Archive for November, 2007
So we’ve been busy buying cushions…
Posted in Jokes on November 25, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Helvetica
Posted in Articles on November 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Last night I went to see the movie Helvetica at the ICA. A movie about the ubiquitous typeface (if you don’t think you know it then you might know the cheap knock off Arial). Once you know what you’re looking for you will see it everywhere (hint: the a and e are the easiest ways [...]
A modern convention
Posted in Articles on November 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
One of the more obscure social conventions of the 21st century is that friends don’t put friends on company mailing lists. It is a cardinal sin akin, in the modern age, to stabbing. Companies have cottoned on to this and now they try and bribe people who have already been foolish enough to be caught [...]
The collective short story
Posted in Articles on November 9, 2007 | 30 Comments »
I’m going to write a word in the comments in a moment and all you need to do is decide what word comes next. Write that word in the comments and off we go. Good luck to all of us, this could be quite weird.
I’m forever pouring bubbles
Posted in Articles on November 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I was asked, the other day, as I often am, a fairly random question: “why does the beer always overflow the first time I pour a glass”? Well the answer is pretty simple but some of the other people crowded around the pub table got very much the wrong end of the stick. “You’re not [...]
Rome-ing about
Posted in Articles on November 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
When we went to Rome on the weekend I was worried that we wouldn’t see any really old things, but then we did: That’s a relief! Afterwards we decided to buy something from a gift shop, it was pretty large but we thought it would be okay. Unfortunately we can’t fit it in our living [...]
Buy the Book of the Blog
Posted in Articles on November 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
There is a copy of my book in my hands.* It’s one of the most exciting moments in my life. Thanks for everyone who helped especially last minute heroics from Adrian who got the copy to me before I flew to Rome. However if you feel like you were unable to help thus far and [...]
