Dublin 2

Keys? Check

Wallet? Check

Hmm, something is still missing?

BEER!

The Green Fields of Ireland

The Quays Bar

The Liffey Boardwalk

Street Sign

Beach in Coldplay video Yellow

Dublin, Ireland

View of Dublin

View of Dublin from the Guiness Factory

O'Connell Street

Have no clue????

The Dublin Spire

My Boys Are Here

Five of me friends from the States are here to visit me for a week. Can you smell the testosterone!

I stocked up on the beer for their visit.

I even got the boys a few dates!

What?

They're country boys, like they never...

We went out tonight for a few drinks to the sports bar, but came home early. They are all suffering jet lag right now. So we're about to settle down to a night of just hanging out at my place and enjoying some stories and getting caught up on each others lives.

Thursday

Isn't he just the cutest! I could just hug him all day long!

Jogging

Back to the jogging routine for me today. I actually missed jogging the last week. So it will be good to get back out and get a workout.

Job Offers

This past week has been a very busy week for me. I had two job offers that I am seriously considering. One is in Vancouver working with computer animations on something I would really love to be involved in. Another is from my current boss working on his boat based in Ireland, which is another thing I would really love to do.
I spent the last week getting acquainted with the boat job. It was hard work, but rewarding. I love being on the water, the fresh air, the freedom. It's very hard to go back to the desk job today. I'm not going to get much accomplished at work today because my mind is still out on the boat.

I will be following up with the Vancouver job in a few weeks. I just played voice messages and they left three for me. Seems they may want me to fly in and meet with them. I will have to give them a call and discuss details.

This is going to be a long day.

Summertime Part 2

Fare Thee Well

Men of Erin - Fare Thee Well

Life

A guy I work with passed away yesterday. He was only 40 years old. His family said he wasn't taking his medication for his Diabetes like he should.

Sad, that is way too early to die. I didn't know him very well, we spoke only on occasion. He worked a later shift and we would usually just say hi and bye. Several of my co-workers are going to the funeral, but I have decided not to attend. I will just send flowers and my condolences. Funerals are too traumatic for me to deal with, so I have decided from now on to only go to those of family and close friends.

The news of his death though, led me to do some reflecting on life. I often think I have many years still to live, but when someone like this dies so young, it makes you rethink and wonder how many years you yourself have left?

There are still a lot of things I want to do in this life before I go, but if I should go suddenly and soon I would be content with me life. I have had a great family life growing up, made lots of great friends whom I consider my extended family, known the love of me pets, and I have loved and been loved. I have traveled about, been to places I only dreamed about as a child.

I have also experienced heartaches, disappointments, and failures. I have learned you can't trust everyone you meet, that some people are just mean spirited and bitter about their own lives and try to bring you down when they see you are happy in life.

As a gay man, I also know there will be those who hate me for being who I am. But as the saying goes, those that mind, don't matter and those that matter, don't mind. I used to get into lots of fights growing up and I have learned that fighting does not solve the problem. But it shuts the MFer up when you beat the shit out of him!

The most important lesson I have learned in this life is to be thankful for the short time we have together with family, friends, pets. For the love of those close to our hearts in this life is the best gift we can give or receive.

In reflecting on life, I am happy with the one I am living. There are a few things I would have changed over the years, but all in all, its been a good life so far.

Soul Mate

A cute little video.

To those who inquired, no I did not end up in a jail cell last night with a big burly man. My friend and I actually behaved ourselves. We took a drive, ate dinner at Supermacs, went grocery shopping and came back home and made some hot chocolate and cinnamon bagels and watched a couple movies. I know, I know two lads set loose on Ireland on a Saturday night and this is how we behave. It's downright scandalous. We we're probably in the morning papers.

I spent the day sleeping and now I am having trouble sleeping when I should be asleep. Another week of work coming up. Well, I am off to take a piss and get a drink of water and then its back to bed for me. Everyone enjoy your week!

Beautiful Love

I got a phone call from me guy today. We talked for a whole hour. He is feeling homesick, so I had to cheer him up. I had him laughing and in good spirits when we said goodbye. That has helped me to cheer up and now I am in a better mood today.

I have a friend here now who wants me to go out with him tonight. I tried to tell him I didn't feel like it, but it didn't work. Back in the states if I got in a mood and one of me friends tried to bother me to go out I could threaten bodily harm and they would leave me alone. That doesn't seem to work on these Irish boys. Me friend kept nagging me to go out and when I threatened to punch him if he didn't leave me alone his reply was in heavy Irish tongue, "You'n a hit me, I'll give you a clatter in the jaw back. Still when we're done beating the shite out of each other, ya gonna git out of those scunders and put some nice clothes on and we're gowin out!" So needless to say, threats don't work on these Irish MF'ers. They love a good fight before going out.

But we did compromise. I said I didn't want to go out and just sit in some pub and drink, so we are just going out with no definite destination. We'll let the day take us. Not sure what I am getting myself into. Why do I have this feeling in the pit of me stomach that at 2:00am later I am going to be sitting in some jail cell, some big beastly man staring at me and I will be wondering why I listened to this Townie and wishing I had just beat the shit out of him.

John Barrowman

John Barrowman - openly gay actor from Torchwood. Here is a video of him kissing his boyfriend on stage. I just read an interview with him and he is very fortwright and articulate. What a great gay role model.





John Barrowman -

Feeling Down Today

I woke up tired and sad today. Missing me guy, missing him lots today. Almost two weeks he has been gone.

I don't feel very much like talking or putting on a happy face for me friends today, so I think I am just going to stay in tonight, spend some quiet time, watch a good movie. Sorry for being all depressed, it won't last long. I just need a moment today to be sad.

To Budajsguy - Thinking of you and your first day of school. Wishing you a great year! To all friends going out tonight - have fun, be safe.


My guy loves Coldplay, so here is a song for him.

Wednesday

I have a gripe today. The neighbors moved out and the landlord is painting their flat. Usually no problem, smell of pant does not bother me. But the paint they are using must be some cheap, illegal shit. It smells like gasoline. My whole flat last night and now tonight when I came home still smells like I have a gas leak. I keep walking around smelling and wondering, is the paint from next door or do I have a gas leak? I think its just the paint fumes because they have that flat all closed up and its seaping into my flat.

But if by chance you hear of an apartment in Dublin blowing up, then you will know I was wrong and I really did have a gas leak. Fortunately its cool enough to keep the windows open. I only wish the morons that did the painting kept their windows open.

I watched "Holiday" with Jude Law last night. He was too cute in this movie. If you havn't seen the movie yet, rent it just for his performance. You will fall in love with him. The movie is actually really good too, which I didn't expect.

I am off to the pub for dinner and drinks with a couple friends. Enjoy your night everyone. And for me friends in the States still at work, I just want to say sucks to be you!

Phone Call

I was having a great day today, had lunch with a friend and we laughed all during lunch. Work was easy, I answered loads of personal emails that I have been foresaken for a long time. Then tonight I just received a call from me mate. He is doing well for all those who emailed me asking. It was great to hear his voice. I even had a good jog tonight. Now I am off to get a bath and watch some telly before bed.

Posting a pic of Shane just because its been days since I have.

The only thing that was a negative for the day was that I didn't get to see any of the meteor shower that happened last night. Too overcast. Hope anyone else who stayed up late or woke up early to see them had a chance to get a glimpse of a few.