A New Leaf

There’s a new leaf upon the Tree
A thousand, thousand have been before
In the life of this great tree
Yet, the Tree rejoices, and is glad
For there is a New Leaf upon the tree

-Adrian Wait

My life has taken a turn for the better (for once, haha)! Well, I hope it's for the better. It didn't start well.

I met this guy (you know where this is going by now, I'm sure) at a club, and... to make the story short, I woke up with him, which is when I realized he was HOT! It was awkward for obvious reasons, but after he woke up we went to breakfast with Morgan, got to know each other better, and now we are dating!

I'm writing this the next morning, and I noticed something: I never got his name or anything! He knows where I live, and I know where he lives, but that's it.

Anyway, so he's a musician like me, and smart, too. He was thoroughly impressed by my choice of transportation (we travelled in Ferry after breakfast because Morgan had a date with a song) and my career. He actually said 'I think I love you' after we decided to jam in the studio for a while (me on violin, of course).

If you know me really well, you know I've had problems with men in my life. Hopefully there will me no problems. I hope I can be a happy tree with this new leaf having turned over. Figuratively, of course :)

Laska!
Claire S.

PS yes, I love Adrian Wait, despite his overall darkness and unpopularity.

I'm Alive!!

Hi!

So I have been neglecting... well, the Internet, really. I'm never on Twitter, haven't posted here in two months, and Facebook is, well, a mess anyway with all the app feeds, haha!

I have actually gotten emails from people asking if I'm okay or even alive (though if I was dead I don't know why you would email me...), and the answer is yes! Obviously, since I'm blogging...

I don't know, lately the last few months have really made my depression show. I've been unsure of stuff and made this exact face, :/ a lot. I think Ferry is the same because he's been having problems lately too. But, of course, with 2 kilometers of mile in him, any minor problem pretty much means disassembling the car.

I am just guessing, I can't stand waiting in automotive waiting rooms. I'd rather walk around town than do that, which is what I mostly did.

I've also been less active, which given my profession can be bad. Thankfully, all I eat is sandwiches and calorie equivalent foods (which is sad because I'm a good chef), so it wasn't much of an issue :)

But yeah, I'm okay, just... depressed. I talked to my mom about it and she said it could be due to either being away from home and close friends or the seasons. I'll blame both, but I hope it's not the last one. I have a close friend with a seasonal condition where he gets "bored yet lazy and can't find any kind of motivation for anything." :/

Laska!
Claire S.

PS: I'll leave on a happy note.

:)
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(supposed to be a smiley over an eighth note)

Bartending for Dummies

So recently, my friend Morgan was offered a job as a bartender at a club. She accepted, knowing nothing of bartending (how she even got the offer is beyond me). I went with her her first night, since I used to be a bartender, and decided that I should write a little list of things to and not to do while tending the bar.

To Do:
1) Look happy and be friendly, but also be aware of everything.
2) You never know who will show up to the bar, so be ready for anything.
3) Try to match personalities with whom you are serving.
4) Know the drinks and how to make new ones. If you don't know, no one cares if you ask how to make something.

There's not much else that can be told without experience. For example, a lot of guys were at my bar because, though I hate to actually say it, I am beautiful. However, if they made any moves on me, I'd call security. I wouldn't put 'don't be too pretty' or 'have security close by' because not every guy wants the girl behind the counter.

Now, Not To Do:
1) Intimidate anyone. Again, be friendly, but wary.
2) Hit on anyone. I don't care how hot that guy/girl is, you have a job to do.
3) Leave the counter. This reason should be obvious.
4) Be stupid. If something is amiss, or something seems wrong, be smart about it.
5) Interfere with conflicts. If two guys want a bar fight, let them. Security will take care of it, or they will knock each other out. If a girl is being mistreated, tell someone if you think it's serious. This is all part of being smart. You don't want to get into any kind of danger.

I know I made bartending sound really dangerous, and I'll be honest, it can be. But usually, people are just wanting a drink, especially at clubs. Your job is just to serve drinks, nothing more ;-)

In The US! But Not For Long...

So, if you have been following me on Facebook, you know I've been in the US since the 16th. And you also know that I had to extend my vacation because I still had a few states to visit. Well, by this point I have been to New York, Florida, Ohio, and California. I still need to visit a few people in other states, but I have two problems: 1) my "monetary resources" (as my dad said) are limited, and 2) the reason I only wanted to take a week was because I had a few contracts to fill this week, the next being -- you guessed it -- tomorrow. So right now I am in Palo Alto, CA, and I need to somehow get to Prague, CR and be ready to model in... 10 hours (I think, time zones are confusing me). It will probably take that long just to get to Prague.

So, what am I saying? Everyone in Texas, Tennessee, Southern California, Canada, Minnesota, and I forget where else right now, I am sorry!! Next time I have money and time, I promise to visit you all! Yes, Taylor family, even you guys <3

Laska,
Claire S.

PS I am really surprised I didn't write in Czech. I usually do when I am stressed out. Maybe I've been here too long haha!

Sorry...

So, I was talking to one of my best friends in America the other day and I realized something that I forgot that is very important: I totally forgot that I was supposed to go to America on the fifth!! And apparently I just so happen to have a shoot to help with (yeah, not even in front of the camera, so I do not know what I will be doing) spanning the 4th to 6th (I really hope they are kidding, this cannot even be a shoot, right?). Ugh...

I guess it is kind of okay, because cheap tickets will cost around 10,000 Kc, or 500 USD (I think) each, so I don't know if I will be able to anyway. We just spent a lot on Morgan's new car, and given that my financial situation is not as good as people seem to think, I do not see this happening any time soon :( I have great planning skills...

Sometime this month, though, I hope to do it. I've already told everyone we would be visiting, and they say it is okay (turns out my parents had a party planned, now I feel really bad!) and to tell them when I will be coming. Maybe after this shoot thingy whatever I can do it.

In case you are wondering, we wanted to go on the 5th because not only is it Morgan's birthday but because that is when we moved here to Europe (not in Prague yet).

In my defense, though, I have been really busy with work, as has Morgan. I guess we just lost track of time... Again, I'm sorry :(

Hi again!

Doslova jsem si uvedomil, ze jsem mel jen blog druhy den. haha! ...Sorry, I forgot to speak English here ;-)

So, I have awesome news!! As you know, I am a kind of freelance model, kind of being that I have an agency. I consider myself freelance, how is that? Well, I was told that if I can sell myself right, I can possibly move on to really big shoots, like... well, I don't know if this is true, but the words Victoria's Secret were mentioned.

Mind=BLOWN.

This is huge for me. Not only is this the most prestigeous modelling position, it pays around I think $1,000,000 USD per year, if not more. I don't know what that is in Korunas, but I think I will like it :)

But, I don't see any promotions soon. I haven't been professionally modelling for very long, whereas most VS models have been at it for a long time. I have been modelling since I was around 14, but that was mostly with Morgan just because we had some crazy idea. Now, she's still shooting me a lot of the time, or at least telling the cameraman what to do (haha!), but we are doing real shoots that actually mean something.

I don't really know where I'm going with this. I've just been totally restless since my agent talked to me yesterday about where my career could go. It's actually 6 am now, and I've been playing guitar and Skyrim trying to calm myself. Now I'm to the point where at least I can type, haha!!

Sorry I have not posted anything on here in a while, but I know that I can't make the promise of, "I'll try to post mroe often' because that has never worked before. So, I will talk to you later! haha

Catch up with me on Facebook if you want more updates about me ;-)

Love,
Claire S.

Why does this keep happening?

Ever since I moved from the US, Morgan and I have been having major problems, and for some reason it keep happening on an almost monthly basis. First, we have problems getting the house. Then we get broken into. Then I end up in the hospital. But now, we're on a whole new, really bad, level.

Morgan, the normally keeps-to-herself, angel-to-adults girl, has gotten herself in jail.

I'm going to just skip the whole "Why is this happening to me" part and go on to say that I have no idea how the legal system works here. All we know is that someone told the police that she had murdered someone. Yeah. Murder. As far as I know, the police are just going on one lead, no evidence, so if this is anything like the legal system in the US, she'll be out, no problems (because, well, she hasn't killed anyone).

The only thing I can think of is when we were broken into, she did (I don't even know why) use some of her... um, weapons, to get him out. The robber guy was pretty messed up, but he wasn't dead I don't think. Maybe that guy got out of the hospital and possibly jail and is now trying to get revenge, I don't know.

Normally I don't bring up religion, but as a believer in God, I must ask: Why?