8 March     - Comments

What should I use today for?

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 It’s old, unticked an out-of-date.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.


"The self is not something that one finds. It is something one creates." ~Thomas Szasz
@finkd Darth Zuckerberg. [@michelletripp

28 February     1 Comment

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.

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23 February     - Comments

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.


@skinnermike - I'm no manic Streets preacher, but he's cool.
extratasty - excellence from the skinnycorp lot. Lovely design.

16 February     - Comments

Alright?

One of those tedious, rambling posts I’m afraid. I intend to post more, but invariably life always catches up, and things get neglected.

Had a fairly eventful 7 days. I spent last week on a dubiously acquired work experience placement at a top global agency. By dubious I mean - crazily - I paid to be there! Yup.

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@digg_offbeat "Man gets 20 weeks in jail for whistling" - link
I should probably expurgate this post, but instead I'll keep it candid.

10 February     - Comments

Unlikely, but I do know someone who can..

With one convenient click, I pushed Lindsay Camp’s marvellous Can I Change Your Mind? right through my letterbox.

24 hours later and I’m halfway through. This is rare.

It’s deliciously smooth. Camp possesses impeccable fluidity of prose and freakishly captivating narrative; the book is a pleasure. Really taken with it, definitely one to be revisited, scribbled on and underlined. In pencil.

Note to self: must not use pen on the tube.

Until I can figure out how to process wordpress code inside custom fields, I’m unable to embed tracks in the post footer (as below). However, I really wanted to share this track by Kero One, so here’yar. Enjoy.

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C.