April 2009
I've been tagged
by Anthony but I’m cheating and only doing the 6 things or habits of no real importance about you part:
1. I’ve had 3 hernias, I had surgery to fix 2 of them and the other I just live with. 2. I gave up cigarettes (third attempt) in September 06, it was difficult. 3. I was electrocuted by my guitar in my early 20s and have scars on both hands from it. 4. I used to have long hair,...
Leona Lewis headbutted by horse - RTÉ.ie →
Something startled the horse and it flicked its head back and smacked Leona full in the face.
He probably realised he was carrying the woman who murdered his favourite Leonard Cohen song.
(Edit to add - Opps, it was actually Alexandra Burke who murdered hallelujah - awh well, close enough)
Crimes committed by Ferris Bueller during his Day... →
A comprehensive list of each offense Ferris and his friends commited during the movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”
“Davis is an aesthetically dicey mainstream cartoonist; Walsh is a wannabe...”
– The Hooded Utilitarian: Ain’t That the Way of It
“Wannabe rock-and-roller who never hit it big….?!” Ouch dude, that’s harsh… also funny. Also uh, true.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-4-26) →
Ron Sexsmith (39)
Andrew Bird (33)
The Stunning (13)
Josh Rouse (8)
Bruce Springsteen (6)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Superstition - Stevie Wonder.
Get up and dance to...
Internet firm Yahoo has closed down Geocities, its personal web hosting site. Yahoo bought GeoCities for USD3.57 billion in 1999, and at its peak the site boasted millions of users. (via ENN.ie)
So long Geocities, thanks for the memories…
Pirate Bay judge is a member of a copyright... →
A lawyer representing one of the men convicted in the Pirate Bay trial has called for a retrial after reports that the judge was a member of the same copyright protection organisations as several of the main entertainment industry representatives.
The judge in the Pirate Bay case, Tomas Norström, has been a member of several of the same copyright protection organisations as several of...
“Humour is just another defence against the universe”
– Mel Brooks
Heretics - Andrew Bird
Cynical-C Blog →
Cynical-C Blog features a collection of 1 star-rated comments on albums, books and movies that are widely considered to be classics. It features wonderful gems such as this 1 star review of classic book The Hobbit:
This is just a horrible book. My school is forcing me to read it. It is just so boreing. I don’t even think my teacher can take it anymore beacause we have been reading it for 3 monthes...
“Giant burning yellow orb seen over Dublin city. Reduced vision, increased...”
– nosmo
“A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never...”
– Franklin D. Roosevelt
Know How to Spot an ATM Skimmer - Lifehacker →
Albatross - Fleetwood Mac.
I dare you to listen...
Blackout Europe | Home →
The internet as we know it is at risk because of proposed new EU rules going through end of April. Under the proposed new rules, broadband providers will be legally able to limit the number of websites you can look at, and to tell you whether or not you are allowed to use particular services. It will be dressed up as ‘new consumer options’ which people can choose from. People will be...
“If you have ever lost someone very important to you, then you already know how...”
– A Series Of Unfortunate Events (via asprettyasasong & merricat)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-4-19) →
Josh Rouse (26)
Bruce Springsteen (22)
Pete Yorn (17)
The Beatles (17)
Death Cab for Cutie (15)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Happiness is...
theresalighton:
…getting home after a good night out, not drunk but pleasantly sleepy and sitting down to tea and toast in a warm house.
And Travors, I’m hoping you took the obligatory table-of-drinks pic tonight, because I didn’t…
Dammit I forgot…..text your other half, there’s still time!
“The name is part of the problem I think, if they had just called it “The...”
– Me on The Pirate Bay.