Flight of the Conchords, Season 2

Next week the last ever (apparently) episode of the Conchords is airing. My favourite song from Season 2 so far is Sugalumps. In this epsiode, Bret buys a new cup as he is fed up with Jemaine's cup roster. The purchase of the new cup means that their rent bounces and they get all kinds of bank penalties. They are forced to pawn their guitars and Jemaine decides to become a prostitute in order to earn enough to redeem them. Naturally, he is not very successful . . .


Sugalumps

Book Review: Half of a Yellow Sun, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

This novel follows its characters through the formation of the nation of Biafra from Nigeria in 1967 and the three year civil war and famine that followed. I really enjoyed this book, it is really beautifully written and I learned a lot from it; this is a history that I knew very little about. Although the topic is fairly heavy duty, this book is a pleasure to read. The characters are very well drawn and I found it difficult to put the book down. I highly recommend this book.

Paddy's Day hair of the dog - flirtini

After a long and fruitful evening in The Hole in the Wall yesterday, a hair of the dog is needed this evening. I have an opened bottle of prosecco in the fridge as we decided it would be a great idea to drink some at 2:30 when we got back from the pub. With this in mind, tonight I shall make us a nice little flirtini. You will need:



1 shot absolut raspberri
0.5 shot chambord (black raspberry liqueur)
1 shot pineapple juice
champagne/prosecco/cava
fresh raspberry to garnish
Put the vodka, chambord and pineapple juice in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a flute. Top with champagne and garnish with a fresh raspberry. My favourite cocktail!

Cool Fictional Characters. #8, Nana

from the Royle Family. Norma is Barbara's mother and constantly bickers with her son in law, Jim. She likes to talk about how all of her friends are dead and her bowel movements.

Norma Speakman: Is this hat too far forward?
Jim Royle: No, we can still see your face.

Nana lets one rip

Stone Roses Reunion rumours

The Stone Roses have denied that they are reforming for a Summer tour. This June will be the 20th anniversary of their first album release and they were rumoured to have a string of concerts in the pipeline, including one at Coachella in CA. Hopefully the denial is just a delay tactic as they finalise details. What a Summer for reunions- now if only the Poppies would do a few more reunion gigs!!

Robert Webb (Jez from Peep Show) on Comic Relief

Please have a look at this, it's great. Robert Webb is doing the dance from Flashdance for Comic Relief and the scary part is that he's done it quite well!!
Jez Flashdance

Jane's Addiction playing Oxegen!

I'm devastated! I shall have to brave the scangers and the teenagers to see Jane's play their first Irish gig. Pity Electric Picnic didn't get them!
It will probably be just as cheap to travel elsewhere to see them (I hope!).

UPDATE: I've found out that they are playing on my birthday so have bought the Oxegen tickets! Fate was calling!