Loooong time, no post!
Let's see...the past week has been sort of hectic with actual registration (finally!) and textbook buying, etc. The HWS/Union group has settled into a nice sort of dinner arrangement of switching off days/chores. Yesterday, for instance, I made shepard's pie; Zach did the dishes and made cookies, and Courtney's making dinner tomorrow. Tonight we're all about the free food--a club on campus is having a movie showing and pizza; rumor is that there'll be wine and cheese as well.
Although we're really just getting settled, we're gearing up for a weekend trip to Dublin, which should be fantastic. Weekend after next, I'm going up to Castlebar in Mayo to see Riverdance with Courtney and Kelsey. This is apparently Riverdance's last year (but it could just be pulling a Streisand...) so it'll be exciting to see it. Most of my family's from Mayo, too, so I'm glad I'll be able to visit.
Random notes:
According to the Early Irish Law textbook I borrowed from the library (after getting lost for about half an hour), everyone had an "honour price" which had to be paid to them in the event of heinous honour-damaging crimes like murder...or satire. Poets were very important in Medieval Ireland because they sort of contributed/damaged someone's honor by praising/satirizing them. Sort of ridiculous.
As of 2 this afternoon, I am no longer an illegal immigrant. Excellent.
Today marks three weeks in Galway. In some sense, it feels like I've been here for ages, but at the same time, September's almost over! How did that happen?!
It is believed that poets actually wrote the original Brehon laws, which were in verse... maybe that explains some of the esteem in which they were held?
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