Feb15

Oysterfest in Howth

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Saturday, 01-March-2025


As it turns out, Andrea and my’s previous escape to Howth was also a scouting run for the Oyster Festival – another lovely chance to escape the city and the chaos of coursework.

We were joined by a few friends, and made a lovely day of it… though I’ll be honest, I was a bit disapointed in what “Oysterfest” actually ended up being.

See, I’d expected a festival. You know, booths, events, maps, that sort of thing. Instead… Oysterfest was really just a chance to go to the existing bars and pubs to eat oysters. That may or may not be exactly what’s normally on the menu. But possibly slightly more expensive? I’m not sure.

Really, I couldn’t tell you what made this weekend different from all other weekends.

But at the end of the day? I do like oysters. So it wasn’t so bad. And I did get to see a seal, which I count as an absolute excellent win.

Feb13

A walk to Howth

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Wednesday, 19-Feb-2025


Dear lord we needed to escape Dublin.

The MBA was in full swing, and the second semester was taking a toll on me. It was even starting to wear on Andrea, which is impressive when you consider her legendary resilience to constant strain.

We needed a holiday, and we had a Wednesday free.


Well… We made the Wednesday free. We told our groups that we needed a break, and that we’d be unavailable for 24 hours. We hopped on the train, and made our way out of town to the peninsula of Howth, for a lovely walk by the seaside.

We kept our phones on silent. No classwork, no group messages, none.


That evening, we looked for inns to stay at… not finding anything in Howth, we picked a hotel near the train in Dublin, and enjoyed the rest of our 24 hours away from work, from the apartment, and from the insanity of the MBA.

Seriously. 100% worth it.

Feb11

A valentine’s day pillow fort

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Friday, 14-Feb-2025

Valentine’s Day is a complicated holiday, to be sure. Does one embrace the capitalism, and buy chocolates? Does one go out for an overpriced dinner that includes some mediocre sparkling wine, in hopes of seeing other people have some big blow-out fight?

No!

One, if ones are as awesome as Andrea and I are, they stay in! They make glorious pasta dishes (one meat, one vegan), and have incredible wine.

Then, the resident engineer (with assistance from the resident creative) make a sturdy pillow fort, set up a projector and some lights, and watch silly movies. Because we’re awesome.