Laxie through the Looking Glass

[kinboshi]

You never heard of maps?

[Laxie]

You never heard of maps?

Don't need maps when ya haz a Mary.

[mgd]

I am now connected,, but how do I get to see you play, I have forgotten.. my oh my.. what to do,, hope you got home safe, and I am no SAT NAV, I  just bluff it...  LMAO

[Geo the Sarge]

FOL's there's 2 of them

Geo

[Geo the Sarge]

Does Mary has medal?

Geo

[Laxie]

I am now connected,, but how do I get to see you play, I have forgotten.. my oh my.. what to do,, hope you got home safe, and I am no SAT NAV, I  just bluff it...  LMAO

Log on to yer skypoker account goose!  Then find Blonde Club 4 and click on it.  Make sure wee box at the bottom that says Reg Only is tick free if ya can't find it listed.  Don't worry about fleas though...we're clear that way. 

In the tourney lobby you'll see a tab that says tables and players.  Click on it.  Then find me name and click on observe table.  Bob's yer uncle and Mary's yer...walking talking SAT NAV. 

[Laxie]

FOL's there's 2 of them

Geo

Translation for Mary - FOL = feck our lives

And yeah Geo...yer not far off there.   

Does Mary has medal?

Geo

Mary has no medals yet.  She's new to this poker carry on.  I's teachin' her.  God help us all.

[The_nun]

Hello Mary, Welcome. x

[Laxie]

Now then...I owe you lot a trip report.  Celtic Chaos.  Well, it may have been chaotic if more of the people on the 'interested' list had actually made the trip.  But as it happens, we got our backside kicked when so many other things hit the schedule on those same dates.  Might seem odd, but I was genuinely glad of that.  There was a lot going on behind the scenes and those close friends who made the trip, handled everything to perfection.  Couldn't have asked for a better bunch.

Friday I hitched a ride with Bridget to Kerry airport.  I'd baked a cheese cake the night before, but got distracted when I should have been concentrating on the fruit glaze for the top of it.  Blaming it on a skype chat with Ger and Jack til the wee hours.  Anyway, woke at 6:30am Friday to tear into it, but do ya think it would set in time for the ride to the airport?  Obv not.  Add to that, cling film that didn't even cling to itself and a lunatic driver in Bridget.  I was wearing some of the glaze by the time we got to the airport.  Marv. 

Arrived to find Paulie had too.  He was sat outside when I walked up.  Huh?!
 
"Why aren't you at the bar having a pint?"
 
"I didn't know there was one."
 
I've no idea how Kerry Airport got the 'International' title thrown into it's name because it's a tiny spot, but yer in Ireland...of course there's a bar!!! 

Introduced Paulie and Bridget, ordered our pints and waited for the arrival of the Manchester four.  Somehow Paulie and I got confused looking at the 'arrivals' screen.  We got it in our heads they were landing at 13:35 so I rang the taxi to inform him of the delay.  Only it was the departures screen we'd been looking at.  Just as well because Boldie had checked a bag.  He's such a girl.  By the time he collected his girly bag, I'd my time with Jack and we sank a couple of drinks, our taxi driver was giving gentle nudges to please get our backsides out to his minivan.  It's a good job Charlie was a patient man.  This wouldn't be his first time trying to gather us...but he'd have his revenge later.

[Laxie]

Friday was spent mostly catching up and chilling out.  We checked in to the hotel and I have to say, I was a bit worried about that.  I'd never been there and wasn't sure of the state of the place, but it was nice enough.  They held the brownies and cheesecake in their fridge for us and were generally a really nice lot. 

Tossed our bags into rooms and made our way to the bar.  Jack and I were trying to behave, but not sure if the rest would agree.  lol  After a few rounds it was off to Murphy's Bar where we had a bite to eat.  Much needed soakage in preparation for the rest of the day.  By now the drinks were hitting us a bit.  Ger had already made a new friend too....

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[Laxie]

The pints were starting to take their toll on us, so I suggested we head to a place called The Kube where they serve cocktails.  That's where it all went a bit silly.  This couple decided they'd like us to join them...so we did.  Coats were flying, so were the laughs and so were a few of the people if memory serves me right...but we won't go there.  Copious Long Island Ice Teas and Mojitos later, we finished up and said our goodbyes to the couple. 

Paulie is the type that if you say, "We're off"...he's off.  Only, the rest of us got sidetracked on the way back to the hotel.  Well, I got sidetracked and the rest either followed or stayed glued to the front door of the shop I'd gone in to.  Needed a sheep.  Made perfect sense to get it then, at near enough midnight, after lots of ice teas.  Found one too.  And a cool sheep it was.  But we lost Paulie in the process.  Luckily Ger found him when we got back to the hotel and had our last round or two before calling it a night.

[Laxie]

Saturday.  Sigh.  I'd such grand plans for us on the Saturday.  I'd a horse and carriage booked to collect us at the hotel at 1:30.  We were to be carried to the lake where a boat was waiting to take us on an hour's trip around the place.  Then the horse and carriage were carrying us back to the pub of our choice for the Reverse Sheep Quiz.  But Mother Nature stuck her nose in and threw a proper spanner into the works.  It rained.  Lots.  Non-stop.  FFS!

Ah well.  The boat has cover, so we can still do that.  I'll just get Charlie to collect us instead of the carriage.  Famous last words.  Sarah arrived.  Followed shortly by a horse and carriage who never got the message from the office, and leading the rear was taxi Charlie...who had to wait for us yet again as we fixed up for our meal and finished drinks.  Meanwhile, Ger had to break the news to the horsey guy that he'd been cancelled over an hour ago.

[Laxie]

The boat ride would have been great if you could see anything.    Between the fogged up windows on the inside and the pelting mist outside.............

Boldie and MrsB making the best of it.  Side note - she's not used to a session.  We'd a proper session of it Friday.  She wasn't well.  And she went on a boat.  The woman is a ROCK!

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[Laxie]

Paulie, Ger and Sarah pretending we're in the Bahamas

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Or San Diego even....

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But Paulie copped on in the end

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[Laxie]

Awwwwwww, don't ya just want to cuddle him?

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Ps  That's Jack in case ya weren't sure.