looming final exams. After that it was graduation, partying, aforementioned unemployment, London, bit jobs...taking me right up to this moment in time.

It was, let's be cheesy, a rollercoaster, with highs, lows and a hell of lot mediocrity.

Take that Kyle you c***!!!

I am unashamed to say that this video made my day. Heck, my month! :D