Posts from ‘October, 2009’

After that turbulent four hour ride on the ferry, many sick persons anxiously leaving the boat, a two hour drive north to Dublin, and a rowdy entrance to our cheap as chips hotel – we have seen, done, (Jock has ran), and completed Dublin.
Our hotel is cheap, clean, nicely built and modernized, but the surrounding [...]

Just a bit of a look into our crazy journey across the feared Irish Sea! I loved it. I think many of the others who were sick did not.
We’re off now to explore Dublin a bit. Hotel is lovely. A bit of footage from our trip.

See the most flattering picture of me ever below.

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In preparing for this road trip, I made a couple of CD’s for the car. (Sorry, Courtney for taking so long to getting your CD’s to you!).
Also, in order to get my mind off the BBC’s Question Time from last night which I just watched online.  There was a strange and rather shocking appearance of [...]

Heading to Ireland tomorrow, so thought I’d post one last time before I set off for two weeks.
I am so excited for Ireland. For many reasons.
First, this is the first time we’ve had two weeks to travel and just have fun with each other since that fateful trip to Chicago in July 2008. Granted, we [...]

First off – I did it! I finished my first half marathon! fist pump in air Woo WOO WOOOOOO!
It may have taken me three tries, but hey – third time’s a charm, right?! Third country, third marathon and I came under my goal of 1 hour 57 minutes.
Learn from my mistakes and train!
1st attempt: Medoc, [...]

I know others are skeptical of the Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to our president. It does seem a bit of a ploy, but at the same time, I get it. I get why they would consider granting him this prestigious prize.
Well, he didn’t seem to think he was worthy either, but agreed to accept [...]

The day after Alton Towers Theme Park, I had to run 3.5 miles, pack and get on a bus to London. God, what a stressful life I lead! (sarcasm!)
Important re-date with senior year high school prom date.
Mark and I had been friends all throughout high school; as we had a mutual sense of humor, had [...]

British Theme Parks are exactly the same as American Theme Parks – with country appropriate word changes.
My best BRITISH VERSION – Overpriced candy floss, long queues to rides, annoying spotty-faced teenagers snogging in the queue, mums waiting with their prams as ball and chain and kids go down the big dipper, baggy tracksuit bottoms and [...]

I turned on my computer, and signed into email and found this in my Inbox this morning.
I’ll just let the pictures and the words speak for themselves.
Dated: 9 October 2009
Hi there,
I am really wanting to cast for any projects you are working on. My name is Nathan Strickland and I am from Atlanta, Georgia.
I’ve been [...]

Lately, I’ve had a lot of reminders of my second grade elementary school class (or primary school for the British) where they told me to always remember the KISS rule – “Keep It Simple Stupid.” A life lesson in such a perfect simplistic phrase and at the age of 8.
Somehow, I can relate everything in [...]