Eve’s favourite song at the moment is Old MacDonald (well, that and the theme from SpongeBob Squarepants of course). Hearing her singing “Moomooomooomooo Eee eye Eeee eyeee Coooowwww” at the top of her voice inspired me to do some illustrations.
I spent my lunch hour down on Moore Street, all the colour was a perfect antidote to the grey skies.
Yes, it’s that time again…I can’t believe it’s been a year already! Damien has announced the opening of nominations for the Irish Blog Awards longlist. The voting process is explained here, and you can submit your nominations here. Damien is working on a way to allow people to vote for multiple categories at once but if you just can’t wait you can start getting those votes in now.
Categories are:
* Best Blog Post
* Most Humorous Post
* Best Photo Blog
* Best Arts and Culture Blog
* Best Political Blog
* Best Group Blog
* Best Personal Blog
* Best Use of the Irish Language in a Blog
* Best Contribution to the Irish Bloggersphere
* Best Technology Blog/Blogger
* Best Designed Blog
* Best Sport & Recreation Blog
* Best News/Current Affairs Blog
* Best Specialist Blog
* Best Newcomer
* Best Business Blog
* Best Music Blog
* Best Podcast
* Best Podcaster
* Best Videocast
Thanks so much if you recommended books for me to read on my DART journey. Having made the trip twice now, today and yesterday, I can see that I’m going to need some escapism even more than I thought. I’m coming to realise just how cushy I’ve had it for the last few years and I tip my hat to all you commuters who make the trip from places as far away as Kilkenny and Cavan and Wexford. I’m not sure if we’re all dedicated or crazy.
Anyway, here is the list of books I now have in my pocket for a trip to Waterstones tomorrow and if you want to add any please do, I may make this my reading list for the year:
Finn:
City Of Tiny Lights by Patrick Neate
Fi:
Ursula Under by Ingrid Hill
Sinéad:
Carry Me Down by MJ Hyland
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Sherry:
There’s a great list on Sherry’s blog of more books than I could get through in a couple of years let alone months. Three that jumped out at me…
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Peace Like A River by Leif Enger
Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott
Sarah:
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Milagro Beanfield Wars by John Nichols
Mutant Message Down Under by Marlo Morgan
John:
The Third Policeman by Flann O’Brian
The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Eithne:
A Goat’s Song by Dermot Healy
The Bend For Home by Dermot Healy
Karen:
Has reminded me to check out Jodi Picoult whose book Plain Truth I really enjoyed.