"I didn’t know I was this geeky until I discovered the online world through my office’s 2400 baud modem back in ’93." Tag Archives for Ireland
Causeway here we come
Getting psyched now. We’re booking a fly drive offer to Dublin through BBI Travel at 127 euro p.p. for the end of September and beginning of October. (My friend will be driving. I’ll bring my license, but I’m pretty sure … Continue reading
Hibernophiles unite
For the past two weeks I have been looking up information for a trip to Portugal in September, but I couldn’t really find the right flight or lodging at the right price. Don’t matter. Looks like we’ll (and that isn’t … Continue reading
St Aloysius
‘S worth all the hassle. (No postprocessing, no cropping.) More about St Aloysius. The statue was a going away gift from a museum I worked for. The head of the museum suggested I bring Luigi to Ireland, teach the natives … Continue reading
In Glencolmcille (III)
(part I) (part II) Seamus is a big elderly American of Irish descent. He is in level 2. Of course he takes the car to drive around the corner to go shopping. On the third day he has a puncture. … Continue reading
In Glencolmcille (I)
(Peter made the mistake of mentioning Glencolmcille in the comments of my previous entry. I wrote this ten years ago.) ‘It’s the dialect!‘ Mary says. Originally from Dublin, she has lived in Leicester for the past 30 years. She’s in … Continue reading
‘Have you planned a holiday?’
‘Have you planned a holiday?’ someone asked. I haven’t. I hardly ever take holidays in summer, I don’t have anyone to travel with I’m afraid – most of my friends are in relationships or just on a different vibe. (read … Continue reading
Katy encounters teenage middle America
Katy encounters teenage middle America – something that’s scared the fuck out of me ever after I joined my first ‘fan’ mailing list back in ’93. Tom envies Mark for having ‘done Europe’ before his 15th. I did Europe with … Continue reading
