Europe

Hey all,

Back from Europe now, beginning to type up notes. It’s a gruelling process, the words aren’t coming out as easily as I’d like, it’s worrying.

Should be up soon, with any luck.

- Tom

Beards Awards/Europe

Hello all,

Just a couple of things. First of all I feel it prudent to mention the Beards Awards that took place today (well, technically yesterday, I tend to lose track of time and find myself posting at 2 in the morning) and for which I was nominated. It was, and I say this without a hint of sycophantic deception, truly astounding to hear the variety and sophistication in what was read ou in both the winners and runners upt. I didn’t walk away with anything for my catagory, but I feel that the best (wo)man won, so no complaints there. My £10 worth of book vouchers will be put to good use in a brand new copy of “My Booky Wook” which I intend to incinerate in an attempt at warding off evil spirits. Evil spirits with stupid, matted hair and irritating voices.

Secondly, and moving on more towards the bullet point of my post tonight, I will be away travelling from the 4th to the 25th of July, attempting to navigate Europe on a shoestring budget (anyone know why they call it a shoestring budget? Surely “a cardboard box budget” or “a buckfast budget” would be more recognisable?). My exact ports of all call are not set in stone (I generally leave it up to my travel companions to handle the organisational side of things, while I prefer to sit back in a slightly drunken daze and pretend I’m Hunter S Thompson) but suffice to say I’ll be spending my 18th Birthday in Amsterdam (oh dear). Anywho, I intend to record my trials, tribulations and experiences on the continent in a travel writing style (I’m hoping the places I visit will also inspire me to actually write something creative for the first time in weeks, too) and anything I do get, I’ll edit and try and post up here, so keep tuned.

Anyway, I should probably be off now, just thought I’d inform y’all of my plans for the future.

Like Jack Kerouac without the homophobia,

- Tom

P.S. For anyone that is interested, I’m now twittering on www.twitter.com/codewordnerd, so check it out