It's not that I don't love you ( Read more... )

Happy Feet: Go see it. Dooooooo it! Doooooooooooooooooo it!

November- The murky month you spend slumped in class, whittling down your list of Crimbo gift ideas, differentiating the plausible options from the scroogy (eg. novelty socks, rubber duck with santa beard..), the cliched (eg. selection box, all-singing-all-golfing Santa ornament..), and the downright cruel ("Seasons greetings from the Peaceful ( Read more... )

It's approaching 3.30am- can't sleep. Spent an hour or so, blinking at the ceiling.. Wandered to the window, to check out the swirly, blanket mist- v. seasonal. Sadly, we're lacking a good, old-fashioned, full, amber harvest moon.. plus, I do think the odd, baleful howl/snarl from a kick-starting chainsaw, would compliment ye old jack-the-ripper- ( Read more... )

Had been simmering for well over a year, mais voila.. I guess the timer finally struck "00 ( Read more... )

Arrrgh... that there scurvy subject line, do be a right poor excuse for overlooking "International Talk Like A Pirate Day".. I'll be walking the plank for that 'un, me hearties.. Savvy ( Read more... )

Je suis vraiment miserable.. [French for "here-ends-the-happy-dancing ( Read more... )

Ok, so this driving malarky.... really working for me. Had my second "official" driving lesson today and got from Douglas to Monkstown and back.. there were roundabouts (gasp!), traffic lights (ooh!), and a fat jaywalking terrier that should count itself lucky there were too many potential witnesses... The instinct to swivel 90 degrees left and say ( Read more... )

Now that I'm back from Kerry, I'm due my annual "panic re. the demise of the summer hols" episode.. Plus, since it's the dreaded Leaving Cert year that is looming on the horizon, like an oriental city-stomping mega-lizard.. I'll defo be "riding high upon a deep depression.." this time around. LE SIGH. Last year's [15 Aug 2005] LJ pep talk post ( Read more... )

Done-De-Done-Done-Donnnnne! Four weeks in the office complete.. I think I've finally earned some kick-back time, si? I finished up on Friday and did the whole "thank you for all your support and hospitality.. blah, blah, blah.." routine, and backed it up with 3 boxes of Roches Stores cream cakes at teabreak. In all likelihood, I'll never set foot ( Read more... )