deal with it

i'm trying to be positive about the lack of summer here. one guy at work said, "you don't move to ireland for the weather". someone else said, "you have to change your perception of a good day here. you can't look outside and say think that the sun's not shining, so it's a bad day. if it's not raining, it's a good day: you have to go out". fair enough. today (in case you can't tell by the photo) was not a good day.

i've decided that i may try to take a long weekend in the fall, once our guests have left, and worked in around the weddings in september. i don't think i could handle the rest of the 'summer' like this.

to all you irish: i'm *not* complaining, i'm stating. i didn't realise the summer would suck so huge here. maybe if i'd been more prepared mentally for this, which is what i'm trying to do now, i'm taking the above advice, trying to change my outlook on the whole thing, and will try to find the sun on one or two long weekends.

in other news, i think germany's going to win their last match at the world cup. they'll get 3rd place.