This morning I left on a big jet plane for Brittany, France. Currently I should be somewhere on the road to Saint-Malo, destination:La Route Du Rock music festival. It’s an understatement to say that I’m excited about seeing The National live, as well as Yann Tiersen and Owen Pallet. Very excited indeed.
Checklist:
4 pairs of jeans
1 [...]

Thanks to my friends for a great night out in Dublin for my birthday on Thursday.

On Wednesday, I saw Angus & Julia Stone in the Button Factory. It was a fantastic gig; I truly love their music. Here’s a shit photograph taken from quite far back:

Oh and thanks everyone for the 43 “Happy Birthday” [...]

I’m beginning to not feel the need for a cigarette after having a pint.
I had my last cigarette close to 10 weeks ago. 3 weeks after that I had my next last cigarette.
Yes I enjoy smoking, and yes I would love one right now, yet I feel it is time to end that part of [...]

I spoke to Debbie Metrustry, known as @debbiemet on Twitter on many occasions, although I hadn’t met her, she was a wonderful person and it was a pleasure to know her. I’ve never felt this way about someone I’ve not met before.
One of the saddest pages on the internet right now is http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%40debbiemet, as the [...]

I’ve never been one to “reblog” something verbatim, though this post from Grannymar sums up how I feel right now, somehow.
Just because…
You are not in full time employment, doesn’t mean you don’t need to eat.
You are on a diet, doesn’t mean you cannot peruse the menu.
You are alone, doesn’t mean you are lonely
It is Sunday, [...]

It’s true, I cannot cook. For a lot of my time living alone I’ve survived on microwaveable ready-meals, pizzas and take-away food. When home I enjoy Chris’ occasionally experimental (”A wee bit of chilli powder… ach it’ll be grand”) cooking. However, a few months ago I drastically cut down on all the crap, with the [...]

That time of the year once again, time to make idle promises about quitting, doing better, trying harder, and achieving more. And why not have a time to take a think about how it’s going, and where I want my life to go – not just in next year. I have many goals, though often [...]

Another 31st December in the bag. And a blue moon and partial eclipse to go with it. The photograph isn’t great as I don’t have the ideal lens for such images, though I managed to capture it in some form so I’m happy enough.
For the last nine years we’ve had to endure the long and [...]

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; through everyone we meet [...]

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 [...]