Month: January 2007

Bouncy Bridge

Can you see what it is yet?

On my way to catch my train home the other night I stopped on the Millennium Bridge to try and snap a shot of the Hal’penny Bridge which was reflecting perfectly in the calm River Liffey. Crowds of commuters crossing the bridge at the same time, all in their own hurry to get home, made it impossible to get a clear shot because the bridge I was standing on was bouncing so much. In the end, after many failed attempts and with just ten minutes to get to the DART station, I decided to just go with it.

Personal

I Actually Won Something!

Me: We’re going to need a babysitter for Thursday night

Matt: How come?

Me: We’re going to a wine reception…

Matt: Why? (mmmm….wiiinne)

Me: …and then to a special preview screening of a new film…

Matt: Ooookaaay (have I forgotten an anniversary or a birthday?)

Me: …followed by a Q & A with the stars of the film.

Matt: Wow…that’ll be…interesting (weird foreign film festival alert!)…what film is it? (wincing)

Me: Hot Fuzz!

Cue lots of excited dancing up and down and girly squealing…and that was just Matt.

Yes, I finally won something! I entered a text competition in the Metro paper last week and yesterday evening I was sitting on the DART going home when I got a call to say I’d won two tickets to see a special screening of Hot Fuzz. Matt and I are huge fans of Shaun Of The Dead and had already marked their new film as one of the few that we would have to include in our ration of nights out this year. I’ll be smiling all day.

Eve Illustration

Old MacDonald 2: Pig

pig

Another of MacDonald’s farm residents especially for Eve.

Blogging Ireland

Voting Ends Tonight!

What do you mean you haven’t voted yet?? OK, I admit it, I’ve left it to the last minute too. Tonight at 11:59 pm the voting will close for the Irish Blog Awards long list, so get yourselves over to the voting page and get your nominations in.

*cough*…especially if you’re nominating me…*ahem*

PS: Just remember, one vote is all a blog needs in the appropriate categories is all that’s needed for this stage of the proceedings, no spamming necessary!

Animation

The Man Who Planted Trees

A comment left by Kris here led me to go looking for this film and I’m not sure if it’s the one Kris was asking about but I can’t think of any others that fit the description. It’s “The Man Who Planted Trees” a Canadian film by FrÃ©dÃ©ric Back from 1987. It won the Academy Award for Best Animated film and is widely considered to be one of the best short films ever created.

Thanks for reminding me of it Kris, even if it’s not the one you meant, I’ve not seen it in years! If I’ve got the wrong one let me know.

Link to Google Video page in case the embedded one doesn’t work.