So then, we begin on the fantastic journey of my second holiday this year, with reasons been planned and spent in the behind the scenes from having to make sure friends are okay and also pre-black Friday sales, this was something new territory, like yes I've never had a winter break before, for real. But let's enjoy the below
Catch-up,
Well thee past few months I need to be honest, but I'm not allowed to mention it which has changed my perspective on things and also made this holiday possible. Also, I'm getting to finally meet someone I've been trying to meet for months from feabie, which strange chapters occur but we are meeting TODAY, or did we?
Funnily enough, both girls got threats from another friend I've met once, it's strange how it all works out. Okay sure I've been doing major late nights on directly and they changed the support style and it makes it harder to earn but it means I can use the coach journey to get it pulled out of my butt a bit, since the more I can answer, the more I can earn to save up for finely.
Now finely, well he's been checked and chipped as of tomorrow on my 1st full day, but it will be £55 for the snip on then worming as well for £34 and tick tablets for £24 so it all adds up, family did give me money but 8 told them to pay towards the fees so all of this is my own money, even if directly this week had to go to Koch since he was getting fussy the rep.
Happy birth of stadia and xCloud too, I'll be seeing the Microsoft store, maybe even today as well,
Speaking of work, my colleague, well he's getting there one PayPal here at a time, hopefully he makes effort when I'm away, but we shall see, but Even last night I managed 4 customers after work,,okay 2 paid and 2 pay when I get back since I'm like that and less hassle more just sort out later, but hey, more dollar for me .
The prep
I got home at 8pm, yes that long and it was time for chilli and extras as well as the cake from Lidl which is mega nice.
Then it was time to pack, yup, we crammed winter clothes, christea's gifts, pants, shoes and the like, bug then Bungie is to the trolley and it was ready to handle running, it's cute with the cat stretching too 😍
Then it was a bath, shave and then movie watching but Finely is attacking Rosie pretty strongly but it's only been his 3rd week here so I can't fault too much.
Fell asleep at 2am after a fap and listen to BBC World-Service yet again, funnily it was on about Airbnb too.
The morning
Well, I woke up my eyes at 5:45 and up by 5:55, getting finely fed and making sure things are ready, glass was charged up and painted (on Sunday) but the laptop has an extra charge as well, it's a fun day for sure. Then I had a toilet and finely joined after dreamies tempting. He meowed while I was preparing, also facial was great even if it stung my face from the shave.
Finely and the food near the door
Then it was parents up and time to get gfuel and ready, (yes I packed both gfuels with me, giving christea a chance to try it, she loved monster actually, then I got changed, more grey attire and no cut jeans due to parents really nagging about it, but by 6:46 I was ready to leave and it was a car drive in the rain, a shame but it's supposed to be dry up there.
We talked about a few things, like how Bovis home skipped a water storage tank and how they are piping under the railway line to then let water drain to monksmead and like that apparently makes no safe chance of railway track being allowed to build on the line, but government always get a financial BJ so they can look the other way, bug hopefully Bovis see common sense (well they won't) .
Eventually, 8 got there by 6:50 and was on the bus, it cost 5.20 for a SINGLE, like fuck, 2 singles costs more than a single to London from Plymouth, (8.00 one way). But paid and then on the bus and saw the parents off. I hugged mum and dad before getting on, they are worried and the truth of why here might worry them further.
The bus for the first part of the journey
The bus was off and by Derriford by half 7, this is good since it means I'm not rushing to get the coach and get to go Poundland on the way in, traffic was piling on let's admit.
On the bus with the luggage
A Travelling Selfie
The better selfie
Nearing Mutley
So I got to town and then ran to drake circus, I got to the toilet and had a pee, the case was sliding around but the lights are pretty.
Mayflower Street lit up
The Lights at drake circus
Now I ran back to Poundland to get luggage tags and a sandwich, well that and an iPhone cable too, the self-checkout was slowing me down but paid on a card and the ran to the coach station, lucky I did since I almost MISSED THE COACH. I got on and also a bracket off the trolley messed up so I had to put that in with the Bungie. I got on the coach and called and text everyone, christea saw it, mum saw it and called my grandparents to bless them,
The tag, sandwich and lighting cable
The journey
It was a start of a 6-hour coach, laptops had a little charge on each battery so that didn't help, but I did some directly work and helped, it took 1 hour 20 to get to Exeter.
The River Ex
At Exeter
Then it was a few people that got on at Exeter, but still, empty seats around but the journey was non stop at least until the m4 mark :) for a 10-minute break at Leigh services
On the road
More highways
Blurred signs
The views from the high bridges near bristol
Looking towards the estuaries
Since the laptop died, I used the Huawei 3g midi to carry on and that 40gb of data is a godsend, like so much, but the chances of what a 7th date will be, well things will be existing and very good base 🐷.
The back of the service station
WHSmith
More roads
Roadworks
Heathrow
In the Tunnel
The coach station
B&Q for sure
Tesco and the rail
Chelsea is always a posh area
Autumn is sure there though
The Run to Euston
Well I got off the bus at the station, then ran my way to Euston, not that fun and the suitcase is bigger than the trolley, it fell off 3 times but the Bungie really did help. From women in glam pink to running past the ritz and the messages says she was going to be late helped me get there on time and eventually I got to my destination of the locker at the exchange.
The Case at the station
The views of the not yet lit up streets
The exchange,
No way, he was a really nice guy and was well worth leaving luggage at his shop, stasher is such a good service, but eventually things to an end. Then it was to finally meet.
The (Failed) meetup.
I'm not going to describe the shouting to myself and constantly checking messages into detail. But the main thing is, She changed the time to 3:43 and I got there just by then, Then she messaged me saying she was about 10 minutes then she had a panic attack, she also said she got me a gift and would warm me up, described what she was wearing, but alas 2 hours of that went by, 3 toilet visits, 1 Domut sample, 1 railway model layout magazine read and loads of people chaos about the poor buy crushed under the tub at Oxford Circus (funnily enough I ran right past that on the way to Euston, by the store I want to go into).
Waiting here for over 2 hours
Selfie
But alas by 6pm I picked up the suitcase and the chap was still one of the nicest i've met in a while, But then it was the walk to the tube to the Airbnb.
Buses and cars always cramming in
The busy of Euston Rush Hour
Then I tapped to get my £20 credit for oyster and got the lifts down to the station, my train just arrived and then it was smooth but few longer stops ride to get to the Airbnb, I was texting once I had a signal. But well we will see what happens and plans for real with christea were talking on. By 6:50 I was at High Barnet and it was £4.70 for that trip actually, bloody peak times.
The station
The arrival.
So I ran my way on the road to the Airbnb, since most numbers are actually apartment names it confused the hell out of me and i text the host and he was a chill guy, so I eventually got in by 7: and he introduced me to the place, shake hands and then left me to it. Which was good. I also had decent fibre (actually similar speeds to home) so getting stuff up was no way an issue. The fridge was nice, the water was nice and well I did cain Gfuel to get this up and loads of TVs I'll show you soon. Except for this
The big TV and video editing.
and there is that, sure there are plans for what this next day would bring.
This is an exciting insight to something that i might be working on in July, but there is just one good thing about meeting friends, is that there is always something new. But this day was for meeting Sandy and his girlfriend and meeting the house along the way. The journey in vlog is below:
The morning prep:
This was actually a early one to get going with. Waking up in the morning and now I had type be up early and make sure that i could see friends I've never met before.
A bed selfie
After fapping and internet checking. i was up and ready to get changed by 9ish, since an earlier ride is better for me. then a quick shave both beard and eyebrow and change and by 9:25 I was off.
the cycle was breezy yet calm her busy, but I must of pedalled pretty quickly since I got in in the 2nd fastest time of 1 hour 45 minutes which even with a but of queues, that's impressive for me. I even messages sandy to say where I was at and work tried to call me 3 times,
Bishopsmead
Entering a tunnel
Always a mini lane
The bike has to have a selfie #throughglass
Letting Sandy know i've gotten close
Passing my favourite fast food
Dam queues
The fair in central park
views when biking, it feels like the fish eye lens here ?
parking #throughglass
Then as I got in, I had to rush to the toilet and also call work but as I was peeing I realised I didn't bring h keys so I dished back to get them and the had to get my FreedomPop account sorted, since expired cards don't work obviously and if took a Asian FreedomPop rep in blurry 3g. then I tried to call work but with no luck. Then I got told sandy was by primark and i strolled off to see them both for the first ever time. I met them outside the entrance.
The mini tour of 3.
I first looked in Primark but then realised it was the entrance just outside there and as i saw them both, there were shocked expressions on their faces and then we hugged, even grace did. Which then they said they only had an hour to spend since of a picnic with her family in a park near the east end of plymouth. So then we chatted about a fair whack of things along our journey, but before that began, they were feeling in need of energy, well especially when both of them and her twin went to oceana last night, he finally went to the place I've raved in and been kicked out for being too drunk when sober once. He really did kinda enjoy it minus some people being annoying.
The first stop was Starbucks, well we past the one in drake's circus so the one near the USA sweet shop was the idea, we walked in and there were talk about the 10 hour bus trip and the coffee and also that grace used to be a starbucks barista. There was a nice latte for both and then a bottle of water as well, it wasn't cheap for all of that. But then we walked our way up to the hoe, we then talked about work and of course the problems there that its too not safe to say here.
As we were passing the court and the holiday inn where i lost a best friend to someone that works there, we were talking about how big Plymouth is as well as accents and also with the palm trees made it feel like we were not actually in the UK. Then we reached the hoe and apart from the wind, it was amazing, the bright sun, the blue sky, happyish people and us 3 sat on a bench and chatted about what projects we might be doing in july and also how grace's family were going to buy a house on the hoe but it was going to cost over £600,000 inc repairs on the building.
Then we decided to head down to see that building which has a lovely view but was rundown, it was a shame since this could of made some possibly good vlogging location, but meh, its not worth it. Then we made the long way back, testing glass and talking about girls as well as showing a bit about milbay and jesters as well as saying cuba was my most loved club (with the first kiss and other bits of flirting there).
a glass pic of where we were
Then we were heading towards the Pavilions, which we then were a bit rushed on time due to the time of the picnic, but we had a selfie outside the Duke of Cornwall hotel, before walking back into town.
Me and Sandy
The three selfie
Then we walked by walkabout and heard about how stereotypcial it was while then pointing out temptations which was the strip club i had a anxiety attack in and then walked our way via town to back where we met but a pop into poundland on the way, which i mentioned about the juices and also where grace bought some plastic cups for the picnic, the queue was as long as always but it was quickly sorted.
As we were walking back, we walked past Swaggy and Pete and then we all carried on walking back and they introduced and chatted and we caught up since the house members haven't seen me since the meal at arribas, sitting next to katie who was amazingly sized and feeding hayley before she left the house and didn't pay debts. Soon, we were at the entrance where we had to say goodbyes to the couple but a selfie was needed though.... We will be seeing them again for a project
The selfie with the house and grace and sandy.
A House Shack lunch
Now after we had split ways, myself along with swaggy and pete made ourway down to the market, since pete was on his lunch break. So we eventually decided to pop to JD's Grill BBQ shack and there we ordered things, ok it was more me and james had something. He had a pulled pork burger and i had sweet potato fries and a drink. For £4 for mine and £5 for his, it wasn't too bad value compared to the restaurant owned by the same company.
The combo for £4
During this i had a phone call from work about ebay shipping and laptop ordering, it made sense that swaggy said "that place can't run without you, eh?" Which my neighbour agrees. Shortly after eating this, we walked back to the barbican and more chatter about so much things, such as tinder and BBQs and the project with Sandy as well as other mini bits. But soon it was the barbican ans then we had to say our goodbyes for pete and me and james went back to the mall.
Now this bit was pretty much getting to learn a bit more on tinder, since he uses it alot and has pulled a few ladies and some of them we both have swiped right on and some slut naming was happening. But one thing i was struggling with was that tinder wasn't working on Data for me but worked for him, maybe its a setting but i didn't get anywhere. Then we decided to get some mini bits i was looking for.
We walked out and first looked at maplin which had not really any good deals and was hinted to buy a razer keyboard but nah. Then we walked to poundworld which then I got a few things like Ice lollies and powerbank and earphones, of course they were £1 each. Which that was paid for and packed.
The items from Poundworld for £1 each
Then it was time to visit CEX then Game and head out, since there always has to be bargains in there, which there wasn't really, sure the was some ok GPUs but nothing too good value i could get new ddr4 the same price as used, along with farcry primal on uplay for £29.99 when i could get it for £23 via the place i sell codes from. Then we walked out and made our way back to the bike, I said goodbye to him before he made his way back and I got the bike prepared. By the time i left, it was spitting (not heavy) with rain so there was no pics of the way back.
A pic before leaving
With the rain spitting and traffice queuing up, it was more effort to make me cycle home, it was pretty consistent even when it was near the moors. But hills, paths and roads aside, I finally got home about the 5:25 mark which was lucky and it just started to rain heavier as well. But a final selfie couldn't hurt.
A final made it home selfie
Then i got in and started to get this up, but knowing that there might be more plans for me this year is a good feeling, sure i know i have possibly another date and also work related vlogs with carnivals and things along with games to stream and reviews to make, but i'll get there and take you along with me. For now enjoy the mid April.
