This evening I went to see ‘The importance of nothing’ by the Pan Pan theatre group in the Project Arts Centre in Temple Bar. Continue reading Theatre times: ‘The importance of nothing’
Monthly Archives: November 2016
Let’s make America great again
Just in case you’ve not been paying attention, today is the American presidential election. Meaning that tomorrow it will be over – unless there’s some endless recount like in Florida in 2000. I am incredibly thankful for this. Continue reading Let’s make America great again
The Peaches gig… and why I am a convert
Once upon a time there was a girl from Farnborough in Hampshire who shared a flat with an anti-social cat named Midnight; an anti-social Dutch gentleman called Muis; and yours truly. One evening she came home from work pronouncing the wonders of a Canadian singer named Peaches. I listened to the song ‘Fuck the pain away’ and I loved it. What an incredibly aggressive; rhythmic; funky song. The lyrics served notice that this singer was no wilting flower.
Continue reading The Peaches gig… and why I am a convert
Bargain prices…for bargain people.
I had a mission for Sunday. It was not a noble mission, true. Nonetheless it was important. I wanted to find a budget supermarket, and do a weekly shop. Continue reading Bargain prices…for bargain people.
9 to 5
I tumbled out of bed, and I stumbled to the kitchen. I poured myself a cup of cold tap-water.
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The cold November rain
November is an appalling month – my least favourite time of the year.
Continue reading The cold November rain
Happy anniversary…
Facebook is a cunning beast. The ‘On this day’ function in particular. The daily reminder of what you posted on a particular date, each year you have had an account, can throw up the most unsettling surprises. Continue reading Happy anniversary…
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