First, as soon as 5 people fill out the survey I will reveal the answers and everyone scores. Don't copy off of Mike either!......
Alright, so my Time in Aberdeen seems to be either a plain and simple offshore world where I get fed, get my bed made every day and work much less then I did in Texas. My onshore life on the other hand is quite the dramatic difference. Days in the shop are longish sometimes, sometimes short depending on what is going on and how invisible I can make myself (A power that if you know me at all you know I am not very good at). But weekends in Aberdeen are fun.... very fun. The normal plan is get wasted Friday night, go to work hungover Saturday and sleep Saturday night. Then buy food on Sunday because I am hungry. I am trying to adapt this plan to possible spending Friday and Saturday out, but it will take lots of diligence on my part (And possibly a larger bank account as I tend to spend a lot of money when I go out... its expensive here)
So anyway back to last night. There was a guy from Turkey that was working here for about 6 weeks just on loan and last night was his last night so we all went out to celebrate (Its not like we need an excuse to drink, but it helps). So anyway, hit hit up a few places, and by we I mean 10ish guys and 0 girls (2 thumbs up, then stick your tongue out as the thumbs turn over and head for the floor... you know the motion). So we start out at this wine bar. I was the first to get there I get a bottle and 4 glasses so it doesn't look like I am going to drink the whole bottle by myself. I then drink the whole bottle myself..... Guys show up as I am buying the second bottle, good timing, they never knew. So we drink there for a while, then head up the block to a pub type place. It was pretty packed and we positioned ourselves outside the girls bathroom and I decided to be the gate keeper. this job was invented by me and therefore I made the rules. There were only 2. First hot girls go in and out, second ugly/fat/annoying girls go in and are not allowed out. I kept the job for about 4 minutes before i was asked to stop, I kept it up for another 2 minutes before I was told to fuck off, 1 more minute and then I was told to go to hell. I responded with " as long as the girls there are hotter then you it won't be so bad" i then stopped as I realized that even the hot girls were not impressed with my gate keeping, although the other guys in the bar thought it was a great idea and one even tried to get me an application to be a bouncer there. So I leave the door and head for the bar to rejoin some of the guys. We talk to a couple of girls (1 bartender was from Katy, Texas, small world huh). I talked this one girl that didn't leave for quite a while. We did have her penned in around the bar but still dialogue was good. We then left there and walked to Babalon. That's there the night got interesting.
On the walk there I saw 4 girls sitting at the bus stop. I started talking to them and quickly realized that it was only 2 girls and I was seeing double. I fixed that problem and continued the convo saying that they should come with us. Us consisted of me by that point as the other guys had kept walking on. The girls started walking with me up the road in the direction that the guys had left. We talked a little and then they asked how old I was. I looked at them and realized that they were prolly in their mid thirty's so I said I was 31. They laughed, and I quickly corrected myself saying that I was 24. Anyway they walk for a while but were walking slow so I ran off (my logic was not great last night which will become a problem). SO I ran til the street made a Y. The place we were going was close, but I didn't know where it was. I started calling people. I started with the first person in my phone, he was at his house, and couldn't understand what I was saying, must have been a bad connection or I was really drunk, most likely the latter. I try the next person on my list, they are indeed out with us and I speak very slowly as they give me directions. I walk in and go upstairs and find the guys.
Now that we are all reunited I decide that fanning out is the only way any of us are going to have any luck. I walk around and check the place out, its another old church converted club. Loud music, big bar, lost of people, I like this place. I go to the bar and ask for 2 American beers, I get 2 Buds, and pay 7 pounds, that's $14 for 2 buds. You can get a 20 pack for $14. I was intending to give one of them to the guy that is leaving, but at 7$ a piece, this Bud is NOT for you.
So I'm drinking and talking and maybe a little dancing (really not sure) but eventually I find a couple of girls that are good to talk to. Well one was fat and big, but her friend was a bar star. So I hit on the bar star while keeping the big girl in the loop, "the friends got to like you if you have any chance." Its loud so the talking consists of leaning in with yelling in the ear, first step of physical contact... things are going well. I take a couple breaks to go to the bathroom and do some walking but eventually find the girls again. I really think I have a chance of hooking up with the cute skinny one and then I stopped remembering things.
What I found out today is that we left the bar. I was with thebar star and the big friend was going to let her come home with me, I was so in, I had passed every shit test but fate would fuck me. (bar star's name was not fate, well it could have been I have no idea). Anyway, one of the guys was leaving the club with a girl hes been talking to for a week or so. Some guy stepped in the way and tried to block his exit, words were exchanged, I jumped in. Lots of pushing blah blah blah.
Memory comes back to me. I am being held by the bouncer, bar star is gone, I am trying to wrangle free to no luck. I am yelling "Why are you holding me back, I just want to get laid..... someone get this fucking guy off me" some of the guys are gone, the rest are trying to calm me down, but I think I am calm, just pissed that I am being held. I eventually calm down enough once the guy says the cops are on their way. I say I want to apologise to the owner, he walks me around the side and I tell the guy he has a great club and I am sorry for the scene and i will stay away for a while. He says its ok and he understands and I should come back tomorrow. One of the guys starts walking down the road with me towards my apartment but he lives the other way and I convince him that I will be able to get home without anymore drama and without getting lost so he lets me go alone.
I then get lost. I call every taxi company I know but no one can understand me and the random place I am yelling at them. I walk some more. I walk around a corner and see a casino. I like casinos so I go in. I need to be a member and I need to fill in a form. I fill it in somehow with big letters. I talk to the girlwhile she makes up my membership card. She can't understand me either. I walk around and find a 2 pound blackjack table. I reach in my wallet and find 40 Pounds. I get chips and start playing. I get down to about 10 pounds and reach in my pocket. i find a 5 a 10 and a bunch of coins. I put it on the table and grunt indicating that I want chips. I battle back to 50 pounds. They say the place is closing. everyone gets up. I want to keep playing and the dealer says I can play a few more hands but I have to play at least 2 spots. I play 6 at a time. I can't do that much math in my head and don't do very well, but I think I played about even for the last 3 hands. I colored up and cashed out for 40 ponds. I walk outside and I am still lost. there are still no cabs. i ask someone where my road is and they laugh and say I am a long way from home. I tell them to point me in the right direction. I left the Casino at 5:30 am. I was home by 6:30 am. I went to bed, by alarm went off at 9:30 am because I had to be at work for a 10 am meeting. I got to work at 11. whoops O well It was a fun night!!!
Ricky
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Apparently I have no friends....
Seriously guys fill out the damn survey....
Anyway,
I am now back in Aberdeen. All the stuff is still on the Rig and I will be going back at some point, but the company thought it would be better to send me to shore seeing there is nothing more for me to do there. I agree and am happy I get to have a fun weekend in town...... Unless I have to go on another job, but lets hope it doesn't happen
..... Your not hoping hard enough.
Later
Rick
Anyway,
I am now back in Aberdeen. All the stuff is still on the Rig and I will be going back at some point, but the company thought it would be better to send me to shore seeing there is nothing more for me to do there. I agree and am happy I get to have a fun weekend in town...... Unless I have to go on another job, but lets hope it doesn't happen
..... Your not hoping hard enough.
Later
Rick
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Monday, January 22, 2007
My new home
Hey all,
Well I just thought I'd take advantage of my illegal camera phone out here on the rig and let you all know what I get to do so here it is......
That is the rig I am currently on. I like the picture of the Gorilla.
That's me in my bright orange coveralls. Apparently easier to spot if I get blown overboard.
I get the bottom bunk. I have no idea who is on the top, but I don't think he was impressed with my 5:30 am wake up call this morning. And I think I had some bad dreams where I may have woke up screaming... O well sucks to be him.
I think the bathroom in the room may challenge Justin's for most multifunctional. Its too small to take a good picture but its about 1.5 ft X 3 ft with the shower in the corner (Drain in the floor) Sink at the other end, with the shitter on the side. Its a tight fit but seems to fit the style of the rig.
All in all the rig is pretty nice. The food is good, too good actually as I am going to have to either start eating less or go to the gym.... or just get fat. Bordem is starting to set in though. We had to set up a mobile unit, which is almost all done, and we won't be logging until Saturday if at all so its lots of down time and just watching movies and such. I really need to remember to bring books next time I go offshore. Guess that's it for now. Please leave fun comments to read and update your blogs. It brings me excitement. O also all the rigs have free international calling anywhere in the world so if you want a call from the North Sea send your phone number and time difference from Grenich Mean Time and I'll see if I'm awake at a reasonable time for you.
Later
Rick XXXXXX SLb Engineer ..... (Happy Now Andrew)
Well I just thought I'd take advantage of my illegal camera phone out here on the rig and let you all know what I get to do so here it is......
That is the rig I am currently on. I like the picture of the Gorilla.
That's me in my bright orange coveralls. Apparently easier to spot if I get blown overboard.
I get the bottom bunk. I have no idea who is on the top, but I don't think he was impressed with my 5:30 am wake up call this morning. And I think I had some bad dreams where I may have woke up screaming... O well sucks to be him.
I think the bathroom in the room may challenge Justin's for most multifunctional. Its too small to take a good picture but its about 1.5 ft X 3 ft with the shower in the corner (Drain in the floor) Sink at the other end, with the shitter on the side. Its a tight fit but seems to fit the style of the rig.
All in all the rig is pretty nice. The food is good, too good actually as I am going to have to either start eating less or go to the gym.... or just get fat. Bordem is starting to set in though. We had to set up a mobile unit, which is almost all done, and we won't be logging until Saturday if at all so its lots of down time and just watching movies and such. I really need to remember to bring books next time I go offshore. Guess that's it for now. Please leave fun comments to read and update your blogs. It brings me excitement. O also all the rigs have free international calling anywhere in the world so if you want a call from the North Sea send your phone number and time difference from Grenich Mean Time and I'll see if I'm awake at a reasonable time for you.Later
Rick XXXXXX SLb Engineer ..... (Happy Now Andrew)
Saturday, January 20, 2007
New Years and beyond
So on to the blog. i think I have been pretty poor on posting anything since New Years and trust me my life has been very interesting. ( For real this time)
So where do I start. First off the the title of the last 3 weeks will be called in the Journal of my life "The awakening".
New Years Eve, no frozen trees to fall from this year so I decided to have a small pre party at my place. Planing was piss poor and late as per SOP and it was a very small party, 4 people total, and we sat around and played a few drinking games. This was from 5 pm til about 9 pm. It was actually lots of fun. After that we went to the unofficial Schlumberger party and this residential hotel type place where all the new people stay when they move to Aberdeen. Someone had rented an apartment for the party and filled it with booze. As we were already buzzin front he drinking games we fell right in line with the drinking in the new venue. So we drink and drink and I start hitting on this girl (Women really as she was older than me by more than a couple of years). She defiantly wants me but we keep drinking. Anyway, to make a long story short (and I was too drunk to remember details) we drink with a bunch of people until 6 in the morning, go into 1 of the bedrooms some pretty hot making out and then we both pass out. But the fun couldn't stop there, maybe the old version of me, but not "Fusion" I wake not more than 1 hour later, roll over and have some great drunk sex. Shortly after that we head for breakfast at someones house with a few other stragglers at the party. Clean the apartment a little bit then split for a few hours. Well this started to be a more regular thing and we spend the next 2 nights together.
Then I went offshore for 6 days (I will be blogging about this separately, possibly in Compare and contrast style with the Job I am leaving for in the morning maybe even a vendiagram...)
So Get back about a week later, a few more days with this girl then the weekend hits and there is this really cute younger English girl that I wanted to hook up with and its going to be my last chance cause she is leaving. Me and the New Years girl had already talked about how we were not looking for a relationship but I liked the new discovery of casual sex. Anyway, while New Years girl was having a party of her own, I am putting forth full effort on my new target. A group of us went to dinner where the conversation turned to why guys go to strip clubs. (It was a nice Italian Restaurant and we were drinking the whine quite well so the convo was pretty loud and very animated. Ii got several looks from this older couple throughout the convo which made me feel good about myself.) High point of the Convo was when the target says to me: "Why would you pay money to see girls naked when you could do that for free, I mean your a good looking guy" My classic response "I know" (Mike that book changed my life, i think it should be mandatory reading for everyone just on the comedic value alone. Also about half the table at dinner had read the book so we talked about that too.
So back to the girl, after dinner we go out to a club, pretty low key sitting and drinking, she has some University friends in town so she is moving between 2 tables. Drinking was heavy and frequent but things I remember are her seeing the Playboy Chain and saying its always the quiet ones (I'm not quiet but whatever). So we go back to the place with the fishbowl drinks and down about 6 of them between 6 of us, 1 of which was this tall guy that was in love with this girl that I wanted. Well she didn't feel that way about him and was using me to stay between the 2 of them. My thoughts: hmmm, maybe this will work after all. All of this while one of the people that had been on the offshore job with me was being one of the best wing men ever (Girls make great wing women) So anyway, we leave, I walk the girl back to the some place where all the new people stay, this other guy, not the tall guy tries to do a little cock blocking but I swiftly send him on his way, invite myself up and the rest of the night/morning goes as planned. I'm getting good at this picking up thing :-) . I get woken up to be told that I am snoring and should go home, i am tired so I promise to stop snoring and go back to sleep. it could have been because I had the flu and was majorly sick, but I decided not to tell the girl that, I am sure she know by now, but its only a 2 day flu so its not too bad. So I wake up in the morning and she is packing for her flight, she leave, I sleep for another hour then walk home. What should have been a 7 minute walk took 40 because of 1 wrong turn. oops, o well it was still a fun night.
This is getting way to long but last nights adventure was interesting too. Dinner and a pub, a couple of bars/clubs, drank a bottle of champagne straight from the bottle (It was only 10 pounds but got me wasted) Made out with a random girl in the stairwell. I don't even know if I saw her face, she just grabbed me and started making out with me, but in the end alas I went home alone...... I guess even hall of famers strike out every now and again.
So for anyone that read all of that, get back to work
peace out
Fusion (Hmm, i'm starting to think I don't like that name, we'll see what happens)
So where do I start. First off the the title of the last 3 weeks will be called in the Journal of my life "The awakening".
New Years Eve, no frozen trees to fall from this year so I decided to have a small pre party at my place. Planing was piss poor and late as per SOP and it was a very small party, 4 people total, and we sat around and played a few drinking games. This was from 5 pm til about 9 pm. It was actually lots of fun. After that we went to the unofficial Schlumberger party and this residential hotel type place where all the new people stay when they move to Aberdeen. Someone had rented an apartment for the party and filled it with booze. As we were already buzzin front he drinking games we fell right in line with the drinking in the new venue. So we drink and drink and I start hitting on this girl (Women really as she was older than me by more than a couple of years). She defiantly wants me but we keep drinking. Anyway, to make a long story short (and I was too drunk to remember details) we drink with a bunch of people until 6 in the morning, go into 1 of the bedrooms some pretty hot making out and then we both pass out. But the fun couldn't stop there, maybe the old version of me, but not "Fusion" I wake not more than 1 hour later, roll over and have some great drunk sex. Shortly after that we head for breakfast at someones house with a few other stragglers at the party. Clean the apartment a little bit then split for a few hours. Well this started to be a more regular thing and we spend the next 2 nights together.
Then I went offshore for 6 days (I will be blogging about this separately, possibly in Compare and contrast style with the Job I am leaving for in the morning maybe even a vendiagram...)
So Get back about a week later, a few more days with this girl then the weekend hits and there is this really cute younger English girl that I wanted to hook up with and its going to be my last chance cause she is leaving. Me and the New Years girl had already talked about how we were not looking for a relationship but I liked the new discovery of casual sex. Anyway, while New Years girl was having a party of her own, I am putting forth full effort on my new target. A group of us went to dinner where the conversation turned to why guys go to strip clubs. (It was a nice Italian Restaurant and we were drinking the whine quite well so the convo was pretty loud and very animated. Ii got several looks from this older couple throughout the convo which made me feel good about myself.) High point of the Convo was when the target says to me: "Why would you pay money to see girls naked when you could do that for free, I mean your a good looking guy" My classic response "I know" (Mike that book changed my life, i think it should be mandatory reading for everyone just on the comedic value alone. Also about half the table at dinner had read the book so we talked about that too.
So back to the girl, after dinner we go out to a club, pretty low key sitting and drinking, she has some University friends in town so she is moving between 2 tables. Drinking was heavy and frequent but things I remember are her seeing the Playboy Chain and saying its always the quiet ones (I'm not quiet but whatever). So we go back to the place with the fishbowl drinks and down about 6 of them between 6 of us, 1 of which was this tall guy that was in love with this girl that I wanted. Well she didn't feel that way about him and was using me to stay between the 2 of them. My thoughts: hmmm, maybe this will work after all. All of this while one of the people that had been on the offshore job with me was being one of the best wing men ever (Girls make great wing women) So anyway, we leave, I walk the girl back to the some place where all the new people stay, this other guy, not the tall guy tries to do a little cock blocking but I swiftly send him on his way, invite myself up and the rest of the night/morning goes as planned. I'm getting good at this picking up thing :-) . I get woken up to be told that I am snoring and should go home, i am tired so I promise to stop snoring and go back to sleep. it could have been because I had the flu and was majorly sick, but I decided not to tell the girl that, I am sure she know by now, but its only a 2 day flu so its not too bad. So I wake up in the morning and she is packing for her flight, she leave, I sleep for another hour then walk home. What should have been a 7 minute walk took 40 because of 1 wrong turn. oops, o well it was still a fun night.
This is getting way to long but last nights adventure was interesting too. Dinner and a pub, a couple of bars/clubs, drank a bottle of champagne straight from the bottle (It was only 10 pounds but got me wasted) Made out with a random girl in the stairwell. I don't even know if I saw her face, she just grabbed me and started making out with me, but in the end alas I went home alone...... I guess even hall of famers strike out every now and again.
So for anyone that read all of that, get back to work
peace out
Fusion (Hmm, i'm starting to think I don't like that name, we'll see what happens)
First Post on the new blog
So I've been thinking about making the jump for a while and I think this is finally the right time. I realized that it was not fair for the rest of the world to limit my readers to have to navigate through myspace or facebook to find out about my amazing life. My blog should be available for the entire world..... and now it is!
So I have not been in very good communication with very many people since I moved to Aberdeen, Scotland and while I will take some of the blame its not all my fault. things here move really slow. I couldn't get a phone until i had a bank account, I couldn't get a bank account until I had a letter from work, No letter from work until I signed a new contract.... well you get the point. Mix in with all of that stores closing at 5 during the week (Except Shopping Thursday where they are open until 8 pm ???). Anyway, still no Internet at home either but I will work on that once I come back from offshore.
Before I get too far I want to put in my blog disclaimer: If you are offended by anything I write, don't read it. No one has a gun to anyone's head forcing you to read it. I don't think, but if they do i am really honored that someone with a gun is making you read my blog. Also I strive to tell the truth here. Sometimes it may be hard to read if its about you but feel free to comment if anyone thinks I am misleading the masses who are reading this. (And by masses i mean a select few in Calgary, some board engineer's in Texas and one random person in Montana Who are you buddy???)
peace out
Fusion
So I have not been in very good communication with very many people since I moved to Aberdeen, Scotland and while I will take some of the blame its not all my fault. things here move really slow. I couldn't get a phone until i had a bank account, I couldn't get a bank account until I had a letter from work, No letter from work until I signed a new contract.... well you get the point. Mix in with all of that stores closing at 5 during the week (Except Shopping Thursday where they are open until 8 pm ???). Anyway, still no Internet at home either but I will work on that once I come back from offshore.
Before I get too far I want to put in my blog disclaimer: If you are offended by anything I write, don't read it. No one has a gun to anyone's head forcing you to read it. I don't think, but if they do i am really honored that someone with a gun is making you read my blog. Also I strive to tell the truth here. Sometimes it may be hard to read if its about you but feel free to comment if anyone thinks I am misleading the masses who are reading this. (And by masses i mean a select few in Calgary, some board engineer's in Texas and one random person in Montana Who are you buddy???)
peace out
Fusion
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