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Back from the seaside

nobody@vox.com(Moocards) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:37:20 +0100

We're back after the dConstruct conference - and glad to say, much fun was had by all. There were a few MOO Stickers lurking around the place, in various guises - like these for Silverback, which were shot by sophystar:

You can see them already stuck in place, in this lovely shot by paulstanton

We were also excited to see MOO Stickers on the big screen! They were shown in a presentation by Matt Jones, of Dopplr, and handed out later in the day. This shot is by Andy Budd

And although we didn't get to see these MiniCards in person, we did spot them on Flickr, in this photo by koopd. Great colours:

And talking of Flickr, I've just seen these pop up - matching MiniCards and Stickers, by dotdean

Been to any conferences recently? If so, what did you put on *your* cards?

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Delphiniums

nobody@vox.com(Art and Tea) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:45:05 +0100

What a glorious day outside. Sunny and warm. I've got the windows open and a fresh breeze is wafting through the house. I was shaking out a small rug out on the back deck and as I went to open the door and come back inside, I saw a grasshopper clinging to the screen! I was so excited. You hardly ever see them anymore. In fact I can't remember the last time I saw a grasshopper in the city.

When we were kids there were loads of them around. Many happy hours were spent preparing glass jars with grass and leaves and twigs, poking holes into the lid for air and then capturing them and making them pets for an hour or so. Quite cruel really, now that I think of it, but all bugs and caterpillars were fair game. It was fascinating.

Now that pesticides and insecticides are banned from lawn and yard use here, maybe we will see more of them.

My mum is coming over for lunch. Egg salad sandwiches and fresh tomato soup are on the menu.

Then it is another afternoon of more......painting!

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SPAN lecture at EXPO 2008, LIQUID SKY - Horizons of Architecture and Design in the 21st Century

nobody@vox.com(Matias del Campo) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:13:39 +0100

Please join in for the lecture of my partner Sandra Manninger on the work of SPAN at the conference LIQUID SKY - Horizons of Architecture and Design in the 21st Century. The conference is part of the program of the Austrian Pavilion at the EXPO in Zaragosa and explores the inherent qualities in the work of a group of Architects and Designers dedicated to advanced design methods. The Lecture of Sandra Manninger is entitled Liquid Codes and explains the desires and obsessions driving the forms and design of our practice as well as a series of projects in more detail, showcasing how we cast our explorations and inspirations from fields like the Life Sciences, Biology, Mathematics and Geometry into architectural projects. Among the projects shown in the lecture are the Blossom Store, the Brancusi Musem and the Gradient Scale.

Other lecturers include Dietmar Steiner (Director Az W), Peter Noever (Director MAK), Enriq Ruiz Geli (Cloud 9), and Marta Male Alemani.

8th of September, Palacio de Congresos, Zaragosa, Spain.

Check out more about the program of the Austrian Pavilion here

Cafe

3D printed model of floral components

Gradient1

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Ironman Wisconsin - the Recapitulation

nobody@vox.com(ShiftingBalance) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:43:57 +0100

Bike Transition Area @ 6AM

The big news is the weather held. It was a sunny day with strong breezes but no thunderstorms and no unusually cool temperatures. It was a day almost tailor made for racing and the results show it with men's champion Chris McDonald winning with a course record time of 8:43:29! What is more impressive yet is that McDonald took 2nd in Ironman Louisville only last weekend! Two full Ironman races in 7 days at the elite level is phenomenal.

As for the rest of us mortals, Fazul stepped up as predicted and put in a strong showing in all three events for a grand total of 11:23:34. Fazul has always been a strong swimmer and cyclist. He showed true grit by muscling his big frame across the marathon in 4:25:09 at the end of everything else. Very impressive and a result of which he can be proud.

Bad Boy Bill swam like a dolphin, rode conservatively and then unfortunately had gastro-intestinal issues on the run. It's a common plight for things to go wrong with the GI tract when you are sustaining this type of effort and eating on the fly. Still, he managed to keep it together enough to post a respectable 13:36:10. We suspect he is content to retire his Ironman tools and enjoy his first born for a while...until we pester him in a couple years for another go. ;-)

As for me, considering the complete lack of training and race preparation because of work the last 5 months, I had no excuse to finish as well as I did. I suspect it was more a result of not wanting to humiliate myself. I've had some tough times in Ironman before (being knocked unconscious in a bike crash, shuffling through a marathon on a broken foot) so I figured as long as I was healthy I wasn't going to yield to anything. I managed to sneak under the 12 hour mark with an 11:54:27.

Madison, Wisconsin is a great venue in which to host an Ironman. The course is challenging and scenic. You have the benefit of a supportive community in addition to all the university students and faculty who come to volunteer or even just cheer the competitors onward. And quite frankly, I think the people in the Midwestern part of the United States are probably the least pretentious, friendliest and most down to earth that you'll find.

...but I miss Tokyo already.

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Awsum!

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:13:46 +0100

Don't worry, we'll clean it up!

Awsum!

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Daily Twits!

nobody@vox.com(andrewkumar) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:31:54 +0100

23:31 from 1.1.4 to 2.0.2 here we go... #
00:20 @jessicasarai thx! #
02:41 2.0.2 a success...! #
02:44 2.0.2 a success...! thx @retrocactus! =D #
16:23 2.0.2 was not a success... boo urns back to square one!! #
18:12 Verdict: QuickPwn = no dice (yet) and PwnageTool for the win!! #
18:13 rockin v.2.0.2 on my 1g iPhone (yes 1g) #
18:36 @chandavid amazon s3? memcache? #

LoudTwitter ftw!

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Uhhhhmmm... that's not Moshi

nobody@vox.com(LeendaDLL) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:09:07 +0100

Heard one of the cat's eating. Except... it wasn't one of the cats

I don't remember inviting wildlife to dinner

The new question is... how long has it been in my house? 5 min or 5 weeks? And how do I get it out?

All's well that ends well update:
Using a broom, I chased the possum out the front door (after a detour through the living room). Lucily, it was young so it didn't go viscous, or possum, on me.

But opening the front door meant that the cat's took off. So I had to looking for them (dark grey & solid black cats - at night). I saw Moshi up the street and knew he had probably followed Boo. While I was searching the neighbor's yards for Boo, I started hearing a woman crying like her baby had just died (no other way to describe it). I'm pretty sure I heard her scream "dead" a couple times. I was at least a block away from her - so why didn't I see anyone closer going out to see what was going on? I called the police - apparently the first to do so. That made NO sense. She'd been screaming for at least 5 min at that point. Then I started hearing a guy tell her to shut up. Then I thought I heard her being slapped - but I wasn't sure. The police asked if she was screaming for her father (so maybe someone else did call in). I said I didn't know. I kind of got the feeling she'd found out someone was dead and was freaking out - but I'm not basing that on anything more than a hunch. After I hung up with the police, I headed outside and saw a group of people outside "the gang house" (I have no idea if the residents are actual gang members but the cops have been there more than once, in a night, and they have a couple really scary dogs and everything about the place/people seems unsavory)... a couple guys and the crying girl were out front. She was mostly calmed down while the guys were laughing about something. WTF? Then I watched the police drive right past them - the only people on that part of the street. WTFx2? About 4 rounds of the block later, I think the cops are finally talking to them now... I'm not sure cause I was trying not to be too obvious cause in this neighborhood it's not smart to be obvious about being the one who called the cops.

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Casual FunDay

nobody@vox.com(LeendaDLL) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:27:59 +0100

After a lot of wasting time, I finally headed over to the Health Expo at the Costa Mesa fairgrounds. As I expected (from attending a previous event there), it was pretty much deserted. I didn't expect most of the vendors to be nut jobs - but this was apparently a "holistic" health event so for every 1 normal person, there were about 4 whack jobs. It was... interesting.

I tried one of those vibra-workout machines. The "K2". I actually really liked it. While on it, I had fun changing positions (which you're supposed to do) and finding what new body part - never before thought about - would jiggle like mad. And now, several hours later, my abs actually feel a little sore - so maybe it works. But at $3500, I won't be getting one.

I tried a couple health juices. And followed them with a beer.

I spent a couple hours with Nicole and her pole dance booth. She got some vid of me, doing a simple spin, but I'm afraid to see it. It was fun to try out the poles on stages. I'm soooo glad I didn't buy one! Everything that concerned me turned out to be accurate... too short, bitch to get on (cause of my knee), not stable, definitely unsafe at my weight. I loved watching an older (60s?) woman learn some moves. She was really fit and took to it fast. I hope she goes to the studio for classes! Nicole gave a free class to anyone who took a spin.

I didn't make it to the swapmeet (10' away) but that was by choice. I left the health thing around 5 (right when they were getting ready to pack up) and headed to the main store of Promeli's (the little high end grocery store I've been frequenting in Balboa). I didn't like the atmosphere as much as the little store, but I did find "Chipotle Cheddar" SALAD DRESSING. So I had to buy that! Then I went for my target, Boar's Head brand turkey. But I found REAL turkey for the same price, and bought 2 lbs of that instead. Mmmm... turkey sammiches!!

There was a super busy coffee place (are they coffee shops, houses, stores, or what??) next door so snagged a white mocha. Then I headed over to Hi Times Liquor Store. I've heard about the place nearly all my life but this was my first time in. Well, hellloooo nirvana!! If you can imagine it, they probably stock it!. I found 20 varieties of Proseco (look, Scotch, I remembered!!). I found Absolut Los Angeles for only $17.99. I found blue-cheese-dijon-mustard. I found more types of vodka than I knew existed. I found mini bottles of nearly everything imaginable (EXCEPT barenjager - which is what I went for. but they did have full bottles)... choco-raspberry vodka, pom-acai vodka, caramel vodka, guava rum, limoncello... on & on. I FOUND A CHAMPAGNE PURSE! I had to conscoiusly remind myself, "it's OK not to buy everything. you can come back!" I didn't go into the tasting room - but only because Grrrace had told me that you pour your own "samples" and it's very easy to have too much fun. I still had to drive.

Now to find an airplane

It's a Champagne Purse. Really!

So I got back in my car and noticed that it smelled odd. Not bad... but I couldn't identify the exact odor. I figured it was something from Promeli's getting too warm. I started to head home, finally sipped my coffee and realized... it smelled like pot (I don't smoke but I know the smell), and tasted of it too. Hmmm... that was... unusual... and perhaps why the shop was so oddly busy?

On the way home, I stopped at the FGNs' to turn in my wedding RSVP and drop off a mini bottle of Trump Vodka (their reception is going to be at Trump National Golf Course in Palos Verdes). It occurred to me that Tamara (the person who tentatively invited me to Jamaica (she's from there)) might like to go to the wedding and that it might be a good opp to see how we party together. The FGNs told me to go for it, more the merrier - they want to have a FUN celebration (it's open bar, I think they'll reach their goal).

So... home now. The kitty's got some out front time. I got my mattress pad in the wash (and the big spider moved his web today so I'll actually be able to get back into the garage to put the pad in the drier), had a big ol' turkey sammich (with blue cheese dijon mustard) and blood orange soda (LOVE those!). I should probably put stuff away... or get ready for work tomorrow... or something productive. But I think I'm gonna go watch TV... cause that's how I roll.

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Living Room

nobody@vox.com(Adam) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:55:17 +0100

Living Room
Originally uploaded by Adam Tinworth.

Experimenting with iSight self-portraiture…

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no pics just a diary stile entry

nobody@vox.com(jeffington) — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:41:47 +0100

today after work i watched a minister then i watched a little history and some scifi but eventually turned to trutv for some actuality video and washed dishes while cooking a burger

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