Tuesday to Thursday
Tuesday, August 26th: Oh no. My work just called. One of my days off will not be a day off after all. Sigh. Oh well. One has certain responsibilities, I guess.
So tomorrow will be a double day for me, first at the bookstore then translating after. Football (soccer) match. Oh well. I guess it's what I'm here for.
And as for the football team. After the vacation they're only eight players left. They did so well before the holiday that people started quitting. Now that's pretty ironic. As far as I can see it should be an encouragement, but people seem to be thinking that now they're doing so well they have to train much harder to be able to keep it up, and they don't want that. If that's the case I'm wondering what they were doing last spring. So now they have to borrow players all over the place, and the team may be dissolved, really. It's yet to be decided. Depends if someone from other teams want to move over. So we don't know yet, but Heidi might be moving to a new football club and me and my hands with her. It's kind of annoying though.
Ok, so the weirdoes weren't gone after all. I thought I'd shaken them off when I quit my Myspace page, deleted everything and was really rude all over the place, but you know, one of them turned up on my MSN the other day. I love my few fans, but some people are just creepy.
Thursday, August 28th: It seems the team is saved. That's a relief. Would have been sad to see it go. They lost their match yesterday, but it was a good one anyway.
So. One more day at the bookstore, and then I don't work until Sunday. Let's hope it stays that way, I don't want another of my days off to be eaten.
Janne
Mantra Note To Self
Wow. This has so been worth it. This week and month. I've really been working my ass off, and still people have been annoyed with me that I haven't been able to snap myself in half and be two places at once.
But I saw my upcoming paycheck today, and it's honestly never been that big before. Not ever. There's been full days and a lot of late nights with extra pay, and I'm glad... now. When I see the results, you know. I know I've been complaining, but I'm not sure without a reason.
And the money will be great for the next two months since I haven't worked translating since June. Also, I have my fingers crossed for buying plane tickets to Vancouver sometime soon. I kind of suspected certain people of the changing of minds as to not go after all, but I have been surprised in that respect. We can afford it. Or we will make ourselves afford it. Plane tickets are so cheap, it's the hotel that costs, so we'll have to see what we'll make of that, but first things first, right?
And first things are plane tickets.
And oh, next week will be so great! I haven't had a day off in ages, I even have to work this Sunday! But I'm only at the bookstore two days next week, so I'll be free to translate, and no one has to get pissed at me because I'm already booked for something else. And I'll also be free to be creative, I've been wanting to do some new photos for a while, but haven't had time really, so I'll definitely get something started. And also, my apartment needs a good clean.
Note to self: Do not go crazy with the paycheck. It looks like it'll last forever, but it really doesn't. Mantra: Vancouver, Vancouver, Vancover.
Janne
Some Thoughts During Countdown
Ok, wow. So many people, not enough books.
I've been doing orders and sending stuff to schools all day, in between the usual costumers. It's just so in your face all day. Wow.
And here's an observation: People spend thousands of kroner on flat screen TVs, but they seem unwilling to spend thousands (which books after all do cost, a lot of them put together) on their children's education. This is the last year we sell any schoolbooks at all, next year everything's free, but people complain anyhow.
I've several times spoken to dissatisfied Americans. No doubt they have more reason to be dissatisfied than Norwegians, and I think I in the last conversation on this topic I laughed and called Norway Utopia. Only one year/class of students have to buy books this year, and next year they all get them for free at their schools. That may be Utopia, but that doesn't mean people don't complain. But I can't help but think that your child's education is so much more worth than electronics. Just a thought. Then again, a thought from one who dropped out of school years ago. But that doesn't mean I don't value education!
Oh well. Two days to go until freedom. Counting down.
Janne
Slice Sunday
I wish I could slice myself in half. That's my trouble these days. There's just not enough of me to go around, and I can't be in two places at once. I just need to spread myself thinly.
Oh, how I long for Sunday.
Janne