countdown

my team leader got back from holiday and i told him i would not be able to do any on-call support. judging by what the other guys go through, it looks horrific and i have done it before and so i paid my dues in previous jobs. its not something i want to go back to. i told him now, a month before my contract ends so that they can find someone else who will do it.

aside from that i am just counting the days till i finish on september 7th. i feel worn down and tired. both my contracts so far this year have been pretty lame and unsatisfying, but also the most lucrative i have ever had. go figure???. if all goes plan i will have 6 days at home where i have want to do some things (chop down a tree in the garden thats getting too big) and also tidy the garage, that will take me a few days. i will then look to go to new york for a couple of days and then head out to california for a week. will look to go san francisco, LA and maybe san diego as well. will book my ticket in the next few days and then get everything else like the car and hotels booked over the next few weeks. 

i can watch new york redbulls play in new jersey and also the film i posted in my previous post, the master, is released on sept 14th in new york so i might go see that as well. will also try and get tickets to see maximo park in LA and also catch a LA Galaxy game as well. rest of the time i will be going to the beach, driving along the pacific coast highway, eating, relaxing, reading. i know i will also be free of the dull pain i carry around constantly in my head. cant wait. i was going to ask a couple of guys from football again if they wanted to come, but i cant be bothered. i already asked them twice. i think they prefer going to the same shitty pubs every week. 

itinerary so far
Thursday 13sept - fly to NY
Friday NY - see 'the master'
Saturday NY - game at RedBulls Arena
Sunday - fly to LA, Pick up muscle car, drive to San Fran 
Monday - San Fran
Tuesday- drive Pacific Coast HWay - stop overnight somewhere??
Wednesday - drive to San diego
Thursday - Beach time in San Diego
Friday - Drive to LA Maximo Park in the eveinng
Saturday - LA, Galaxy game in the evening
Sunday - fly home to shitty London 

inbetween seeing games and bands i will also be doing sightseeing, shopping and going to the beach, but this is just an overview of events. 

will see how it all pans out. if i was with my friends they would just want to get drunk till 3 am every morning and wake up at 2pm in the afternoon and not get much else done. 

today i have mostly been listening to richard ashcroft - new york