Traffic's stopped...

I have to admit it's been quite the exhausting week. I get tired just thinking of what I've done the past week...

Fri - Organized the USA v. Euros Cerner basketball game. USA proved dominant 21-10, 15-11. Then, drinks til 1.

Sat - 8.24 mile run in 48:01. Then, drinks til 2.

Sun - Biked 18 miles at the London Freewheel (http://www.londonfreewheel.com/). Then, out til 10.

Mon - Meetings with British Telecom until noon. Raced back to the office for a 1 pm meeting.

Tues - Happy Hour with work friends. Then, out with Kit Reyes, my former mentor/manager when I worked in Germany, until who knows when. (http://web.mac.com/frgreyes/iWeb/kitreyes/Home.html)

Wed - Woke up to Kit pounding on my door... long day at work.

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Thurs - Run before work. Scavenger Hunt in Covent Garden. Then, meeting friends for drinks.

Fri - Run after work. ???

Sat - Incubus Concert

Sun - Meeting friends for tennis.

Anyways, I'm a bit exhausted from all the work and play. I'm looking forward to a bit of a relaxed weekend (if that's possible). I have to move out of my flat next Friday before returning to KC for two weeks.

I'LL BE IN KANSAS CITY FROM OCT 6-20. PLEASE CALL ME IF YOU'RE AROUND AND WANT TO HANG OUT 913-206-0849.

Call me Sir Brian

It's official! I signed an employment contract with Cerner's UK affiliate today. For the next two years (possibly longer), I'll be working in London for Cerner Ltd. That said, I have a few mixed feelings. I've been missing my family and friends in KC and elsewhere for the past couple months now. I look forward to coming home in the next month to tie up some loose ends, see my family, hang out with friends, eat some real BBQ and American steaks (English beef is horrid), watch American sports, and just about everything else that makes America great.

In the meantime, I'm finding myself super busy with work, finding a permanent flat, getting work permits and visas squared away, etc. If I weren't spending all my time getting my life in order, I'd definitely be enjoying all that London has to offer - pubs, diversity, museums, easy access for travel, soccer, big city life, and the list goes on. Who knows??? Maybe I can entice (some would say con) more friends to visit or meet me somewhere exotic in the coming years. Anyone fancy a trip to Portugal or Greece or Thailand this year - seriously? Of all the perks that come with signing a UK employment agreement, five weeks vacation every year is top (or near top) of the list.

See all you Kansans soon!!!

No news is bad news...

Contrary to modern belief, no news is actually bad news (when you're considering a move to the UK and your employer is slow to write up your contract). I won't go into a long diatribe but definitely a little annoyed I haven't squared away my future plans at this point. Just think about all the things you'd need to do to finalize a cross-Atlantic move: sell your car, find an apartment, set up a British bank account, buy plane tickets back to the US, talk to your accountant, arrange time off, and on and on and on. I've been waiting for about a month now to start my UK life, but not going to waste my time if it's not a sure thing. Anyways, to reiterate what I've told my family, some close friends, my lease agent, my team at work, and myself, I wish I knew where I'd be in two weeks because it's all up in the air right now.

Is consistency really that much to ask for?????????