Shower before going to work is optional.

Shower WHILE going to work is mandatory, though. That lovely Belfast weather early in the morning really makes you smile. I looked like a wet dog. Ah well, at least I got to work on time. It's been stressful lately, having to get my bike to the repair shop AGAIN, and just generally cleaning and fixing my room up. And finishing my training. My work as a fully trained Logitech agent starts monday. Thursday's Halloween, and I have my costume ready for then, will look good. Then friday, my mom's coming over. Renting a car, travelling around Norn Iron, seeing Giant's Causeway, a few parts from Game of Thrones, a dozen other places and then a tour of haunted places, and the Titanic museum. And probably some whiskey as well. We'll see what else we can have time for.

What else has happened? Not a lot, actually. Just the general, boring antics of everyday life. Tommi was really interesting in class, never got along with the trainer, James, really. Or the cafeteria staff. Or the other finnish people. And is so honest he's pretty rude as well. But he has a sense of humor. Same goes for everyone, of course, but a few are noticeable. I get along well with Zera, Ana... Well, everyone actually. Multiculturality, we're all here for the same reason in the same position. It all works out great.

This week has also had its share of interesting quotes. 
"And you don't have to take a picture of your butt for me." "Too bad, I already did."
"It seems that to the south there is an entire nation of humans disguised as small reptiles. They don't appear to be hostile." "WHAT. NOT HOSTILE?"
"My sister's present will be arriving in a week." "But what will I get?" "My penis." "Same as her then?"
"I'll do it today, 100 % sure. Definitely. Or maybe tomorrow." "I might have to buy a whip."
And someone trying to tell me they're sober 3 times without succeeding.

Pretty standard, no big problems, but no massive good things either, that I can think of. Just life as usual. Carry on and lose the game!

A broad abroad

So, I've started watching Breaking Bad, after countless recommendations from friends. First episode done now... I'm impressed. Bryan Cranston's a good actor, and it's entertaining. I'll definitely keep watching that.

What else is new? On my way to work this morning, my bike starts humming "I want to break free" by Queen, and my chain, for some stupid reason, decides to join in. One brisk jog later, and I'm late for work. Tomorrow, me and quite a few people are going out, should still manage despite being busy... My gaming mates won't be let down.

Also, the bringer of awesome music - the one known as the German Girl,or Zera - has a blog, apparently. About belfast. It's not got much stuff on it, but it's getting there, so I think you should read that one as well. (Why she didn't pic this blog entry as a name I will never understand) She takes good pictures, and can draw.

Alex, the firebender, after I showed her the video of me poi-ing. I think that's awesome. She DID also draw a picture of me, regular... And then added boobs. I need to work on my manliness, apparently, because it looked natural. >.<

No, it's past midnight, and I have friends whining that I should sleep. So I'll do that. G'night y'all!

The ties that bind you.

Thursday was Hat and Tie Day in the office. What the hell do I do then?! I mean, do I wear one, two, none, all of them?

Solution:

My tie is wearing a tie.

What has happened since last time? My housemate has gotten into a fight with a turkish pimp (regular thursday), I've gone back to training at work, and gotten my ass handed to me in a pub quiz. My accent is getting irish, at least the sayings are starting to slip in. What's the crack? Yeah, that's grand. Happy days, mate!

It's a bit of a shame that I'm back in training - thursday, I got a reply from a customer I'd helped. They claimed that I was a genius who should get a raise, and that they had other issues currently being handled by other agents, that they wanted me to help them with instead. I felt very honored, but... Given I'm in training, and not handling any calls or emails right now, there's not much I can do.

Training is fun, as well (trainer is great, he actually makes me want to learn more about it all), as we can try out the products we'll help people with - the Ultimate Ears headphones Logitech sells are ridiculously expensive. We're talking Rockstar salary price on the expensive ones, the site doesn't even list the price. If you have to ask, you can't afford them.

A free trial for me... Two Steps From Hell is awesome that way. The German girl who just happened to have that band on her phone made the day that much better. She's been there for a while, but wanted to get moved to the Logitech branch, which I think is a good thing - while tough at times, it's worth it. Who else do we have? A few people I started with here, great people I've partied with, and the new recruits are nice as well, from all over the world. An unsual amount of germans. We're all having a good time while the remaining swedes - we're supposed to be 6 working, but right now, 2 working, 2 sick, 1 on leave and me - toil away and do their best with all of this. The newest guy has been working for 1 week now, I feel sorry for the amount of work he gets already. I'll be back to helping them in 2 weeks, though.

Then the week after that, my mom's supposed to be visiting. Will be fun showing her around. :D Belfast has plenty to offer for just a weekend - nice people, the Titanic Museum, Game of Thrones set, booze, more booze...

Feels like I've missed something, so expect more updates within a week. Bye mates!

No fire, but action anyway.

I am currently the leader of an evil cult controlling a merchant barony consisting of roughly 800 lycanthropes. I've convinced all of them that the HUGE crocodile lurking in our swamps is an aspect of the evil god of chaos "we" are worshipping. I am a shapeshifter currently assuming the form of the (now dead) leader of this... Okay, now it counts as a proper religion. This is the least exciting thing that happened in our RPG session today.

My bike should be repaired tomorrow, so wee. :D I'll finally be able to get to places other than getting a taxi, or walking. Sure, this will cut a bit into my audiobook sessions, but... BIKE!

I'm apparently doing an unusually good job for a beginner at my job, some of my scores are actually higher than the more experienced agents. I'm just happy I'm not terrible. :D

My lovely and very excellent mother has bought me a new camera, which should be able to take pictures when I get it in about a month. Canon EOS 450D, will be absolutely brilliant. She's bringing it when she's visiting in about a month. All is well.

I have also gotten business cards:

Nothing TOO fancy. Want to stay classy, after all. And no, not everyone on the internet is going to get my personal phone number. If you know me, but do not know my current phone number, just ask.