I’ll be back in Dublin for the next couple of weeks. Have a restful Yule everyone.
Fighting for your right
It looks like, against all odds, Cambridge is going to be relaxing their licensing laws. I’d actually prefer to be sitting in a pub a little past closing than going to a nightclub where you pay money to make sure that the conversation and company you were enjoying can’t continue.
[via McFilter.]
Is the end in sight?
The good news:: They’ll stop boring us about another country’s election for a while.
The bad news: Four more years of inane monkey jokes.
MSN fun
Today’s random exchange:
[03:56:58 PM] DJ Edirley (: eae dj blz
[03:57:05 PM] DJ Edirley (: aki é seu macho
[03:57:43 PM] DJ Edirley (: o grande vç é dj Ryan d cbá?
I may have the username djryan, but I don’t think my parents christened me just so I can work in nightclubs.
Synchronicity
In The Castle last night:
Cheesy had a rather strong Thai Curry and was complaining about just how much it hurt. Two things then happened simultaneously:
- Cheesy went, nay ran, to the bathroom
- Johnny Cash’s Ring of Fire started playing on the music system
Amid the laughter I was reminded of Brendan Grace’s version:
Curry is a wonderful thing,
It makes the hind parts sting…
More music
On 8th Jun 1976 …
The Number 1 single was:
The Wurzels – “Combine Harvester (Brand New Key)”
The Number 1 album was:
Abba – “Greatest Hits”
Born on 8th Jun:
1940 – Nancy Sinatra ( vocalist and daughter of Frank Sinatra )
1944 – Boz Scaggs
1953 – Bonnie Tyler
1960 – Mick Hucknall ( vocalist, Simply Red )
1962 – Nick Rhodes ( keyboard player, Duran Duran )
Silence is Golden
“I have returned Emperor Montesor, bringing tidings from a strange and alien land. As full of fire as the very Gates of Hades itself and yet filled with strange rivers of ice that move only in secrecy.
“No your Eminence, your humble servant has not taken leave of his senses. This land of dragons does exist and I carry tales of such delight that your court will never have heard the like of before.
“Where to begin, I can hardly think? From bays full of smoke to vast mountains which the tribes there claim lead to the centre of your earth, not to mention the strange creatures Thorn and Eth which guard its inhospitable interior, there are wonders aplenty to behold. I shall start slowly, methinks….”
Yes, the reason I haven’t written anything in a while (or even posted a silly link) is that I’ve spent the last few days wandering around south Iceland. Strangely enough, while I was there the weather was nothing but sunny and fine and the Icelanders themselves were going crazy with all the good weather. This was all well and good because I spent most of the time camping apart from a couple of nights in Rejkyavik. I’ll write up each day in more detail but for now I’ll just jot down some impressions for your delectation.
Rejkyavik is very expensive, there’s no doubt there at all, but it is an incredibly fun city. The people are hard to get to know in general, apart from the weekend when everyone goes crazy and a night out can (and indeed did) last until 9am. Once you leave, however, the rest of the country is so unspoiled and awe-inspiring. Things seen include a lake full of icebergs that have fallen from one of the larger glaciers, a waterfall one can walk behind, volcanic mountains, and a feeling of being right in Middle Earth itself.
I’m sure I’ll go back again when I’ve prepared more.
[Listening to: Polka, Roll out the Barrel, Hardee’s – Ben Folds – (7:18)]
Petty theft
It looks like Merseyside Police have a master criminal on their hands.
lorum
Well it seems thatlorum ipsum is no longer fashionable these days. Placeholder text for a photo’s caption in Borders Today caused an uproar when it was published. It’s understandable why when one considers this excerpt:
CAPTION: about these pious little bleeders and the lady busser doing that interminably boring thing so cherished by Border festivals
The festival organisers’ response?
“Whoever wrote these words must be at least in league with the devil.”
I, for one, agree with the caption writer.
Also, some poor web monkey had been caught having fun on Javine’s official website. Go have a look at the article on Pop Justice to see what I mean.
Unfortunately, I’m sure heads will roll.
Let them eat fake
Olive Garden is a pretty mediocre restaurant chain in the US and both this and this review remind me why I don’t understand how these chains are so popular. They’re no better than McDonald’s but seem to be worshiped by the bland everywhere.
It reminds me of the time I was in a large group of people in Rome. Not far from dozens of wonderful, inexpensive, backstreet restaurants they wanted to go to McDonalds, where it took an hour to get served among the throngs of other people attending.