October 2009 - People of NI -

Halloween Ritual and Tradition in Belfast

Halloween in Belfast is very different than in America. In Belfast, the kids are in costume and armed with a collection tin FOR MONEY (not candy). They come round knocking on your door all throughout the month of October and it goes something like this...

Published 31 Oct 2009 7:11 PM by San Fran ♥ Belfast

Filed under: Belfast, Norn Iron Traditions

Urban Regeneration of Belfast

Photo from the Office of Social Development I hear they are currently doing urban regeneration work in the city centre... Here are the plans from the office of social development.

Published 31 Oct 2009 4:46 AM by San Fran ♥ Belfast

Filed under: Belfast City Centre

Check Out My New Wheels...

«See more pics! » JUST KIDDING!!!! :P This is my brother in the hoodie of my alma mater (Go Bruins!) cringing at the car color! I know it's not a ferrari but it rides like a sofa on a cloud. I got a great deal on it considering that I upgraded and...

Published 29 Oct 2009 10:52 PM by San Fran ♥ Belfast

Filed under: Ferrari, Car

I've been down that road before

I don't usually listen to Stephen Nolan's morning phone-in show on Radio Ulster. Nolan is probably a decent enough chap out of the studio but in it he produces the sort of programmes that just don't float my boat. Maybe it's his persistent...

Published 29 Oct 2009 9:26 PM by yourfriendinthenorth

Filed under: Sinn Féin, BBC, DUP, Radio Ulster, Stephen Nolan, John O'Dowd, Jeffrey Donaldson

There's a silver lining in here somewhere

Even if your country has gone *** up in the past twelve months I suppose some people might still consider this latest news from Iceland to be a sign of progress . It really irritates me that they have the gall to call those hideous places 'restaurants'...

Published 28 Oct 2009 12:01 AM by yourfriendinthenorth

Filed under: Iceland, McDonald's

Beautified

I got my hair cut today and this is how much was cut off... Now my hair looks something like this... I love it! It's cute and chic. When I showed my hairdresser this hairstyle, she was like "are you sure?" My hair was really long down to...

Published 27 Oct 2009 11:47 PM by San Fran ♥ Belfast

Filed under: school, Sephora, haircut, Pamper Me, locks of love

Go girl

Has there ever been anyone less suited to a political party than Lady Sylvia Hermon ? As the events of last weekend proved, evidently the woman is neither wanted nor really wants to be in the Ulster Unionists as long as the UCUNF thing is in operation...

Published 27 Oct 2009 6:48 AM by yourfriendinthenorth

Filed under: UUP, Conservative Party, UCUNF, Sylvia Hermon

Interesting... very interesting!

An interesting little development here on the footballing front. Liam Coyle, former Derry City star and (briefly) Northern Ireland international, has said that now is the time for his hometown club to rejoin the Irish League nearly forty years after their...

Published 27 Oct 2009 12:17 AM by yourfriendinthenorth

Filed under: Soccer, Liam Coyle, Derry City FC, Irish Football Association

This is My Beautiful San Francisco in 1958

San Francisco 1958 from Jeff Altman on Vimeo . I found this clip on a blog called SPOTS UNKNOWN , a blog about the forgotten places and people of San Francisco.

Published 26 Oct 2009 6:24 AM by San Fran ♥ Belfast

Filed under: San Francisco

General Election 2010- Interesting Times Ahead

In recent years, pretty much since 2001 in fact, the results of general elections have been fairly predictable in Northern Ireland. The DUP and Sinn Féin dominate with the SDLP maintaining its seats in its strongholds (with the surprise addition of South...

Published 26 Oct 2009 5:22 AM by Northern Notes by Gary McKeown

Filed under: Sinn Féin, Ulster Unionists, Ulster Conservatives and Unionists, SDLP, DUP, TUV, General Election, 2010

Back to the start

There is something slightly disturbing about Italy at the present time. Take a few seconds to mull over the following few points. The current government headed by populist PM Silvio Berlusconi contains a number of neo-fascist figures, such as Gianfranco...

Published 26 Oct 2009 3:01 AM by yourfriendinthenorth

Filed under: Party of European Socialists, Socialist International, Italy, Silvio Berlusconi, Democratic Party (Italy), The Olive Tree, Yascha Mounk, Walter Veltroni, Dissent

My Year

So I started this blog just after my birthday last year and what a year it's been. I've been sitting back taking stock of everything that's happened. I started it because I was always going round in circles and getting into the same old crap...

Published 25 Oct 2009 11:05 AM by Party Down and Go *** Yourself

Filed under: Belfast, Crack, fight, Battle Cat, Rock and roll, vomit, lick the bowl, Hot Baby Roy, Birthday, sex, sweaty metal, call centre, housemates, Pet shop, employment, year, 2008-09

The last word on Thursday night. I promise.

Published 24 Oct 2009 7:44 PM by yourfriendinthenorth

Filed under: Anti Fascism, British National Party, Nick Griffin, David Dimbleby

Random Google searches - 'voluntary stalking'?

After another long week at work and with my fiancée at the other side of the Irish sea, enjoying her weekend long hen party with the girls. I’ve had plenty of time to watch random TV, and loiter on the t’interwebs. Ok, so maybe I’ve not had the most wholesome...

Published 24 Oct 2009 3:34 PM by A Life in Northern Ireland

Filed under: Google, Google Searches

Fatso Manifesto: Weight Problems

I am now in the size I was two years ago. Two years ago I felt I looked pretty good and was in good shape due to the fact I was flamenco-ing and bellydancing 4 hours a day, 7 days a week. This time around I look at myself in the mirror and think I'm...

Published 24 Oct 2009 1:26 PM by San Fran ♥ Belfast

Filed under: Weight Loss, Fatso Manifesto

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