Dalkey-Killiney

the guys

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the Vico

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dalkey/Killiney/Bray

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dalkey beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yann Arthus-Bertrand

his new movie here: http://www.youtube.com/user/homeproject

summer

it is so warm here -20-25degrees-, i got a bit of a tan and a bit of a sunburn after spending two days at the beach.

it was so nice so see everyone around us happy and feeling like being on holidays in sicily or portugal or somewhere in europe where it is usually sunny.

a few people (like one of my friends) went to swim and it looked really tempting but i have to say 13 degrees in the water is really NOT WARM ENOUGH!!!

on sunday we went on killiney beach, then to killiney park, saw really nice houses on the way up, went through dalkey, got talking with one local who told us to go to the Vico because it is the best spot, then we saw bono and his wife and then we went back to town (dun laoghaire for me-5mn away)

on monday we went to dalkey, to the Vico which is indeed a really nice hidden spot with flat rocks, then to killiney park, then through killiney village trying to find the train station, one local helped us and showed us bono's house, well more like the huge high fence... and back to dun laoghaire to watch Juno in people's park.

so we now called it the bono bank holiday weekend, but i will more remember the pleasure of discovering the Vico, the joy of watching the whole dublin from killiney park, and the fantastic weather!

 

pictures to come

 

no cork but lentils

not feeling well so i didn't go to Cork.

and i am so exhausted at the moment, even though i am not working that much...

it might be a lack of iron as i used to have so i decided to eat cereals every morning, eat red meat once every week, and also i am at the moment preparing a lentil soup...

(lentils pre cooked in 1litre of water

+sliced onions+tomatoes+garlic+cumin+paprika+parsley+salt and pepper all cooked in a frying pan

all ingreedients in a casserole for 30mn and add water).

yummy!

http://www.la-cuisine-marocaine.com/recettes/entrees-chau...

Dans un faitout, faites gonfler les lentilles dans 1 litre d'eau jusqu'à ce qu'elles soient encore un petit peu fermes. La sauce : Pelez et épépinez les tomates et coupez les en petits morceaux. Préparez la sauce en faisant revenir dans une sauteuse avec l'huile d'olives, l'oignon, les gousses d'ail écrasées, les tomates, persil, le cumin, paprika, sel et poivre. Faites revenir le tout pendant 10 minutes. Incorporer la sauce aux lentilles et laisser cuire jusqu'à obtention d'une sauce onctueuse.

Dans un faitout, faites gonfler les lentilles dans 1 litre d'eau jusqu'à ce qu'elles soient encore un petit peu fermes.

La sauce :
Pelez et épépinez les tomates et coupez les en petits morceaux.

Préparez la sauce en faisant revenir dans une sauteuse avec l'huile d'olives, l'oignon, les gousses d'ail écrasées, les tomates, persil, le cumin, paprika, sel et poivre. Faites revenir le tout pendant 10 minutes.

Incorporer la sauce aux lentilles et laisser cuire jusqu'à obtention d'une sauce onctueuse.

 

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

i'd really like to see that movie. it looks like a mix between a fairytale and a Tim Burton movie and all the actors are surely good.

you can see teasers here: http://www.lesinrocks.com/cine/cinema-article/article/lim...

 

casting

for the tudors

i went there and i knew before going that i probably won't be called back.

why? a piercing on my face and tattoos on my hand! it's not really gonna fit in the tudors settings!

even though on my form they wrote french in capital letters (as there is a big connection with france in the tudors), and they asked me if i could take off my piercing ( i don't mind as long as i'm working on the production for real and not just for a day) but then the tattoos.... well i guess i could put colour skin bandage on them, or they surely have good make up artists but at the casting it was: oh visible tattoos, a catastrophe!

anyway they are shooting from mid-june to mid-november.

YES!

VIVE L'ASM!

Toulouse-Clermont 9-19

 

 

p.s going to Cork back on sunday, i'll talk to you on monday about castings, gigs, and pictures as well.

a promising single

a folkish female voice

a protective male voice

love songs

Scarlett Johansson and Pete Yorn, Break Up.

 

listen to the single at the end of this article: http://www.lesinrocks.com/musique/musique-article/article...

Africa Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

such a sunny day, a big crowd (about 4000 thousands maybe more), a fantastic venue (the iveagh  gardens: stoned walls, trees, grass, fountains, waterfall...), the sun, great food, good music even there were more irish acts than african acts, and oh did i mention the sun?

i forgot my camera but here are pics of the site map, the program and moroccan pastries i bought.

 

 

 

 

Fontainebleau

i was in Paris for a few days and i went to Fontainebleau for the first time.

really nice, chic, rich town with loads of restaurants and bars that all seemed really good and cool.

we went to a small italian restaurant that was delicious.

and also the fantastic chateau in Fontainebleau that has 3 or 4 different parks and is right in the heart of town.

and of course the forest of Fontainebleau which is huge but can be dangerous when it gets dark as i heard that wild dogs are numerous and attack joggers or walkers...

 

english

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fontainebleau

francais

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fontainebleau

should i do it?

i think i should.

THE TUDORS SEASON 4 - OPEN CASTING CALL

Jonathan Rhys Meyers and his merry gang are back in Ardmore for the summer.

If you want to be involved as an extra, there are open castings next week, here are the details:

When : WEDNESDAY 27th or THURSDAY 28th MAY

Time : 10.00 AM – 8.00 PM

Where : Liberty Hall (The SIPTU building), Eden Quay, Dublin 1.

Ages :  All ages are required

People : All looks, sizes, male and female are required

What to do :  Just turn up. You will be asked to fill in a form and get your photo taken, that's all


If you can't make it........

Send your name, address, contact number, age, height, sizes, availability,skills/hobbies along with a recent photograph to:

Extras Casting, Tudors Production Office, Ardmore Studios, Herbert Rd, Bray, Co. Wicklow

OR

[e-mail]

hot!

just watching the forecast for france for the next days...

29 degrees on wednesday and thursday in Auvergne!!! what the hell? it's only the end of may!

ok now can it stop raining in Ireland and be sunny again?

new french electro

just a provocative video or a good song?

 

Make The Girl Dance "Baby Baby Baby" ( official video )
Uploaded by placeblancherec - Music videos, artist interviews, concerts and more.

so should we add them to the family? i.e justice, daft punk, yuksek, birdy nam nam, busy p, brodinsky, dj medhi, so-me, sebastian, uffie, feadz... and all the others...?

 

the monday walk

http://www.visitwicklow.ie/attractions/bray2greystones%20...

BRAY TO GREYSTONES CLIFF WALK

Stunning sea cliffs, abundant wildlife and a fantastic walk - What more could you ask for!

If you are looking for a bracing and invigorating walk while taking in some clean sea air, look no further than the cliff walk from Bray to Greystones. Begin your journey on Bray Promenade and enjoy the seaside town atmosphere before you move on to the stunning cliff walk where you'll find a huge variety of wildlife and breathtaking scenery.

The coastal walk is 8km in length (5 miles) of cliff-top paths, which snake their way south from the end of Bray esplanade. Next to this is the challenging Bray Head climb, which will take you about an hour to the summit and back. This walk offers spectacular views of the Wicklow Mountains and, if you're lucky, all the way to Wales on a clear day.

These dramatic walks are accessible by a regular DART and bus service from Dublin city centre into the large town of Bray or the charming and bustling town of Greystones.

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dance tonight

BUMPER 2 BUMPER the massive outdoor headphone disco is back! Grab an FM radio and headphones and boogie on down to Meeting House Square in Temple Bar on Friday, 8th of May and join us for the Opening Night of the Dublin Dance Festival '09 and Dublin's best indie disco live!

Maybe you need some inspiration? This year you'll have the chance to learn a few moves from the experts, as well as catch some of the Dublin Dance Festival's performers getting into the groove. So take a look, and with Phantom 105.2 looking after the tunes, you can do the rest!

TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE! The Box Office at the Temple Bar Information Centre, Essex St. is open Monday - Saturday, 10am-5pm and is open on Bank Holiday Monday. Tickets are limited to 4 per person and over 18s ID is required on collection.

So here's everything you need to know!

WHAT IS IT?
Bumper to Bumper is a massive outdoor headphone disco at Meeting House Square on Friday, May 8th.  The event is presented by the Dublin Dance Festival in association with Phantom 105.2 and the Temple Bar Cultural Trust.  Phantom 105.2 DJs Sinéad Ní Mhórdha and Sinister Pete will be spinning all of your favourite Phantom anthems live from the event, which will also be broadcast straight to your radio.  All you have to do is turn up with your radio tuned to Phantom 105.2, put on your headphones and dance your heart out! 

WHEN IS IT?
Friday, May 8th
7pm - 11pm (gates open 6.30pm)
7-9pm Dance classes and displays
9-11pm Headphone Disco with Sinéad Ní Mhórdha and Sinister Pete (live broadcast).

WHERE IS IT?
Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 [Click for map]
Public Transport:

HOW DO I GET MY FREE TICKET?
Tickets for Bumper to Bumper are free of charge and are limited to 4 per person.  Get yours from the Dublin Dance Festival box office, located at Temple Bar Cultural Trust Information Centre, (opposite Meeting House Square), 12 East Essex St, Temple Bar from Monday, May 1st onwards.  You must be over 18 to collect tickets (proof of age required).

AGE LIMITATION
Bumper to Bumper is open to all ages.  However, all persons aged under 18 must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 or over.

WHAT DO I NEED TO BRING?
- An FM radio with headphones and tuned to 105.2FM (there is no PA!)
- Suitable outdoor attire.
- Over 18s ID (valid drivers license, Garda ID or passport)

Tickets do not guarantee admission after 9.00pm.  Right of admission is reserved.
This event is an outdoor event - please dress appropriately.

Event rain or shine.

busy bee

i think Camera Obscura are a really good band even if they are a bit too sweet pop for my liking.

i had a great time doing light for Sleep Thieves in ALT on saturday, Alphastates, Codes and 8Ball were also playing, nice quality local bands so it was a good gig overall.

i only liked one song of Miss Kittin on sunday, i thought it was a bit boring to be honest, the crowd was dull and so were the artists (idon'tknow who started though, artists or crowd?).

i was impressed by the Somadrone-Fennesz gig last night that was not boring but actually quite interesting and good, experimental drowny electronica.

day off today.

5 metal bands tomorrow.

going to see a play on saturday afternoon, then club in ALT.

then going sailing on sunday.

travel and friends

i love travelling and most of my friends do as well.  for me the best part in travelling is discovering a new culture: meet the people that live there everyday and enjoy their stories, their language, their habits, their food, their shops etc.

we are thinking about where to go next january (i always take holidays in january as it is is dead quiet at work), our plan for the moment (it can change whether flight tickets get really expensive or we have no money) is

Dublin-NYC, 2-3 days in New York City, NYC-Honolulu, 2 weeks in Hawaii somewhere in the countryside trying to avoid the big cities, Honolulu-NYC, 2-3 days in New York City again, NYC-Dublin.

we are just lookin for somewhere far away, sunny, with the ocean, a different culture, and somewhere where it is not so trendy to go to avoid mass tourism.(i.e  thailand where half the french and irish go at the moment, or if south america, what country should we choose?). anyway as well as holidays, we are already looking at different possibilities for work in NYC just to see what it's like.

 

i was going through my friends blogs this morning, Emilie in Vichy, Erica in Clermont-Fd, Jen in NYC, Catie in London... and then Manue in Serbia.

I met Manue in Ireland where we were both working, after 2 or 3 years she decided to go and do something that can mix voluntary work, languages, different cultures and environment.

so she is now in Serbia helping young people, making them aware of the importance of the environment. i thought she was going to stay there only for a year but apparently she is determined trying to find a proper job over there. i admire her.

here is her very interesting blog:

http://evsserbia.blogspot.com/

 

21st of april: rest in peace

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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films a Cannes

La Compétition

Inglourious Basterds de Quentin Tarantino (avec Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Mélanie Laurent et Mike Myers)
Taking Woodstock d'Ang Lee (avec Emile Hirsch)
Les Herbes folles d'Alain Resnais (avec André Dussollier, Sabine Azéma et Emmanuelle Devos)
Soudain le vide de Gaspard Noé
Un Prophète de Jacques Audiard (avec Niels Arestrup)
A l'origine de Xavier Giannoli (avec François Cluzet, Emmanuelle Devos et Gérard Depardieu)
Antichrist de Lars von Trier (avec Charlotte Gainsbourg et Willem Dafoe)
Les Etreintes brisées de Pedro Almodovar (avec Penélope Cruz)
Looking for Eric de Ken Loach (avec Eric Cantona)
Le Ruban blanc de Michael Haneke
Vincere de Marco Bellocchio
Fish Tank d'Andrea Arnold (avec Michael Fassbender)
The Time that remains d'Elia Suleiman
Visages de Tsai Ming-Liang (avec Laetitia Casta, Fanny Ardant, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Jeanne Moreau, Nathalie Baye et Mathieu Amalric)
Vengeance de Johnnie To (avec Johnny Hallyday et Sylvie Testud)
Nuit d'ivresse printanière de Lou Ye
Thirst de Park Chan-Wook
Bright Star de Jane Campion
Map of the Sounds of Tokyo de Isabel Coixet (avec Sergi López)
Kinatai de Brillante Mendoza

 

 

 

Film d'ouverture
Là-haut de Pete Docter et Bob Peterson

 

Film de clôture

 

Coco Chanel et Igor Stravisky de Jan Kounen (avec Anna Mouglalis)

 

Hors-compétition

 

Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus de Terry Gilliam (avec Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Jude Law et Colin Farrell)
Agora de Alejandro Amenabar (avec Rachel Weisz)

 

Séances spéciales

 

Jaffa de Karen Yedaya

Mon voisin mon tueur de Anne Aghion
Manilla de Raya Martin et Adolfo Alix Jr
Min ye de Souleymane Cissé
L'Epine dans le coeur de Michel Gondry
Pétition de Zao Yang

 

Séances de minuit

 

Jusqu'en enfer de Sam Raimi

Panique au village de Vincent Patar et Stéphane Aubier
Ne te retourne pas de Marina de Van (avec Monica Bellucci et Sophie Marceau)

 

Un Certain regard

 

Mother de Bong Joon-ho
Irène d'Alain Cavalier
Precious de Lee Daniels
Demain dès l'aube de Denis Dercourt
A deriva de Heitor Dhalia
Kasi az gorbehaye irani khabar nadareh de Bahman Ghobadi
Los viajes de viento de Ciro Guerra
Le Père de mes enfants de Mia Hansen-Love
Contes de l'âge d'or de Cristian Mungiu
Tales in the Darkness de Nikolay Khomeriki
Le Tsar de Pavel Lounguine
Nang Mai de Pen-ek Ratanaruang
Independencia de Raya Martin
Policier, adjective de Corneliu Porumboiu
Mourir comme un homme de Joao Pedro Rodrigues
Eyes wide open de Paula Weiman-Kelman
Samson et Delilah de Warwick Dhornton
The Silent army de Jean Van De Velde
Air doll de Hirokazu Koreeda

 

Jury
Présidente : Isabelle Huppert
Asia Argento
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Lee Chang-Dong
James Gray
Hanif Kureishi
Shu Qi
Robin Wright Penn

 

Jury de la Cinéfondation
Président : John Boorman
Bertrand Bonello
Ferid Boughedir
Leonor Silveira
Zhang Ziyi

sentenced to death

please help these five Tibetan demonstrators who have been sentenced to death while fighting for their freedom,

send an email to the Chinese Minister of Justice:

http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5380/t/5114/p/dia/act...

 

what are we waiting for?

loads of bloggers and writers are waiting for some kinda approval to publish the linup for the E.P.

i don't really see why as you can already find the list here: (well i'm pretty sure, 95% sure, this is the right list)

http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/~peoplesr/forums/sho...

and here it is then, good names overall but nothing to exciting:

the line up

* Orbital
* Flaming Lips
* Basement Jaxx
* Madness
* MGMT
* Fleet Foxes
* The Klaxons
* Bell X1
* Rodrigo Y Gabriela
* Chic
* Seasick Steve
* 2 Many DJs
* Lisa Hannigan
* Explosions in the Sky
* Damien Dempsey
* Alabama 3
* Bat for Lashes
* Zero 7
* Erol Alkan
* Roots Manuva
* The Sugarhill Gang
* Billy Bragg
* Lykke Li
* Imelda May
* Echo and the Bunnymen
* Magazine
* ESG
* Moderat
* Simian Mobile Disco
* Four Tet
* Skream and Benga - Magnetic Man
* Noze
* Heartbreak
* Halfset
* Chris Cunningham
* Okkervil River
* Magnolia Electric Company
* Low Anthem
* Villagers
* Tunng
* Jape
* Whitest Boy Alive
* Michachu and the Shapes
* The Walkmen
* Michael Nyman
* Dublin Gospel Choir
* Quantic Soul Orchestra
* Jazzanova

reading on the pier

speaking of french festivals

i'm going to this one this year

http://www.garden-nef-party.com/

-because the atmosphere is supposed to be excellent, kinda independent rock festival

-because due to the location, it's most likely to be sunny

-because the line up seems good, and we are still waiting for a dozen other names

-because there's only two or three stages so you don't have to walk for hours to go from one stage to another

-because for 70 euros you've got the two day pass and the camping

 

FRANZ FERDINAND

GOSSIP

GHINZU

VITALIC

SANTIGOLD

THE TING TINGS

TV ON THE RADIO

THE JIM JONES REVUE

ZONE LIBRE vs CASEY & HAME

JOHN & JEHN

...

Europavox

they even talk about it in Ireland! seeing the excellent line up it's not a surprise, yes it is an excellent festival and yes it is in my mountains, in Clermont-Ferrand!

http://www.state.ie/blog/latest-names-for-europavox/

Airfare (cz)
Bloc Party (uk)
Cartonnage (cz)
Casiokids (no)
Charlie Winston (uk-fr)
Declan de Bara (ie)
Ebony Bones (uk)
Emily Loizeau (fr)
Get Well Soon (de)
Hjaltalin (is)
Haris Pilton (sl)
Herman Dune (fr)
I’m from Barcelona (se)
Lonely Drifter Karen (at)
Mujeres (es)
Maxïmo Park (uk)
Nobody Beats The Drum (nl)
Okou (de)
Olivia Ruiz (fr)
Renton (pl)
Saule (be)
Sliimy (fr)
Soap and Skin (at)
South Central (mt)
Southpaw (cz)
Toxique (cz)
Triggerfinger (be)
Underwater Sleeping Society (fi)
Vitalic (fr)
zZz (nl)

 

p.s from france,

i'd like to see Olivia Ruiz because she rocks,

i don't like Vitalic and i've seen him twice already,

Emilie Loizeau is supposed to be good,

and Sliimy looks like a copy of Mika just missing the high pitched voice but really good production.

have you ever

heard of/ bought/ cooked this vegetable?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

this is a butternut squash (une courge butternut en francais)

anyone has advice for me on how to cook it?

 

i found this recipe

Cut the squash in half and scoop out the seeds. Fill the scooped out area with butter, brown sugar and cinnamon. Wrap each half in foil and place on the grill, cut side up.
The longer you leave them on the grill on a low heat the better they get.

or there's a lot here:

http://vegbox-recipes.co.uk/ingredients/butternut-squash....

lighthouse

went sailing yesterday. for four hours! we didn't know where we were going and half way, we decided to try to make it to the Kish lighthouse.

 

here is some pictures of the lighthouse

http://marinas.com/view/lighthouse/515_Kish_Lighthouse_Du...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

here is its location (ref. A)

 

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bands and bands

Secret Weapons

Howl

Hassle Merchants

Hot Sprockets

Murder of Crows

good gig overall. badly organised though. didn't know stage times, how many bands were playing, didn't even know what the main band looked like as they didn't soundcheck. was really impressed with Howl: sounds like metal punk with acoustic tendencies and singer has a great powerful voice. Hassle Merchants are quite good although a bit too much like The Strokes, they should try to create something instead of copying. Hot Sprockets were good as usual.

 

Dirty Epics

The Red Labels

The Dirty 9s

Land Lovers

nice bands but a few boring artists. the Red Labels have potential and the Dirty Epics are good and promising.

 

The Laundry Shop

Royseven

DC Tempest

i think Royseven were the least good of the night. they used to be really good, but maybe it was just that night. DC Tempest will be back for a launch. The Laundry Shop are efficient rock with just three members.

more room

to sleep

 

being delivered on the 15th of april

first time out

on the sea today!

i had so much fun. it was great. and i have to say i'm not sea sick at all. sea and winds were ok at first (F4) and when i took the hand the winds starting to increase (of course) and i had to struggle not to make the boat capsize! we headed then to another direction and as it was kinda still bad (F5) we decided to go back but we were still on the sea for 2 hours and a half and it felt like 30mn! it was brilliant. the boat i was on is a keelboat Sigma 33 called Obsession and is berthed in Dun Laoghaire Marina.

here is a small picture and then a video of members of the club on a sailing session

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At Sea from Sailing In Dublin on Vimeo.