Archive for January, 2011

127 Hours

January 25th, 2011

While certain areas of the story were undoubtedly made from nothing, elaborated and dramatised for the sake of cinema — aren’t they all? — I didn’t think it was out of place, indeed 127 Hours is a truly brilliant film. Terrify, excruciating, thought-provoking and beautiful. If you were dying, while still being a good person, [...]


Being Inspired

January 25th, 2011

There’s a lot to be said for inspiration, and the motivation to do something with it. I’m currently feeling very inspired, artistically, and politically (and I stress as always, in a non-party political sense). You see, I’ve begun to undertake a number of projects, both small and large, putting the blogging and photographing simply for [...]


Chocolate from the Falls, lunch on the Shankill – I’m so cross-community I have no community

January 22nd, 2011

Yesterday morning I found myself on the Falls Road, then, on a whim, I was taking in the sights on the Shankill. Remembering that I don’t have a sign on my back, nor that I see anyone as any different from myself, but rather, they’re just people, from Belfast. And providing I stay on the [...]


Brief Hiatus

January 7th, 2011

Just a quick note that due to university work on at the minute I’m taking a break from the blog for another week or so, though will be back and kicking off a few new projects and ideas soon. Above is a preview from a small project I’m working on.


New Year’s Decisions 2011

January 1st, 2011

My biggest goal for the new year is to be much better at time management. I’ve a lot of projects on the go, and a lot planned to start this year, including one or two major ones which will be announced hopefully in the coming weeks. Managing time is difficult when distractions are all around [...]