R.I.P Sheena..

This post is in loving memory of Sheena Gilchurst who lost her battle to cancer last week. She will be sorely missed by everyone who knew her. R.I.P Sheena. xxx

Countdown..!

The X Factor, not about the singing any more!

When the X Factor first appeared on our screens, we had the opportunity to hear and see hundreds of hopefuls that wanted to be the next Christina Aguilera or the next Justin Timberlake. It was all about the persons voice being judged and how well they can sing and perform. Now however it is totally different. The participants are being judged on their appearance the majority of the time and then their voice. This is not what the show is about! It makes me so angry to think that just because someone doesn't have bleached blonde hair and is a size zero they can't win the competition. Last Saturday night i was flicking through the channels and decided to watch it. This woman was in her early thirty's singing in front of the judges. Her voice was amazing! When it came to the judges comments not one of them commented on her voice! They criticised her outfit they said she looked fat and in front of an audience. I felt so sorry for her! Then this girl group sang. They all looked the exact same. Long straight hair, skinny and wearing revealing outfits. They couldn't sing to save their lives! When they finished singing the judges went on about how "gorgeous" the girls looked and how they could be the new Girls Aloud. I was thinking to myself these judges are clearly tone deaf! I have always wanted to be a singer. Its my dream. All my friends and family think i should go for the X Factor. But I would never subject myself to such unhealthy criticism on national TV. Basically the message I think is being sent out is if your not a male model or look like Britney in her prime then don't try out!

The day I met McFly!!!

1st of December, 2006..best day of my life so far! It was the day I met the best band in the world(in my opinion!)McFly!!

I skipped school(bold girl) and went to Dundrum shopping center with 6 fellow McFly lovers! I took pictures with all the lads..they were all nice except Danny..my favourite..he was a bit stuck up!

Here are some pictures of me and the best looking lads ever!!

Bus Eireann versus Matthews Bus..who wins?

There is this constant debate between students of DKIT. The Bus Eireann bus, commonly known as the "poverty bus" or the Matthews bus, commonly known as the "golden ticket bus". I am a devout Bus Eireann passenger! Yes i earn a good bit of cash from my job but why in God's name would i spend 40euro a week on the Matthews bus where i could spend 25euro on the Bus Eireann bus?? That 15euro saved could be spent on good old alcohol or credit! OK we don't have reclining seats and air conditioning on our bus, but at least it's warm and dry(sometimes).
I would pick Bus Eireann any day!

I hate work so much!

OK i know i moan about work a lot but I just hate the place after last weekend! I went into work last Thursday and went upstairs to look at the roster for the week. When I started working in Dunnes I told the manager i couldn't work on Mondays and Thursdays due to late college lectures on these days. She accepted this and said that it would be no problem. Ironically I always find myself working on Thursdays. I'm never in on Mondays. As it's my birthday on Monday I assumed I would not be in. However I looked at the roster and found I would be in 6-10 on my birthday! I then looked at the rest of my hours and I was supposed to be in 4 other days. It seemed like the minute I turned 18 I would be working more hours than I agreed to work when I signed my contract. I was livid. I went down to the manager and asked why was I in work on Monday and she simply said "because I say so". I told her I was swapping hours with someone and she said that if I didn't find anyone to swap with me I would have to work. Eventually one girl obliged to help me out so in turn I would be working on Thursday for her. I had no problem with this. Then i realised i would be working Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I would also be working till half 11 on Thursday and Friday. I was really looking forward to turning 18 and all of a sudden i wished i was 16 again! So in conclusion I hate Dunnes Stores even more than I hated then last week!

I love this song!!

This song was written by Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic. This is the original version however the band has recently collaborated with Timbaland but I think the original was much better! Most people disagree with me!

Dunnes Stores cumstomers are officially ignorant!

I never thought the general public could be so rude until I came across possibly the rudest customer ever. I work at the checkouts in Dunnes Stores and because I'm underage I'm not allowed to sell alcohol I have to sit at a non-alcohol till. On Saturday I was sitting at my till minding my own business and this lady comes up to me with so much alcohol she could sell it to an off licence! There are lots of other tills free but she decides to come to mine. I politely say "excuse me" five times and each time she ignores me until she has all her alcohol on the belt. Only then does she turn round to me and I tell her "sorry i can't serve alcohol at this till". Well she stood there and roared abuse at me. She called me all the names under the sun. Everyone in the shop turned around to look at me and this woman. My hands were shaking and there were tears in my eyes. The names this woman was calling me are not repeatable here but I'm sure you get the gist. And the ironic thing? The manager gave her a free bottle of wine for the "inconvenience". I find this unbelievable because the manager has put this rule in place that I'm not allowed to serve alcohol and I'm supposed to implement it and when I do the manager gives the customer a free bottle of wine..basically Dunnes Stores policy is "If you complain you get a free bottle of wine". I had to leave my till for twenty minutes because i was so shook up but the manager only cared that the customer was satisfied and clearly didn't care about his staff. Crazy.

thursday night sucked!

I finished work on Thursday night at 10pm. It was a really busy night in Dunnes Stores and i couldn't wait to get out of the place! I was really looking forward to a great night out on the town! I went to my mates house after work and got ready there with a few "sex on the beach" cocktails to help me along!!
Got a taxi into town and arrived at Cellars for "Ladies Night"...more like underage girls night! I felt old!! Had a few cocktails and did a few shots and went somewhere that never fails to disappoint me, O' Shea's!
All drinks are €3 on Thursday nights so happy days!! Had a great night there as always. For some reason Fusion was closed so made the trip over to Earth. Here is where my night went downhill. I walked up to the door and the bouncers let me in. I payed €8 at the door and then I looked behind me and saw that my mate was staggering all the over place and the bouncers refused to let her in because she was too drunk. I then had to leave having already payed and proceeded to carry my mate up the road to the taxi rank on Peter's Street. The taxi left us at her house. I had to get her keys out of her bag and bring her into her mam who gave me an earful for bringing her home drunk but then thanked me for bringing her home in the first place. She ruined my night and then i got given out to by her mam so that girl has some serious making up to do!