jan 28

still no luck with the date thing.
maybe this little lady can help me out when im staying with her for 3 weeks.
i only have to hold for another 10 days!!!

so until then, manual dates.
and weekly blogs apparently.

work has been nuts.
i am quickly running out of time to get shit together.
a list has been made, but no packing done.
i dont even get my suitcase until the weekend.
ho hum.
maybe i should make a pile.. or start to anyways..

what do i need to bring?
apparently there is snow, so warm stuff.
but cute stuff too!
i hope its a big suitcase.. (borrowing from a friend so i have no idea)

ive been watching the wire finally, after many have told me how great it is.
i started season 2 last night and am 3 episodes in so far.
10 days to watch the rest. i can do this!
season 3 awaits me in denmark and i have to be ready!

i am starting to get excited about going too.
finally right?
its just been so busy that i dont have much time to think about it.
probably for the best...
also, usually when i travel, my days are action packed with things to do and places to go.
this time, i have 3 weeks in copenhagen with no plans.
so great.
my good friend sarah is going to come and see me there for 5 days which will rule hard.
also, this chicky will be in town for a few days too! fun times!

i cant wait to just be done work already.
lots of possibilities for new work when i am back.
in a new company even.
but no details, so thats all you get.

oh, did i mention i got a new nerdy tattoo over the christmas break?
way to keep you informed right?
well, you'll see soon enough.
i know you danes will be impressed!!

jan 7

time flies when youre stressed to the max.
this first week back at work has been hell, as im sure it is for many people.

the last two days of my vacation were nice and relaxing.
i only got out of my pyjamas to go and see sherlock holmes.
sunday i didnt even leave the house. infact, that was the day that it occured to me that i could really get used to rolling out bed when i felt like it and just sitting around all day figuring out what to do.
in other words, i could be on vacation all the time.
now to figure out how to get paid to do that...

first day back at work was slow, as most of the studio wasnt in until tuesday, but come tuesday, man oh man. what a shit show.
i have to move my team down a floor and the logistics that go into planning are definitely enough to give me grey hair. or at least get me to drink this month. yeesh.
im not sleeping well because of it, but only two more days and its done.
i think that the worst of it ended yesterday. i *think*....

ill be in at work on saturday as well, to make sure the move goes smoothly.
yay? not.. the only good thing about that is that i get paid overtime and that i have no excuse to not go to the gym that day as well..

im also really stressed about my job in general.
i feel very stuck right now, and unappreciated in the way that i can do so much for and i feel that no one takes me seriously.
i know i am greatly appreciated for what i do do for them, so i cant say that im ignored.
for the most part they have been good to me, but i want to do more, and im frustrated beyond belief at being told to 'keep doing the great job' im doing, and in SIX MONTHS they'll do a reassessment of cost of living and the like.
ive been doing this 'great job' for two years now, and no raise.
what on earth is my motivation really, to keep doing it.. for the promise that they will look into it? but no promise of any changes??
i want out. i love the team so much, but i want out.
boo.

and on that happy skippy note, im going to head to work and hit the gym.

its jan 7 today, and on feb 7 ill be landing in copenhagen.
holy crap, i simply cannot wait..