Moving day (the intra-house edition)

So I moved today. It was a tough move. All the way around the wall and into the next room.

With Conal heading home on Wednesday (sent off to much fanfare including a stand-up show, then closing out The Crane and the Roisin, followed by a traditional full breakfast when we got back to the house around 2:30--pictures forthcoming), that left open a room that was twice the size of mine, with a bed that was twice the size of min, with about 10x the storage space and... wait for it... a desk! And I was next in line in house seniority, since Aoife was staying put in her room that's even bigger and--more importantly--has an en suite bathroom.

So when I got up this morning, I started carting all my stuff over. I'm amazed how much stuff I have, seeing as I basically brought it all over with me. Stuff just has a way of expanding and multiplying once it's out of that suitcase/backpack, though...

It's a beautiful day out. Very windy, keeping the temp somewhere just a shade below perfect, and we had a textbook "isolated" shower and a brief hail storm this morning. But aside from that cumulative 7 minutes, it's been bright and sunny all day. We used to say back in Michigan and Chicago that if you don't like the weather, wait 10 minutes--it'll change. Galway's weather is perfect for those who are less patient than that.

I forgot until just now that this weekend is the Galway Early Music Festival. This year's theme is "Pirates of the Corribean" (no, that's not a typo, just a pun on the Corribe River that runs through town). Unfortunately, I've missed most of the cool programs already, but may try and catch the Cornette concert tonight and will try and see a few things tomorrow.

But as it's so nice out, I'm going to head out and knock around town a bit for a while. Will try and get pictures posted and stuff from Normandy later tonight.