I believe that an article I read today shows a large level of lack of knowledge and bad conclusions today. The article in question was posted on CNN and can be read by going to: http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/04/11/martin.confederate.extremist/index.html?hpt=C2

I have been able to start the slow move to MAC! A friend was getting rid of an iBook G4. It is running nicely and is in amazing condition for its age. So as a result I have spent as much of the evening as I could in order to try and get familiar. Being a huge keyboard short cut person, I have found this move a little tedious so far.

I am excited to move to a MAC Book, but this is some time away. There are so many things I would like to do, but since this is not an intel chip, it is not possible so far.

Orwell is alive, well and living large! Start watching ….

Yes another insightful post. But coming out of Walmart I saw a gal wearing white leather knee high boots. The word classy did not come to mind! Sorry these are great if you are in a SCI-FI movie, “Adult Entertainment – Film, On Demand (street Walker) or Dancer (whatever)”. But no one has ever managed to convince me they are a classy item. hey if you want to remake Zanadu, the boots will work. All I have to say here folks.

Okay I installed the application and I get a funny error when I try and connect. So we are not completely tether free! The efforts will continue folks. I want to be able to updated from my DROID!

During a recent discussion with a friend, they pointed out to me that with the approaching new year we were looking at our fourth decade of life, despite both of us only being in our early twenties. Let me explain the reasoning behind this. We were born in the 1980s, decade number one, we saw the 1990s, decade number two, the “noughties”, decade number three, and now the 2010s or whatever lame name they dub this decade, decade number four. Certainly a way to feel older than you really are eh?

Here in Ireland, the country is freaking out over snow fall. There is talk of the country coming to a complete hault. Public transport has been massively affected, services finished early on new years eve, and did not run on new years for example, schools remain closed because of the poor road conditions hampering students travel attempts. The nation’s salt supply looks set to run out next week, so road conditions are set to get worse, unless the predicted shipments arrive on time. A number of different county councils are warning about water shortages also. So a postive start to the year as you can see, which provides yet more cannon fodder to critique the government.

On the other hand, I haven’t really ventured outside. Over Christmas my only reason to leave the house was to go feed my friend’s cat and check that her house was ok while she was out of the country. She’s now back and I’m still in my pijamas floating around the house.

I’ve started the new year with a new boyfriend who I care about very much, and we’ve both been talking about how this is going to be a very big year for both of us. I will be graduating from university with a BA in psychology – provided exam results and assignments go well! – he will be starting a BA, we’ll both have significant birthdays this year (though really turning 21 doesn’t mean anything over here, I can already drink, drive (not at the same time), vote, buy property, get married – so it doesn’t actually mean anything despite the trend to have a massive party to mark a 21st). I will be getting my first tattoo, G will be getting more, but he’s already covered in them, I will be running in the student elections, and hopefully if elected have a job for a year dealing with welfare related issues, he’s thinking about buying his gran’s house.

G made such a special occasion of our first new years together. He saw some things he thought I’d like so there were presents for me when I got over to his place, including a pair of shoes which are the flat version of the zombie heels that I got recently. We ventured out into the first of the snowfall to go to a gig in town where I got to meet more of his friends. On the way back to his, Eddie Rockets was the only place open where we could get something to eat which was a bit of a giggle as we were both looking very rockabilly/american 50s and had champagne at the house. I haven’t had a chance to see him since then, so missing him alot already, but I have studying for upcoming exams to distract me until next week when we’re going for dinner in Dad’s after my last exam.

So the New Year draws closer. The year I had hoped to achieve more I achived less than I had hoped. However I did not quite go backwards either.

There were quite a number of ups and downs, some that were shocking and others which continue to echo. I now find myself asking what I hope to achive for 2010? What are my New Year’s resolutions? What can I stick to and what can I make happen?

 On the other side of life, do you know where the Zombies are? Are they are your door? Remember – there is no challenge you cannot overcome. How you face a challenge is up to you. if you lose a challenge how you face that victory or loss is also up to you.

I did not want to get out of bed today. I did not want to aware today. Last week was such a heart break, I feared today. It is so very sad when you fear the new dawn instead of being able to embrace the possibilities it should bring.

Last week we found out my eldest son was sexually molested repeatedly while he was two years old by a family member. It took eight years for this to come to the light. The person who molested my son was the victim of their father who appears to have drugged and raped his children during their lives. So my son was the continuation of that nasty strain. My sister in law is also struggling as the memories come flooding back for her. My wife and I are heart broken, what little level of safety we had in our home has been stolen from us.

My twin boys were both taken to either a hospital or doctors this week with issues. Both are doing okay. Our new dog whom we had just over a week and had fallen in love with, died in terrible pain on Saturday night. It apears he (Beowolf) died from what can be assumed to be post operative complications. The vet who treated him in his last few minutes (since the other vet said no and turned us away) worked to make him comfortable, and comfort my son and I.

This morning as I try and find a ray of sunshine to start this week, I find that someone who was a good friend, someone I had lost contact with, had passed. He left behind a family of three young kids.  So John, hope your giving God one of those big hugs you are famous for, not sure if they have Hawaiian shirts in heaven, but am sure your smiling down on us now.

So this has been my week, these have been the moments which have taken my breath away.

so the world is a safe and fun place to live as always. have been more tired of late and that is not a bad thing as I have been busy at the same time. continue to be stressed in general about life and every-time I get paid is when I get stressed the most. which is really odd. so need to figure that one out!

my darling wife is due to give birth any moment now in the sense it could be now, or next week. so all is well there. i expect every call to relay that key piece of information to me that now is the moment it will happen. so watching my cell phone for that text that says now!!! so I can run home to witness a miracle. does my spell check still work or has it failed again, surely some of these words must be misspelled!

so where too now Mr. Farrell! who knows, who knows. it is what it is.

No this is not the title of a bad comedy show but where I find myself right now!