Bloodied, But Unbeaten

It was a close one. From the moment I realized we were playing British Trivial Pursuit I started to sweat. Due to questions involving The Brittas Empire and Dr Who, Larry closed the gap on me much more quickly than I would have liked. However, he did allow “Dr. Spock” instead [...]

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Wrong Guy

Apparently I married the wrong guy.

You Should Date An Italian!

You love for old fashioned romance, with an old fashioned guy
An Italian guy is the perfect candidate to be your prince charming
If your head doesn’t spin enough, just down another espresso with him
Invest in a motorcycle helmet - and some carb blocker for all that [...]

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Dim Memories

Sore head.Dry mouth.Smoky hair.1-900 voice.Dim memories of Whiskey in the Jar.
My first Bank Holiday Friday as an Irishwoman.

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Culturally Colonized

While watching Ireland AM this morning (not exactly Ellen DeGeneres, but something to do while slurping down the cho-chos), I was annoyed when they started discussing the “cultural colonization” of Ireland by America. Not because I thought they were insulting America, oh no, nothing like that. My annoyance stemmed from the fact that it is [...]

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Happy Birthday to Mom

Happy Birthday to Mom,Happy Birthday to Mom,Happy Birthday to Mommmmyyyyyyy,Happy Birthday to Mom.
It’s birthday madness around here! I’d like to take a moment to celebrate the birthday, today, of my mother. She was the original American Abroad, somehow thinking that not only would be it be “good” to take four young children gallivanting around the [...]

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Oh Yeah, It’s My Birthday

So with much ado and ceremony, I became an Irish citizen this morning. What’s that? Everyone’s clamoring to hear the story? Oh all right. It begins with our fair heroine walking a mile to the venue, otherwise known as the postal depot. There, she hands over the golden ticket, otherwise known as the delivery notice, [...]

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Saving Up

I love my piggy bank. It’s so cheerful, and it talks to me. Sometimes it whispers seductively, “Buy a bus like me and live happily ever after!” Sometimes it calls “Fly back to Manila where I obviously came from.” One night it laughed “Donde está el tequila?” This morning it just yelled “God damn I’m [...]

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The Job You Always Wanted

So I was surfing around, looking for a few more freelance jobs when I came across THIS website. Apparently, if I use their services, I will get the job I always wanted that comes complete with a stupid hat and name tag. Thanks, but no thanks.
Speaking of jobs, Larry’s has taken him to [...]

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What A Dilemma

What a dilemma: is today Census Day, or is it the day that Leinster fell to the evil Munster in the semifinal of the Heineken Cup? Obviously that was a rhetorical question because it’s both. After having the city invaded by maurading Munster-ians, I was not exactly impressed with the whole spectacle unfolding at Lansdowne [...]

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Happy Earth Day!

To celebrate Earth Day, Larry and I have been disgustingly active, going all over the city on our own two feet. First we mosey-ed through Merrion Square on our way to get Lar some shoes, then we made our way over to Ranelagh for lunch at Burritos N Blues. After stuffing ourselves silly on their [...]

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