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


Date: February 2018

I’ve been trying not to swear so much on here, but fuck me that Iona billboard is some ridiculous shite altogether #aside

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#MWE Day 10: Jóhann Jóhannsson - IBM 1401 A User’s Manual. Wrong lush for my tastes, but strengths lie in the details of its ambient moments #aside

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The snow-capped Cooleys look tremendous today. Almost like we’re living in the Alps. OK, maybe that’s a stretch #aside

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Trying to get my work done with flaky internet is so frustrating #aside

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Everyone who said after WK 12 to give Jay White a chance was correct #aside

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I am not watching this morning’s New Japan show. I’m watching the New Japan show from 13 days ago #aside

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That’s some rain #aside

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I wouldn’t be half as excited at the prospect of Rey vs Liger next month if I hadn’t seen Rey at the Rumble #aside

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#MWE Day 9: Botanist Collective - The Shape of He to Come. Full band set-up breathes air into Otrebor’s unique hammered dulcimer post-BM #aside

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#MWE Day 8: Brigid Mae Power - The Two Worlds. Read about heavy lyrical themes that the melodies don’t match. Still liked it; RIYL Low #aside

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I gauge outside temperature by how long it takes for hot water to come out of the hot tap. Today is an eight-second day #aside

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Forgot to put out the bins last night, that’s how tired I was #aside

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Too tired to stay up for the curling #aside

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#MWE Day 7: Hookworms - Microshift. Necessity is the mother of invention, and how #aside

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#MWE Day 6: Pissed Jeans - Why Love Now. This is what I imagine TAD would sound like if they were still going today #aside

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#MWE Day 5: Teenage Fanclub - Thirteen. Heavier than Bandwagonesque, not quite as catchy. Apparently it got awful reviews? Dunno why #aside

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#MWE Day 4: Teenage Fanclub - Grand Prix. Owned the CD for years but never really listened; I’ve been missing out on some primo heavy jangle #aside

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Am I the only person yet to see The Cloverfield Paradox? I guess it doesn’t matter I haven’t seen 10 Cloverfield Lane either? #aside

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Bands I’m surprised are still going yet it comforts me in a way I can’t explain: Electric Six, We Are Scientists #aside

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Why the awful gendered marketing for crunch-free crisps? They’d be perfect in cinemas, for example, for everyone. So why go there? #aside

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Surprise Port Tunnel jaunt! #aside

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Pro tip for coach travel: don’t let the driver see your Subway sandwich #aside

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I’ll be at the NUJ Freelance Forum in Buswells tomorrow. Ping me if you’re going along and want to say hi #aside

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Another Super Bowl Sunday, another year without an international live stream of the Puppy Bowl #aside

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Getting drivers to stop at zebra crossings is another story; one was placed at the end of our road last year, but t… https://t.co/Agt8ZvYW6W #aside

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Suzuki-Gun coming to Dublin in May and I’m conflicted to say the least #aside

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All Japan streaming service means I might finally watch some All Japan. But not before I get around to a month of DDT Universe. Or Stardom #aside

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#MWE Day 3: Sunwatchers - II. Is it cheating ‘cause this is new? Jazzy art psych to make the spirit soak or soar #aside

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Couple of hundred words and a rewrite away from finishing this thing I’m working on so of course I’m procrastinating #aside

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#MWE Day 2: Ohio Players - Honey. Bigger mood shifts here b/w the seductive tracks and the perkier funk of 'Fopp' and 'Love Rollercoaster' #aside

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#MWE Day 1: Ohio Players - Skin Tight. More slow jams than expected, but the playing is tight af and the sultry tone never wavers #aside

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Is Annihilation destined to be another Wheelman? As in a film that should be in cinemas but is headed towards straight-to-Netflix obscurity? #aside

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Replaced the fake Horlicks in my smoothie with real Horlicks and it tastes like it should again #aside

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