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Day 1: In work I have encouraged/guilted everyone into getting involved with this years 2FM Toy Appeal in aid of St. Vincent de Paul. Basically individuals and groups around the country donate brand new unwrapped presents to those in need during the holiday season. All the gifts are dropped off to local SuperValu Grocery stores and from there are sorted/distributed to those deserving. I think it's a great cause and donated gifts last year too. This year however I kinda wanted to step up my game a bit and get my colleagues in A Man & Ink Animation company involved too. The more the merrier right? The owners were very supportive of the whole thing and after work even braved the cold night air in their own quest for festive favours to donate... If you'd like to get involved click the button below for more information: Deadline is December 11th 2011</div>
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It's December 1st and the countdown to Christmas 2011 can finally begin! I can't wait, I love the holiday season so so much! I'm going to try a couple of things this year during the build up to Christmas.</div>
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Firstly, like last year I plan on doing/reading/watching/drawing something Christmasy everyday and posting it here...and possible on my Twitter also so stay tuned for daily festive fun...</div>
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Secondly, and this is the slightly weird one. My plan is to wear red and green cloths every day 'til Christmas. It's a bit of a silly challenge but one I plan on giving a go regardless. Naturally I don't mean ALL red and green, I don't have red/green pants for example, but every day I'll wear, in different combinations red and green shirts, t-shirts, hoodies, jackets socks etc...Oh and in case you're curious, today I wore a green knitted jumper Neen bought me, with a red Liverpool football jersey and a red and white Ferrari F-1 jacket...Oh and I'm also wearing reindeer socks and a knitted red and white reindeer hat! : )</div>Morgan O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09309078831057987626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3306622783995427601.post-48680665033762000832011-11-28T17:43:00.001+00:002011-11-28T23:32:31.923+00:00Tree Hollow Designs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
I have been browsing eBay and Etsy recently looking for a piece of original Christmas art to buy, I love the holiday season and wanted if possible to find a special piece I could have up in the studio all year 'round that would remind me of my favourite time of year...</div>
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After A LOT of searching I happily stumbled across an absolutely charming shop on Esty. The shop is called Tree Hollow Designs and features the beautiful work of American artist Jessica Gardner.</div>
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I'm pretty choosy with the art I buy, I actually only have a handful of pieces in my personal collection. As an artist myself a piece has to really stand out for me to buy it. I found an original watercolour illustration entitled 'Christmas Morning' and instantly fell in love with it. The delicate illustration features a Christmas tree, the artists own dog <span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: justify;">and his festive bounty.</span></div>
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The package arrived last night and it was literally like Christmas had come early. The painting was wrapped in green wrapping paper and ribbon and was embellished with handmade tags. </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(The package arrived late last night so the light wasn't great for taking photos. Instead </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">I snapped a quick shot before unwrapping and took the following photos this morning)</span></div>
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In addition to the painting I bought (pictured above) the artist very generously included 2 hand painted Christmas cards (also tied up in festive green ribbon) and a personalized card featuring a print of an original watercolour illustration.</div>
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I cant tell you how much all the extra effort and the special gifts meant to me. The painting will remain a very cherished <span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: justify;">possession</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: justify;"> for years to come. If you are looking for a special present for someone or are hoping to add to your own personal art collection I cannot recommend Tree Hollow Designs and the work of </span>Jessica Gardner enough. Her entire shop is wonderful and everything is extremely extremely good value and of very high quality. If you have a spare few minutes make sure you drop by her Etsy Shop by clicking any of the images above.</div>Morgan O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09309078831057987626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3306622783995427601.post-7742591113452151402011-11-27T21:49:00.001+00:002011-11-27T22:09:16.515+00:00Sunday Morning Comics<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sunday morning comic books in bed... this morning I was reading Spectacular Spiderman 'Lo this Monster' (1968) by Stan Lee and John Romita. Really fantastic story and Romitta's drawings are the best Spiderman art out there...</div>
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(Playing around with this retro photo app Nokia gave me...so much fun!)</div>
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Had dinner with Neen, Mom and Dad tonight in Scotty's after visiting the Galway Continental Christmas Market...food was wonderful as usual, if you're ever passing through Galway make sure you drop by for a bite!</div>Morgan O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09309078831057987626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3306622783995427601.post-24840613674170873162011-11-19T14:01:00.001+00:002011-11-19T14:03:36.316+00:00Hallowe'en '89<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My lil sister and I around Halloween 1989 I think...San Angelo, Texas, USA</div>Morgan O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09309078831057987626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3306622783995427601.post-46095436523274360122011-11-15T22:04:00.001+00:002011-11-27T23:05:33.140+00:00Congratulations Ireland!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Congratulations to the Irish Football team on their qualification for the Euro 2012 Tournament! Bring on Poland/Ukraine!Morgan O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09309078831057987626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3306622783995427601.post-16380124529784535672011-11-05T15:00:00.001+00:002011-11-05T15:05:47.727+00:00President Michael D, Keith Duffy and Family at Terryland Park<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love <a href="http://www.deviantart.com/">deviantART.</a> I've been on it for over 7 years and am always encouraging fellow artists, especially those setting out on their professional careers to set up an account. I have a website, blog, flickr...all of that stuff, but deviant has garnered more business, interest and good will for me than any other online art forum.</div>
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I love the sense of community - and love buying bits and bobs from the shop. All the revenue from the sale of my own <a href="http://everyonesname.deviantart.com/prints/?utm_source=deviantart&utm_medium=userpage&utm_campaign=printstab">deviantART prints</a> goes straight back into the deviantART community...I've been saving up my deviantART dollars for ages to by a new tshirt... (My green deviantArt T is a bit worn from wear at this stage...)</div>
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I mentioned in an earlier post I had the opportunity to present Presidential candidate Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina a 'Good Luck cake on behalf of Galway United last week...</div>
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Well the Presidential Election was held yesterday and it's official! Michael D. Higgins will be announced President of Ireland shortly! : ) Congrats President Higgins, myself and Neen wish you the best of luck! Hope you make it to Galway United match Friday! : )</div>Morgan O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09309078831057987626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3306622783995427601.post-28770358980860835562011-10-18T22:15:00.000+01:002011-10-18T22:43:35.226+01:00Strange Strange DayLeaky ceiling, giving cake to the homeless and presents to presidents...<b><br /></b><br />
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I woke up this morning to Neen screaming "there's a leak in the attic! Waters dripping through the ceiling.... " We were due to have the ball cock changed in the secondary water tank in the attic today. Landlord had a look at it last night and determined quite rightly the entire unit needed to be changed and urgently. Well up to that point I had managed to implement a make shift fix to prevent the tank overflowing. (Styrofoam wedge holding the floating cock up and the valve closed) With all his messing the delicate balance was disrupted and when we went to bed the valve wasn't working what so ever. As long as the water was able to flow out of the over flow faster than it was coming in we'd be OK until the following day...</div>
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By this morning the tank was nearly at over flow point and small drips of water started to seep through the ceiling justifiably freaking Neen out. We called the landlord asap and he arrived up, new part in hand to fix the problem. Generally for a job like this you have to turn off the water for the house at the mains usually located near the road. He didn't have a clue were the valve was so he just jumped in... Needless to say there was water everywhere. He did it as quickly as possible but a lot of water overflowed and was dripping heavily into the sitting room below. We managed to move the TV, Wii, Blue Ray player etc in time as well as a few family photos that lined the mantel but the place was soaked... Alls well now. I soaked up the pool of water in the attic, and turned the heat on full blast to dry out the house.</div>
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<b>Cake for Presidential Candidate Michael D. Higgins</b></div>
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I received an email last night from the Galway United Secretary saying the manager would be presenting a cake to Michael D. Higgins the following day and that all support from the Management committee would be appreciated. I was feeling pretty crappy (I've been sick for the past few days) but I decided to go and fill out the crowd a bit and use the opportunity to wish presidential candidate Michael D. well in the rest of his race. Lo' and behold come 3 o'clock no body but myself had turned up. I didn't have the new managers number yet and the rest of the Committee were out of reach or unavailable. As Michael D and his caravan of volunteers and reporters approached we decided I would have to do. So I grabbed the cake, and while posing for photos presented Michael D. with it. There were half a dozen photographers and a crew from RTE the national television station who filmed the presentation and did an interview with Michael D. and myself. I was very briefly on the 6 o'clock main evening news today with Michael D. quite mortifying as I looked really out of place and awkward but it was good exposure for the club.</div>
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<b>Giving Cake to the Masses</b></div>
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The cake itself was a token gift more than anything. For photo purpose only really. After the presentation Michael D's caravan walked off leaving the cake behind. I was on my bike so couldn't take it with me and naturally didn't want it to go to waste so I asked the bakery it was made in to slice it with the intention of catching up with the Michael D supporters and passing out the cake. By the time it was sliced and ready to go the crowd were long gone so myself and a friend went around town and offered free cake to the passers buy. We gave cake to buskers, homeless people...everyone! We brought the last dozen slices up to the 'Occupy Protesters' located in Eyre Square. They were delighted with the free treat until they found out the cakes origin - of all things they were eating a cake created in honour of a "Politician" Their disdain was fleeting and they put politics aside and happily polished off the rest of the cake with gusto. Really really nice people, - the Galway Occupy Protesters. I whole heartily applaud their dedication to the cause and wish them the best of luck in their journey for justice. If you are passing through or living in Galway I urge you to drop by for a chat with them or to donate much needed food and supplies. Better yet if you are so politically inclined and have the free time pitch a tent and join them...<br />
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<b>Present for the President (to be) Michael D.</b></div>
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A cake wasn't the only thing I was able to present to presidential candidate Michael D. Higgins today. In a separate presentation I also gave him one of my original watercolours, featuring a quote by W. B. Yeats. Just a small token to wish him good luck and thank him for his dedication to the Arts in Ireland. I hope he liked it!</div>
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Another Game I picked up recently is The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks...My purchase is proof good advertising really works. You might remember recently I posted a couple of Robin Williams/Zelda videos...the one's produced by Nintendo that feature Robin and his daughter (also called) Zelda. Well ya that totally got me in the mood to play a Zelda game, I'm a huge Robin Williams fan so well done Nintendo for a great marketing campaign! I haven't played too much of this game yet, I usually play the DS at night for a bit before I fall asleep so I'll be tackling it with gusto tomorrow night...</div>
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I traded in a couple of old games the last day and picked this up, 'Kirby's Epic Yarn' on Nintendo Wii. This game rocks. It's truly beautiful looking and the gameplay is wholly unique. Everything about this gem of a game is charming. If you are a crafty person you should definitely check it out. 5 Stars!</div>
<br />Morgan O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09309078831057987626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3306622783995427601.post-41121716430437836342011-09-28T20:21:00.000+01:002011-09-28T20:21:49.548+01:00Watching...The Big Bang Theory Season 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The fourth season is great easily as good if not better than the previous three... Haven't seen the show, stop what you're doing and go out and buy the 4season box-set! You won't regret it!</div>
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I brought the missus to see one of her all time favourite groups 'The High Kings' when they were playing in Salthill Saturday night. There was minor concern that the inclement weather would hamper crowd numbers (we nearly blew away walking the promenade out to Salthill) But by the time the act went on stage the ol' ballroom was packed. </div>
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We were a motley crew to be honest. Fans from 16 to 60 braved the elements to see the visiting musicians. I'm a firm believer that its well worth being uncool and turning up as early as possible to get a good seat, so we were the first in the doors and had front row seats...The High Kings were great...very talented musicians, great showman and nice guys to boot. </div>
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They weren't the only musicians performing that night. Before the show we were treated to a number of songs from 4 young fans sitting in the balcony section...One of which was even invited to sing one song on stage with the group later in the night. The official opening act was young Mark Boylan - another under-age talent who has had the opportunity to open for a number of recent HK shows. Even at such a young age Mark had great stage presence as he sang a number of covers and a couple of his own songs too. A definite rising star.</div>
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Neen was really hoping to get a photo with the group. After a missed opportunity before the show we assumed a precious chance was missed - but luckily and quite generously the group announced at shows end they would be signing autographs and selling merchandise immediately after the show. So Neen bought their brand new CD, 'The High Kings Live in Ireland' and had it signed by the entire band. Not only that but she also got photographs with each and every member. The guys were wrecked and drenched in sweat but were true gents with their adoring fans, and gave 110% to everyone who waited after.</div>
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There is great Chinese restaurant in Galway called 'Da Tang Noodle house'. Neen and I have often passed by and commented we'd love to try it out. Saturday we finally did and boy were we impressed. I absolutely loved it. Food was fantastic - the nicest Asian cuisine I've ever had. Service was suburb and the ambience idyllic. It was a quiet enough period when we were there and the waiting staff were having their own lunches at the opposite table - always a really good sign. I honestly can't recommend the place enough. If you find yourself in Galway be sure to drop by...</div>
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Friday was a pretty big day for Galway United. We finally broke our 23-game losing streak after securing a point against Dundalk FC at home in Terryland Park. Fair play to the team for a gallant and Brave performance...</div>
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We also had a number of very special guests visiting the club Friday. First and foremost the Korean Ambassador His Excellency Mr. Chang Yeob Kim and his party. Galway United are the first professional footballing outfit in Ireland to field Korean players. We were joined mid-season by South Korean natives Yob Son and Jin Gu Kim and they have played an integral part in the development of the new team... The Korean ambassador, a football fan was eager to meet his fellow countrymen as well as the rest of the Galway United family. I only spoke with him briefly, but the Ambassador was a very nice man and I hope we have the opportunity to meet again.</div>
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Also visiting on the day was presidential candidate Michael D. Higgins. Michael D. is also the honourary president of Galway United FC and will I'm sure be getting all our Galway United votes come the Irish presidential election in October. Michael D. is a true gent. Neen and I chatted with him for a bit at the VIP after-party and we wish him the best of luck for the rest of his campaign.</div>
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(Also in attendance on the night were Foundation FC, local sponsors/patrons, Board Members and representatives from the Galway FA and LOI.) My congrats to my fellow Management Commitee members and all the countless other volunteers who worked hard to make the day the success it was.</div>
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How cool are these...any billionaires out there feeling generous...I wear size 13US! : ) <a href="http://nikemag.ebay.com/">LINK</a> Such a great idea and cause...I hope MJ Fox make a bucket load for his charity.</div>
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Neen and I bought the terrapins a massive brand new tank yesterday...I still have to sort out a couple of little bits (enlarge the land area slightly and add a couple more plants) but they love it. They really really enjoy their swimming and the water level is about twice the dept of their old tank...</div>
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It took friggin' ages to install. But it was totally worth it I love seeing them so happy!</div>
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Saturday/Sunday mornings I usually wake up - feed the pets and grab a banana and some fresh air. Standing in our front doorway I finish the banana and throw the skin into the overgrowth behind the house for the wild animals (I don't know what eats them but someone does 'cause by the next day they are always gone...</div>
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Well this Sunday I had my usual banana and while barefoot, standing in the open doorway I threw the banana skin straight into the garden and look where it landed...</div>
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In a million years I don't think I could ever manage to throw it that distance and have it land on the clothes line again...a silly story I know but it made me smile! : )</div>
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