Saturday, 09-Aug-2025
We swung by a semi-legendary distillery as a quick stop-off on our drive back from glamping in Sligo – Drumshambo, also known as The Shed, and the maker of one of my favorited brands of Gin here in Ireland.
Unfortunately they didn’t have a tour available, but they did have a lovely garden cafe, with lovely tea cups for gin tastings. And some pretty neat scenery to enjoy!
Weekend from Thursday, 07-Aug-2025, through Saturday, 09-Aug-2025
When I started the MBA, we went to Orientation.
So, logically, now that the MBA is over, we should go to Disorientation, right?
I mean, I hadn’t considered the concept, but one of my classmates did, and planned a getaway, and invited everyone. And I’m definitely not someone to say no to the chance to get out of town and do some camping / escaping / enjoying the not-city.
So… Disorientation!
The plan was simple – I rented a car, we picked up a few of our friends, and we headed out toward Sligo on the Northwestern corner of the island. Our small group was aiming to arrive a day or so earlier than the rest – to set up and get oriented before we got disoriented with the whole group!
In the end, our planned group of 15+ turned into a small cadre of 7, give or take… a bit frustrating, to be sure, but it made for a really fun small-group adventure. We cooked, we walked around, and we went to a local traditional music night at a nearby pub. I lost my ring, I found my ring (after like 6 hours of searching), and much rejoicing occurred.
I even got to fly the drone a bit; both for my own enjoyment, and as a thank-you gift to the owner of the glamping spot we were staying in!
Tuesday, 05-Aug-2025
Did you know, that I’ve somehow managed to miss having ever watched BladeRunner?
The original, that is. Pretty sure I’ve never seen it, and it’s just an absolute landmark of the Sci-Fi that I adore!
Combine this with the idea that I’d been wanting to do a movie night… and that Andrea, our friend Megan, and myself had meaning to do a movie night together… We booked the cinema, made amazing pizza (thanks to Andrea for cold-fermenting the dough!), Megan brought TONS of snacks, we popped some popcorn, and made an evening of it!
