Kits and Mortar Tumblr Strange Attractor Del.icio.us links TwitterIt's fairly obvious to anyone with half a wit that organising a wedding is a relatively involved thing. You are, after all, organising an event for some 60 - 100 guests, (or more… or less), and that takes a bit of doing. But one thing no one really needs is complications, yet there are complications […]
I win!
As you might have noticed, Stephanie Booth and I have been doing a sporadic podcast, managing to produce an episode roughly once a month. Well, we're happy to announce that we've now both got a name and a new domain for it: Fresh Lime Soda. There you'll find the show notes and you can listen […]
Wow! Transport for London have done a redesign of their site, removing the annoying ticker and replacing their hideous old site with a nice, sleek new one. I have to say, so far, it's a much nicer user experience. Bizarrely, if you go to www.tfl.gov.uk, the site says it's down for maintenance, yet without the […]
Monday night, friend and engagement ring developer, er, I mean jeweller Nigel Lowe came round to have a chat about the silver model he made for us and which I've been wearing nonstop since Feb 15th. It's been great to have the model, to be able to get used to it and make sure it […]
The Open Rights Group are having a party, and you're invited! There'll be public domain DJs, 'remixed visuals' (I'm not quite sure what they are, but I'm sure they'll look nice), free culture goodie bags and a special guest speaker. And it's free!
The catch? You have to bring a new ORG supporter - someone you […]
Last Friday I had the good fortune to be invited to see Sunshine, Danny Boyle and Alex Garland's new movie, along with a bunch of other bloggers and film website reviewers. We have been asked not to officially review the film, because there are still press previews to be done and they didn't want piss […]
I've never really been one for diets. Whilst, in many other ways, I could be described as a stubborn bitch, I lack the kind of will power that's required for dieting. There's a reason my personal blog is called Chocolate and Vodka, and it's got nothing to do with those words sounding nice.
But let's be […]
The trailer for Black Sheep is disturbing on so very many levels… but yet I can't wait to see it. Should I worry what that says about me?
(Thanks for the heads-up, Dan.)
A couple of weeks after we got engaged, Kevin wrote a post about the 'wedding-industrial complex' - the commercialisation of weddings. Yesterday, I discovered the 'wedding dress industrial complex'.
My friend Kate came up to London, and I met her in Victoria armed with a list of bridal wear boutiques and stores, ready to try on […]
Just sitting watching the lunar eclipse. I don't think I've seen a full lunar eclipse on a night as clear as this before in my life. Such a shame that I'm in the middle of London where the light pollution is dreadful. It really is quite beautiful, though - all red and dramatic and portent-y. […]
It's been a while since our last podcast, but here's the latest episode from Steph and me. Thanks to Steph for the shownotes and links. Let us know if you enjoy it!
conferences: LIFT and Freedom of Expression
not everybody has the internet - other cultures use mobile phones (e.g. Nigeria)
technology overload at LIFT
note-taking on a computer: […]