brooks and i went to dublin on saturday morning and made very good time, like only 2hrs 20min, like record time. we were lated than i wanted but it didnt matter anyway. if we'd have been earlier we would have gone to an art museum, but im sure we'll be back so its no big deal. plus, the sun was actually out for a while and it wasnt too windy ( Read more... )

so i do this thing... i get behind on lj, and im like ok i wont update until i update in order.. and then i put it off and off and then one day im like i miss it and i cant go back chronologically.. and so now here i am ( Read more... )

today was so great. it was sunny all morning with only light clouds later in the day. it was a little over 70. a new section of road opened yesterday that made the drive between here and cork a little better, the whole thing isnt finished but, its like a real highway. this new part probably cut off 10 minutes. so we went into cork town around 3, ( Read more... )

well finally, finally! work. so far work has been pretty good to me. i get to go to it everyday, its been a lot of reading and training but it hasnt been too boring. what a deal. they even pay current, so i get paid tomorrow. sweet ( Read more... )

well well, we went camping this weekend again. we drove out to Co. Wexford on friday night and stayed at a small campground a little ways out from a small town. it was pretty country, took a while to get there. we drove through New Ross which had a replica ship docked in its port. And we drove past a castle/mansion on a hill. both of which are open ( Read more... )

ive got a lot of things floating around in my head, so go ahead and be prepared for randomness ( Read more... )

I got my work permit, and i start work on monday. which means, today is my last day of super long extended vacation ( Read more... )

im on a short term crusade. its basically called stick to my diet for real. that alone is pretty hard, but i am doing really well this week, and getting over the initial start hump is the hardest part. also, i got some new exercise dvds.. i was kind of getting tired of my other ones, and if i am really doing them everyday i need more variety ( Read more... )

last weekend we went out to western co. cork to the ring of bera. we took the scenic route through cork city and stopped at the blarney woolen mills. i bought some celtic aran yarn there, but im pretty sure i was deceived and it was made somewhere else. guess if it was really made nearby they would have had like every variety. i am a bit shocked ( Read more... )

Here i am again. not that long ago i ripped a pair of pants that i really liked. they are not that attractive looking, but they were very comfortable and were good for excessive walking around... which is partly to blame for their ripping in the first place. anyway, after i went into pants crisis and resolved it with newer more expensive and more ( Read more... )