Wednesday, 13-August-2025
Regardless of job hunt stress, general frustration, or chaos… it’s important to get dressed up for date nights and cook a fancy meal. At least every so often… such as monthly, when Andrea and I celebrate our month-versary.
Wednesday, 13-August-2025
It was a hot August day, and I was going to get some adventure in whether the Universe wanted me to or not.
The plan had originally been to hike Ben Bulben – rent a car, traipse out to the West Coast of Ireland, and leverage the long summer days to get me all the sunlight that I’d need to summit, then return home.
Unfortunately, that plan got waylaid – My car rental app thing required a re-registration, and had cancelled itself on me. I submitted it, of course, but it’d be a 7-day+ waiting period to get it approved… and in the mean time, no cars for Ben.
Instead, I packed a lunch, some water and some coffee, and hopped on the bike to explore Phoenix Park. It wasn’t ideal, to be sure, since I couldn’t listen to music while cycling, and I couldn’t watch the Midlands flash by as I made my way to the West, but… you know what?
Sometimes, we iterate.
Sometimes, we do the best we can, regardless of what happens.
And sometimes, we get to photograph semi-domesticated deer populations in a massive in-city walled park.
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!
