May 2007 Archives

Some days ago

'Dude, are you coming to Spain?'
'No. Wanna look forward. Not back'

Three days later

'Dude are you coming to Spain? Few beers, few laughs...'
'No'

Four days after that

'Dude, are you coming to Spain or what?
'What'

Three days later

'Dude, this is not good. You need to get out of the flat. Get outta there. Get some sunshine...'
'No'

Two days after that

'Dude, you cannot drag this negative energy into the tournament'
'Booking a flight now'

'Awake on my airplane, awake on my airplane...'

'...please ensure that all trays are in their upright position and all electronic devices are switched off during landing or else you'll plough into the side of a mountain and die screaming like the miserable self-loathing streak of piss you are'
'Huh?' I say, bolting upright in my seat. The woman to my left, looks up from her magazine and regards me as though I've just touched her inappropriately. She glares, her nostrils flaring like missile-silos.
'Sorry' I say, and look out the window. Shannon airport looms into view as the plane banks round to the approach and I groan as I stretch my back. It's sunny and warm, the sunlight dancing off the roofs of the cars gleaming beneath us...

Last September, we featured a new campaign by Greenpeace aimed at compelling Steve Jobs and Apple into getting the finger out regarding toxic chemicals used in the production of their products and the waste chemicals released during their disposal. For months, there was almost no response from Apple and it seemed that the campaign was falling on deaf ears.

But lo! It would appears that the pressure has finally done something and produced some results...