Thursday, May 23

 
Well this blog has now moved to roslynne not r0slynne, ok!
posted by ros 1:26:00 PM

Thursday, May 9

 
Well am feeling a bit more positive today.

Still trying to organise my life tho'. Does it ever end! Have not found new flatmates yet. Well did have people saying that they wanted to move in but lost their phone number. Isn't that always the way. Most likely for the best as I think they may have been trying to live with, but hey I need my bond.

Rang my folks at lunch time today. My Great Aunty Kitty has not been answering her phone so needed to get an alternative number. Kinda wish that I didn't get one as am spending the weekend with Fintan. He has taken the weekend off work so will feel a bit guilty asking him to hang at the relatives place. I mean it is not as if I even know them. But these things must be done.

It is not even as if I have loads of family. Found out that my cousin is still in London (hasn't called me - bastard but I don't like him anyway). My other cousin (the nicer one) is in Vietnam for 3 months. Fintan like any Irish boy has so many cousins he picked up one of them hitchhiking and didn't realise until he mentioned that he was going to his Gran's and they realised it was the same one.

Well work is going very slowly today but I only have one day to go. Kinda wish I had decided to go to the Trinity Ball now.
posted by ros 1:11:00 PM

Wednesday, May 8

 
Have just thought about my financial situation.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
posted by ros 12:53:00 PM

Tuesday, May 7

 
Well didn't end up going to Northern Ireland during the weekend.

Mikael left for America and went out for his going away. Was a big night. Spent the next day in bed recovering. Then went round to Fintans place for a while. Took some photo's of touristy things around Dublin on Sunday with Andy until we made the fateful decision to drop in for a pint. This was at 4pm. Many, many hours later dragged myself home.

Another day to recover and had to clean the flat as people coming over to have a look. It is never good to clean when hungover.
posted by ros 12:40:00 PM

Thursday, May 2

 
Wow, one of my friends has had a baby!

We have been friends since primary school so it is kinda weird thinking of her as a mum now. She has named the little one Grace Ann. I will see her before I see my own niece as Jane and Ashley are moving to London in July for a little while.

My sister is having another baby soon too.
posted by ros 1:14:00 PM

Wednesday, May 1

 
Well another day.

Mikael is leaving on Saturday to go to Boston. His possessions are littering the appartment as he packs it all. It reminds me that I will be doing that soon.

I kinda don't want to go!
posted by ros 9:47:00 AM

Monday, April 29

 
Well Anzac Day was a bit of a drunken blur and swore that I would never drink again.

However after retiring to bed at 6pm Friday (!) I felt suffiently revived and ended up going on a pub crawl on Saturday night with Fintan and a few of his mates. These resolutions never last do they.

Made it back to my place on Sunday evening a happy camper but all was not well. My little swedish flatmate was down in the dumps. His girlfriend had half her nose bitten off by a dog in Boston. He was so sad looking. She is getting plastic surgery and I think that he will be leaving these shores very soon to offer words of comfort at her bedside. I think that I might cook him dinner tonight to keep his spirits up.

Andy was a bit depressed also. He had a date with a german girl who he fancies (she is 30 !! - I guess I have turned him on to older women). It was going very well he says until she found out her uncle died. I think that she is flying out for the funeral today.
posted by ros 3:21:00 PM

Wednesday, April 24

 
Day is beautiful again. Everything looks so much better in sunlight. The day is going quickly and have not done any work yet. How could life get any better.

Well I did buy a lottery ticket.
posted by ros 9:48:00 AM

Tuesday, April 23

 
The day has gone so well today.

It has transformed into a lovely hot (!) and sunny afternoon. My supervisor has gone home so have been skiving (even more than usual). Went and rang my best friend at lunch which was fab. Put a great Cd on the work computer so I can groove away whilst surfing.

Had a bit of a sit in the sun, watching the people go by. I wasn't even wearing a jumper.

Just wrote a little letter back home and might pop off to the post office before the work day is over.
posted by ros 3:39:00 PM

 
Yey another day closer to the weekend!

Am about to start doing some work, promise! I am feeling particularly happy today. It is a dull grey day that looks like it is going to rain any minute. But it is quite warm, people are saying it might get as high as 17 degrees today. It's 24 in Spain. I can't wait til summer.

Am going to transfer some more money into my British account today too! Am really starting to feel as though I am getting somewhere. And posting some photo's back home to the folks to put into the box for me to sort through when I get back. There must be so many now.

Feel quite organised just thinking about doing these things.
posted by ros 9:32:00 AM

Monday, April 22

 
Today is really dragging. I have spent much on the day on dodgy interactive hororscopes. My work pile is growing larger by the day but can't drag myself away from slackness at this stage.

The weekend was so good that I just don't feel like work - a common feeling I'm sure - one that I seem to experience with alarming regularity.
posted by ros 3:30:00 PM

 
Wow it has been a week since I posted.

What have I done since then. Not a lot. Went to the Modern Art Gallery in Dublin with Fintan on the weekend which was fun. Had a couple of good installations but really not a lot there. A pretty small collection. Also went to a few pubs which was fun. Didn't go to Galway just hung out in Dublin.

It is ANZAC day this week so might have to pop off to the Down Under Bar to have a VB. Have to get out of town for the long weekend I have decided, but don't think that I can drag myself out of town til then.
posted by ros 3:25:00 PM

Monday, April 15

 
Had a great weekend.

Andy gave me €200 to put towards my overdraft which was good. Also we are back on speaking terms again which makes life a little easier. Am going to try and drag him off to ring his mum I think tonight.

Had a good time with Fintan on the weekend. It is so odd going out with a man and not a boy. Also he is the only person I have ever gone out with who has a "proper" job and has not just been a bit of a layabout. Didn't end up going anywhere starting with W though. Just hung around his place and went to the local for a pint. Think that we are going out again Tuesday night with some of his friends which should be interesting. And going to Galway on the weekend.

He has somehow managed to get quite a few of my secrets out of me!
posted by ros 2:01:00 PM

Friday, April 12

 
Well it is finally Friday. This week just seemed to drag and drag.

I finally managed to transfer money into my account yesterday which makes me a happy little bunny. With any luck might even get money from the ex tonight to go towards it (unlikely however). Can start to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

I have another date with Fintan on Saturday which I am looking forward to. I think he is taking me to Wexford or Wickford or some such place. Don't know why, I don't think they are big towns and I believe I've already been (or at least to a number of places starting with W). Oh well I'm sure it will be interesting anyhow.
posted by ros 2:06:00 PM

Thursday, April 11

 
Today has been so very very boring.

I spent most of the day staring into space. My eyes are starting to glaze over. The worst thing about being bored is that you start thinking about things that you normally wouldn't waste the time of day on. Body parts become more interesting. Friends start complaining about the amount of forwards they are getting.

This isn't helping, I just can't snap myself out of it.
posted by ros 1:59:00 PM

Wednesday, April 10

 
It has been great weather here this week and as always my spirits soar when I see the sun. I think it is now spring! There are daffodils and tulips in the park, and elections going on at my work (Trinity) so I can hear the megaphones going.

This is really the best time of year in this hemisphere. The seasons are wonderful, don't get them so much back home. It is just that the winter gets a bit much after a while and everything gets so gray.
posted by ros 11:54:00 AM

Monday, April 8

 
Well another Monday, sigh!

Why is it that Mondays just feel like they could just last forever. It is a wonderful day outside and I feel like playing hookey. I have not done a single scrap of work yet today.

I had a good weekend though. My date went ok. I had a really good time. Maybe he is my type after all. Will have to wait and see I guess even if I am leaving the country in May. It could be good fun in the meantime.

Things are starting to get a bit tense with my ex though. It is hard to share a room with someone when you aren't going out and no longer like each other (haven't things changed since that other post). I can't forgive standing me up on my birthday, especially when I didn't have any other plans. And not paying me back the large sum of money he owes me is also another cause for disagreement. Especially since I can't leave Dublin til I pay it off. It pisses me off to see him go out everynight when I have to stay home so I can pay off his debt (but it is my fault for being so stupid in the first place I guess).

posted by ros 10:34:00 AM

Friday, April 5

 
I have a date!
It is with a guy I met on my birthday. He is not really my type but hey its a start. He is a Gardia (Irish Police Man)!!!!
posted by ros 11:24:00 AM

Wednesday, April 3

 
Cork was great, headed to the Blarney Castle after that kissed the stone did all the touristy things you know how it is.
There were no beds in Cork that night so headed off to Cashel to see "The Rock". There were no beds there either but managed to blag my way into sleeping in a refugee place. Heaps of Russians and one cute Canadian. I'm sure that you can imagine what happened.
Dublin is not nearly as exciting. But did go to a really good psychic the other day. Just what a girl needs after a breakup. It was very accurate and the best I have ever gone to. And thankfully positive (except about my overdraft and that was just that I had one)
It is my birthday today and I would be able to say safely that it has been the worst ever. My ex came home in the early morning wanting to shag (no way, the friends thing is going down the drain) which was not the best start to the day. Then one of his mates comes to doss for a week, great. Then was meant to go to dinner with him (as part of the friends thing) but he had gone to the pub with his work mates instead.
Maybe I will be going to England sooner rather than later.

posted by ros 7:34:00 PM

Friday, March 29

 
Well a lot has happened since my last post.

My partner and I have broken up and I was a bit sad and haven't posted for a while. It is so strange not being his girlfriend. I miss a lot of things. The smell on the pillow when I wake up after he has gone to work. Knowing that he will always be there.

We are still friends. We are still living together (sharing a room with single beds) which is odd. Sometimes I think tht it would be better if we could just be done with it so it will be easier to move on. Already things are changing. I am in Cork and am heading up to Galway if there is a place for me to lay my head. This is the longest I have spent away from Andy for almost 4 years.

I have to resist the urge to forget my instincts and say lets forget about it and get back together, and I know he does too.
posted by ros 8:24:00 PM

Wednesday, March 20

 
Easter is coming. Yes, now that I have watched St Patrick's Day pass me by I can hardly wait to do the same with Easter. I think that I want to go to Northern Ireland for a few days over the break. It is meant to be nice up there (a little rough but where isn't).

Have been playing on the internet all morning. Saw this conspiracy web thing that was interesting . My flatmate is inconsolable as his computer crashed. He has taken the day off work to put all the programs back on and running.

That is about it for the day really.
posted by ros 10:58:00 AM

Tuesday, March 19

 
Well St Patrick's day went as well as can be expected of my life. The Parade went right past my place but do you think that I could raise my poor thumping head off the pillows. Alas no. Oh Well I guess I'll watch it on TV next year.


posted by ros 10:33:00 AM

Friday, March 15

 
Well it is finally Friday and not only that it is a long weekend for St Patricks Day. What could be better. Except the parade going past my place so I don't even have to leave the comfort of my living room to watch it pass by. I have to find out if this is really the case, it would be brilliant if it were as I think that it is going to rain all weekend.
posted by ros 10:28:00 AM

Wednesday, March 13

 
The central heating at work is broken today. I have a killer hangover. AHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
posted by ros 11:13:00 AM

Tuesday, March 12

 
Another great day. I knew that lugging a cumbersome umbrella where ever I went would pay off. My Swedish flatmate is back from his trip home and is proving to be very easy to live with. Has spent all home time glued to his computer playing games with headphones on. It's like a lovely ornament has come to share (what is it about good looks and Sweden). And is talking about buying an extra hard drive with 250 DVD's on it. Ahh soon we will all be square eyed.
posted by ros 4:43:00 PM

Monday, March 11

 
It is wonderfully sunny and bright today. It has given me hope for the beginning of Spring (even though it did snow again on the weekend, hummmmmmm). That is one of the things I dislike about living over here, the absolutely appalling weather. Irish people seem to take pleasure in telling you that 20 is the highest it gets all year round. No wonder people are so pale here.
posted by ros 11:57:00 AM

Friday, March 8

 
I have a toothache today. I was just speaking to a friend yesterday about my fear of Irish dentists so it is most likely psychosomatic. I used to be one of those people who always went to their dentist appointments but now I haven't been for two and a half years. I just do not see the point ever since I moved to England and now to Ireland. Why should I go and see a dentist when their profession has clearly failed the majority of the population.
posted by ros 4:48:00 PM

Thursday, March 7

 
I have been thinking all week that this weekend was going to be St Patricks Day. And I just found out that it is next week. This will be my first St Patricks Day in Ireland. I'm pretty excited. Last year I was in London and went to Filthy MacNasty's in Islington had a big night but wasn't really the same as it was a Scottish pub.
posted by ros 1:10:00 PM

Wednesday, March 6

 
I am feeling very brain dead today. Might be a side effect from watching The Last Boy Scout last night. Was fairly dire but with enough gunfire and car chases to keep me awake. My favorite film of all time is Cabaret. It is not quite the same genre is it. But went through a significant phase of wanting to be just like Sally Bowles. I didn't get to go to the Kit Kat club in Berlin though when I was there (went with friends who were "not up to a night clubbing") but Berlin is one of my favourite cities so with any luck I will get to go back. We went for the Love Parade last year, unfortunately was cancelled at the last minute and became the Fuck Parade - was not quite the same.
posted by ros 2:36:00 PM

Monday, March 4

 
Well another weekend over with. As I get older I find that the days are slipping by ever faster. What is with this. Is it the start of dementia or just something that happens to old people. Whatever I remember when I was a kid time was almost in slow motion. Now it seems like I am on a conveyor and it never slows down.
I moved on the weekend. It is great to have a place to call home at last. The very act of removing my "stuff" (and why do I have so much of this) from my backpack gave me a thrill. Maybe I need to get out more.

posted by ros 2:09:00 PM

Wednesday, February 27

 
Another day. It is sunny today and it has lifted my spirits. Still freezing but no snow today thank christ. It is only Wednesday but already I am dreaming of the weekend. It is not even as if I have a demanding job, in fact the worse thing about it is that the server takes ages to load on this computer. I sometimes feel I am wishing half my life away dreaming of time where I can sit and do jack shit. When in reality I do that all the time.

Dublin is a strange place but like all these gets nicer as time goes on. I'm sure that I could live in a squat and love it after a period of time. London was like this.

I think that I am starting to get homesick. But am I missing an ideal (bitter homecoming), or reality (get the togs out)? It will be a while before I find out anyway. I think I just want to go on holiday.
posted by ros 11:56:00 AM

Monday, February 25

 
I am dying to buy a pair of the Bone Collector Super Delux Aries Model Horns. I stumbled onto this website a while ago and it has been upgraded since then but is still cool. If only I could find a way of convincing myself that a pair of horns would be practical.

posted by ros 1:39:00 PM

 
My fav webpage of the day is Pans House of Horns.
www.panshouseofhorns.com



posted by ros 1:34:00 PM

 
Well just to prove that I really do have too much time on my hands here it is my own ranting and mutterings which I hope that you will not expect to always make sense.

I am living in Dublin at the moment, it is raining as it does everyday. I am at work. Glancing out the window I can see the smoke bellowing from the Guinness brewery (maybe) and the chimneys that seem so common in these isles, like udders on an upturned cow.
posted by ros 12:36:00 PM