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Buckley

I should not talk so much about myself if there were anybody else whom I knew as well. Unfortunately

About Me

I'm not exactly the techno-wizard I'd have you believe. My mother just got a webcam, but my efforts to get the sound working have exposed my ignorance and it's dimensions are as follows: .. width="425" height="350" ....Currently, Buckles is studying law in the The Honorable Society of Kings Inns, Dublin.At this precise moment, he has been given an assignment to do which is causing him considerable headache and minor anxiety - hence he is updating his profile on myspace in an effort to either clear his head, or to proverbially bury it in the sand.Usually, he's fun-loving and funny and lovely and love-funning and loves funny love. He is often descriptive and perceptive and indeed very good with synonyms and the English language generally, but appears to have suddenly lost this ability and usually he would neither describe himself in the third person nor with such immodesty. It is unlikely he will return to update this rubbish blurb for a while, so in the meantime he (and I) apologise(s).Seriously though... who's up for a pint?

My Interests

Mysticism, Poetry, Sculpture, Gruesome History. I also find pain as a concept interesting. As a reality however, I just find it, well, painful. ... Le Penseur, August Rodin, Varenne, Paris

I'd like to meet:

I fecked up my frapper map and all I got was this groovy penguin GO ON: click on me map, and STICK YOURPRETTYSELF on it! value="http://www.frappr.com/ajax/yvmap.swf" / ..

Music:

People like to make long lists in this bit. Why? We all know there's a lot of music out there and most of it is at least reasonably palatable, and even the really good stuff, eventually becomes dull from overplaying, but enough rambling from me, here's a list since that's all you people understand:Jeff Buckley, M. Ward, Bright Eyes, Nina Simone, Saul Williams, Tom Jones, Kylie (that's right: I said Kylie), Keane, Kila, Christy Moore, Damien Rice, Magic Numbers, Arcade Fire, The Killers (new album please if you're listening), Radiohead, Flaming Lips, Nick Drake, Anthony and the Johnstons, Elvis, Shakira, and if you want more you can't have any that's all i'm writing

Movies:

This slide show: I don't know how it didn't win an oscar: ..

Television:

I seem to be a cartoons kind of kid: Family Guy, Vintage Simpsons and Southpark are my distraction of choice.

Books:

Do you not think I've enough to carry?

Heroes:

......... Robert Emmet (1778 - 1803) Take a walk in St. Steven's Green Where Jerome O' Connor's muse is seen With a tragic hero's flare And dactyl faeces in his hair.And see the sorrow in his eyes Confounded by the passers-by, His left hand clenching anger's cry His right hand open, asking, why?He stands alone so we'll remember How he stood in that September. In Green street courthouse charged with treason Now he’s tried by every season.He stands defying indignity As in eighteen-hundred-and-three; Heaped on then with prejudice And heaped on now by pigeon's shit.But somewhere close his blood still flows And from it seeds of justice grow And try as you may you will never stem it So remember. Remember Robert Emmet.

My Blog

The Shankill Butchers

I was at a gig by The Decemberists last Saturday night in Vicar Street.   For those of you who may not know The Decemberists, they are an American band, who are well known for their un...
Posted by Buckley on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 12:57:00 PST

I am buckleyman, hear me pergaddus!

I am now officially, the first person on the internet (as far as google is concerned) to re-use the 19th century Scots word "pergaddus" which has otherwise fallen into disuse. If you don't believe me...
Posted by Buckley on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 09:49:00 PST

TWO SNERTS

Man: It says on the menu that they have "snert." What do you reckon that is? Woman: I've no idea, was that what the receptionist said this morning? Did she say they found a snert under one of the...
Posted by Buckley on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:57:00 PST

People I've been told I look like: Place yiser votes!!


Posted by Buckley on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 01:24:00 PST

Stick

B: Can you drive stick? Q: How can someone drive a stick? B: Not 'a stick' just 'stick,' you know? Q: Eh, no I'm non-stick... like the frying pans B: I'm not talking about anything domestic(k), I mean...
Posted by Buckley on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 01:55:00 PST

I generally pay no heed to the human ear...

           until I see a bald person...          Then I find them fascinating!...
Posted by Buckley on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 04:58:00 PST

Getting pernickety about 'persnickety'

So some people say 'pernickety' and some people say 'persnickety'. How ironic that a word whose meaning suggests absolute accuracy would be passed on so shoddily! Ah, but is it really so ironic a...
Posted by Buckley on Tue, 26 Dec 2006 04:51:00 PST

Bail Me Out

For some reason I feel like publicising my most recent arse-up. Today was my first exam for this barrister-at-law professional qualification program-dealy I'm in now, and the only consolation I can th...
Posted by Buckley on Sat, 23 Dec 2006 04:28:00 PST

Making a By-Line For IT

So currently my myspace by-line reads, "Hug a monkey". I'm thinking of changing it though and have come up with a few first drafts. Feedback and/or suggestions would be most welcomed. Cheers.   ...
Posted by Buckley on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 02:40:00 PST

My (Theoretical) Death Part II - NOT FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED!

Well this is interesting. Just when I thought I'd been left hanging regarding my (eventual) request in my last bulletin, along came Aris to put me out of my literal and metaphorical misery. She direct...
Posted by Buckley on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 08:01:00 PST