November 2007
29 posts
Horribly underdressed today
On the phone right now with a client explaining how to unzip a zip file. sigh
Ristretto pick-me-up
learning about the abattoir from Ben. I feel sick
why do I keep thinking its 2008?
At the round taupo cycle race. It’s a lycra fest!
Beer o’clock
eating caramel slice even though it makes me feel sick inside
Speak like a human →
One of the interesting things I noted at the FOWD conference was an insistence on web content being human-like. I guess a more technical term would be conversational or colloquial language - that used in everyday speech.
I came across a good example of this today as I received my shipping confirmation on some posters I ordered:
Internationally shipped orders usually arrive within 14 days, but...
Canonical web designs →
A very interesting article on canonical web designs over at bokardo.com
Here’s just a few of the juicy, thought inducing quotes from the article:
So, as a web designer, there is no analog to “look at this logo and see how it stands for a company”. That’s relatively easy for graphic designers because we can quickly appreciate the way a logo graphically depicts some attribute of the company:...
Mountain biking in the mt vic wild wellington race
Foamee. I owe you a beer →
find yourself at the pub and your mate’s brought you a beer and you end up leaving before you can buy him a round? Or has a friend ever done something nice for ya and you’ve thought “Man, I need to buy that guy a beer”?
Well, now you can let that person know with Foamee.
You gotta have a twitter account though. I knew twitter was good for something!
catchcam: @ioubeer @timkelleher for a crazy-awesome time in New York
catchcam: Back at work and it’s raining. We have a leak in the roof and i’m getting dripped on!
And just like that, it’s over. →
What a mad week. Feel like I’ve had absolutely no sleep at all (I almost haven’t), and I’ve really made good use of my time here. New York is an amazing city: full of style, brashness, warmth, anger, fun, and excitement.
As you’ve all guessed, I’ve had no time to update the blog as i’ve been […]
catchcam: Waiting in security sheep pen line at LAX. So much fun
catchcam: All done. Waiting in JKF for United flight 27 to LA
catchcam: Impulse decision to go to lion king on broadway tonight. It paid off!
catchcam: Bloomingdales is my worst nightmare
catchcam: all done with FOWD. very very excellent! got my photo with josh davis. oh yeah
catchcam: 1st day of conference over. Spoke to Keegan Jones - super nice dude. Felt like a groupie though! Off to media temple after par-tay
catchcam: heading to FOWD conference tomorrow
Road rage, New York style. →
Witnessed some excellent road rage today: One guy cut another guy off. Guy that got cut off gives the other guy the bird out the window. Other guy stops parallel with bird guy. Coarse words are exchanged, and guy that cut other guy off drives away. Bird guy keeps giving it his best at the […]
I have the world’s oil price solution →
After a slow start trying to tell the cabbie where abouts in New York city I wanted to go, we finally get onto the motorway for our half hour journey into the city.
Sitting in the Yellow Cab, with the cabbie flooring the gas pedal every 2 seconds and then backing off, I found the solution […]
catchcam: thinking road-rage is SO much more entertaining in New York City than in Wellington! One could learn a thing or two about profanity!
catchcam: First day in NYC. Sunny and so good
catchcam: So many movies to choose from! Simpsons movie sounds good first up, then eagle vs shark for a follow up. Superb
catchcam: Boarding in 5 minutes… New york here i come!
Less than 48 hours to go →
I’m almost very nearly just around the corner about any minute now about to leave on a jet plane for New York City…baby! Hot damn. I could do without the 12+5 hours of flights, but hey… that’s what iPods are for.
The prayers are said, the camera’s charged, the suitcase is borrowed (thanks Amanda) and almost […]