A Day in the Life

People tell me to write more, but I haven't been doing anything super interesting. To prove it, here's what I did today:

This morning I woke up at 10 for my class at 11. Luckily Molly and Anthony both slept in so there was still hot water when I took a shower. Usually there’s enough water for 2 showers, then whoever wakes up last has to press the “boost” button and wait 45 minutes for the water heater to fill up again. My first class was Irish, which I love, but today we didn’t learn anything really interesting, just the names of rooms in the house. So now I can say that I’m from Texas, I live in an apartment in Galway by the river, and what time it is. I think the next vocabulary set we’re learning is about family members, so that should be more fun. Usually during the break in that class I go to the Gaeilge café in the building and get a cupan tae, and talk to the woman working there a bit in Irish, because she knows I’m learning it. Not today though. “Is as Texas me. Ta me i mo chonai i nGaillimh in arasan gar don ahbainn. Ta se a tri a chlog.”

Our "Seomra Teaghlaigh"

Molly making beans on toast

After Irish I went to the library to do some homework before my next class. Started reading “Measure for Measure” for my Shakespeare class, then spent the rest of the time looking up stuff to do in London this weekend. Our group is going to the London Eye and on a riverboat down the Thames, and also to see the Tower of London. Then the rest of the time we have a hop-on hop-off bus ticket to see what we want to. I think Saturday night I’m going to try to see We Will Rock You, which is like a broadway show full of Queen music. My parents saw it a couple years ago and said it was great. Besides that I don’t have too many plans. Double-decker bus, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace. I know some people who are all excited to go to Chipotle. I’d be happy with fish and chips.

Typical cereal I eat for breakfast/lunch/dinner

I bought these based purely on the packaging and repulsive-sounding flavor to make Molly laugh. Best decision I ever made, they're basically Funyuns but better.

I had my second favorite class at 3, which is my Shakespeare class. My professor for that one is an American guy, who’s pretty interesting. But not interesting in any way that you would care about. Kind of just a have-to-be-there kind of way. Anyway, after that I went to Tesco (the grocery store) with Anthony to get stuff to make cornbread for the Fall-themed dinner club happening tomorrow. Unfortunately they don’t sell the little Jiffy cornbread mixes from home, and they don’t sell plain cornmeal either so I can’t even make it from scratch. I think instead I’m going to make cupcakes that look like pumpkins and some cinnamon coffee to go with them. I think we’re also having apple-brandy glazed pork, pumpkin soup, homemade applesauce, and pumpkin bread. Should be good.

I had lacrosse practice tonight, which was good for about 10 minutes, then it got really cold and started raining and the lights didn’t come on so no one could see the ball or catch any passes. It started at half six, we played ‘til seven, then stood around for another half an hour waiting for the lights to come on at half seven, since that’s what time they came on last week. 7:45 rolled around and we called it a night, since it was still miserable weather. It was fun, but not the most fun practice I’ve been to. On the way home we saw an ice cream truck so my friend Brendan got us all some, because no matter what, it’s never too cold for ice cream. 25 minutes later I finally made it home, where I sat in front of our “fireplace” for a while (which is really just a heater with a picture of a fire on it) then made myself a grilled cheese and an Irish coffee. A little while later my friend Katie came over and we played cards for a couple hours and made hot chocolate. I still had some left over heavy cream in the fridge from the Tres Leches cake a couple weeks ago so we even made some whipped cream to top them off. It was a good night.

"Fireplace" and halloween decorations

Tomorrow I have to go back to Tesco to get cake mix, then I’m making the cupcakes before class so they’re cool by the time I get back. I have my Imagining Modern Ireland class from 11-1. It’s definitely and interesting class, but I would like it a lot more if it wasn’t 2 hours long. After class I’m supposed to go with Molly and some other people to get lunch at a place called Mr. Waffle, which sells waffles, crepes, and sandwiches. Then hopefully I’ll make it to the gym, but I might take a nap instead, since it’s now 3:30am and I’m planning on getting up at 8am. Then I have to ice the cupcakes and go over to dinner club at 8pm. Full day.

Halloween decorations from Nana. Mine's the owl (Jerry) and Molly's is the skull (Bart)

Cyclamen flowers when I bought them about a month ago

Cyclamens now (and Jerry)

So there you go. I'm having a blast, still loving it here. I can't believe it's halfway over.