So I decided it was time to get my hair cut. In Dublin, I have a habit of putting this off, because you get very little change from a twenty, which differs a little from the 6 quid I pay in the Barber Shop in Ballymena.
Somewhat fed up of paying €19 to an old man [...]
Archive for October, 2008
My Discovery of Real Haircuts
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged adventures on October 17, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Mid-October Round Up
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged film, literature, tv on October 12, 2008 | 5 Comments »
It’s past 4am and I’m bright as a button, so time for a round-up.
I have changed the tag-line on my blog, to a Pascal quotation mapping my current position on the sphere of faith, reason, and doubt. It’s a challenge to myself, to continue probing, but leave myself open for every eventuality.
I’m hoping for some [...]
What Newton Really Meant
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged fun, science on October 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I stumbled across this post, in the Science section of WordPress. The author gives a brilliant in-depth explanation of Newton’s second law, had Newton been a 21st century frat-boy.
Newton’s Second Law: F = MA, force is equal to mass multiplied by acceleration.
Renamed: Matt’s Second Law: F = BW
What this means for us: I am [...]
One year on…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dublin, friends, thoughts, work on October 1, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Today marks one year since I started working in the finance industry in Dublin. A year ago, I was told (by my bosses) that the industry was facing some challenging times, now I’m being told (by the media) that we are in the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.
One year on, whenever I leave [...]
Edinburgh
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged adventures, friends, fun, travel on October 1, 2008 | 4 Comments »
So Edinburgh was cool. I returned lighter than I departed, having shed a pair of trainers covered in the most pungent sh*t, and a bottle of contact lens liquid (you’re welcome, Harrison); I brought back only some fudge, a bottle of Ribena and the freshers’ flu. Yes, freshers. In Scotland, they allow 17 year-olds to [...]
