may the road rise to meet you.
may the wind be always at your back.
may the sun shine warm upon your face,
and the rains fall soft upon your fields.
and until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand. (old irish benediction)

hot damn!! it's st. patrick's day. yesterday, i went over to my aunt's for corned beef and cabbage. mmmmmm, the corned beef was sooo freakin good. and, while i was over there, i got a present for my cubicle at work!! my sisters put together a picture collage of all the pictures of the 3 of us at the lair together. it's so cute...and what a beautiful frame. thanks, girlies!!

today was also my first day at work. let me just say that the girls in my area are so much fun. i don't really work with them a whole lot, we just work in the same area. the first thing i did when i got there was get pulled into getting breakfast and sitting (gasp!!) on the pool table chatting. yeah, i know...major faux pas. i actually didn't sit because i felt it was a sin. but work was really good today, and i'm starting to slowly understand all the millions of new words/spreadsheets/phrases/etc that come with a new job. i also got a plant delivered from my other aunt today. i feel so loved. :)

well, that's all outta me...i need to finish emailing some foolios and get into some jammies and relax!! i might have a guinness in the fridge...score for today!!

if you don't know much about st. patrick's day, i direct you here.

going with the whole green theme today, here's an article about mark mulder.

i wish they would have had this class at uc davis.

some fun irish quotes that i have in my quote journal.
*may the grass grow long on the road to hell for want of use. (irish saying)
*dance as if no one were watching, love as though you have never been loved before, sing as if no one could hear you, and live as though heaven were on earth. (irish proverb)
*may your glass be full, may the roof over your head be always stong. and may you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows you're dead. (irish drinking toast)
*here's to the health of your enimies' enimies. (irish drinking toast)
*may those who love us, love us. and those that don't love us, may God turn their hearts. and if He doesn't turn their hearts, may He turn their ankles, so we'll know them by their limping. (irish curse)

and, your moment of zen. happy st. patrick's day, everyone!! erin go bragh!!