In 2009, I gave up chocolate. Not for health or dietary reasons, just because it was something I ate on a reasonably regular basis and thought it’d be an interesting experiment of sorts to do. I didn’t give anything up in 2010 but toyed with giving something up for 2011. I’m thinking of going vegetarian [...]
When iOS 4, the new software for iPhones and iPod Touches, came out, there was pretty much only one application I was really, really looking forward to: the rest were just handy updates. Turns out, the functionality required for the app I wanted (Last.FM background scrobbling) isn’t supported under Apple API, so I’d have to [...]
I’ve been invited to be part of a panel in an upcoming discussion/debate hosted by the Northside Learning Hub in conjunction with Leviathan and sponsored by NewsTalk: “Can Education Save Ireland?” on Wednesday May 19th in Dolan’s Warehouse, Limerick (trivia: next door to where we rehearsed RENT). David McWilliams is hosting the night and there’ll [...]
Phew, and just like that, RENT is over. What’s really been a whirlwind 4 weeks have come to end with a gargantuan-sized jolt. We put on two shows yesterday – the matinee audience mostly consisted of close friends and family, a fact which, I think, suited most of the performers. Not only was it our opening [...]
Yesterday, I stayed at home because I was feeling crappy. I was kept company by Rick O’Shea’s dulcet tones coming from my phone. No, he didn’t call me — I was availing of 2FM’s radio app. From my phone — yeah. Anywhere in Ireland I have mobile signal I can now listen to pretty much [...]
Right now, there’s almost a sense of… ‘how’d I manage that?’. Seriously, an entire year without chocolate. 365 days. 8,760 hours. 525,600 minutes. Was it easy? Yes and no. When undertaking this, how easy you find it is directly proportional to how much chocolate you eat. I ate relatively little – we never stocked that [...]
Pity it isn’t at the end of the millennium – that’d be perfect. Going over on my own (‘being posted’ is Mom’s phrasing) for four days to visit John and Patrick. Yes, Olivia, I will bring you back some snow. :)
or, A brief history of TimeTommy, erm, TrustTommy Not quite, it’s actually tomorrow, Sunday, but since the actual Web Awards is on tonight, this post is still valid. As I tell folks, this blog started in April of last year. I still remember it.. reading the blogs of two hilarious UK friends who are unfortunately [...]
Cóir, the social Catholic, conservative Eurosceptics who campaigned so hard for a No vote, released this message to their supporters yesterday: Dear Just a quick update to thank you all and to give a few important messages. – Firstly, from everyone in Cóir, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the magnificent effort [...]
Before I answer the knock on the door from the angry, pitchfork-weilding maniacs who despise anyone mentioning Christmas before it’s December, I’m not actually talking about that – well, not exactly. December in our house has, since 2004 (is it really 5 years this C****mas?) been lovingly intertwined with the Young Scientist, save for the [...]