Oh well it didn't work, although the closest thing I have to ruby slippers are a pair of 3 inch patent leather stilettos.   I just left the most wonderful city I know and tons of friends to come back to AZ.  I had so much fun.  Eating soft-shell crab, drinking hurricanes, sitting by the river talking with friends.  I miss that city so much.  I did ( Read more... )

Some friends have asked me if I would have an address for mail in Ireland.  Here it is:

Michelle Timberlake
Study abroad Ireland
Croi Oige Student Apartments
Dublin Road
Athlone County;
Westmeath, Ireland

Phone # for messages: 087.918.4424

I know its a funny looking address, but if done exactly as above it should work.  My email address is still ( Read more... )

My summer trip just got a lot more interesting.  As many of you know I am a big Star Trek fan, TNG in particular.  I have always wanted to see Patrick Stewart doing Shakespeare.  I am going to finally get my chance.  I have a week long break between classes starting June 30 until July 8th and during this time Patrick Stewart will be playing Macbeth ( Read more... )

Went to my last pre-departure lecture today.  Very interesting material about the archaeological dig we will assisting on this summer.  The lecturer was Irish and had a very sexy accent.  What is it about foreigners that just makes them nice to listen to and suddenly more attractive.  Anytime I meet someone with an accent I like to talk to them ( Read more... )

People say that many things are like riding a bicycle once you learn how you never forget.  For the first time in 10 years I went shooting today.  Some new friends invited me to join them and I was very excited.  I have never shoot a handgun before and they had many.  Walking in I felt like we were a small invasion force armed to the nines, still ( Read more... )

So I talked to the teacher in charge of my Ireland trip and one of the things he said was to make sure that I brought something nice because most of the students go to the clubs on the weekend.  I have a bit of a dilemma.  What do I bring for clubs clothes?  My normal clubs clothes are pretty much the same stuff I wear at cons. Skimpy, fishnet, ( Read more... )

I was all set to go.  I even bought a new bathing suit and it looks good.  My friend that I was going with had his conference canceled so no fun in the sun for me.  Unless I want to pay for a hotel room or sleep in my car. Hmm, might go anyway for a few days instead of a week.  I wanted to get in some swimming and sun before I land in Ireland for 3 ( Read more... )

After a week of arguing with HP and getting hung up on and talking to managers they finally agreed that my lap top is still under warranty and that they will fix it.  Had to argue with a manger and accuse them of stalling because my warranty is up tomorrow and then they won't have to fix it.  It is finally being shipped to HP today. Should get it ( Read more... )

My monitor is on the fritz.  Because Comp USA is closing most of there stores I have to ship my computer to HP to be repaired (first I have to prove to them that it is still under warranty).  It could take more than two weeks. And I start traveling on the 7th.  I will not be here when it gets back.  So I will probably be without a computer for 3 ( Read more... )

What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive
Rationalizing how our minds perceive
Finding the ground in which we conceive
To give someone a belief in which to retrieve
And ourselves a reason to believe.