Sep 1, 2008
Day One
Tweet It was hard for me to bask in a spiritual infusion today, when my brain must’ve been trying to escape through my eye sockets, for all the pain I blinked back. Hello Caffeine Dependency, you are such a bastard. A website I was working on had its database eaten by some e-tokoloshe. That translated into two full days of work having to be compressed... read more
Aug 21, 2008
The not-quite-Ramadaan-greetings post (updated)
Tweet The best e-card site ever (ever!) has come up with a range of messages just for Ramadaan.As these have been conceptualised in line with their usual facetious-tongue-on-dockers-clad-butt-cheek offerings, do not send on to people who take themselves too seriously. They’ve also introduced a create-your-own e-card function which, as evident below, I... read more
Nov 12, 2007
waxing on tetris world-views and a puddle of snowman
Tweet - Plummeting tetrominoes bring to mind a [simplistic] notion that all of Life is falling pieces. And the business of living is little more than packing those streaming shapes to fit, along with knowing when to leave gaps for the unexpected. When you’re dealt the I’s and O’s, it’s lull-time into the static of complacency (much like... read more
May 30, 2007
Just for tricks
Tweet A little game to play on those days when your triplo espresso isn’t quite cutting it and other homo-sapiens suddenly look like they’d make a good first course (with lemon-pepper marinade and an accompaniment of fava beans). When asked – “That’s so unusual. What does your name mean?” – respond with random... read more
May 16, 2007
I’m not feeling lucky…
Tweet … hence the need for GoogleLife. Mountain View, are you listening? GoogleLife: A pocketable widget that uses whatever holy algorithm you internet overlords conjure, to offer up search results for lost time and my car radio’s removable face-thingie. Ideally, it should automatically index Life during sleep and be totally ad-free. Kinda like... read more
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