See that little silver beauty? It’s an MTV Europe Music Award. These fellas’ will be handed out to the very best musical artists of Europe on November 5th.

More importantly: You can send me there.

So, show your support for Ireland, and send me, representing Ireland, to the MTV Europe Music Awards in Berlin as part of Sony Ericsson Fanwalk.

It’s simple. Just vote “Off to Berlin” now. Then, come back and do it again later, and repeat until the button on your mouse is getting worn out and your finger is starting to get sore.

Vote @ www.fanwalk.tv/david before it’s too late.

You can also sink your teeth into the Facebook Group or the Event, or gasp at the MySpace page- all gratis, I must add.

Who says you can’t get anything for free?

Danke for all the votes I’ve got so far, and all the support from the team. Y’all rock. Please, keep it up. I’ll thank you by giving you 72 virgins in heaven.

Dave
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Good on you Ryan- as one man says on Twitter- The Late Late is saved for another generation.

Tonight was the first in the series from Ryan Tubridy as he took over the longest running chat show in the world. He replaced Pat Kenny, so he was off to a flying start before the show even aired.

But, after watching it, I am very happy with the performance. Sure, I was nervous for him at the start, wondering how he would play out- but on full inspection, it was of a very high standard; very different to his behaviour on ‘Tubridy Tonight’.  His first guest, ‘An Taoiseach’ (Prime Minister) Brian Cowen, was very good. There were some begrudgers online, stalking the usual internet forums, complaining that  Ryan would ‘chicken out’ due to this Fianna Fáil family links, but this was untrue- Tubridy stuck Cowen with very direct and hard hitting questions, in my opinions. Targets included the spending of TD’s and how the Government would deal with the public’s lack of faith in themselves (15% last week). As the first guest, Tubs really kicked off well. “Do you ever envy Bertie’s sense of timing”. Genius, really.

Joan Collins then came on. Nothing really to say there. Then, Sharon Corr popped on for a bit. The usual.

Brian McFadden then arrived on the show, and the conversation was again very good. Tubridy asked very relevant questions, and McFadden, who I’ve always held respect for, spoke honestly and maturely about the situation of his former wife, Kerry Katona. Tubridy kept the topic being serious and didn’t let it become a ‘Tubridy Tonight’ conversation- which people seem to have an issue about, for some reason. Cherie Blair also appeared on the programme, which made for an interesting and light-hearted interview. Saoirse Ronan was on the show also. She’s an actress, apparently (I’ve never seen her before). Plus, musician David Gray featured on the show, plugging his new song and album. Haven’t heard it yet? It’s David Gray. The same as Oasis. You hear one song, you’ve heard them all. Gillian and Niall Quinn were then the final guests, which again, made for a very fun and interesting chat.

Overall, Ryan Tubridy gave the show a new edge. It combines the ability to tackle serious issues, such as politics, or real life matters, with more entertainment-based pieces, such as music, or Joan Rivers (she’s not serious, I hope).

Will I be watching next week? Most definitely. Keep it up Ryan.

Yay or Nay? Yay.

… that I wrote something.

I’ve not been around much, due to many other commitments, but I’m back, and I’m here with a bang.

Expect a shameless press release in the next few minutes.

noun., tea·mer·gen·cy – An event calling for the immediate dispersal of tea.

This little fella’ is stalking me and reading my tweets. Especially when they contain the word ‘Tea’ or the hashtag ‘#teamergency‘. Who is he? Well, his name is ‘Tea Robot’ and he browses Twitter looking for mentions of his favourite drink. Plus, he works for Direct Line, helping people out of the problems of day to day life.

The insurance company explored the British responses to crises and how they cope with the issues, and they found that 68% of people used tea to calm down and take a break, above any other remedy.

They found that the public reached for a cup of the brew most commonly due to a tough day in the office- a whopping 63%, closely followed by issues of the office (‘Office Politics’) at 56%, along with broken hearts (21%) and bickering with friends (27%): all the everyday hiccups of life.

Now, you know that I’m a huge tea drinker- (a possibly unhealthy) 10 – 13 mugs per day, on average- so that must mean I’m highly stressed out. I’m not sure.

All I know is that I want one of these.

Okay, it’s not quite your name, but you can grab yourself a nice big .ie domain for just €5!

Some other webhosts (most of whom are nasty and expensive, with no customer support) charge anything from €25 – 75 for this. But, the nice folks at Blacknight, such as Michele and Niall, along with the rest of the lovely (and helpful) team are cutting the cost, and delivering your domain for a price cheaper than a ‘Extra Value Meal’ from the fast food outlet of a famous red, white and yellow clown. Bargain, I think you’ll agree.

So, today, until Saturday 29th August, you’ve got no excuse but to splurge your cash (not very much, albeit), and buy that website you’ve dreamed about.

Ace.

photo credit: Rádio Zero