Day 296 - Sunday, October 23rd, 2011

Despite the late retirement to quarters last night, breakfast was successfully negotiated, and with aplomb. The Newgrange offered a host of buffeted delights, with swathes of cereals, fruits, breads and freshly-fried slaughted meats to enjoy. After check-out, we sped to nearby Moor Park Golf Club - a basic but hilly and pleasant course for a round that started out pleasantly but soon turned inclement, with lashings of rain pouring down upon us. After 11 holes of penance, three of the four athletes decided that they had had enough, much to the fury of Daniels, who was having his best round of the year. There was little sympathy for him though, as he had prised over €30 from us by that stage. And as it turned out, the rain just got heavier and heavier.

Home by 4pm, the rest of the day was spent in an utterly splendid state of vegetation.

Contentment : 13.5 / 25
Excitement :    2 / 10
Memorability : 4 / 15

Overall Score : 39% (123rd out of 296)

Day 273 - Friday, September 30th, 2011

Our Summer Swelter for 2011 seems to be at an end, with blue skies turning grey this evening and torrents of rain pouring down on the walk from work to the bus home to the Lighthouse, for yet another relaxing Friday evening, although no doubt a highly sage move ahead of expected buoyant magnificence in the Citywest this weekend and during the week ahead.

Earlier, lunch was enjoyed in Dicey's Garden, where more and more hordes seem to hearing about their €6.25 carvery special, judging by the long but fast-moving queues at the food counter. Course of choice today was the lasagne, with lashings of vegetables, potatoes and chips. Outstanding!


Delightful torrentz

Contentment : 11.5 / 25
Excitement :    0.5 / 10
Memorability : 1 / 15

Overall Score : 26% (221st out of 365)

Day 248 - Monday, September 5th, 2011

When one doesn't bring an umbrella to work in the morning, one should not be surprised when the heavens proceed to open with deluginous torrents in the evening time. Luckily a 128 bus was on hand relatively quickly to transport me 4/5ths of the way home. Self-comfort was very much required after such trauma, and this came in the guise of a ten-portion cooking of Chicken Stir-Fry, containing the entire contents of a roast chicken, 2 large onions, 2 tins of chopped tomatoes, a jar of pasta sauce, coriander, fresh basil, curry powder, half a bottle of hot sauce, red and green peppers, mushrooms, a pack of stir-fry vegetables, with a saucepan of rice bunged in on top at the end. Fearsomely delicious, instantly curing the meteorologically-inspired ills of the world!


Similar to this, only 40 times more delicious

Contentment : 13 / 25
Excitement :    1.5 / 10
Memorability : 2.5 / 15

Overall Score : 34% (139th out of 248)