Thursday, August 31, 2006

Still in America

I'm still doing great. People here are so nice and friendly!
I went to the baseball game on Tuesday and shopping yesterday.
Today Prince is comming.
Tomorrow we're going west.
It's great!

Monday, August 28, 2006

We're all living in America

I'm on the new continent!!! It's good. People are really nice, hotel is amazing, everything is ok. I wil write more if I'll have a moment, right now we're starting a training.

Saturday, August 26, 2006

Off to the US

I'M GOING TOMORROW!!! I'M SO EXCITED!!!

Wednesday, August 23, 2006

In the world of fanasy

I wasn't exactly in the condition to post recently. And Prince did so you know what's going on. I'm sick :( I spend the whole Sunday and Monday in bed and half of yesterday. Fortunately, I have a great book: Kushiel's Dart by Jaqueline Carey. Oh, I just saw the gallery there and now I want the next tattoo. No, I don't have money for that! But when you stat with tattoos, you never want to stop. There are always some new ideas, nicer drawings you'd like to have on yourself. Oh.... Marta, don't even think about it!
So I have a cold or something. It's getting better now but even yesterday I left work very early, I just couldn't think. All the time I feel so tired... I hate being sick. Ok, I could get sicker so I'd go to the doctor and not have to go to work for a week or something that would be nice on the one hand. But this is just a bad cold. And I just need to handle it. The worst is sneezing. It's not like normal sneezing, it's like my whole body is trying to out....
Thank you all for all the ideas about moving to the US. We need to think about it more. Prince wants to travel more around Europe so it would be logical to stay somewhere around here for a few more years. Oh, we'll see. I can't think about it now.
And I'm going to the US in 4 days!!!! I'm so excited!

Friday, August 18, 2006

Am I old enough to get me a watch?

Wow, 2 comments already under the last post! Just wanted to verify something: Prince doesn't want to move to the US right now, not even in a year. It seems to me that he cannot decide, but he says the same thing about me. We both have problems with decision making.
I was thinking to transfer within my company but: 1. Prince doesn't want to live in Pittsburgh where my company is based (at least my department); 2. I am not sure if they would even consider it - the reason why they opened the office in Prague is to cut down costs.
I was also thinking about UK / Ireland. But then I was under the impression that Prince want to go to the US. It would be definitely easier.
We need to talk about it more.

OK, enough serious stuff. Yesterday we were in the pub. It was nice, not too many people but there was Courtney, Megan and Mark, Matt, Scott. We left really early - Prince wasn’t feeling too well, Courtney has a nickname Larry ('cause she always leaves early). So I went home too. Today we are suppose to go play darts but tomorrow we have to get up really early to go to Sychov castle to the Highland Games. And I feel weird today - my stomach. Not hangover but like I'd eat something. So we'll see about the evening. And yesterday when I came back home I broke the ring that Prince gave me for my name day. It was the second I broke. The first lasted over a year and the second not even a month. I was really angry. Now I need to go to Tesco. That's actually a good idea as I'm planning to get me a watch and they have both of them at Tesco. I figured out I'm old enough to have a watch. It's like a sign of being adult. All the kids want to have it, and of course I had it when I was a kid. But then it started irritate me. It's like a leash: you depend on the time so much more than if you wouldn't have it. I haven't used it for at least 5 years, since I have a cell phone. And it would be useful in the US as my mobile won't work there and it's good to know the time. I made a decision: I'm going to Tesco today.

Have a nice Friday and weekend!!!

Thursday, August 17, 2006

Serius decisions

Yesterday we had serious discussion. Well, it wasn't all that serious but it was about serious things. I agree with Prince that we have to make some decisions about our lives. It's difficult. The points were that we won't stay in Prague more than a year (more or less). Prince should start saving for his retirement and it's impossible with teaching. And he wants to move back to the US. I agree. However, it creates extra problems: US is not EU and I need visa and work permit and so on. The hardest is work permit and I cannot see any other way to get it than to get married. And we don't really want to get married yet. I'm not exactly like most of girls / women dreaming about the white wedding dress and so on. On the other hand I was brought up to dream about it. I'm confused... I want to get married some day but not exactly yet. So if anyone knows how to get work permit in the US without it, please let me know. It would solve a few problems. Also, weddings are expensive and I'm not sure how my family would react if I would just skip the reception. Actually I'd like to see reaction of my aunts. Hehe, it would be funny. So maybe we could get married in Vegas or something :))) Those serious things make my brain boil. Too much logistics. We can decide: yes, we'll go to the US but it's all interconnected.
So I'm waiting for advice: how to solve it easily?

Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Borning days

Oh geez, I'm so bored. It's morning but not so early - 9.42 but I still can't wake up. There is not too much to do. Well, I should do D.'s work since she's on holiday but I really don't feel like it. I don't feel like anything. At least the weather is much better than for the last few weeks: it's sunny and warm. We'll see for how long.
Prince told me yesterday we should make some important decisions so now I'm thinking about it and I'm totally scared. I know that he cannot stay here for ever; especially that he doesn't have insurance here or any pension plan for that matter. Even if he would, teaching is not something he wants to do till the end of his life. OK, I understand. But that created a few questions: do we have to move somewhere? If yes, where? When? How?? He could try to find a regular job here, but I don't think that he wants. I feel that at this point he wants to go back to the US. And me? Well, I've never been there so I'm not sure. But I wouldn't mind. Only that I would never see my parents. And I love my family very much and I'd like to be able to visit them at least twice a year. Not from the US though. Next problem: it would be extremely difficult to save money here to be able to move there - Czech Korunas are not Euros. And we probably won't start working immediately. Also, I would have to get all the permissions to work there, and this ain't that easy.

My head is going to explode!!! Why everything have to be so difficult?

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Music music music

And again you all had to wait a very long time for the next update (it sound like there are hundreds of people reading it, hehe - it doesn't matter how many of you read it, I know about at least 2 people so it's cool). This time, I just wasn't in the mood for writing. I couldn't force me to answer email either. Brak natchnienia (I apologize English speakers - some thing sounds better in Polish. Ok, I admit - I don't know how to say it in English.) So.... what we were doing? Last week was quite nice: we went to a new noodle place on Wednesday. I had a Long Island Ice Tea for the first time in my life. It's not that there wasn't an opportunity before, I'm just usually more traditional in regards to drinks or I don't have too much money. And I live in the land of beer! So we had delirious phad thai. Thursday is pub night which we actually joined this time. And I convinced Courtney to come. We met a lot of people we haven't seen for ages ('cause we never go there), had some good talks and came back home a bit drunk. It was a nice evening. But weekend was the best: the Love Planet music festival. We saw Ministry, Franz Ferdinand and Body Count feat. Ice T. A lot of great music, nice atmosphere and lots of jumping. I was especially surprised with BodyCount. I've never heard their music before, just on Saturday Prince played some songs for me but I didn't really like them. But live....WOOOW! They were great!!!
After the concert on Saturday we went to play darts. I enjoyed it for the first time really because we were playing different game: the aim was to get exactly 301 points but if you get exactly the same amount of points as somebody else, the other person looses his / her points. So one don't have to be all that good at it to have fun. And I suck at darts.
But I almost foregot about the most important news: I have the ticket to the US!!! And the hotel booked. So I'm set up to go. I just need money, a lot of money. The plan is to go shopping there (I already asked a girl from the Pittsburgh office, she will be my guide). And on Monday we're going to the baseball game! Truly American experience. That's what I count for.

Monday, August 07, 2006

Plans itp

OK, I am sorry for lack of the update: there is nothing going on.
It has been raining for the past week.
We were planning on going to the Celtic Festival (outdoors) this weekend but it was raining.
I was going to go rollerskating but it was raining.
We were plaing Arcana half of the day yesterday.
Except for that we didn't do anything.
But we have a lot of plans.

Next weekend there is Love Planet festival, with Franz Ferdinand, Ministry, BodyCount feat. Ice T, The Rasmus, Pet Shop Boys (ach, well..it's a festival).
August 19th we're going to castle Sychrov u Turnova to see Scottish Games.
The last weekend of August Jan may come :)))
August 28th I'm leaving to the U.S. for 2 weeks, I'll be back on September the 10th. First week till Friday I'll be in Pittsburgh and the next week in Grand Tatons.

That's all. If something interesting happens, I'll let you know.

Have a nice week.