People of NI

Anyone Lose a Mix-CD?

2010-03-19T21:52:00Z

Out walking Battle Cat today I came across a CD lying on the ground. It had a wee message wrote on it, so I took it home and tried to play it. I'm enjoying some (most) of the tracks now. Here's a track by track account from what I've been able to track down of the songs: Tracks 1: For some shitty reason this only played the first few bars and skipped like an eight year old who can salt, vinegar, mustard, pepper better than anyone else in her school. Track 2: Fearful - Rancid and The Specials...(read more)

Objects of Desire

2010-03-19T15:00:20Z

How time flies when you are having fun. Once more our Loose Blogging consortium of Anu, Ashok, Conrad, Gaelikaa, Ginger, Judy, Magpie 11, Maria, Ramana and I, well those of us not on holiday or distracted by the calls of work, study or family concerns, turn our thoughts to the topic for the week, chosen [...]...(read more)

Loose threads

2010-03-19T06:06:16Z

What a mess when you let the embroidery threads fall. I better clear them up before the LBC at 3 GMT!...(read more)

Fluffy Links – Friday March 19th 2010

2010-03-19T05:21:26Z

Nice to see QR codes in Facebook. Got asked to spread word on this survey on SME Internet Adoption in Ireland for Doctoral Research. 300 quid draw for those that do it. Please vote for The Holy Minute, a remake of the Holy Grail. Blogger/Twitter meetup on April 29th. Community Manager job for the Science Gallery. Via Twitter This [...]...(read more)

The Pain of Being Lonely

2010-03-18T20:17:00Z

Last night wandering the streets searching for fun, and no violent encounters, Hot Baby Roy and me were swigging from the old bottle of Bushmills. He was sheepishly talking himself into enjoying the night out and the whiskey helped. "I suppose we're the last of the Irish Rovers?" he said, then it was my turn to stare embarrased at something else. "No, the Irish Rover was a ship, not cool guys on the town." "*** this, I'm just not cut out for Feniandom," he said...(read more)

Thursday Special ~ Please Doc!

2010-03-18T06:02:52Z

Doc, you’ve gotta help me! My wife just isn’t interested in sex any more. Haven’t you got a pill or something I can give her?” “Look, I can’t prescribe…” “Doc, we’ve been friends for years. Have you ever seen me this upset? I’m desperate! I can’t think; I can’t concentrate; my life is going utterly to hell! [...]...(read more)

St Patrick's Day in Belfast

2010-03-17T20:54:00Z

Hot Baby Roy was sitting going red with anger on the sofa today and I could tell it was because of St Patrick's day. He said he hated all the Irish Music. I told him it was basically the same songs he listened to on the 12th of July. He started cursing and getting really angry until I told him he should come out with me because last St Patrick's day I got my hole with this naive American girl who booked a holiday in Belfast thinking it was what the protestants called Dublin. He soon changed...(read more)

A tune for Paddy's Day

2010-03-17T08:21:00Z

Riots. Car accidents. Fights. Arrests. Even a bomb once. March 17th has just never been a great date for me. This year I'm going to avoid the inevitable anti-climax and spend the day indoors watching telly, listening to the radio, reading and doing anything that doesn't involve leaving the house. As the entire country will be plunged into an unbearable sea of paddywhackery for the next fifteen hours, here's a decent Irish tune to protect your ears against the barrage of shite about to...(read more)

Bits of Belfast - Part 6 - George Best Belfast City Airport

2010-03-17T07:30:00Z

What did they do!? It was a few weeks ago and the start of our long weekend in Northern England , the snow was falling sporadically around Europe and it was causing a few issues with flights. Delays were expected and understandable, however we were a little disappointed by the recently refurbished George Best Belfast City Airport. The new layout of the City Airport seemed more like a work in progress and failed to impress, much like the City Aiport bus service whose number wasn't quite working...(read more)

Art with My Needle ~ Week 30

2010-03-17T06:37:00Z

Made at the eleventh hour last night in order of today. Not quite at the eleventh hour but more like the Cinderella hour when the eyes were tired. The central crochet ring should have been smaller, but you get the idea. Perhaps if I had used wool instead of embroidery cotton…. well, I might have been [...]...(read more)

My Dreams are Crushed Like Rose Petals in an Alligators Mouth - An Old Chinese Saying (balls)

2010-03-16T20:22:00Z

Today I signed on and I was well sneaky. I didn't tell them about my job interview because if I get the job then I'll keep signing on for an extra month, just so they get fucked in the cash. I'm making big plans for myself and what I'll do when I get mullah. It'll be barbeques and pink champainge every day and hopefully wet tee-shirt contests in my back yard. That's what I was thinking all the way to my interview. It was pure balls. It's only for a pish wee shop but I...(read more)

Just get up and speak

2010-03-16T12:39:44Z

The night before last I watched a documentary about Jerry Seinfeld called Comedian. I think it was via a recommendation from Garr Reynolds that I bought it. It’s the story of how Jerry Seinfeld decides to go back and gig as a comedian after putting together all new material. Comedians, it seems, always have a [...]...(read more)

Election Time Looms

2010-03-16T08:03:03Z

Jeepers , it's two months since I posted on here! Whatever was I thinking taking such a lengthy sojourn? I return to the blogosphere with the General Election looming. This time last year, it looked as though this election would be pretty much the same as the last one in 2005 in terms of outcome in Northern Ireland. However, a year is a long time in politics. Since then, we've had the rise of the TUV and their decent showing in the European elections, the demise of Iris Robinson's political...(read more)

What next?

2010-03-16T06:02:48Z

On 17th March Ireland celebrates the Feast of St Patrick, the Patron Saint. For many years the day was more celebrated by those outside the country than the residents on home soil. American street markings turned green and so did the Guinness, that last bit is sacrilege pure sacrilege! Baino danced on Bondi Beach. It [...]...(read more)

Fluffy Links – Tuesday March 16th 2010

2010-03-16T05:31:04Z

Nice progressive idea from Enterprise Ireland, could do with less press releases though! The Best Connected blog connects the community, Enterprise Ireland clients, Multinational companies with each other and with the Public Sector and 3rd Level education Gig of the Summer in Cork, Villagers, Grizzly Bear, Midlake and Camera Obscura. Love the fact that the White House press [...]...(read more)