I finally figured out what was making me so miserable and stressed out about planning for the upcoming year: I thought I was being flexible and instead I was being inflexible. My plans were such that I felt like I was passing up on some of Princeton's great hold-your-hand opportunities. So I threw all my plans away and started anew. I'll apply to a variety of one-year projects and fellowships and keep my options open. If I get to Dublin, I'll get to Dublin. If I don't it's because I'm doing something even more amazing.