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    #122
    Cheetara
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭Cheetara


    Fishie wrote: »
    I went to the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition today, it was really good but a bit crowded

    Is this any good? Was at the one last year and really enjoyed it.


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    #123
    Fenny
    Registered Users Posts: 122 ✭✭Fenny


    Is anybody feeling the Christmas spirit much earlier than usual? I think it's a mixture of the wintry fog and all of the Christmas lights everywhere. I'm really excited about seeing Hyde Park's Winter Wonderland, but I feel like I should hold off until it's actually December...


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    #124
    silvervixen84
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 6,485 Mod ✭✭✭✭silvervixen84


    Fenny wrote: »
    Is anybody feeling the Christmas spirit much earlier than usual? I think it's a mixture of the wintry fog and all of the Christmas lights everywhere. I'm really excited about seeing Hyde Park's Winter Wonderland, but I feel like I should hold off until it's actually December...

    I'm going to wait until December, and maybe even til there's some snow around. Really liked it there last year. Mulled wine ftw!


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    #125
    who the fug
    Registered Users Posts: 4,041 ✭✭✭who the fug


    Yeah, my Grinch is coming to the fore


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    #126
    Fysh
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 11,019 Mod ✭✭✭✭Fysh


    My inner Grinch was being woken up bigtime due to family silliness, but I've managed to get that sorted.

    These days Christmas for me means a bunch of decent Spanish cheese & charcuterie, some decent European beer, mulled cider, and the likes of the The 8 Bits Of Christmas or that old classic There's A Dead Man Up The Chimney. And who could forget classic Christmas films like Die Hard and In Bruges, or classic Christmas episodes of South Park like Mr Hankey The Christmas Poo, Red Sleigh Down, and The Woodland Critter Christmas?


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    #127
    Cheetara
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭Cheetara


    Only a month to Christmas day so even though I do agree that all things Christmassy should be left until December have cracked due to peer pressue and am heading to the Winter Wonderland tomorrow.

    In fairness though I love Christmas so I did cave in quite easily :D


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    #128
    Fenny
    Registered Users Posts: 122 ✭✭Fenny


    Now that it's December, I feel guilt-free in saying that I went to Winter Wonderland - and it was magical! :P Markets are expensive, but it's such a lovely place to just stroll around and take pictures of. It was unbelievably busy, though, try to go on a weekday if you can at all.


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    #129
    silvervixen84
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 6,485 Mod ✭✭✭✭silvervixen84


    Ooh, great! I'm definitely going there in the next week. Just need to set aside an evening that I'm not rushing around.


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    #130
    Misticles
    Registered Users Posts: 13,746 ✭✭✭✭Misticles


    Will be leaving at Xmas! Just found out that the contract isnt being extended due to lack of funding so I'll be back in Newry in January... can you tell that I am excited? Can you feel the excitement?

    .... I cant :(


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    #131
    silvervixen84
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 6,485 Mod ✭✭✭✭silvervixen84


    Misticles wrote: »
    Will be leaving at Xmas! Just found out that the contract isnt being extended due to lack of funding so I'll be back in Newry in January... can you tell that I am excited? Can you feel the excitement?

    .... I cant :(

    Aw that sucks, you didn't even get a chance to get settled and enjoy the place
    :(


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    #132
    Scarinae
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 11,362 ✭✭✭✭Scarinae


    Misticles wrote: »
    Will be leaving at Xmas! Just found out that the contract isnt being extended due to lack of funding so I'll be back in Newry in January... can you tell that I am excited? Can you feel the excitement?

    .... I cant :(

    I'm sorry, that must be really disappointing for you :( I hope I'll get to meet you before you leave, though I'm aware you probably have a lot to do if you're moving back
    Cheetara wrote: »
    Is this any good? Was at the one last year and really enjoyed it.

    I enjoyed it anyway, I went with a friend who knows a lot more about photography than I do so she was exclaiming about lenses and focus and whatnot, I still enjoyed it though it's a lovely exhibition.


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    #133
    BraziliaNZ
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,671 ✭✭✭BraziliaNZ


    Feeling no xmas spirit at all, it's too bloody warm! Vic line is still like a sauna every day :(


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    #134
    Scarinae
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 11,362 ✭✭✭✭Scarinae


    BraziliaNZ wrote: »
    Feeling no xmas spirit at all, it's too bloody warm! Vic line is still like a sauna every day :(

    It would usually be a good thing to say my office is nothing like the Victoria line, however for a moment when I read your post I wished it was, as my office was bloody freezing this morning. I've been wearing a scarf all day.

    I'm not feeling very Christmassy yet either, but I put this down to the fact that I'm not working in retail anymore and haven't had Christmas shoved in my face for months. I've hardly even done any Christmas shopping, just the odd bit here and there!


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    #135
    Fenny
    Registered Users Posts: 122 ✭✭Fenny


    Southwest Trains, you are the bane of my life.


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    #136
    silvervixen84
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 6,485 Mod ✭✭✭✭silvervixen84


    Happy Christmas everyone :)


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    #137
    Jack B. Badd
    Registered Users Posts: 3,294 ✭✭✭Jack B. Badd


    silvervixen84 wrote: »
    Happy Christmas everyone :)

    And a Happy Christmas to you :)


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    #138
    silvervixen84
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 6,485 Mod ✭✭✭✭silvervixen84


    Does anyone know anywhere in London/East Sussex that sells Bord na Mona firelogs?

    Weird question I know, but it's for a colleague :)


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    #139
    who the fug
    Registered Users Posts: 4,041 ✭✭✭who the fug


    silvervixen84 wrote: »
    Does anyone know anywhere in London/East Sussex that sells Bord na Mona firelogs?

    Weird question I know, but it's for a colleague :)

    IS there not a paddy shop in Dulwich that may have them


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    #140
    duffarama
    Registered Users Posts: 609 ✭✭✭duffarama


    who the fug wrote: »
    IS there not a paddy shop in Dulwich that may have them

    The Irish shop in East Dulwich, on Lordship lane.

    I've only been in the once but they most likely stock them, you can stock up on Red Lemonade while you're there!


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    #141
    Scarinae
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 11,362 ✭✭✭✭Scarinae


    Apparently now the Costa Concordia captain is saying he “tripped and fell” into a lifeboat...


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    #142
    afatbollix
    Registered Users Posts: 4,046 ✭✭✭afatbollix


    It gets better and better..


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    #143
    LadyMayBelle
    Registered Users Posts: 5,095 ✭✭✭LadyMayBelle


    Some trip....
    It's my birthday... Eep!!:)
    Just started watching Twin Peaks.. Anyone watched it??


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    #144
    Jack B. Badd
    Registered Users Posts: 3,294 ✭✭✭Jack B. Badd


    LadyMayBelle wrote: »
    Some trip....
    It's my birthday... Eep!!:)
    Just started watching Twin Peaks.. Anyone watched it??

    Happy birthday :)


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    #145
    who the fug
    Registered Users Posts: 4,041 ✭✭✭who the fug


    LadyMayBelle wrote: »
    Some trip....
    It's my birthday... Eep!!:)
    Just started watching Twin Peaks.. Anyone watched it??
    Happy birthday


    Must go and sit down now, as you brought the matter of Laura Dern up


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    #146
    silvervixen84
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 6,485 Mod ✭✭✭✭silvervixen84


    LadyMayBelle wrote: »
    Some trip....
    It's my birthday... Eep!!:)
    Just started watching Twin Peaks.. Anyone watched it??

    Happy Birthday LMB, have a great one! :)

    edit - Twin Peaks is awesome. Brilliantly weird!


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    #147
    Fenny
    Registered Users Posts: 122 ✭✭Fenny


    LadyMayBelle wrote: »
    Some trip....
    It's my birthday... Eep!!:)
    Just started watching Twin Peaks.. Anyone watched it??

    Happy birthday! :) Twin Peaks is so good! Completely mental but amazing.


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    #148
    flynninio
    Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭flynninio


    so glad this page is getting good repsonse. if anybody is interested in irish meet ups pm me. paddys day is coming soon so we will all be planning a good day as you can imagine. :)


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    #149
    83ste
    Registered Users Posts: 539 ✭✭✭83ste


    flynninio wrote: »
    so glad this page is getting good repsonse. if anybody is interested in irish meet ups pm me. paddys day is coming soon so we will all be planning a good day as you can imagine. :)

    We already have Irish meet-ups! http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056503002


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    #150
    Tefral
    Registered Users Posts: 4,318 ✭✭✭Tefral


    cranky bollix wrote: »
    Hi all,

    im cranky (well not really, chose this name years ago and never got around to changing it)
    Moving over to London tomorrow with the other half.Will be staying out in Ealing at the start and then see what happens.We dont have any work sorted yet, so we're a bit/ VERY apprehensive.But looking forward to it all the same.

    Ive never been to a boards meet up, so London might be a good place to start.....

    I live in south Ealing. It's a nice place to live!!


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    #151
    cranky bollix
    Registered Users Posts: 583 ✭✭✭cranky bollix


    cronin_j wrote: »
    I live in south Ealing. It's a nice place to live!!

    We're in south ealing as well, it is a really nice place to live, although its a fair bit away from the nightlife of the city.But we're thinking of staying here for a while anyway until we get work and a proper feel of the area.


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