I saw Riverdance with my friend T-- at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre back in April. They perform it every summer at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin, I think; it's something I meant to see before I left Ireland, but I didn't. So when it came to town, I scooped up tickets as soon as they … Continue reading Riverdance
Category: Ireland
#YARRLAND @ Two YARRS
Pretend I posted this a year ago, that I didn't have to scrounge through my photos and calendars to remember what it was I did that year. Also pretend I've been posting pictures and writing about my travels, because maybe that'll encourage such content to magically come into existence. Although I believe it would still … Continue reading #YARRLAND @ Two YARRS
Three Times I Didn’t Vote
Not necessarily times I could vote, mind. In reverse chronological order: 1. I checked out the anti-Trump protest in Vancouver tonight. That was a crazy election, eh? I didn't vote, because of course I can't: I'm Canadian. American elections are strange to us, because we're so closely connected as countries, yet we have absolutely no … Continue reading Three Times I Didn’t Vote
TK MAX MEETUP GROUP 4 LYFE
I wrote this the day after the "The Imitation Game" meetup (November 22nd, 2014). The fellow who usually wrote the post-mortems wasn't there, and I had to record an excellent evening. And thus I reproduce it here for safe-keeping: OK, I'll try my hand at a post-mortem. The three of us got together for the … Continue reading TK MAX MEETUP GROUP 4 LYFE
Eurotrip: Ireland
From Derry I went back into the Republic, specifically Galway. It's a little funny; I've been near Galway twice, but never been ... even though it's consistently a place that people rave about. After visiting, I kinda get it. It has the amenities of a bigger town like Dublin, but it's still tiny and less … Continue reading Eurotrip: Ireland
Eurotrip: Northern Ireland
Alright, now for travel updates. The trip began with a journey from Dublin to Belfast by bus. It was a bit of a weird start to the trip, honestly; I think that was my fourth or fifth time visiting. I stayed at the Travelodge near Hotel Europa, wandered up to the botanical gardens, visited the … Continue reading Eurotrip: Northern Ireland
#TáForGra
I wrote this the day of the referendum: Today's the big referendum in Ireland! There are two things being voted on: 1) whether to reduce the required age for candidacy for the office of president from 35 to 21; and 2) add the following text to Article 41 of the Constitution: "Marriage may be contracted … Continue reading #TáForGra
Been here a while
I had one of those experiences last week. I was walking home from work, and there were six guards at the intersection of Nassau St. and Kildare St. I looked down Kildare and there were more guards, and people off in the distance. So I asked, "Sorry, what's going on?" "A protest." "Irish Water, right?" … Continue reading Been here a while
The Peter Pan Panto
Madness. The Gaiety Theatre was packed, almost all school children (something like ten school groups were there). They were encouraged to talk back to the stage. "What's that noise, everyone?" "IT'S HOOK!" "What did you say?" "CAPTAIN HOOK!" "I'll go look over here." "HE'S RIGHT BEHIND YOU!" I don't remember Peter Pan having a character … Continue reading The Peter Pan Panto
#YARRLAND @ One YARR
It's been a year! Personal deets It took me a couple months to get properly established. I found my apartment after a couple of weeks, through the kindness of some former hosts from AirBNB, but I only properly started renting in January. The last few days I had everything packed up, just in case. After … Continue reading #YARRLAND @ One YARR
