On and off the road

Two days ago I have come back from my little one-week road trip through the UK and Ireland. And it was such a pleasure!
Dana and Gerhard (I think of them as D&G) :) got married last Thursday in Galway, Ireland, and I felt very happy to be able to join them on this occasion. They are a wonderful couple and I surely wish them only the Best! You both rock, you know it, guys! (I am such a fan of theirs!!! *blushing*)
Well, before that I have visited London and met Uli, Ulli, Jen and Andrew, and had a great time with all of them! (Thanks to Andrew I am now a proud owner of The Transformers Original 80's cartoon's DVD set of the first season! Which blasts!) Afterwards I spent two days in Dublin, just walking around the city and meeting friends: Suzy (you may visit her blog here) and Ruth... I really enjoyed it tremendously! I have even departed to the airport on Wednesday meeting Ruth again as she was dispatching for Amsterdam that day (having an IGLYO board meeting).
But that was still not the end of it: me traveling back with Alison (another friend and guest at D&G's wedding party) to Falkirk in Scotland. And I tell you, it was such a great trip! We have done a small tour through the Trossachs National Park north of Glasgow and I have spent an unforgetable evening with her family too... Wow! Scotland is definitely a place to see. I warmheartly recommend it!
Well, that was the trip. I did not think of how deep in work issues I will be after I return. (I should actually know after receiving my boss'es phone call just several minutes after returning back to Vienna that he needs me badly in the office tomorrow... and that I should be braced for work!) And that was actually the reason why I am blogging so lately... I have not had enough time to organise myself at home yet, figuring out that I most probably never will. :)

But enough of my traveling and work...
I have just discovered that one of my most awaiting movies this year: Brokeback Mountain (IMDB) has just been awarded the Golden Lion for the Best Film at the prestigeous Venice Film Festival! *yeeeha*
The film is starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger as two cowboys falling in love in the summer of 1963 while sheepherding in the harsh, high grasslands of Wyoming; Ang Lee directing it. Boys and girls, I just hope this film will make it into the Viennale selection this year enabling me to see it already in October! *fingerscrossed*