Michele did this a few weeks ago which inspired me to create a list of my own:
- People who talk in cinemas: The bugs the shite out of me. “Your not watching it at home moron, it’s not cool to talk”. A recent example included the skanger mother who took her young kids to see a 9pm show of Snakes on a Plane. They sat down beside us and I had to actually move to get away from their constant talking. 👿
- Dumbass drivers: Ireland is know particularly for its crap drivers some of which I encounter on my daily commute. Granted, I don’t drive but you would think a big ass yellow and blue bus in your mirror would indicate that you shouldn’t block the bus lane.
- Lack of integrity and responsibility: This applies to politicians in particular. When we spent €200 million on a failed e-voting system no-one stepped down, they merely moved department. Wtf is that? You monumentally screwed up and spent taxpayers money on something you knew wouldn’t work?! If that was me I’d consider it an honour to be allowed resign before my ass was thrown to the kerb whereupon I would be beaten to a pulp by voters with said machines. Now our Taoiseach has revealed that he took a “loan” from friends of his, who are business men and hasn’t paid a cent back. They’re businessmen, they don’t give out free money. 👿
- Irish prices: Why does everything have to cost a bomb over here? It’s madness. American’s bitch about the price of their petrol but take a look at sites like pumps.ie and you’ll see how much of a raw deal we get, and that’s by the litre! It costs €10 to buy a ticket to the cinema and then you’re looking at another €10 for popcorn, drink and minstrels. Plus they’ve taken away the butter cos “someone could slip on it”. 👿 👿
- “Broadband” in Ireland: Damien Mulley has written some excellent pieces on broadband or the lack thereof in Ireland. His latest shows just how badly we’re being ripped off. You can get 52Mb broadband for the equivalent of €25. That’s insane!! The average for the top 15 speed wise is 18Mb with a cost of €34 or thereabouts. So why do we continue to be underserved and overcharged?
What a quality piece of television this show is. It’s Aaron Sorkin’s new series and damn does it kick ass. There had been some advance word about it but I only picked it up when it debuted last week with a cleverly written and sharp season premiere. This is the type of TV I like to watch. In the show, executive producer of the shows titular Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, rants live on air how shows have dumbed down to an extent where quality television is no longer relevant. This is the perfect counterbalance. The premiere moves that fast and introduces so much that I had to watch it a second time around just to take it all in. It’s some of the sharpest script writing I’ve watched and the performances from the cast are superb. Unlike most of the people I know, I never caught the earlier seasons of The West Wing and so only knew Sorkin from his reputation which this show is doing nothing but enhancing.
So the Ryder Cup tees off today in Straffen, Co. Kildare this morning. The weather has been a big concern all week with the tail end of Hurricane Gordon swinging on by. There was serious wind last night with a lot of trees losing branches. Does it remind anyone else of Jurassic Park? You invite a load of famous pros over to inspect the facilities on your island, a storm hits and before ya know it you’ve got velociraptors on the 18th green. Let’s see Tiger Woods handle that. I know Padraig Harrington wouldn’t be fazed, “ah sure he’s only here to watch the golf like everyone else”. Yes, I have a warped mind.
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