Mar

The next time…

someone parks across 2 spaces out the back of my house, I’m printing this off with the word “warning” across the top and sticking it to their windscreen… Do you think that laminating it would be a step too far??

Updated: Now in PDF file format with message “Please stop being an idiot about your parking - ONE space is all you need…” for easy printing. park_nice_sign

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24

Mar

Eh, no lads….

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That isn’t what a helicopter looks like, those are some men dressed in green…

From here.

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23

Mar

Punishment lines…

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The next time my wonderful, sexy, witty husband lends me his fast, sporty, gorgeous car, I WILL NOT leave one of the internal lights on, thereby draining the battery.

I think I have it drilled into my skull now…. Sorry sweetie!

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22

Mar

I am wholesome and innocent, I swear…

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Been swamped at work the last few weeks, but in the current climate that’s nothing to sniff at! All these 12 hour days take their toll however, and even though I’m nearly fully recovered from my ergonomic injury (8 months of physio later), the last thing I want to do when I come home of an evening is pick up my laptop!

So I’m very behind in posting the news that I won “Maxi Cane and Sextoys.ie’s Filthy Butt Fun Award” (God, that’s a mouthful!!) earlier this week.

Apparently Maxi saw through my wholesome and innocent exterior (I am Grannymar’s daughter after all) and noticed my naughty side when I was building my snow-woman last month.

Thanks a million to sex-toys.ie for letting me pick a prize from their catalogue - I’d tell you what I chose, but unfortunately my mother reads my blog, and in her eyes I’m still her little angel, so I’d hate to dispel that and shock her!

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28

Feb

Irish Blogger “Cliques”

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This subject, along with people thinking that the Irish Blog Awards are “fixed” has been done to death over the past week, and I’ve had my say on several blogs (on the ones I was able to comment on!). But I was writing a comment over on The Dossing Times this morning and wanted to re-post it here. A few people seem to think that you need to be a sponsor or a friend of Damien to win, they forget that judges are involved and they vote and make the final decisions.

I didn’t really agree with all the winners this year myself, but since I wasn’t able to participate in judging (I did the previous year), I’ve held my tongue, as I didn’t have a right to comment on it.

30/365
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All this talk of cliques within the Irish blogosphere is driving me nuts though, so I tried to explain my feelings about it with the following comment:

I don’t really mean to target a minor point, but many of the bloggers out there could easily name (and do follow) more than 20 irish blogs. They tend to be the people that are accused of being in the clique (”friends of Mulley“) because they go to many of the events and network and get to know people and then continue communicating off the blogs (whether on or off-line). This networking and communications has helped many people and businesses grow because they can turn to others for advice when needed.

As the UK lottery slogan used to run “You’ve got to be in to win”. If you put in time at real-world networking events you become known and communicate in a more friendly manner on-line because you actually know the people. I’ve barely blogged myself last year due to an injury severely limiting the time I could spend on a computer, but I continued going to events. This meant at the awards ceremony I’d guess that at least half the people knew me (or knew of me), even though I may only have posted about 50 times during the entire year.

It’s not just about the blogs, it’s about the people behind the blogs.

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20

Feb

100 things

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Robbed from K8 the GR8 - all the things I’ve done are BLUE, all those I want to do are in RED.

1. Started my own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. I have played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than I can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sung a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched lightning at sea
14. Taught myself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown my own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitchhiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb (and fed it too)
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse (well a 99% one, as I was just outside the perfect region)
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of my ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught myself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had my portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris (Keep meaning to, but never seem to get around to it!)
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain (Hoy, Hubbie! You reading? )
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma.
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check/cheque
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican (Passed by on the outside, on my way to hospital…)
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had my picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Ridden an elephant

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5

Feb

Pic of the day

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Not one I took myself, but love this bento based on a Penny Arcade character:

From a brilliant bento gallery, courtesy of Wired and AnnaTheRed.

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2

Feb

Snowman (or woman?)

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I made a snow-me!

Can you spot the resemblance?

In fairness, it’s been a while since I was last able to build a snowman, in fact I don’t even remember it, so thank goodness for Grannymar and her endless stash of photos!

Lesson Learned however, you shouldn’t wear black leather gloves while making snowmen! Trusty GM came through however, and assures me that vinegar will sort it out - is there anything that vinegar can’t do!?!