9
Apr
2007
Stretch-Hummer Vs Vespa
On Saturday morning I got up early and rode down to Weymouth on my Vespa, and apart from the excitement of riding through Islington listening to Love Shack (the strange archaeological effect of having an mp3 collection that has only ever grown over the last 7 years combined with the way that my system randomly loads my player), and the 80mph touring cars extravaganza that is driving through the new forest, it was surprisingly uneventful.
One point that stuck in my mind though was being in the middle lane (at about 80) and seeing a black shadow approaching very fast in my wing mirror. as it got closer it turned out to be a hummer, and as it passed me, and passed me, and passed me a load of people (maybe 15-20) looked out of it at me like they were pressing their face up against a fish tank. My initial reaction was of typical treehugger, aloof disgust as the extravagance of it all, but then it struck me that maybe I was being wasteful. Read the rest of this entry »
6
Apr
2007
In Gear
I’ve decided to stop being so precious about this blog and to just start pouring out my thoughts onto it.
There will be posts about
my ideas for a collaborative, online, 3d, design system,
my dinners,
stuff I’m doing,
how my thesis is progressing
what coffee I’m drinking
loads of other stuff
and a few links to websites and the like. Read the rest of this entry »
4
Feb
2007
escape map
google maps have added a via feature to their route planner, it’s a bit of a faff to use, but it does let you make your fantasy road trip while you should really be working. see mine here