Archive for August, 2006

Hope Nobody Notices the Blog Upgrade

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006

I just upgraded to the latest version of WordPress, so please let me know if you notice any strange behaviour! I noticed an annoying bug with version 2.0.3 today. When I edited a comment, it put backslashes before any apostrophes. If I edited it again, it put even more backslashes in. Upgrading to 2.0.4 seems [...]

I must have this moon chair!

Friday, August 11th, 2006

Unfortunately, the basic camera on my phone does not do this beauty justice. I have never ever got the least bit excited about furniture in my entire life before but now I have serious chair lust! I walked into At Home with Clerys today and I fell in love at first sight with the Fama [...]

Emergency Maxi Twist

Thursday, August 3rd, 2006

On somehow managing to crash into a handrail on a (thankfully!) half empty DART , it is extremely beneficial, if rather embarrassing, to walk around a bustling village with a HB Maxi Twist tub of ice-cream stuck to your forehead. You may get a few funny looks, but when the nasty bump on your head [...]

The Dearest Ham Sandwich in Dublin?

Thursday, August 3rd, 2006

I dropped into The Octagon Bar in The Clarence Hotel the other evening. It’s a lovely spot for a quiet drink but if you’re feeling a bit peckish you may need to rob a bank before consulting the bar menu. I may well have found the most expensive ham sandwich in Dublin! Granted, it does [...]