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Valentine's Night
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inannajones in Ballsbridge, and we betook ourselves to Bellamy's pub until such time as the restaurant was ready for us. I gave her her presents, and was pleased with the reaction, and then opened mine. Greater love hath no non-smoking woman than to give her husband cigars. And not just any cigars, but good, hand-made, individually wrapped these-are-not-your-uncle's-coronas cigars. And a cigar cutter. And Remy Martin cognac chocolates. Damn good stuff.
Dinner was in The French Paradox, which is hereinafter dubbed the BEST Restaurant in Dublin.
And afterwards we decamped to the Library Lounge in Jury's, wherein I offered the loan of the cigar cutter to a gentleman at the next table (well, at the end of ours, but it was a long table), and he said "one good turn deserves another", and handed me an extra cigar, a Romeo y Julieta Havana. Instant karmic return. Pleasedness. And Remy Martin XO is a very nice cognac. And the cigars were proven very very good.
Saturday: Protest
100,000 people. City centre completely full. I think that proves the point. More on the whole thing, Irish politics included, in another entry.
Saturday: Moving
We moved over the last of the stuff from Mount Argus with help from Dad, except for a very few odds and ends. The freezer and the dishwasher have been sent into storage, and the barbeque is lurking in the front garden until we move it back - this evening.
Sunday
olethros and I sorted through vast piles of boxes, made order from chaos in the kitchen and the music room, and then did some of the same in the sitting room, sorting books into the proper divisions (fiction, non-fiction, computer, travel & humour, books that olethros will never read).
In the evening,inannajones and I went over to Mount Argus to meet the old landlord, hand over keys (those that I didn't lose three hours beforehand) and make final arrangements and take away final stuff, so we're finally completely moved.
And then we went home, showered, got Indian takeaway and relaxed for a bit. Morrowind is terrfiyingly more effective when the monitor is right in front of you and the room is dark.
Monday
We're going to have a good go at sorting out everything else tonight, putting it away, and deciding what debatable bits are to go. And then we'll be done.
I met
inannajones in Ballsbridge, and we betook ourselves to Bellamy's pub until such time as the restaurant was ready for us. I gave her her presents, and was pleased with the reaction, and then opened mine. Greater love hath no non-smoking woman than to give her husband cigars. And not just any cigars, but good, hand-made, individually wrapped these-are-not-your-uncle's-coronas cigars. And a cigar cutter. And Remy Martin cognac chocolates. Damn good stuff.Dinner was in The French Paradox, which is hereinafter dubbed the BEST Restaurant in Dublin.
And afterwards we decamped to the Library Lounge in Jury's, wherein I offered the loan of the cigar cutter to a gentleman at the next table (well, at the end of ours, but it was a long table), and he said "one good turn deserves another", and handed me an extra cigar, a Romeo y Julieta Havana. Instant karmic return. Pleasedness. And Remy Martin XO is a very nice cognac. And the cigars were proven very very good.
Saturday: Protest
100,000 people. City centre completely full. I think that proves the point. More on the whole thing, Irish politics included, in another entry.
Saturday: Moving
We moved over the last of the stuff from Mount Argus with help from Dad, except for a very few odds and ends. The freezer and the dishwasher have been sent into storage, and the barbeque is lurking in the front garden until we move it back - this evening.
Sunday
olethros and I sorted through vast piles of boxes, made order from chaos in the kitchen and the music room, and then did some of the same in the sitting room, sorting books into the proper divisions (fiction, non-fiction, computer, travel & humour, books that olethros will never read).In the evening,
inannajones and I went over to Mount Argus to meet the old landlord, hand over keys (those that I didn't lose three hours beforehand) and make final arrangements and take away final stuff, so we're finally completely moved.And then we went home, showered, got Indian takeaway and relaxed for a bit. Morrowind is terrfiyingly more effective when the monitor is right in front of you and the room is dark.
Monday
We're going to have a good go at sorting out everything else tonight, putting it away, and deciding what debatable bits are to go. And then we'll be done.
