Update:

Oh shoot. I got punked. Be that as it may, I’m sure we can let this one slide? kthx.

Students are easy to stereotype. Lazy, drug guzzling, alcoholic nightbooking face-owls with red-bull twitches. Stereotypes can be cruel, but if you’re a student and this doesn’t fit, chances are you’re an oddity.

I came across this story today.

Apparently the boardroom dialogue went a little something like this…

Grey Suit A: “Look, we’re losing ground. We need to look to the future. Hook in the next generation.”
Grey Suit B: “I see. Tell me more..”
Grey Suit A: “Well, we’ve just compiled the results from our 2005 research commission”
Grey Suit B: “Go on..”
Grey Suit A: “We’ve discovered that our target market - students - are very ‘into’ this social networking business”
Grey Suit B: “And what of it?”
Grey Suit A: “Well, there was a shriek of Eureka from Raymond the Innovation Co-ordinator, and he had it. A revolutionary idea. We’re so very excited..”
Grey Suit A: “Don’t dilly-dally Jeffrey, do elaborate..”
Grey Suit B: “We are integrating social networking into.. Wait for it… Microsoft WORD! Isn’t it genius? Not only that, but we will announce it on TWITTER! It’ll be fantastic, students need not even leave their document to interact with their buddies!”
Grey Suit A: “You’ve really outdone yourself this time Jeffrey. It’ll deter those wretched layabouts from that FireRodent too, I suspect. It’s marvellous, there’s no doubt about it. We. Are. Back. ”

Back to bullsh*t. It’s the dumbest thing I ever heard. At the time, those frantic, deadline-dodging, red-bull popping, chain-smoking, procrastination parades were the bane of my existence. I even went to such drastic measures as banning URL’s through the *registry*. /dipstick

So  here’s your student, staring lamentably into Microsoft Word..

DING. Facebook Alert!
“Ayo geek squad! We’re off to Gatecrasher? Are you on it or are you on it?”

“Doh. If only, I got this Biology diss innit!”

DING! Twitter Alert!

“OMFG dude it’s bangin&look who’s here! Your gal! And she’s waaaasted! Check tha outfit!” [twitpic]

He’s off to study some real-world biology.

There’s an old adage, “don’t mix business and pleasure”. Broad enough to encapsulate the stupdity, I feel. Here’s another - “the bigger they are, the harder they fall”. Not for a good while yet, but it’ll come round..

C.

Hey.

Been a while.

Think I’m bored or something. Capricious?

I never really explained the name. Conscious that it might well just seem a little bit too off key. Plus, can those who address themselves as a ‘kid’ be taken remotely seriously? Seems unlikely.

Anyway, while I’m laying about slowly decoding my direction, I thought I’d do something with my time. Among other things, I’m working on a bunch of themes to choose from, and a new name. Actually it’s more old than new, but to most of you it’s brand new. Plan to buckle down and actually scribble this rubbish daily. Yeah, plan.

The real problem is I don’t really know what I am. Designer? Web Designer? Programmer? Advertising Creative? Marketer? Copywriter? Standard suit? Entrepreneur? Plain deluded geek?

A little from column, A, a little from column B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, equally. Still toiling.

Back soon. Ish.

C.

I wonder.

I have a need to read. No.. Wait.. Maybe I should write. What should I write? Must dust off and complete those drafts. But I’d really like to write about… I’ll research it.

Not right now, I need to design if I want to make this work. Where do I start? I’ll flick through ffffound and dig out some Computer Arts. Maybe dig out a web tutorial or two. Seems a bit tiresome.. Oh, look, they’re on twitter! Now then, what’s twappening?

Ha.. I should reply. Wait, this looks like an interesting article. Yeah, I’ll read articles about twitter before I put together the CSS for the new uber-project. Wow.. CSS3? I need to know…

Must be something usefully related in my Google Reader.. What’s going on here. Wow.. That’s crazy, I want to do something like that. Hey, maybe I’ll do a tutorial for Google Sketch-up, I still haven’t worked up that product model yet. What of those illustrations! Be nice to finish one of those off.

Nah, I need to learn Flash first so I can put together that other mini-project. I know, I’ll download some tutorial torrents. That’ll help.

Time management, time management. I’ll read some productivity blogs. That’ll do it.

To-do lists! Where’s my to-do list? It’s old, unticked an out-of-date. I’ll start a new one! That’ll get things moving. I’ll use Things for the iPhone. Neato. Their desktop app only works on Mac? Lovely. I do intend to switch over though.. I’ll just gaze at the macbook specs for a minute and figure out how I’ll afford one.

Talking of the iPhone, it needs some fresh beats. Hmm, podcasts; what’d be good for work? Yes… I’ll just quickly download that too. Actually, I’d like some new films. What’s Rotten Tomatoes is sayin’. How’d I forget! It’s out on DVD? Where can I buy it?

Amazon Wish List! Sure.. I need to know more about that, I’ll order that book now. Definitely read it. Obviously.

That reminds me, I really had better email Ricardo about that thing. God.. I need to reply to Sinbad too. And those expiring texts. Facebook messages.  Maybe I should log in. Must I? Do I really need to know who can’t remember throwing up on their new tattoo while they were ironing last night? I think I can throw this part out. Oh, but it’s Cornelius’ birthday! Make mental note to remember wishes and politely talk of the enduringly overdue interaction.

I just bought art supplies. Can they wait a bit? Thinking about it, I need to put together a portfolio. That deserves a website too. Yeah, pencil that in somewhere.

I’d better meet Horatio this week otherwise we’ll never get on track with this. And it’s been too long to skip catch up drinks with Hermione. Though, I should do some exercise, or is there solice in reverse engineering my brain with beer?

New LOST! Load it up! Ohhh.. even better, I’ll convert it to MP4 and watch it on tomorrows commute. So efficient. Wonder if I can find a nifty iphone/DAB radio alarm clock, that’ll help me get up. Maybe I should just go to bed earlier. But then…

FFS. Forget it. I’ll spend the time articulating my indecision instead. Bright spark.

That’ll do. Now I’ll watch the FA Cup highlights with a cup of tea while I decide and play Blocks on my iPhone. Multi, multi-tasker.

Yah.

C.

Unless you’ve been camped out underneath a prehistoric rock dialing up AOL with your Gateway 2000, you’re likely to have heard whispers of the revolution.

I’m writing to tell you that the streets aren’t lying.

Spotify buzz and chatter in the office has been abundant. And rightly so. The revolution is here, or so close that we are teetering on the edge of the end of the beginning.

Let me explain… Read the rest of this entry »

Just what can we expect from the next 5,000 days of the web’s evolution?

Kevin Kelly, ‘Senior Maverick’ and Executive Editor of Wired Magazine, positively seeps insight in this penetrating analysis.

Turns out he’s a pretty fascinating, profilic, multi-faceted guy, despite the beard.

I want a beard one day. Even if it’s just for a week. Alas, at the moment, to my daily identificational detriment, I am not even close.

Check out his homepage, kk?

C.