Returned!
I can't believe this, but it's actually colder here then in Ireland. Everybody that comes to Game Nights will definitely appreciate that we now have two bottle openers! I bought one at the Guinness Brewery. You must try an Irish Carbomb...Guiness with Baileys.
My two big events since I came back was teaching Tae Kwon Do on Wednesday and playing Arkana Thursday night. I've noticed how difficult it is to miss a night. I did bump a level, which is nice. I had a tonne of writing to do in order to catch up Vormeili's Journal.
OK, I'm starting to babble, so I'm going to go :)
26 April 2004
Final Day
Touring Dublin's historical areas is our last day's activities. I'm amazed with my inability to remain "unplugged," as Neal put it. I'm going to be a basketcase on the Appalacian Trail! Wow. The reality of that Trail is sinking in more and more. It's still determined though...(if nothing else but to prove to Ball that I CAN DO IT! ;))
Touring Dublin's historical areas is our last day's activities. I'm amazed with my inability to remain "unplugged," as Neal put it. I'm going to be a basketcase on the Appalacian Trail! Wow. The reality of that Trail is sinking in more and more. It's still determined though...(if nothing else but to prove to Ball that I CAN DO IT! ;))
23 April 2004
Pubs...
We finally found them! Need I say more? ;)
The really rural country apparently doesn't understand the concept of actual pubs. Restaurants don't even exist in the really small villages. They must cook or something. It's very strange. Therefore, we make a tremendous effort staying in cities. We're on the west coast right now, with a B&B window looking over the bay.
I have found out that I gained a spryte level? Very exciting!!!
One quick funny story about a Limrick bar...the DJ seemed very happy about visiting Americans. They played Born in the USA, and then we were given Henekein Cup hats to wear to the pubs in Dublin for the huge Rugby match :)
We finally found them! Need I say more? ;)
The really rural country apparently doesn't understand the concept of actual pubs. Restaurants don't even exist in the really small villages. They must cook or something. It's very strange. Therefore, we make a tremendous effort staying in cities. We're on the west coast right now, with a B&B window looking over the bay.
I have found out that I gained a spryte level? Very exciting!!!
One quick funny story about a Limrick bar...the DJ seemed very happy about visiting Americans. They played Born in the USA, and then we were given Henekein Cup hats to wear to the pubs in Dublin for the huge Rugby match :)
21 April 2004
Ireland Update
I guess I should own up to the possibility of my geekhood if I am sitting in an Internet Cafe in Waterford, Ireland...posting a blog. How sad. Dublin is not cool. Very rude people and a small city at that. Waterford is a wonderful city with shoppes, nice people, tonnes of pubs and historical sites. Both Tonya and I feel that southern Ireland is more to our liking.
I just need Tonya's better clutch control and she needs my "other side of the road" experience ;) We have some very funny stories, although they were not so humourous at the time.
Catch everybody later...
I guess I should own up to the possibility of my geekhood if I am sitting in an Internet Cafe in Waterford, Ireland...posting a blog. How sad. Dublin is not cool. Very rude people and a small city at that. Waterford is a wonderful city with shoppes, nice people, tonnes of pubs and historical sites. Both Tonya and I feel that southern Ireland is more to our liking.
I just need Tonya's better clutch control and she needs my "other side of the road" experience ;) We have some very funny stories, although they were not so humourous at the time.
Catch everybody later...
20 April 2004
Ireland!
I'm off to Ireland with Tonya. Driving to Chicago for a direct flight (thank you God!) to Dublin. The manual car rental should be interesting, even though it is like riding a bicycle. You just have to get the feel of the clutch again. The only problem with that is when I get back I'll be treating my automatic like a manual for a week :)
Be Back Tuesday Evening!
I'm off to Ireland with Tonya. Driving to Chicago for a direct flight (thank you God!) to Dublin. The manual car rental should be interesting, even though it is like riding a bicycle. You just have to get the feel of the clutch again. The only problem with that is when I get back I'll be treating my automatic like a manual for a week :)
Be Back Tuesday Evening!
19 April 2004
Arcana UnEarthed
I find playing a mindwitch to be very confusing. I have all these spells, some to be readied, others not. Some I can cast at certain times, others not. Then there's the weaving. While I understand it, how can I possibly remember all this in the heat of the battle??? It's enjoyable though. I suppose practice helps. Being a very focused individual, it doesn't help that I'm trying to follow a storyline, keep all the characters and their abilities straight, and keep my stuff straight. So I created yet another blog dedicated to Vormeili's Journey. Now I can better develop my character's personality, abilities, and still follow everything else...maybe :)
I find playing a mindwitch to be very confusing. I have all these spells, some to be readied, others not. Some I can cast at certain times, others not. Then there's the weaving. While I understand it, how can I possibly remember all this in the heat of the battle??? It's enjoyable though. I suppose practice helps. Being a very focused individual, it doesn't help that I'm trying to follow a storyline, keep all the characters and their abilities straight, and keep my stuff straight. So I created yet another blog dedicated to Vormeili's Journey. Now I can better develop my character's personality, abilities, and still follow everything else...maybe :)
16 April 2004
Lost Pup
Let me start off with the fact that this "lost pup" is up to my shoulders when he stands on his back legs. I'm terrified of big dogs. The name pit bull or rot sends shivers up and down my spine; however, this dog is smaller, so I didn't suspect pit bull. Since he was annoying me on every level by marking every bush and plant in my garden, he was installed in the garage. He wasn't leaving the area any time soon, and I felt that it would be better for him to mark silly tools instead of my plants. (Just kidding Eric!)
I took him to the vet today to scan him for a chip. He had one, but the computers were down, so they couldn't find out the owner. Given his excellent grooming condition, obedience, and gentleness, I figured him to have a chip and be owned. They asked me to keep him until they could locate the owner. I was perfectly fine with this until I ventured to ask the breed.
Pit Bull.
A very unhappy Marian took him home. I now understood why my cats puffed up in defense. Although I'm scared of him because of his breed, he has taken to me. We took a 2 mile walk. He managed to humiliate me by marking every rock and flower by the sidewalk. His owners must be breeding him. He's definitely ready to rock and roll. I placed him in the garage with the main door cracked, not figuring he would get through the screen door. Nope.
*click click click*
I look up, and this huge pit bull is looking at me with the most mournful eyes from the stairs. He came over and sat next to me. Never look into a dogs eyes when you lock them up.
Porky is no-where to be seen, and Q occasionally ventures out all puffed up. She is very angry, but when is Q not angry?
Let me start off with the fact that this "lost pup" is up to my shoulders when he stands on his back legs. I'm terrified of big dogs. The name pit bull or rot sends shivers up and down my spine; however, this dog is smaller, so I didn't suspect pit bull. Since he was annoying me on every level by marking every bush and plant in my garden, he was installed in the garage. He wasn't leaving the area any time soon, and I felt that it would be better for him to mark silly tools instead of my plants. (Just kidding Eric!)
I took him to the vet today to scan him for a chip. He had one, but the computers were down, so they couldn't find out the owner. Given his excellent grooming condition, obedience, and gentleness, I figured him to have a chip and be owned. They asked me to keep him until they could locate the owner. I was perfectly fine with this until I ventured to ask the breed.
Pit Bull.
A very unhappy Marian took him home. I now understood why my cats puffed up in defense. Although I'm scared of him because of his breed, he has taken to me. We took a 2 mile walk. He managed to humiliate me by marking every rock and flower by the sidewalk. His owners must be breeding him. He's definitely ready to rock and roll. I placed him in the garage with the main door cracked, not figuring he would get through the screen door. Nope.
*click click click*
I look up, and this huge pit bull is looking at me with the most mournful eyes from the stairs. He came over and sat next to me. Never look into a dogs eyes when you lock them up.
Porky is no-where to be seen, and Q occasionally ventures out all puffed up. She is very angry, but when is Q not angry?
15 April 2004
Yup...
I went girly. Bored out of my wits, and currently frustrated with Sacred's inability to zoom in and out appropriately without the screen jumping (especially in the towns), I decided to spice up my blogs. For those of you that may be horrified with the delicate colours, they will be changed as the seasons past. You are reading about the woman that changed her living room setting about three times within two months. I'm feeling very...springy :)
I went girly. Bored out of my wits, and currently frustrated with Sacred's inability to zoom in and out appropriately without the screen jumping (especially in the towns), I decided to spice up my blogs. For those of you that may be horrified with the delicate colours, they will be changed as the seasons past. You are reading about the woman that changed her living room setting about three times within two months. I'm feeling very...springy :)
Tax Season
There has also been a very big cloud of anger over my head this week because of tax season. I will spare you my rant, but I think there is something fundamentally wrong when you give so much money throughout the year, then they decide to sting you again. Given our tax bracket in a combined income, I will be relieved to see next year's tax bracket without my income. Why screw us? Do you see a Mercedes out front? Do you see us owning a really cool house on Meridian Street? NO! We are innocent American citizens that work hard. Part of my problem is that I always take very careful notice of how much they withheld too, and combined with the April 15 taxes, it's insane. If people did not have FICA withholding, there would seriously be a tax revolution in this country. People just don't quite realise the depth of their contributions to the government. This is an example (not ours) to show how much the government rips off from us....
*whew* I feel better.
The highlight of my day is that my stats class is over as of yesterday. I just want to say that I very much enjoyed giving the feedback survey on the instructor. BWA HA HA!
There has also been a very big cloud of anger over my head this week because of tax season. I will spare you my rant, but I think there is something fundamentally wrong when you give so much money throughout the year, then they decide to sting you again. Given our tax bracket in a combined income, I will be relieved to see next year's tax bracket without my income. Why screw us? Do you see a Mercedes out front? Do you see us owning a really cool house on Meridian Street? NO! We are innocent American citizens that work hard. Part of my problem is that I always take very careful notice of how much they withheld too, and combined with the April 15 taxes, it's insane. If people did not have FICA withholding, there would seriously be a tax revolution in this country. People just don't quite realise the depth of their contributions to the government. This is an example (not ours) to show how much the government rips off from us....
*whew* I feel better.
The highlight of my day is that my stats class is over as of yesterday. I just want to say that I very much enjoyed giving the feedback survey on the instructor. BWA HA HA!
06 April 2004
New Cousin
I only say that I have a new cousin (Eric's cousin) because I only met him for the first time a few months ago. I have tonnes of cousins, with family reunions ranging in the hundreds, so one more, and a "cousin-in-law" at that, had little impact on me...except perhaps that he's cute. Very cute, even. He has some serious potential except that he speaks the official computer-talk language, so there's some communication barriers for people like me. Eric, apparently, is somewhat fluent in this subject, as the entire dinner conversation that day was lost on me. Anyway, I bring up this memory because I found his blog. I immediately saw that his computer-talk language extended to his writing skills also. He has some political things mentioned regarding Iraq too to add some flavour to this otherwise confusing blog. Sometime I think I'm going to have to go to Rose-Hulman and get a CS degree just so I can converse with people. I never realised that a degree would be necessary for conversation skills when I married an engineer!
I only say that I have a new cousin (Eric's cousin) because I only met him for the first time a few months ago. I have tonnes of cousins, with family reunions ranging in the hundreds, so one more, and a "cousin-in-law" at that, had little impact on me...except perhaps that he's cute. Very cute, even. He has some serious potential except that he speaks the official computer-talk language, so there's some communication barriers for people like me. Eric, apparently, is somewhat fluent in this subject, as the entire dinner conversation that day was lost on me. Anyway, I bring up this memory because I found his blog. I immediately saw that his computer-talk language extended to his writing skills also. He has some political things mentioned regarding Iraq too to add some flavour to this otherwise confusing blog. Sometime I think I'm going to have to go to Rose-Hulman and get a CS degree just so I can converse with people. I never realised that a degree would be necessary for conversation skills when I married an engineer!
05 April 2004
02 April 2004
Happy Day!
After a rather long afternoon of shoe shopping, I found my primary pair of hiking boots. Unfortunately, they are sold at the stiff price of $210. Well worth it though. I plan to buy them later this summer. In the meantime, I bought some nice summer walking shoes for those shorter hikes on the Monan.
Just when I thought the day couldn't get any better, I found Star Gate's season 1 for $29.95 at our local EB. I blinked several times...then put it back, thinking that it was a trick. Then I took it up front, and the manager confirmed this miracle, and told me that a guy had come in and traded two seasons. Since the manager bought the one, that left one for me :)
This has been a truly excellent day of shopping.
After a rather long afternoon of shoe shopping, I found my primary pair of hiking boots. Unfortunately, they are sold at the stiff price of $210. Well worth it though. I plan to buy them later this summer. In the meantime, I bought some nice summer walking shoes for those shorter hikes on the Monan.
Just when I thought the day couldn't get any better, I found Star Gate's season 1 for $29.95 at our local EB. I blinked several times...then put it back, thinking that it was a trick. Then I took it up front, and the manager confirmed this miracle, and told me that a guy had come in and traded two seasons. Since the manager bought the one, that left one for me :)
This has been a truly excellent day of shopping.
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