Sunglasses and Advil. Last night was mad real. Sun comin up, 5 a.m. I wonder if they got cabs still

I wish I had more time to write a long post but I got to check out and catch a bus to Liverpool. I will post a longer update of what happned here in Birmingham along with some pictures. It was a lot of fun with no sleep. The first night we got to the hotel late so we just chilled at the hotel bar drinking wine and catching up.

 The next day we shopped (look up BullRing). This place was crazy. They had some kind of Festival going on and it was packed. The whole area was nothing but shopping. We went back to the hotel rested and went out. We cuaght the bus to the city. We found some random Caribbean spot. It was live. We had women walking up to us. Left at like 4 am and caught a cab back to the hotel (this is a stoy in itself).

Just booked a crazy spot in Liverpool. Ok, I have to go check out but I will update this later and add some pictures.

Day one and some

I landed in London yesterday. The flight was ok but my sinuses are horrible. The plane food was worth forgetting. It was a good thing I decided to buy some before takeoff.

After landing and waiting for my friend to meet me I got my first ride on the"tube". (I thought of you Nicole when the voice said "Mind the Gap"). We went to his house dropped off my stuff and hit the streets.

First up was business. Went to the bank to get some £. Followed by a trip to get a sim card ( on the UK grid officially).

We didn't do any sight seeing just walking around Central London. It is crazy how so many of the things in London remind me of NYC. A great public transit system and a large amount of people to start with. The shops (although different brands) and atmosphere are very similar. People singing in the underground (subway). It is clearly different when it comes to other things like they drive on the other side of the road and a lot of the public busses are double deckers not too mention the people talk funny (lol). People here also seem to be nicer.

While wondering the streets of London I got a couple souvenir shot glasses. I also went to look for Elmer and Wilbur the elephants for a friend. The first store we walked into had the books but not the stuffed animal :( I was looking for. We also stopped by the chemist to get some sinus medicine.

We headed back home after that. After 48 hours with only about 4 hrs of sleep I was ready to catch some Zzz. To bad my sinuses kept me up.

Today is just rested and spent sometime with my friend's mom. We are heading to Birmingham to meet up with another friend to start some real fun. To bad we missed our original bus and have to wait 2 hours for the next one.

Hopefully my entries will be a little more exciting going further. As of right now the plans are go out tonight, shop tomorrow, go out tomorrow night, travel to Liverpool, sight see, go out again, head back to Oxford or London and do more sight seeing. Check out some pictures so far.

Oh and Baby Cam is here. Congrats T!! I can't wait to meet her.

Trip To London.

So, I am going to London for A week. I am sitting in the DC airport with a 6 hours layover waiting for my  departure flight Heathrow. I feel like I should be more excited about it. Maybe it is because I am not looking forward to the 7 hours flight. Maybe it is because I don't allow myself to get to excited about somethings. Maybe it is just because I now feel that is isn't about the places you go but rather the people you meet the people you spend time with that matters. This coming from a person that wants to travel the world. I know I will have fun especially because I will be seeing good people who I haven't seen in a while. Once I start to experience my journey I will be excited I just need to get through this layover and looonnggg flight.

I decided I am going to use my blog to keep a journal of my trip. I am going to try and post as often as I can while I am on vacation. Check back and see how my exciting journey progresses. Hopefully I have lots of fun stories and great pictures.

Rambling

It is had been to long since I made a post of any kind. It seems like a lot has been going on but in reality it is just life. I tend to get bored of things and move on. This blog seems to be one of those things. I am going to try and get re-motivated. It seems one of my most popular post was my video about my big brother. It was recently his birthday and I re-posted it.

I was speaking to someone about the video. Something I noticed is that I seem to be the rock for those around me. The reason when emotions tend to want to take over. Honest to provide a moment of clarity or put things in perspective. People around tend to come to me for help when they are stuck or just need to talk. I think I am just a problem solver and an optimist (within reason of course).

People ask me how I am so “strong” or “calm” when things happen. I developed these strengths through the emotional and physical scare tissue (muscle) I have built over time. It all goes back to what I said in the video: If you are alive things aren’t that bad.

The next question is who does a rock for everyone else lean on. This was a simple question. It is a matter of two people. The person who raised me to be the way I am and myself. It more of just knowing that person is there that makes me feel at ease and makes things better. I do also lean on those closest to me. I lean on them to remind me of how lucky I am to have the people I have in my life, to remind me the simple things in life are what count the most and to remind me. That is enough rambling for now.

Broken bone. No big deal

I went for my first run since I broke my collarbone 4 weeks ago. Two complete miles and my arm is still attached. That is all.

Fantasy Football

Two for One 

I have been in three of the five games that get the trophy for closest game.

I also had Cobb, Branch, Harry Douglas, Charger's D/ST, Carpenter, Vinatieri and McGahee on my roster at some point.

RIP Steve Jobs

“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”
—Steve Jobs

His Contribution to this generations is unmeasurable. We have lost a great visionary that has changed our world. He was stubborn and controlling but that is part of his greatness. Steve is often left off the list of the most influential people of the last century but ranks amongst the greats like
Nelson Mandela, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Gandhi & Albert Einstein to name few. Steve will live on in history. May you Rest in Peace Steve.

Written on my iPhone4.