There is nothing happening. The weekend was kind of a drag overall. Friday was nice, spent the afternoon on the beach. Saturday at Castlerock was cool, and so was the performance of Faustus I went to that evening. But after that and pretty much all of Sunday I spent inside, trying to get some work done. Didn't get a lot accomplished. It was hard for me to concentrate and I would distract myself pretty easily. Tonight I'm gonna try to find some other books at the library for my upcoming papers.

A full course load here is three classes. I don't know why. Students could take as many as five here. I'm taking three because I figured why the hell not, and spend as much time as I could travelling around. Now I wish I had taken at least four. Students here are slackers. Everyone knows it too. The courses are pretty lax and there aren't strict policies whatsoever. So why am I concerned? I hope I don't go back to school next semester with this attitude. People have told me that Americans work too hard. This may very well be true, but seriously, I would enjoy some work right now. No real assignments coming my way. I don't even get credit for showing up to class.

Today has kinda sucked. The most excitement that I have made for myself was my orange juice/maple syrup curry sauce that I made up as I went. It was actually pretty good. Bought a lot of dried fruits and some nuts at Tesco today. This week cannot move fast enough. Really this is the last place I wanna be, and at this point I'm getting kinda sick being around the same people. I think I only really notice this because this is the longest I have been on campus. Really, up until last weekend, it felt like I had been travelling non stop since September 6th when I left in the first place. In a sense, thats the truth. I've been gone every weekend, leaving early on Thursdays and Fridays. I guess thats why this weekend was a bit of a let down. Jen(n)'s out in Cork without me doing cool shit and I'm here reading record reviews instead of Irish history or poems.

I shouldn't complain too much, or even worry. I'll be in Belfast again this weekend, and so will Jen(n). I'm pumped, that city is awesome. I want to see the Botanic Gardens again, but this time at night. Also, check out the Ulster Museum again, and maybe spend a little more time in the northern part of the city. Jen(n) will be up here Saturday and Sunday night, thankfully, and hopefully we can go to the beach or even to the Giant's Causeway maybe. I can't wait to cook food for more than one person, listen to some music I haven't heard in a long time, drink too much coffee, take walks and see the coast.

Listening to: Radiohead, Sonic Youth, Rites of Spring