Graveyard Shift
For the past few weeks I’ve been living a nocturnal existence. That’s right, I’m working night shifts again, though not with the frequency that I once used to do. I had four nights last week, a few more this week, and five more next week. The benefit of all of this is that once this little stretch is complete, I’ll have a few weeks off completely. On my days off I haven’t really attempted to get back into what 95% percent of civilized culture would call a “normal routine.” I’ve been staying up late, sleeping later. Since Jenniffer is not yet allowed to work, we still see plenty of each other, even when I’m working several nights in a row. It isn’t at all like when I worked in Iowa City, where we would often go three days without ever being home at the same time. Those were the weeks that eventually led me to change to a line where I worked day shifts and evening shifts instead. Anyway, the night thing isn’t permanent; it just feels that way at the moment.
In other less boring news, this last Saturday, Ireland played Wales in rugby. Since my arrival, I’ve really enjoyed watching this game. Sure I don’t fully understand what is going on most of the time, but it certainly is a blast to watch! Imagine watching an entire game that closely resembles the final play of the Michigan vs. Nebraska Alamo Bowl. Fun! Anyway, as I said above, Wales played in Dublin this last Saturday, and it made me feel a bit good inside because with all of the Welsh people I saw in town (wearing team colors, mind you) it reminded me of most any Iowa football road game, particularly bowl games, where local streets are flooded with black and gold. By the way, Ireland won in convincing fashion, which also felt good, just not as good as an Iowa victory.
Lastly, in a fit of meteorological madness, Dublin received some snow this afternoon. Sure, it was nothing like the two feet of accumulation Jeff received in New York a few weeks ago, but ANY snowfall here is significant snowfall. At the very least, it made for an interesting walk around the city for the two of us this afternoon.
As I type: Listening to Split Lip Rayfield “LIVE”