Archive for January 15th, 2010

Galway Blog Awards

January 15th, 2010

How the years fly past.

It seems like no time since I was down in Cork at the Irish Blog Awards, and it seems like even less time since I was in Dublin for the year before.

They are on again in a couple of months, but this time they are in Galway.  I’m not sure why they keep changing the venue but I have a sneaking suspicion that they are trying to confuse me.  I suspect that they are trying to find a city that I haven’t heard of.  Well, it’s tough shit because I know where Galway is.  I don’t advertise this for obvious reasons, but Herself comes from Galway so I have had to go there a couple of times in the past.

As cities go, Galway isn’t a bad spot.  You have less chance of being drowned there than you have in Cork.  You have less chance of being stabbed/shot/mugged/murdered/raped than in Limerick.  All in all, it’s quite a friendly little city.  I have very fond memories of a stay I had there in Salthill some years ago.  We got the lounge pianist drunk and that led to a great session that lasted into the small hours of the following afternoon. I don’t know if they ever rebuilt the hotel.

I don’t know what the story is about this year.  Will I be going?  I don’t know, because I have a problem.

With impeccably bad timing, our K8 is due to drop her sprog some time around then, and for some unknown reason, Herself wants to be around for The Event.  I can’t understand the attraction myself, as a sprog is a sprog is a sprog.  Once you have seen one, you’ve seen them all.  It just means more babysitting.  I am just baffled as to why K8 chose such a fucking awkward time.

Of course I may just sneak across on my own.  Herself can stay at home In Case of Need leaving me to enjoy myself.  Last time there were a few of you women who fancied a slice of Grandad, but were scared off by Herself.  Maybe this is your chance?

Anyway, nominations are open.  I don’t know when they close, but I think it is very soon, so get voting.  The blog has to be Irish, but you don’t.

I’m not going to make any recommendations, as I am not going to do your thinking for you.  Just fucking nominate.  OK?

I wonder if I can nominate The Sprog as Best Newcomer?