April 2005

A prediction

April 17, 2005

I had a vision today. I saw my future. It was amazing – really clear, precise, accurate and other tautologies. I have no doubt that this premonition will prove to be 100% accurate. It involves typing. A lot of typing. Huge amounts of typing. And possibly RSI. You see, I kinda got this literary agent, […]

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Another year older

April 15, 2005

So, here it is. Another year older. And no wifi here so I can't get online on my laptop and hang out on IRC where all my friends are. *pouts* But still, you know what they say, you're only as old as the person you feel, so today I am 24. *sniggers* Happy birthday me!

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Some days

April 13, 2005

Some days just go wrong. They may start off well, but they descend into the slough of despond as time wears on, everything turning to crap as you touch it. I'm not triskadekaphobic, but I'm getting suspicious. Some days need you to log out and log back in again. Some days need a hard reboot, […]

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Who owns your portfolio? – A look at IP for designers

April 12, 2005

My latest article about intellectual property, copyright and Creative Commons for web designers is out today in Issue 4 of Design In-Flight. Here's an excerpt: Who owns your portfolio? It might seem logical that you own the designs you create; but it's not always true. With the advent of the first graphical internet browser came […]

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Squee! Mac OSX Tiger out on 29 April!

April 12, 2005

Just got a press release from Apple to say that the long awaited next version of Mac's OSX, code-named Tiger, is going to be released on April 29. Yay! Here are the bits I'm excited about: Spotlight is Apple’s new lightning fast way for users to find virtually anything stored on their Mac. Much like […]

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That voodoo hoodoo that you do

April 12, 2005

(08:55) Suw: It was so good yesterday to go see my acupuncturist. He's sort of a bit of a therapist too, i suppose. You get to spew out everything that's bothering you, then he sticks pins in you, and sticks magnets to you, and then you feel much better. it's great. (09:00) kevinmarks: heh sounds […]

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Cat Buckaroo

April 11, 2005

Trying this with Fflwff could result in broken bones, nerve damage and severe blood loss. Mine, not hers. I may give it a shot, though. Note to readers: Never play Cat Buckaroo with any potentially cat damaging objects, such as bricks, television sets or Collected Works of Shakespeare. (Thanks John!)

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A project to change your life

April 10, 2005

For as long as I can remember I’ve held the dream that one day I would be able to build my own house. As a kid, I would go on holiday with my family down to Cornwall, to The Lizard, (the most southerly point on the British mainland), where we would stay each time on […]

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Which is worse?

April 10, 2005

I can never figure figure out which is worse for a blonde of advancing years – finding a grey hair or finding a black one.

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And I thought my inbox was overflowing

April 9, 2005

I'm worried Tom's head may a splode in the light of the disturbing amount of unread mail in his inbox: Away Message: Using: Mail – with 27587 unread. 15:38 Away Message: Using: Mail – with 27585 unread. 15:39 Away Message: Using: Mail – with 27584 unread. 15:41 Away Message: Using: Mail – with 27583 unread. […]

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Oh my god!

April 7, 2005

There's an axe in my head. (via Joi on IRC)

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Happy birthday to hash-me!

April 3, 2005

My IRC channel, so imaginatively named #suwcharman, is celebrating its first birthday today! Happy birthday hash-me!! Spawned from #joiito originally as a place where I could talk to people away from the frenzy of Joi's channel, I never imagined it would actually end up being like a little home away from home where I could […]

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