August 2009 - People of NI -

Looking for Jobs is Making Me Sick

I'm browsing through the job list and they totally uninspire me. It makes me want to cry. When I quit my job a year ago it was a blessing in disguise. I took this opportunity to travel abroad for a bit, test the strength of my relationship with Hop...

Published 31 Aug 2009 8:26 PM by San Fran ♥ Belfast

Filed under: work, Office Work, Strive for Happiness

Fabian Finds a Place

Fabian Wildman's found a place. He's moving in with Betty Blue and her arty pals. This sucks because I know I'm going to have Hot Baby Roy move in, and he's an okay guy but it's just that I know we'll sit about the house watching...

Published 31 Aug 2009 1:40 PM by Party Down and Go *** Yourself

Filed under: Belfast, Fabian Wildman, Lagan Meadows, Betty Blue, Hot Baby Roy, art college, stranmillis, bread, ducks, protege, arty pals, artists, cheap wine

Golden databases

People keep mentioning Obama’s online campaign to get elected and how all the bells and whistles changed history but if you look at it, it really was nothing more than a well structured database that had great data in it. Obama’s campaign...

Published 31 Aug 2009 9:47 AM by Damien Mulley

Filed under: irishblogs, business

Food Monday ~ Elly’s ‘It looks like Yeuk’!

Elly’s ‘It looks like Yeuk’! Preheat oven to 180 °C 1 bushbok sweet potato 1 decent-sized aubergine 1 red onion 1 garlic bulb olive oil balsamic vinegar (optional) lemon juice Freshly ground black pepper and salt Peel as much of the papery skin off a...

Published 31 Aug 2009 6:03 AM by Grannymar

Filed under: recipes

Fluffy Links – Monday August 31st 2009

Bring the Beerage. Septemberfest is ready to roll in Dublin. Irish Blood Transfusion Service sponsors an Irish Horror/Gorefest. New blog: Captain Shirty. I do not live in a 7ft high Castle. 50 signed up sof ar but more judges are needed for the Web Awards...

Published 31 Aug 2009 5:37 AM by Damien Mulley

Filed under: irishblogs, fluffy

Snot funny!

As you might be able to tell I’ve been dealing with a bout of the common cold. For two days last week it was no laughing matter. Indeed, as it turned out, laughing caused me to agitate the delicate balance within my sinus that tipped the bucket of delightful...

Published 31 Aug 2009 12:05 AM by A life in Northern Ireland, thoughts from the edge of Europe

Filed under: work, Religion, cold

Going to Spain

It's hot. I've got a shitload of fresh vegetables from the Farmer's Market and my garden. What do to? Make Spanish tapas of course... For dinner, I will be having: Gazpacho, a refreshing cold summer vegetable soup: Photo from the thefoodmonkey...

Published 30 Aug 2009 9:05 PM by San Fran ♥ Belfast

Filed under: Food Porn, Farmer's Market, Spanish Food, Tapas, What's for Dinner, Garden Grown

Judge Mental

Want to be a Web Awards judge? Apply. No need to sing a song.

Published 30 Aug 2009 5:42 PM by Damien Mulley

Filed under: irishblogs, business

Ah Kerry

The next big sport from the Kingdom:

Published 30 Aug 2009 5:37 PM by Damien Mulley

Filed under: irishblogs, Epic Win

What is 180°C in gas?

When my Elly was a young lady I tried to teach her how to cook. Alas the subject was only of interest if there was something in it for her. In the final few weeks before heading for freedom University I tried encouraging her to assist or at least watch...

Published 30 Aug 2009 6:07 AM by Grannymar

Filed under: recipes, Elly, Cooking

Hot Baby Roy gets hot sweaty and sticky

Hot Baby Roy came round last night and said that he wanted to know the crack about Bratz . I gave him the DVD back and said I didn't know he'd left it here. "Great wasn't it!" he beamed proudly. "I didn't watch it,"...

Published 30 Aug 2009 1:00 AM by Party Down and Go *** Yourself

Filed under: Belfast, wanking, Hot Baby Roy, barbwire, bratz, wild child, cheryl tweedy, ashley cole, Ginger, the loving kind, tissues, call the shots, pamela anderson, nicola roberts, girls aloud, pet shop boys

Earthquake Weather

It is freakin' hot today! It's around 97 degrees! Either Indian summer has started early or we are going to have an earthquake. Today was way too hot to spend all day outdoors so we didn't spend much time in the Farmer's Market. We got...

Published 29 Aug 2009 10:44 PM by San Fran ♥ Belfast

Filed under: Weight Loss, Fatso Manifesto, Farmer's Market, California Weather, Maggie

Reading Dogs

Did you know that Dogs in Carrickfergus could read? + + +

Published 29 Aug 2009 6:03 AM by Grannymar

Filed under: Uncategorized

Murder

Remember to visit Conrad, Ashok, Ramana, Magpie 11 and Marianna for their take on the topic that I have chosen ~ MURDER My uncle did not like a curfew. Well, when a young man’s heart turns to romance…. My Granny grew weary sitting up waiting and...

Published 28 Aug 2009 5:00 PM by Grannymar

Filed under: My Past, stories

Fluffy Links – Friday August 28th 2009

Happy birthday to the boy. A few more hours and then nominations close for the Realex Payments Web Awards. Nominate. On that, quite delighted that all but two sponsorship slots are now filled. Radio Caroline, the famous pirate station of the North Sea...

Published 28 Aug 2009 11:07 AM by Damien Mulley