Gone to America

I’m just going to go to the Long Hall tomorrow night at about 9pm. After that, I’m open to suggestions. Illness never really materialised. Well, not yet (he muttered darkly).

I’m just going to go to the Long Hall tomorrow night at about 9pm. After that, I’m open to suggestions. Illness never really materialised. Well, not yet (he muttered darkly).

Sleep now. And for the record, the poll results were as follows:
4 votes in favour of running polls
No votes against
2 people just didn’t care Thank you for your support. I’m even now running a new poll. It’s on the home page. It will expire when I think of a better one.

Sleep now.

And for the record, the poll results were as follows:
4 votes in favour of running polls
No votes against
2 people just didn’t care

Thank you for your support. I’m even now running a new poll. It’s on the home page. It will expire when I think of a better one.

I’m finishing work on Wednesday, and of course I’ve been expecting to immediately get sick as I’ve been working continuously for about five months. This was going to be pain, as the weekend coming will be my last before I leave, and I can’t expect any decent bout of illness …

I’m finishing work on Wednesday, and of course I’ve been expecting to immediately get sick as I’ve been working continuously for about five months. This was going to be pain, as the weekend coming will be my last before I leave, and I can’t expect any decent bout of illness to last less than a week. I was quite cheered to notice signs of a cold developing over the weekend, as that means I can reasonably expect to be over the worst of it by Friday night. Go cold!
I’ve tinkered a new comments system in. I just think it’s cooler. Old comments will be preserved in the Archives, but I’d appreciate it if any new comments could be made in the new section – I’ll phase out the old version entirely at the end of the month. It should help this page load faster too, ultimately. It means that “blogger.html” has been renamed “blogger.php” and the Archives have moved. I’m sorry to be changing just as you were getting to grips with the old way, Conor, but I hope you’ll agree it’s for the greater good. For the record, the new system is called Blogkomm.

I’m going to add titles to all my posts from now on. I love to tinker, I do. I’ve also reduced the number of entries that will be displayed on this page, so you’re going to have to check out the Archives if you want to read back.
Dublin is …

I’m going to add titles to all my posts from now on. I love to tinker, I do. I’ve also reduced the number of entries that will be displayed on this page, so you’re going to have to check out the Archives if you want to read back.
Dublin is mad at 3 o’clock on Sunday morning, isn’t it? Next weekend will be my last here for a while. An odd thought. Met up with a few people I hadn’t seen for a while last night – Nicola Lafferty (now Nicola Gray, except professionally), the producer of my student film and now an AP with BBC NI, came down from Belfast with her friend Cathy, and Jason MacNamara, former engineer at Ardmore Sound, sent me a txt out of the blue. Met up with him and his friend Colm in the Long Hall. Going away has forced me to get in contact with people I haven’t seen for a long time, that I’ve been maybe sliding out of touch with. Makes you think. I don’t think it’s going to be a problem in the future, as I can’t remember the last time I had a conversation that didn’t include a request to sleep on my floor in Brooklyn. Come one, come all, as they say. But bring beer.

I’ve added a poll facility to the site, so that now I can run polls. I’m not sure that this is a good idea, so I’ve decided to run a poll on the subject. Vote! And remember – it’s not a right, it’s a duty.

I’ve added a poll facility to the site, so that now I can run polls. I’m not sure that this is a good idea, so I’ve decided to run a poll on the subject. Vote! And remember – it’s not a right, it’s a duty.

It seems that one of my future flatmates, quite apart from being a sound editor herself, is a friend of the only guy I know in New York, Drew Bracken (he’s actually living in Paris now). This world is obviously a lot smaller than I had previously been led …

It seems that one of my future flatmates, quite apart from being a sound editor herself, is a friend of the only guy I know in New York, Drew Bracken (he’s actually living in Paris now). This world is obviously a lot smaller than I had previously been led to believe. So much for randomly answering an ad. I hope he doesn’t tell her the truth about me before I arrive.

I’m going to head in to the Long Hall about 9-ish Saturday night. Join me. And here’s where I’ll be living.

Map of
617 Manhattan Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11222-3919

I’m going to head in to the Long Hall about 9-ish Saturday night. Join me.

And here’s where I’ll be living.

Map of
617 Manhattan Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11222-3919

I’m getting a lot of txts and emails from people who didn’t make the party apologising and asking if they can meet up for a pint with me before I go. My initial response is always to go “yes!”, but a quick look at a calendar tells me that I’m …

I’m getting a lot of txts and emails from people who didn’t make the party apologising and asking if they can meet up for a pint with me before I go. My initial response is always to go “yes!”, but a quick look at a calendar tells me that I’m working pretty hard up until the 23rd, and then I have about eight days to pack, buy stuff, and generally get myself in order before I head off. There’s also a family to consider. I think my parents are doing a dinner thing on my last Saturday so that various aunts and cousins and so forth can wish me well. What I will do is let it be known which pub I will be in this Saturday, and then again the following Friday, and anyone who wants to say goodbye can just come along and have a pint. I haven’t decided on the pub yet.
I’ve added a Google search to the main page, just because I think it’s cool. It’s a free website gadget. How could I resist? I’ve also added a couple of links to the side there. My aim is to have a list of links long enough to stretch to the end of the blog. Feel free to suggest one. I’ve also made it possible for people to just give me money for no reason. Thank you Paypal!