So, im back from the states, what a trip that was. Now im wasted and im sitting on my couch watching some crazy show that joey bought while we are in the states, its called ‘Its always funny in Philadelphia’. HA!

Oh Yea i saw this awesome photo on wired.com.  sooo cool.
 
its a dude blowing milk out of his mouth underwater… looks like smoke doesnt it?

Well damn folks, its been a while aint it? Seven months or something since my last post here. Where to start…. Well i went home to Wenatchee last summer, as per my last post, it was a TON of fun. Strangely i get on a plane to go back there again in just 3 days. For as much flying as i do, i never look forward to long flights. Seattle is 12 hours from Vienna ;(. Since we last spoke not a whole lot has changed in my life, im still just hanging out and trying to survive this journey and all its twists and turns. I went to the Philippines and Curacao again this year, both were at least as much fun as last year.

In September I finally took some time to see more of Austria and Bavaria. So some friends(Joey and Sandra) and I rented a BMW and drove there. Münich, Salzburg, Linz, Innsbruck and Neuschwanstein are a few of the places we went. Coming from Washington state (where we got big mountains) i was never overly impressed with the Alps, but having really been up in them on this trip, i have a lot more respect for them. Bavaria and Western Austria rank very high in the most beautiful places i have ever been. Crystal blue skies, monsterous mountains, lots of little lakes and farms. This was probably both the single most expensive weekend vacation of my life(after $1000 in traffic fines) and the most unexpectedly awesome weekend trip of my life. A good long car ride with fun company and incredible things to see. Not just cool stuff to see, it was a fun adventure in general.

In October i took a trip to Barcelona with Sandra, she is a really cool Austrian chick i know. I also got to see another good friend of mine, named Kate, while i was there, sadly she was on her way out of Europe, as her tour here had ended. It was a really fun trip, albeit short, i got to see a few things and cant wait to go back to Barcelona, what an amazing city. Sagrada La Familia and Park Guell are both very interesting things to see, specially if you are into architecture like me. Barcelona is a bit expensive but not terrible and contrary to what i was told prior to going there, no espanol skills is NOT a problem at all. Met a few cool Canadians when i was out at a bar one night. I got really drunk in Barcelona, without a hangover even, it was good times.

Curacao this year was a lot of fun, got some snorkeling in, boating, ATVs, Dune Buggies, drinking, all kinds of stuff.  I had my little dune bugging going 95Kmph. Afterwards the guide stopped me and asked me if the buggy was pulling, of course it was, but i just thought it had bad alignment, come to find out, i was doin’ 95 in a 3 wheeled buggy, hell yea! Our last hour on the island we tried to gamble away the last of our local currency and doubled it instead, which is good for me, cause im usually walking out short from Casino’s.

The second half of November and Thanksgiving, was spent in the Philippines. This year we didn’t have a tour guide, just hung out and did our own thing and it was really F’in cool. We got to see more of the islands and this time a bit more through a natives eyes, we went way into the jungle and went camping one night. I even got to give swim lessons, it was probably the coolest trip of my entire life, it was truly an adventure and an eye opening experience.

I also had a chance to go to Bucharest Romania since my last post. In addition to London, Budapest and Prague. Bucharest was one of the most eye-opening trips of my life, communism under their old kook of a dictator was a very bad existence, its very cool to see a country like that turning around. London was a work trip and included lots of drinking. Prague… it was my first time to Prague, I went with Sandra. it was a really fun trip, Czech food isnt very good though, from my experience. Budapest I went to with Joey and Kate, we got good and drunk and wondered around, saw the sights and ate some really good food.

Whats next?
Well, I go home to America for 2 weeks in a couple days, so that should be interesting, I’m really hoping to get some snowboarding in, see some old friends and of course the family. A lot of cool punk rock bands will be performing in Vienna during March and April, so thats something else to look forward to… No Use For A Name, Millencolin, Dinosaur Jr., Strung Out, The Sub-Humans. So thats something to look forward to. In May i will go to the Maldives Islands to do some scuba diving, iv never actually dove before, i hope it works for me. The trip should be a lot of fun, we are going to spend the entire week on a Safari boat, aka a ‘Live Aboard’.

The last couple of weeks have been awesome weather in Vienna, so Iv taken advantage of the nice weather the last couple of Sundays to venture out on the ole 2 wheeler and see the big ass city that i call home. Today we went way down south to a place called Öberlaa, i think. We went there to go find some skatepark Joey heard about. We found it, it was in this really cool park. I dunno the name of it though. Past that not much is new in the land of the Ian. Just hangin out and takin it easy. On the 10th it will be a year since i moved to Vienna. March marks four  years since i first left washington state for Texas, what an amazing journey its been. I think everyone should spend some part of thier life out there going and doing and seeing as much as possible, before they get old and no longer can. Vienna is a really cool city, we have our ups and downs, I truly wonder where the next year of my life will lead me—

So i guess some dude wants my AIM screenname so bad he is willing to steal it. So if it IM’s you its not me. Sorry folks, no more AIM for Ian I guess. Life goes on.

So i got a Nintendo Wii the other day, what a cool freakin toy! This thing has got to be the coolest thing ever, i sware. i havent played the ps3 yet because its only even been out for a few days here in europe and apparently here we get a bastardized version. regardless, the wii is one kick asss video game system, im glad the guy that came up with the idea for this thing is alive.

im hoping to take a vacation soon but i have no idea where i want to go. usually i have a reason for going somewhere, but given the choice to go anywhere, i cant decide. wtf is with that?

Yea, I know, it’s been a while since i posted, i seem to do that a lot, eh? Well better late then never, so here i am. I went home to Washington state for a little over a week in January, that was an interesting few days. It was nice to see my family and friends. Lots of cool faces i havent seen in ages, i certainly miss the people, but not the place, my home town at least. I visited seattle, and my home town of Wenatchee.

Shortly after my return to Vienna from Seattle. Which while we are on the subject, i might add, NWA blows as an airline. back to topic. after i got back to vienna i went to london for a business trip, and that was one of the best business trips of my life. I used to think london sucked due to past experiences, but this time it certainly didnt fail to disappoint, great company and great times. im so glad i went.

Back to topic one, so i skip around. On the flight back home to vienna i scheduled a long layover in amsterdam, for obvious reasons. it was cold and rainy outside so walking around wasnt going to fly, and you can only sit in coffee shops for so long, so we hit the streets and went to the bodies exhibit. We also went to the VanGogh museum and the Rijks Museum, the later of which was still partially closed for renovations. those renovations were still going on over a year prior the very first time i went to amsterdam. i guess that stuff takes time?

Tomorrow is steak and a blowjob day. i hope everyone who is into this amazing holiday has a wonderful day with thier… fill in blanks…

Well its been another long while since I posted. Maybe I’ll make writting here more often a new years resolution, i have yet to make one. I think its kind of a bullshit idea, to be honest. Why do you need a new year to better yourself?

I went to Manila in the Philippines, I had the most amazing time there. I know I was a retard in my last post and said it was in the southern hemisphere, I just wanted to let you all know, I know I was wrong. Did some snorkeling, played with the wildlife, did some drinking, went for a hike in the jungle, went on a few boat rides, did some drinking. We stayed at the Shangri-La in Makati City, it was a nice hotel, I have to compliment the man in charge at that place for having so many hired hotties around. We also went to another island just south of the one Manila is on, to a little village called Sabang. This is where I went snorkeling, saw some wildlife and went for a hike in the jungle. I didnt see any monkeys though, im kind of pissed about that. One night out drinking we met a bunch of the girls from the Miss Earth competition. Some were hot, some were not, but i certainly dont regret running into that crowd! All in all it was a cool effin’ trip!

Christmas also came and went. Dont even think for a minute yours truly didnt do something fun for that too! It was getting nearer to the that time and I was hoping to go snowboarding but that wasnt looking so good due to no freakin snow in austria. ok so some snow but very little. So two or three days before the big day we booked flights and hotels to no other them Amsterdam! Hell yea, It was a rockin good time. Always one of my favorite cities, Amsterdam never fails to disappoint. Stilldidnt make it to the banana bar though Had a bit of a *trip* and some champagne to celebrate the birth of litle baby jesus. The rest of the weekend was spent injesting a little  THC here and there. The Red Light seemed to lack a bit of its charm over the christmas weekend as apparently all the ladies had the weekend off and who said pimps were ALL bad guys? Room Service put us on ignore for some crazy reason chrismas eve too, i cant imagine what we did to deserve that…..

New Years Eve was insane. I stayed in Vienna for that one, its never really been one of my favorites. There are a lot of things i would try to knock the Viennese for, but NYE celebrations are certainly not one of them, thats for sure. However, in the midst of a good night i was trying to break up a fight and took a couple shots to the mouth, about 15 or so kids were jumping another kid and the stupid crowd just watched, so i grabbed him and threw him into the crowd. These kids were all probably 15-16. Im doin good though, my lips were split andbled a little bit, as well as swollen up all stupid lookin for a couple days.

Which leaves us almost at the present and my next great adventure will be going home to the states in two days, that should be interesting….