I’ve been so caught up with technical stuff this week that I completely forgot to mention some of the good things that happened:

• I spent more than a few hours improving the linkage page. I think you might find it quite useful now.
• I went to town on Tuesday morning with my mum. It’s good to hang out with your parent(s) once in a while. We had a light lunch at The Clarendon (would’ve preferred a proper meal but we would’ve had to walk all the way to Scruffy Murphy’s on Mount St. for that). We did some shopping and I got myself a great jacket, normally €200 but I got it for half price. It’s super-light - perfect for the mild, humid weather we’ve been having - and crease-proof. Brilliant. I also got a new wallet, much lighter and more slimline than my old one.
• I got the latest issue of National Geographic in the post a couple of days ago. There’s a great piece about Mount Fuji. Those who know me might know that I’ve set my heart on visiting Japan before I turn 30. Two of my uncles have been there (Pearse about 20 years ago when he was touring with Echo & the Bunnymen, and Jim a few weeks ago when he was on assignment for the World Cup) and they both had an amazing time. I’m gonna climb Mount Fuji before I die, I promise.
• Continuing the Japanese theme, I got the new IFC programme yesterday with details of a week-long Akira Kurosawa season they are hosting at the end of this month. I feel ashamed to admit that I still haven’t seen any of his films, so this is my chance to make up for it. Rashomon, Seven Samurai, Yojimbo and Throne of Blood are on my list. (I know there’s more to Kurosawa than samurai movies, but those are the ones I want to see.)
• While I’m talking about movies, I walked to the UCI on Wedneday morning and saw Goldmember and The Crocodile Hunter in a row. A double-bill, if you will. Both had their moments. Goldmember would have been better without the actual character of Goldmember (who seemed to me simply thrown together just to fit the title). And it goes without saying that the Crocodile Hunter movie would have been perfect without the crappy crashing-satellite plotline - why didn’t they just make it a documentary?
• And one more thing: I’ve fallen in love.

Fri 02 Aug 2002 at 18:13   ·