Alas, I have returned from my Ireland-England-Wales trip and mini Boston vacation.

Dublin was by far the best and Guinness the worst. I was staying in a rental apartment which overlooked Christchurch and everything was practically a 10-15 minute walk away. Took a tour of Trinity College and saw the Book of Kells, stumbled down Temple Bar (not ( Read more... )

So apparently, the post office doesn't open until 9:30. I wish someone told me this at 8:30, but oh well. While I was waiting in line I saw this 8x8x8 mailing carton and I bought it because it was cute and adorable and it told me to ("Buy me. I'm so box-like and small and compactable"). So now Boxey Troy is living in my room as a snack container ( Read more... )

Quick Post: Getting home today was impossible. There was a track fire at 18th avenue so I had to walk back from the train to classes and wait for Dana to lend me her cell phone to call for a car. It took me over an hour to get home and it's usually a ten minute ride home. So yeah that sucked.

And randomness:
1. As of this moment there is still no ( Read more... )

It’s a sad Thanksgiving when Chinese/Vietnamese Lisa is having a turkey dinner and I’m eating Vietnamese food.

Things I learned on Thanksgiving ‘05

1. Do not step into the backroom of a hole in the wall Chinese vendor shop. ESPECIALLY after seeing Human Trafficking. All I know was one second, I’m buying a scarf and the next the Chinese vendor ( Read more... )

I've had the bestest 3-day weekend ever.

FridayI woke up feeling like it was Christmas, probably because it was freezing cold and I was watching Turbulence (the cabins' decked with bodies and boughs of holly, FA LA LA LA LA ( Read more... )