Tommy Collison

@tommycollison • tommy@collison.ie

Month: February, 2009

Ugh

Right, boycotting doing any shopping with either parent until at least the 20th of February. I was innocently in the yoghurt section looking for natural yoghurt when my senses were accosted by this: Jaysus. I don’t know who’s worse. On the one hand, you have John and Patrick replacing my toothpaste with chocolate (true story!!) [...]

Midterm

Well, if you cast your eyes up to my tagline, you’ll learn that I have naught but two days left until my mid/half term. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I’ll be free from this Friday until Monday the 23rd. I’ll be catching up on much needed sleep and drumming time. Not to mention giving this blog [...]

Riverdance

Watched this after some people in my music class were talking about it. First time I’d actually seen it. Things I’ve come to realise: 1) Michael Flatley is disgustingly flexible. Yes, disgustingly so :P 2) My mind boggles at the amount of choreography needed for something like this. 3) This is just here for completeness [...]

Where to live?

So, anyone else remember the Australian dude who sold his ‘life’ on eBay a few months back? OK, not life, but sort of. He still is Ian Usher, obviously, but he sold his house and all its contents, car and a motorcycle, a jet ski, skydiving gear, an introduction to friends and a trial period [...]

Chocolate Covered Immigrants

Found this via The Limerick Blogger Forum when I was looking for a post. Fifteen suspected illegal immigrants were found covered in cocoa powder in the back of a lorry when it arrived at a Mars factory, police say. Officers were called to the site in Slough, Berkshire, after staff discovered the stowaways in the [...]

What makes people happy?

Building on my Happiness post from last November, I was wondering what makes people happy. * My mum often comments that I am rarely ‘down in the dumps’, to use her phrasing. I often wonder why this is. I mean, why am I happier then the Joe Soap next door? Our lives can’t be that [...]

Friday Question

Ladies and Gentlemen, what is this: If you said ‘apple crumble’, and this was an exam, you would have scored a B. If you had said ‘apple crumble with chocolate squares cunningly hidden in the crumble itself’ you’d have got your full marks. Yes, members of the jury blog community, it seems that the earlier [...]

Walking in a Winter Wonderland..

In February?! *sigh* Only in Ireland! So I was in Dublin today and as we were leaving Dad’s phone rang. He pulled over to answer it and I took the opportunity to hop out and snap some pictures of the snow! My footsteps leaving the car More footsteps.. :P A snow covered hillock in the [...]

Meanie!

Now, correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t brothers meant to support you in your new year’s resolution? Yeah, I thought so too. Either I’m wrong, or my brother just goes against the grain. Send your answers on a postcard. Now, you may or may not know that I decided to not eat any chocolate [...]

Twas the Night before iPhone…

So, you probably don’t know, but I decided to repair my iPhone last Sunday, as I’m in Dublin tomorrow, Friday, getting new AFOs (foot orthotics, look somewhat similar to the two on the left) in Tallagh Hospital with Dad. When Damien broke his iPhone, he went to FM Mobiles in Camden Street and they fixed [...]