Birthday!

Well, I am officially another year older. I have a bit of a cold and don't feel well but it didn't stop me from celebrating. On Saturday, Dominic hosted a housewarming/birthday party at his flat. Eoin and I share the same birthday and a mutal laziness so it worked out well that Dominic hosted the party for us. Everyone was drunk and happy (myself included). Here is a tally of what approximately 25 people consumed:

77 beers
All the soft drinks!!
6 bottles of Becks Green Lime
Cask of Vogelbräu beer
One liter of "Neuwein"
One bottle of Sekt
2 bottles of red wine
2 bottles of white wine
1 bottle of Tequilla
three quarters of a bottle of rum
half a bottle of Vodka
A small amount of Ramazzotti
A small amount of peach Schnapps

It was a smashing success!

Sunday, I picked up Meo. He is 3 years old and a very sweet boy. I think he looks alot like Addie (who is doing well in her new home if you are wondering). He spent the evening checking out the apartment and rubbing his face on everything. I have missed having a pet so he is a much welcome addition to my flat.

Ernesto

This weekend I volunteered to dog sit for Ernesto. He is a very large and smelly basset hound with a whining problem. I can take just about everything except the whining. The whining is making me mental. Thankfully today is the last day of the dog sitting. This afternoon he goes back to his mommy and daddy. Then I can air out my apartment, wash everything in site and rid my apartment of the dog smell.

DUI oh my!

Well, I have racked up another encounter with the German Politzei. Last night I was stopped at a check point and tested for DUI. I had a very long day, 10 hours in the car driving back and forth to Paris for a 4 hour customer meeting. I got back to Karlsruhe around 12:30am and decided to stop at the pub and have a pint. Well I had 2 pints and no dinner in my belly and since I felt sober I decided to drive home. I only live 3 minutes from the pub (by car) and in that short of a distance there was a police check point. Shit! I failed the first breath test but passed the second (just barely) and allowed to drive home. I was absolutely shitting myself. I was so scared that I was going to be in serious trouble. Never never never again. I also received another speeding ticket 2 weeks ago. I think I am going to stop driving all together.

On the Left

Good Morning from Ireland! I worked in Ireland for the past two days. I didn't get out to see any of the sights but I did have a view of the Atlantic Ocean from my hotel room. I drove for the very first time in Ireland. As you know they drive on the "wrong" side of the road so it was a learning experience. The first hour was pretty ackward as I had to shift with my left hand instead of my right and I really had to think about which way I was turning and entering round abouts. But I got the hang of it. No crashes or near death experiences by driving on the wrong side of the road.