Friday, 25 November 2011
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
So I am going to Southern Ireland in a few days time and as normal I have done all my research I know when and where I am going how much it will cost etc etc
I will hopefully give you the full lowdown on my adventure at a later date
However I have also been doing the usual watch programs / films related to Ireland
so today I watched this deep and emotional stirring film set in the 1920's
showing some of the persecutions the Irish have endured for nearly a 1000 years
I have a few more films I want to watch before we set sail across the Irish sea
but this one was a bit special I had to share.
See:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460989/
Thursday, 24 November 2011
Facebook Folk ..
WE ALL HAVE ONE OF THESE:
1) The “Lurker” – Never posts anything or comments on your post, but reads everything, and might make reference to your status if they see you in public.
2) The “Hyena” – Doesn’t ever really say anything, just LOLs and LMAOs at everything …
3) “Mr/Ms Popular” – Has 4367 friends for no reason.
4) The “Gamer” – Plays Words With Friends, Mafia Wars, Bakes virtual… …………cakes and shit, etc., ALL DAY.
5)The “Prophet” – Every post makes reference to God or Jesus.
6) The “Thief” – Steals status updates…and will probably steal this one.
7) The “Cynic” – Hates their life, and everything in it, as evidenced by the somber tone in ALL of their status updates.
The “Collector” – Never posts anything either, but joins every group, and becomes fans of the most random shit.
9) The “Promoter” – Always sends event invitations to things that you ultimately delete or ignore.
10) The “Liker” – Never actually says anything, buy always clicks the “like” button.
11) The “Hatee” – Every post revolves around someone hating on them, and they swear people are trying to ruin their life.
12) The “Anti-Proofreader” – This person would benefit greatly from Spellcheck, and sometimes you feel bad for them because you don’t know if they were typing fast, or really cant spell.
13) The “Drama Queen/King” – This person always posts stuff like “I can’t believe this!”, or “They gonna make me snap today!”, in the hopes that you will ask what happened, or what’s wrong…but then they never finish telling the story.
14) The “Womp Womp” – This person consistently tries to be funny…but never is.
15) The “News” – Always updates you on what they are doing and who they are doing it with, no matter how arbitrary
And lastly…
16) The “Rooster” – Feels that it is their job to tell Facebook “Good Morning”
Thursday, 17 November 2011
Visiting Rome
So it was no fluke that I watched 22 hours of Rome, along with 'Roman holiday' and 'Eat Pray Love'
3 nights and 4 days booked on the cheap with flights booked at £150, B&B at £150 plus 40 euros spending money
I thought I would share some tips
Use Terravision - cheapest deal
http://www.terravision.eu/
If you have a disabled blue badge you can get into most museums and attractions for free, this includes a friend.
The cheapest place to get a great cup of coffee cheaply is McDonalds!
Remember if you sit down for a drink or food you will pay up to four times more.
The Metro cost 1 euro and is extremely easy to use.
Theft and pick pockets is bad, Travel light and be on guard all the time.
For Films See:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046250/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0879870/
3 nights and 4 days booked on the cheap with flights booked at £150, B&B at £150 plus 40 euros spending money
I thought I would share some tips
Use Terravision - cheapest deal
http://www.terravision.eu/
If you have a disabled blue badge you can get into most museums and attractions for free, this includes a friend.
The cheapest place to get a great cup of coffee cheaply is McDonalds!
Remember if you sit down for a drink or food you will pay up to four times more.
The Metro cost 1 euro and is extremely easy to use.
Theft and pick pockets is bad, Travel light and be on guard all the time.
For Films See:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046250/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0879870/
Wednesday, 2 November 2011
Rome Series by HBO
Having watched the series when it was first aired I have decided to watch the first and second series again back to back 2 or 3 every night
I have to say yet again I have really enjoyed it, however as it's set in Roman times and the romans where obcessed with sex there is a lot of sex and voilence in every episode,bewarned!
Rome is a historical drama series first aired in 2005 and then 2007 for the second series. Rome is set in the 1st century BC, during Ancient Rome's transition from Republic to Empire. The series begins with Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul, and the first season concludes with the assassination of Caesar followed by the rise of the first Emperor Augustus.
The plots focus on two soldiers, Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo, who find their lives intertwined with key historical events. It's quality of filming and acting was honored with numerous awards. Having been filmed in various locations but mostly in the Cinecittà studios in Italy.
See:
http://www.unrv.com/hbo-rome-series.php
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