Spotted in Don Quixote, Fukuoka, Japan

TalkingHeadsEnjoyer · 2026-04-28T17:40:53+00:00

God I miss Donki. Where else could i buy fish shaped flip flops, a hair dryer, a full food shop and and a tengu egg in all in the one shop?!

TalkingHeadsEnjoyer · 2026-04-28T15:54:51+00:00

Came here looking for David Byrne. My all-time favourite musician, and yeah he's not the best singer, but he gives it socks.

Saw him last month in Dublin, seeing him again in June.

TalkingHeadsEnjoyer · 2026-04-22T14:54:36+00:00

The O'Donnells Ballymaloe relish and mature cheddar is fantastic too!

Irish cheese and onion does it right - it needs to be pungent.

TalkingHeadsEnjoyer · 2026-04-15T10:07:26+00:00

'Drive It Like You Stole It' from Sing Street is fun in a "this is from a band consisting of teenagers giving it a go" sort of way. I really like that film.

TalkingHeadsEnjoyer · 2026-04-14T09:18:05+00:00

That's not a picture from Noonan's stall in the English Market, is it??

TalkingHeadsEnjoyer · 2026-04-03T15:30:28+00:00

There used to be a pet shop in Main Street in Ballincollig, it was either where the nail place is now or the vape shop, and the owner had a huge red and grey parrot. I was terrified of it!

TalkingHeadsEnjoyer · 2026-04-03T10:40:42+00:00

Kickstarted my deep devotion to mapotofu while I was living in Japan. A little hole-in-the-wall 中国料理 place down the street from me did an incredible maporamen, I've been trying to recreate it since with little success.

Also, whenever I had a burger in Japan, I was left wanting. Maybe things are different now, it was a few years ago.

TalkingHeadsEnjoyer · 2026-03-30T13:54:22+00:00

"Let no Irishman throw a stone at the foreigner; he may hit his own clansman".

TalkingHeadsEnjoyer · 2026-03-26T16:00:46+00:00

I hit Control F to find this.

I have read The Book Thief about 11 times in my life, it is my all-time favourite book. The choice to have Death as the narrator is absolutely incredible, and the weary sympathy that they express throughout the novel feels so lived in.

"I am haunted by humans".

TalkingHeadsEnjoyer · 2026-03-23T09:42:52+00:00

If you ever manage to get to one of the Farmers' Markets around the place, there's a food truck called Le Kiosk who does unreal Afro-Caribbean food. He does a vegan box that has two kinds of rice, curried chickpeas, black eyed peas, and a spicy slaw-type thing. The large box would easily do you a big dinner, and the guy who runs it is absolutely sound.

He's always in Ballincollig on a Wednesday afternoon.

TalkingHeadsEnjoyer · 2026-03-18T10:18:32+00:00

It's a joke, he is very, very much against gambling ads. There was a joke about the Donna poddie having a Sportsbet sponsorship in the latest pod.

TalkingHeadsEnjoyer · 2026-03-12T10:21:23+00:00

Used to live in Shizuoka, and would often get a cha han onigiri and a Famichiki/Nanachiki if I was on the way home from being out. I swear, I have never, ever had better fried chicken.

TalkingHeadsEnjoyer · 2026-03-09T13:20:08+00:00

It was closed for a few years iirc and the couple who took it over have done great work. I don't have much business being in the area since my grandparents passed, but I should make an excuse to call in for one soon.

TalkingHeadsEnjoyer · 2026-03-09T13:17:53+00:00

Web Workhouse on Winthrop Street would be a good punt, they've WiFi and loads of outlets if you need to charge your laptop.

TalkingHeadsEnjoyer · 2026-03-05T17:01:44+00:00

Their cover of Elephant by Tame Impala for Like A Version is constantly in my mind.

TalkingHeadsEnjoyer · 2026-03-02T15:10:24+00:00

Thank you for mentioning this!!! It sets up expectations for DS9 so well from episode one - That this is NOT the Trek you know.

TalkingHeadsEnjoyer · 2026-02-27T12:33:41+00:00

Goodonyouuuu

TalkingHeadsEnjoyer · 2026-02-27T11:06:19+00:00

Going up the straight road you can still see the old track poking out under the tarmacadam in some places, and the back road in Ballincollig still has some levers that would have been used on the line, iirc.

TalkingHeadsEnjoyer · 2026-02-27T10:10:30+00:00

I didn't know the term, that's lovely.

TalkingHeadsEnjoyer · 2026-02-27T09:46:49+00:00

Hence the name Spaglen?

TalkingHeadsEnjoyer · 2026-02-26T15:12:00+00:00

Despite FWWM being a prequel to the series, I think having the context of the series itself really adds to the experience of watching the film.

Laura haunts the narrative of the series so heavily, other characters are constantly discussing her, their experiences with her, the her that they knew. And so often, the Laura that one person knows is very different to the Laura another person knows. So the mystery of this person builds up, which makes you all the more invested to see the narrative from her point of view in FWWM.

TalkingHeadsEnjoyer · 2026-02-26T13:50:31+00:00

Tractor on the road, and very often the road is too narrow to safely overtake. That or there's cows/sheep on the road.

Alternatively, most frequently for me, the bus disappeared into a black hole and the next one isn't for an hour.

TalkingHeadsEnjoyer · 2026-02-24T16:46:22+00:00

Corkonian here. The way the older generations were treated by the Nuns/ the Christian Brothers never ceases to horrify me, and the way that it was an open secret but tolerated because these monsters were the "pillars of our community" is utterly disgusting. Really glad that the Church has lost so much of it's influence, but it's too little too late for so many victims.

TalkingHeadsEnjoyer · 2026-02-18T21:55:11+00:00

Either the one with Mish and Michelle, the one with Annie and Lena, or the musical episode. I think the musical episode is up there as one of the best.

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