try new things

I tried this Saturday in my sisters bachelorette party. It was quite fun and really good exercise. My muscles are now sore. If I only would have bigger apartment, I would buy myself a pole :D

I came home from my new job about an hour ago and I just couldn’t resist writing about my experience here. First of all, it was pretty much what I expected it to be. The biggest problems I had with remembering what to put in which drink and where all the stuff were located, but fortunately I could always rely on my workmate and ask about things. Today was a quiet evening, but at least there were some customers, with whom I could practice. Serving customers was actually fun and not problematic at all.

So overall it was quite a pleasurable experience and I will definitely go there again and see how it goes when it gets busier. I have my next shift on Saturday and that’s surely going to be a lot busier evening than today.

Tomorrow I will start at my new job. I’m going to work as a bartender, which makes me excited and slightly nervous, because I’ve never worked in a bar before. I hesitated a little bit when I heard about this opportunity for the first time, but then I remembered this goal and decided to go for it, even though it is outside my comfort zone.

This job will definitely teach me a whole lot of new things and I’m sure it’s going to be one hell of an experience! :-)

Normally I read books which are either romance novels or family sagas, but this time I chose to read Velocity by Dean Koontz, which is more of a thriller. I read 1/3 of it in one go and am really enjoying it! When I used to read books which are intended to scare then they would scare me in everyday life too, but this one hasn’t so maybe I’m not as much as a wimp as I used to be :P

Since my last entry, I have been to the following new places:

Barcelona, Spain
Berlin, Germany
Edinburgh, Scotland
Dublin, Ireland
London, England

Some new foods/drinks I have experienced:
Black Paella
Churros
Duck
Gyro sandwich
Blue Moon beer
Escargots (snails)

All were delicious. Om nom nom.

Other new things I have tried:

-Living on my own without primary financial support from parents…I’ve only been doing this for 2 weeks so I’ll let you know how it goes.

-Re-stringing an acoustic guitar. Did not go well. Need to buy more strings to replace the one I broke.

-Going to bars in the United States. It’s weird.

While I have put “Try New Things” into the “Things I’ve Done” category, it is most definitely still an ongoing goal that I hope to continue accomplishing and updating.

There’s a fish and chip shop up the road which sells hot dogs with cheese, they’re really nice with either ketchup or mayo!!

Drinking Games Party
I hosted a drinking games party the other day – that was good fun! Will have to have another one next year :D

Happy Meal
I got a happy meal in Mc Donalds today :P Slightly immature but all good fun!

The Sims 3
I went into Game the day the Sims 3 came out and bought it! And the guy gave me a free Pokemon toy :D I was also persuaded into getting the collectors edition which came with the diamond shaped memory stick as the guy suggested I could walk around holding it above my head and pretend to be a Sim – after that I just had to buy it!!

New Film
I went into HMV earlier and bought Baise-Moi, not sure that I’ll want to watch it again but I guess it wasn’t the worst film in the world.
Also saw Angels and Demons in the cinema the other day – that was really good, even if it did make me jump twice!
These are both quite different to the normal films I watch so was good to have a change.

TV
Over the past few days I’ve watched more TV than I have in the whole year put together! Discovered that I do actually quite like programs like 8 out of 10 cats, Top Gear, QI and things like that!

Ring of Fire
I have played this a few times before, but recently more often and it’s actually really good fun! And think I’ve just about mastered the rules now! Alcohol really does not help me learn them!!

That’s all I can think of for now, but if I think of anything else I’ll add another entry!

I’ve tried some new things lately. Perhaps the biggest thing was the trip I made last weekend with Hauki. It was nice to drive around, not being in a hurry, and stop by in interesting places. And of course I also enjoyed the hiking and camping, but that wasn’t new for me. A road trip with no predetermined destination would surely be lots of fun, too. I definitely want to get that one done during this summer.

Then I also discovered a very nice Finnish beer. It’s an ale with a very bitter, hoppy taste (like IPA). The best thing is that it’s relatively inexpensive and available in grocery stores. And it’s Finnish—there are not too many bottled Finnish beers that I really like.

I’ve also tried some new foods. I bought curry paste for the very first time in my life and tried some new cooking techniques with it. It’s actually quite a convenient way of adding flavor to several kinds of dishes.

I’m also attending a summer course at the university, which I haven’t done before. Right now it feels like a good way of spending some time because I haven’t been able to find a job, and I also get the student grant from the state so I won’t be completely broke.

So yeah, quite many nice new things I’ve tried lately and there’s surely more to come. :-)

Well I got this book from the library and it has a HUGE amount of things for me to do. I read about one of their ideas and I decided to make a paper beaded necklace. It’s pretty cool looking and it was pretty fun, but my room reeked of alcohol and I got a headache from it. _. I’ve never done this before, and it’s pretty fun and a great way to make jewelery! :D

-taking the train by myself on wednesday
-date with an amazing guy haha, a first
-applying to another location