wow, i havent blogged in so long that i almsot forgot my username and password. after about five tries, i picked the right combination.

first things first. i passed my drivers test today! and i am fucking happy with myself. this isnt any drivers test...the test over here is quite hard. in america all you have to do is sit in the car and drive straight, do a little reversing around the corner, and as long as you dont hit anybody, boom! you have a drivers license. over here, however, over 50% of the applicants fail, so i was quite nervous about taking the test. they have you doing all these 'proper' maneovers...looking in the mirrors all the time, downshifting without coasting, mirror signal move over, looking right left right left when you're pulling out...all this crazy shit that if you actually did when you were driving, you wouldnt have the time or the mind to look at the road infront of you. somehow i pulled it off for 30 mins and never have to worry about it again. woohoo!

going back in my week...on sunday, i met up with byrne (to most of you...the kid i was 'stalking' on the facebook...please, it wasn't creepy) again. he had a barbeque on the roof garden of his apartment building. it was amazing! such a fantastic view of dublin, and such a beautiful day. sadly, i had to leave the drinking games to catch the bus.

earlier in the week, i went down to the galway races with my cousin and his friend. the galway races are a huge event...the town of galways goes crazy! theres just so many people there. needless to say, that was a great time..i won some money on a couple races, but shortly after gave it back to the bookies. we then went out to the pubs and nightclubs which were so crowded you could hardly move, but still a great time. ireland, like new york, has recently (i think six months ago) instigated a smoking ban in pubs and clubs and all public places; for such a drinking and smoking culture, i was so surprised it was passed and has been obeyed. anyway, the one thing i notice now though, is that without the stench of smoke invading your nose in pubs and clubs, you now smell people's lovely body odor everywhere. i almost prefer the smoke! almost.

and the night before i went to galway, i went out for one last time with my frisbee friends before they all headed off to finland for worlds. i really hope i meet up with them again becausei really like them, and enjoyed playing with them. i've been following their progress at worlds, but neither team is pulling off any major upsets. they're still a young team i guess, in the world of ultimate. its scary though, because i thought they were pretty good....and they're getting crushed by the likes of usa and canada. i've never seen the the top club teams in the states play, but damn! they must be spectacular. someday i'll go watch them, or maybe play against them.

okay, mostly because i'm bored of blogging now, and a little because i cant remember anything else that happened, i'm going to stop now.