And so everything comes to an end. A little over a month ago I bowed out of the online world and set foot firmly in the real one. Generally speaking, I am far from a recluse, my outdoor escapades are usually both regular and decidedly muddy. I would, however, find myself online at the end [...]
Hello to all of you wonderful creatures. I just wanted to write a quick post before I set off on what may possibly be the greatest adventure of my short life so far. Tomorrow morning I leave for America. I will be back in just under a month. I plan to explore the east coast, [...]
I stopped buying DVDs quite some time ago. I started collecting VHS tapes when I was a pre-teen and still have the majority of what is a quite considerable collection. I was one of the first people I know to own a DVD player ( a huge hulk of a machine from Sony which was [...]
I’m not exactly establishing any revelatory concepts when I say that over-analysis can lead to self-doubt and speculation upon anything that you do. Especially when what you are trying to do is in any kind of creative context. It is important to be aware of how to conduct oneself on a day to day basis [...]
Today was a day full of death. A day of contemplation and reflection. It was a thoughtful day which is attributed to several things. The first thing I was aware of today was that it marked the 17th year since Kurt Cobain killed himself. Far from being someone who romantically perceives mystical connections with people [...]
Above is the cover of Scroobius Pip’s new collection of illustrated poems, entitled ‘Poetry In (e)motion’. It is released in a week or so by Titan books and you should most definitely all buy yourselves a copy.
Why the Na’vi Are Making Me Blue (Essay) By China Mièville 20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection “There’s a bumper crop of science-fiction wow-porn either currently or recently in movie theaters. We have James Cameron’s majestically tottering blue gelflings in “Avatar”; the truculent Kirk in “Star Trek”; fight-y robots in Michael Bay’s “Transformers” franchise; and the [...]
Rotund implausible pop culture icon Ron Jeremy has struck out against the gaming industry claiming that violent video games are a worse influence on children than pornography. Sterling and profound words from a man who makes a living sodomising teenage girls on camera. Although, when I see the brutality and carnage that can be inflicted [...]
A good friend of mine gave me this for Christmas a few weeks ago. I think I probably came across as being taken aback somewhat. This was not ingratitude, oh no, far from it. I was simply thrown twenty years into the past, joyously so. Then I opened the cover. I remembered instantly how I [...]
I’m away to brave the roads and embark on the long journey home to my parent’s house in Wicklow for the holidays. It will be a brief visit as I will have to get back to work immediately after Christmas. My College portfolio and Mugwump won’t put themselves together (obviously enough). Still, I look forward [...]