Don't worry he won't bite It's just a tiny pinch and it's over in a flash. They're just going to ask you a few simple questions. The best cure is experience. Hearing that the dog isn't aggressive is all well and good but it does nothing for anxiety. Making your way through a petting unbitten … Continue reading The experience cure →

2001: A Space Odyssey is hailed as one of the greatest science fiction movies of all time but the film didn't pop into existence from a vacuum in Stanley Kubrick's mind. Firstly it wasn't the first ever space movie. Kubrick did not invent the genre, he added to it. Secondly the screenplay was written by … Continue reading 2001: A Space Odyssey →

Constructive criticism is kind of like getting a vaccine, it'll be beneficial in the long run but right it stings like a mother fudger.

I think the problem with doomsday plans is that they've got the word doom in it and that word invariably attracts the word gloom quickly followed by disaster and chaos. I think at the heart of over reliance is an unwillingness to contemplate the potential bad times. Even thinking about letting my favourite colleagues go … Continue reading Dooms day plans →

No exceptions really is the fairest rule. Once you cave and let someone pass you do a disservice to all those you denied previously. Exceptions require secrecy and also set you up for future arguments. 'Well you did it for them, why can't you do it for me?' In that case replies like 'well they … Continue reading Exceptions to the rule →

I think people rarely reminisce about the holidays that went to plan. I reckon they revel in the setbacks, the spontaneous adapting, and the randomness of moments that were never supposed to happen. They're the most interesting. After all if everything went according to plan it wouldn't be an adventure it would just be scheduled … Continue reading Setbacks and spontaneity →

It's nine o clock now, if I start getting ready at half past I'll be good to leave at 10. Half past comes and dilemma strikes! Mammy has come in and requests I take the bins out. But I can't do it because I'm in the 'get ready' phase and I have no time to … Continue reading Get ready then chill →

Writing is nice. You can take your time, you can find the right words and articulate precisely. Talking on the other hand doesn't offer the same luxury of time. Your conversation partner isn't going to wait for you to look up synonyms of truculent so you can be extremely accurate in your description. There's more … Continue reading Perfectionist talking →

Back in the day people would consult a travel agent or receptionist to fill up their holiday itinerary, then the internet came along and these two stalwarts were replaced by google. Now it looks like instagram is muscling it's way into this space. Why instagram you ask? Because Instagram is a visual platform were people … Continue reading Social holidays →

Apparently the Fantastic Four (2015) ending was completely redone after the studio thought the original cut was too 'morose'. So they hired a new director to put a more lighthearted spin on the end of the tale. Safe to say the original director was pretty miffed. Similarly, (as legend has it) the studio behind 'Once … Continue reading Studio interference →