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I haven't posted in a few days because, after Saturday's wildly entertaining and successful day I have not done anything of much substance. After an awesome and crazy night on Saturday I didn't do anything on Sunday. I slept in and then sadly sat on my couch all day, getting up to eat and that is about it. Brian's friend who was in Dublin for orientation for her abroad program in Cork came over and she was cool. On Monday I did much of the same, except I woke up, showered and then went grocery shopping. I actually bought a week's worth of groceries, I am trying to cut down on my trips there to save money, I have learned that shopping while hungry is a bad idea and leads to a lot of frozen pizzas (they are quick and easy!). After another action packed day I decided that Tuesday needed to be different, I knew I had class at 4:30 so that was driving me to be somewhat productive. I got all of my notebooks and organized them along with my folders to get ready for the week. I did the readings I needed to do for Northern Irish Troubles (which was that night) and also Celtic Myth and Legend which is my Wednesday morning class. I also emailed a record store and found out that they had tickets left for the Death Cab for Cutie show that I talked about before. Jake, Adam, Derrick and I took the LUAS to Saint Stephen's Green and walked to the Temple Bar district. It was pretty cool to see it again during the day, and even though it is overpriced due to being a touristy spot I think we might go back one night just for the experience. It was pretty awesome to find because everywhere else was sold out and the only alternative was going to Belfast which might have been to economically irresponsible to go. Needless to say getting the tickets at face value was awesome and I am ridiculously pumped to go.
After we got tickets we walked back to the LUAS and took it back to Charlemont, which is the stop for the IES center, we were all there early (Adam was there just to do work, how studious). When we arrived Derrick found that he had this huge package from someone back home. Since were besties we all eagerly anticipated what was inside and let me tell you it met our expectations. Inside were various goodies that we will all benefit from whether Derrick likes it or not! Some of the notables were various medicines, especially nyquil so we won't have to worry about head colds anymore. There was also honey that goes o so well with tea, tissues (paper towels are uncomfortable on the nose) and some other things that were pretty sweet. We then went up to our class which was once again pretty interesting, went back to the apartment where I did some reading for my other classes and made a slide show for my Irish Communal Identity class which involved taking pictures of things that were new and different to me. That took up the rest of my night.
Today we all had Celtic Myth and Legend at 10, so we were out the door at 9:25 to make it to the IES center on time. Class was scintillating, after which Jake, Brian and I went to Aldi to check out there prices and pick up some things. We came back to the apartment, Brian and I both made lunch and then took a nap. I woke up to the distinct, melodic voice of Adam who had just gotten back from visiting his item Kayleen who just got into town for her study abroad program. She had come back with him to see our apartment and meet Brian, Derrick and I. She is incredibly sweet and I look forward to getting to know her. Boy Adam sure is lucky. I made another dinner of breaded chicken, potatoes and bread, this time I added in some spaghetti I had made the other night, Mom would be proud. I finished Cal for my Writing on the Wall class tomorrow morning and it was ok, not my favorite book of all time, but I got through it. It felt longer than 150 pages, which is never a good review of a book. I plan on finishing up some class work and then going to bed. Tomorrow night should be fun because we are planning on having a grand night on the town.