The Last Post of 2010…

I can’t believe 2010 is over already. Time goes a lot slower when you’re 4 and you have no real concept of time…

Things I have accomplished this year:

Moved in with my boyfriend and out of my parent’s house (to Cork, of all places)

Stopped biting my nails once and for all (having tried repeatedly over the past eh, DECADE)

Learned to make cupcakes that don’t look like poo (and also ones that do look like poo, in case the occasion should arise where they’re needed)

Gone from 2 readers a day to over a hundred times that amount on my blog

Made some wonderful new friends through my blog and through living in Cork, my adopted new city

Stayed in super great contact with all my long-standing (and amazing) friends even though they’re in Dublin and I’m not

Became unemployed for the first time since I was 16 and worked for free to keep myself sane

Became an ‘official’ freelancer, thanks to the faith of the Evening Echo and the Irish Independent

And the list could (and maybe should) go on…

But to be honest, and without sounding like a cheeseball, if it wasn’t for writing this blog and the support I get from everyone who reads it, I would never have met my new friends, found my new job, and found the confidence in my writing to give freelancing a proper go.

So, sorry for the cheesefest but…

Thanks for reading

Thanks for commenting

Thanks for returning

I appreciate it more than you know. Yes, I mean YOU.

Best Wishes for 2011

Aisling x

My Life, Flashing Before YOUR Eyes

This is really cool.

It’s a video montage of every single Facebook photograph you have, put to a little tune.

No need to have a near-death experience, let Pummelvision show you your life flashing before your eyes.

Here’s mine…

**Please note: I got this idea (just plain stole it, actually) from a very lovely blogger called Susan, over at Suddenly Susan. Thank you for the idea!**

(Higher res version on Youtube, just click it to go)

2010 Songs That Didn’t Make Me Want To…

…chop my own ears off, Beethoven styleee.

Before I launch into the list of songs, may I just mention that I was trying to get to A Chick Named Hermia’s blog earlier on my phone, I typed in chicknamedhermia.wordpiss.com. This is NO reflection on Hermia’s post quality, more my inability to type on my teeny tiny blackberry keys.

Anyway, on with the songs list.

Apologies to people who like alternative/quirky/indie music, I’m about as mainstream as a girl can get.

Songs of the Year

Bang, Bang, Bang by Mark Ronson & The Business INTL.

Lovin’ all the French nursery rhymes in songs these days, oddly. Amazing song. Mark Ronson, play at my wedding please?!

Cooler Than Me – Mike Posner

Love the lyric “You need everyone’s eyes just to feel seen”, NOT because I can relate to such vanity. Oh no.

Whip My Hair – Willow Smith

Homegirl’s 10 years old. Props fo’ that (see, I’m attempting ‘gangsta’ so she’ll think I’m cool).

Forget You/Fuck You – Cee-lo Green

Love the sound of his voice, he brings the funk. Lovin’ the curse-y version too. So aggro, yet so happy. Loved Gwyneth Paltrow doin’ it in Glee, too.

The Writer – Ellie Goulding

Ellie Goulding is super, and when The Writer comes on, I can pretend it’s about me.

If I Had A Boat – James Vincent McMorrow

Makes me wish I had a boat, just so I could sail away into the sea while I listen to this song. *leaves to buy boat*

What’s My Name – Rihanna

After her raunchy performance on X Factor, I loved this song. Gyration central, wha? Her album, Loud, is one of the best of the year aswell.

Horse Outside – Rubberbandits

This isn’t just here for the amazing Irishness and hilarity of it. It’s actually a great song, I think. Yes. It is.

Not Afraid – Eminem

I love Eminem, and I was extremely glad to see him back on fine form with this would-be-rapper’s dream. So what if I’m a wannabe rapper?!

She Said – Plan B

Even though the lyrics suggest extended prison stays, I liked it. Great overall album too, The Defamation of Strickland Banks. It’s got a story to it.

SH*T Song of the Year

There were a few in the running, buuut…

Eenie Meenie – Sean Kingston and Justin Bieber

Both of these two should be put down for unleashing that MESS on the world. Seriously. I have questionable musical taste at best, but REALLY lads.

What are your songs of 2010? Comment :)

2010 Movies That Didn’t Make Me Want…

…to take a long walk off a short precipice.

My Movies of the Year

As one half of a couple with very few dating options in Ireland (it’s either go the cinema or, eh, stay in?) I’ve been to the movies a lot this year. These were my faves. Whadya think?!

The Town

My choice for film of the year. AMAZING cast, brilliant story, stays with you after you leave the cinema. Rent/download it now!

The Social Network

Another fascinating true (ish) story. Shows how anything can happen in an instant to change your life. You WILL Google Mark Zuckerberg afterwards.

Shutter Island

Scared the eyelids off me, but it was a really great film, despite the nightmares that followed my watching it.

Chloe

Really good film. Full of mad things you’d never expect, which is mostly why it’s good. Julianne Moore’s nipples feature quite a lot. A bonus for some?

Kick Ass

I was dragged to it reluctantly and came home wanting the Hit Girl t-shirt from French Connection. Pure fun.

Harry Brown

Harrowing, unbelievable and heart-wrenching. Even moreso because you know it’s based on fact. Michael Caine still has it.

The Killer Inside Me

The most violent film I’ve ever seen, and even though I hate violence of any kind, I loved it. See it if you haven’t. Absolutely fascinating.

Inception

You’ve all seen it, right? No need to explain it’s amazingness. If you haven’t seen it, you’re wasting precious minutes here when you could be at Xtravision.

Dinner for Schmucks

One of those films I went to as a last choice when nothing else was on. Good move, Aisling. HILARIOUS stuff. Steve Carrell is a comedy genius.

SH*T Movie of the Year:

Again, there were a few in the running, buuut…

Remember Me

Terrible, terrible film. You don’t even get the point of it til the last 15 seconds and by then, you’re asleep and/or self-harming. Shuuuup R-Patz, will ye?

What were your movies of the year? Comment :)

Merry Christmas Everybody!

It’s Christmas Day.

Right now, I’m probably in the kitchen with my mam, dad and sister having some Christmas morning breakfast to line our stomachs for the monstrous feast of culinary delights ahead of us this evening.

I’m not being a weirdo and speculating as to what I’m doing WHILE I do it. I scheduled this post on December 21st. Just so ya know.

You’re probably not even reading this on Christmas Day, either. I hope you’re enjoying Christmas with family and friends, and maybe some presents. :) If you are online, and reading this blog, I hope it makes you do a little smile and brightens whatever kind of day you’re having.

I will be sparsely posting over the next week, once or twice maybe. Unless the festive season turns out to be a huge bore, in which case there’ll be more.

Thanks so much for reading TWYL throughout the year and I hope I can entertain you even more in 2011. Here are some festive pictures for your perusal.

Peace and love (cos it’s Christmas),

Aisling x

PS. The letter ‘i’ is on the blink on my keyboard so that whole post was a feat for my middle finger on my right hand. Round of applause if you would.

Self Slap Head?! Really?

This is a break from the Christmas related posts that I’m sure are grinding the gears of many of you this week.

I was having a gander at some of the search terms people entered into Google that led them to my blog. I was surprised at some, shocked at others, but entertained either way.

Here are some of the funnier (odd AND funny-ha-ha) ones… (any spelling mistakes are the fault of the original author, not me!)

Self slap head

A sad 5-year-old-little girl

Sparkly dummys

Boat girl

The day my bum exploded

My been

Tequila toilet

Angry girl with stick

i lov my aunty n i want to do sex with him pls help me

Concert tits

Giant sweetish flag

Scrunch socks

Cute ducks

I want Craig David now

Suggestive ass tattoo

Now, you tell me what these absolute MADSERS do be thinking when they google sh*t like this. Really.

Until tomorrow…