Macrolog: July 2002
Blogrolled Tue 30 Jul 2002
I've been blogrolled by AccordionGuy. (Not to be confused with the singing accordion guy of Grafton Street.)...
Minor(ity) Report Mon 29 Jul 2002
Went to see Minority Report at the UCI with Dave and Groves earlier. I really enjoyed it, despite the overly-sentimental ending (I'll forgive Spielberg for this, since he can't...
Celebrity Spotting Sat 27 Jul 2002
At work this morning we were talking about celebrities who've been to our store every now and again, prompted by yesterday's visit by Paul Weller (ex-The Jam, if you...
Friday Five #21 Fri 26 Jul 2002
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. How long have you had a weblog? Since the 1st of November, 2001 (although I had an aborted attempt about a year before that so I'm not...
Heavy Lifting Fri 26 Jul 2002
I'm tired from the heavy lifting we had to do last night, refitting the CD racks on the 1st floor (the couple of hours overtime didn't hurt, but my...
Storytelling Tue 23 Jul 2002
I watched Todd Solondz's Storytelling earlier today. It was shit. Uncomfortably manipulative, laced with flavour of forced post-modern irony (you know, the kind that went out of fashion in...
Music Is My Life Mon 22 Jul 2002
I bought 15 CD's and a book at the end of my shift today, the above-mentioned record being one of them. I know that might seem like a lot,...
Censorship Mon 22 Jul 2002
I just happened to catch this whilst browsing the headlines on the Google News page. This proposed deregulation of film censorship has its obvious benefits and flaws. Of course...
On The Air Mon 22 Jul 2002
Cormac Battle's hosting a show on FM104 right now. He played Fugazi and Jawbox before I tuned in. Fingers crossed he'll play Husker Du or fIREHOSE later (I know...
Blogchalking Sun 21 Jul 2002
I'm probably a few weeks late for this bandwagon, but it's all for a good cause, right? Ahem... Google! DayPop! This is my blogchalk: English, Ireland, Dublin, Raheny, MacDara,...
Friday Five #20 Fri 19 Jul 2002
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. Where were you born? Right here in Dublin. That's Dublin, Ireland. 2. If you still live there, where would you rather move to? If you don't live...
No Wonder Thu 18 Jul 2002
This says a lot about the current state of big time pro wrestling. With an attitude like that, it's no wonder fans have been deserting in droves....
The Idiot Factor Strikes Again Thu 18 Jul 2002
This story seems like it should be in the Onion, not the Washington Post. The fact that so many people fell for this scam doesn't really surprise me though,...
The Bisch Is Back Tue 16 Jul 2002
So Eric Bischoff has joined World Wrestling Entertainment. That was a bit of a shocker, eh? It seems that most of the company's own employees were taken aback as...
Bad Day at the Movies Mon 15 Jul 2002
I hung out with Eoin for a while this afternoon. Went to see Spider-Man again, this time in a crappy screen with a misaligned projector at the Savoy. Yet...
Euro-Bashing Sat 13 Jul 2002
Uugh. Euro-bashing is so old. Idiotic comments such as this just reinforce my opinion of some people as ignorant fuckwits, a disproportionate number of which come from the gool...
Oddbloggers Wed 10 Jul 2002
I recently came across this new web-ring. What a refreshing change. It's just a shame that this site is probably too straight to be a part of it....
Give The Public What They Want Wed 10 Jul 2002
So, Vince McMahon is becoming very desparate to turn things around, eh? Here's a tip, Vince: give the public what they want, not what you want. Does he even...
Ashamed Tue 09 Jul 2002
It's reading great posts like this that make me feel ashamed for not getting my arse into gear and writing....
Late Night Radio Tue 09 Jul 2002
I listened to the last hour of Jay Ahern's show on 2FM last night, and immediately fell in love with it. I've been missing out so much. Why did...
They Asked For It Mon 08 Jul 2002
They asked for it. When I saw the clips on the news yesterday, I cheered for the bulls. Especially that one, real cool, methodical one who rounded a corner,...
iLoggers Mon 08 Jul 2002
I can't believe I never found iLoggers before now, considering the amount of time I spend trawling the 'net for new blogs to read. I like it a lot,...
An Evening Spoiled Sun 07 Jul 2002
Strange events this evening. A last minute arrangement was made to see Minority Report at the Savoy. I was late getting into town due to a lack of public...
The Power of The D Sun 07 Jul 2002
The last two days haven't been great for me. Maybe it was the crappy late shift on Thursday that knocked me out of sorts (must try to keep those...
Friday Five #19 Sun 07 Jul 2002
Yes, I know it's Saturday night, but here it is anyway: http://fridayfive.org/ 1. Where are you right now? At home, in my room, sitting at my computer. 2. What...
Shin Splints Thu 04 Jul 2002
I went kind of quiet here last weekend, and I don't know why I didn't mention what happened. Not much to tell. I hurt my ankle mysteriously. I'm not...
Wendy's Worldwide Wanderings Wed 03 Jul 2002
Wendy has just started a blog of sorts, to chronicle her adventures in Scotland and beyond....
Krayzee Keywords Wed 03 Jul 2002
I don't know how I only found this now, but take a look at the source code for the Onion's main page, and read the meta keywords list. Them's...
The Philosopher In Me Wed 03 Jul 2002
The philosopher in me got off on this comment to a post on kottke.org a couple of days ago. Do I believe that the world I perceive is an...
On The Mend Wed 03 Jul 2002
Good good news: Mat's mom is on the mend....
Tenacious D: Good. Ambassadump: Bad. Mon 01 Jul 2002
Fuckers. MCD have moved the Tenacious D gig from Whelans (good) to the Ambassadump (very bad). Well, to be fair, the Ambassadump isn't the epitome of crappiness, since it...
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