Whoops
Hey all, sorry about the long delay in my posts. My memory stick (which includes all of my pictures that aren't online) was stolen last week. I'll let you all know if it turns up, I'm hoping it does but at this point there's not alot of hope for it.
Other than that this past week has been great fun. The first "US v. Ireland" soccer match took place on Wednesday between my flat-mates and our Irish friends. Despite a valiant effort and hilarious costumes on our part, we lost 1-5. At least we scored a goal. I played the role of photo-manager, taking pictures and yelling helpful advice such as "Kick!" and "c'mon boys! D-up! USA!" Another highlight was the singing of our respective anthems before the match. The US national anthem really is pretty long compared to the Irish one, which is in Irish-Gaelic and shorter than ours.
Work was also fun. I started on Friday, after which we had the mandatory "these are the things we need to improve" managers meeting after work. The not so mandatory part after that was going to the pub, which was also fun. I really got to know my co-workers of various nationalities while we enjoyed a few Guinesse. (ok, more than a few, but hey.) Sorry, the camera did not make that trip with me (I'm a little hesistant to take anything important out with me after the memory-stick incident).
Another reason for the lack of posting has been my focus on academia..I have two papers due next week, one of which is due tomorrow (and almost finished) another due on Friday, then I will never have to write a paper again until the fall (unless I opt to write a paper instead of taking an exam in a few classes, we'll see.) Easter Break also starts next week, so hopefully my work schedule isn't too restrictive (it shouldn't be) and I'll be able to tour Ireland a little. Also, I get St. Paddy's day off and the day after, which is amazing. A trip to Dublin this late might be a little out of the question since hostels have all been booked for the celebration over there. I might either stay in Galway or go down to Cork to celebrate the holiday..but if I make it to Dublin I'll be sure to also let you know..I could probably stay with some new study-abroad friends. I'll have to look into that.
Right, that's all for now. I'll be extremely happy once these papers are all done. Oh, and I'm officially going to the u2 show on December 19th in the Portland Rose Garden thanks to Jilian :). She's the greatest! I mean, c'mon, it's true love when someone will go over to a computer lab at 9:30 (early for a college student) and get you tickets online.
Cheers,
-Nate
"But you deny for others, what you demand for yourself."-U2
Website of the day: www.rednova.com This site is pretty cool, lots of neat satellite pictures and science-related nerdery. Great for putting the "pro" in procrastinate.
Other than that this past week has been great fun. The first "US v. Ireland" soccer match took place on Wednesday between my flat-mates and our Irish friends. Despite a valiant effort and hilarious costumes on our part, we lost 1-5. At least we scored a goal. I played the role of photo-manager, taking pictures and yelling helpful advice such as "Kick!" and "c'mon boys! D-up! USA!" Another highlight was the singing of our respective anthems before the match. The US national anthem really is pretty long compared to the Irish one, which is in Irish-Gaelic and shorter than ours.
Work was also fun. I started on Friday, after which we had the mandatory "these are the things we need to improve" managers meeting after work. The not so mandatory part after that was going to the pub, which was also fun. I really got to know my co-workers of various nationalities while we enjoyed a few Guinesse. (ok, more than a few, but hey.) Sorry, the camera did not make that trip with me (I'm a little hesistant to take anything important out with me after the memory-stick incident).
Another reason for the lack of posting has been my focus on academia..I have two papers due next week, one of which is due tomorrow (and almost finished) another due on Friday, then I will never have to write a paper again until the fall (unless I opt to write a paper instead of taking an exam in a few classes, we'll see.) Easter Break also starts next week, so hopefully my work schedule isn't too restrictive (it shouldn't be) and I'll be able to tour Ireland a little. Also, I get St. Paddy's day off and the day after, which is amazing. A trip to Dublin this late might be a little out of the question since hostels have all been booked for the celebration over there. I might either stay in Galway or go down to Cork to celebrate the holiday..but if I make it to Dublin I'll be sure to also let you know..I could probably stay with some new study-abroad friends. I'll have to look into that.
Right, that's all for now. I'll be extremely happy once these papers are all done. Oh, and I'm officially going to the u2 show on December 19th in the Portland Rose Garden thanks to Jilian :). She's the greatest! I mean, c'mon, it's true love when someone will go over to a computer lab at 9:30 (early for a college student) and get you tickets online.
Cheers,
-Nate
"But you deny for others, what you demand for yourself."-U2
Website of the day: www.rednova.com This site is pretty cool, lots of neat satellite pictures and science-related nerdery. Great for putting the "pro" in procrastinate.
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