15 Jan (Fri)-- No class! A few of us tried to go to the Garda station to register (so we wouldn't be illegal immigrants), but we went to the wrong station, the right station was closed when we arrived, so we killed time and then by the time we got back, the computers were broken. Garda fail. But then, that same few of us had a fabulous pizza and wings dinner! We planned to watch "Scarface," but we accidentally rented the old one (the not-Al Pacino one), so we watched "The Maltese Falcon" instead.
16 Jan (Sat)-- Is it sad that I can't remember? At all...
17 Jan (Sun)-- Did work (haha), well I tried to do homework... Some people went mountain climbing, but I (as a relatively lazy bum) did not.
18 Jan (Mon)-- Monday again... Three day weekends really do fly by! And again, I can't really remember, but I figure, if I can't remember, it's probably so boring that you don't care anyway! :)
19 Jan (Tue)-- Rain! Again... I think it rains every Tuesday (except the 26th :) ), which is fine, except that I spend lots of time walking on Tuesdays... so I would prefer sun! It was raining and I was soaked walking to my Irish history class. We had a new professor; he started off really interesting and pretty cool... seems like a good guy to have a conversation with. But as a lecturer, he's terrible, no main focus, and says "um... uh" way too much... also, my cell phone was in my backpack, which got wet-- ergo, my phone got wet, soaked is more like it. So yeah, it died. Boo. Despite all of my attempts with dryers, rice, etc., my 2 1/2 week old phone bit the dust. Sad.
20 Jan (Wed)-- So Wednesday was my family dinner day! I decided to make chicken parmesan and eggplant parmesan (for the vegetarians). I got up at a decent hour, went into the city, got a new phone (wah!), went grocery shopping, etc. -- Very exciting! Got back to my apartment, began fixing dinner (prepping the chicken, the eggplant, and making breadcrumbs--which I'm never doing again...), skipped my noon class (how lazy!), and did some work for Topology. Went to my afternoon classes... then came back and actually cooked dinner! People came over and ate, and then we discovered the best show on television... It's called "Fat Families" and basically, this "former fatty" goes to people's homes, tells them they are too fat, and makes them lose weight. But these people are really, really fat... like 5'2" and over 20 stone (which is 280 pounds)... And my favorite part of the show... his catchphrase "massive fatties"... which he calls them to their faces. And those of us who watch decided to always eat dessert while watching... It makes it soooo much better. Oh, and another thing, I wore heels to my afternoon classes on Wednesday. Let's just say that I have a new respect for people who wear heels all the time and can actually walk (at a decent pace) in them. :)
21 Jan (Thu)-- First Topology homework due. How exciting! Classes were classes, nothing spectacular. But that evening, Bridget, Emily and I went to college to see "The Wind That Shakes The Barley," a movie about the IRA in 1920-1. I was not prepared for this movie... so much more violent than I expected. Good film, but not a light movie... Several times, we almost left because it was so much. BUT! After the movie and a little chocolate to make us feel better (just like in Harry Potter), we met up with some of Emily's flatmates and we partied like it was 1999... Well, maybe not that much, but we had a good night. I did, however, try to be Irish and wear heels out. Never again. Flats are the best things EVER. But going out was a ton of fun, other than my dead feet. :)
22 Jan (Fri)-- No class!!! Well, not really, I have a tutorial on Fridays now. But I made an executive decision to rarely go. Problem solved. Instead, I went shopping with Bridget! Got two shirts and two dresses for 14 euro :) and bought FLAT shoes!!! We also went to the Garda (again), but this time, we were successful! So I am no longer an illegal resident in Ireland... whew! After registering, we rushed to UCC, where the sign-ups for two fantastic trips were. Despite how crazy the sign-ups were, I managed to register for both trips-- one to Galway, and one to Killarney :) A bunch of people went to see Avatar, but I didn't and instead went grocery shopping with a few folks (different than my usual group) and then we had a delicious taco dinner. I was so happy to have beef-- you have no idea! And then, after dinner, clean-up, etc., we went to a pub to watch a rugby match. And I made a miraculous discovery-- I LOVE RUGBY. I had no clue that I would like it but I do... It's such a great sport to watch, even though I don't really know the rules... maybe I'll learn them while I'm here. :)
23 Jan (Sat)-- Blarney Castle!! Took a bus to Blarney, walked to the castle... It was soooo fun! And (of course) I kissed the Blarney Stone, so now I have the Gift of Gab (as if I didn't before)... But supposedly, I should be a bit more eloquent... (Don't think it's kicked in yet) Despite rumors that the Blarney Stone is disgusting and whatnot, it tasted like disinfectant... so I'm hoping that it was clean-ish. There are pictures on my facebook (the only place that will load pictures), so here's the link: http://www.facebook.com/album.
This should work even if you don't have facebook! And then after getting back from Blarney (about 20 minutes from Cork), Kat made a fabulous roast chicken and mashed potato dinner... soooo delicious... She's quite the chef. :)
24 Jan (Sun)-- Again... nothing?? My memory isn't serving me well, but I'm pretty sure I just bummed around and pretended to do work. :)
25 Jan (Mon)-- MONDAY! again...
26 Jan (Tue)-- Had classes as usual... Nothing terribly exciting. Although in my Topology tutorial, I had real (as in NOT math) conversations with a few of the guys in my class... We basically were laughing for about 40 minutes... The professor was not too happy, but whatever. It was hilarious. :) Oh, and we still had the bad professor in Irish history... and he was still not good... most people left halfway through the class. I felt bad for him (bad enough to stay in class but not so bad that I paid attention).
27 Jan (Wed)-- Started taking Italian!! Soooo fantastic! I really like Italian... such a neat language, and now I think I have to travel to Italy :) That evening, after dinner, we all went to someone's apartment to watch "Fat Families" and eat ice cream :) This episode was not nearly as good as the first one, but definitely enjoyable... After our gathering, I was planning to be a good little Katie and go to my room and sleep/do work, but plans change. I went to Emily's apartment and was convinced to go out... I'm glad I did too... There was a UV party at Freakscene (a club), and it was a blast... Of course, I had paint everywhere (well, mostly my face and arms) when I left, but it was super fun!
28 Jan (Thu)-- Usually my last day of classes for the week... (this week I had to go to my Friday tutorial, but I'll explain that later) Nothing too exciting happened... I had classes and then they were over, and I did nothing until I got a text from Bridget threatening me to come to a tea party... Needless to say, I went! And it was sooo much fun, although I ate too much, especially because after the tea party, I headed to family dinner... But the dinner was soup (delicious but not necessarily super filling) and potatoes... Then, we did some quality hanging out :) A few people went to hear live music, but I actually was a good Katie and attempted to accomplish something on Thursday evening...
And that's where I'll leave you... I hope that I will write again soon... or at least, I won't let it be two weeks before I post again :)
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