It was a great year. I met so many great people, had many new experiences, learnt so much and had a few big changes. My whole outlook was changed this year. I feel I’m a different person, mentally, than I was this time last year. “We are who we meet”. I believe this is true; [...]

It wouldn’t right if I didn’t have just one list before the end of the year… I hope to watch more movies in 2010 so next year there’ll be another list. Royksöpp – Junior Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More Ratatat – LP3 Antony & the Johnsons – The Crying Light Calvin Harris – [...]

I dislike crowded bars and clubs at the best of times; where the music is loud and you may as well be out on your own anyway due to the time spent queuing for a drink. It can be near impossible to hold a conversation over the noise level of those I don’t know, and [...]

It’s about commercialism of course. But you already knew that. And when all the shelves are empty, and everyone is shopped-out this is what the streets look like:

A frosty Christmas morning:

Web Congrats to Amy, Carole and Jenny who swam in the Irish Sea yesterday morning for charity. Make a donation here. Charles’ Christmas – I agree with many points he makes. A history of Christmas lights. Why does everyone dream of a white Christmas? iTunes ’12 Days of Christmas’ App began today – starting with [...]

I have no idea how the roads work in Paris. At various points on a road there are what we would call a ‘zebra crossing’, where, here, pedestrians would have right of way and cars must stop to let them cross, in Paris this is not the rule at all. These white lines are dotted [...]

Portrush, West Strand Beach: While in Portrush and Portstewart, in the North Coast of Ireland last week,I took in some of my love of trains, journeying back and fourth by the greatest mode of transport, after the travelator and aeroplanes obviously. However, my dislike of Translink, the company who runs the Northern Ireland public transport, [...]

The snow that fell in Belfast yesterday. It doesn’t look like it’s getting warmer any time soon either.

So “we” won. As of early this evening Rage Against The Machine’s ‘Killing in the Name’ out-sold Simon Cowell’s latest “protégé”, Joe McElderry, to the number one spot in the UK singles chart. In an era when single sales continue to dwindle, it’s certainly been a while since the race for the number one meant [...]