At the moment I'm trying to switch from this old, crappy username to another one, for different reasons. Problem is, I'm putting very little effort into the new account because
I get so little out of DA anymore. And therein lies the problem.

I don't really come on to DA much lately. I want to get my own website soon. I have a free hosted one, but something paid for would be nicer. But I have a feeling this will be on the To-Do list for quite a while.

I don't know why I'm writing this, and my grammar is all wrong.

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I'm really enjoying my time in Kilkenny.. But I'm not drawing as often as I'd like.

I'm clearing up my account and getting rid of all the old and shit paintings; especially the emo ones that are more popular than more recent.. focused, work.



To Yasmine
I am so sorry and embarrassed for not having written back to you in so long
I'm such an arse when it comes to punctuality and just being plain reliable!! I promise I'll note you before the week is out

It was bitterly cold, today and the smell from the Guinness factory was putrid. Winter here is different than in the West. It doesn't rain nearly half as much. I saw my first used syringe this morning too, so I had to hop over it daintily. I think I'm coming down with the flu, aswell. I jinxed it the other day, and of course Anne lol'd.

College is going pretty good. It's a madhouse for mad kids. I had a review with my tutors yesterday and it went really well; I'm finally grasping the idea of self-direction and the essence of design. Florence was... stunning. Perhaps the most beautiful place I have ever been. Their history and art is strewn about the city like weeds and rubbish. Everywhere you turn you see something you grew up looking at in pictures, and yet, there it is right there casually going "alrigh', dahlin'?". The first night we all went out at 2am to a deserted Firenze and while walking, just happened upon the Santa Maria del Feure. Like an enormous iced cake, all to ourselves. Cue 20 minutes of "OMFG!" and visible shaking from overwhelming awe and emotion. Michelangelo's David ended art half a millenium ago; everything else since, just fucking pales in comparison.

So in all, things are pretty good; I'm enjoying myself a lot. Have an essay due for Monday, which I haven't really gotten into, but no one has. I hate aesthetics. I also built a website (nialloreilly.fortunecity.com), which has become my new distraction. I'm building a new one, which will be on the way soon and will have a large section for 's band.
I like to think of myself as a pimp.

Just a small update:

A lot of things have changed in the past few weeks. I'm now living in Dublin, right next to good old BlueBells (the name is sinisterly deceptive). I'm not that keen on it, as Dublin is the filthest most unIrish place in the country. But I'm growing tolerant of it. I have to be here.

I'm attending NCAD, which is about the only thing about this city that's making me smile. It's... a wonderful place. Sitting right beside the methadone centre and the old Guinness factory. It smells like oats and cattle feed a lot of the time; although today I think they must have a newbie working there, because it smelt like someone had burnt the hops or something - was horrible. My tutors are great; helpful but lenient and the rest of Core Year, and the college, are some of the most pleasant people you could hope to meet. Although for a while there people had their heads up their holes with this notion of "OMZG im n NCAD!!11!". But that's whittled away now... It really is a great place. Funny stuff happens here. We have a Pirate Society.

So inbetween working late, College Balls, Kilkenny and home, not much else is happening. Going to Florence next month, although Berlin seems to be the chic place to be according to everyone else. Oh those cool kids.

I probably won't come on here as much as I used to - it reminds me of too much that I want to forget. But thank you, to all the wonderful people I've met on here...