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

(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

Burning Wexford

BLOG TIME. Favourite time of the.. well.. now.. This blog comes to you in one part, written over the day. Two parts in one. I'm currently waiting for my lift to Wexford, so I am writing about last night's gig. Burning Amber played the Harbour Bar in Bray.

The band were fantastic. Check out (and please like) their Facebook page, Burning Amber! The light was shit so I had to use flash a lot, but still I got some good pictures! It was a mad fun experience. It was their first gig and I think they did a fantastic job! Great experience for them. They headlined, too. Not shabby.

They played 11 songs. They had to repeat the first song simply due to time running out, but it all went fairly smoothly. If you exclude the guitar cutting out, a string snapping and the drum sticks going missing at the start.

Their set was fun and easy to bop along to. It was really cool! I got loads of videos, but I have yet to check their quality. Beyond that, we're heading to Wexford now shortly so Mum can check out a house. Hopefully all goes well and she can move there. We lived there before, so we kind of know the area. But we'll see how it goes.

Ok.. so.. I saw how it goes.. It was.. interesting. Here's a breakdown of the day.

Playlist:
Muse - The 2nd Law
Tremonti - All I Was
Alter Bridge - ABIII
Avenged Sevenfold - Avenged Sevenfold

This basically made our car ride seem less long (aka shorter). It takes roughly 2 hours to get to where we were going. Wexford is a very backwards place. I have a quote to help quantify the mind boggling place that is Wexford.

A almost 9 years ago I got a necklace custom made from my Mom. She had it made in a place called "Wexford Silver". I went in there today to ask to get it cleaned and not only did he (Kieran) clean it, he did it for free. I knew it was dirty but I didn't really know how bad it was until he was done. He made it look like new. I adore this necklace. I wear it every day. It is the piece of art you see in the photo next to this paragraph thingy thing.

What else happened? I showed Emz the glorious (HA!) town of Wexford. I believe her next quote should sum up everything quite nicely.

Emz quote of the day - "in Dublin you find used condoms on the ground, in Wexford you find used tea bags"

I love that quote. There was a lot to see, today. I ran in to a really old friend from waaaaay back when. He happened to be in town just basically doing what we were doing for the day. That was pretty cool. He's wayyy taller now, but I guess that's the difference in 6-7 years. 

<- I love this sign. The picture is fantastic, although I'm not sure if you can actually see it. If not.. y'know.. tough. 

So beyond that it was pretty uneventful. The house we went to see with Mum was pretty much under construction, so it'll need to be checked back in on in a few weeks to see. Seems like a nice enough place, though. Sort of. All-in-all, good day. We got chocolate, so. There's that. I feel that the most appropriate quote I could think of pretty much sums up our trip once we hit Wexford. Take it easy, folks!

Roads? 

Where We're Going, We Don't Need Roads

- The Doc, Back to the Future

Fish in a Barrel.. or Aquarium..

I don't know why I sit down to blog when I am at my lowest point of energy on any given day. I'm never motivated enough to be funnier or more amusing. 

As you can probably tell by the FEESH picture, we went somewhere with fish today! Sea Life in Bray, to be a little more precise. It is technically our last day in Bray as we are going to stay with mum until we move away to Norway. 

Sea Life is far smaller than it deserves to be, but it's awesome. They have got some fantastic fish and other sea creatures. It's always good! But you'd be in and out in an hour, even if you take your time. It's not such a big thing. It's a lot of fun, though. Great place to bring kids, or Emz. 

Tonight Burning Amber are playing. That's my friend Eoin's band. They should be good! I'll throw some photos up from that gig tomorrow, if I remember. I'm heading to Wexford tomorrow, should be a laugh. I'll probably throw pictures up from that, too. 

Got the Muse album yesterday, it kicks ass. Make sure you get it! It's insanely amazing. I love it! 

Beyond that, nothing interesting has happened. With the fact that I will probably have an extended blog tomorrow, I'll cut today short. But not without my daily quote! 

Catch & Release fishing is a lot like golf,

you don't have to eat the ball to have a good time!

- Anon

I Found My Muse

So much new music out. Muse - 2nd Law is out on Friday, A7X just released a new track for Black Ops, a friends band in the U.S is about to have a huge killer announcement (which I can't talk about here..yet..), Ke$ha's new single is out tomorrow, Soundgarden's new album hits mid-November and Lana Del Rey just announced that she's releasing her album again with 9 (or 10) extra tracks. Been a huge few days for those announcements. I know there is more but I cannot remember them all. As I type this I am listening to the full Muse - 2nd Law album online. It's actually really good! Very.. different. Panic Station is so 80's it is unreal. I really really like that Chris sings on the album. His songs are really good. It's also a really good example of stepping out of your comfort zone to try something that really will pay off. We're (Emz and I) are going to see Muse in November in Vienna, Austria. It's going to be awesome. 

It's a very varied album. I like it, though. I love when a band is willing to step so far out of it's comfort zone and it pays off. Emz said something that I can't get out of my head when I listen to the new Muse stuff. "Everytime Muse release an album they seem to lose 1 fan but gain 2". I love that. Taking risks pays off, regardless of losing the smaller fans. You build a die-hard fan base that'll never leave. It's really the best possible way to thrive as a band. I love the song "Follow Me" on the new album. It starts with Matt's Son's Hearbeat as the opening to the track, which is cute and awesome. Plus it has Nero so it really can't go wrong. 

I love mixing music. I trained for 2 years to become a sound engineer, and I do plan to (eventually) continue and learn as much as possible. I love mixing and writing music. I often help others write more so, though. I have a few friends who often ask me for advice when I'm writing songs and such. It's a lot of fun to build something from nothing. 

As the Muse album plays on, I remain happy to hear it. So far I don't see how this could lose any fans. It is so typically Muse. There's risk with a sense of familiarity, how is that worthy of losing a fan? I love it. It's an amazing album. Looking forward to receiving the pre-order on Friday morning. I strongly suggest you all get it if you like that sort of Muse-ic. Oh, and the Avengers. Get the Avengers. It's incredible. That is all. My quote of the day comes from Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson, but I think it applies quite highly to this blog, and to Muse. With the end of the album comes the end of my blog. 10/10 album, 1/10 blog. It evens out somewhere along that line! Have a good'n!

I put my pants on just like the rest of you, one leg at a time.

Except once my pants are on, I make gold records.