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Entries from July 2008

Nasturtium

July 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Nasturtiumreach full bloomin moonlight.
Stone on stone,flowers comelike lovers
uncovered.Orange buds,each held soft
in deep pulse.Dilated,dime-sized, red,
all beginclimbing wallsheavenward.

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Tags: garden · poetry

The Studio of Dr. Caligari

July 30th, 2008 · No Comments

The original render on Lisa’s studio started to develop cracks within days of drying. Perhaps there was something wrong with the mix. We have been waiting for several weeks of dry weather (which is never in Ireland) so the latest and last task was to erect scaffolding and cover the building in a plastic canopy. [...]

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Tags: studio

All joking aside

July 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The new Batman film, The Dark Knight, was a real dark gem. Outside of feeling a teeny bit long (I would have cut a bit off the Harvey Dent chase sequence) the film sets the bar for superhero, summer blockbusters. Heath Ledger’s Joker lives up to all the hype and keeps you tense and on [...]

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Tags: film

Cat on a Hot Slate Patio

July 28th, 2008 · No Comments

It finally got seasonably warm here and to prove the point, even the cats were looking for a bit of shade. Neo found comfort perched beneath the Senz Umbrella which is meant more for its wind support than feline solar protection.

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Tags: cats · weather

Coming up for air

July 17th, 2008 · No Comments

Made a last minute decision to attend Oxegen and scored some discount tickets on Toutless. I was a bit wary 1) because the weather looked as if it could be a disaster 2) I hadn’t heard good things about the crowd 3) I was taking Gabe who is 13. Needless to say, the weather was [...]

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Tags: music