I’ve gotten into a fairly unhealthy sleep pattern cycle that I really have to break – especially at the weekends, when I work in a bar and generally get home at around 2am. Once a week (Sundays, usually), I’ll stop off at the chipper and get a fresh cod and curry chips… probably a bad idea too, if I’m honest- health-wise certainly,- although I convinced myself recently that once a week is okay. I meant to make a new year’s resolution to cut down on it (or cut it out entirely) and get more healthy, but that’s easier said than done as I like it too bloody much for my own good!

Once home, I’m reluctant to go to sleep and usually watch a bit of TV with the dog for company. When I do eventually go up to the bedroom, I’m too awake to sleep and stay up reading, browsing, chatting, tweeting, facebooking, watching movies – and yes, occasionally, blogging.

Sometimes I have a few drinks while doing this… alone. Bad idea.. I know! – and this goes on until I finally start to feel properly tired – stupid o’clock usually (often after 4 or 5am) – a lot of the time actually in bed with the laptop on a tray on my knees, and I end up not getting up until 1 or 2pm the next day.

So Christmas is upon us!

In the spirit of the recession, I’m going to recycle this image from a previous post from last year (but the feeling is still there in full!)…

By the way, as you may know if you know me (or if you follow me on twitter!), I’ve been on Christmas FM presenting “Christmas Stories” as part of the Breakfast Show for the past few weeks. Tomorrow, Christmas Day itself, I’m on for a very special show – which I’m presenting myself – from 9 to 10am. I may even go in dressed as Santa Claus! (- like I did in work… see pic below!)

So, if you’re in Dublin or Cork – unwrap your presents with me on your radio! The station is on 100.3FM in Dublin and 106.7FM in Cork. If you’re anywhere else in the world, you can tune in via the web site. You can also read the news team blog there and check out some of the stories we’ve been reading out in the mornings!

A very happy and safe Christmas to you all!

Loads of stuff going on that’s eating up my time… most of which I’m a little annoyed about.

I mean I don’t mind having to do college assignments – they’re par for the course… but when you’ve got seven or eight at once – four or five of which are due within the same three days… THAT’s a pain. I won’t go on about it anyway…

Here’s the most recent movie I’ve seen… I’d highly recommend it. Ignore what the various bad-mouthing cocks who tend to feature on RottenTomatoes say…

Oh and don’t worry about leaving your brains at the door. You WILL need one. I watched this with radio legend Bob McKenzie and he laughed his ass off throughout pretty much the whole movie.*

*: What that tells you… I really don’t know…

Here’s a lovely little short (8 mins) animation about a city of singing cats that’s preyed upon by a shadowy figure intent on performing a twisted feline symphony. It’s narrated by Nick Cave. Enjoy!

For more info, check out the Peoples Republic of Animation or the Cat Piano Blog.

Sorry folks – I’ve run out of blogging juice. Another little Irish blog falls by the wayside. The well has run dry. The cup no longer runneth over with ideas.

Frankly, it hasn’t in a while… this has been a while coming – college and real life are taking over and I don’t have much time to maintain this little corner of the web any more. Been thinking about this for a while since I saw a bunch of other Irish blogs close their virtual doors recently and finally decided this morning.

I used to be into it. I used to be heavily into reading and writing, but since I suffered a head injury (which I mentioned in a blog post once, and wrote a lengthy account of once), I just don’t seem to have it in me any more… which saddens me.

I don’t really need to go into masses of detail to explain why I’m finishing here and now,- suffice to say, I just don’t feel I have a reason to blog any more. I may find one again some day… who knows. I’m not overly concerned. You’ll still find me on twitter – from time to time.

Anyway, thanks to anyone who’s bothered reading my drivel up to now. I may return to blogging in some totally different incarnation at some stage in the future, but not any time soon… so for now, I bid you all…

(Jeez, what a shit graphic to finish on )