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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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; [...]

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 [...]

I remember saying I would ease up on the frequency of my tweets a month or so ago, and I had been for the last few months, without realising it. Though my usage has changed quite a bit recently. It’s hard to describe in what way, but just differently. Good and bad. Its just different. [...]