long weekend yayyyyyyyy

[strangeanimal]

... neither of us work Monday (though I thought I did up until a few days ago... if my boss hadn't asked me what my plans were on my day off, I would have ended up coming in. I R dum.), so niiiiiiice long weekend. :)

today will be Date Day for my sweetie and myself... first, lunch at The Burren, an Irish pub in Davis Square... their live music usually doesn't start until the evening, but sometimes you get musicians warming up or jamming at odd times, which is just as good.

from there, the Somerville Theatre and "Finding Neverland". The Somerville Theatre rocks... live music, good second-run movies for cheap.

after the movie, we'll likely retire to our humble abode and make Toll House chocolate chip cookies. life is good. :)

Comments

[afkams.livejournal.com]

I am so jealous. Emer and I love Irish pubs. What was your fave Montreal Irish pub? I'd have to say McKibbin's, primarily because it was so close to my apartment (and RIGHT NEXT to two of my classes, which conveniently gave half-hour breaks, hehe).

And I love second-run theaters. There is not ONE in my New Jersey area. (There are many downsides to being in the richest county of the richest state in America... EVERYTHING is expensive. It sucks to be on a budget like mine.) There's one in Emer's hometown which is awesome, not only is it cheap to get in ($3) but the vending stuff is cheap too... a medium soda is something like $1.50. And what ends up happening? They're nearly sold out all the time, even though her town only has 2,000 people. That says a lot.

Cookies don't make me very jealous. But the first two? Jealous city. But it looks like I might go to Albany for the night, so is all good :)

[strangeanimal.livejournal.com]

I had two fave Irish pubs... I'd eat and drink at McKibbins, but I'd party and bring people to Hurley's. McKibbins gave good party, but Hurley's gave great party.

[afkams.livejournal.com]

The food at McKibbin's was incredible. And not TOO expensive... could go occasionally on a student budget.

I LOVED their happy hour specials with their own beer, their own stouts and stuff. Deelish.

Never went to Hurley's, but will definitely have to sometime...

Right now I'm just trying to find an Albany pub with a good pint of Guinness. In my town, we have an "Irish pub" that doesn't pour it right at all and an American bar that uses the proper 20 oz imperial tulip pint glass and pours it exactly like in Ireland. Weird.

[strangeanimal.livejournal.com]

any bar that sells Guinness but doesn't draw a proper pint should have its license revoked.

[afkams.livejournal.com]

YES

[strangeanimal.livejournal.com]

yeah, even my tiny heart grew three sizes that... oh wait, wrong movie. ;)

[talonvaki.livejournal.com]

Mmm. I'm just happy they finally got some new movies. I am going to go see Racing Stripes at some point this weekend.

We saw Million Dollar Baby and had Korean food for lunch in the Fens. Also a date weekend, I guess.

[strangeanimal.livejournal.com]

yay for date weekends!

[talonvaki.livejournal.com]

Yay for 3-day weekends (even if you have to use a vacation day to get them, like I did)!