Sep5

I went Axe Throwing!

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Tuesday, 21-April-2026

I went Axe Throwing!

A friend of mine from the MBA invited me along – I’m more of an archery guy, myself, but when I got the invitation I hopped right on it. I mean… throwing axes! It feels like something I should be into, so why not give it a shot, right?

Well, I’m glad that I went. It was at a spot up in Northern Dublin, the North Strand actually, that’s been building itself up as a sort of “mini silicon valley” of sorts… some cool warehouse companies, garage gyms, and that sort of thing. Axe throwing being one of them.

I don’t really have too much to say about it, truth be told, nor do I have any really good pictures… Really, I’m mainly adding this post in as a record-keeping exercise, since it really was a good time, and I don’t want to risk losing the website or anything.

I went, we threw axes, we hung out, it was a good time. Their coaches helped me figure it out, and we joined in on the evening’s competition. I didn’t win… which is good, since I really shouldn’t have won on a first try, right?

… I mean, I still wanted to win.

The website is: https://www.axeclub.ie/

Sep3

Dinner at The Library

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Monday, 13-April-2026

18 months. One year, and six months.

A serious relationship, and one worthy of celebration.

One of the things that I think Andrea and I do very well is celebrate each other, and our anniversaries. Monthly anniversaries, specifically – It’s not always some huge dinner, or a fancy occasion, but it’s always noted in some special way.

For 18 months, we made it a bit of a special occasion, though. There’s a restaurant Andrea had found called The Library – a fancy spot, promising good wine and good food, in a chic and classy environment.

Unfortunately, I’d say I recall it being around 3.5 stars. The cocktails were… interesting, but a bit underwhelming. The food was fun, but nothing stood out past underwhelming as well. The service, thankfully, was top notch (as we’ve come to expect from many Irish establishments), and the dessert was lovely.

It was a nice night out – I’m thankful we were able to go, and spend time with each other. At the end of the day, that’s the biggest thing.