Defining Irishness...

Just found this absolutely hilarious list on the internet! They are so true but I only really see it now after being away for sooooo long! The one about being 'absolutely terrified of the wooden spoon' is classic!!! :) anyone who doesn't get it will think we Irish are nuts!

 

 

 

Irishness is...

Describing someone with longstanding, persistent and untreated psychosis as "a character".

Saying "There's definitely no recession here!" every time you see more than 5 people in a pub.

 

Saying "Ah but he's very good to his mother" about some utter fool.

TK Red lemonade, Taytos and white pudding. Not together of course.

 Your mam or dad greeting you with the phrase "d'ya know who's dead?"

That mini heart attack you get if you go out and forget to turn off the immersion.

"You're not drinking??? Are you on antibiotics?"

Wallpaper on your school books.

Being 'Grand'!!

Boil everything in a huge pot for 3 hours.

Being absolutely terrified of a wooden spoon.

Learning a language for 12 years and not being fluent.

Going absolutely mental at concerts because you're a mad yoke...

Flat 7UP heals all illnesses.

Calling Joe Duffy instead of the Guards.

 

Giving directions to people using the pub names on each corner, instead of the street names.

 

Understanding what it means to make 'a holy show of yourself'!

 

Opening up coversations with "comere 'til I tell ya".

 

Knowing somewhere can't be too far away because it's described in distance as "a hens race"...

50 Things To Do Before I Die

Found this list online a while ago and it is getting smaller by the day… More than half way now! Obviously for discretional reasons some haven’t been marked off! ;) Make a list and live life to the full!

1.      Ride a Motorcycle (Wheelie If You’re Brave)

2.      Handbrake Turn a Car While Traveling Over 30 mph (50km/h)

3.      Get In a Physical Fight

4.      Go Camping

5.      Spend a Night Sleeping Under The Stars

6.      Go On Holiday With Your Best Friend

7.      Tour Through Europe In The Summer

8.      Throw a Snowball At Someone

9.      Go Snowboarding or Skiing

10.  Build Your Own Igloo

11.  Learn To Do A Standing Somersault

12.  Go To a Nightclub On Your Own And Make Some New Friends

13.  Throw A HUGE Party For All Your Friends

14.  Witness the Northern Lights

15.  Las Vegas

16.  Have Lunch in Monaco

17.  Live In A Foreign Country For At Least 6 Months

18.  Live On An Island For At Least a Month

19.  Build a Giant Sandcastle

20.  Play a Game of Poker (And Bluff a Hand)

21.  Play a Game Of Blackjack

22.  Win The Lottery Or Some Other Competition

23.  Fall In Love

24.  Kiss A Total Stranger

25.  Go On a Blind Date

26.  Go Skinny-Dipping In The Ocean

27.  Go To A Strip-Club

28.  Menage a Trois

29.  Make Love On A Beach

30.  Have Your Own Family

31.  Have Your Heart Broken

32.  Say “I Love You”

33.  Help Someone Without Wanting Anything In Return

34.  Teach Someone Something

35.  Get Your Life In Shape

36.  Spend A Week In A Meditation Retreat

37.  Watch The Sun Rise

38.  Watch The Sun Set

39.  Plant A Tree/Flowers

40.  Own a Pet

41.  Learn a Foreign Language

42.  Learn To Play An Instrument

43.  Learn Your Favorite Song

44.  Play An Elaborate Practical Joke On Someone

45.  Make Money From Your Own Entrepreneurial Project/Business

46.  Make Your Own Movie

47.  Write Your Own Book

48.  Eat Something Raw (Off A Tree Or Out The Ground)

49.  Fast For At Least 2 Days

50.  Catch A Fish

“In the end, it’s not going to matter how many breaths you took, but how many moments took your breath away.”

I Got Lost To Find My Way.....

I've worked my days away for what?
For someone to say well done?
For someone to say good job!?
Well its not for me!
Don't need no-one to hold my hand,
Through this quest of life, to tell me if I'm wrong,
Or begrudge me if I'm right!

Don't get me wrong at all, my friends,
Your knowledge is in my head,
But these stories are far too long but intriguing, my friends.
But why don't you piece what you can say?
That thing at the back of your mind,
That thing that is hacking away,
Every day and every night.

I got lost to find my way,
Still I'm standing in the dark,
With one hand holding on to night and one to day.

Its all to do with what you need,
And being what you want,
Leave it on your desk,
Just don't leave it on your bag.
I've got the view to get me home,
And the means to get me there,
It's the fire in my soul, and a lighter in my hand.
I desecrate what I've been told:
To listen to myself,
I'm the one and only girl who can make me who I am.

You tossed a coin to pick my path,
To even out my odds,
Two faced that leaves me blind,
So you can leave me in the cold.

Smooth walking: take my time to reach the canyon,
Smooth talking: the only thing that slows me down from fast thinking,
To the day I missed the way, I was fire!
Move closer: nothing matters when you're out,
You're not nothing until you let your feelings go,
That tight fisted no expression face you have,
It won't work!

I got lost to find my way,
Still I'm standing in the dark,
With the one hand holding on to night
And one to day.

The Wonders of Make-Up and Fake Tan

We girls too often hide behind our make-up, tan, contact lenses, and hair straighteners... but lets face it, without them we would be fairly lost and for once people night actually have to meet the 'real us'!

So retainers in, glasses on and tan setting we're ready to fake it...

But lets be honest... I believe the saying is "fake it 'til you make it"... so we will

Ready for a night on the town! ;)

Brick Wall

The thesis work is finally taking its toll and I now I've hit the first brick wall!!!! Can't find any motivation and the pile of work feels incredibly overwhelming!!!

And finally I find myself asking "Where from here??"... and How can I get inspiration??

So then I got an idea... glasses!!! :) They make people smarter right? So I put mine on

But apparently putting them on my head isn't enough....



So I decided to put them on my face... And POW!!!! Inspiration... The power of the glasses eh?

And finally I have the solution, and my God it feels good...

Solution to "Where from here"?

FUN WITH ANNA!!!!!

And that's exactly what I'll do for the evening! Fun evening with Anna... Which is now my motivation to get some thesis work done between now and then because I can have something little to celebrate if I manage to get thesis stuff done before that ;)