Then it all went a little bit Pete Tong...

So I head back up north for the weekend and all breaks loose.

1. Thierry Henry signs for Barcelona.
2. Two of my long-term friends break up their respective relationships. One is married, the other unmarried with a young child.
3. I end up waking up on the sofa of a friend-of-a-friend's place at stupid-o'clock on Sunday morning with no idea what the hell they're called and where my other drinking buddy got to. I had to discretely look around the living room for a bill and hope there was only one bloke living in the house and that was his name.
4. Due to torrential rain and randomly open/closed roads my 90 min return journey took closer to 4 & 1/2hrs.

Next time I get all relaxed & zen I think I'll declare it a little less loudly.

However I'm now packed & ready to scoot down to see the girlfriend and then onward to Dublin on Thursday. Thanks for all the tips & things from everyone for Dublin. I shall most certainly report back with experiences & pics.