I had super duper weird dreams.  I think reading the Quran at night is having ..effects on my brain.

I miss going to Apple River Canyon.  The place humbled me so much growing up.. I have both good and bad memories from there but mostly it's the smell of the autumn air, campfire burning out, hearing my dad's creepy monster stories and lying in the hammock that remain so strongly in my mind.

Can't wait till this weekend.  Just.. can't wait.

We played the Silent Hill mod for Left 4 Dead last night.. for 4 and a half hours.  Honestly, I thought it would be another normal campaign but this one had 12 parts.  And they were full of these ridiculous puzzles that made no sense.  It was kind of disappointing in the end but it was something we just had to finish lol.
Apollo has been so good the past 2 nights.  He plays with me all the time.  Nibbling my fingers and my toes and not flying away when I pick him up.  And he loves to play with his little ball we bought him.  If we hold it he will fly onto our hand, pick the ball up, drop it on the floor and then chase after it.  He's so easily amused but I guess to a tiny bird who has only been alive for like 6 months, it's fascinating lol.  Plus he started making weird new sounds when I was talking to him so I think he was trying to talk.  He's so freaking cute ><

Can't wait for Tunisia.

I finished Brave New World last night.  I totally get what everybody has been raving about all these years.  Wish I had to read it in high school like everybody else did.
What life would I choose?  I don't know.  I guess I wouldn't have much of a choice if 'civilization' came to that.  I felt angered and also sympathetic for every character at some point or another.  Good stuff.
I have to start reading Dracula now.  But I think I'll go and try to sell some books I brought with me here.  I hope they give me more than a euro for them all.
I also still have to finish A Game of Thrones but in the meantime I really don't have time.  I want to read Dracula, continue with the Quran and some other things I've got lying around here.
Blah.  So much to do.

I'm going to go vegetarian I think.

I want to be in Tunisia by now.

Well my internship is over.  I've got a lot of spare time now which is both good and bad.

I'm so excited because we're going to Tunisia in 2 weeks.  I'm a bit nervous because it's a Muslim country, but that also makes it 10x more fascinating.  I'm also glad I've been reading the Quran and learning so much more about Islam in the past few months.

The cities are going to be fascinating and the beach... omg I cannot wait to lie on the beach.  It's going to be amazing.

I miss home though and I really am sad I'll be missing Halloween, but we'll go to a party here instead so it should be ok. It's just that the seasons in Chicago are so wonderful.  I really really do not like Ireland's constant crappy weather.  I feel angered by it, which is stupid, of course, but I really do.

In other news I think I might be allergic to Apollo.  My nose will not stop running and I can't stop sneezing while I'm at home with him.  I really love him and I hope I've just got a cold since the weather is changing.  Blah.

Tonight I want bratwurst for dinner!  Oktoberfest is still going on and they've got such delicious food for sale.  Unfortunately they don't have any of the fun crafts or chocolate or cool stuff for sale like they do in Chicago, but at least it's something.

Alright, errands to run.