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So what have I been doing?

1) I went to Cyprus. Yes, I know I said it was going to be Greece. I THOUGHT it was going to be Greece. Let's just say that my parents are prone to changing their minds at the last minute and the flow of communication in this house is seriously flawed.

2) I got organised. I rewrote my CV and created a few totally new versions. I updated all my galleries with new work and personal details, created a new gallery at Epilogue (I actually got in! Whee!) and created a CGJobs profile. I also registered a new domain name, and will be launching an official website as soon as I can design one.

3) I learned how to type, surf the net, and paint with a kitty sprawled across my lap.

4) I hit the classifieds. I applied for a junior concept artist position down in Cambridge and one in Canada. I'm about to cold call a company in Bristol who are hiring, but for what they haven't specified. There's also an internship with EA in Germany that I'm considering, but I don't know if it's paid or not. I also looked for something short term around Elgin for some quick money. I did find a job, but after three days I discovered that the manager treats her staff like absolute shit. Now I think I'll be going to work with my mum, as the pre-school she's at is seriously understaffed and I've worked with kids before.

5) I got back to painting!

whitemunin, look out for my email tonight or tomorrow :D.

Now, who wants to see holiday pictures?

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Aphrodite's rock. Or rocks, rather, because I think all of them fall under the same heading. There's one more a bit further out that you're supposed to swim roung twenty times, and it will make you twenty years younger. Sparks was less than impressed when I tried to convince him to try it.

The big rock by the beach? Sparks and I climbed right to the top. Most spectacular view ever. Unfortunately, the sun was in my mum's eyes so we don't have a single decent shot of the two of us waving from the top.

Sexy!

Sparks with his first cocktail. Bizarrely, his face is not red at all whereas underneath his T-shirt, his chest is violently sunburned. This is what happened when silly redheaded teenagers think they're going to try and go home looking like bronzed gods. Fortunately, it gave me the upper hand whenever he started being annoying. I threatened to switch his aftersun lotion with salt water while he slept and he was never sure if I was kidding.

The harbour at Paphos. Beautiful, but SO hot.

Aaah! It's hideous!

We went on a glass-bottomed boat trip around the island, then stopped for an hour here to go snorkelling. The snorkelling was awesome - the fish were EVERYWHERE. The boat trip was not so hot. Guess who apparently gets seasick?!

We went out for dinner every night. My mum took pictures of us just about every night too, yet failed to get a shot of my dad where he was not flipping her off. It's his life's mission to stick his middle finger up in every single photograph of himself.

This guy actually got up and walked around like this! They got about ten more glasses on before they finally fell off and shattered, and he was moving about after every new glass. I even put one on myself - no trick to it that I could see.

There are stray cats everywhere in Cyprus. There were five or six regulars that hung around our hotel. The hotel staff fed them once a day, but we also bought cat food at the local supermarket and fed them at night. They were incredibly friendly. I fell in love with a few of them, including a tiny kitten that kept hiding next to my legs until I picked it up and let it sleep in my lap. It broke my heart to leave them behind, but you can't bring stray animals back to the UK.

Our last night we had a meze (lots and lots of traditional dishes. Tiny helpings, but soooo many of them!) and the restaurant we went to had live music and very lively staff. Sparks and I got kidnapped by a few of them, along with a number of others, to go dancing in a chain around the restaurant, into another bar (kidnapping more people as we went), then to stand in a big circle and do what I can only assume is the Cypriot version of the hokey-kokey around a flaming cloth. I am deadly serious!

(One of the bar staff was verrrry sexy, so I wasn't too put out)

Other than all this? We went to a lot of beaches, did a lot of swimming. There was much lounging by the pool. We also took a brief trip to the RAF base at Akrotiri, where they had the best beaches and the Naafi (military supermarket where they sell tax free goodies). It wasn't very eventful overall, but it was enjoyable. Naturally, I came back with stunningly tanned feet and patches of sunburn just about everywhere else, despite large quantities of factor 50. Pale freaks like me just don't stand a chance.

Current Mood: content
Current Music: Helen Trevillion - Ivory

	From: temve	Date: September 12th, 2007 05:48 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Yay kidnapping sexy bar staff - and hey, be sure to give me a shout if you get the itnernship in Cologne! If it's any incentive, it's the gay capital of Germany, so you're more likely to see pretty slashy things in the street than anywhere else in the country :)

In short, go you!

	From: phurie_dae	Date: September 14th, 2007 09:07 pm (UTC)		(Link)

I'm not sure if it's in Cologne - actually I'm not entirely sure WHERE it is! I'm still thinking about it as I've heard EA treat their employees like slaves for no compensation. I'll let you know if it goes ahead, though!

	From: shrieking_ell	Date: September 12th, 2007 05:57 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Lovely pictures and wonderful to see that you had a lovely time!
(I love the shot of you and your Dad. What a wonderful life goal!)

(also, yay sexy bar staff!)

	From: phurie_dae	Date: September 14th, 2007 09:08 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Pssh. I'm not telling him any of the compliments people have been paying him after seeing that photo! He'd be insufferable.

(yay tanned, yummy men!)

	From: dream_labyrinth	Date: September 12th, 2007 07:38 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Ohhh, Cyprus! I'm so jealous.
It looks gorgeous, I'm sure you had a great time.

	From: phurie_dae	Date: September 14th, 2007 09:09 pm (UTC)		(Link)

I did! It was annoying that it happened just as you were visiting Scotland though - I was very tempted to come track you down and show you around :D

	From: dream_labyrinth	Date: September 15th, 2007 09:25 am (UTC)		(Link)

:-)
Oh, I'll definitely will come back to Scotland one of these days, so you'll still get a chance to do that.

	From: fudge72ah	Date: September 12th, 2007 09:23 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Ohhh, your holiday looks so nice! Im totally jealous!

Cambridge hey? Is that with Jagex? There are quite a few games companies round here that are always hiring! And even if they're not offically hiring, they're still willing to take in peoples portfolios and have a look... If the company wasnt Jagex by the way, I'd look them up too, they're really cool! If you get an interview and want a kind face to help you out, well, I do live here :P

I downloaded and watched that film by the way, some classic lines in it, very good! Note to self: if you wanna become a famous artist, get thrown in jail for crime I did not commit! Lol!

Hope you're well xxx

	From: phurie_dae	Date: September 14th, 2007 09:11 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Yup, Jagex! Not sure what other games companies there are around there though - I've been looking quite a few up but there are always more to go :)

I thought you'd enjoy that film - especially the life drawing classes. One of the guys reminded me of TalksALot so much.

	From: fudge72ah	Date: September 14th, 2007 09:22 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Jagex are really cool...Good location too, on the outskirts of town so would save a lot of traffic jam issues!

You'll feel so much better once you get a job sorted out, less "oh god why did I even bother going to uni coz it doesnt seem to have made a difference" maybe you dont feel like that but I did! Just dont be too tempted to take the very first offer, even if it seems stupid to turn down a job, there might be something good hiding round the corner!

	From: phurie_dae	Date: September 14th, 2007 10:07 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Heh, I don't feel like going to uni was a waste - I learned so much while I was there (not in anything they tried to TEACH us, of course!). The last year was hell, but I wouldn't have done anything else. I've got a few applications out there right now, but I've only really been job hunting for a three weeks or so!

So where are you working now?

	From: fudge72ah	Date: September 15th, 2007 11:01 am (UTC)		(Link)

I managed to get a really amazing job working for Nestle Rowntrees. Its really cool and I get a car, phone and tablet laptop.

	From: phurie_dae	Date: September 15th, 2007 11:08 am (UTC)		(Link)

That sounds great! So are you working in graphic design or something like that?

	From: fudge72ah	Date: September 15th, 2007 12:01 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Hehe, not quite! Im a Business Development Executive.

	From: spriter	Date: September 13th, 2007 08:00 am (UTC)		(Link)

Nice pics :) seems like fun. Back in the uk now so let me know if your around dundee/glasgow area and maybe can catch up :)

	From: phurie_dae	Date: September 14th, 2007 09:12 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Hey! Welcome back! I'll be in Dundee later this month, probably, so I'll drop you a line and take you for ice cream!

	From: whitemunin	Date: September 13th, 2007 08:19 pm (UTC)		(Link)

**flails** W00t! So glad you got back to painting, and I can't wait to hear from you!

I'm envious. Cyprus looks beautiful. And girl, you were a sunburn waiting to happen. ; ) But you look awesome in all your photos. Honestly, i can't imagine why you'd want to tan that beautiful porcelain skin. And your dad is a hoot. : )

Welcome back! We missed you here on LJ.

	From: phurie_dae	Date: September 14th, 2007 09:14 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Porcelain here having the meaning of pink and see through? :D I got your reply - I'm working on your hubby's suggestion and I've got some lovely Kurdish textile references for the cloak. I'll get back to you this weekend!