A Week in the Life of Lucie, Vol. 2
I'm too lazy to write and I kinda want to go watch something - either Gossip Girl, which I'd abandoned before I went to camp, and I still need to decide whether I want to watch it or not. Or Castle in the Sky, now that I finally have the whole movie.
So... just have the pictures.
Volume 1
8:30 - 58.6.
I am usually satisfied with my morning weight... and usually I try to avoid stepping onto the scale at other times of the day, when my belly is full.
9:30 - Like a bird.
9:45 - Where's the shepherd?
11:22 - Idiots everywhere.
I decided to do some Grown-Up Things today, like get some paperwork done etc. Among other things, I e-mailed this HR specialist lady at L'Oréal in Prague - she'd told me several months ago to apply again later. I sent her an e-mail, with all the basic information in the e-mail, as well as in the first paragraph of my application letter. I bolded the dates (May - September 2009), the duration of my internship (5 months), all the important stuff, stated that I'll be in the second year of my Master studies. She replies: Our internships are for a minimum duration of 3 months, so you wouldn't have time for that until September anymore. Besides, we only take students who are at least in their 3rd year. SLjflajfa! Did she not read the e-mail at all? Not even glanced onto it briefly? So I e-mailed her again, saying that she has misunderstood... sigh.
13:45 - Life?
Continuing with the Adult Stuff. I organized all the paperwork, diplomas, documents etc. neatly into folders by period of time/study, so I can actually find stuff when I need it.
I received some materials from ESC Lille in the mail, checked how much the bus to Lille will cost me and when I could go (I'm thinking September 1st, arrival early on Sept 2nd, for €53 one way or €98 (open) return). Then I went to the insurance company to find out what I need for France, if anything, and to mail some of the Very Important Paperwork.
Got back, went to work out even though I didn't feel like it at first. I loved it. My thigh muscles have been hurting for like two days now, but I'm tough and ignoring that. Surprisingly, after 14 one-leg crouches (per leg - it will be 16 tomorrow), some regular crouches inbetween, and some introductory hopping around and stuff, I still had energy for jumping. And so I jumped and jumped and god, it felt awesome. I can actually now complete the 1.5 rotations on an Axel now, most of the times. :) I have been doing some loops (in combo with waltz jumps or separate) and salchows, too. I think I could manage the loop on the ice, with some practice (and some bruises). IF I ACTUALLY HAD THE ICE. Have I mentioned recently how the lack of ice drives me a little crazy? Or not crazy, it just makes me mope. Skating makes me happy. And, logically, no skating = no happy. Come winter, come. Anyway, moving on with the pictures. After the vigorous workout, it was time for...
19:00 - The wrong kind of blades.
20:00 - A moment of happiness.
The tea is actually called Moments of happiness. It is a blend of clovers and banana and it smells lovely and tastes lovely. I added a tea-spoon of honey for extra happiness. We have this box of 60 different kinds of teas; bought it at Christmas. (This is the second box already, I drank most of the first one before I went to Russia.) I love all the interesting tea-flavors in it and it's such a shame that they don't sell them year-round. :( I had a Moment of Temptation, consisting of caramel and cocoa-beans, the other night and it was glorious, too.
Right now, I am enjoying a vodka + apple juice + water cocktail, but it's not making me drunk at all.
I crave some touch. I want another back massage; anyone know where I could purchase a cute young slave to take care of that?
Also, on a completely random note - one of them skaterboys (it was Johnny or his Swiss Wife Stéphane) said something about Olympic Games in 20 months... And that is SUCH a crazy thought! :-o I mean, 20 months doesn't sound like a long time at all, somehow.
Talking about 2010 and stuff... The other day, while I was sitting on a bench in the yard reading a book, one of my former teachers wandered by and started conversing with me. I explained that I have one more year to complete my studies - a semester in Lille, then an internship somewhere. I said I probably will stay in Europe for that - and he said that that's reasonable, since I will have to start looking for a job... this is so scary. I will be done with school for good in approximately a year. And then??? I have no idea. I have no idea how I'll actually search for a job when I'll be who-knows-where during my internship, and busy writing a thesis. I think I would like to have at least some vacation after I finish everything, but I won't be a student any longer, so I'd have to be unemployed in that time? Which, of course, would create a horrible gap in my CV. I hate real life sometimes. I think I might apply for a trainee program somewhere, at some company, apply for a Junior Something position... Ok, let's not think about this now.
So... just have the pictures.
Volume 1
8:30 - 58.6.
I am usually satisfied with my morning weight... and usually I try to avoid stepping onto the scale at other times of the day, when my belly is full.
9:30 - Like a bird.
9:45 - Where's the shepherd?
11:22 - Idiots everywhere.
I decided to do some Grown-Up Things today, like get some paperwork done etc. Among other things, I e-mailed this HR specialist lady at L'Oréal in Prague - she'd told me several months ago to apply again later. I sent her an e-mail, with all the basic information in the e-mail, as well as in the first paragraph of my application letter. I bolded the dates (May - September 2009), the duration of my internship (5 months), all the important stuff, stated that I'll be in the second year of my Master studies. She replies: Our internships are for a minimum duration of 3 months, so you wouldn't have time for that until September anymore. Besides, we only take students who are at least in their 3rd year. SLjflajfa! Did she not read the e-mail at all? Not even glanced onto it briefly? So I e-mailed her again, saying that she has misunderstood... sigh.
13:45 - Life?
Continuing with the Adult Stuff. I organized all the paperwork, diplomas, documents etc. neatly into folders by period of time/study, so I can actually find stuff when I need it.
I received some materials from ESC Lille in the mail, checked how much the bus to Lille will cost me and when I could go (I'm thinking September 1st, arrival early on Sept 2nd, for €53 one way or €98 (open) return). Then I went to the insurance company to find out what I need for France, if anything, and to mail some of the Very Important Paperwork.
Got back, went to work out even though I didn't feel like it at first. I loved it. My thigh muscles have been hurting for like two days now, but I'm tough and ignoring that. Surprisingly, after 14 one-leg crouches (per leg - it will be 16 tomorrow), some regular crouches inbetween, and some introductory hopping around and stuff, I still had energy for jumping. And so I jumped and jumped and god, it felt awesome. I can actually now complete the 1.5 rotations on an Axel now, most of the times. :) I have been doing some loops (in combo with waltz jumps or separate) and salchows, too. I think I could manage the loop on the ice, with some practice (and some bruises). IF I ACTUALLY HAD THE ICE. Have I mentioned recently how the lack of ice drives me a little crazy? Or not crazy, it just makes me mope. Skating makes me happy. And, logically, no skating = no happy. Come winter, come. Anyway, moving on with the pictures. After the vigorous workout, it was time for...
19:00 - The wrong kind of blades.
20:00 - A moment of happiness.
The tea is actually called Moments of happiness. It is a blend of clovers and banana and it smells lovely and tastes lovely. I added a tea-spoon of honey for extra happiness. We have this box of 60 different kinds of teas; bought it at Christmas. (This is the second box already, I drank most of the first one before I went to Russia.) I love all the interesting tea-flavors in it and it's such a shame that they don't sell them year-round. :( I had a Moment of Temptation, consisting of caramel and cocoa-beans, the other night and it was glorious, too.
Right now, I am enjoying a vodka + apple juice + water cocktail, but it's not making me drunk at all.
I crave some touch. I want another back massage; anyone know where I could purchase a cute young slave to take care of that?
Also, on a completely random note - one of them skaterboys (it was Johnny or his Swiss Wife Stéphane) said something about Olympic Games in 20 months... And that is SUCH a crazy thought! :-o I mean, 20 months doesn't sound like a long time at all, somehow.
Talking about 2010 and stuff... The other day, while I was sitting on a bench in the yard reading a book, one of my former teachers wandered by and started conversing with me. I explained that I have one more year to complete my studies - a semester in Lille, then an internship somewhere. I said I probably will stay in Europe for that - and he said that that's reasonable, since I will have to start looking for a job... this is so scary. I will be done with school for good in approximately a year. And then??? I have no idea. I have no idea how I'll actually search for a job when I'll be who-knows-where during my internship, and busy writing a thesis. I think I would like to have at least some vacation after I finish everything, but I won't be a student any longer, so I'd have to be unemployed in that time? Which, of course, would create a horrible gap in my CV. I hate real life sometimes. I think I might apply for a trainee program somewhere, at some company, apply for a Junior Something position... Ok, let's not think about this now.