I was buying a USB memory stick at my local PC megastore this week, when part-way through the transaction, the cashier stopped and turned to the staff member who walked past him to the door. After passing through the security tag barriers she stood their arms raised (in the position all too familiar to air travelers), at which [...]
Having read this post by tanais – and planning to be in London yesterday – we all made a detour to see Miroslaw Balka’s How It Is installation in the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern. It was well worth the trip. It’s physically big, but is still dwarfed by the space, sitting right in the [...]
Newark, England Barcelona, Catalonia Here’s a marketing campaign that I really like – taking in-film design elements and using them in clever street locations in the real world, but with the same context. I would have loved to [...]
This morning, three of us drove from Aix-en-Provence to Barcelona. The sky was azure blue from corner to corner, the road was flat, fast, and with a GPS and two radar detectors, we made good time. And it was fun. Now, if you live in England, you probably don’t remember the concept of distance driving [...]
I caught this meme from Simon’s blog Here’s my update. 1. Started your own blog 2. Slept under the stars 3. Played in a band 4. Visited Hawaii 5. Watched a meteor shower 6. Given more than you can afford to charity 7. Been to Disneyland 8. Climbed a mountain 9. Held a praying mantis 10. [...]