In other news

I have housing in Ireland. It is approximately 25% over the budget I set for it. In addition to the flight being about 100% over budget, I’ve gone from having an attitude of “you only live once, so make sure you take advantage of every opportunity on the Emerald Isle” to, “I wonder if Irish grocery stores sell ramen noodles.”

Actually, I shouldn’t say my attitude has changed as much as the two aforementioned are now both present.