what a mutha-f*ing fantastic day!

i finally received my baggage at 1 today - which was a bit of a bummer as i was in a completely inappropriate state for venturing out since i didn't have a change of clothes and nothing to comb my hair with. so i waited. i hate bmi, it's official.

ok, so it's brutally cold, rainy and windy in dublin right now but that didn't keep me from rocking the streets. i went off to grafton street (i guess it's the main shopping hub) and what appeared before my adoring eyes? marks and spencer, that's what. how do i love thee? let me count the 5 billion ways! i was so excited as it's one of my favorite stores in london and i didn't know they had them in ireland! so i did some shopping there and finally broke down and bought a travel flat iron to replace the one i electrocuted myself with in italy. i am so sick of having crappy hair days every day. it blows :(

and good god - why is there no good coffee anywhere but italy? it's a bit depressing. i may just have to resort to starbucks! i got so spoiled - *sigh* pete and i discussed this the other day and he is as happy as a clam with his nescafe instant coffee. bleck! i need to convert his unacceptable coffee drinking ways. 

anyway - walking around grafton was great fun. there was the freakiest girl who was causing quite a stir wanting people to sign her petition. it was so fabulous - she had big blonde hair, huge boobs,  a pink shirt , matching pink spandex leggings and a sign saying "born to do porn". i'm not making this up! i have pictures but didn't bring my cord for my camera with me as i downsized at pete's for this side trip. i'll post them when i get back to london on wednesday. regardless, she was fantastic! 

i also went to the national gallery and that was nice as well. there were a lot of dutch artists and italian renaissance artists (heavily religious stuff). they had one painting of caravaggio's and it was really fantastic. they also had this wonderful classical music concert and i just sat there and listened for the longest time. it was sooooo nice!

after that i came back to the hotel (the flat iron was immediately put to use) and i got ready for the interpol show. it was fantastic! the kids here in dublin are insane and they were by leagues the best crowd so far. those irish peeps made me proud. harley let me stand in the sound area with him again and i got a setlist. fabu!!! so, of course, i am just the happiest little camper ever! 

and of course, i had some guinness today. i don't like it so much but when in ireland do as the irish do, right?

i am off to glasgow tomorrow (pete warned it is going to be fairly frigid there - much more so than ireland). i am going to my second to the last interpol show. oh boy. the countdown starts! i have had so much fun and i am so happy that i've been able to do this.

MWAH!

tiff