sometimes a 33 minute phone call to ireland in the middle of the day is worth its weight in gold. no one can give you as much insight as someone who's family. who has walked the same streets in ny in her 20's. who had a marriage fail. and faith tested. and didn't pack it all in to move home.
everyone tells me "welcome home" when i visit. and it is. even if i don't know the names of the footballers, the politicians, the hurlers. last year i was asked time and time again if i could see myself living there. time and time again i said "only when i'm old".
i'm staying put for now. but i'm reserving the right to change my mind. dual citizenship may be where it's at...
but ny still needs tackling. there's always that aer lingus buddy pass when i want to go home.
post script...
i related better to guys growing up. even when i started wearing dresses, heels and makeup, i kept my list of female friends short and sweet. few and far between are the cds i own by female artists. but i've been on a kick lately. the old me would've mocked this "lillith fair" type music. but it's really nice to hear a female voice that speaks to my experience...
"drink up, baby down
are you in or are you out?
leave your things behind
cause it's all going off without you
excuse me
too busy you're writing your tragedy
these mishaps you bubble wrap
when you've no idea what you're like
so let go, jump in
oh well whatcha waiting for
it's alright
cause there's beauty in the breakdown
so let go, just get in
oh, it's so amazing here
it's alright cause there's beauty in the breakdown
it gains the more it gives
and then it rises with the falls
o hand me that remote
can't you see that all that stuff's a sideshow
such boundless pleasure
we've no time for later now
you can't await your own arrival
you've 20 seconds to comply
so let go, jump in
oh well, whatcha waiting for
it's alright cause there's beauty in the breakdown
so let go, just get in
oh, it's so amazing here
it's alright"
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