Absinthe
11-22-2010, 09:46 AM
Remember me? :D It's been a while and I thought I'd drop by to say
http://meowcheese.com/files/lolpics/2009/01/oh-hai-.jpg
So here's the latest news.... My dissapearance from the internet has to do with the fact that I've been lately been trying hard to make ends meet financially, as you would have heard about the situation in Greece....
In the last three jobs I've worked at during the last years I was seriously overworked (sometimes 7 days/week, 12hrs/day) and from the last two jobs I never got paid.
So at the beginning of November, when I really was at the worst shape ever, I was offered a job by my boyfriend's best friend, at the same environmental NGO where they both are working now.
I had to act really FAST to quit my last job and get this one, so I ended up working there on the same afternoon that I had quit the other job (no time whatsoever to take a single breath!!! ) and for the last three weeks we have all been there literally from dawn till dusk to set up this new "ecological" bookstore that opened yesterday (Nov.21).
So we had been surrounded by bookshelves trying to put everything to place, price the books, list them and organize everything while at the same time do 100 other tasks that need to be done for a new shop to be opened.
At the same time we also had guests from the United States (my boyfriend's professor from Stanford along with his wife) that we must entertain every second night.
It was an awkard timing indeed but their visit was planned before we knew that we would be working on this project.
On top of everything else I have been starting new classes (seminars) for this year, one on Japanese society and culture (that my boyfriend teaches) and one on the Evolution of Political Theories in the West.... :p
These are basically my little treats as with this kind of life it's really hard to keep my sanity if I don't exercise my mind with something meaningful...
On the remaining time I am trying to go to the gym as often as possible *and* trying to have a social life... :D
So now I work inside this beautiful environmental park called Parko Tritsi (Maniot+Jerney should really visit during the Holidays :thumb001:) at this really cute and cosy bookstore :)
I feel really secure as the owner (and our "boss") is actually a friend of ours so he won't abuse our work rights like all my previous employers did...
And all in all life is good these days :) And I missed you guys/gals! :wavey001:
http://meowcheese.com/files/lolpics/2009/01/oh-hai-.jpg
So here's the latest news.... My dissapearance from the internet has to do with the fact that I've been lately been trying hard to make ends meet financially, as you would have heard about the situation in Greece....
In the last three jobs I've worked at during the last years I was seriously overworked (sometimes 7 days/week, 12hrs/day) and from the last two jobs I never got paid.
So at the beginning of November, when I really was at the worst shape ever, I was offered a job by my boyfriend's best friend, at the same environmental NGO where they both are working now.
I had to act really FAST to quit my last job and get this one, so I ended up working there on the same afternoon that I had quit the other job (no time whatsoever to take a single breath!!! ) and for the last three weeks we have all been there literally from dawn till dusk to set up this new "ecological" bookstore that opened yesterday (Nov.21).
So we had been surrounded by bookshelves trying to put everything to place, price the books, list them and organize everything while at the same time do 100 other tasks that need to be done for a new shop to be opened.
At the same time we also had guests from the United States (my boyfriend's professor from Stanford along with his wife) that we must entertain every second night.
It was an awkard timing indeed but their visit was planned before we knew that we would be working on this project.
On top of everything else I have been starting new classes (seminars) for this year, one on Japanese society and culture (that my boyfriend teaches) and one on the Evolution of Political Theories in the West.... :p
These are basically my little treats as with this kind of life it's really hard to keep my sanity if I don't exercise my mind with something meaningful...
On the remaining time I am trying to go to the gym as often as possible *and* trying to have a social life... :D
So now I work inside this beautiful environmental park called Parko Tritsi (Maniot+Jerney should really visit during the Holidays :thumb001:) at this really cute and cosy bookstore :)
I feel really secure as the owner (and our "boss") is actually a friend of ours so he won't abuse our work rights like all my previous employers did...
And all in all life is good these days :) And I missed you guys/gals! :wavey001: