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


The company that makes the ebike I’ve been thinking about getting for a while now has a service partner in Dublin, so I’ll probably get serious about it this year #aside

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Got one of those Japanese cheesecakes from that stall in the Stephen’s Green Centre today and it’s as lovely as everyone says #aside

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Also saddened to learn of the death of Saint Vitus bassist Mark Adams. Doom metal wouldn’t be what it is without them, and he was an essential part of that growling sound #aside

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The unsettling coincidence of seeing John Fogerty play “Proud Mary” last night, then learning this evening of the death of Tina Turner who made that song one of her own #aside

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Got pickpocketed on the RER in Paris last night. But I guess iPhone SEs have no resale value as it was handed right back to me #aside

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Luckily I saw there’s a record fair on today a stone’s throw from my house where I just scored a copy of Killing Joke’s Night Time #aside

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Physical books with ebook equivalents should come with download codes for said ebooks, and it annoys me that they don’t #aside

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It will never not be funny to me that South Africa has a Christian bookshop chain called CUM Books. No notes, perfect juxtaposition #aside

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You know what’s nice? That chicken Demae Ramen (70c in Lidl) with a handful of microwaved broccoli florets, a dash of Chinese black vinegar and a bit of chopped spring onion > @MacDara #aside

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A slice of Durrus with a smear of black butter. That’s the stuff #aside

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This morning I spilled coffee all over my vinyl collection and spent an hour cleaning it up. I guess they don’t call it Labour Day for nothing #aside

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The Irish establishment: big on trying to convince us that disadvantage is a moral failing; less so when their own morals and ethics are under question #aside

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First Mets game I’ve watched live in forever and they would give up six runs in the first two innings #aside

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It’s still worth it for me, just, but MLB dot TV is about 60% more expensive now than the last time I subscribed. Anyway… #LGM #aside

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Just sneezed so hard I can hear out of my left ear for the first time in six months #aside

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