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Quote of the Day

In General on 27 June 2008 with no comments

When I was born I was so surprised I didn’t talk for a year and a half.

Gracie Allen

Quote of the Day

In General on 3 June 2008 with no comments

Public speaking is the art of diluting a two-minute idea with a two-hour vocabulary.

Evan Esar

Death of a Hard Drive

In Apple, General, Technology on 18 May 2008 with no comments

I woke up to a very sorry sight this morning. My poor iMac had had a little episode overnight while I was out. It seems that her hard drive died and has gone to the great computer dump in the sky. It was terribly sad. Nothing I tried brought her back to life. It was […]

Quote of the Day

In General on 29 April 2008 with no comments

“Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heels.”

Faith Whittlesey

A Deadline

In General, Music on 14 April 2008 with no comments

I’ve decided to set myself a deadline. There will be a brand spanking new Podcast here for you to download by the end of this week. Definitely! Get your ears ready!
Any requests?
Update: OK so I didn’t quite hit my deadline (story of my life). I blame a completely mental weekend for my tardiness. I’ll get […]

Quote of the day

In General on 8 April 2008 with no comments

I like an escalator because an escalator can never break, it can only become stairs. There would never be an escalator temporarily out of order sign, only an escalator temporarily stairs. Sorry for the convenience.

Mitch Hedberg

iPhone Ireland

In Apple, General, Technology on 2 April 2008 with 1 comment

Imagine my delight last month when I heard rumours that the iPhone was coming to Ireland. Finally we were about to get hold of one of the most hotly anticipated technology items in recent memory. And it was coming quickly too. No waiting months after an announcement for it to actually arrive and be in […]

Alternative Miss Ireland 2008

In General on 23 March 2008 with no comments

It’s been a week since the annual travesty of taste and decency and I think I’ve only just recovered from it now. And no I’m not talking about a normal Friday night out, it can only be the Alternative Miss Ireland. Gay Christmas as it were. It was an incredibly fun day/night and even though […]

New Clothes

In General, Site Updates on 21 March 2008 with no comments

So after about a year and a half or so of using Paul’s 281 theme, I decided it was time for a bit of a refresh. I’ve switched to [a modified & slightly hacked version of] Derek Powazek’s gorgeous DePo Skinny theme.
It’s a very light and fresh design and is a return to the single […]

Quote of the Day

In General on 13 February 2008 with no comments

“You try wagging these puppies around a while and see if you don’t have back problems”

Dolly Parton on her recent back problems.