sinéad's lifestream

I’ve always loved the art deco front of the old Strand Cinema and I’m glad they kept it for this apartment redevelopment. Though the apartments themselves are quite pricey and unfortunately are situated in a rather iffy area on the North Strand Road and close to the East Wall too. If they were closer to Fairview they might be worth the €300,000 each (edit: not 100% sure about this price). A real pity too, because the building itself is gorgeous and the redevelopment is lovely – complete with art deco style foyer with old movie posters.

These look like fun. Spotted in the small park at the corner of Lower Gardiner Street and Lower Sean Mac Dermott Street. I remember there being one of these in Wolfe Tone Memorial Park (near Jervis Street) a few years back, but it didn’t last. A real pity too. Time to get my paddles out. Anyone fancy a lunchtime challenge?

My Fluffy Badge (thank you Damien) finally has a home – on my bookshelf. It’s a bit of a nerd alert though, so shield your eyes!

The toilets in Marks and Spencer’s (Jervis) aren’t just Male, Female and Mother&Baby – they’re also for skinny girls, frumpy girls, rugby boys, fat boys and headless babies.