I didn't have the whatever to post links/info about Savita on lj today, but I tweeted and retweeted a *lot*: https://twitter.com/mollydot

So depressed and angry about the woman in Galway being left without an abortion when it probably would have saved her life.
I'll add links tomorrow for those who don't know what I'm talking about ,but it'll be front pages of the Irish Times and Indo.

Good luck to those doing nanowrimo.

I'm not at all confident at throwing together stuff from the fridge, so when it works, I should record it.

Cajun chicken pieces from a packet, cold penne pasta, sweetcorn, peas (I cooked these just before eating, and everything else cooled them down enough), a chopped tomato. I would have put in some bell pepper if we'd had one.


Even simpler, for lunch I had warm pasta with pesto and a chopped tomato. Guess where the cold pasta came from :-)

If you read this, leave me a one-word comment about your day that starts with the third letter of your LJ username. Then repost so I can leave a word for you.

via irishkate

(via tumblr)

onionjulius:

pileofgoodthings:

WOLF:  Sea Wolf - Folk Underground
LION: In My Mind (feat Brian Viglione) - Amanda Palmer
DRAGON: Firedance - Bill Whelan, Riverdance (replaced dragon with fire)
ROSE: La Vie En Rose - Africando
SUN: Reel Around the Sun - Bill Whelan, Riverdance
WINTER: Winter Blue - Heather Nova
GROW(ING): Where The Wild Roses Grow - Nick Cave, Kylie Minouge
BLOOD: In the Blood - Annihilator
FAMILY: Runs in the Family - Amanda Palmer
STORM: Storm 3000 - Leftism

I should probably do a different one for Lion: Gold Day - Sparklehorse.

We're having a bbq on Saturday 16th July in our house in Kilkenny. Come along!

LJ friends, the info is pretty much the same as these posts except for the date: http://mollydot.livejournal.com/tag/housewarming

Non-lj friends, mail me for more info. Basic plan is adults and children are welcome during the day and adults are welcome to stay the night. We do need numbers for staying over, and it would be handy if you could bring your own sleeping mat/bag.

Apologies for lack of proper post with directions etc, but my desktop is broken and it's a pain gathering all that on the mobile. I had been going to wait till the computer was working again, but it's more borked than I thought.

Anyway. Party. Come.

Is there a difference between Irish bacon and British bacon?

Prompted by comments to this: http://james-nicoll.livejournal.com/3090505.html

Via Womanist Musings

Anyone on for a craft retreat in rural Kilkenny?

The idea is you bring whatever art/crafts you want to do to our house and have a weekend (or a day) dedicated to creating and crafty socialising, including swapping hints, and maybe teaching each other. Some of our floors are still concrete, so it's a good opportunity to do messy things :-) We could also do a supply swap/giveaway.

Don't have any supplies/tools yourself? I'm fairly hoardy about my usable-up supplies, but I have plenty of tools for papercrafting - punches, stamps, cutting tools; glue; a sewing machine; toy stuffing; drawing pencils; paint - gouache, acrylic, peelable glass paint and silk paint; bead loom; weaving sticks. Bring paper, fabric, acetate (for the peelable paint), beads or yarn.

Don't know how to do anything but willing to learn? Papercrafting, peelable paint and silk painting are all easy to start. And I'm sure there'll be someone willing to start you off knitting. And I have a selection of books and magazines.


I'm suggesting the 12th & 13th of March. I was originally going to give a choice, but my own weekends have filled up, so that's all that's available for the next while, unfortunately. I know a number of you have something else on on the 12th, but perhaps you could come along on the Sunday? Or come on Saturday if Sunday's out. For those who can't make it at all (or want to do it twice), we can do it again in a few months, if there's interest.


Food: This was originally inspired by gothwalk a few years ago, when he suggest renting a holiday home & all chipping for rent and food purchase, and he'd cook as his craft. Anyone interested in doing that? (gothwalk, are you interested and available?). Personally, I'd rather concentrate on other crafting than food provision, so the other options are potluck, takeaway, or sandwiches.

Getting there: I can do pick ups from train or bus, and I'm sure there'll be people willing to give lifts. Driving directions & more bus/train detail are available here for lj friends. Ignore party related details - I'm not specifically planning bbq & cocktails, but who knows what might happen!

Staying over: We've a double bed, two single futons, a smaller chair bed and a few blow-up mattresses. Available mostly on a first claimed first served basis: though if there's a couple they'll get double bed priority, and anyone with issues that make comfort important, eg pregnancy will get bed priority. We've space for other camp beds if necessary.


RSVP please*, so I've an idea about space and sleeping requirements, and for discussions about food. Also mention if you'd like to use the sewing machine a lot, in case there's two or more of you & someone can bring one.


* Is it normal to include please here? I feel weird leaving it out, but also putting it in, cos it's already there in the "SVP". #overthinking

Edit: Feel free to bring along books & magazines to swap/giveaway.