So, we're thinking about moving to Ireland next year.
What Steph said!
Well, it's just good to know that when the chips are down and things look grim you'll feed off the girl who loves you to save your own ass!
Xander ,'Chosen'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
shrift - Jul 11, 2015 8:52:53 am PDT #738 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Nora Deirdre - Jul 11, 2015 9:01:29 am PDT #739 of 30003
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Well, Tom's pretty ready to leave New Orleans, and to be honest, some of the negatives here (crime, gentrification, police corruption) are starting to wear on me too. I mean, I'd like to be able to actually walk around my neighborhood after dark, and I honestly don't feel safe doing that, even with someone else.
We've been here for 5 years, have itchy feet, and would both like to take a little break from the US. The UK is out, they're even more conservative than here. But we have some family in Ireland, a couple friends, and it's close enough to the UK to be able to get there more frequently to see friends and Tom's dad.
Ireland's craft beer scene is in a nascent stage, like Louisiana was when I first moved here, there's tons of tech jobs coming in all over the country for Tom, he's still a UK/EU citizen, primary language is English, the country is gorgeous.
We're signing a year lease for our apartment here, so this would be a much more slowly researched and planned move than the one to New Orleans from Boston. We won't be committing to anything for a while, but we're (I'm) doing some research which is fun.
Anne W. - Jul 11, 2015 9:16:14 am PDT #740 of 30003
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Nora, how exciting!
-t - Jul 11, 2015 9:22:24 am PDT #741 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That's so exciting Nora! Research, whee!
Pix - Jul 11, 2015 9:22:51 am PDT #742 of 30003
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Nora, so cool! Do eeet!
Sue - Jul 11, 2015 9:30:35 am PDT #743 of 30003
hip deep in pie
Exciting, Nora!
Consuela - Jul 11, 2015 9:53:30 am PDT #744 of 30003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
So cool, Nora!
I had my run, and it was painfully slow and hot: I should not have worn even a lightweight wool shirt, and I didn't drink enough water beforehand. But I did it. And now I have had breakfast and ran old paint cans etc to the hazardous waste place. Gotta do the dishes and some other stuff, then more errands with my sister.
Burrell - Jul 11, 2015 10:25:28 am PDT #745 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
That's very exciting, Nora! I love Ireland, there's something magical about the place.
Polgara - Jul 11, 2015 10:25:30 am PDT #746 of 30003
Karma is a cat, sleeping in my lap cuz it loves me. ~TS
Thanks for the bullet suggestions! 90 minutes later, and I have July mapped out, listened to all the voicemails from recruiters that I'd been avoiding, and I have an appointment for a loooong overdue mammogram for this afternoon. Even if I never look at it again, it's made for a decently productive morning.
meara - Jul 11, 2015 10:44:06 am PDT #747 of 30003
Yay productivity!!
I went to my pole dancing class, stopped at the supermarket, and am now fueling up before I go to the gym for a brief run--I bought new running shoes and it occurred to me I really should test them out before packing them on a trip with me. Am annoyed I leave tomorrow morning. Stupid people who wouldn't let me be there Tues-Thurs and had to say Mon-Weds instead! Other things I need to do today: laundry. Things I might do today: see if my neighbor has plans, or potentially go dancing.
Nora, I support this plan so we can all come visit you!