The A/R Off Topic Thread

uglyjohn · 24-03-2009 3:10pm

Rusty Cogs 08 wrote: »

There's a lot less caffeine in espresso than percolated coffee so four shots may not even exceed the caffeine in a standard Grande house coffee. I think there's a common misconception regarding getting your caffeine fix and espressos. Here's Starbucks by way of example.

Grande americano w/extra shot 300mg
Grande brewed 330mg

http://www.energyfiend.com/2007/10/the-complete-guide-to-starbucks-caffeine

Thank God! i thought i'd become immune!

ClashCityRocker wrote: »

To go back to films, I'm going to "watchmen" tomorrow night.

Anyone seen it, and if so is it any good?

saw it a few weeks back, i really liked it. its a bit slow to get going and you have to pay attention but i thought it was great.

rainbow kirby · 24-03-2009 3:16pm

Bally8 wrote: »

I need a kick up the arse.

*delivers kick up the arse*

Bally8 · 24-03-2009 3:20pm

rainbow kirby wrote: »

*delivers kick up the arse*

Ha ha I forgot you were the queen of ass kicking! Thanks for making me laugh out loud at work

donothoponpop · 24-03-2009 4:40pm

ClashCityRocker wrote: »

To go back to films, I'm going to "watchmen" tomorrow night.

Anyone seen it, and if so is it any good?

I've seen it twice, its well worth going to. I'd be a big Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons fan, and the book is the better original, the film almost pays it too much homage by nearly going frame-by-frame. Great montage of the start of the masked adventurers from the 50's to the 80's at the beginning.

Its very long though, and I found it longer second time round. Having said that I'll be first in line for the extended DVD when it comes out!

Rusty Cogs 08 · 24-03-2009 5:19pm

I'd be of similar opinion to dp. Would be curious to have seen it with no historical baggage (been waiting for it for 20 years). I possibly enjoyed 300 more, maybe as I've never read the comic ( I mean Graphic Novel).

BeepBeep67 · 24-03-2009 9:31pm

Went to Cardiff on Saturday via Birmingham and Barry Town, 5 lads, 1 ticket, took about 60mins to obtain the missing links and 17 points, 15 pints and 1 Grand Slam later my track session tonight nearly killed me - almost kept it non running

rainbow kirby · 25-03-2009 9:49pm

Yorkie. It's very definitely for girls. :pac:

I think I just undid any benefits I got from my run today.

Rusty Cogs 08 · 26-03-2009 12:32am

My two Pavement reissues arrived today, Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain & Brighten the Corners. Class

SUNGOD · 26-03-2009 9:27am

i think frank sinatra is so overrated

showry · 26-03-2009 9:50am

Yesterday I booked my tickets for Saint Etienne at Cork opera house, their only Irish gig. Either a coup for Cork or the sign of a band on the slide. I'm going with the former though.

accensi0n · 26-03-2009 10:20am

Saw Watchmen. Didn't think it was that good. Loved all the blood though.

MCOS · 26-03-2009 10:33am

I have to work Saturday :mad:

BTW Watchmen did not live up to expectations. Way too long. Directed well in parts but the sex scene was just random softcore and the gore OTT

Woddle · 26-03-2009 11:06am

I saw slumdog last night and its a good film but the highlight was def the lead actress

rainbow kirby · 26-03-2009 12:27pm

Yeah, Freida Pinto's rather good-looking :pac:

Krusty_Clown · 26-03-2009 12:31pm

On the subject of Slumdog - anyone read Q & A? Been meaning to pick it up for a while.

Bambaata · 26-03-2009 1:23pm

i just got a cheque from revenue for tax relief i havent claimed in a few years and this has finally piad off my new tri bike. Whoop!!

On the cinema front here's a tip - If any of you go to cineworld often on Parnell St get an unlimited voucher from cineworld.co.uk where it costs £11.99 per month (£143.88 for the year) rather than €19.99 (€239.88 for the year)from the irish con-artists. On todays rate its a €85.81 saving over the year! I got the other half and I one as her Xmas pressie and its getting plenty of use!

rainbow kirby · 26-03-2009 1:42pm

Happy kirby is happy. Just found out that 2 of my favourite bands (Dream Theater and Opeth) are touring together this autumn.

*\o/*

MCOS · 26-03-2009 2:42pm

Bambaata wrote: »

i just got a cheque from revenue for tax relief i havent claimed in a few years and this has finally piad off my new tri bike. Whoop!!
!

Sweet!

Hmmm.. I'ver never made a claim for tax... I'll have to check this out

*looks up revenue.ie with hope*

ike · 26-03-2009 3:46pm

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

On the subject of Slumdog - anyone read Q & A? Been meaning to pick it up for a while.

Read the book over 2 years ago, very good read, not too taxing and each chapter is based around a question in some ways it like mini short stories with a common theme running - I haven't seem Slumdog millionaire but I remember reading it and thinking this would make a good film

Munster_Gal · 26-03-2009 7:04pm

MCOS wrote: »

Sweet!

Hmmm.. I'ver never made a claim for tax... I'll have to check this out

*looks up revenue.ie with hope*

Ring the tax office - request your P21. this is a statement of tax. You can claim for 2007 back to around 2005.
Fill in a form for rent relief - http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/it/leaflets/it1.html#section6
Post this to the tax office and they will make all the adjustments needed and make sure that you do this for the previous address you were renting at as well - you should get a refund for tax paid last year.

Munster_Gal · 26-03-2009 7:09pm

ClashCityRocker wrote: »

To go back to films, I'm going to "watchmen" tomorrow night.

Anyone seen it, and if so is it any good?

Total let down. The trailers looked so good! Was really really disappointed!!

RacoonQueen · 26-03-2009 7:13pm

rainbow kirby wrote: »

Happy kirby is happy. Just found out that 2 of my favourite bands (Dream Theater and Opeth) are touring together this autumn.

*\o/*

Who?

Munster_Gal · 26-03-2009 7:13pm

Sorted my flights for the Heineken Cup Final last night

woo hoo!

I reckon after Saturday's Grand Slam Munster will be up for doing the double with the HC and Magners League. Have my tickets for the final booked since before Christmas, accommodation is booked since then too. Had my flights book but had to change them to accommodate my sister who is now going to accompany me to Edinburgh for all the madness that is HC Final Weekend........

Oh the memories of last years final .....

:D:D

Rusty Cogs 08 · 26-03-2009 9:04pm

Off to Glasgow for the weekend, any recommendations ?

Peckham · 26-03-2009 11:51pm

Rusty Cogs 08 wrote: »

Off to Glasgow for the weekend, any recommendations ?

Get on a train to Edinburgh!

Rusty Cogs 08 · 27-03-2009 12:06am

Peckham wrote: »

Get on a train to Edinburgh!

And you could see that coming all the way from Edinburgh too I'd say. Ah, been to Edinburgh, I want to scoff and say, Edingburgh ? och you want to get yourself dune the road to Glasgow.

copacetic · 27-03-2009 12:43am

Munster_Gal wrote: »

Ring the tax office - request your P21. this is a statement of tax. You can claim for 2007 back to around 2005.
Fill in a form for rent relief - http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/it/leaflets/it1.html#section6
Post this to the tax office and they will make all the adjustments needed and make sure that you do this for the previous address you were renting at as well - you should get a refund for tax paid last year.

or get with the program and do it all online!:pac:

You can claim all your reliefs back 4 years online now including medical etc
and they'll stick the money in your bank account for you.

Munster_Gal · 27-03-2009 7:32am

copacetic wrote: »

or get with the program and do it all online!:pac:

You can claim all your reliefs back 4 years online now including medical etc
and they'll stick the money in your bank account for you.

:P They for some reason had never set me up online (never got pin codes and stuff when I requested them) So i just filled in the forms and sent them off. They still looked after it all really quickly

xebec · 27-03-2009 1:48pm

Munster_Gal wrote: »

:P They for some reason had never set me up online (never got pin codes and stuff when I requested them) So i just filled in the forms and sent them off. They still looked after it all really quickly

Try requesting them again... Online is by far the handiest. Should be some more credits and stuff being added to the online version soon, it's due an update sometime soon - originally for end of April, but afaik it's delayed. They're very helpful over the phone too in my experience.

Daithi BC · 27-03-2009 3:28pm

Munster_Gal wrote: »

Sorted my flights for the Heineken Cup Final last night woo hoo!

If you like, I can lend you my Leinster jersey so that you fit in with the rest of the crowd.

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