I'm heading off today in the early afternoon for the weekend -- I'm going to a wedding in England, one of Bas's friends. So there'll be no Blog updates until Sunday or Monday!

I meant to do half a day's writing, but I was out late last night, so that plan fell by the wayside!! I went in to Limerick to watch Ireland play France in a crucial World Cup qualifier. We lost 1-0. I was gutted!! Germany is looking very far away right now, although if we win our last 2 games we should make the play-offs. But that's quite a big IF, methinks!!!!! Couldn't even take much enjoyment out of England losing 1-0 to Northern Ireland (one of their worst defeats ever!!) -- although even in the midst of my despair I managed a small chuckle at their expense!!!!!!!!    :-)

Went to see a band called The Editors afterwards. They're a newish band, doing very well at the moment -- they've even had a Top 20 hit in the UK!!! It's rare that big (or even on-the-way-to-being-big) bands come to Limerick, so it was great to see The Editors bucking the trend! They played a fast, exciting set -- very enjoyable. I would have liked to heard some of their songs before - gigs are always more fun if you know the songs - but I'll definitely pick up their album. You can check our their web site at http://www.editorsofficial.com/

A Limerick band, Vesta Varro, played support. I'd heard about them before this, but hadn't seen them. I thought they were pretty good -- the lead singer certainly throws himself body and soul into his performance!!! You can check out their web site here: http://www.vestavarro.com/

Meant to go home after the Editors, but I was with my friend Pablo and he wanted to have a few more drinks in a nightclub. We meant an old friend of ours who we hadn't seen in years in there, and by the time we finished catching up and I caught a taxi home, it was 3 in the morning!!!! I didn't have a hangover when I woke up (I don't really get hangovers, because I drink in moderation and don't get roaring drunk!!), but my head was a bit sore and buzzy, and I wasn't in any fit frame of mind to sit down and write. Oh well -- I'll make it up next week!!