Hello, world. I’m MacDara Conroy, and this is my blog.


Date: November 2017

In more positive news, it was pretty cool how over the AJW women got themselves at the 1995 Survivor Series #aside

###

There hasn’t been a worse iOS ‘update’ than 11. Every increment thus far (seems like a new one every few days) is an utter shambles #aside

###

If you have Netflix and you haven’t seen Wheelman yet, you should probably get on that #aside

###

The birds seemed really stoked that I restocked the feeders. I was barely in the door before a great tit swooped in for a sunflower heart #aside

###

Raw egg in hot rice is pretty good; the Japanese are on to something #aside

###

Jenny Odell: How to do nothing

Do take the time to read these various but connected musings on the value of ‘nothingness’, of removal from the noise and bustle of life — and the demands of Work with a capital W — for deeper reflection, within and without, to exist. It's cut with an endearing wit, as per her observation on birdwatching: “Actually, I’ve always found it weird that it’s called birdwatching, because half if not more of birdwatching is actually birdlistening. I personally think they should just rename it birdnoticing.” #link

###

That’s my tax paid and filed for the year, so. I even got a tiny rebate. First time that ever happened #aside

###

Goldfinches are really beautiful birds, aren’t they? #aside

###

Screw this 280-character nonsense! I hope Tweetbot and YoruFukurou never change (or at least keep 140 as an option) #aside

###

Day immediately brightened by a postcard from David in Zagreb #aside

###

Turns out, if I did today the same double major* I did for my undergrad, I’d get a BSc instead of a BA #aside

###

Cheap trolling at the expense of women’s real issues does not behove a head of state, Leo #aside

###

Using Audacity for the first time in months and it feels so much better now #aside

###

I’m about to watch the new Child’s Play movie. Brace yourselves… #aside

###

Monthnotes for October 2017

I should be writing about October, but since the first of November has passed, I must note that it’s 16 years since I started this blog. It really doesn’t feel that long; a decade at most. I suppose it’s true what they say about time seeming to go by faster as one grows older.

Anyway, I don’t really have much to say about this anniversary other than I’m glad I picked things up again this year, even in the piecemeal fashion that I have. It’s good to carve out a space for oneself in the increasingly walled garden of the web. More…

###

Losing It in the Anti-Dieting Age

It’s only to an extent, but I can identify with this; I don’t care so much about how others perceive me, but I know I would feel better, holistically, if I can get my head right. And for me, managing what I eat really is all in the head. #link

###

Whoops, slept out the first half hour of Power Struggle #njpst #njpwworld #aside

###

Seriously, what have the Irish got against pre-made sweet shortcrust pastry? Can’t find it anywhere! #aside

###

Today is Stout Day and I have no stout. Pout day, more like #aside

###

Charlize Theron Is Not Here To Make Friends

Here’s a good essay from over the summer about an underrated actor, and person, that should get a re-up in this ‘post-Weinstein world’. It highlights how much the system is set against women who try to buck it (and how much it goes out of its way to conform to men who do the same, or worse). #link

###

I’ve got a free month of Shudder. What should I watch? #aside

###