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last night me, amanda, marissa, izzy, lis & caroline decided to get together to go out.
(after a long day of shopping and zara [although it was a bit disappointing because i did not have enough money for their prices] and buying a cute dress and shoes at H&M)
we got to caroline's apartment to pregame it for a couple of hours. i brought my 1L of bulmer's (which everyone decided to take swiggs of. i was kind of upset because technically it was mine...) and some apple-soda-beer and some druid's. i ate curry rice with caroline. and we talked to a bunch of the irish guys above john luke's apartment, and met some guys from michigan state. adam and brian and david (from michigan state) & simon and al and dara (irish guys) decided to come along, and al took us to the porterhouse north.
it was this really cool pub that looked like it was made completely of wood (wooden floors, wooden bar, wooden staircases, etc.) - it was especially cool because they brew their own beer and cidar. i grabbed some fruli (a belgian beer made & fermented with strawberries... sooo good) and headed outside and we grabbed some chairs and tables and talked and had a good time. brian and adam decided that they weren't drunk enough, so they asked the bartender for the strongest beer they had (which was 80 proof).
we danced every chance we got (on the really small dancefloor they had. it was funny). and the dj said at one point that whoever came up to the bar with a bra would get a free drink so marissa took her bra off and we ran up with it and got an amazing drink (forgot what it was called? but it was delicious), even though i'm pretty sure everyone in the pub figured that we were american at that point.
i decided that my alter-ego when i'm drunk sometimes is named helga. because i get angry. and irritable. and want to yell.
irish boys decided that they wanted to switch pubs so we all ran over to one across the way. but as soon as we got there, they wouldn't let us in because caroline and brian "looked too drunk." caroline called the bouncer a racist (which i still don't get.. but she was pretty drunk) and al tried talking them into letting us in. no go. so we decide to run back to the porterhouse where we almost didn't get in again, but we were able to convince the bouncer that they weren't having anymore drinks. brian was pretty wasted, though. i tried taking a picture of him, amanda and izzy and he just fell over with them in front of two irish women who were dancing... i thought it was pretty embarassing.
al was the only irish boy who came back with us because dara and simon were meeting people at that other pub... but we finally got him to dance, and they had a pretty good time (i was sitting a good amount of the time because my feet hurt... totally worth wearing the amazing shoes i had on, though). i took a bunch of pictures, and we headed back to al's apartment to just talk and hang out for a while. by that time it was about 3 so i decided to head to bed.
i'm really glad i was able to hang out with those kids.
brian looks strangely like val kilmer and apparently caroline&amanda were eyeing him yesterday when he had his shirt off in the courtyard. it's funny, because when i talk to him it seems like there's nothing behind his eyes... and i can't keep up an engaging conversation with someone that can't keep up with me. he's the one that got really smashed though. i'll probably try to convince him not to buy so much next time.
adam is really cool, with a really funny personality. i'm a little weary of him because he had been trying to hook up with amanda the whole night, and amanda is the closest thing to a friend that i have here (along with caroline). he was really entertaining though, and he doesn't know bob marley tunes at all but he danced and sang along with me, anyway.
david is this amiable gay guy that reminds me of harry. he's really friendly- he met a bunch of irish girls at the pub just by walking up, and sitting with them. i wouldn't have the guts.
dara i've met before & he's always a really nice guy.
simon is adorable and reminds me of my friend nate from baja motorsports.
and al is awesome because i think he genuinely likes amanda and he took care of us the whole night. he's going to oxegen (the one 'coachella' thing here with brmc, muse, goo goo dolls, amy winehouse, etc) and i'm so jealous. AND he's getting to see foo fighters when they come out here in august.
and my girl friends are always a riot. izzy wasn't as bad when we were on the dancefloor... probably because you couldn't really talk...
marissa is amazing and cool and funny. i feel comfortable with her.
caroline, although a little cheeky, is such a down to earth chick.
and amanda is my dance partner.
today i went food shopping. it was nice to walk to the omni and have time to myself.
tonight possibly grilling? that is, if john luke is up for it.
i think they were all talking to the guys from michigan state (this is at about 8:30 at night... notice how light it is)
guh you should've seen my shoes. they were AMAZING. the dress isn't that bad, either...
brian, amanda and i on the dancefloor of the porterhouse...
i ♥ this girl
david and me just hanging out while my feet take a break from the dancefloor
me & al
me, adam, and amanda
lis, marissa, al, me, david, and amanda
the gang
i miss you all.
♥
(after a long day of shopping and zara [although it was a bit disappointing because i did not have enough money for their prices] and buying a cute dress and shoes at H&M)
we got to caroline's apartment to pregame it for a couple of hours. i brought my 1L of bulmer's (which everyone decided to take swiggs of. i was kind of upset because technically it was mine...) and some apple-soda-beer and some druid's. i ate curry rice with caroline. and we talked to a bunch of the irish guys above john luke's apartment, and met some guys from michigan state. adam and brian and david (from michigan state) & simon and al and dara (irish guys) decided to come along, and al took us to the porterhouse north.
it was this really cool pub that looked like it was made completely of wood (wooden floors, wooden bar, wooden staircases, etc.) - it was especially cool because they brew their own beer and cidar. i grabbed some fruli (a belgian beer made & fermented with strawberries... sooo good) and headed outside and we grabbed some chairs and tables and talked and had a good time. brian and adam decided that they weren't drunk enough, so they asked the bartender for the strongest beer they had (which was 80 proof).
we danced every chance we got (on the really small dancefloor they had. it was funny). and the dj said at one point that whoever came up to the bar with a bra would get a free drink so marissa took her bra off and we ran up with it and got an amazing drink (forgot what it was called? but it was delicious), even though i'm pretty sure everyone in the pub figured that we were american at that point.
i decided that my alter-ego when i'm drunk sometimes is named helga. because i get angry. and irritable. and want to yell.
irish boys decided that they wanted to switch pubs so we all ran over to one across the way. but as soon as we got there, they wouldn't let us in because caroline and brian "looked too drunk." caroline called the bouncer a racist (which i still don't get.. but she was pretty drunk) and al tried talking them into letting us in. no go. so we decide to run back to the porterhouse where we almost didn't get in again, but we were able to convince the bouncer that they weren't having anymore drinks. brian was pretty wasted, though. i tried taking a picture of him, amanda and izzy and he just fell over with them in front of two irish women who were dancing... i thought it was pretty embarassing.
al was the only irish boy who came back with us because dara and simon were meeting people at that other pub... but we finally got him to dance, and they had a pretty good time (i was sitting a good amount of the time because my feet hurt... totally worth wearing the amazing shoes i had on, though). i took a bunch of pictures, and we headed back to al's apartment to just talk and hang out for a while. by that time it was about 3 so i decided to head to bed.
i'm really glad i was able to hang out with those kids.
brian looks strangely like val kilmer and apparently caroline&amanda were eyeing him yesterday when he had his shirt off in the courtyard. it's funny, because when i talk to him it seems like there's nothing behind his eyes... and i can't keep up an engaging conversation with someone that can't keep up with me. he's the one that got really smashed though. i'll probably try to convince him not to buy so much next time.
adam is really cool, with a really funny personality. i'm a little weary of him because he had been trying to hook up with amanda the whole night, and amanda is the closest thing to a friend that i have here (along with caroline). he was really entertaining though, and he doesn't know bob marley tunes at all but he danced and sang along with me, anyway.
david is this amiable gay guy that reminds me of harry. he's really friendly- he met a bunch of irish girls at the pub just by walking up, and sitting with them. i wouldn't have the guts.
dara i've met before & he's always a really nice guy.
simon is adorable and reminds me of my friend nate from baja motorsports.
and al is awesome because i think he genuinely likes amanda and he took care of us the whole night. he's going to oxegen (the one 'coachella' thing here with brmc, muse, goo goo dolls, amy winehouse, etc) and i'm so jealous. AND he's getting to see foo fighters when they come out here in august.
and my girl friends are always a riot. izzy wasn't as bad when we were on the dancefloor... probably because you couldn't really talk...
marissa is amazing and cool and funny. i feel comfortable with her.
caroline, although a little cheeky, is such a down to earth chick.
and amanda is my dance partner.
today i went food shopping. it was nice to walk to the omni and have time to myself.
tonight possibly grilling? that is, if john luke is up for it.
i think they were all talking to the guys from michigan state (this is at about 8:30 at night... notice how light it is)
guh you should've seen my shoes. they were AMAZING. the dress isn't that bad, either...
brian, amanda and i on the dancefloor of the porterhouse...
i ♥ this girl
david and me just hanging out while my feet take a break from the dancefloor
me & al
me, adam, and amanda
lis, marissa, al, me, david, and amanda
the gang
i miss you all.
♥