I've gone to write a blog a few times over the past week and after a few lines thought "screw this" and closed the lid of my laptop. This is only for dramatic effect though and i'd reopen my laptop 2 minutes later to continue my mindless internet surfing. It's all these hours i'm wasting on the internet that makes it difficult to write a post...because i'm not doing anything interesting. Starting tomorrow i'm going to really cut down on the time i spend on this thing. I mean i could be using this time way more effectively, like...learning a language or something.

Today has been a particularly uneventful day. I was teaching for 2 hours and thats about it.I am currently watching the Irish Film and Television awards (IFTAS) on TV. Unlike the BAFTAs or the OSCARS there are no A-list celebrities at this, apart from Neil Jordan (is he an A-list?). Also the president was available to handout the lifetime achievement award (i can't imagine this happening in any other country!). Ryan Tubridy is presenting the show and keeps making really bad jokes, like no-one laughs and then a tumbleweed blows by....God i wish i was there!

Tomorrow i'm going to play drums in my dad's warehouse, which i normally do on a Sunday but i'm especially looking forward to it this week! On Wednesday i'll be going to a postgraduate fair on in the RDS, Dublin. But since my student travelcard expired, i cant get a student fare on the train so i'll have to take the 3-4 hour bus journey to get there. So much for working for Irish Rail! Hopefully i'll get a chance to meet up with a few friends in Dublin while i'm up there.

FYP update: I think i may have finally finished my keypad decoder for my robot. It meant having to add an additonal EEPROM and counter for the "off" sequence. I'll post a schematic here once i get the thing fully finished and drawn up. I need to start working on my 50 page FYP report soon!

This post is boring but i'm keeping it up as a testament to how the internet sucks the life out of people.