Blogcoven

All of a sudden I look up and the year is full – blocked out through the end of the year with a shattered image across the start of 2012 thats an overlay of about three major ‘possibilities’ and a host of permutations around all of those. The time left to my own choice suddenly became scattered in pinches… Read the rest of this entry »

So I took up WoW. And now I’m posting about it just to have used the ‘Warcrack’ tag. Read the rest of this entry »

A picture of Snow near Lincoln Gate

Winter hit Ireland like a bomb again this year. I’m definitely in the camp of those who think it’s pretty for about six hours, but then would really rather get back to the things that need to be done. It’s probably principally a result of living in the city centre, where pure white carpets become projectiles and/or brown muddy slush far too quickly.

One immediate problem with snow around Christmas is that it can make deliveries extremely unreliable. That can be a major hindrance when you, like me, prefer to do all your holiday shopping in one intense burst on Amazon and related sites.
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Santa brought me a chair for Christmas, where I am sitting right now as I type (though possibly not as you read). It’s my favourite chair, an exact replica of the chair I had back in LA. It is a Poäng chair from IKEA, my favourite chair from my favourite home furnishings supplier.

Despite its many shortcomings, IKEA holds a special place in my heart. Read the rest of this entry »

Three times I have been prodded, and so it shall be. I am bound to blog, unlucky are ye.

I usually like Christmas. A lot. This year a series of mildly irritating circumstances in the immediate runup to the holiday reminded me of all the stuff I really despise about Christmas. Read the rest of this entry »