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Entries from April 2007

Perfect ending

April 8th, 2007 · 2 Comments

The perfect ending to Easter Sunday was fishing with Gabe at Lough Bo, just a few minutes from the house. Though it is claimed that pike and trout are plentiful in the lake, we didn’t leave with any fish. It was worth the trip just to stand in the tranquil water and watch the sun [...]

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Tags: Gabe · life

28 Product Placements

April 7th, 2007 · 1 Comment

The only thing more gratuitous than Cillian Murphy’s naked frame in 28 Days Later was the over use of product placement. It honestly grated on my nerves that product brands even began to infect the actual dialogue of the film. Did anyone else not like this film, or am I the only one? (And I [...]

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Tags: film

Now you see it, now you don’t

April 6th, 2007 · 2 Comments

I wasn’t referring to my hairline, but to the work that has begun around studio construction. First up, dismantling the car park and moving half of it behind the house for mower storage. Gabe and I removed the roof together. While sledge hammering out the joists I did get one plank in the face. All [...]

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Tags: property · studio

Copycats

April 4th, 2007 · 2 Comments

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Tags: cats · photos

"Easy as cake"

April 3rd, 2007 · No Comments

I was shocked to read that 2010 was nominated for 5 Oscars. I originally saw 2010 in the theatre as a teenager and remember liking it and remembering lines like “Piece of pie.” Watching it a day or two after watching 2001, I felt like I had gone BACK in time as opposed to forward. [...]

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Tags: film