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Bladder on Stick Provided
Posted Aug 6, 2004
Apparently English Heritage is advertising for a jester, the 1st to be employed by the English state since Oliver Cromwell abolished the post of court jester
A bladder on stick is provided but you must have your own bells
Dhould I apply for the post?
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Impressions of Galway
Posted Jul 31, 2004
Well I was going to keep a diary when I was over in Galway and produce something witty, intelligent and perceptive for you all to read when I got back but I didn't so its just the usual disjointed ramblings I'm afraid.
Galway City is a lovely little city of about 70,000 people, plus 10,000 students in term-time plus a lot of tourists every summer so as you might guess it has a lot of bars, cafes, restaurants, hotels, B&Bs etc.
At least in Galway the whole drinking thing is a lot more civilised than in Britain. Order a coffee at 10 pm and they won't look at you oddly. There are also coffee bars open until 2 am. The food was good too. Almost everywhere had a vegetarian option or 2 and some places had more. No more thinking I am so sick of vegetarian lasagne. The 
was very good, much more drinkable than in the UK 
.
The smoking ban seems to work well, possibly because so many of the bars and cafes have tables outside and the weather was good. Might have disliked it in a wet Febuary for example.
I went to see some galleries and exhibitions, Farenheit 9/11 (yes I know I could've seen that here but I hadn't seen it and my friends were going), a poetry reading by Vushenko (spelling?), and highlight of the visit (apart from seeing my friends), a wonderful performance of the play "Our Countries Good" by the Galway Youth Theatre.
Didn't go to Conemara or the Isles of Aran this time but I'm going back next year for my friends wedding so maybe then .
Oh, a couple of differences I noticed between the UK and Eire. The road network is much less developed. I saw some dual carriegeways but nothing looking like a motorway . There are a lot more bookmakers there. Irish shops very sensibly still seem to use paper rather than plastic bags. All the Irish people I met seemed very friendly and patient. We aren't as tolerant of tourists as they are.
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So Long and Thanks for all the Fish
Posted Jul 12, 2004
Its au revoir, not goodbye, but this is my last night in work for a while so I probably won't be on hootoo much for a couple of weeks, and if I am it won't be the usual unearthly hours. I'll miss you all and I promise to drink a or 2 to you when I'm in Galway 
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Words of Wisdom
Posted Jul 3, 2004
"To be is to do"- Socrates
"To do is to be"- Jean-Paul Sartre
"Be do be do be"- Frank Sinatra
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Making Art relevant Sometimes Hinders Artistic Liberty
Posted Jun 29, 2004
continuation (hopefully) of a conversation with Trin Tragula
obviously I think a Stalinist regime by determining what it considers relevant and valid can hinder artistic liberty
the artist themselves by seeking to be relevant may hinder their creativity but not their liberty
does that make sense
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Blackberry Cat , if one wishes to remain an individual in the midst of the teeming multitudes, one must make oneself grotesque
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