Sunday at noon when I woke up and turned on my computer I was confused to find it said it was 11am local time in Dublin. I thought perhaps it had been Daylight Savings time in the States and so my computer had changed. My Irish cell phone didn't change time which confirmed my suspicion. Oh was I wrong... After my American friend Ashley calling to ask what time it was, I realized I should ask someone who is actually Irish what was going on. And I did...my friend Jessica laughed as she explained the concept of Daylight Savings to me thinking I had never heard of it before! I assured her I knew what Daylight Savings time was but that it happened at a different time in the States and the computer and cell phone had confused me. So it was discovered that without my knowledge, Europe "fell" back with Daylight Savings time at 2am Sunday morning. Wow did I felt stupid! :)
On another note: today, as I continue to read my 600 page novel for tomorrow's class (I'm on page 438), I heard applause outside my window. I looked out and there was a man in runner's gear running by with a motorcycle with a camera attached following him. Since then I have continued to hear sporadic applause and see many people run by under my window. It is quite exciting to say that I watched the Dublin Marathon happen from the comfort of my desk.
By the way, the 600 page novel is Melmoth the Wanderer, and I am thoroughly fed up with reading it for the fourth day straight! It is an Irish Gothic romance which started off very interesting with its hints of the supernatural and the devil...but now it has begun waxing and waning on the love of an innocent beauty and a disciple of Satan. It does have some very intriguing critiques of religion and especially the hypocrisy of monastic life and belief for the sake of safety within a community. (Part of the narrative takes place in Spain during the Inquisition.) So my final impression of the novel is yet to be determined...but don't pick it up for light reading! :)
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