Thursday, June 26, 2008
Fear and Ledgers in Las Vegas
We had two bags of adding machine rolls, seventy-five pencils with eraser, five sheets of high-powered ledger paper, a saltshaker half-full of stamp ink, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored postit notes, book marks and highlighter pens... Also, a quart of evian, a quart of cranberry juice, a case of batteries for calculators, a pint of raw tippex, and two dozen paperclips. Not that we needed all that for the trip, but once you get into locked a serious set of accounts, the tendency is to push it as far as you can. The only thing that really worried me was the postit notes. There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than an accountant who's run out of postit notes, and I knew we'd get into that rotten state pretty soon.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
How to live tolerably
I have had a fun few months. Figured out the Phony and marked it all up as a lesson learnt.
Then music wise. There is the Fleet Foxes. They are to be important to you now as they are to me; GO! go and enjoy them
LETS LISTEN!
Radiohead
GOLLY! IT WAS GOOD!
esp when everybody sings along...erk.
ALSO
bonnie prince billy played vicar street and it was quite nice
And the aforementioned fleet foxes the night before.
Then music wise. There is the Fleet Foxes. They are to be important to you now as they are to me; GO! go and enjoy them
LETS LISTEN!
Radiohead
GOLLY! IT WAS GOOD!
esp when everybody sings along...erk.
ALSO
bonnie prince billy played vicar street and it was quite nice
And the aforementioned fleet foxes the night before.
Monday, June 09, 2008
Questionairrreeers pt 2
Recently completed for inclusion in the Athlone/Westmeath advetiser newspaper as part of my duties for theacidtestband. The fact that something this stupid was distributed around the county brings glee to me.
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Spending a quiet afternoon in my smithy making shoes for ploughhorses.
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
batman
Which living person do you most identify with?
whoever Michael Jackson harvests for spare organs these days.
Which trait do you most deplore in yourself?
my downright, outrageous pomposity
What is your greatest extravagance?
me Cashmere geansaí
What is your favourite journey?
I dont care as long as we take the scenic route and we can stop to pee when i need to.
On what occasion do you lie?
usually before I to go to sleep
Which living person do you most despise?
that idiot in the mirror
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
I thought i was in love once, but it turned out to be an epileptic fit.
When and where were you happiest?
Berlin, 1927. Heady days my friends, heady days.
Which talent would you most like to have?
The power to hypnotize goats whilst juggling chainsaws.
What is your current state of mind?
like a tornado ploughing through a jigsaw factory
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
being the first person in my tribe to develop opposing thumbs
If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what do you think it would be?
david bowie's wonky eye
What is your most treasured possession?
my false sense of security
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
not being able to find the prozac tablets
What is your favourite occupation?
organ grinding
What is the quality you most like in a man?
manliness
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
daintiness
Who are your favourite writers?
whoever wrote the ann and barry books
What is your motto?
everything you are amounts to nothing in the end
compared to the usual drivel in it
http://www.athloneadvertiser.ie/index.php?aid=7415
i think i did well
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Spending a quiet afternoon in my smithy making shoes for ploughhorses.
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
batman
Which living person do you most identify with?
whoever Michael Jackson harvests for spare organs these days.
Which trait do you most deplore in yourself?
my downright, outrageous pomposity
What is your greatest extravagance?
me Cashmere geansaí
What is your favourite journey?
I dont care as long as we take the scenic route and we can stop to pee when i need to.
On what occasion do you lie?
usually before I to go to sleep
Which living person do you most despise?
that idiot in the mirror
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
I thought i was in love once, but it turned out to be an epileptic fit.
When and where were you happiest?
Berlin, 1927. Heady days my friends, heady days.
Which talent would you most like to have?
The power to hypnotize goats whilst juggling chainsaws.
What is your current state of mind?
like a tornado ploughing through a jigsaw factory
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
being the first person in my tribe to develop opposing thumbs
If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what do you think it would be?
david bowie's wonky eye
What is your most treasured possession?
my false sense of security
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
not being able to find the prozac tablets
What is your favourite occupation?
organ grinding
What is the quality you most like in a man?
manliness
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
daintiness
Who are your favourite writers?
whoever wrote the ann and barry books
What is your motto?
everything you are amounts to nothing in the end
compared to the usual drivel in it
http://www.athloneadvertiser.ie/index.php?aid=7415
i think i did well
