Back in the news

Still in the news today.  Of course, I saw it in the Belfast Telegraph, but I found this as a headline on top news of the day from Google News.  I’m not so sure this is the way to move on, by dredging up the past like this- but what life experience could I possibly have to give me any real insight into any of these people’s thoughts.  It is quite controversial… a terrorist to one person, a freedom-fighter to another, somebody’s mother or father, somebody’s murderer.

This article is better, I think.  More detailed, for sure, with more stories.

And here it is, straight from the horse’s mouth, as the saying goes.

To all you’s who want to know what’s happening (see, Belfast talk!)

Ok, so I promised everyone I’d post, so I must comply.  I still have no word about my job nor any sort of timeframe when ANYONE will know anything.  I, needless to say, am terribly frustrated.  I would rather them tell me tomorrow to pack my things and be gone by mid February than stay here through April and not know the whole time.  Anyway, I patiently wait.  And work.  My manager is very much keeping track of this for me (little surprise there, his team consists of one unintelligible team lead, one somewhat experienced Elec. Engr., one brand new graduate student who will be rotating elsewhere come March, and me… with 3-4 open slots for engineers, which he has little hope of getting.  So there it is.)

Sigh.

Well i’m not completely kaput yet.  Judgment day, as it is, is Friday.  I talked to my team lead today and the good news is that he was quite furious about communication going on behind not only my back but also his.  I told him I probably wouldn’t be the one implementing my projects since I’m probably not long for Belfast, and he was not happy.  So, at least he still wants me around.  So that’s good.

Also, I have lived here for about 4 months now, and I literally got lost walking home.  Granted, it was a different route but streets don’t go through.  I quite literally hiked through some little trail by the theological college.  Didn’t even know it was there.  I was quite lost.  But, since it’s a tiny city, you just walk til you find a recognizable street.  Teach me to take a shortcut to Tesco’s (I didn’t make it in time and had to go to the Co-op anyway where they didn’t even have ONE loaf of bread.  Didn’t need the carbs anyway.  Got wheatabix for breakfast instead.  Also, they were out of bananas so I had to buy grapes.)

By the way, I have gone to the gym 5 days in a row.  And today, I rowed 6k in 30 minutes.  Go me.

(If I do get fired, I have to leave the country… stat.)

Karma didn’t really work for me

Today I went for a walk, bought a few more books, got a cup of coffee, donated to a children’s charity, went to the gym.  Oh and found out my contract will be terminated within the next week.  So… yeah.  I guess I’m not only unemployed but I am getting fired.

Grand.  I’m stuck in a rent contract here that far extends my job.  According to the money I have now, I can pay rent through April, all my electric/gas, 50 a month for food, my gym, my charity giving (it’s only 10  a month), a flight home, and a package to home.  But that is the extent of it.  Nothing else.  My rent contract is through June, soooo, there seems to be a problem there.

I am all the way over in Europe and I can’t afford to see, well, any of it.  I guess there will be another time?  I hope so, it feels like such a lost opportunity.

The recession, in the scheme of things, is affecting me on such a small level, but, trust me, it feels very significant to me.

Update

No news about my job. Still hopeful.

In other news, I went to the gym today for the first time in months.  45 minutes of working out and 45 of walking later (it’s not all that close), I’m quite tired.

Worldwide Recession

Now What?

Back in Ireland

Well I’m back and being home was great.  On the way home, they lost my luggage (no surprise there, I knew it wouldn’t make the plane but I didn’t know they’d lose it altogether.)  But at least I had extra clothes at home and a bed to stay in and family!  It was really good being home, not just seeing everyone but also being able to understand all the conversations around me!!  I’m still allergic to the cats, but that’s ok.

Got to see my friends from CSU and Fort Collins and that was good.  When I got home I got reprimanded for being so far away and I said, but I just left!, and the reply was… NO, NO, you left months ago!  I miss having close friends here with me.