Macrolog: January 2003
Friday Five #42 Fri 31 Jan 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. As a child, who was your favorite superhero/heroine? Why? I was never really into the classic superheroes that much as a kid, but when Batman came out...
Changes Are In Order Fri 31 Jan 2003
Of late it seems as if there has been a mass exodus of Blogger users to pastures new. The proprietor of plasticbag.org is but one of many to jump...
Obey Giant Wed 29 Jan 2003
This past Monday was the tenth anniversary of the passing of Andre the Giant....
Stereographic Photography Tue 28 Jan 2003
Jason experiments with stereographic photography. The effect is similar to those 'Magic Eye' things that were really popular a few years ago; one is supposed to cross their eyes...
Super Demolition Christ Mon 27 Jan 2003
Is it just me, or has "Super Demolition Christ" got action figure potential written all over it?...
Friday Five #41 Fri 24 Jan 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. What is one thing you don't like about your body? Its size; I'm working on it. 2. What are two things you love about your body? Well...
Foreign Visitors Thu 23 Jan 2003
So we were in the park this afternoon, and we came upon a large congregation of foreign visitors: As you can see, I didn’t get close enough for a great...
Broadband... Soon? Thu 23 Jan 2003
It took an ultimatum from the telecoms regulator to do it, but it looks like we might soon have affordable broadband here. Of course knowing my luck, Eircom would...
A Productive Day Today Wed 22 Jan 2003
Met Eoin the Film Student this morning for a free preview of Dirty Pretty Things at Buena Vista's screening room in Fairview. I remember when it used to be...
Elephants and Turtles Mon 20 Jan 2003
Tonight I read a short story by Donald Barthelme, entitled See The Moon?, and came upon a passage that seemed strangely familiar (from Sixty Stories, p.105): ""Upon what does...
Motivational Issues Sun 19 Jan 2003
Tomorrow it begins. I deserve many, many slaps for being such an undisciplined bitch regarding many aspects of my life since the beginning of the year, particularly my writing....
Friday Five #40 Fri 17 Jan 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. Where do you currently work? Right now I'm unemployed, having quit my job at the end of last month. But I am using the time I have...
Pissed Off Thu 16 Jan 2003
Meg is pissed off and rightly so....
For Sale Wed 15 Jan 2003
This is probably not the most effective forum for what I am about to offer, but anyway: I am a hoarder, and as a result I've got a lot...
Reading and Writing Mon 13 Jan 2003
Today I read 130+ pages of Stupid White Men', finishing the book. I also perused the first two issues of Careless Talk Costs Lives which arrived in the post...
Some Stuff I Found Sun 12 Jan 2003
A couple of days ago I rediscovered two records that I completely forgot I owned, namely OXXXES by OXES (who else?) and Rye Coalition's On Top. I don't think I...
Dog Owners Beware Sun 12 Jan 2003
Being a dog lover, reading this story made me sick to my stomach. It wasn't just the murder (and yes, in my book it was murder) that made me...
Fancy New Browser Wins Top Award Sat 11 Jan 2003
What with all the ruckus surrounding this new Safari thingamajig (which I can't even run on my machine, running as I am the pre-Jaguar incarnation of OS X), here's...
Friday Five #39 Sat 11 Jan 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. Where are you right now? I'm at home, in my room. 2. What time is it? Right now it's 1am. 3. What are you wearing? My usual,...
The View From Here Fri 10 Jan 2003
Our neighhour two doors down has a large cinder-block shed at the end of his garden, spanning its width. A grey plastic gutter runs across the front, just under...
Shopping for Software Tue 07 Jan 2003
Went to the Apple Centre today, all the way up on Kildare Street, to get some utility software. They didn't have what I wanted, and I didn't think much...
"I KISS YOU!" Mon 06 Jan 2003
Mat just got an e-mail from the 'I Kiss You' guy. Better three years late than never, eh?...
Name Analysis Mon 06 Jan 2003
Following a link on Kottke's blog, I discovered a brief analysis of my first name. Not expecting to find anything at all, what I did discover was - without...
Dark. Darker. Darko. Sun 05 Jan 2003
I saw Donnie Darko for the third time yesterday. This time however it was on the big screen, at the IFC with Eoin and Joana. Having made many mental...
Friday Five #38 Fri 03 Jan 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. Do you wear any jewelry? What kind? I don't wear any, unless you count my watch as jewellery. (Note the correct spelling of jewellery.) 2. How often...
Next Time I'll Watch Where I'm Going Fri 03 Jan 2003
I'm walking home from the theatre last night with my mum, and we're making our way down the street to the terminus; the bus is stopped there, ready to...
Surreal Moment of the Day Wed 01 Jan 2003
Quasi's It's Raining accompanying a report on last year's weather on Sky News....
Happy New Year Wed 01 Jan 2003
I didn't get home 'til almost 7am this morning. Two hours of sleep and one bowl of Frosties later, and I'm up for the first day of the new year....
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