Gatwick

So I have in the last two and I half weeks I have driven to Sweden, unpacked my stuff, did some fishing, walked around the city I'm going to be living in and then drove home. I have had four days at home to a) relax after the driving session and b) see who ever was about. All in all good weekend.

At the moment I'm in gatwick airport getting lunch. I have to wait till 16.45 till the gate opens for my flight. As soon as I get Internet in Sweden I'll post some pics of the travel and previous events that have been documented but not published.

Later Ireland.

Breakfast

Just after finishing breakfast. I'm in this hotel in holland. It's part of the Valk group. We stop in another Valk group hotel but they were full so they got us a room here. Nice of them.
We have 7hours and 45minutes drive in front of us. It'll be good to drive in daylight. Wales was really pretty for the hour and a half daylight we got to see. Night driving sucks. It also doesn't help that the gps seems to be set to senic route and avoid motorways. Hopefully today that's resolved. So today it's drive past towards Bremen and go past it to Hamburg and turn left. Then nearly to the top of Denmark and go right to Copenhagen. Keep going through Copenhagen and cross the bridge into Malmö.

Breakfast

Just after finishing breakfast. I'm in this hotel in holland. It's part of the Valk group. We stop in another Valk group hotel but they were full so they got us a room here. Nice of them.
We have 7hours and 45minutes drive in front of us. It'll be good to drive in daylight. Wales was really pretty for the hour and a half daylight we got to see. Night driving sucks. It also doesn't help that the gps seems to be set to senic route and avoid motorways. Hopefully today that's resolved. So today it's drive past towards Bremen and go past it to Hamburg and turn left. Then nearly to the top of Denmark and go right to Copenhagen. Keep going through Copenhagen and cross the bridge into Malmö.

I'm on a boat

At this very moment I'm on a boat in the Irish Sea making my way to Holyhead. I started packing for this trip last night at 1am. Probably should have done it earlier but since I was busy building a building for CaseyLaurapoLena or Duffypalozza '09 as it has been renamed, 1am was the best time to start.
On Saturday when I was driving to Ikea to get a sink for the building it kinda hit me for the first time that I was leaving Ireland. I'm going to miss so many people and so many things so much. The last few years have been some of the best times of my life. To be part of the Bay Community has been amazing. I have had the great pleasure of getting to know some great people. The bands that i have played in have all been key in my life to some amazing memories and experiences.
Hopefully everything that I have lived through so far will have prepared me for what's to come. It will definitly be strange to live in Sweden at first with little or no Swedish, but I'll get through that I hope. I'm really excited for what I'm doing. Firstly I'm can not wait to do this drive. It should be class! Then hanging out in Malmö and heading up Falkenberg for the weekend, maybe fish or pretend to hunt! If anyone knows of any jobs in Malmö, hook me up!
I'm back in Ireland on the 28th and on the 1st of September I fly to Sweden. Many people I know will be at Iperfest those days. I will try to see as many people as I can while I'm home.
My boat internet is about to run out.

Later.

Roofing

Some peolpe might know that I'm building a building. If you didn't, I'm building a building. In twelve days I drive to Sweden. If you didn't know, I'm moving there for as long as I can. I'm going to miss Ireland.

hmmm

I was trying a few weeks back to do an update from my iPhone but that didn't work. Anyway since I haven't been working I originally had thought it felt like vacation but now i don't know. I have been busy, getting stuff sorted for what's happening in August, my granny's birthday was this weekend, band name change and putting the track on myspace. Hard times!

So for those that don't know, I'm moving to Sweden. It's going to be awesome I hope, I'm really looking forward to the drive over, yes I'm driving over. Dublin to Holyhead then drive to Harwich and get the ferry to the Hook of Holland and then drive to Sweden from there through Holland, a bit of Germany, and Denmark and across the bridge to Malmö.

My granny had a party for her 90th birthday on Saturday, such a good night. pretty much all of the family was there which was amazing since they are from all over the place, the span would be Toronto to New Zealand. Really good night!

And the Prestige has become Facing. Check it out, we have a track up. Also playing in the Twisted Pepper on August 3rd. Check out the details here.

It's over, go home

Today will be the last day I work for Urban Outfitters. Three and a half years is quite some time to work for one place, kinda, I worked in two different stores. I have been lucky enough to have started as a Sales assistant and worked my way to Management.
Some people in work have asked "What am I going to do?" because they see me as a part of Urban Outfitters. Others have asked "how do I feel about my last day?" I have had no idea because it's only happening today. I'm pretty excited.

The reason I am leaving is that I'm moving to Sweden in August and I have a load of stuff to do at home before I head off. I'm driving to Sweden! Getting a ferry from Dublin to Holyhead and then drive down to south England to Harwich, ferry to the Hook of Holland and then drive up to Sweden. Can't wait. That's probably what I'm really excited about today!

In work we sell CDs, and from when I started there was a record shop in store and then Urban Outfitters started selling the CDs themselves. Throughout this time there has been a few CDs on rotation. one of them is PopChop. I did hate this Cd for a very long time but i actually look forward to it these days because inbetween songs there are movie quotes from such gems as Beverly Hills Cop, Ferris Bullers Day Off, RoboCop, Back to the Futres and Jaws. Them and Will Smith "write one verse without a curse!" aah ha, woohoo! awesome. I may miss that CD.

I'll see how today goes. Metal Karaoke tonight!!