tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319569328181849282024-03-06T02:04:52.710+00:00eye on dublinBrian Coldrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805760221612355475noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31956932818184928.post-34600038172461185152009-07-13T01:05:00.002+01:002009-07-13T01:13:23.184+01:00R.I.P. E.O.D.It is with a sad heart that I report the demise of Totally Dublin magazine and with it, at least for the time being, The Eye on Dublin. I've really enjoyed working on it. It was a fantastic outlet for topical doodlings and a playground for my silly imagination.<br /><br />I have plans for at the very least a last hurrah for the eye, if not a full return, so stay tuned and I shall hopefully have some news soon.<br /><br />I'm going to leave up the blog anyway just as a gallery of all 38 installments.<br />Cheers<br />BCBrian Coldrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805760221612355475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31956932818184928.post-91468169430425264212009-05-09T14:58:00.007+01:002012-01-24T18:05:15.939+00:00Spend and save!!!Lazy double post or bumper two-for-the-price-of-one post, depending on your outlook.<br />
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April's eye on dublin was a comic cover homage which tried to flip things on its head and present the worst of the celtic tiger over spenders as the potential heroes of the recession. Afterall, when you think about it, it's not the poor, scrounging working class mother of nine that's going to kick start the economy but the coked up ditzy PR girl willing to spend hundreds on a haircut.<br />
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May's eye on dublin was once again money centric, this time with those who have become obsessed with saving it. Its oh so hip to go to flea markets, car boot sales and charity shops but staying at home and eating toast is actually probably going to cost less. A pretty teapot for only 5 euro is not a bargain if you already own 14 teapots and this one is made out of paper.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcU27wcKtPirGi9FrH3MxbULxgvhLWYmKD_PARd7j0ol74wVjlLAaKhSQwo9rOWPNEugUnQ6P-vooRG3QDkI1W8A6hbdYPgrhjiEdtUE_WYjCaZ2gKL1jm7teiryTzISvwChNwwd-p64/s1600-h/38-fleamarket.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="400" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333827030142907906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcU27wcKtPirGi9FrH3MxbULxgvhLWYmKD_PARd7j0ol74wVjlLAaKhSQwo9rOWPNEugUnQ6P-vooRG3QDkI1W8A6hbdYPgrhjiEdtUE_WYjCaZ2gKL1jm7teiryTzISvwChNwwd-p64/s400/38-fleamarket.jpg" width="286" /></a></div>Brian Coldrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805760221612355475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31956932818184928.post-78258317962994136892009-03-19T14:25:00.003+00:002009-03-19T14:38:10.084+00:00Pied Piper PaddyThis is going up a tad late considering Paddy's Day was Tuesday but no harm. I've done paddy's day themed nonsense before but he's a saint who keeps on giving. This year he's taken the form of a pied piper luring the younglings away with his sweet booze. Despite tales to the contrary, there is something decidedly serpentine about our patron saint. But the only apple this snake is offering is in a two litre bottle of cider.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzfJ-Txw6g05dXQ4jqbrtE-zNzaO7uaUyTvnRrfWsORFEp3_aVwM-AfZ2F_LKbktB_ITUz2r6sYeZIbLNRPvWK9ohUX3BZyClS30S-aVZv7GftqTHncNp_EetFP0EMB-wOqzIpqjEdYZk/s1600-h/36-pied-piper.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzfJ-Txw6g05dXQ4jqbrtE-zNzaO7uaUyTvnRrfWsORFEp3_aVwM-AfZ2F_LKbktB_ITUz2r6sYeZIbLNRPvWK9ohUX3BZyClS30S-aVZv7GftqTHncNp_EetFP0EMB-wOqzIpqjEdYZk/s400/36-pied-piper.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314907150985108930" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This also has the honour of being eye on dublin number 36. So I've been at this malarky for three years now. Oh how time flies! It seems only like yesterday I was producing Celtic Tiger themed doodles and wondering where we'd spend our massive personal fortunes.Brian Coldrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805760221612355475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31956932818184928.post-9593718596038880772009-02-07T15:12:00.002+00:002009-02-07T16:38:43.974+00:00Valentine Dole QueueJust can't avoid recession influenced fun at the moment. This month's eye on dublin takes on romance and poverty in one fell swoop. So like many other national institutions, Valentine's Day has just been nationalised due to a shortage of dates. The resulting queues can take hours for a paltry Government hand out. A second date is out of the question.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcN3mBqVgMvz3m7S-icVk7mmXTCdsNPK4vurHGAurOWaoXurQ9xY8r1iNjRoh9lw8FkJjSAeITdE3lOdZm2LqGG7RFKTbR3CRbHwhrCyMLYZ_2e9Qzj7_8cJDZxBZfX8QUTF52M9k8Z4w/s1600-h/35-valentinesdole.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcN3mBqVgMvz3m7S-icVk7mmXTCdsNPK4vurHGAurOWaoXurQ9xY8r1iNjRoh9lw8FkJjSAeITdE3lOdZm2LqGG7RFKTbR3CRbHwhrCyMLYZ_2e9Qzj7_8cJDZxBZfX8QUTF52M9k8Z4w/s400/35-valentinesdole.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300074497477004690" border="0" /></a>Brian Coldrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805760221612355475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31956932818184928.post-19308119863686505372008-12-15T22:02:00.006+00:002008-12-15T22:42:04.899+00:00Job Creation Scheme no.666Ok, I've already referenced the Tower of Babel in an eye on dublin a while ago (Babel Royale - the leaving cert tower of death - in the June issue) but it's just too good an image not to revisit.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_babel"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXK8myXi_PMuxBj-AbTQwFfYVsiS4JLO8Xv75gCofwfP9C2qbE6wxJuwhOZiv51qW_DAi6QuF6zdo_-3Jr2oXPY4nXlWICWpIvslh7bm6ZE8JehQj_DkblZgo3DlI2WSdsFq6Gn_XsC8/s320/tower-of-babel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280146433572812194" border="0" /></a><br /><br />There's also the influence of stunning manga and anime Tekkon Kinkreet and it's western/eastern hodge-podge shanty town metropolis. Go see it/read says I.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tekkon_Kinkreet"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNmFQz1vk8OeMFaaB6Tp6Tl6DA7s_xMxDj6-07S14KNlMyrKHjYcdsIS_YBZMyBsQ5S2JoV3W7OcYKG7RjhSXD0027MYYaUPNl6opZnvTeWOiRkrnMICErCCbaukMgMtPG3jCpTB2Wh-A/s320/tekkon32.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280146235883335330" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This combines to make the eye on dublin's recommendation for job creation, the Celtic Tiger Commemorative Building. Job creation, the building industry, possible collapse, it's all a very subtle metaphor you see AND it gives me a chance to draw cute cat heads.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXgYH2-v0rnpaYhuFTxZ2kUThJjQSVRuCgBMoO8V7yGip8g7TGyNWG4hyHt9aXA4sz_DoKsub9423OCqpKY59dBim0mXzVClFV4-qVvaVK1GAtIPmp7aZ1hk9qG04xqZVUcs2NUkgbi4/s1600-h/34-celtic-babel.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXgYH2-v0rnpaYhuFTxZ2kUThJjQSVRuCgBMoO8V7yGip8g7TGyNWG4hyHt9aXA4sz_DoKsub9423OCqpKY59dBim0mXzVClFV4-qVvaVK1GAtIPmp7aZ1hk9qG04xqZVUcs2NUkgbi4/s320/34-celtic-babel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280146092625422034" border="0" /></a>Brian Coldrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805760221612355475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31956932818184928.post-27985040019579551062008-11-25T17:30:00.003+00:002008-11-25T17:40:32.342+00:00Naughty and NiceObviously a Christmas special was unavoidably for December so I decided to add a small dose of humbug into the mix by introducing the Anti-Claus, complete with tommy gun carrying Penguin sidekicks (he's based in the South Pole you see, so no reindeer). Still fun and seasonal though; he's not a serial-killer or anything. Just a curiously attired burglar. Go Santa.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_rnA1ShQVLLYRX2qaocEOmksAzD-L8U4lRNdnlamZzZErAKke0pecOcAhWC0U-GpPsDd2yJtFbUnqSC3B7vROSNKZH9gVlLJ8tlY5jnpxXc0UfNVkc582oyKOdlI7ouh3jH2f18d1tA/s1600-h/33-anti-claus.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_rnA1ShQVLLYRX2qaocEOmksAzD-L8U4lRNdnlamZzZErAKke0pecOcAhWC0U-GpPsDd2yJtFbUnqSC3B7vROSNKZH9gVlLJ8tlY5jnpxXc0UfNVkc582oyKOdlI7ouh3jH2f18d1tA/s320/33-anti-claus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272650875187909906" border="0" /></a><br />Merry Christmas one and all. Except you. Yes, you.Brian Coldrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805760221612355475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31956932818184928.post-20717205570968391172008-11-03T13:07:00.005+00:002008-11-03T13:19:21.654+00:00GAME OVER, MAN. GAME OVERSlightly odd one this month. I was away in middle of nowhere in wildest England when I did this one. So no scanner and a long panicked hunt for an entrance to the interweb. As a result it was done in double time all in illustrator vector glory, no scratchy pencil lines to fall back on.<br /><br />Straightforward idea of the celtic tiger as a broken down 80's arcade machine. With the arcade game reference I could have overloaded it with various elements if I'd been drawing everything by hand but because of my vector drawing limitations I kept it fairly simply. Worked out alright as a result, I think....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgizLYdRy9UmAqwVgQObFKIGWIluyTnzYlsz5KHvPAgrxjw2jijciWoG0lmN-hRYvWtVaRhqMikVhT4mazh5tRt-oMIfrVoMQonz8aBh-YIHacZ06sYOZbx2gBQprtdWkoYvA5scc9enz8/s1600-h/32-gameover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgizLYdRy9UmAqwVgQObFKIGWIluyTnzYlsz5KHvPAgrxjw2jijciWoG0lmN-hRYvWtVaRhqMikVhT4mazh5tRt-oMIfrVoMQonz8aBh-YIHacZ06sYOZbx2gBQprtdWkoYvA5scc9enz8/s320/32-gameover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264419964412202370" border="0" /></a>Brian Coldrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805760221612355475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31956932818184928.post-33693767373202863102008-09-26T17:14:00.006+01:002008-09-26T17:34:50.855+01:00All Hallow's EvilShock! Horror! I've never taken advantage of this time of year to do a Halloween based eye on dublin. That is now rectified with a jolly rejigging of the traditions with the scary monsters as the victims and the kids as the super creeps.<br />I've done some Halloween themed stuff before that came in handy. In particular was this poster for a college ball<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVjCYVOr1-gw3D2uf0q-OnhT43gR9ak8WZGo-KlLCygP6zt1ZEO3SiVC43JpirZRf6DZNZItpAjedpF2fNtYhCOQ3RTaZHVHmGwrgQ9LcUG7fKTmeApbCDI9dVkiEJ6wTOHJ59v0TU8NE/s1600-h/Halloween-Ball.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVjCYVOr1-gw3D2uf0q-OnhT43gR9ak8WZGo-KlLCygP6zt1ZEO3SiVC43JpirZRf6DZNZItpAjedpF2fNtYhCOQ3RTaZHVHmGwrgQ9LcUG7fKTmeApbCDI9dVkiEJ6wTOHJ59v0TU8NE/s320/Halloween-Ball.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250367239458582674" border="0" /></a><br />I remember spending ages looking up wacky old horror film posters as reserach, stuff along the lines of 'I was a Teenage Frankenstein'<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuYB0WuHTXUKEM88FOQKqM7qWt92iPOBl2y21qyyBodb7cUjNY9JBu2VBdfaEEQYXG78hCPtZ3T_lU4PAhiFbE9OQB3q8XbCNNuKkdpEOFZl0pZ0KxlKIybFr8JKg72z0YXEjk8C6BNEw/s1600-h/iwasteenfrank.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuYB0WuHTXUKEM88FOQKqM7qWt92iPOBl2y21qyyBodb7cUjNY9JBu2VBdfaEEQYXG78hCPtZ3T_lU4PAhiFbE9OQB3q8XbCNNuKkdpEOFZl0pZ0KxlKIybFr8JKg72z0YXEjk8C6BNEw/s320/iwasteenfrank.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250367791226872178" border="0" /></a><br />So I had all that preprogrammed into my brain by the time I had the idea of evil hoodie kids hassling the classic Universal monsters. It was pretty straight forward after that. All that was left was a slight nod to count von count from sesame street<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpi8hVXT0MjmivvuXksmbG9pQCsO2MPX1hgy7K9Yfy9zV-swXeRQo8teJEZ3FtJVRVX97t0NBoCpoHbiEX9GzfjkUcnjxHpyKQj311VlXvygORQa8Cx9U34IiZC5m78koNvZ1TmT6RiU/s1600-h/count_von_count.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpi8hVXT0MjmivvuXksmbG9pQCsO2MPX1hgy7K9Yfy9zV-swXeRQo8teJEZ3FtJVRVX97t0NBoCpoHbiEX9GzfjkUcnjxHpyKQj311VlXvygORQa8Cx9U34IiZC5m78koNvZ1TmT6RiU/s320/count_von_count.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250368840947697426" border="0" /></a><br />and viola<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJRiNjiVluci2QDgqzI49VRsJOUvvfLmpDHWjDl3_mXibIgZDAMFtt_It4x5FyEdcONtP5RlpauIvklFMBdkG0gdNiTf_LRYpaube4CgcE7Kd_K3PthOeaOOdQgd9p24LnSuTvioyXvlg/s1600-h/31-halloween.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJRiNjiVluci2QDgqzI49VRsJOUvvfLmpDHWjDl3_mXibIgZDAMFtt_It4x5FyEdcONtP5RlpauIvklFMBdkG0gdNiTf_LRYpaube4CgcE7Kd_K3PthOeaOOdQgd9p24LnSuTvioyXvlg/s320/31-halloween.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250369110259467698" border="0" /></a><br />A scary eye on dublin!Brian Coldrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805760221612355475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31956932818184928.post-45587526116717322232008-08-26T21:51:00.004+01:002008-08-26T22:01:36.507+01:00Sunshine R.I.P.Admittedly last summer was bad but there's something about two wet summers in a row that seems to officially hammer the global warming nail into the coffin of the Irish summer. Been very busy of late so this month's pic is more of a pin-up than the usual detailed diagram. Still the grim simplicity kind of matches the subject matter.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4NxzAl1TiyWqkk4Y8357JEMyjdv3eiE3rTcQYW-tvPfXBz41H9w3O2VAAGDz0jpnIGJT1T0txxQTymarJIheokkzb1iua19LBDrkY5FEAVBVEY2tZupWhfqHC31SB0OWbmkWu83VI_0U/s1600-h/30-inmemorium2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4NxzAl1TiyWqkk4Y8357JEMyjdv3eiE3rTcQYW-tvPfXBz41H9w3O2VAAGDz0jpnIGJT1T0txxQTymarJIheokkzb1iua19LBDrkY5FEAVBVEY2tZupWhfqHC31SB0OWbmkWu83VI_0U/s320/30-inmemorium2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238933065546523106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Hope there's something good on the telly.<br /><br />Please God let the rain stay away at least this weekend as I'll be stuck in a field at the Electric Picnic music festival. I'll be drawing on some boards along with a number of great artists throughout the weekend, so say hello if you're down too. BCBrian Coldrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805760221612355475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31956932818184928.post-89491726182662634552008-07-28T17:32:00.003+01:002008-12-12T08:25:51.570+00:00Olympic ShamesThis month I just couldn't resist using the one in four year opportunity to riff on the Olympic games. As usual I'm far too cowardly to tackle any political issues, particularly serious ones that might be associated with the Beijing sports fest. Instead I stick to what I know, Nick-Nacks, chip shops and pints of Guinness. So here you go:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3yK04aW3T7n1asazAcZTIOxckUNfiFF85hjwK3RCsnY-40iZ6OLNbnG9bE6H94ys6E5rFp5vg7MWZYIHf1kzDNmUFZHKErGN3vMuEdH8H_WP4c1HjYLKEuPweFU1zW0nb6fU_wou2Og/s1600-h/29-olympics.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3yK04aW3T7n1asazAcZTIOxckUNfiFF85hjwK3RCsnY-40iZ6OLNbnG9bE6H94ys6E5rFp5vg7MWZYIHf1kzDNmUFZHKErGN3vMuEdH8H_WP4c1HjYLKEuPweFU1zW0nb6fU_wou2Og/s320/29-olympics.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228105434486006786" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In other news, if you're looking to waste some time wandering the interweb, I've relaunched my <a href="http://www.briancoldrick.com">website</a> with a new layout and some lovely pictures. And I've also started another <a href="http://www.briancoldrick.blogger.com">blog</a> just for my general illustration stuff (and some rambling). Check it out. BCBrian Coldrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805760221612355475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31956932818184928.post-10093405830585664422008-06-30T13:54:00.003+01:002008-12-12T08:25:51.713+00:00Lovely, Lovely RecessionPretty straightforward this month. Just took all the pessimistic talk about the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">imminent</span> economic collapse of the country and then tried to present it in a positive light. Hazy, dreamy recession days are back again, here ya go:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BJN3SJWWZCYbdYMX2TF61jiSI5v2m8_kCeUZAHLJdwzxbRXVplD13PqschAaOcGsrBR8I6-27_a5riF4TX-EjFZOABPmMamJnzfjugHJY50hvvp9nbAv56TLyz8N63kjaKNK3vaUNRA/s1600-h/28-recessions.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BJN3SJWWZCYbdYMX2TF61jiSI5v2m8_kCeUZAHLJdwzxbRXVplD13PqschAaOcGsrBR8I6-27_a5riF4TX-EjFZOABPmMamJnzfjugHJY50hvvp9nbAv56TLyz8N63kjaKNK3vaUNRA/s320/28-recessions.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217659536958173394" border="0" /></a>Brian Coldrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805760221612355475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31956932818184928.post-70463865003990712842008-05-28T00:11:00.014+01:002008-12-12T08:25:52.697+00:00Leaving Cert: Babel Royale<div style="text-align: justify;">Poor teenage souls across the nation will be sitting the Leaving Cert this month, so something exposing the cruelty of secondary school is called for. Influence-wise I have to give a nod to <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Royale_%28film%29"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKn9JQqzl6ZneOCVZpDyLi4IiIyUNrA7EK3aW24KN3CQn6-rJZx2r6nYSZXQZpOBQNSmXYee39ZQMVgXY6YsG9CUmkIihRiOTalCh_N9UikjbCoVUuqkgBO8fySSpgnAEa2qNCcw06Tg/s320/battleroyal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205208223838947330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />the wacky Japanese<br />uber-violence and<br />school uniforms<br />combo that is<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_royale">Battle Royale</a>,<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mc_escher"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSFm3kmGJCx2a-LA8ZsH7yCdeFWKzecxycFuwqxkvsuVT4go0ejwNvgQ4LE6so2x6n6mjj2EbRzPLqj18UEVnHg6APLTsIrVoPBb79TMnB0nX-hcC-iNDu5-gN-1TvfTfJLZyrjrhD0wg/s320/Tower_of_Babel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205208730645088274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />also the perspective<br />bending genius and<br />odd architecture of<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mc_escher">M. C. Escher</a><br />particularly this one,<br />the Tower of Babel,<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.poetv.com/video.php?vid=16148"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl75tvDdBwIUqCa6667-lOUPW30-9S7PM_BmkIbjj-zE_WjNWA1-mSkUOdOqJQldRvEJF8hhZuBLR05oE9wtI8p5QQgnnhShLpjHLOfOME_k3XYAGag_64-L4K30P0AOYSyvkprZxw5UE/s320/spock-kirk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205210332667889698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />and while we're at it<br />some classic<br /><a href="http://www.poetv.com/video.php?vid=16148">Spock vs. Kirk</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHyqnKBX2msCD47KnxGG16kBR8VVS4pYA2r2_uW-EloO65B7Di2Vl2d5wSkz70O7li2pPSFWQjEQSm8BKCGVMZ3ruBnXUkt_VqnIEQP2oDEAAsiXj4Menm10pWIP9snbrK35PpCSeKdGA/s1600-h/27-leaving-cert.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHyqnKBX2msCD47KnxGG16kBR8VVS4pYA2r2_uW-EloO65B7Di2Vl2d5wSkz70O7li2pPSFWQjEQSm8BKCGVMZ3ruBnXUkt_VqnIEQP2oDEAAsiXj4Menm10pWIP9snbrK35PpCSeKdGA/s320/27-leaving-cert.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205207777162348530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />So here it is,<br />Leaving Cert:<br />Babel Royale</div>Brian Coldrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805760221612355475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31956932818184928.post-59048932798743715152008-04-29T21:45:00.004+01:002008-12-12T08:25:52.843+00:00Summer in the City1st of May is supposedly the beginning of the sunny season. Unfortunately that's not always the case here so maybe I'm being a little optimistic but anyway. This month's tips are based around the typical Irish concerns during sunny weather, trying to look good and getting drunk.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMKO7pnUKytfhkt0WttVly35yZ4zGaH3BHDDUoPGdPK-oF0KRURu92Cf8txCGi7ywBOQGfoJgE3_c-jmMySSy2Jey47brdDOULsJ7nuAEO878W4BO6WqbGNnXSulGpRZdKrTAeoZbueA/s1600-h/26-parkbench.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMKO7pnUKytfhkt0WttVly35yZ4zGaH3BHDDUoPGdPK-oF0KRURu92Cf8txCGi7ywBOQGfoJgE3_c-jmMySSy2Jey47brdDOULsJ7nuAEO878W4BO6WqbGNnXSulGpRZdKrTAeoZbueA/s320/26-parkbench.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194783355147523810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Also worth a mention is the dandy new site from Mr. <a href="http://www.frankenstyles.com/">Frankenstyles</a> aka Stephen Kelleher, check it out.Brian Coldrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805760221612355475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31956932818184928.post-79013196431152842242008-04-04T12:04:00.017+01:002008-12-12T08:25:53.630+00:00Sgt. Hieronymous<span style="font-size:100%;">After much recent unpleasant behaviour about the city, this month's installment takes on the cries of social apocalypse. We're not quite yet at the stage of giant police robots, luckily enough.<br /><br />Don't know if it's noticeable or not but this one owes a nod to<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8yxJODI8Rz5k3vvvchM7zbygdmwJ4Z45n04IBJq_pimo9XbE0D7gPqIGeowpJkSxI3mqOq83SCSe6OrizSqWVdjyLOAqu3b16ApxMIQbz0W_hEqaGoOE8ZoI9pr58ERfMsFB9-bB2Us/s1600-h/tempt_c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8yxJODI8Rz5k3vvvchM7zbygdmwJ4Z45n04IBJq_pimo9XbE0D7gPqIGeowpJkSxI3mqOq83SCSe6OrizSqWVdjyLOAqu3b16ApxMIQbz0W_hEqaGoOE8ZoI9pr58ERfMsFB9-bB2Us/s320/tempt_c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185346043849162290" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />the cheery<br />monsters and<br />supercreeps<br />of the<br />Where's Wally<br />landscapes of<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieronymus_Bosch">Hieronymous</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieronymus_Bosch">Bosch</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWPrHcmNuBmhFnFHUOmj6fsDBq6fCau9iNZohBB5Id2fvwqG3TjW67BAs88A8-_cNbDCCMoBKrNI6aTTihHuX8E4fJjDmBQqw-1a5L6jLiRz8VBfL5rLIXdfmI1mRzLgwEH88ImSERkDg/s1600-h/Jeffsoto-Octo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWPrHcmNuBmhFnFHUOmj6fsDBq6fCau9iNZohBB5Id2fvwqG3TjW67BAs88A8-_cNbDCCMoBKrNI6aTTihHuX8E4fJjDmBQqw-1a5L6jLiRz8VBfL5rLIXdfmI1mRzLgwEH88ImSERkDg/s320/Jeffsoto-Octo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185345756086353442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.jeffsoto.com/">Jeff Soto</a>'s<br />stunning paintings<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcywrQvbqcrVniSqBxo5o1Y4ilcJoKYr-EpJk3RtVzSxSRANFJtE_3tuh6VlWFd7o4FbdNe0P0PvbAK9uKGHfHcNs7RgGS8LsnTC1K45bpatpbVH2MZI3yy4_-icIowfMyi1x4e9FLjoQ/s1600-h/ashleywoodwwr.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcywrQvbqcrVniSqBxo5o1Y4ilcJoKYr-EpJk3RtVzSxSRANFJtE_3tuh6VlWFd7o4FbdNe0P0PvbAK9uKGHfHcNs7RgGS8LsnTC1K45bpatpbVH2MZI3yy4_-icIowfMyi1x4e9FLjoQ/s320/ashleywoodwwr.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185344867028123154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />and <a href="http://www.ashleywoodartist.com/">Ashley Wood</a>'s<br />robots, particularly<br />this charming chap,<br />Bertie the Pipebomb<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZSBUrw-idssu2PwvrvJGDzlWTiVQClNe-KGL0hyphenhyphenRJDEwzX8a8nY0QsIvi8w78L-XX5kBvZmqa2cdgiakx8BawLrzn0voZr4txvxhcw3kky4_RYiVuhizfqSf-xrcc0J626D3Tc2qm4I/s1600-h/25-sgt.heironymous.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZSBUrw-idssu2PwvrvJGDzlWTiVQClNe-KGL0hyphenhyphenRJDEwzX8a8nY0QsIvi8w78L-XX5kBvZmqa2cdgiakx8BawLrzn0voZr4txvxhcw3kky4_RYiVuhizfqSf-xrcc0J626D3Tc2qm4I/s320/25-sgt.heironymous.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185346971562098242" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And here's my<br />pale imitation,<br />with a Smiths<br />reference thrown<br />in for good measure.</span>Brian Coldrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805760221612355475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31956932818184928.post-67592020778227376212008-04-03T23:40:00.008+01:002008-12-12T08:25:58.512+00:00It Begins...Hello all and welcome, I'm in the process of redoing my website and I thought that, seeing at it's been going for over two years now, the <span style="font-style: italic;">eye on dublin </span>should be capable of pulling off it's own blog.<br /><br />In the future I'll update each month as I finish one and maybe throw in some sketches and such if anyones interested. Till next month enjoy wasting a few minutes; here's all 24 rambling installments so far:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1lsWvygjKWtgMNF8ShM4khVcZTux7ZLlgoJbbdcQ2GMOvaKGjidNfwvvOUvGr_XJGmbHr12qILHkXnt0xjLd-nh-mLk_EDiIKs7e1j7H988wZ6KcpcxZGM8GqG-GSzEtH9UAwBkiyiM/s1600-h/24-monster.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1lsWvygjKWtgMNF8ShM4khVcZTux7ZLlgoJbbdcQ2GMOvaKGjidNfwvvOUvGr_XJGmbHr12qILHkXnt0xjLd-nh-mLk_EDiIKs7e1j7H988wZ6KcpcxZGM8GqG-GSzEtH9UAwBkiyiM/s320/24-monster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185180674723364354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />March 2008: Trendy Monsterism<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgneIGFTqn5y2TPNnJRqRbIQn7MlGaDzICgbN-g_tWKbaiG8u-cRnQs-wj5VJrDmgE350wV_XkUQYLLEGwLVE7J_PzKTrjbpX4Xi8BCiZugSmxVr_8ngyIKFqyt5NbVXmKvpp6jL_-_M9E/s1600-h/23-feb29th.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgneIGFTqn5y2TPNnJRqRbIQn7MlGaDzICgbN-g_tWKbaiG8u-cRnQs-wj5VJrDmgE350wV_XkUQYLLEGwLVE7J_PzKTrjbpX4Xi8BCiZugSmxVr_8ngyIKFqyt5NbVXmKvpp6jL_-_M9E/s320/23-feb29th.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185180451385064946" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />February 2008: February 29th<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfk-doEoJtsTc06_4y33VoBh7O4_LEGGKkL7E4ul9V88wxkOiC3dXgSabovsUvP-0FLxJMfBLjZqRI5O26Rnf5d8K9bVA6JzIrUCEGdTIMKV59kg9tLrUkSwJZAukYtHJOuNHm8Jp1wV8/s1600-h/22-hot-2008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfk-doEoJtsTc06_4y33VoBh7O4_LEGGKkL7E4ul9V88wxkOiC3dXgSabovsUvP-0FLxJMfBLjZqRI5O26Rnf5d8K9bVA6JzIrUCEGdTIMKV59kg9tLrUkSwJZAukYtHJOuNHm8Jp1wV8/s320/22-hot-2008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185180219456830946" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />January 2008: Hot for 2008<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjliqBUpqbXuUP3YabxDD1LekUMVcgPkCQCr5xusidPNbiOJ1mvA_C7Pr5MRZIbmginkl08fQsDkCOIzio3UApN4ExzQin8SUmuHYCkWgdXt_2yDXnzkfukHYSo6YX1pM_B84_UGK5Rfmg/s1600-h/21-eye-on-tot-dub.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjliqBUpqbXuUP3YabxDD1LekUMVcgPkCQCr5xusidPNbiOJ1mvA_C7Pr5MRZIbmginkl08fQsDkCOIzio3UApN4ExzQin8SUmuHYCkWgdXt_2yDXnzkfukHYSo6YX1pM_B84_UGK5Rfmg/s320/21-eye-on-tot-dub.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185180056248073682" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br />December 2007: Eye on Totally Dublin<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE9bE5QOIpbiGQt4fuVtP13dxgYjNakn0jDNBKr8y4qHzTHir20kB_tsCG9tzZSUNupcBsQcJt1KtZEo7ZdlnPEjydKF_nqu3HOfAx1-Fuc5hQ-DVBQ7py2yTXckI4PPaRFGLKzwox8Qo/s1600-h/20-student-gaff.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE9bE5QOIpbiGQt4fuVtP13dxgYjNakn0jDNBKr8y4qHzTHir20kB_tsCG9tzZSUNupcBsQcJt1KtZEo7ZdlnPEjydKF_nqu3HOfAx1-Fuc5hQ-DVBQ7py2yTXckI4PPaRFGLKzwox8Qo/s320/20-student-gaff.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185179824319839682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />November 2007: The Student Gaff (double-page spread, ooh)<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmGaRiw6EgdYOxwkeU5k6kiCVygQ7IGy4zaQA-smOsHuYBDqnAq-YviEDo78oXc6oFwZ6UYAVWS_cnLRUFY4ANYRKo5gPfZvO7-aF9Jz5v-JQjKNilb3LhZFZsw4QcSCTA-Y9mjInuC30/s1600-h/19-hibernate.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioybk4VvQca7cLXnHQ9N26JDqET_F4AJ0c4D_mMQC3M6EbzqOvJUzhMvZj7GaatNCHbqjXEllU6tnCzE1C3H41vzm6NtFcdgg0Uccf7GepMhhcgMA5phxykUK_7bPxJU5GjLXJDeNLdWY/s320/5-tourism.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185172518580468914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />August 2006: Tourism<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGpY9HcVey5EqYAB5RITt9yEmlJh5s9vfpjmXTQLcl9sEJqTbD4QQIVurhf5Qd8OMviRWz8cgfedI4XSayyECINGRQ9u5qZh7ptlDDKLWHEkbafJ6HyVRmXT9T8ShyphenhyphenvX0QBvDW1SpLoI/s1600-h/4-festival.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGpY9HcVey5EqYAB5RITt9yEmlJh5s9vfpjmXTQLcl9sEJqTbD4QQIVurhf5Qd8OMviRWz8cgfedI4XSayyECINGRQ9u5qZh7ptlDDKLWHEkbafJ6HyVRmXT9T8ShyphenhyphenvX0QBvDW1SpLoI/s320/4-festival.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185172136328379554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />July 2006: Festival<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMQCQdRSAQ6tK8fug6nMbV3kYaEeXqWGZ1J782iA-9kWQ2fmZJ4LyDr1HUsqz_kRg_qWtmesOKirU85LamtmlLZ1eauTywsqp-8VTAi3rsJhUzs3fHppUXR9jIVPgE8_tRaJyJjAlo9w/s1600-h/3-summer-animal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMQCQdRSAQ6tK8fug6nMbV3kYaEeXqWGZ1J782iA-9kWQ2fmZJ4LyDr1HUsqz_kRg_qWtmesOKirU85LamtmlLZ1eauTywsqp-8VTAi3rsJhUzs3fHppUXR9jIVPgE8_tRaJyJjAlo9w/s320/3-summer-animal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185171496378252434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />June 2006: Summer Animal<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7eiw02WYe5HlP9NtQf1xVEd9YIbIpXoU0zyfZ-ttgllunBFQUzrRCgZ3mNKA-Gf_poNsisDTRNJBXG-ambNuOKNAhUUMuhco2t7QEx3FUlV7GmHtSHEjEYKbU0hSB8g-lhnDyzVPfzrQ/s1600-h/2-streetlife.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7eiw02WYe5HlP9NtQf1xVEd9YIbIpXoU0zyfZ-ttgllunBFQUzrRCgZ3mNKA-Gf_poNsisDTRNJBXG-ambNuOKNAhUUMuhco2t7QEx3FUlV7GmHtSHEjEYKbU0hSB8g-lhnDyzVPfzrQ/s320/2-streetlife.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185171062586555522" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />May 2006: Streetlife<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2A2OJyzYbr6LXogDZeFQRrkABmZ5GRGqGl6CEnoaz0RXgzUCAD9Z6Du0cGsFmehipuqpI1p9V_9IItQPCBIJ4GAkoWfA4yl7LjMRxUZex8MTurKn73mCdYf5YDpLl7u6-ywbF62VeWM/s1600-h/1-tunnel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2A2OJyzYbr6LXogDZeFQRrkABmZ5GRGqGl6CEnoaz0RXgzUCAD9Z6Du0cGsFmehipuqpI1p9V_9IItQPCBIJ4GAkoWfA4yl7LjMRxUZex8MTurKn73mCdYf5YDpLl7u6-ywbF62VeWM/s320/1-tunnel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185153552004889682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />April 2006: The Port Tunnel<br /><br /><br />...whew! If you made it down this far, well done. A prize ham is on its way to you in the post.Brian Coldrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805760221612355475noreply@blogger.com1