I shall try to have more free time to finish books, knitting, personal projects. I shall attempt to get back into shape by taking a much lusted after flamenco class. I shall attempt to make new friends in London, the kind that likes to have coffee and a rant once in a while (seems difficult… Continue reading Pointless and heartfelt new year's strategy
Category: Thoughts
Quote of the year
“Similarly if the individual offers the other a product or a service, they will often find during the interaction there will be no time and place immediately available for eating the pudding that the proof can be found in”. From Erving Goffman’s The presentation of self in everyday life.
An english Christmas
Having people over for Christmas is an event people usually dread. This year, Matt and I decided to have his family over and let me tell you, one of the things that doesn’t come with relocation packages, is an explanation of the rites around the Christmas meal.Every country has it’s own version. Some of you… Continue reading An english Christmas
Roadblocks to green decisions
I’m spending a lot of time around Elephant & Castle (no its not a virtual game but rather a southern and definitely dodgy neighborhood of London) and going to get my lunch at the local Tesco. The other day, as I waited for someone at the entrance, an EDF sales person approached me to sell… Continue reading Roadblocks to green decisions
Looking for a technology companion
No not the weighted companion cube :) I’m finding myself with a few interesting personal projects that involve web/mobile/API harnessing and am looking for a server-side developer / programmer who’d like to work with me on them. If you like the challenge of working with designers and their craaaazy ideas then have a look at… Continue reading Looking for a technology companion
Quote of the day
On why Firefox is always slow, even on my new machine, Matt said: – Firefox can be like a drunken homeless man vomiting all over himself, at that point all that’s left to do is clean everything up and use anti-bacterial spray.
Pecha Kucha in Montreal 3rd edition
It’s that time of the year again so put on your hat and gloves, brush up that powerpoint and get thee to the SAT for a 3rd edition of Pecha Kucha. Think you can find a job in design in Montreal without promoting your work? Ha! They’re looking for a few more presenters so what… Continue reading Pecha Kucha in Montreal 3rd edition
Offsetting what?
There are a million entertaining things about living in London and this is definitely one of them. With all the press about offsetting your travels, it’s interesting to see the term used in a completely unrelated context (the mortgage industry apparently has always used this term to define payments made) and questions perhaps its power… Continue reading Offsetting what?
Quote of the day
“[Weblogs are] the VHS cassette of media delivery.” via Things magazine
Avant Guardian
An article on my work of the past few years was published in Surface magazine’s 10th annual Avant Guardian edition, page 132. And for some reason, they thought i should go shoe-less…:P