Yesterday I marched in the Dublin Pride Parade. There was an amazing turnout, estimated in the region of 22,000. Here’s some photos of the shenanigans…
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Dolly Mixture 11.06.10 – Street Performance, Get Mental, Seth Godin & Typography
So the wheels have almost totally fallen off my blogging wagon from rustiness. Mental busy times, much blog posts in the pipe (aka my head) but nil time to commit them to pixels just yet. For now here’s some link goodies:
In Cork this weekend? Check out the Street Performance World Championships. Last year was brilliant craic, even as a volunteer. This year is going to be even bigger taking over both Fitzgerald Park AND the Mardyke Sports Grounds. If you can’t make it we’ll be posting all sorts on the blog over the weekend so check it out at spwc.wordpress.com, Facebook and Twitter.
In Dublin for the weekend? Well why not give the Tweasurehunt a go. The last one was a great laugh and great exercise to boot.
Jason Santa Maria on his favourite typefaces.
Bringing psychology to the web design toolkit. Stephen Anderson‘s note cards are available to pre-order now.
Looking for a freelancer of any description? Check out endor.se
Seth Godin enthusiast? Join the masses for the “first ever unofficial official Seth Godin Linchpin worldwide Meetup” in Buskers, Temple Bar on Monday 14th at 7pm. Check in on FourSquare to receive a free drink on arrival.
And some light relief courtesy or Redmum…
FourSquare bringing the nyoms
So today the boy and I eventually decided to head into town and find some nice grub and have a bit of a wander for ourselves. While considering retreating to the Westbury for a cosy sneaky pint I had the geeky brainwave that the Marble Bar in the Westbury was offering a deal on cocktails via FourSquare.
So I checked in while around the corner, had the good fortune of securing mayorship and thus unlocking their offer – buy 1 cocktail and get 1 free when you check in as mayor.
After settling into the cosyness of said bar I was pretty much sold on the idea of having a yummy cocktail anyway but the prospect of getting two of them for a tenner made it a little cosier.
The Southern Smash is now my favourite cocktail, just delish – Southern Comfort, honey syrup, fresh lime juice and fresh mint with ice and ginger ale.
That was my first time making use of an offer on FourSquare. And it worked. It enticed me into the place, got me spending my dollars while introducing me to a tasty new treat and reminding me how comfy the Marble Bar is. It did feel a bit weird/awkward/geeky presenting my iPhone with this offer at the counter and despite the staff not really getting what it was they went with it and honoured the offer anyway.
Win win win.
Thursday tunes: Jack L and Julie Feeney
Bumped into two talented singers last night, Jack L and Julie Feeney.
We danced home to the sound of this guy last night:
And started the day humming this lovely tune:
Dolly Mixture 11.01.10
Donal Skehan‘s stew = win.
Open evening this Thursday at the Dublin Institiute of Design. Pop in and you could win a wee course.
Been looking at web app development frameworks for Safari on iPhone lately. If you want something other than Dashcode, check out the iUI Framework and JQTouch. May blog properly about this later on in the week.
You’ll be able to submit nominations for the 2010 Irish Blog Awards soon. Blogging may be dead but long live the Blog Awards.
My buddy Jenn combines two of her loves, writing and good beer, to create a new beer blog fresh from Colorado.
Via Damien, “No, Your First Impression Isn’t Wrong: Android ISN’T As Nice As The iPhone“. Read here and no, this isn’t Andriod bashing nor iPhone ass-kissing.
Finally, congratulations on getting through the first week of the year – arguably the most difficult first week of any new year we’ve had in a long time 