Goodbye Nan

It's taken me a bit of time to gather my thoughts enough to write this post and nothing that I put in here can come close to summing up everything I want to say about her.  To say that the last two weeks have been somewhat of a roller-coaster of emotions would be an understatement, and even now there are still surreal moments where it doesn't seem real.  Nan, your passing was a shock, but I can take comfort in that you passed how you wanted to.  You looked like you had just fallen asleep.

Cliché Title No 26: My Journey

As the title of the post alludes to, I've been on somewhat of a personal journey.  I didn't know what to call the post, so decided to stick with the tried and true cliché, because that's what this has been, a journey, one that is by no means finished either.

A Small Tribute.

It's been some time since I've been able to make a post here, work and life ramping up as they have, but the recent passing of my grandfather has made me want to pay a tribute to him in my own way.

Of Breakaways and Splinters

Recent events in one of the MMOs I play have given me pause. Specific details aren’t necessary, and I wasn’t there for the actual arguments that preceded the fallout, but suffice it to say, it ultimately amounted to a difference of opinion on how the group was being run.

A Trip To Remember: Final Part

My last day in Prague before jetting home gave me some time to go see a couple of the sights around the city that were pointed out to us during the city tour and those that we took a passing walk through/around.  Seeing as my flight home wasn't scheduled to leave until 8:30 that night, I had ample time to stroll the cobblestoned streets, while trying to avoid a serious ankle injury in the process, and enjoy the city.  I started out with a walk across the Charles Bridge, which I had taken a couple pics of as we drove across the river earlier.

A Trip to Remember: Part 8

My final day of planned events in Prague started out with a trek to Karlstein Castle, an old Gothic castle built on the top of a mountain.  The day go off to a great start with some, as the tour guide put it, typical Czech traffic jams.  The others in the van, a group of ladies from Ireland and one man from Germany along with myself added that despite cultural boundaries, traffic jams all look identical.  The van could only go so far up the mountain before we all had to pile out and hike the rest of the way, but it did give us a chance to get a great view of the surrounding woods.

A Trip to Remember: Part 7

Yesterday saw me on a train for a 4 hour ride north to Prague.  It would have been just as boring as the previous trips except this time sitting across from me was a very nice American couple.  We got to chatting and it turns out they are on a European trek to celebrate their retirement and spending of their kids inheritance.  It was nice having some people to chat to and made the trip go by a little quicker.  Upon getting into Prague, I had a driver waiting for me who welcomed me to the city with a handshake before setting off for my hotel.