Dressing up is inevitably a substitute for good ideas. It is no coincidence that technically inept business types are known as "suits."
Paul Graham, September 2004
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Life Saver
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Quote of the Week
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Dictionary Corner #23
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Quote of the Week
Tullamore Welcome
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
The Chocolate Oracle
What Your Taste in Chocolate Says About You |
You are sweet, mellow, and easily satisfied. You don't like anything too intense and dramatic. Deep down, you're a kid at heart... and you're nostalgic for the past. You are friendly, witty, and likable. You charm is overwhelming. People are enchanted by you. You have a comeback for anything. Because of this, you seem flippant at times. You love the feeling of accomplishment. You enjoy doing what's important. You feel lost when you have to do frivolous tasks or hang out with shallow people. |
Dictionary Corner #22
Vamp1 – verb (vamp something up) informal
Improve something by adding something more interesting
Noun – the upper front part of a boot or shoe
ORIGIN – first referring to the foot of a stocking: from Old French avant ‘before’+ pie ‘foot’
Vamp2 – noun (informal)
A woman who uses her sexual attractiveness to seduce and control men
Verb – blatantly set out to attract a man.
DERIVATIVES – vampish adjective vampy adjective
ORIGIN – short for vampire
Improve something by adding something more interesting
Noun – the upper front part of a boot or shoe
ORIGIN – first referring to the foot of a stocking: from Old French avant ‘before’+ pie ‘foot’
Vamp2 – noun (informal)
A woman who uses her sexual attractiveness to seduce and control men
Verb – blatantly set out to attract a man.
DERIVATIVES – vampish adjective vampy adjective
ORIGIN – short for vampire
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Quote of the Week
Monday, May 5, 2008
Lars and the Real Girl
I did something today that I haven’t done in ages; I went to the cinema on my own. This is something that I used to do regularly and then just kind of got out of the habit of doing it. I went to see Lars and the Real Girl in the Kino this afternoon and I really enjoyed it. It is so funny in places and so sad too. Ryan Gosling is excellent as Lars, a delusional young guy that forms an unconventional relationship with a silicone doll that he bought on the internet. There are some very heart warming moments in the film especially when the whole community goes along with the delusion that the silicone doll, called Bianca, is a real girl. Bianca gets involved in the church and volunteers at the hospital. She even goes to church with Lars and his brother and sister in law. There is a girl that works in the same company as Lars and one of the cutest moments in the film is when he gives CPR to her small teddy bear that another guy has hung in a noose made from a computer cable. This is an unusual film but it's very appealing because of its warmth and humour.
Dictionary Corner #21
Pragmatic – adjective
1. Dealing with things in a realistic and pragmatic way.
2. Relating to philosophical pragmatism.
DERIVATIVES pragmatically adverb
ORIGIN Greek pragmatikos ‘relating to fact’
1. Dealing with things in a realistic and pragmatic way.
2. Relating to philosophical pragmatism.
DERIVATIVES pragmatically adverb
ORIGIN Greek pragmatikos ‘relating to fact’
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Gemma Hayes
Gemma Hayes played her first gig of her current Irish tour in Cyprus Avenue on the 22nd of April. We were told by Gemma that we were the guinea pigs, as she and her band had only just finished practicing the day before. The gig on the 22nd was an extra gig that was put on when the gig on the 23rd sold out very quickly. Gemma obviously has lots of fans in Cork. I think it is the first time that I’ve seen so many guys at a gig willing to stand in the first row of the audience. Gemma played a mix of favourites from her first and second albums and also played some new songs. For someone that is so petite she really knows how to go mental on a guitar. She was also really good at talking to the crowd and even told us a story about when she was nine years old and a guy in her class came over and kissed her on the cheek. All her classmates made fun of her so after school she waited for him then she pushed him over and emptied the contents of his schoolbag into a puddle. She was really surprised when he approached her the following week with a marathon bar (now known as snickers) and a Michael Jackson tape! All in all it was a great gig and I’d definitely recommend going to see Gemma the next time she plays in your area.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Quote of the Week
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