Tralee, Galway and other madness
Tralee was fantastic! Juggling society people are really awesome and I had one of the best weekend's of...a long time!
Spent the bus journey playing word games and stuff, sounds silly but it was actually great fun. Upon arrival it took some cunning trickery to make it look like there was only 5 of us staying in the 5 person apartment, rather than the 10 present. Having completely missed my opportunity to rob a bed I managed to seize a couch and off we went to the pub. It was all juggling people, and we spent the night juggling in the dark or watching the amazing juggling fire show that was being had beside us, with a local drum band providing the music. It was...different :) After the pub/club yoke closed, we went back to our apartment to dive into our cans we had purchased earlier (it was strange, each night no-one could afford to get drunk in the venue so the madness would start after we got back to the apartment...at 2am). I can't really remember what happened, just general drinking fun. Brendan and I passed out in the kitchen after much pointless chat far too late in the night
The next day we arose terribly early after about 4 hours sleep. Lucozade and breakfast roll were required, and acquired promptly. We spent the day attending workshops, watching superjuggling people, and just general juggling fun, I finally got proper 3 ball technique down and started to learn all the tricks. Of course at time of writing I'm now a ridiculously awesome juggler, but it must be noted that upon arrival in Tralee I could barely juggle 3 balls. At 5 we went to see the show. Which was amazing, mostly comedy rather than juggling, but the final act was Wes Peden and Patrick El..something doing their new show, Gears. Which we had seen premiered a few nights prior in NUIG. Second time was just as awesome. Youtube Wes Peden. He's amazing. And he's younger than me. Bastard.
After the show we retired back to the hotel hall again for the Renegade show. This is where anyone can go up and do something, and you get a drink if you go up. There was an incredible diabolo freestyle in which 4 of surely the best diaboloists in ireland went up and to music took turns strutting their stuff. They were definitely the best skilled. Wes Peden went up and described his next show, with flying fish and guitars and dancers and all. It was clearly thought up before, but he was making lots up as we went along, it was impressively funny. Then it was 2am so we went home and slept.
Hahahaha nonono that didn't happen no. We played kings! I love kings. Jugglers get quite creative with rulemaking, rules made included one must brush the greenfly off one's drink before one drinks, lest ye drink again, one must use one's index finger as a moustache and act french whenever one laughs, or ye must drink. Whenever anyone drinks, Anna drinks, or my favourite; whenever anyone drinks, Brendan is gay. A truly great night had.
The next day we still got up early, Centra was closed so Anna and I (I realize it's pointless naming people here, it's more for me reading back in years to come) went in search for food...but who was outside the hotel but Wes and Patick. Famous people! We shook their hands! We talked to them! WE SHOWED THEM WHERE 4 STAR PIZZA WAS! Highlight of my weekend. After we acquired chicken rolls and got over our starry eyes we watched the games being played. I was only able to enter one, being the 3 ball "Wes Says" game. Some amazing skill was shown though, juggling limbo, 5 ball endurance and gladiators. Gladiators is where everyone runs into the middle of the hall while juggling 3 clubs, and tries to distract or knock or steal other people's clubs, until there is only 1 left juggling. That one always came down to Wes and Patrick :p the galway contingent did very well though, winning most of the games. I like that they're game though, not competitions, juggling shouldn't be competitive. It's friendly and fun and it's challenging, I quite like it :)
I slept most of the trip home, so I'm not really sure what happened on it, but truly a magical weekend!.
I'm not really sure what else to report. The week's are spent attempting to attend college (terribly)...I have exams coming up which is not good. Analysis isn't nice. I got 36/40 in one assignment, getting full marks in the big last hard question (using the Kepsillon yoke), without understanding what I was doing at all at all. I didn't copy or cheat, I did it all by myself. My solution is exactly the same as the one the lecturer posted after, but I have no idea why what we did proved what we were proving. Not a notion. That's just bad maths.
What else..choir's still ongoing, I left early the last two practices, I just wasn't feeling it. Don't like the harmonies we're doing for christmas carols, they're just not...right. O Holy Night's harmony line is awesome, the "Fall on your knees.." bit, but we're just doing it at the same time as the sopranos in but in harmonies. Boo. We went to a church last Tuesday though and recorded two songs for a lyricfm competition, that was fun. It's annoying though, I was the only bass present that could hit the low note at the end of one of the pieces, so it was kind of all on me for that bit, and while I hit it I have a terrible cough at the moment and wasn't going to sing at all, so while I did hit it, my voice...broke off to silence before it should have. Grr. Still had tonnes of breath, just cold badness.
On girls...still avoiding them generally, Saturday went strangely though, went out sober, brought a girl from my class with us, I liked Cuba but she "wasn't feeling it" , so 4 of us got some wine in the chinese and went drinking in my basement. In summary, I ended up scoring her. Don't get me wrong, she's a very pretty girl and she's cool. It's just...I wouldn't like to go out with her, I'm meant to be avoiding girls, she just broke up with her boyfriend a few weeks ago. i was just...well, I guess we both were drunk. Hopefully things wont be strange between us for the rest of the year, I..haven't been in that class since, ...that's pretty bad actually, probably wont make it into it tomorrow either :p ah well, tis only maths physics!
That's about it I think. The 'rents are gone to Boston for a week so I'm enjoying the home alone lifestyle, cooked dinner for me and a girl in my class tonight, haven't cooked dinner since before college I think, that's just terrible. Cooking's awesome.
Peace out,
David
Spent the bus journey playing word games and stuff, sounds silly but it was actually great fun. Upon arrival it took some cunning trickery to make it look like there was only 5 of us staying in the 5 person apartment, rather than the 10 present. Having completely missed my opportunity to rob a bed I managed to seize a couch and off we went to the pub. It was all juggling people, and we spent the night juggling in the dark or watching the amazing juggling fire show that was being had beside us, with a local drum band providing the music. It was...different :) After the pub/club yoke closed, we went back to our apartment to dive into our cans we had purchased earlier (it was strange, each night no-one could afford to get drunk in the venue so the madness would start after we got back to the apartment...at 2am). I can't really remember what happened, just general drinking fun. Brendan and I passed out in the kitchen after much pointless chat far too late in the night
The next day we arose terribly early after about 4 hours sleep. Lucozade and breakfast roll were required, and acquired promptly. We spent the day attending workshops, watching superjuggling people, and just general juggling fun, I finally got proper 3 ball technique down and started to learn all the tricks. Of course at time of writing I'm now a ridiculously awesome juggler, but it must be noted that upon arrival in Tralee I could barely juggle 3 balls. At 5 we went to see the show. Which was amazing, mostly comedy rather than juggling, but the final act was Wes Peden and Patrick El..something doing their new show, Gears. Which we had seen premiered a few nights prior in NUIG. Second time was just as awesome. Youtube Wes Peden. He's amazing. And he's younger than me. Bastard.
After the show we retired back to the hotel hall again for the Renegade show. This is where anyone can go up and do something, and you get a drink if you go up. There was an incredible diabolo freestyle in which 4 of surely the best diaboloists in ireland went up and to music took turns strutting their stuff. They were definitely the best skilled. Wes Peden went up and described his next show, with flying fish and guitars and dancers and all. It was clearly thought up before, but he was making lots up as we went along, it was impressively funny. Then it was 2am so we went home and slept.
Hahahaha nonono that didn't happen no. We played kings! I love kings. Jugglers get quite creative with rulemaking, rules made included one must brush the greenfly off one's drink before one drinks, lest ye drink again, one must use one's index finger as a moustache and act french whenever one laughs, or ye must drink. Whenever anyone drinks, Anna drinks, or my favourite; whenever anyone drinks, Brendan is gay. A truly great night had.
The next day we still got up early, Centra was closed so Anna and I (I realize it's pointless naming people here, it's more for me reading back in years to come) went in search for food...but who was outside the hotel but Wes and Patick. Famous people! We shook their hands! We talked to them! WE SHOWED THEM WHERE 4 STAR PIZZA WAS! Highlight of my weekend. After we acquired chicken rolls and got over our starry eyes we watched the games being played. I was only able to enter one, being the 3 ball "Wes Says" game. Some amazing skill was shown though, juggling limbo, 5 ball endurance and gladiators. Gladiators is where everyone runs into the middle of the hall while juggling 3 clubs, and tries to distract or knock or steal other people's clubs, until there is only 1 left juggling. That one always came down to Wes and Patrick :p the galway contingent did very well though, winning most of the games. I like that they're game though, not competitions, juggling shouldn't be competitive. It's friendly and fun and it's challenging, I quite like it :)
I slept most of the trip home, so I'm not really sure what happened on it, but truly a magical weekend!.
I'm not really sure what else to report. The week's are spent attempting to attend college (terribly)...I have exams coming up which is not good. Analysis isn't nice. I got 36/40 in one assignment, getting full marks in the big last hard question (using the Kepsillon yoke), without understanding what I was doing at all at all. I didn't copy or cheat, I did it all by myself. My solution is exactly the same as the one the lecturer posted after, but I have no idea why what we did proved what we were proving. Not a notion. That's just bad maths.
What else..choir's still ongoing, I left early the last two practices, I just wasn't feeling it. Don't like the harmonies we're doing for christmas carols, they're just not...right. O Holy Night's harmony line is awesome, the "Fall on your knees.." bit, but we're just doing it at the same time as the sopranos in but in harmonies. Boo. We went to a church last Tuesday though and recorded two songs for a lyricfm competition, that was fun. It's annoying though, I was the only bass present that could hit the low note at the end of one of the pieces, so it was kind of all on me for that bit, and while I hit it I have a terrible cough at the moment and wasn't going to sing at all, so while I did hit it, my voice...broke off to silence before it should have. Grr. Still had tonnes of breath, just cold badness.
On girls...still avoiding them generally, Saturday went strangely though, went out sober, brought a girl from my class with us, I liked Cuba but she "wasn't feeling it" , so 4 of us got some wine in the chinese and went drinking in my basement. In summary, I ended up scoring her. Don't get me wrong, she's a very pretty girl and she's cool. It's just...I wouldn't like to go out with her, I'm meant to be avoiding girls, she just broke up with her boyfriend a few weeks ago. i was just...well, I guess we both were drunk. Hopefully things wont be strange between us for the rest of the year, I..haven't been in that class since, ...that's pretty bad actually, probably wont make it into it tomorrow either :p ah well, tis only maths physics!
That's about it I think. The 'rents are gone to Boston for a week so I'm enjoying the home alone lifestyle, cooked dinner for me and a girl in my class tonight, haven't cooked dinner since before college I think, that's just terrible. Cooking's awesome.
Peace out,
David