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To visit or not to visit....

I feel like crap today...emotionally.

I am so just blah, and put off by a certain irish fellow right now. I don't like to deal with someone who is so hot and cold, and inconsistent with me. I don't like being told I'm dramatic when I try to express my concerns. And to be honest, the idea of spending a week with him in Ireland does not sound appealing. I kind of just want to meet up with mandi & steven and travel around, and not even see Ciaran or have to spend time in the shittiest town in the world, Boyle. Ciaran feels I owe him a visit, but why should I try to please someone who has made me feel the shittiest I've ever felt about myself physically, and who generally was a prick to me.

Some advice I'd give to other people is learn from the past, but that is one area I epically fail at.

Also, if I am going to a country full of irish boys, why would I want to go back to Ciaran??????

Friday Don't Need It

Things I Like...

-When a semi-famous indie pop band of cute british boys posts semi-regularly (3 times is semi-regularly!) on my myspace (I'm pretty sure I have the distinction of being their singular American fan, and I'll take it!!!)

-Seeing a commercial produced by my Dad airing during late night TV on E!

Things I'm Not Sure How I Feel About......

-My advisor/head of the art history dept. inviting me to a cocktail party for all the majors at his house

-Being told by a couple from Vienna who came into work tonight to "NOT GO ALONE" to their city of origin... though they hadn't been back in 50 years... so what do they know....

Tomorrow:
-Meeting with Prof. Gregg to grovel for missing more than few classes and figure out what to do about this damn research paper.
-Hanging out with Marisa in the Dada Lab to get some schooling in Photoshop so I can finish my photo project (Hot Iranian is coming to help me too!!!!!)

Maybe One Day I'll go to All My Classes

I missed a class today that I CANNOT miss. So I'm trying to take care of it, but I'm getting very stressed about it. I can't ever just have a good week, can I?

In other news, a certain attractive Iranian (not one of the creepy middle eastern dudes I sometimes speak of, but the dark and brooding fellow from this post) saw that I was fumbling around in Photoshop since I am clueless in how to use it, and offered to meet with me tomorrow to help and also added me on facebook today! Although, I am pretty sure he has a girlfriend.

Also, Carol, who called me out on not coming to class via facebook, welcomed me back to class with a hug today. So as of now, I'd probably say she is my favorite teacher. A little nuts, but my favorite.

Now i have to get ready to go to work! :/

Best Summer Ever!!

There's nothing in life that makes me happier than traveling, and there's no continent I love more than the European one! And thats exactly what I'll be doing all summer!!!!!!

I'll be in what is arguably the art history paradise of Europe for 8 weeks--Vienna, Austria, and then spending 10 days in a place that I've dreamed about going back to for two years -- Ireland!

I am very excited, but more feeling nervous right now because there is so much preparation to do in a very short time before I leave, which is May 11!!!!
I'm also still nervous about the fact that I am going without knowing anyone, really. But I'm trying to get over that, because its getting in the way of looking forward to being in Europe!!
I'm just trying to tell myself that it's an adventure, I'll learn a ton in the classes I'll be taking, I'll hang out with the locals or foreign students if I hate the Americans, and if nothing else, I'll just go spend all my time wandering art museums!
And knowing that I for sure will be back in Ireland is also an amazing feeling. It's surreal. I've literally dreamed about and yearned to go back to that place ever since the day I left it the first time. I could probably relate any topic or conversation back to Ireland (and I do all the time, which I'm sure annoys the hell out of people! ha, but I don't care!).

Mandi and Steven are also coming to visit me in Ireland at the end of my trip which will be fantastic. Ciaran is being a little bit weird about them coming, but I know it will be great.
Claire and possibly Jaime are thinking about visiting as well. As are my parents, and possibly my Aunt Kelley and Uncle Ken. It's awesome to know I'll have so many visitors!!!

EEEEEEEEEEE all this wonderfulness just makes me giddy!!!!!!

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Coincidence??? I think Not!

"Erin is taken from the Gaelic Eirinn, meaning "of Eire" - Eire being the Irish name for Ireland. Erin was used as a poetic name for Ireland for several centuries but it is not normally bestowed as a given name in that country."

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