*PINCH*

So it's officially been 6 months since I arrived on this island. And it's been over 8 months since I left home back in July.

And in all honesty, I still have very little clue about who I am or what I want to do. If anything, the past 8 months have opened new cans of worms and I am more confused than ever. But I guess that's why I'm here.

Anyhow, today was St. Patrick's Day. And in good ol' Irish tradition, I went to meet my friends at an Irish pub to have a pint in the middle of the day and watch rubgy on the telly. Speaking of which, rugby is not a game...it's just a bunch of thick-calved men tackling one another. And they don't wear helmets! I mean...WOW. But anyhow, it was a beautiful day outside, but we were in a basement pub kicking back pints and singing Irish songs. It was quite great.

Remember back in elementary school how if you didn't wear green on St. Patrick's Day, people could pinch you? I always thought that was an Irish thing, but I was talking to the Irish folks and they tell me they've never heard of that! Apparently, it's another one of those things that Americans come up with. And I was SHOCKED because growing up, I HATED St. Patrick's Day because of the pinching. Asian people don't look good in green, and so I don't have green clothing. And every year on St. Patrick's Day, everyone would pinch me. I remember teachers giving out green shamrock stickers just hoping we'd stop pinching each other on the playground. I HATED ST. PADDY'S DAY! And this whole time, it wasn't even a part of the Irish traditions!

Well, I like St. Paddy's Day a lot better now that I can associate it with beer instead of pinching. Happy St. Paddy's Day, boys and girls. And stop pinching!