I'm updating!!!
Ok,
Dee told me ages ago that I should update more (that was her nice way of saying at all) so I think I'll give in and take that advice, in spite of being entirely unsure if anyone reads this random stuff!
I've been having a good time of it as of late, things have been fairly hectic all the same. The world debating championships were on in UCD over Christmas which was about the best time I've had in the last year. The days went from 6.30 to 00.30 but that was all ok. It did mean I got the flu (real flu, not saying a cold was flu here people!), but it was all worth it, and the people around me for it were amazing. The organisers in particular put in a huge amount of work for it all.
There were a huge number of people at it, which made it quite a unique experience. For some level of perspective we had 3 theatres like this filled with people:
http://file003.bebo.com/large/2006/01/04/09/47621634a162426289b696504646l.jpg
After that crazy way to spend my Christmas/ New Years I had another week off, and then back in college. I've been busy with the debating (seeing the trend here?!) catching up with friends, and taking photos for the paper.
Firstly for the debating: just wanted to share with the world that Ian and I were within a whisker of making it to the Irish final, which we were very happy with and also a little dissapointed. We lost out on a split adjudication, though I must say I thought they put the right team through if I'm being honest. We have lots more time to come! I also got a split decision on the individual, narrowly losing out as well.
Secondly for the photography: I had the great honour the other day of being on of only two accredited photographers to take a Noam Chomsky lecture, which was really cool. I even got to talk with him beforehand!! Got some nice pics there as well, this is about my fave:
http://file005.bebo.com/large/2006/01/20/09/47621634a211673416b417763122l.jpg
that's about all I've got for now, if people seem to read this I might write some more! :P
I'll leave all those out there in CAO land with one more thing; UCD is not as ugly a place as people say it is:
http://file003.bebo.com/large/2006/01/04/12/47621634a162666896b858378794l.jpg
Dee told me ages ago that I should update more (that was her nice way of saying at all) so I think I'll give in and take that advice, in spite of being entirely unsure if anyone reads this random stuff!
I've been having a good time of it as of late, things have been fairly hectic all the same. The world debating championships were on in UCD over Christmas which was about the best time I've had in the last year. The days went from 6.30 to 00.30 but that was all ok. It did mean I got the flu (real flu, not saying a cold was flu here people!), but it was all worth it, and the people around me for it were amazing. The organisers in particular put in a huge amount of work for it all.
There were a huge number of people at it, which made it quite a unique experience. For some level of perspective we had 3 theatres like this filled with people:
http://file003.bebo.com/large/2006/01/04/09/47621634a162426289b696504646l.jpg
After that crazy way to spend my Christmas/ New Years I had another week off, and then back in college. I've been busy with the debating (seeing the trend here?!) catching up with friends, and taking photos for the paper.
Firstly for the debating: just wanted to share with the world that Ian and I were within a whisker of making it to the Irish final, which we were very happy with and also a little dissapointed. We lost out on a split adjudication, though I must say I thought they put the right team through if I'm being honest. We have lots more time to come! I also got a split decision on the individual, narrowly losing out as well.
Secondly for the photography: I had the great honour the other day of being on of only two accredited photographers to take a Noam Chomsky lecture, which was really cool. I even got to talk with him beforehand!! Got some nice pics there as well, this is about my fave:
http://file005.bebo.com/large/2006/01/20/09/47621634a211673416b417763122l.jpg
that's about all I've got for now, if people seem to read this I might write some more! :P
I'll leave all those out there in CAO land with one more thing; UCD is not as ugly a place as people say it is:
http://file003.bebo.com/large/2006/01/04/12/47621634a162666896b858378794l.jpg
