So apparently Ireland has cocaine wars? I really didn’t know that these were a problem. Well, anyway, there’s a show about it—“Ireland’s Cocaine Wars: A Brother For A Brother.” Very very interesting… Lemme just say, getting British TV (even though we don’t get BBC) is fantastic. I’ve watched a lot of Graham Norton omg I love him. I watched an episode on Monday with Keanu Reaves, though I’m not sure it was the real one because he seemed too lively. Not dead enough in the eyes. Except I actually really loved him on it…he was so. funny. He just kept telling hilarious story after hilarious story (Rafa and I were hardcore strangely attracted to him, despite his beard) and now I really want to go see his new movie Henry’s Crime a lot a lot a lot. They played a version of Never-Have-I-Ever and one of the women said “I have never kissed Keanu Reaves,” as if expecting to on the show. And for Brittany—Morgause from MERLIN was on it too. I was struck by how pretty she is and how evil she is…not?
Fact: no one likes gypsies. To quote Rafa, “France just had all of their gypsies deported to Romania.” For some reason there is a universal dislike of them and their culture. Well, now there is a show that gives us the behind-the-scenes of the gypsy, or Traveller, life—it is called “The Truth About Travellers.” In this spellbinding episode, a Traveller named Stacie (who looked 30 but was in fact 18) was married off in an actually pretty nice ceremony. However, her dress looked looked a mess…it was huge and white but was over-sequined and definitely parted in the middle to show her midriff. And her makeup made her appear a cheap hooker—it was loud and proud (though it shouldn’t be) and she had a tan that would make the cast of The Jersey Shore wince. And her bridesmaids, OH her bridesmaids: they had the same giant hoop skirt Stacie wore so happily but in a lovely neon blue color. A lot of the young guests wore the gaudiest prom dresses one could possibly imagine, with sequins and neon fabric and beading and fake diamonds and heavy tans and halter tops and a lack of stomach covering (though they were only about 11). My conclusions: Travellers (at least on this show) can be recognized by their excess of sparkles and fake tans. I am very interested in their culture though, don’t get me wrong. This was just a ridiculous TV episode. To quote Rafa again, as the bride became emotional after the wedding, “Oh no don’t cry your tan might wash off!”
Well be proud—Rafa and I went to the gym at Mardyke Arena on Monday night. After an initially confusing wander around the facility, we finally found the weight room. But there were only men. Seriously. We were the only women. And a huge problem we hadn’t really considered was the conversion from pounds to kilograms; 10 lbs is most definitely not 10 kg. After an initially awkward beginning in which we couldn’t figure out the damn machines, the workout went rather well. A little strange and full of weight guesswork, but fun! It was nice to be active again, considering I’ve been eating nothing but pasta for a couple days. Yeah, I didn't make stir fry that night…dammit! I DID, however, make it today for lunch! (see picture below) Twas delish, though I’m not very good at cooking rice.
Excitement! Some may remember my obsession with the Award-winning animated movie Brendan and the Book of Kells, and I still stand by that…watch it now! The animation is breathtakingly gorgeous, the music is wonderful, and the movie itself is cute as well. But anyway, we’re going to study The Book of Kells in my archaeology class omg so happy. It’ll be interesting learning about it from that point of view, rather than gaining all of my knowledge from an animated movie lol. Seriously, go watch it right now. Go.
Apparently Ben & Jerry’s is a high-value commodity here, because I bought a pint for 7 euro. That’s like $9. However, it was totally worth it and I can forget its wallet-draining price as I nom on this delicious treat. I regret nothing. I take nothing back. I also bought more of the delicious American Brownie Cookies that I loved last time because I demolished the Kit Kats last night. It was a full-blown massacre…there was some epic carnage. But the gym totally negates that, right? And I walked all the way home from town in the rain which made it double the distance no matter what anyone says.
Slán go fóill!
P.S. Title quote is from The Graham Norton Show. I HIGHLY recommend it to anyone who has not seen it.
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