August 2009
40 posts
Still relaxing at the beach, trying not think about work. Damn, now thinking about it!
Don’t you just love walking bare footed on sand, minus the beer bottles, fag butts and used nappies. British beaches, can’t beat em!
Enjoying the bank holiday down at the beach. Also visited the sea life center http://twitpic.com/fyu9d
Having bangers & mash for dinner, yum yum!
Late dinner that is
For sale: 24” iMac/2GB/2.4 Intel (still got the box) + free @giantpea tee ;)
Today I’m co-working at intermedia, in a converted barn, plush office space. Today on the agenda is some good old fashion print design.
Basecamp web address transition http://bit.ly/C9NCb going to miss clientsection.com, but basecamp’s own url is fine.
Why is it I’ve been working my a** off today, and nothing has been ticked off the todo list!!
Friday I shall be co-working with another design agency, at their plush offices. I’m looking forward to it.
Time to get ready for drill night #firefighter
Here comes the rain!
I’ve an idea for a web app, just wondering if I have the time to invest or is it worth investing in? Need to do a little more research.
wow! its suddenly gone all dark & miserable out there.
Thank god for Basecamp’s edit for another xx min’s! “multiple silhouettes humping” should have read “jumping” or course.
Ordering Snow Leopard, ships the 28th.
I’m up for it, but Lesley is not so keen, can’t think why?
We’ve been asked if we would like to participate in a C4 documentary about the maternity ward at St Annes! They want to film the birth!
Just added the finishing touches to 2 logos, now to bag & tag and ship them off to their owners. Next, some frontend coding.
What a lazy start, didn’t get up till 10. I felt guilty but it was worth it.
Thinking of selling my iMac to make way for a cinema display, then the MBP will be the main/only work station.
Great news @quakelive now available on Mac browsers, happy days… or is that unproductive days?
Back from an enjoyable afternoon/night with @mrsgrinstead. Time travellers wife followed by a meal.
Out with @mrsgrinstead, few drinks, cinema then a meal. Been ages just the 2 of us.
That was nice of Memset hosting to phone to check if I was happy with their service (mini server). Thx @memset_kate #memset
Has it really been 10 years of marriage! What an achievement. Well here’s to another 10 @mrsgrinstead xx
Time to smarten myself up, off to meet with a client.
When I grow up I want to be @jonburgerman, he’s got the best job ever!
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When I went full-time with Giantpea I ran it from our converted attic. To start with this was ideal, the attic was spacious and out of the way from the rest of the house, with the added bonus of not being far from a cupboard to raid.
A month or so in to the business I decided that as a limited company having an external office would add some professionalism to the company, and would hopefully...
I’ve a todo list the length of my arm, so why is it a client’s site decides to go down this morning!
00:45 Time for bed! its been a long day and I’m expecting tomorrow to be the same.
These trading cards look great http://www.chetart.com/steampunkmonkey.html (via @drawn)
Loving this design http://www.planetillogica.com/
Battery on the iphone (3g) is not holding up much these days, 5hrs and then on charge, thats with minimal use and no 3g!
Making a trip to the office to see if that damn internet is up yet!
Finally, a client site where I will have the chance to give @grabaperch a whirl.
Meeting with the new accountant went well, they’ve even asked me to quote them for a site :)
Good day at #marwellzoo, actually got stopped by a fellow designer who spotted me wearing a @simplebits tee. Good to meet you Duncan(?)
Up and ready, off to Marwell zoo. Looks as if the weather is going to be kind to us.
Think I’m going to sit down & do an illustration.