Rioja and Roll.

A Loving Christmas Card To All You Readers!

Christmas is finally here!

And here is my Christmas present to you all, I hope you like it and share it around. It's kid friendly so be sure to read it to them on Christmas eve!

[Click the link below the title page to see the rest - then clicking a page should open a slide-show if you prefer to read it that way].

And We Now Bring You: The Worst.

...They would probably just play it MORE.

So please, this Christmas, use your axes against Christmas trees and firewood... 

not for vigilante justice.

...They're-Up-In-My-Bum.

Being in the Northern Hemisphere in December is a totally different feeling!
It feels so... Christmas-y!
Its cold and dark, so you appreciate warm clothes and all the lights that are on.
You can even wear crazy jumpers that make you look like a pudding!

It almost makes you want to break into song...

... Though really, we only sing one Christmas song with any panache...

Credit to The Pouges.

Try Something New...

A Licence To Science.

"We hope the past three months of labeling tubes has been fulfilling and enjoyable." 

At Least I'm Not Alone...

Resuscitation.

  

Digital art will return soon!

You Can Take the Boy Out of the Science...

So I got on the train this morning, and sat across from a pretty girl... doing something PRETTY ANNOYING.
She kept it up long enough for me to draw her an entire cartoon:

  

She laughed when I handed it over, and took it with her when she left - lucky I took a photo for you guys!

"Being Cold Builds Character." -Calvin's Dad.

  

Besides being a huge nostalgia-trip, they are fricken addictive!!

Only the Young Die Young.

Deal With It.

I'm somewhere in the middle of Holland - not sure where exactly, will be back in Amsterdam tomorrow!

But there was something I had to do first...

Premature Evacuation.

Hope you guys like this... it cost over £80 to make...
I'll get there tomorrow...

¿Hablo Español?

My Spanish is getting better...

...But not a lot better.

Now with pictures of Granada! See below!

The Little Differences.

Leaving first thing in the morning! 

Granada here we come!

Just When I Thought I Was Out...

The Horror! [Bad Hair Day Part III]

Thus wraps up the 3 part keratin-related-nightmare.
Let's hope it all goes back to normal soon!

Turning Back The Clock. [ Bad Hair Day Part I ]

*BZZZZZZZZZ -z ..z... DEAD.*

"No! NO! Don't die! Keep going!!!"

"Son of a bitch."

"Fantastic - I'm 12."

"You're So Vain..." [ Bad Hair Day Part II ]

This is actually part II of a 3 part hair-related saga.
Like Quentin Tarantino, I sometimes tell my stories out of order.
(Unlike Quentin Tarantino I wont bore the shit out of you with hours of unnecessary dialogue).

The Underground London.

If I Were A Rich Man...

A Brompton folding bicycle would be like riding Optimus Prime to work (and it fits under your desk!).
But buying one would leave huge holiday sized holes in my finances...

Thus, the blog is now going Pay-Per-View -
 If you read this, you owe me £10.
That's only 90 views and I can commute to work on a shiny new English-made bike!

The Magic Ingredients.

It's a really good feeling!

Hunting Flats II - 'Leave Nothing to Chance'.

Let try this flat finding thing again...

Different flat, different people. 

Success!!
1 and a half hours later - I was the new flatmate.
Thus ends the Cougar Hunt Flat Hunt!

Come visit me near Battersea park!

Hunting Flats.

...Did someone say 'Solvak'?

Update: NOPE. This one didn't happen! Landlord is a jerk! Grrrr...

Job Interview - 'take 1'.

Got back from Bacelona 2am. Interview was one hour away, at 10am. 

Sorry I haven't updated much lately, the posts in the next few days should explain what I've been doing.

Fluent as, bro!

This is the problem when you learn Spanish from the internet...
I'm in Spain!! 
 

Passing, on the Dutchie.

Day 1 Amsterdam Picture Puzzle.

Welcome to the blog's first game for the whole family!

Amsterdam is a confusing place, - canals, trams, interesting smells that make you stupid... 

So the pictures and the captions below have got mixed up! 

Match the correct caption with the corresponding picture to complete the story of 'the first day in The Netherlands'.

[First person to post the correct answers wins.... something].  

a) -"Are you smuggling anything?"

         -"No sir! I always walk like this..."

b) -"Nice cape!"

        -"What cape??"

c) -"Quick! Grab your trancing hat and glasses - we're going to Dance Valley!" 

-"But if it's a festival, I need Bicardi 8!"

d) -"This is my Mum you'll be staying with."

                -"Great! I brought you a bottle of coffee tequila!"

e) "Why is the rum always gone?"

f) Found it!!

g) ...WOOPWOOPINCEINCEげろげろCHINGCHING...

h) "If you know the road rules here, you can take my bike."

i) "I'm so glad you're here!"

j) "Seems i'm going now... bye everyone!"

k) [What side of the road should I be on...??]

To Amsterdam!

If you are someone who does not get this joke (and I know there are a lot of you...), please ask the person next to you for help. 
[Or send €10 and I will email you a step by step explanation].

Crazy Czech Costume Carnival.

Again, thanks so much for inviting me! It was a Blast!

Now with photos!  click the link below!

The Drunken Monkey.

It's really hard to describe the wedding in Vimperk, So I will take my time introducing you to some of the occurrences... 

Whether this "advice" really made sense or not... I'm not sure it matters. 

Czech-list.

Just before leaving London...

A Plague on Prague.

Like Clockwork...

If you were wondering... I have come out of the bathroom since.

First Day In London.

After a long, sleepless flight from Tokyo:

Thanks so much for the fantastic day B.F.F!! Awesome surprise!

The Trouble With Time Zones.

Nice to See You Again.

What's that saying about growing up being optional?

I'm in london by the way!

Sayonara...

Promise!

Studio Ghibli Museum.

Dedicated to the nicest, most helpful girl in Japan - thanks so much for looking after me!  

Neko cafe wa doko desu ka?

New, brilliant business ideas developed over late night beers in Kyoto.

Okama desu ka?

The only downside of free umbrellas is, you can't complain if you don't get one completely your style...

But the local Kyoto kids seem to like it.

Osaka Aquarium.

This is why you don't go to the aquarium hungry!

Lost in Osaka.

This whole ordeal took about 2.5 hours. And he was actually the 8th person I asked. Osaka makes no sense...

Catching a Bullet. Train.

I drew this on the shinkansen more or less to remind me which train to catch.

Welcome to Tokyo!

It's EXACTLY how I imagined. 

Our First Fight.

Despite this, I have to say Narita airport is the easiest airport I've ever escaped from.