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Sigh I Miss Oakland

"Dat's only in the mownin'. The whistles go WOOOOOOOOOOOO!" RFLMAO pissing in my pants. Classic!

Published 8 May 2009 12:02 AM by Flippin' Yank in Norn Iron

I HATE YOU!!!

Every once and awhile my sadistic friend likes to email me pics to remind me what the UK is serverely lacking and what I am missing from home. This takes the cake. What a ***!

Published 7 May 2009 7:09 PM by Flippin' Yank in Norn Iron

Filed under: Across the Pond, Food Porn

Today's topic has nothing to do with Belfast or San Francisco. Imagine that? I was dumping pics from our holiday onto the computer and low and behold I found pics from Rhode Island. I was looking for these pics for a year and a half and I was going...

Published 28 Apr 2009 7:30 PM by Flippin' Yank in Norn Iron

Filed under: Across the Pond, Providence, Nostalgia, Rhode Island

Belfast vs. San Francisco

I thought I'd post a Belfastian's impression of San Francisco. One of his biker forum friends asked about San Fran upon return: What do you have to do to stay over there? Marry/have pre-planned work, what? Looks a lovely part of the world. Is...

Published 26 Apr 2009 9:26 AM by Flippin' Yank in Norn Iron

Filed under: Across the Pond, Craig, San Francisco, Belfast vs. San Francisco

Farewell, My Beloved City!

As cheezy as this song is, deep down inside we know it's true even though native San Franciscans such as myself refuse to admit it...

Published 23 Apr 2009 12:00 AM by Flippin' Yank in Norn Iron

Filed under: Holiday, Across the Pond, San Francisco

Portrait of a Depressed Man

In about 24 hours, we will be leaving sunny California for the grey skies of the UK. One person in particular is not too happy about this... A few days ago, one of his mates from work sends him a text which made him even more depressed: I want you to...

Published 22 Apr 2009 7:10 PM by Flippin' Yank in Norn Iron

Filed under: Holiday, Across the Pond, Craig

Our Last Jaunt to The City (For Awhile Anyway)

This is the second to last day of our holiday. We wanted to take advantage of the gorgeous weather in the city. We took the ferry and soaked in the scenery. I couldn't help getting teary eyed when I saw the Golden Gate Bridge and the city skyline...

Published 22 Apr 2009 8:50 AM by Flippin' Yank in Norn Iron

Filed under: Holiday, Across the Pond, San Francisco

Random Wacky Weirdness

What in the heck? Craig had the brilliant idea to walk around the neighborhood in the middle of a heatwave. Not even a half block away from my house we saw a field of goats! Hundreds of them just chillin' in the sun. We looked at them. Looked at each...

Published 21 Apr 2009 12:19 AM by Flippin' Yank in Norn Iron

Filed under: Holiday, Across the Pond

Heatwave

It has been a scorching few days. It climbed up to 90 yesterday. I swear you can fry an egg on the sidewalk. Last night was fun, both of us were tossing and turning, it was 11PM and the heat didn't let up. We didn't get to sleep around 4am. I'm...

Published 20 Apr 2009 5:40 PM by Flippin' Yank in Norn Iron

Filed under: Holiday, Across the Pond

Another Reason Why I'm Marrying an Irishman

They do stuff like wash your car. Hehe. It was a scorching day today and I felt like doing *** all. What better reason to wash the car outdoors and bask in the sunshine. It's going to be even hotter tomorrow, maybe climb up to 90!

Published 19 Apr 2009 6:57 AM by Flippin' Yank in Norn Iron

Filed under: Holiday, Across the Pond, Craig

Driving Through Wine Country (Long Post)

The weather was a gorgeous 75 degrees yesterday so we took a drive through Napa Valley, the Provence of California. The endless acres of vineyards with the valley as a backdrop against a pristine blue sky was absolutely stunning! Another reminder of how...

Published 18 Apr 2009 7:33 PM by Flippin' Yank in Norn Iron

Filed under: Holiday, Across the Pond, Napa Valley

You Can't Take Irishmen Anywhere

Rewind to Plough and Stars last Sunday... So we were enjoying the music, Craig was enjoying his pint of properly poured Guinness. As Craig got up to order another pint at the bar, he got to talking to a dude from Dundalk which is STAUNCH Republican and...

Published 17 Apr 2009 6:27 PM by Flippin' Yank in Norn Iron

Filed under: Holiday, Across the Pond, Craig, San Francisco, Birthday, The Troubles

Lazy Easter Sunday

So Part 3 of Craig's birthday bash... Last Sunday we woke up around 3pm! We were so exhausted from our action packed Saturday, that we decided to relax and kick it. We took a stroll towards Hayes Valley for some grub and take in the sites along the...

Published 16 Apr 2009 9:43 PM by Flippin' Yank in Norn Iron

Filed under: Holiday, Across the Pond, Craig, San Francisco, Birthday

Global Trekking in the City

Much thanks to everyone for giving me the real update on the current situation (or as Norn Irons would say sit-cher-AY-shun ) in Norn Iron. I was thisclose to cancelling my return flight home. LOL! Now that I've gotten over the water contamination...

Published 15 Apr 2009 7:49 PM by Flippin' Yank in Norn Iron

Filed under: Holiday, Japantown, Across the Pond, Craig, San Francisco, Food Porn, Guinness, Birthday

Craig's Birthday Surprise!

In the previous post, I mentioned that I had a special birthday surprise waiting for Craig the upcoming weekend. Well I'm back and we had such a fantastic time! We did so much that I am going to have to split this post into three parts. Because it...

Published 14 Apr 2009 5:24 AM by Flippin' Yank in Norn Iron