Hows my little Baby Guinness?

Ireland.
A land where Guinness flows more than it rains, which is saying something, A land where sidewalks beep at you, weird roads, massive shopping districts, good food, no tall buildings, and really friendly people.

Visiting my sister was pretty fantastic it was fun seeing her place of living and meeting her friends as well as seeing Dublin. I got there Friday morning after a long Thursday of travel, I got a tour of Dublin while in search for the Guinness brewery as well as the Jameson distillery. I spent that day perpetually tipsy because of all of the samplings and the drink at lunch.

Saturday morning was fantastic, we went to beautiful town called Galway. In Galway we visited the aron islands which were beautiful! We got a tour of the largest island and it was super cool learning more about the Irish culture. That night we went out and got ourselves a good Irish dinner then got a few drinks at a pub, where I met up with one of my good friend's sister Nelly and got to meet this guy she is seeing. He was Danish and cool as hell. We got another drink at the hotel and went to bed it was a good day.

Sunday was spent mostly in transit back to Dublin and getting Amanda’s friend Jessica home. We went out to a cool bar that night and drank a whole bunch of Guinness (Amanda likes whiskey she drank that) That is when I got to experience cheesy chips, which are fries with cheddar smothered all over them…deeeeelish.

Monday Amanda had class all day so I thought I would go out and wander Dublin. We stayed out late the night before/I still wasn’t on Irish time yet, so I slept until 1. Which was lame of me. I did get out to explore Dublin, but just for not as long. I spent most of my time reading a crappy map and trying to figure out where I was. But it was still way cool to be wandering around Dublin on my own going in some shops and watching/listening to people. We stayed in that night after Amanda and I whipped up a culinary masterpiece. I watched a movie called Very Bad Things, which is a movie without a happy ending, and Cameron Diaz looking fine, so I liked it.

Wednesday Amanda and I set the ol’ alarm for 10 and went out around town, it was fun to tell her what I had walked past the night before. We went on a search for a peacoat and it provided some very promising results but didn’t get one. I was damn close though. We also saw the book of Kells and the book of Durrow, which were absolutely sweet because I had studied them briefly in a history class. Then we went to a town with a name I could not pronounce one bit while reading it but it was pronounced dun-leer-ie. And that was fun too. We walked around town a bit and walked out on a big breakwater with some a lighthouse and Amanda even got attacked by the Irish sea, which was funny. Wednesday night we met up with many of Amanda’s friends and roommates and we all went to a pub. I drank a lot. I cuddled with Amanda on the cab ride home because the cab drivers drive super fast and spin around turns like crazies. We made it back and I left a nice deposit of some Guinness and rice on UCD’s lawn, before wandering up to her apartment.

Today I got up early feeling much less than stellar and hopped on a bus through Dublin and it was cool to go driving through and say, hey I know where I am in another country, right now. In the plane I got to see some really cool mountains and glaciers in Canada, and that was way cool.


All in all Ireland was great. Ladies if you want to hop on the European fashion bandwagon start buying black leggings and jean skirts. Also the earbud headphones are the only headphones used. Guys it’s all about layering, Amanda called it functional because the weather there is very erratic, maybe she is right. I am happy my sister is a certified Irish whiskey taste tester, because now I know a bit more about different whiskeys. I have many more stories and details about my trip, but this is getting very long, so I thought I would let you cats know that the trip was wonderful, and Ireland is great. And so is my sister.



Oh yeah…
If any of you EVER travel overseas, make sure to leave enough room in your carry on luggage to buy all sorts of crap (aka cheap booze) from the duty free stop in the airport. Because I didn’t and damnit I wanted the twin pack of Jameson for only 23 euro.

=)

Hows my litte thankfully excited?

Two Parts:

I am cheesy
I am thankful for:
My great friends, my wonderful mom and dad and sister and brothers, that I am healthy, a job, my big house, Fergie, the big hugs i get and give, music that fits my mood, ireland, my sisters presence in ireland creating an excuse to see it, engadget keeping me updated on nerd news, cnn keeping updated on "news", blogging, glorious food, hot girls in the morning, fun, smiles, good moods, really neat clouds, pictures, photoshop, walks to school in the cold, and the love i have for all the people close to me.

Part two:
IRELAND!!!
I am going to ireland for thanksgiving, to those of you who offered me a place to sit and be welcomed for thanksgiving thank you so much I love you and am thankful i have friends and family gracious enough to offer that to me.
But, I'm going to ireland.
I am leaving the country to a much different place, the signs are different, they talk different, they even measure different. I am going to drink stout and whiskey and laugh and love. I am excited to see my sister whom i haven't seen in forever, and I am excited to see a new part of the world. I am going to see henry's sister the weekend that I am there. I'm excited to walk in a place i have never been and see things i have never seen. I am excited to dress kind of nicely for a whole week and everyone I meet will have the impression I do it all the time. I am excited to be a traveler and a tourist. I am excited for someone else to show me around an area I know nothing about. I am excited to talk to strangers, I am excited to show a security guard my passport. I am excited that the bank just extended my credit line. I am excited to play 7 hours of pokemon. I am excited to leave minnesota. I am excited to be alive enough to be excited. Friends, family and strangers I am leaving on the 23rd and I am excited about that.




suprise! part 3
when i see girls with really big butts i automatically start singing 'what you gunna do with all that junk all that junk inside that trunk' and it makes me laugh EVERY time.

Hows my little Flatulator?

As I was walking to school today I farted. =)

It made me wonder...if you fart in the cold with your pants down, can you see it?
What do you think?

Hows my little shortie?

Not much to report lately
Between 5 days of work this week Schooling things and no money I haven't been up to much

I did manage to see Borat
Its offensive, makes fun of the south, and really funny
its was great flick, worth my $5.50

I am also addicted to a little game called Line Rider, its super simple and way fun google it

Hows my little Vote against war?

I voted yesterday.
Donald Rumsfeld quit today.
Conicidence?

Did you vote?
Yesterday marked an important day for me and, well I think... My family. If you know me you know my stance is pretty firm against the war, I promote Stem Cell reasearch, I think if gay people would like to get married they should. And some other things too.

Wisconsin...I thought you were better than that...

I think Pawlenty is running minnesota pretty well, so I have no qualms with his win.

As for the house and Senate I voted blue. For two reasons. My brother Brian and my other brother Dan. Both have been to Iraq and made it back with their lives, and Brian will be over there again most likely by march. and if only takes 15 min of my life to register and then to vote to prolong his life, then damnit I'll do it, shame on who didn't.
Go DFL for gaining control of the house. I can only hope that this is a beginning to an end of our involvement with Iraq.


I Voted.

Hows my little 848 mile weekend?

Gyro man..............................................................................x
Chalmillionare (not sure thats going to stick)........................
Tony ^2 jokes........................................................................x
Enjoying BJ.........................................................................xxx
Hicks.....................................................................................
Tailgating..............................................................................x
Beer before noon...................................................................x
driving for 6 hours.................................................more like 7
Giving giant hugs to strangers...............................................x
Hanging out in the grey area that represents just kickin' it.....x
Motzerella sticks....................................................................x
Cheaper Gas than duluth......................................1.99 vs. 2.22
Inside of a sorority house........................................................x
Making an ass of myself because I dont know anyone..............x
Getting the hell out of duluth for awhile.................................. :)


All but two goals I would call the weekend a success.
I had a great time seeing all of the ISU folk and am excited to see you again, whenever that may be.

This week is already getting busy...guhh

Hows my little Geode State rock?

Going to Iowa for the weekend and Im going to rock the hell out of it!!

Excited for (in no particular order):

Gyro man
Chalmillionare (not sure thats going to stick)
Tony ^2 jokes
Enjoying BJ
Hicks
Tailgating
Beer before noon
driving for 6 hours
Giving giant hugs to strangers
Hanging out in the grey area that represents just kickin' it
Motzerella sticks
Cheaper Gas than duluth
Inside of a sorority house
Making an ass of myself because I dont know anyone
Getting the hell out of duluth for awhile

In other news...
I'm doing another website for a class in the coming weeks, it will have neat elevators, because duluth has tons of them that are old and unique. yay!