4 Days Down... With a Bullet.

Ok, so, like, I'm here. In Germany.
This is my fourth full day here.

My first impressions?? Yeah, well, I know its a different country and all, and everybody speaks a different language, but for some reason I dont feel strange or uncomfortable like I thought I would. It feels almost natural. Like as if I moved to a different state in Australia. Except, I don't speak the language heaps good.

The first couple days at the breakfast table I was asked about whats 'happening' in Australia...news wise.
Umm, what? 
I. Don't. Watch. News.
I. Don't. Read. Newspapers.
This is what I know thats current in Australia:
U.S.A is 'winning' because they bumped off Osama Bin Laden.
Yeah. Exactly.
Everybody knows that. If you dont know this, that rock you have been living under slipped and hit you on the head and killed you off also. Although, you, Dead Soul, if you are now in hell, I suppose you too are aware of this news. How is ye ol' Mr Bin Laden? Nice chap??

Also, if I mention Julia Gilard and grumble something incohernt, then, that pretty much sums up Australian news.

What? Me? Ignorent? Pft.

On Wednesday I went along with my cousin and her friends to tennis 'training'. Their idea of training is pretty much exactly what sports day tennis was like at school. A lot of standing around talking and eating lollies. But it was fun, they even thought I was only like 19 years old. RESULT!

I've also been driving with my uncle. Me, driving, on the right hand side and in a manual again. Its been a while since I drove manual, but it really is like riding a bike...you don't forget. I only grabbed to the left for the gear box once. Tried to drive on the left side again twice. And activated the windscreen wipers instead of the indicator only about a thousand times. Whatevs, I'll get there.

Its totally not as warm as I thought it was going to be, apparently last month it was very warm, it seems I brought the weather with me. This here spring is like there autumn/winter. And I only brought one pair of jeans with me. Crap.

Today, I went with one of my aunt and uncles family friends to the local markets. We walked around a bit, and then sat outside at a place called Einsteins where we drank a glass of merlot and ate some pita bread with spicy quark. Will I explain what quark is? No.
Did that glass of red effect me? Oh yes.
One of his tennis buddies/friends met us there. He was cool. Crazy, but cool. He wore flat driving shoes, trackpants a la Mc Hammer, a bright red Nike Jumper, a long pony tail tucked into a multi coloured checkered scarf and a well worn floppy panama hat.

When we finished our spread, we sat inside and ordered three espresso macchiato, they also ordered mineral water and asked if I would also like one. I said 'ja bitte'. I mean hello! yes! of coarse I wanted one, its only 12:30pm and I'm already half drunk.
 However, when the waitress came over with our drinks three mineral waters did I not see. Three tiny glasses filled with grappa. Unfair! I tried it, obviously, but man that stuff is strong, I dared not finish it. Just incase the idea got into my head that I should start dancing on the table or, you know, at least, do something embarrassing like drunk Theresa tends to do.

I was then dropped back home and the computer was free. So here I am.
Now I'm waiting for 3 o'clock cause my uncle and all his hunting friends are coming over and having some sort of shooting competition. This should be interesting!

Who Stole The Cookie From The Cookie Jar?

Its Friday, which means only two whole days left. TWO DAYS!! Where did all the time go? I think he ran off with the spoon or something. Damn Time, running away from me. 

I keep having bouts of anxiety then followed by euphoria. Its really annoying. Stupid emotions, thanks a lot for going all crazy like and leaving me to ineffectively defend my crazy new persona. Whats next, a thousand purple cats?

Well anyway, I thought I would share with you what my eyes are going to be missing every morning.

This is the view from my home. I'll miss sitting out there in the warm sun, on the trampoline or the verandah, watching the ants do what ants do (creeping along in lines for no reasonable explanation, as far as I can tell anyway). Good times. 

So I'll be off now, there are still things I have to do which I promised myself I would already have done by now so I wouldn't stress. Apparently though, this kind of stress does something amazing to your skin so that it tightens and/or heals itself quicker!!! Or some vain shallow bullshiz like that which I happened to gobble up like the last biscuit in the biscuit tin and then immediately forget all the details. I suppose stress doesn't do anything for the brain and remembrance of details. Gay.

Is It Sex O'clock Already?

Sweet Jesus!

Its Wednesday already and all I'm doing is sitting here fart arsing around with my new i pod. Essentially...doing nothing! Well actually, there is a load of washing in the machine. 

Unproductive morning? I think not. 

I know that there is probably 1000 more useful things I could be doing, like packing, but, fuck it. I don't want to, procrastinating is much more appealing to me. 

Besides I'm really trying very hard to get into the right head space for this sex toy party I am attending tonight, because my friend is hosting it and I said I would go. 

I would be lying if I said I had never been to one before, because I have, although I'm pretty sure I only went to that for the food. And it wasn't even very good food. Milk chocolate shaped like little penis'? How terribly gaudy. 

On the plus side, I'm sure this friend has much better taste than that.... Dark chocolate shaped like little penis'. 

I joke I joke. I cant honestly say I ever want to stick little penis' in my mouth, no matter what they are made of.

I'm sure it will all be fun and the real reason I'm going anyway is to hang with my friends. So while all......that, is going on I can just sit myself into a corner, shovel all the food into my pig face, laugh at all the ridiculous 'toys' and try to bring a sense of class to it all by adding really funny wittisms where appropriate by, you know, like, farting.

We might even throw caution to the wind and make a night of it by going to the oh so seedy and only open nightclub in this town on a Wednesday night. Heck I might even grow some balls and actually SING KARAOKE! well, if they have Black Rebel Motorcycle Club on the song list.

Laters!

I Have Pictures!

Long time no speaky!

So Inverell was rad. The trip there went so fast, I think this is mostly because my friend and I were running our motor mouths like it was going out of fashion...which it is, you have been warned.
Whatevs, it was fun. I had my cards read and it is all good news baby! I'm even supposed to meet 'The One'. And who doesn't want to meet him right? or at least hope that he is out there somewhere, where are you?

It was a really lovely old lady trip where we drank a lot (A LOT) of tea, had dinner at the very early 5pm time slot...because we needed the extra time to chew our food before Master Chef started?????? 

We also visited the opportunity shops. All three of them. Two of which the locals weren't even aware they had!

                                                            
See how this dingy opp shop corner looks cool and nostalgic? That's because I used the 'pin hole' filter on my new camera.  


We also woke up early and walked up to some national park look out. The highlight were the swings, which we all took a turn on. Your not seeing those pictures.

This dial thingy shows you how some towns are actually opposite to each other but you would never have thought it because of the way the country is set out. Yeah, I'm not good at explaining that kinda stuff, but I doubt your all that interested anyway, and if you are, figure it out yourself! GOSH!


In other news I finally got my i pod that I won at work only like forever ago! It couldn't have come any later. Any later and I would be on the plane listening to only half my song list on my shitty old Nano. Though I should not insult you, little Nano. You did me proud and even continued to function when I put you through the washing machine. I am forever grateful. But i pod touch!!! Come on! Flip off Nano!


There is exactly one week left. This is getting serious.

Spontanious Road Trip Baby!

Tomorrow I have to get up early again....gross. It wouldnt be so bad if it wasnt so cold but alas, it is. Its totally going to be worth it though. Me and my bestie are taking one last road trip together for who knows how long, to the totally happening town of...Inverell. WOOP WOOP! I have never been there and I don't know anything about it, besides that it is inland and probably about  50 billion colds! But whatever, 5 hours in the car with my friend, who could say no to that? And we are visiting her aunty who is way interesting and awesome and may even do a tarot card reading for me, that is  if I have the guts to ask her.

Also I get to use my new camera outside for the first time and experiment around with landscape pictures and stuff! Yahuh!! Cause at the moment all I have taken is indoor photos and mostly just of myself, so it looks like I’m really really into myself, or like some 16 year old girl with self esteem issues looking for yaya’s on Facebook.  

Anyway I have to scoot off cause it is 11.30 already and if I dont go to sleep now I’m going to be way cranky tomorrow and not funface like I should be! Night J

Free Balling and French Toast.

Today was the best by far!


I got up early (k, this wasn't exactly great, but,) got dressed, drove my butt into town, narrowly avoided a collision with an old man in a shitty little beep beep car, "Don't give me death stares. I didn't see you and your tiny car in the rain OKAY!!!" Then went and had a lovely breakfast with two girlfriends. I had french toast with maple syrup and bacon, only a thousand delicious points, and it would have been a perfect breakfast if only I had my usual chocolate milkshake, but it was cold, so cold, so I went with chai. Blame the weather dear taste buds, twas not my fault.  


Friends and food. Only the most winningest of winning combinations!


Then I went and paid off the rest of my camera with some sweet moola! 
Heck yes, I am now the owner of a Lumix DMC-FZ40. I don't know a lot about camera's but I'm pretty sure this model is just right for what I want to do, which doesn't include myspace photos or making porno's. Now I just have to learn how to use this magnificent machine. It has many buttons. And soon this page will be filled with pretty pictures of Europe! Or unusual food I eat in a restaurant nobody really gives two flying fire trucks about.


I spent the afternoon bumming at my friends place enjoying the time we have left together, and then making it uncomfortable with a few tears because it just happened to hit me how much I will miss everyone (no tear ducts ey? yeah right). I mean seriously, not only will I miss the actual people but I will miss whats going on in their lives too. Yeah I know we will keep in touch via phone, facebook and snail mail etc, but its not the same as when your actual eye balls are involved is it!


Despite my obvious fear, I am glad I made the decision to do this. Sometimes I just remember what a giant risk I'm taking. Its like I've jumped off the edge of a cliff and I have absolutely no idea when or where I'm going to land and its just a little hard to be free falling and comfortable at the same time.


Whatever, I'll find my feet.
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EEK, TWO WEEKS!

 So I didnt get a chance to make another post since Thursday and a few things have happened.


I had my last day at work and it was such a laugh all day long. 
People seemed to care that I was leaving, at lease a little bit and customers were fun to interact with, probably because they were feeding off my awesomely hyped up vibes. That might have had something to do with all the coffee I had, but whatever. 
And while we are on the topic of coffee something a little eery occurred, I was at lunch and I decided to make myself a cup of instant with the rooster mug I always use because it is my mug on the account that I brought it when I worked there last time. And every time I used to want to use my mug it was always always in the dirty dishes pile! Meaning somebody used MY MUG and didn't clean it up after. ANNOYING!!!!  
As I was saying I was making myself a cup of coffee with my rooster mug on my last day, when all of a sudden it slipped right out of my hand and onto the floor breaking into pieces oblivion. 
Now I'm not into any of that superstitious dribble, but was that a sign or what!? I think it waaas!! A sign that I will never return to work there, even though people keep telling me I should consider it etc. Not gonna happen peeps, the rooster mug has spoken!


After work on Friday I road tripped down to Canberra to visit a good friend one more time before I go country hopping. I stopped over to visit my brother and to break up the long trip. We went out for a few drinks with his room mates (all guys) which was actually a lot of fun, mostly because I repeatedly shut this one guy down who could drop it like its hot but practically start crying every time he got it given back. 
I even randomly ran into a guy I met at university. I'm going overseas in two weeks and he has a girlfriend. You may say the score is even. You are wrong. I became healthier and hotter while he just looks wider and gross and is moving to Tamworth to be with his girlfriend... And I could tell he was still totally into me. He asked me if I still had his number (which I don't) and seemed miffed when I told him so. RESULT! I win I win I win.....not that its a competition or anything. 


Canberra was so much fun and me and my friend ran around like idiots just having a laugh and taking pictures of all of it. We went out in the city and I broke my drinking ban. I was a little hesitant about doing it because I had come so far (over 10 months) and it seemed like such a shame. But I don't regret it because I have achieved what I set out to do, which was to learn how to have a great time with confidence and without alcohol. In the end the drinking seemed a little pointless because I only had like five drinks and didn't feel too effected. But I had a great night, and even have a rando funny casino story to tell! 
The next day we went to the dinosaur museum where the highlight was deffers the 3D dinosaur puzzle. Families totally hated on us, but I don't care.


The trip home today only took like forever! but its okay cause tomorrow I have many things planned!

Kayano Socks and Prance Crapping (p.j)

Things I like about leaving my work in two days:


- I'm leaving.


- I'm leaving.

- I'm leaving.


- ONE MORE TIME! I'm leaving.


Don't think I'm ungrateful or anything cause I'm so glad they gave me a job in the first place. Even though it meant occasionally seeing people from the old Theresa days and having to explain that all I'm doing these days is working in retail, while they all you know like, do shit.


There are things I'm going to miss. 


This is such an obvious answer, but I will miss the people, people as in workmates, NOT the general public. 'The people' in general, suck. Do you realise even how many freaks there are walking among us? Scary. 
Will I ever find a workplace again where all I have to do is bat my eyelashes and smile every time I didn't feel like doing a certain task?? 
Well I'm sure I could. But using my sexuality to get out of doing boring things only works on certain people, ie guys, ones that aren't homo. 


Buy buy discount (see what I did here?).
Utter crap balls, where am I supposed to buy my sporting gear from now?? Over the last couple days I have been running all over the shop looking for things that I 'might need' so that I can buy it on my staff discount, before its too late. I know this is stupid because I have no money for such purchases and I'm quite sure what I already have will suffice. But, I like pretty new things.


The work is easy. Boring as all hell but easy. Could have done it with my eyes closed. Sometimes did, cause I was still asleep, cause there was no point in waking up for such an easy job!

And yeah, k, I kinda admit, sometimes it was really fun/funny. Making people think I was talking to myself, when my co worker was out of view just doesn't get old. 
Trying to come up with discreet code names for when a really really hot guy enters the shop, is not fun actually, but mostly just of utter importance, "Hey, have you seen the new Kayano socks?" Then there was sayings like, "I'm so hungry I could eat the crutch out of a low flying duck" I would never have heard otherwise. It may be crass and you may think I was better off never having heard it, but I believe my life to be truly enriched. Thanks. 

Two Weeks, Five Days.

Did I tell you I'm leaving?

Well I am. 

So long bitches!

K, I'm not leaving just yet. There is two weeks and five days to go.

Still, TWO WEEKS AND FIVE DAYS! 

How long is it till you begin the first day of the rest of your life?

That's what I thought.

If you couldn't tell... I'm excited, aggressively so. This is part to do with the fact that 

a: I'm finally getting out of my home town which, despite what you think mum, really is boring for somebody my age. No cute available guys, or interesting/cool entertainment. Why did I stay so long?

b: I'm tired. Cranky pants force me to wear them in the morning. How can I say no when I so easily succumb to pressure? Tell me!

c: I still have things to organise, eg, money, get camera off layby and licenses (snoozemania... except the camera part)

d: I only have three working days left to work at my current work place.

aaand 

e: I have no idea whats going to happen when I get there!!!

I intend to live and work in Europe for a year. Just because this is what I plan to do. I also plan to do my absolute best and make the most out of it.

Cause I mean, lets face it, there is no point in going over there and crying like a little bitch because I've bitten off more than I can chew. Yeah, this may be a big fuck off bite out of a big fuck off sandwich... 

But hey! gosh darn it, I'm going to swallow that mother and wash it down with a cup of steamy hot awesomeness. Yeah!