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A low-key Saturday, day trip to Co. Leitrim on Sunday

On Saturday, my SuperValu delivery arrived as usual. Later in the day, my friend CJ and I had made plans to go to a floatation therapy spa as a birthday treat to ourselves (his birthday was ladt month and mine is this next week). However, CJ woke up with a cough, and out of an abundance of caution, we decided to cancel the booking (thankfully without being charged). I offered to pick up some...

Another first date, busy work week, and second visit to UCD campus

It’s hard to believe that I haven’t written a blog post in almost a week. On Saturday, I had a first date with someone new, another “J.” We met at Bewley’s on Grafton Street, ordered some take-away coffee, then walked around St. Stephens Green. The conversation was easy going, and both of us seemed interested in extending our time together, so we headed to a bar...

The wake-work-walk-sleep routine, US Embassy appointment, autumn foliage

Another long, stressful work week is behind me. Nothing much interesting has happened over the past few days. I wake up, sign into work, take a break for lunch, work all afternoon and sometimes into the early evening, then I try to motivate myself to get out for a walk, after which spend the rest of the evening relaxing at home. On Wednesday, the monotony of the week was interrupted by an outing...