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since I've been gone from here, I have:

started playing american football with the cork admirals (left tackle, offensive line), which involves a lot of cardio, strength training and bruising.

began work as a bouncer in pubs & clubs around Cork.

grew my hair into a decent pompadour and grew a zapata type mustache

moved house, now living with a gay scottish guy in his...
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Since work is slow, I updated my CV and sent it around to some friends. Might have to move away from Ireland for a while to build up the savings then come back and slack some more, or go elsewhere...maybe the south of France or Northern Italy?

Anyhow, the updated CV is at http://fixer.vigilante.net/rysmithjr_CV2003.doc
if you come across anyting interesting for me...

I'm not renewing...
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I got the flat I was hoping for. A shared house in Sunday's Well, right at the top of the Shakey Bridge (a Cork landmark). sharing with 3 women in their later 20s-early 30s in a nice sized house with a HUGE but wildly overgrown garden up the hill in the back.

Just after I got the call, I was having second thoughts about what...
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every time I see Meg Ryan in a film, I am reminded of my eldest sister, Cindy. Their personalities are so much alike. No point to this message.

I bought some new jeans today, for the first time since moving here. I've been losing weight, and all my trousers had become quite baggy and cinched in by my belt. It felt odd to wear properly...
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today is my 2 year anniverary in Ireland!

heading off to Dublin in the morning, for the weekend festival called Witnness . My buddy Rich Hawtin is playing tomorrow night, so I am supposed to meet up with him somewhere in Dublin tomorrow then head to Punchestown Racecourse where the festival is held.

A load of people will be camping out at the racecourse, but...
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tonight, I took a long walk down by the Atlantic Pond, watched people feeding the ducks and walking their dogs and babies, then walked further down along the harbour to Blackrock Castle. On the way back when I sat near the pond to watch the gorgeous clouds in the sky (nothing quite like an island in the Atlantic in the summer for cool clouds), I...
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apparently, God decided 35 was the age I should start getting hangovers.

I'm going out tonight for dinner with 25 friends, taking over the dining room of this little trattoria run by a family of brothers from Italy, cooking like their mama taught them. Then off for drinks at a newish bar called Cleavers, which used to be a butcher shop.

I think I managed to invite all my current crushes, so I should be in flirty...
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sitting here listening to Tom Waits, watching the sun come up, pondering the passing of yet another year.

another successful cooking experiment tonight. Tesco had a 50% off sale on round steak, but I don't have a crockpot or dutch oven to braise it in, so I went the creole steak route.

heat some oil in a skillet, brown a chopped green pepper and onion then transfer to a big pot. cut .5-1kg of round steak into pieces, roll in a flour &...
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