Before the fourth birthday of this blog rolls around next month, I thought I’d revisit an old project. A little over 2 years ago, I first launched Glassey Alley. It was to become a daily photoblog, an extension to this place. When technical problems arose, it quickly ran aground and thus, the end of glassey alley.
Version 2 is back with a vengeance, less ambitious than it’s predecessor but back all the same. I’m going to take a temporary hiatus from this blog and concentrate on glassey alley, so keep an eye over there and I’ll be much obliged if you’ll all once again update your blogrolls with the link of the new site. Oh and don’t forget to subscribe. Every subscriber or comment poster will receive one portion of good will.
So once again (and finally)… www.glasseyalley.com
Yikes. Only a week late. As above, these are a few of the photos from the Blog Awards. After the formal winners photos and the official work is over, the drinking begins and the mad session of taking photos of anything that moves begins.
I’ll take full credit for this one before it gets used & abused elsewhere. I did this, send all your royalties cheques and kind words to the provided address.. (It’s possibly partly inspired by a recent re-watching of “Sin City”)
‘Blue Steel’, an incredible reconstruction of the film “Zoolander”.
She loves me really.. I’m 99.9% sure of it.. Claire & Matt in the background.
Y’know what? I just couldn’t be bothered copying and pasting anymore. There’s a whole load more photos and this time, you’ve got a choice of where to view them. You can either flickrise yourself or visit the pixie. I’m off to bed. The perils of going to the pub early on a Saturday night.
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Before anyone asks me that, and specifically before anyone asks me why they aren’t up on my flickr account by now; Things are being done a little different this year. “Deer in the headlights” style winners photos have been up on my pix.ie account for the last few days. Those formal photos will be replicated to my flickr account in the second half of the month.
The “official stuff is over so now I’m going to get pissed and annoy alot of people” photos should, failing some kind of intervention from a force majeure, be on my flickr and pix.ie accounts tonight. Yes, most of them will be black & white. Indeed, a good number of them are out of focus and badly composed. As you would expect, alot of them didn’t make the cut as they’re of the floor/ceiling/various nondescript body parts.
A few of them are of various people licking Rick O’Shea. I guess it’s good to be the king?!? Right, now back to the photo-processing-fest.
Oh dear, it would appear further inside information on the 2008 Irish Blog Awards long lists has leaked from Award HQ. The list is posted here, but for those of you that loathe following links, I’ll be good enough to swipe it and re-post it here.
That’s some list. I’m glad to see that alot of the people I previously tipped to be on the list are there and of course I’m relieved to see myself there; Although I’d be awestruck if I made it to the shortlist. Most of the list is populated by people I don’t even recognise so I suppose that makes me an old dog in the Irish photoblogging scene. I’d keep up with all the newbies but hey.. y’know what they say about not being able to teach old dogs…
Published at July 8, 2007
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Yarrrrgh, after being meme’d by both Caitriona and Rick, I thought I better get my ass in gear and actually pay it forward.
This is my first meme (I think) so be gentle. There are rules. Somehow there are always rules…
1. Each player starts with 8 random facts/habits about themselves.
2. People who are tagged, write a blog post about their own 8 random things, and post these rules.
3. At the end of your post you need to tag 8 people and include their names.
4. Don’t forget to leave them a comment and tell them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.
Here’s the part where I try to think of 8 random facts about myself. I’ve given up trying to think of ones that’ll be interesting to read.
1. I’ve smoked a sum total of 3/4 times in my life. Once when I was about 12/13 and a couple more times when so drunk I couldn’t even uncork my next bottle of wine. Sometimes when you get to sit with a pretty girl, you’ll do anything to keep yourself sitting there…
2. Clint Eastwood is my favorite actor; Dirty Harry being my favorite character. Only because he reminds me of my dad. Christopher Walken is a close second.
3. I never went to a real college or got a real degree. I promised myself I’d do so before I turned 30, but time is ticking on.
4. I recently succeeded in getting on the property ladder with my much better half (moving in next week hopefully)
5. Out of all my clothes, the majority of people I’ve met in my life have probably ever only seen me dressed in the one specific t-shirt and pair of pants. Oh how I love those damn pants. (Points for anyone that can describe the combo)
6. I’ve gotten away with shaving about once a week for the last about 8 years. Maximum of twice if there’s some important event on during the week. I’m not bothered in the slightest that I get tri-colour stubble.
7. I worry, constantly, about my credit card debt.
8. “Egg in bread” is a little known culinary delight I’ve recently perfected. (Oil and butter in pan, take slice of bread and cut square hole in middle. Fry bread in pan for a few mins, break an egg into the hole in the bread and fry for a few mins more. Flip and repeat. Serve with yolk of egg soft. Calorific!)
Now, what unfortunates should I tag? Err, Sandy, Donncha, Donal, Julie, Claire, John and Reggy.
Published at February 20, 2007
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Some good news to come home to; I’m shortlisted for the blog awards! Hurrah! See ye all there on the 3rd! Now if I jet-lagged brain can only figure out what time it is, what day it is and where I am on the planet. Damn timezones!
Published at January 11, 2007
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Seems like all I’m going to be posting about lately is the blog awards that will take place this March 3rd in Dublin. Well, nominations are now open if you want to head along, fill in the form and nominate your favorite blog (i.e. this one). You can get in there and put your favorite blog on the spot until Friday 26th January so no excuses.
Published at January 4, 2007
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Damien has announced the 2007 Irish Blog Awards and would like people to leave a quick note if they are attending. It’s penciled in for the 3rd of March in the Alexander Hotel, Dublin city. Very much looking forward to it, although this time as a purely social event rather than a nominee. Last year practically every blogger I’ve read were strangers to me and after meeting them I can’t wait to get back and catch up.
Not to say I wouldn’t be utterly delighted to be nominated in the shortlist again this year, but it’s not a huge priority. This year I’ll be taking on the duty of ‘official photographer’. Hey, does that mean I get a badge or something?!?
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Published at June 6, 2006
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I’m going to be away for a week starting from the date of my previous post. But now I’m back so it hardly seems important to even post this…
Away where I hear you scream… Donegal, Antrim, Down and Tyrone mostly… Oh and a bit of Sligo. But as I said, I’m back now.
Published at May 16, 2006
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