Thursday 22 November 2012

Wiener

I am a huge Wiener. That's right, I'm a tall Austrian citizen (Seriously). I'm starting a campaign here and now to make it so that all Austrian citizens should be called Wieners. Vienna is "Wien" in several languages. Makes sense. "FREE THE WIENERS!" They'd say, if the Austrian's were being held prisoners. But what are the odds of that happening... again?

So, why all this talk of Austria? Well, I'm going there. Now, as a matter of fact. I'm sitting in Bergen airport with an hour to kill, so blogging really was my only choice. I've got a busy few days ahead! We land at around 10pm or something, so there is no real events (other than flying..twice..) going on today. Tomorrow, however, I have a date with the most beautiful girl in the world. 

I don't know if I'll invite Emily or not (just kidding, it's totally with her.. don't kill me when you read this..). There'll be some sight seeing and such! I'm picking up my concert tickets for Muse.. oh.. AND MY PRESS PASS!.. That's right, I've gotten myself a handy little press pass for the event.


Monday we really only have Muse and maybe a little local sight-seeing. We'll wing it. Tuesday we're going to the stables of the Lipizzaner Stallions so Emz can fulfil some childhood fantasy of actually being near a famous horse (I'm sure that's not really it, but hit up her blog for more info).

Tuesday... I actually have no clue. Then wednesday we come home! I'll already be back when you read this, though. 

I'm blogging the whole time, too. It'll all be one long adventure in the Wien. Anywho, better get cracking.. I've got a whooooole... 45 MINUTES?! DAMNIT!!! I thought this would kill more time. Well, I've got a whole 44 minutes and 43 seconds to kill, so... I had better get right on that!

Day 1: So far the airline lost our luggage (both suitcases), our hotel does not have wifi, my 3G does not work as promised and Emz lenses case was in the suitcase. So, we walked around Vienna at 2am looking for a 24 hour pharmacy just so we could get her some solution and a new protective case. Crazy!

Day 2: Our suitcases were found, hurrah! huzzah! other-ah! Also, my 3G now works, too. So, they're delivering the cases now and I think everything appears to be back in order. Breakfast was also awesome. When the suitcases come in, I think we're going out for dinner. Cannot wait!

Day 3: We went shopping. Oh god. The shopping. So many things! None of it mine! Emz went crazy a little bit. But she's so happy, so it's worth it. Little bit of a chill out session now and then we head to the venue to get my press pass for Muse.
Day 4: The concert was incredible. EVERYTHING is just incredible! I got right up to Muse and I got to take so many good photos. I'm so happy! Today we went to the Spanish Riding School, which is primarily where the Lipizzaner stallions are. We got a tour and to see some training, which was amazing. Then we took a trip through Vienna on a horse drawn carriage. I've never been in one before, so this was awesome and amazing and new! That photo is at the very top, then the third photo down is Emz with the horses. They raided her pockets for treats. I do that from time to time, too. She never has sugar cubes!! She sometimes offers me carrots, but fuck that. SUGAR CUBES. (Note: I don't actually eat sugar cubes)

Day 5: We checkout out of the hotel today! It was pretty depressing. I'm going to miss the sights and smells and sounds. We're currently 10 minutes from boarding the plane to Frankfurt (which will then require us to get another plane to take us to Bergen). It's a 2 hour flight, for whatever reason. I'm currently contacting every one possible about press passes for more concerts. I've tasted the sweet nectar that is the music business. There is no going back. Well, time to pack up. TO BERGEN! 

We sat in the car for ages telling Emz mom about the trip. Emz mom had parked outside the bank below our apartment so long that the police showed up. 

So, that was our Austrian vacation! It was pretty damn amazing! Words cannot describe how amazing it was. So much more happened than what I've even been able to blog about, but I think this is long enough! For a sneak peek at some more Muse photos from the concert you can see them on Facebook here, but only on the condition that you "like" them. I need as many likes as I can get! Don't be afraid of over-liking, either. The more, the better! You can also see a video of the crowd waiting for Muse here. I got it just before the show, while I was at the stage.

Ok so that's my blog for now. Not sure when I'll blog again, but hang in there! It'll come soon! Much love to you all. Take care!
I like music because it makes me feel the most free I've ever felt in my entire life 
and gives me the freedom to do anything without much consequence
- Dominic Howard, Muse

Monday 5 November 2012

(A huge lack of) Inspiration

Having a huge lack of inspiration. I feel like Norway should inspire me, but instead I have the same lack of motivation that I did in Ireland. I'm pushing for the website, but that's taking all my concentration and effort. I guess we'll just see how it goes as time goes on. Maybe I'm still adjusting. Maybe I'm just tired! It has been a long few weeks

I've worked the last few days so I haven't blogged so much. I've been a little bit tired, too. I've made money though so.. y'know.. YUSS! I'm currently showing Emz the Nightmare Before Christmas. She hasn't seen it before, so I figure it is appropriate. It is Halloween in 2 days and I have 0 plans and no inspiration to dress up.

Work has been pretty awesome. I've done nothing of major importance in the grand scale of things, but it's fun to meet new people and do new things. It's always good! We've got our tickets to Vienna, Austria, next month to see Muse. It will be the first time we see them performing the Second Law live.
I skipped a week of blogging due to a huge lack of anything happening. I haven't worked, I haven't done anything besides watch a shit tonne of movies and TV.

KJBcast got invited to some pretty slick VIP party for Halo 4's launch, but I can't go due to being in Norway. Emz favourite band's bassist tweeted his location and it was 20 minutes from our old house. Seems that all the good shit happens when we leave.

I think I'm going to have to change up this blog. Not feeling the whole journal thing. Not sure what else to blog about, though. Hitman: Absolution comes out this month and I couldn't be more excited. Hopefully it'll be good. I've played every Hitman game. I've been playing them for years! I got my PS2 with Hitman 2 with it and I fell in love with the game series and followed it since then. I am truly excited to see how they change the game up and make it better.

Still no work. Things are moving slowly. Still just hanging out due to a lack of funding. Hopefully my next blog will be far far more interesting! Emz got her tickets to Lana Del Rey this morning and we're going to see Muse in Vienna in roughly 2 weeks. By then there should be something of value and interest, at least!

I went to Garage last night. This is a (sort of) metal club in Norway. It was cool! I also saw Apollo. It's a music store that is also a bar. It's quite unique and a little weird, but in a good way.

Anyway, sorry for the boring blog. It has been a dull two weeks! I'll make it up to you when something of value or interest happens! Until then, take it easy!

Always and Never are two words
you should always remember never to use