I've diverse interests really... I'm a scientist, well, thats the day job anyways... Artistic I love writing poetry and fiction and would love to be able to write for a living. drawing and painting, taking photos, reading, jigsaws, paper mache, clay modelling. Sport I'm fairly active and love trying new things, boxing, soccer, a bit of hurling, table tennis and hill walking etc. Of course I have to say, up MUNSTER rugby (don't know a thing about the sport though)! Social I also like hanging out with my friends and having a laugh, going out with my friends, making people laugh, kicking off my shoes after a long days work, checking my bank balance to find I'vce been paid (not seriously!) , travelling around, planning holidays, going on holidays, getting praised, making somebodys day, giving presents, shopping (sometimes), eating yummy things like pavalova and meringue....
Music
I like a bit of everything really, depending on my mood, pop, rock, country, easy listening, r'n'b, classical, folk... but heres some of who I have in my collection:
I'd have to say there are very few new bands that impress me these days but "Director" and "Jodavino" are class acts!!!
Songs that give me chills (the wow brilliant kind!):
California Dreaming - The Mama's and the Papa's
The River - Bruce Springsteen
I can't see New York - Tori Amos
Telling Stories - Tracey Chapman
The Chain - Fleetwood Mac
Urge For Going - Joni Mitchell
Movies
There's so much that I like I've put a few of them in little lists!!
There are so many talented actor/actresses/directors/writers out there, but based on performance my top 5's are such:
Actor
1. Denzel Washington
2. Robert DeNiro
3. Tommy Lee Jones
4. Samuel L. Jackson
5. Kevin Spacey
Female:
1. Fionnuala Flannigan
2. Julia Styles
3. Ashley Judd
4. Kirsten Dunst
5. Demi Moore
Television
Family Guy is brilliantly funny!
CSI:Las Vegas, Miami and New York in that order, Law&Order:SVU
Cold Case
Real life crime things n documentaries
Old favourite comedies are Fawlty Towers, Scrubs, Black Books, Mad About You,
Comedy quizzes such as: Nevermind the Buzzcocks Have I got news for you whose line is it anyway Its only tv but i like it I love stand up commedians: Lee Evans, Billy Connelly, Bill Bailey, Tommy Tiernan.
Books
Crime Thrillers are my favourite really,
Jonathan Kellerman
Faye Kellerman
James Patterson
Agatha Christie
John Connolly
Michael Connelly
Paul Carson
Tess Gerritsen
John Grisham
But i will read most types of books including biographies and real life stuff. Like New Scientist mag too.
Poets
Robert Frost
Tupac Shakur
Derek Mahon
Seamus Heaney
W. B. Yeats
Sylvia Plath
John Montague
Patrick Kavanagh
Biographies:
Mercury & Me - Jim Hutton
Queen the early years
Sharon Osbournes bio was interesting
Jane Fonda's bio also good - three quarters way thru, never taken so long to read a book.
Heroes
Ordinary people often do the most extraordinary things. My parents and grandparents for making do with what they had and giving us their all. My bf for putting up with me all these years.
Oh and Captain Planet...he's a hero, gonna take pollution down to zero!
Dear God: The lady reading this is beautiful, classy and strong, and I love her.
Help her live her life to the fullest.
Please promote her and cause her to excel above her expectations.
Help her shine in the darkest places where it is impossible to love.
Protect her at all times, lift her up when she needs you the most, and let her know when she walks with you, She will always be safe.
Love you Sis!!!! Now you're on the clock!!!! In 9 minutes something will make you happy. ;-) But you have to tell 9 sisters you love them, including me.
Hi. A little Irish American History in the town I'm in and some street art. Hope all is well. I've missed you. These pics are in a little park that the plaque is in.
We, unaccustomed to courage exiles from delight live coiled in shells of loneliness until love leaves its high holy temple and comes into our sight to liberate us into life.
Love arrives and in its train come ecstasies old memories of pleasure ancient histories of pain. Yet if we are bold, love strikes away the chains of fear from our souls.
We are weaned from our timidity In the flush of love's light we dare be brave And suddenly we see that love costs all we are and will ever be. Yet it is only love which sets us free.
oh check out the pose on the profile photie!!! lush!!
jobs going grand thanks petal tis easy out won a bottle of wine on my first day on the phone!! how cool is that!!
wat are ye at this weekend i might give a call down to see ye all??!!
Thank you Ali :=), that is a compliment receieved and taken to heart! I'm off to bed now (children have no mercy), but I'm always here, reading and admiring.
I hope to speak to you soon and I hope the weekend finds you happy and ever creative :-)
As much as possible. I've entered 5 competitions already. I won't know how I do on most of them till July but the desire to write burns strong and that is a positive thing!!
Oh please do! Some of the greatest works ever, I'm sure, have been born of the marriage of the deepest and darkests of human emotions and your talent is like the forceful nature of an avalanche! It's rolling with such speed and developing into such an enormous thing!
I know, I know! But I've heard the madness ends then all is quite, reflective, calm, the sort that us poets thrive in! ** She inhales**
I'm still waiting ;-))
