Like I promised, I'm not doing this correctly, i.e. doing one blog per day. After cycling (mostly uphill!!) for 2 hours and considering how unfit I am... bed is my location for the evening and so I'm going to pass my time finishing off this "10" day challenge :P
1. The Internet! I can't go a day without coming online! Twitter is my addiction at the moment. I honestly can't imagine what I'd be doing without... maybe being intellectual and reading a book :P
2. Coca Cola - yes I know it's bad for me but I love it! Like I say to Mom when she gives out about it, 'There's worse types of coke to be addicted to!'
3. Sleep - an obvious one but I love sleep. I always sleep in. I just love chilling in my bed in general :D
4. Music - Love it. Can't go a day without it. I always need music on in the background!
5. Hugs - prefer cuddles but hugs are good. They just make you feel all nice and warm. Always make me feel better!
4 Memories You Won't Forget:
1. Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dream Coat: When I was in primary school we did this play in 4th class. Our teacher, Mrs Brown was (and still is) my favourite teacher ever. She always encouraged us. We were her thespians during the production! I had the role of the Narrator...and if you've seen this play, you'll know that the Narrator is a pretty big role. Therefore I was the only one allowed to have the script in front me. However, with me being a dope, I left my script in the make-shift 'make-up' room! Miraculously I remembered all my lines (seriously proud moment!). Also this was the first time wearing make-up for all of us. Poor Liz had a hard job putting eye-liner on us, especially the lads! I wore a special handmade top my sister got from Thailand and a cool yellow sarong. This was way before the days of digital cameras (possibly before instant cameras!), and so was recorded on a camcorder. I still have the videotape of the play but that is going to remain well hidden forever (hopefully!). But, I still have that red top just because of the memories it holds...
2. Ardscoil Phobal: Christmas Céilí & Paris; We really were the year all the teachers loved, they let their hair down around us!
Before Christmas holidays, we convinced the teachers to let us have a little party. People brought in their instruments (guitar, accordions, fiddle, flute, banjo and dancing shoes!). We occupied the largest class room and went around the room with everyone either playing a tune or doing some Irish dancing or singing a song (Willie McBride was a crowd pleaser!). A bit of set dancing followed. The best parts were when the school prinicpal sang as song, the caretaker played the accordion and our history teach sang An Puc Ar Buile! We saw a different side to our teachers that day!
The 5th year school tour to Paris was incredible. It was a Paddy's weekend which added to the craic. Disneyland was great, favourite ride was Indiana Jones! We went to the Palace of Versailles where we made rubbish attempts at speaking French! We did the boat cruise of the Seine in the bitter cold so we were huddled together. The most memorable part of the tour was St. Paddy's night... We went to the top of the Eiffel Tower and belted out the national anthem and the Fields of Athenry! C'était incroyable!
3. The Coronas @ Cypress Avenue: First year in college I went to see the 2fm 2moro Tour. This free tour was to feature new and upcoming band. In 2008, the line-up was Juno Falls, Boss Volenti and The Coronas. The Coronas had only just released San Diego Song a few weeks earlier so were relatively unheard of! I went with my lovely crazy flatmates Fiona and Louise. There was only 50 or so people there. Juno Falls was good and handed out free CDs after. Boss Volenti were really good! (Check out their song Deeper Than Deep here if you've never heard of them!) Amazing thing about them was that contrary to the usual girls drooling over the lead guy... us girls were drooling over the female lead guitarist! She was amazing..so hot and laidback and talented! We just wanted to be her! Then there was a break when I meet the most lovely guy ever. A New Zealand guy called James. Such a genuine lovely guy (and he had a girlfriend back home, so it wasn't like that!). He had only recently moved over and the only people he knew were his cousins from Douglas..so I was his first Irish friend! We were chatting for ages before and after The Coronas. When The Coronas came on stage, we returned to the area just in front of the stage...within arm's reach! I'll never forget singing San Diego Song and Grace Don't Wait with the girls! Great night!
4. Tequila Night in Kilkenny: Laura's 20th birthday...oh what a night! Another friend, Sarah, was supposed to come but couldn't last minute so was just Laura and myself. We went to Langtons and it was mental in there. The best part is when AC/DC came on and we rocked it! We started on our usual drinks then decided to try different shots and mixes. (FYI.. cointreau is nasty on its own as a shot!) Eventually we were just doing tequilas. At one point Laura turned and said, 'Oh God Niamhy, this is like our 4th tequila!'. 'Erm, more like 7th...' Ya guess who was the soberer one :P The started when we left Langtons. Laura gave me the drunken tour of Kilkenny and we got a taxi to hers. Arrived outside her outside... she had lost her handbag somewhere! Walked back into town and retraced our steps. No sign. We ended up at a roundabout somewhere, lay in the middle of it and called the Gards to report the missing handbag :P It was an epic night!
3 Words You Can't Go a Day Without Using:
1. Feck
2. Yera
3. Ow (because I'm forever hurting myself somehow!)
2 Things You Wish You Could Do:
1. Wish I was good at commitment. I don't mean relationship-wise, but in making a plan and sticking to it. I am always giving up on things! I need that go-getter attitude, I need motivation!
2. I wish I was good at sewing. I have so many clothes (old and new-ish) that I never wear. I would love to be able to alter them and make my own unique clothes.
1 Person You Can Trust:
My brother Mike. Is it bad that I can't say my mother?? She's always scheming and going behind my back, so sorry Mom! Mike is my big brother. He is old enough to be my dad though... 42! I don't get to see him as much since he's got engaged and had a baby. But I always know he's there for me. He has a wise old head on him, great for advice!
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