Macrolog
Macrolog entries posted in March 2003
Needed: One Brain Transplant Permalink Mon 31 Mar 2003
I tried so hard to stay awake and alert for every moment of WrestleMania XIX last night. I really did. But somewhere around the 3:30am mark, during Chris Jericho's bout with Shawn Michaels, the serotonin got the better of me....
Burn Piano Island, Burn! Permalink Fri 28 Mar 2003
Last night I was at the Temple Bar Music Centre to see this lot: ==== It was an excellent show (click here for a review) despite the poor turnout. If anything, it was better that way due to the favourable...
Friday Five #50 Permalink Fri 28 Mar 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ *1. What was your most memorable moment from the last week?* My most memorable moment was probably the Blood Brothers gig last night. (More on that later.) *2. What one person touched your life this week?* Since the weekend,...
Somewhere within St. Anne's Park, 23/03/03 Permalink Wed 26 Mar 2003
A grove deep within St. Anne's Park.
Take The Hawks Bowling Permalink Mon 24 Mar 2003 | 3 Comments
So the Oscars went ahead last night, with a number of unexpected occurances. Roman Polanski winning best director for The Pianist for one, showing that some people can overlook past indiscretions and evaluate art for what it is. Another shock...
More Words on the War Permalink Sun 23 Mar 2003 | 2 Comments
…anyone who is 100% sure of the morality of their position with regard to the war in Iraq probably hasn’t understood the issues involved. Be prepared to have your mind changed. Remain open to new ideas. Protest / Advocate...
Since We're There, Let's Do This Properly Permalink Sat 22 Mar 2003
On my frequent trawls around the blogosphere I almost always seem to find someone who puts into words what I'm thinking better than I do. As an aspiring writer, that cannot be a good omen. But at the very least...
Pitchfork Interviews H2O Permalink Fri 21 Mar 2003
Pitchfork: The Minutemen.Jaded Robot: Whatever. I remember thinking that Captain Beefheart were hip, too. Castro is so 1974. Whatever. Just one quote from a brilliant and wickedly funny interview with Henry H. Owings, the head honcho of Chunklet magazine,...
Friday Five #49 Permalink Fri 21 Mar 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ *1. If you had the chance to meet someone you've never met, from the past or present, who would it be?* There are so many. I would love to meet Mike Watt. If I could go back in time,...
Get Your War On Permalink Thu 20 Mar 2003
So the attack on Iraq has begun. To be perfectly honest, despite my TV being tuned to news reports since 7am this morning, I still don't know what's going on. I think they want it that way. On a slightly...
Israel Under the Spotlight Permalink Wed 19 Mar 2003 | 6 Comments
Earlier this week I saw some pretty disturbing pictures of Rachel Corrie, an American student and peace activist, who had been literally run over by a bulldozer sanctioned by the Israeli military as she protested against the needless destruction of...
The Iraqi Problem Permalink Tue 18 Mar 2003 | 1 Comments
I haven't really posited anything here about the current situation in the Middle East. This is because, in part, I felt that most of what I could have said has been written elsewhere, but also because I still don't know...
Happy St. Patrick's Day Permalink Mon 17 Mar 2003
I'm having a great Paddy's Day, me. My throat feels swollen and raw, from the back of my nasal passage and down my oesophagus. Meanwhile, as if things aren't bad enough already, there's a traffic jam growing in my sinuses....
Waiting for the Picture Show Permalink Sat 15 Mar 2003
I brought my camera when I went to see The Happiness of the Katakuris last week, so it was basically mandatory that I took some photos of the theatre before the show began. I was actually quite surprised at how...
Friday Five #48 Permalink Sat 15 Mar 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. Do you like talking on the phone? Why or why not? I used to hate talking on the phone. I particularly hated calling people I don't know. I don't feel that way so much anymore, but I do...
Guardian Cricket Writer Comes Unstuck Permalink Fri 14 Mar 2003 | 1 Comments
The link for this piece might not be live for long, so I've copied the best bit for everyone to enjoy: Meanwhile, have you ever thought WHAT SORT OF LIFE IS THIS AND WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING BOARDING...
Death Rage Speed Freak Extreme Biker Killaz Permalink Thu 13 Mar 2003
With the recent Stateside release of Jet Li star vehicle Cradle 2 The Grave, The San Francisco Chronicle’s Mark Morford despairs at the state of the modern film industry (from the Morning Fix, 03/03/03): A new upcoming film, “Death Rage...
Thoughts On the Film Festival Permalink Thu 13 Mar 2003
The film festival finishes today, and even though I only attended a handful of screenings and so obviously can’t judge for the festival overall, it was well worth the hassle for me. Even the badly-soundproofed confines of the Screen on...
Naniken River, St. Anne's Park, 09/03/03 Permalink Tue 11 Mar 2003
The Naniken, flowing from the park tennis courts.
Trees, St. Anne's Park, 09/03/03 Permalink Mon 10 Mar 2003
Looking up at the trees in St. Anne's Park.
Friday Five #47 Permalink Sat 08 Mar 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ *1. What was the last song you heard?* 'We Like Having These Things' by Numbers, from their debut album Numbers Life on tigerbeat6. Numbers are a great art-punk band from San Francisco with a Moog for a bass. If...
A Reply to ‘Freeloader.com’ Permalink Fri 07 Mar 2003 | 2 Comments
Perhaps my personal feelings on the matter have clouded my judgement, but I find it hard to believe at this stage that there are still people (otherwise intelligent, articulate people at that) who fail to completely understand the mechanics of,...
At The Movies Permalink Fri 07 Mar 2003
I haven't had much to do lately (besides enjoying the box of goodies from Midheaven that arrived yesterday, and one or two other, very important things that I don't need--or want--to divulge here), and as you might imagine I'm kind...
Flippin' Pancakes Permalink Tue 04 Mar 2003
Today is Margi Gras, or for us less festive types, Pancake Tuesday. And I, in my infinite wisdom, saw no harm in volunteering to be the house pancake maker. Big mistake. Everything was fine at first; I weighed and sifted...
View from Aston Quay, 30/01/03 Permalink Sat 01 Mar 2003
==== Dublin does _not_ look like this today....
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