#1: The smell of my hand cream makes me think of the beach. My hand cream, which I bought in Cork, Ireland, where there is definitely no beach. Go figure ( Read more... )

A little grainy, yes, but I like neon. And black. And I really need to figure out how to bump the header stuff down under the banner so that it shows. *frets ( Read more... )

I have mixed feelings about returning to LJ, but I realise that I've lost touch with some people and will undoubtably lose touch with more when I graduate in december, and so I'm going to give it one more shot. Please don't be offended if I don't check my friends list every day. If you have something to let me know personally, remember you can ( Read more... )

This may (or may not) be the last LiveJournal post I make for quite awhile. I’m actually writing this message from Washington Dulles, where I am waiting for a flight home. Tomorrow, I fly to Ireland for the semester, as most of you know. Before I give you the update, though, one BIG ANNOUNCEMENT ( Read more... )

MERRY CHRISTMAS ( Read more... )

Welcome, ladies and gentilhommes, to five o clock AM ( Read more... )

Whoo!! Two Irish tune concert calls from Atlanta tonight. Thanks to Grace for "Taibhreahm" and Emily for "Do You Love An Apple?" Is it sad that I'll be in Cork for six months and I still think I'm going to miss Matt and Amanda doing trad music? Haha.

10. "Landed," Ben Folds, Songs for Silverman
9. "Lua," Bright Eyes, I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
8. "Bible vs. Gun," Will Hoge, During the Before and After
7. "Tragic Keys," Bain Mattox, Prizefighter
6. "Only Son," Jump, Between the Glow and the Light
5. "Magnolia Mountain," Ryan Adams & the Cardinals, Cold Roses4. "Sixteen Military Wives," ( Read more... )

My new Canon Powershot SD400 has rekindled an interest in photography I haven't had since I was eight years old and my Aunt Tharon got me a little red plastic camera with a "viewfinder" of black plastic framing that popped up on top and didn't actually do anything. At about eight thirty this morning, when sleep just wasn't happening, I decided ( Read more... )

Car rental for one day in Ireland: $30
Ski pass for two days in France: $24
Two day vacation in Baden Baden including hotel, breakfast buffet, free entrance to thermal springs, and two hours of spa treatements: $190
Plane ticket to almost anywhere in Europe on Ryanair: $25
Having an entire month off when you're studying in Europe: priceless.