one more miracle

I'm pretty sure I'm going to be quite incommunicado the next few days. That's because every single second I am either with people I love or getting ready to go out with people I love. Right now it is the latter. I am scrolling rapidly through my flist so as not to miss anything, but I really can't comment and I won't be replying much to comments. I'm sorry! I love all your comments, I truly do, but I just have a bigger priority right now - making the best of my time remaining in Ireland.

I'm going to be posting quite a lot though, because I want some kind of record of these days.

Today I spent entirely with Dara, Paul, and Richard, and later Ste. It was lovely. No matter how ridiculous and kind of immature those boys can be, I adore their stupid faces and am always happy being with them. The fact that Dara called ME immediately after they finished their exams gave me so much joy I can't quite adequately describe it. When I am that fond of someone, I always kind of assume that they're not going to be as fond of me (until we reach that point where it's just blatant mutual love) so when he actively seeks my company, it makes me squeehopwriggle. He made a comment about today being my day with them, as in, out of my days remaining one of them had to be spent entirely with them. Which I was hoping for but didn't dream would actually happen. We hung out in sci fi because it was raining and watched 28 Days Later and drank (I am QUITE intoxicated right now!) and we went out to a Chinese all-you-can-eat buffet for dinner/lunch and then we played video games and it was so joyous.

Have one picture from today, because I don't think I'll be able to keep up with that photo meme. Paul and Dara being precious in the rain.


Now I'm getting ready to go out for a GIRLS' NIGHT woooo! *twirlhops* Then TOMORROW I get to have lunch with Kate and Megan and coffee with Bren and hopefully see Sinead and then FIBBERS with Dara and Paul and Richard and moooore!

YAY LIFE. Can this week last forever?!

Haaaaaay guys!

So tonight i went tos ee Sex and the City with Kate, clayeer, and a lovely gay boy named Stephen. Kate felt unwell in the middle and got a taxi home :( The movie was, however, fabulous, and I teared up many times. If you have any investment in/attachment to the characters, it's a lovely, funny, moving movie. I enjoyed it every much.

Then we went to a pub where some of Stephen's friends were having a drink. I'm sorry we didn't get to talk much, Claire, I promise we'll have a real conversation soon! You were lovely!

Stephen's friends were Mark, John, and Rob. The former two were adorable and lovely (and in a relationship with each other, my heart) and Rob was nice too, if a bit odd. Mark looks a heck of a lot like my Uncle Mark, which is weird. John is an absolute sweetheart, I adore him. Then the pub was closing up, and it turned out that the guys live just around the corner (aka, just around the corner from ME, cause we were really close to my apartment) and so I went home with them and had another beer. Then they whipped out a video game, I forget what it's called, but basically you jsut sing and get graded on it. (but it's not Rockband. Only singing.) It was hilarious and awesome and I am far and above a better singer than any of them, haha. I particularly enjoyed Britney's Toxic. They were seriously such darlings, and I mourn that I didn't meet them earlier, because they're right THERE and I would have hung out with them all the damn time. As it is I invited them to my going away party because I just have to see their lovely faces again.

So that was my brief evening of being a fag hag. I loved it. Bwee!

And now it is 3:30 AM and I am quite drunk and I have an exam on Tuesday. OOPS! :D

MOST HAPPIEST OF NATAL DAYS, GERARD FUCKING WAY! <3333333

He's so my favorite, you guys. *stars in eyes* I would totally do something to honor his deep and abiding awesome, but today is insane. Let me tell you why.

I have a tutorial in 40 minutes, at 9 AM. Then I have an hour of lab at 10, before I have to leave early to go to two sociology lectures with a break for lunch. During said break, I have to put up some posters for Sci Fi's showing of SG-1 The Ark Of Truth and try to acquire my boyfriend a ticket to the ball tonight. Then I have three more hours of lab (ughhhhhhh) ending at 5, then I have to get home, and try to be ready by 6, 7 at the latest, for the big fancy Central Societies Committee ball and awards ceremony. I am currently exhausted as all fuck and terrified of today. I will probably fall off my gigantic heels at the ball. Oh god.

Neeeeeed coffeeeeeee.... *zombies*

I would tell you guys to entertain me in the comments, buuuuut I won't be able to do more than cursorily glance at my email in the evening, so that's a wash. Just think of me fondly, and pray for my immortal soul, or something. I hate labs. Why am I a scientist again?

In much happier things, my boyfriend continues to be ridiculously adorable and use little less-than-three hearts to say goodbye at the end of our online chats. Say it with me: n'awwwwww. :D <3

I hope you all have good days and that I share your karma and have a good day too! *flails*

James stopped texting me randomly! Something must have come up, because I asked a question and he just never replied. I'm trying not to angst. I just want to see him again right nowwwww! Instead i have to live through a whole day of lab before I get to D:

(I swear I will not become one of those girls that only posts about her boyfriend. He's not even officially my boyfriend yet! Sheesh, Anne.)

Because I'm randomly curious, what's the song that you have the most versions of in your iTunes? By versions I mean different recordings, whether they be live, demos, or what have you. I was looking at my collection of MCR stuff (when I search for "My Chemical Romance" on my iTunes, 137 items come up O.O) and noticing that there are very few songs of theirs that I only have one copy of (not including covers and whatnot) - 12, in fact, and most of them are from Black Parade because I just generally don't like that album live too terribly much.

The surprising victor for most versions in my iTunes library is Our Lady of Sorrows, with seven. Or perhaps not surprising, because I fucking LOVE that song live, and the demo is amazing. ♥ In second place with six versions is a three-way tie: Helena, Vampires Will Never Hurt You and I'm Not Okay.

I KIND OF LOVE THEM A LOT, OKAY.

Which is why I almost cried when ladysorka quoted Gerard as saying "see you in a couple years." I mean, I know it's shitty entitlement and I really do want them to go take a NAP and have lots of happy married sex and maybe make babies? But I also want to see them live every week for the rest of my life. The increddddible setlist right now is too perfect to believe (VAMPIRES!!!!!!! HEAVEN HELP US!!!! HEADFIRST!! Sometimes Desert Song! The other B-Sides! Holy shit!) and I can't imagine it will ever be that awesome again, heh. Then again, their next album could be my most favorite album EVER, so we'll see. I do know that I will miss them terribly, but I'll be happy for them to get some rest. Also, them being the insane workaholics they are, and given my (USUAL!) proximity to them when I'm in Pennsylvania, there's a good chance I'll be able to catch them at some random shows in Jersey or something. Here's hoping!

Gah, sorry, when I talk about MCR I start to get rambly. In lieu of my goings on, have a radio interview with Mikey and Gee (well, pretty much Gee, obviously) that I found randomly on Youtube. Part 1 Part 2 I really like the interviewer, and you get to hear Gee talk about songs that don't often get much attention. For example, he considers Cubicles his most embarrassing song both musically and lyrically! I dunno, I rather like that one XD And when asked what song, out of either Bullets or Three Cheers, should be played at the end of the show, Mikey chooses Early Sunsets :D That just made me happy, for some reason. (Speaking of Early Sunsets, have you heard the demo? It's EMPTY without Frankie!)

I am exhausted, so with that I bid thee adieu. I will share details of my first real date with James afterwards :)

So tonight I got all gussied up (who SAYS that? Apparently I do!) and went to see the DIT Symphonic Orchestra perform at the National Concert Hall, because Niall (yes, THE Niall) plays oboe in it! The performance was called A Night Of American Music, and they played a bunch of John Williams (Empire Strikes Back! Superman! it was AWESOME!), then whole sets from Porgy and Bess and West Side Story, complete with singers, and it was really cool because it was beautiful orchestral music but I also knew some of it, so I was kept entertained. I also may have watched Niall a bit more than was strictly necessary. He's so adorable you guys, what the hell. He even had at least two solo-ish moments, at least where his oboe was the most prominent instrument, and he was so good, I was so proud of him :D He seemed really pleased that Sinead and Louise and I came to see his show. And I met his parents afterwards! It was a really lovely night.

Random bits from the night: a senator of Ireland, David Norris, was sitting in the same row as us! He said excuse me to us as he went in to his seats, Sinead was very excited, haha. Apparently he is gay, vocally in favor of gay marriage, and just a lovely fun man. So that was nifty! \o/

Also, there was a piano soloist who was fucking talented but who was, hi, BRENDON. I mean. He looked about 18, and was a bit twitchy and spazzy. He had a red vest and bowtie on under his tux, and I think they had to hunt him down when it was time for his song because there was an awkwardly long pause beforehand, and he had long shaggy hair that got in his eyes, and he OWNED that piano. So yes. Because all things come back to bandom \o/

I'm really really really fond of Niall. If that wasn't clear.

Moving on!

crystal_lily!! I GOT YOUR PACKAGE!! Bweeeeee BOOSH! And RUSSELL! And a beautiful letter in your beautiful handwriting! YAYE! *twirls you* Thank you so much, sweetiepie! It totally made my day <33333

I paused in writing this post to call my dad, and, like, I know I say this all the time, but I love my dad so much. I had refrained from calling him for a while because he was super sick with the flu (he was in bed for TWELVE DAYS *boggles*) but he's finally feeling almost better so I wasn't as worried about tiring him out. And I swear I need my weekly doses of my daddy like I need oxygen, or sunshine. He just lifts my spirits, even if they don't need lifting. We talked about how even though I might be dreading leaving this place, it's pretty dumb to worry about losing something awesome WHILE I am experiencing said awesomeness. We also talked about what it will be like for me to go home, and how it will probably be different than I'm expecting, because *I* am so different. And I really, really am. When I went home in December, we spent Christmas dinner with my godparents, and my dad told me that they remarked to him, astonished, about how superconfident I had become. And I really hadn't thought about it in that way, but it's true - I am so much more sure of myself, more pleased and comfortable with who I am, and much more easy with interacting with people. It feels wonderful. We also talked about his upcoming visit (SQUEE! Two weeks!!!) and how ridiculously excited we both are, and all the amazing things we're going to do, and YOU GUYS I GET MY DADDY AND MY LITTLE SIS :D:D:D I get to show them my beautiful city, and my beautiful country, and basically have this experience none of us will forget. Yaaaaaay.

There are a bunch of other random things I could talk about, but I am exhausted and I think I have rambled on plenty. Goodnight, my lovelies! <3