Blogging
Housekeeping
13/05/07 23:38 |
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Just back
from a couple of days R&R down Cork and Waterford
way. We left the little 'un with her granny for the
night and scuttled off to the lovely Blackwater
Valley for a relaxing night away. Great to recharge
the batteries.
I have just tidied up my fancy Blogroll, adding a few new links into the mix. If you would like a link from there to your site, drop me a line.
Una kindly recommended this site in her piece in the Tribune's election coverage. I'll have to start writing something then, I suppose. Hmmm, maybe tomorrow...
I have just tidied up my fancy Blogroll, adding a few new links into the mix. If you would like a link from there to your site, drop me a line.
Una kindly recommended this site in her piece in the Tribune's election coverage. I'll have to start writing something then, I suppose. Hmmm, maybe tomorrow...
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Better Late Than Never
25/04/07 22:17 |
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If you don't
have Kav's Blog in your RSS reader,
then you're missing something special. This is a
guy who can make your sides split with laughter
one minute, and then the next smack you between
the eyes with something really personal and
poignant.
To give you a taste of his style, this is his account of the birth of his daughter. Having recently been through the experience myself, I almost pissed myself reading this.
Like the Swearing Lady, Kav is from Galway. Maybe it's something in the water. Does cryptosporidium foster great blogging talent, or something?
To give you a taste of his style, this is his account of the birth of his daughter. Having recently been through the experience myself, I almost pissed myself reading this.
Like the Swearing Lady, Kav is from Galway. Maybe it's something in the water. Does cryptosporidium foster great blogging talent, or something?
Twenty's Book
22/03/07 22:18 |
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Finger On The Pulse … Of A Corpse!
11/03/07 21:54 |
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While we were
waiting for the ferry at Dún Laoghaire last weekend,
my wife was reading Hello! magazine's account of the
break-up of Hugh Grant and Jemima Khan. I said to her
that I reckoned that Grant and Liz Hurley would
probably get back together before too long. She shot
me this withering look, before informing me that Liz
Hurley was actually getting married that weekend.
Oh well, there goes the plan for a showbiz gossip site on the gerryos.net domain.
Oh well, there goes the plan for a showbiz gossip site on the gerryos.net domain.
Best of Luck, Everyone!
01/03/07 23:10 |
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Unfortunately, I won't be
able to get to the Blog Awards bash this Saturday in
Dublin. We're going away to England for a few days,
and I will have to see if I can sneak onto the net to
see who's won what.
With so much media coverage
in recent
days, it looks like blogging is heading for the
big time in Ireland. I wouldn't be surprised if
some of our more talented writers (yes,
Ms Swearing Lady, you in particular)
got offered gigs by the mainstream press. Whenever
I read the weekend papers, I despair at some of
the turgid shite that gets published from
columnists that are a bit too comfy in their
little niches.
So best of luck to all that have been nominated for awards. I'm looking forward to seeing the Flickr sets next week.
And congrats to Damien for another magnificent achievement in organising the whole thing.
So best of luck to all that have been nominated for awards. I'm looking forward to seeing the Flickr sets next week.
And congrats to Damien for another magnificent achievement in organising the whole thing.
Ah, Well…
18/02/07 20:59 |
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The
shortlist for the Irish Blog
Awards has been published, and UnLaoised …… (pause
for effect) …… is going home.
To be
honest, I was delighted to even have made the
long-list under the Best Designed Blog category. It
wouldn't have been right if I had gone any further
than that, because it would have meant that someone
who actually went to the trouble of designing their
site might have lost out. I did very little actual
design work on this site. The photo montage in the
header is about the only thing in it that is
original. The rest is just a modified template.
But thanks to anyone that voted for me. It's much appreciated.
But thanks to anyone that voted for me. It's much appreciated.
Spike
10/02/07 23:05 |
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Irish Blog Awards
10/02/07 22:30 |
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I was
delighted to learn that this blog has been nominated
under the Best Designed Blog in the Irish Blog
Awards.
Many thanks to anyone who nominated me (I know Kav did).
Many thanks to anyone who nominated me (I know Kav did).
Wedding Web 2.0
28/01/07 22:13 |
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A couple of
years ago, I did up a simple website for my sister,
who was getting married. I used a Blogger template,
and put a load of links in the sidebar for things
like accommodation and wedding list. I hosted the
photos and a couple of movie clips on my .Mac
account, and overall, it looked fine.
Today, my wife's brother and his fiancée have announced the date for their wedding, and I have offered that I would do something similar for them. Things have moved on a bit since 2005, so I reckon I could do a much better job this time round. What I plan to do is as follows:
- Set up the site in Wordpress, with a blog as a home page, for them to update as they wish.
- Use Google Maps for directions to the venue
- A page for accommodation details (including nearby hotels and B&Bs)
- A link to wherever their wedding list is kept
- A special Flickr account for their photos.
Any more ideas?
Today, my wife's brother and his fiancée have announced the date for their wedding, and I have offered that I would do something similar for them. Things have moved on a bit since 2005, so I reckon I could do a much better job this time round. What I plan to do is as follows:
- Set up the site in Wordpress, with a blog as a home page, for them to update as they wish.
- Use Google Maps for directions to the venue
- A page for accommodation details (including nearby hotels and B&Bs)
- A link to wherever their wedding list is kept
- A special Flickr account for their photos.
Any more ideas?
Not Another Bloody Mac Blog?
25/01/07 00:01 |
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Never content
to rest on my laurels, I have just added to the
burgeoning publishing empire that is gerryos.net.
This time it's about Apple and the Mac (well, it will be), and it labours under the title CmdNotCtrl.
Once again, I have gone the WordPress route.
This time it's about Apple and the Mac (well, it will be), and it labours under the title CmdNotCtrl.
Once again, I have gone the WordPress route.
Blast From The Past
21/12/06 22:56 |
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One of the
earliest entries on my old blog was about Newgrange,
written this day two years ago. As today was the
winter solstice, you might like to have
a read of it
again.
Refuge Of The Lazy Blogger
04/12/06 22:33 |
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Going through
the referral list from your traffic stats is seen by
some as a lazy way to get material for a post, so it
should come as a surprise that this is my first time
to do it.
Some that caught my eye recently:
liverpool echo history on post offices robberies 1990s
I can see it now - a tracksuited individual sits in a black leather chair. John Humphries asks him his name and where he's from.
"Terry, from Liverpool, like."
"And your specialist subject?"
"Post Office robberies in Liverpool, 1990 to the present day."
irish women in thongs
Mmmmkay.... moving swiftly on...
why isn't fergie available on itunes
I dunno, maybe he's too busy at Old Trafford?
johnny "mad dog" adair fan website
OK, put down the mouse...slowly...and move backwards out of the room...
Some that caught my eye recently:
liverpool echo history on post offices robberies 1990s
I can see it now - a tracksuited individual sits in a black leather chair. John Humphries asks him his name and where he's from.
"Terry, from Liverpool, like."
"And your specialist subject?"
"Post Office robberies in Liverpool, 1990 to the present day."
irish women in thongs
Mmmmkay.... moving swiftly on...
why isn't fergie available on itunes
I dunno, maybe he's too busy at Old Trafford?
johnny "mad dog" adair fan website
OK, put down the mouse...slowly...and move backwards out of the room...
Well Done, That Lady!
06/11/06 23:57 |
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It's great to see talent get recognition, as happened
today when The Swearing Lady from
The Arse End of Ireland
was described thus in today's Irish Times:
"The
Swearing Lady is no less angry but is arguably more
literary with it. Written from a Council estate in
Galway and fulminating on the issue of being
intelligent and frustrated by poverty and lack of
opportunity, Swearing Lady, when her anger is
focused, is arguably the most talented writer at work
today in Ireland."