I cycled to Blackrock today to test out the distance, as we will be playing tag rugby for the next 2 months in the Blackrock. It took about 30 minutes, and is an nice easy cycle. I had the wind behind me on the way out, but the cycle back was slower. It’s 10km each way, just the right distance for a cycle. Any shorter, and it’s not worth getting kitted out.
Blackrock feels very open, has lots of parks, and the sea air is a nice break. Plus the view back at the city, howth and the powerstation is kew.
This little park and water feature are located here.
I’m pretty sure myself and Bitzi discussed a plot not unlike this a few years ago. As a joke.
But if you do want to read what sounds like a complete load of shit, click here. Oh, and donna informs me that the murderer turns out to be the second coming of jesus, who can turn water into wine. COME ON!!
I’m working in Derry for the next couple of weeks. I don’t usually work outside of Dublin, but duty calls and all that. I feel like a travelling salesman. I’m staying in a shithole travelodge (room nothing like photos), I’m away from my comforts (i.e. Donna), and I’m tired from the drive up this morning (got up at 5.20am, poo) and working all day.
However, no matter where you are, its easy to make it feel like home. So I’ve bought 2 days of wifi from bitbuzz, and just got some dominos delivered. And there seems to be millions of channels on the telly.
While there are no hard and fast rules as to what constitutes sexual innuendo, there have been many mass-debates on the topic, and now the general principles at the root of the topic are firm and well-rounded.
Being a “rogue” in a company large, small or even one person in size can be a great way to get stuff done and ultimately work out to everyones advantage. I am always one for encouraging the rattling of cages. Questioning middle and upper management decisions can result in a better run organisation and sometimes respect from your peers and seniors.
The main reason behind this is the fact that they hired you in the first place. You were hired for your unique skills at a technical level and interpersonal level. Each person in an organisation is usually better than every other person in at least 1 specific skill. The decisions on this technology or niche should come on advisement from this person. But may not be the case where you work.
At times it can be worth being an Intrapreneur to just get something changed or done where too many meetings and management decisions will delay the work or stop it in its track altogether. You’ll need a passion for what you believe in, and that has to be evident to convince your peers the advantages of your actions.
I have found myself questioning or saying “no” to my seniors at times. The reason being that I know more about the results of the request than the person asking. People respect no, and they people notice of no. If you question something, you can make it better.
Get yourself out of the “Yes man” rut and start saying no. Always ask why, and say no to yourself and to others.*
*Results may vary. Side affects include anal leakage.
We went to the Liffey Valley on Sunday, and were presented with this. So there was a load of snow saturday night, so when all these people arrived, they had to guess where the spaces were.
Snow melts = Hilarious and every one looked like douches.
There were some even funnier ones when we came back out and the carpark had emptied some more. Looked like drunk parking.
Blackrock feels very open, has lots of parks, and the sea air is a nice break. Plus the view back at the city, howth and the powerstation is kew.
This little park and water feature are located here.
The Darsh.
