Long Time No Speak!

Its been ages since i've wrote in this blog and I think its about time I updated this thing. So, my last blog entry was around my 3rd week in New York, lets see if I can fill in everything that has been going on since then. Stayed in New York for another 3 weeks after that blog entry, so 6 weeks in total. Two of the final 3 weeks involved working my ass off for Frito Lay, who are some company in the US who make snacks, basically I was lifting that shit onto trucks for 6 hours straight in the unbelivable heat, it was pretty tough but I really enjoyed my time there. I met so many crazy people in that place and they all loved the fact that we were Irish! Which meant major tips! I was easily living off the tips I was making which mean i could save the money which I earned from my wages. I soon found out that I failed one of my summer exams from college, which was a serious kick in the testicles, I soon had to book a flight home for around the middle of July. On my last day of work, they offered myself and a friend a job for the summer, which unfortunately I had to turn down because I had to return home to study. My last week in NewYork was brilliant, I saw all the sights, hung around the hostel and made loads of great friends. Pretty much partyed everynight and had the time of my life! I was only in NewYork for 6 weeks but it honestly felt like 6 months, I expected everything to be different when i got home, but everything was the same (including the weather) and i soon hit a bit of downer, mainly because i missed NewYork and that I had to study for exams.

Anyway, I didn't study (suprise,suprise) and I spent most of my time just going out and hanging out with friends when I should of had my head in the books. Anyway, eventually the exams were soon approaching and I did what I have always done in the past.....cram like i've never crammed before! I did the exams, one went very well, and the other I was nervous about. What sucked the most was that i had to wait another month for these results to come out and I soon found myself in limbo, I had no idea what was going to happen, all of my friends were moving on into the next years of their study and looking forward to what was lying ahead but here I was not know what I was going to be doing. It was a pretty crappy time, so I was literally just playing the waiting game!

Luckily enough I passed my repeats! (just about) and I was going into 3rd year, I was absolutely delighted! And i couldnt wait to get back to college and see the lads again! I eventually moved into the same apartment complex that I was in last year and moved in with one of the lads in my class so things are pretty sweet. On the academic side of things, 3RD YEAR IS HAAARD! Really hard! Labs are a total and utter bitch! So much work has to be done for them, I already failed one lab report, and I doubt things are looking too good for my second one! Anyway, serious work has to be done for these things and hopefully I will up my game in the coming weeks! I'm going on a 5 day field trip to cornwall next week with my class, its going to be crazy, I cannot wait! And it seems to be full steam ahead in terms of my australian trip, im likely to be heading off down under at the end of January, currently in the process of applications,visas,accomodation, flights etc, so hopefully all that stuff will get sorted in the coming weeks.

On another note, love life has taken a bit of a twist in the past 2 months or so. Just around my repeats I met this girl who was a friend of my cousins, it was pretty cool, we hit it off, i liked her but their seemed to be a bit of reluctance on her part so i sort of kept my distance in the weeks after that. We met up a good few times, had a laugh but i soon realised that I only really saw her as a friend and I think she realised that. Funny thing is, I think she wants something a little more serious but unfortunately its just not the way I see her and all I want to be is friends with her now. Anyway, another recent development would be this girl who is friends with my best friends girlfriend. I remember noticing her during the summer when I saw her once or twice. She was in a relationship at the time so I soon put that thought to the side. However, recently she came out of that relationship and my best friends gf kept hinting that i should text her and see what happens. I did and I must admit Im very glad i made that decision, we have met up a few times and I must say I really like this girl. I have such a laugh with her, and its just really laid back and fun. We have alot of common and things just seem so easy with her, there arent any awkward silences, there is no struggling to think of something to say, it all comes naturally which is great! Its early days yet but I am very happy that I have met this person, it will be interesting to see what happens in the coming weeks.

Hmmmmm, I think that pretty much everything, oh wait, now i rememeber!
During the summer my best friend's relationship ended with the girl he had been going out with for two years, this came as a complete shock to me and an even bigger shock to him it has to be said. This whole thing has been well documented in his blog so I will not go into too much detail. But at the time I think i did my best to help him through it, considering he has been there so much for me in the past. He has very recently just met someone else and im very happy for him and Im glad that he is getting through it as I know how bad it can get once you exit such a long relationship(as you probably all know if you read this blog)

Anyway, I think that is pretty much everything, I say this everytime i finish a blog post that Im going to update it more but I promise I will this time ;)

Anywho, im currently sitting in my apartment listening to bloc party and just chilling. Times are pretty good right now I must say!

Till' next time!

Sean.