She put an ‘x’ at the end of that..

What does this mean?!!

Is that a kiss? Does she want to kiss me? Or was it just etiquette?

Hold up a little second.. What is ‘X’ etiquette? How does it work?

There are no rules!! Are there rules? Show me the rules. Where are they?!

It was a capital.. ‘X’. Is that different? Why is it? What’s different about it? It’s the same thing, is it not?

Oh, god.. Do I need to put one back? Perhaps then she’ll think I love her back! Does it mean love? Are we in love? I don’t think we are, are we? What if I don’t? Will she start crying?! Oh god, my head is going to explode.

Relaaxxx.. Calm down. It’s just a letter, a key, a double tap of 9.

Don’t sweat it! What’s the big deal?! 1, 2, 3.. Whatever, it’s meaningless.

Oh sh*t… She just asked me about the ‘x’s. She wants more than one! Damnit. And what the hell is ‘xoxo’! Sounds like some new-fad web 2.0 start up to me!?!

That’s better. I think we’re getting somewhere. This is consistent. Hannng on… No!! What are you doing!! Another one? I haven’t got time for this! It’ll get dark before I’ve finished saying good morning at this rate. Let’s be reasonable darling, please.

Now she’s offended?! I can’t win. I really want to win. Somebody, lay down the law!

There must be a pattern! A universal, unspoken code of conduct for x’s.  Isn’t there?

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Compelled to pen. X-Politics - the real rules. I think it may just deserve to arrive here soon!

X

xxx

I’ve cleared up a few of the loose brackets around this place, reacquainting with the lovably hateful CSS.

About time I started using it.

Without further ado, here’s a quick slanted snapshot of what’s been rocking out my stereo lately.

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It’ll massacre my bandwidth, but, well, there’s plenty going spare.

Adios.

C.

So much for New Years Resolutions! Bah.

Who cares.

How about this for a video from Wiley!

WILEY ft. Daniel Merriweather - CA$H IN MY POCKET [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

Fresh! Fella at 3:00 steals the show.

No responses though.. Very disappointing.

C.

Hello.

I installed Xoopit on Firefox a few days back.

A smart idea, and a cool, cool add-on. Get it.

I do feel for these companies though. Somebody has a really bright brainwave, goes all out to execute and integrate… Fabulous. And we’re loving it too. Thank you. Really.

But just how does this work?

I mean, here we have it, and I quote:

“JOBS”

Yup, it says that on their frontpage. Xoopit.com. Xoop Xoop.

HOW DO YOU MONETIZE THIS?

The perennial conundrum with social media. Angel investors, venture capitalists…. Marbles.

Techcrunch noted: “We are moving closer to the social inbox”. And yes, we are. How long until the GMail big boys commission their own version? No time at all, I’d hazard, and it’d be universal in platform, not limited to Firefox’s 44% share. Although there just has to be a savvy a masterplan and patents somewhere, else these genius investors wouldn’t have put the briefcase down.

Anyway… Just thoughts.

Irrespective, been trawling through the photos in my mailbox using the wonderful Xoopit, and came across these beauties.

The kid himself.

I look no different now. Still absent of facial hair, though I have managed to grow eyebrows since. The other little dude in the pictures is my formerly bleachy-bro. There’s really something soft and sincere to analogue photography, I feel.

And one just to embarrass “Chardy”…..!

I desperately feel like hijacking his facebook to load this as his profile picture… Dare me.

Cheerio.

C.

Apparently 2009 is the Year of Astronomy.

Astronomy is cool.

Five years ago as of January 5th, NASA’s ‘Spirit’ and ‘Opportunity’ rovers arrived on Mars.

These type of projects often get overlooked. A remarkable undertaking. Expected to last just three months, the rovers continue to explore the red planet five years on. An astonishing testament to their engineering.

What is yet more incredible is the lengths which NASA must have gone to in order to allow their rovers to launch, navigate and land on Mars. As far as my limited understanding stretches, this would have involved stupendous calculations of orbits to meet exact timings and catch gravitational slipstreams.

There’s a short from NASA here where the team discuss the highs and lows of their epic five year expedition.

It’s mind-blowing. Even that they are able to diagnose mechanical faults in such detail. Just how do they transmit and receive information? There must be a hefty time-lag.

Anyway, I came across James White’s Signalnoise in an edition of Computer Arts. I love his colour philosophy, and am in logo envy.

Here’s a cool wallpaper design to spruce up your desktop, available over at his blog in all manner of resolutions, including the iPhone/iTouch.

Some awesome prints over at his store, too.

C.