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Wednesday 2nd January 2008.
Oh, and a quick update on more personal matters: after that horrid stint washing dishes, I got a job at a car wash in Estoril (Izzy told me about the job). The pay wasn't particularly good, and I had to live in a tent, yet it was fun being in a seaside resort and of course I was able to lick Izzy on a regular basis. She's still working as a croupier at the casino, and she has board and lodging at the casino as part of her job package. Hence she wasn't able to put me up when I arrived there (the casino does not allow guests to stay overnight because of added pressure on the water pipes) and hence that's why I had to live in a tent behind the car wash.

Ana helping with Joel's vines
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It was at the car wash that I met Joel (*swoons*), a mature Frenchman who was holidaying
in the area. We got to know each other well and the following day Joel offered me a job, in
France! Now, you may recall that my father is French and I have many happy childhood
memories of family holidays in La Belle France. How could I resist Joel's offer? particularly
since it included free accomodation, and, AND, unlimited use of Joel's broadband internet
connection!
So, I'm now living in middle-of-nowhere France (it's VERY rural here). Joel owns a large,
rambling farm house with some land, 8 chickens, 4 ducks and a cow. Joel's wife came from a
wealthy family and tragically she died two years ago in mysterious circumstances. Since then
Joel has been living alone, trying to cope with his grief. And the job..? Well, Joel is a shrewd
businessman and his latest venture is called Goupille Service de Chemise (or: GSC), and I
am employed as a sales agent. Did you know that every year in France more than 1000
people are horribly injured because they didn't remove all the pins from a new shirt?!
Goupille Service de Chemise (in English: Shirt Pin Removal Services) has been set-up to
address this problem, and make money out of it. My money comes from visiting people in
their homes and getting 10% commission if I can persuade them to use GSC. Business is a bit
slow at the moment but Joel assures me that when the warmer weather comes it'll be a sure
winner!
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