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Posing as a Dubliner

Wherever you go, go with all your heart. Thoughts and ramblings from an Oregonian in Dublin.

20 Aug '06

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the cars

i forgot to mention something about the cars. Apparently a few years ago the government took the inititive to get all the old cars off the streets by giving anyone who turned in their old car (before 1990) a fistfull … Read More

19 Aug '06

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Phrase for the day

Irish Fashion Accessory=Umbrella

Today I got a taste of the real Dublin. I waited until 2 for it to stop raining so I could go walk around. Well, the rain stayed away for about 10 minutes. Then started coming down … Read More

18 Aug '06

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Friday!

Today was a good day.

Work went well.

For lunch we headed to some fancy Italian restaurant where i paid $14 for a salad, but it was good. It was super busy and took us almost two hours … Read More

17 Aug '06

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high stress!

Well that was stressfull. Long story short, jess and I agreed over email that i would help her pay rent until she could find another job. When I got here she said she wouldnt even be able to pay what … Read More

16 Aug '06

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Nose to the grindstone

I didn’t get much sleep sunday nite. Missing flynn mainly. It’s too early for homesickness. I dozed off around 3am only to awake for work at 7am.

Monday was filled with learning the ways of Dara Creative. That took about … Read More

15 Aug '06

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About the food…

Overpriced and overcooked goes the saying. The saying is correct. Lunch today consisted of some cafeteria style mushy lasagnia, mashed potatoes, boiled carrots and cabbage. For this I paid over $10. I must officially be a Dubliner now, because complaining … Read More

14 Aug '06

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Day 4 part 2

I took a 2 hour nap. After that i felt great, i think my jet lag has finally gone away. Although it wasn’t too bad to begin with.

For some reason doing things for the first time are kinda scarring … Read More

13 Aug '06

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Dublin Day 4

Actually back to day 3. Lizzy stopped by last nite with a friend, Sally, on their way to temple bar for a drink and invited us along. At first I declined, i was tired and had already spent a lot … Read More

12 Aug '06

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Dublin Day 3

On our way into town today Jess and I came across a rather sketchy bike salesman. Sketchy or not his bike prices were competitive. We talked him down from 120e to 95e. It’s a decent bike with everything I was … Read More

11 Aug '06

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Dublin Day 2

I slept until noon, which I wasn’t too happy with because I had things to do! But i also needed some good sleep. I was very surprised by how quiet it was during the evening time for being so close … Read More

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