What I learned in the Aran Islands

1. Cows are lazy.

2. Never trust friends with your money
Apparently a pint of Guinness costs 20 euro on Arthur's day.

3. Animals are nice, but I'm not cleaning anybodies shit.
The streets of the Aran Island I was on, was riddled with horse, cow and sheep crap.

4. I hate hostels!
I spent the entire night watching the door.

5. Boats are fun until it begins to rain and tilt over.

6. The Ocean is awesome.
But scary.

7. A good friend with iphone charger is pretty wonderful to find.

8.When people say for months "we're going here together!" with excited smiles, they don't mean it.

9. For a country that's been around for centuries, it's still under construction.

Sometimes you get exactly what you wish for...

For months, ever since I discovered I'd be studying in Dublin, I have been talking about seeing the cast and crew of the Tudors. I have dreamed up millions of situations where I get to see Jonathan Rhys Meyers and the rest of the cast. Today, by a stroke of luck, I saw them shooting the Tudors.

My friend Noah and I went on a tour of Dublin Castle, where the tour guide informed us they were shooting an episode of the Tudors at Christ Church. Christ Church is a very old, historical catholic chuch that is like two blocks or less away from my dorm. So we head over there and after awhile of just waiting...

I see JRM. He was a bit far so I wasn't sure. So there I was running around the gate, trying to get a better look at me and what is JRM doing? Staring at me, staring at him. I have no idea why I didn't wave, I was too busy trying to get a better look and trying to convince my friend it was him.

Then a few minutes later, I see Henry Cavill walking toward me. I'm just staring at him and he's staring at me. And I'm like omg, so when he gets closer, I like look away, down at my camera. When he's gone my friend is like "why'd you do that? He was looking at you the whole time!" UGH! I got so nervous and all I could think was, "don't jump on him and don't scream!" LOL, but whatever, I saw him and you didn't! So no matter what I still out do you!

So this is the list...

JRM (twice)
Henry Cavill
Heath Ledger
Jude Law
James Franco (plenty of times since he goes to school)
Spike Lee (plenty of times since he teaches at my school)
Meryl Streep
Stanley Tucci
Michael Caine
Terrence Howard
Robin Williams
Kerri Russel
Daniel Day Lewis (I'm pretty sure)
Drake
Dixie Chicks
Plain White T's
Panic at the Disco
Dashboard Confessionals
Sandra Bernhart
Adrian Pasdar
Lauren Becall
Katharine Heigel
James Marsden
Richard Belthazar (twice)
William Sadler
Michael Cera
Selenda Gomez
Layla from OLTL
Gwen from ATWT
Jessica from ATWT
Gus from GL
Maggie from ATWT
Ron Jeremy

Why Sometimes My Life Sucks

Since being in Ireland I have pulled a muscle, caught a bad cold, bought tickets that were way TOO expensive in horrible seats and discovered that The Rolling Stones will be playing in New York while I'm away.

To someone who doesn't know me well, you may think "well that's nothing." To someone who knows me, you know that this is a HUGE deal! Why? My mind just can not take a series of unfortunate events all at once. It can't.

My first full week in Dublin, I was limping. LIMPING, up and down stairs, in pain groaning and moaning to myself while the ppl here thought I was being over dramatic. And I wasn't. I was in some serious fing pain. I hate when people think I'm over dramatazing or overreacting. I know when I'm experiencing pain. Some pain is annoying, but tolerable, some pain is really bad and some pain is severe and you can't live with it. I had really bad, like thought seriously about going to the doctor even though i despise doctor's, bad.

Then the cold came on. I didn't even realize one of my roommates was sick. I noticed her sneezing and blowing her nose, but I never thought "sick". Sadly I've been in bed, hurting, my head, my neck and my throat. Which is the worst, because you can't stop your self from swallowing.

I'm going to see PINK next month! Which is fate, I know it is. What are the chances that one of my fave singers would be in Dublin the same time as me? What are the chances that teh concert would be sold out, but after I see her on the VMA'S and know I just have to see it, there is ONE ticket left?! I have no idea, but I'm pleased. Even though I bought it or €63 forgetting the exchange rate and actually buying it for $90 bucks! Anyway, it's worth it. I'm going alone, but maybe I'll meet people.

The rolling stones are going to be in NY while I'm in Dublin. Enough said. Especially when you figure in that they're my favorite band. That I think they're better then the Beatles. That Kieth teaching me the guitar is my biggest dream, partly why I've held off taking lessons. Figure in that I would like to write a film about the stone,s that i've been reading biography's etc. But that's all I'm going to say.

I've begun the steps to writing my films. I've been doing research, written loglines and the synopsis'. I'm having a good time, really putting my two stories together and I'm excited by the prospect of having 1 and 1/2 or 2 scrips written by the time I leave here.

Current state

I am home sick. Watching My Left Foot, makes me MISS my MOMMY! It's really ridiculous, but I want to be home. I miss my house, the familiar Bronx, and my mom! And my friends. Something just isn't working here. Not sure why, but I'm unhappy.

Why people are still prejudice even if they don't think so?

Kanye West. So he totally runs on stage, ruins Taylor Swifts moment and is a douche yes. But why, do I have to hear something like "...he represents black men in America"

Ok, so please explain to me what Kanye West being a douche has to do with Black Men in america. When a white person does something no one's like "see white men" Nope, but a black person does something and they represent everyone of that color. It's bullshit and it annoys me. My mind didn't even think about the rest of the black men, because everyone is different.

Why Ireland is better for my screenwriting

What I learned in Dublin...

1.College kids can not be trusted when drunk.
2. Going out with a sprained muscle is foolish.
3.Powerscourt Gardens is beautiful.
4.Mcdonald's will not be eaten while I'm in Dublin.
5. I would have had a busy day when you are just waking up.



So I've been in Dublin for 8 days. Amazing, I know. Can you believe it? I've never been in Europe and now I've been in two areas of Ireland planning trips outside of Ireland. Today the group and I went to Powerscourt Gardens, which is like an estate outside of Dublin, where Earl's and viscounts used to live. It's got gardens, ponds and fountains basically beautiful.

Also, I've been to the Guinness factory, which was basically AWESOME! Sure I shouldn't have gone because of my bad leg, but I would have regretted it and I'm learning that my friends will not wait for me, which I think sucks since if I went somewhere without them, I'd probably never hear the end of it, but I've noticed that's how most of my friendships work.

We also went to the park and watched this cool race in the river liffey. It's very interesting being in Dublin, so like being at home, but not. Sadly I;ve been busy running around Dublin I haven;t been able to sit and really begin writing my script. I did write a synopsis and logline, aided by my new friend Bryce, and I'm getting really excited.

I'm going to work on my Arthurian Legend film as well. Doing lots of research. I can' figure out if they'll be wizards, sidhe or just fey people, but creating my own magical world is going to be fun. I've already figured out my black and white, alternate reality town which is fun. I understand why people love LOTR, Harry Potter and Star Wars. It's a world so much like ours, but not!


View From the Guinness Storehouse









Pretty people in the park


The liffey swim

What I have learned in Dublin pt. 1

No matter where you study, or where you go many film students are douches. Don't get me wrong, I love most people in film school. But every now and then there are those people who think that if the film wasn't written or directed by some European or Asian independent, avant garde, experimental filmmaker, the film is not any good. Naomi says false.

Dublin through pictures

The street where I live



my room!

DUBLIN!
Me in Dublin!

Why second days in Dublin are so better then first.

Ok, so Sunday so much better. I slept! I mean yea, sure I was hot and my suitmates came back late and I could hear them talking, but I did sleep. And sure no one warned me about the 10 church bells that go off for an hour, but I got up at a great time. And ok, I've been missing my fan and my room was hot last night, BUT!

I had a great day. FLOR IS HERE! Which makes all the difference. We went on a tour of stores which was an all around good time, although it rained and I missed 90% of the tour, but I had a good time none the less.

Then Amanda and I went to a pub. Sure I'm spending too much money, but I had Kahlua in a milkshake and I adored it. We then took some pics of the city and that was awesome as well.

There was the debacle that was shopping, but then a bunch of us went out to eat and then we watched Planet earth in a friend's room and it was awesome.

So now I am officially a bit more comfortable, I like the people here, I'm with two of my best buds and I like my room now that I've hooked it up! Basically DUBLIN ROCKS!

First impressions....

Hopefully are not correct, because right now I feel bereft. I don't know if it's some form of jitters for being alone in Europe without my family, left over sadness from lack of Flor on my flight, extreme fatigue from not being able to sleep or the fact that I believe that 7 girls in one apartment, no matter how much space, is a bad idea.

The flight was fine. I didn't sleep, but it didn't crash either. Flor made a mistake with her flight and wasn't there with us, but there was no one in the row with us, so we sat alone, which was nice. We got here in 5 1/2 hours or so and I really liked the cab drive and the cab ride was fine. Although I didn't see anything that I couldn't see in New York.

Then I got to the dorm and found out we were living in a penthouse. They made it sound like as if Flor, Amanda and I had it to ourselves, but instead we're sharing it with four other girls. I don't know, something just came over me as I sit in my single bedroom, in fact I felt myself about to cry until I stopped myself and said, no Naomi, try and give it a chance. But I don't like the idea of the apartment I'm in. I don't like the dirty sheets. I'm sure the girls are all lovely, but as someone who once shared a dorm with 5 other girls, and someone who has had repeated roommate problems, I really don't have a positive view of roommates. When we went to orientation they told us that we'd be in a room with either two other girls or 3 other girls, not 6 other girls.

And the rooms are dusty, as I sit here writing this my eyes are burning and my skin is twitching, because I am allergic to dust. So now I head off to find some cleaning solution to clean this place out before I find myself in more uncomfortable then I already am.

Welcome to my new blog!

Readers,

For those of you who have been following my blogs from the beginning...Welcome back, and for people just interested in me while I'm in Europe, welcome!

First let me begin by saying, yes I am going to Dublin and yes my layout is of Paris. I am aware that Paris and Dublin are not in the same country, or near each other, but there were no layouts of Dublin and since I will be visiting Paris...there you go.

Second, I would like to warn that my grammar is not perfect, and I will not proof my blogs, so if you notice a bit more comma's then needed...there you go!

I will blog about my experiences, my feelings and anything of interest that I will see in Europe. I'm VERY excited. I've never been to Europe, so I will be experiencing all these things for the first time. I've never been anywhere outside of the U.S actually, so going to Europe and then coming back and going to Antigua is going to be interesting.

Follow me on the journey of a lifetime (I hope)

Love,
Naomi