Who is Shamwow? You Tell Me!

This weekend went by way too quickly.  On Friday after work I went home and got ready to celebrate Ling Ting's 22nd birthday!  We went to a club called D2 and stayed there until 3.  Closing time was 3:30, and I bet if I hadn't literally fallen asleep on a bench around 2:50 my friends would have been down to keep dancing the night away.  I don't know how they do it!  They call me "grandma" here because I get so tired.  But who wouldn't get tired at 3 a.m.?!  Keep in mind that staying out until 3 a.m. isn't only a one night occurrence either.  I embrace my nickname though, and I have a new appreciation for sleeping more than 5 hours a night!

On Saturday a few of us decided to see Harry Potter 7 Part 2 at the Omni Movie Theater.  The movie was really well done and even though I haven't read all the books or seen all of the movies in the series I was able to follow the storyline.  After the movie we got ready to go out for our friend Seamus's gig "You Tell Me" at "The Legal Eagle" near four courts.  We decided to make shirts for the occasion because we're Seamus's biggest fans (especially me.)  Amy designed the shirts and on the front they read "Who is Shamwow?" (with a four leaf clover as the "O") and on the back "You Tell Me."  It was a pun we made up since it tied in both Seamus and the name of his band.  The band was really good and we couldn't stop dancing to the music.  They played 16 songs, some of which were originals.

After the show was over around midnight we decided to go back to Seamus's house for an after-party.  It was really interesting to see what life in Ireland was like outside the city and getting to explore a typical Suburban house (versus the "Frat House" which is the only other house I've been inside since I've been here.)  The night was really chill; we basically just hung out on the couches, listened to music, and at one point started singing in harmony to a guitar player's chords.  We slept over at Seamus's place and I fell asleep around 3, but some people stayed up until 5 a.m.!  Insanity.

Tomorrow my parents arrive in Dublin.  I'm looking forward to seeing them and traveling.  My internship ends on Friday, and Saturday morning we're going to Kilarney and The Ring of Kerry until Tuesday morning, then Castle Leslie Tuesday and Wednesday, back to Dublin Thursday, and finally all the way to Chicago on Friday.  When I said I wasn't ready to leave Dublin in an earlier post my mind hasn't changed... I still feel the same way now.  However, I'm really excited to spend the last two weeks of my summer with my friends from home before college starts up again, because I miss them a lot and can't wait to hear about their summers in person versus via e-mail.  It'll be great to be reunited, but there's no doubt that I'll be missing Dublin at the same time.  Definitely a bittersweet feeling.