September 2008
Working later than I planned after popping along to see Tim Westergren (Pandora) give a talk @parisoma
The concept of owning stocks and shares remains completely alien to me.
Slow off the mark today.
Wired magazine has a multi-page feature on the cutting-edge hyperfuturist culturejammer known only to humans as Weird Al Yankovic. Sigh.
fired up the engines to cope with some heavy chicken intake ++
Anna bought me a harmonica. This leads me to believe she might have forgotten the great ukulele incident of 2007.
I’ve seen 283 of Empire’s 500 greatest movies of all time. Lovely presentation, but not *quite* beautiful. http://icanhaz.com/500
Big book of cheese!
Enormous book sale at Fort Mason. Smells lovely.
sunny friday morning white hot writing frenzy
Tangetally, I just googled ~ @charlesarthur nude ~ which, fortunately, didn’t turn out as badly as you might have expected.
Mild panic that I have already lost my new phone. Bumflaps.
found it! phew. Now I can get on with other, less stressful forms of procrastination.
Today this time difference shenanigans made it feel like two days for the price of one. Awesome afternoon + dinner with David & Suneeta.
Scheduled day off has been frustratingly like a normal work day.
Trying to act upon some @stamen coincidensity. There is a thin film of sweat on my upper lip. These two facts are, fortunately, unrelated.
Where is Your Username registered →
Useful tool
Hey, I can enjoy Pandora again!
Our sofa should arrive this morning. I’ll finally have somewhere to sit!
Finally sorted out a new US mobile: DM me if you want the number.
NYT explains latest tech coverage moves →
Including new hires and blog syndication deals
Robot wheelchair finds its own way →
Responds to verbal commands and navigates itself
Narcissists can be identified by their Facebook... →
Some science of the bleedin’ obvious
Slightly concerned that several thousand pounds’ worth of gear has gone missing somewhere over the Atlantic. Ho hum.
About to watch the last two episodes of the Wire. I’ve been waiting a long time for this - and I can’t see that it’s going to end happily.
Got up early, watched the football, draw, going back to bed. Bleugh.
This bread appears to be the colour of blue.
“Guns don’t kill people… people with moustaches kill people.”
Meanwhile, some bloke on the Emmys is doing the equivalent of a 5-year-old saying “Hey, I can sing songs off the telly, gran!”.
Twitter cull. It’s like the thing with those cute little seals, but even more fun.
Into the sunshine!!!
I can proudly state that I have achieved a score of 553 in the latest Absurdly Simple Flash Game I’m Obsessed With: http://icanhaz.com/cric
Admonished by a blog reader for being rude about @carsonified - apparently nobody’s able to cope with a vicious sense of humour these days.
You should have seen the guy in Radio Shack’s eyes boggle when he saw how big my microphones were.
And with a few key taps, my Twitter silence ends. I’d like to pretend it was a boycott, but let’s be honest, people: it was just laziness.
Exhausted. Getting back into it is taking more than I thought it would.
Brain, let me introduce you to Work. Yeah, I know you’re old friends - but I don’t think you guys have seen each other in a little while.
Heading off to Yerba Buena for some no-doubt tedious iPod/iTunes refresher announcement. At least it’s only just up the road these days!
Heading off to Yerba Buena for some no-doubt tedious iPod/iTunes refresher announcement. At least it’s only just up the road these days!
AH! New computer has arrived from Blighty. Now if only I could remember my VPN credentials…
“You can argue that it’s the best portable device for playing games on” … eh? *You* can argue that, I doubt many would.
Problem with going to real event, rather than beamback: you can’t leave before the music’s over. Jack Johnson: good name, not my cup of tea.
“The funnest iPod ever” - you’ve just mangled my language!
Were the Genius playlists a bit poo due to limited available tracks, or just because?
Made a joke about his health - but he does look very gaunt… moreso than last time I saw him up close, I think
Apple playing some golden oldies: Cream, The Who etc. Not an insignificantly-sized auditorium… I’m trying to see who’s here.
Drinks + pizza courtesy of @jackiedanicki and cohort. Had fun, saw people… but it felt weird coming home to somewhere new.
Gah! BBC website with adverts is seriously fugly.
Man make bed!
“My kingdom for a horse.” I know how he felt. Except it’s not horses, it’s sofas. And it’s not my kingdom either. Oh, you know what I mean.