Friday, December 31, 2004
The last blog of 2004
I have mixed feelings about writing something about life here, cosy life here.. for the last time in 2004 at it all seems so petty when compared to the huge and tragic loss of life due to the tsunami in Asia Pacific. The stories of how people are pulling together and helping each other is fantastic and I hope this continues.
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I've been meaning to blog each day over the Christmas period but that has not happened. Instead, I have been playing with my Christmas toys..... of which the biggest is the iPod.
I've downloaded ALL our CD's onto it and there is still 27 Gb space spare so I have found some great sites with some free music and some free debate / discussion.
Just click on the link to see the Mercedes Benz mixed tapes. The current set contains a lovely piano and drum combination called "Cross The Flow" by Bertram Ritter. This is a fantastic off-beat piece of music and I wish I could find more of it. If you want a copy, email me and I will send it to you!
Mercedes Benz Mixed Tapes:
The other interesting stuff I have is the Reith Lectures and I have the whole set kindly given to me by Pete Ashton. I don't think they are available on the BBC web site any more.
Reith Lectures on BBC Radio4
The other interesting lectures are those of In Our Time presented by Melvin Bragg.
In Our Time
If you know of any interesting books, lectures or music I can download to the iPod, please let me know.
I still have a while to go before the iPod is full.
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I am reading Accidental Empires by Robert X. Cringely at the moment and really enjoying it. I know it is a bit techno nerdy but I don't care. It is still a good read and Robert X. has a lovely style of writing.
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Happy New Year !!
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I've been meaning to blog each day over the Christmas period but that has not happened. Instead, I have been playing with my Christmas toys..... of which the biggest is the iPod.
I've downloaded ALL our CD's onto it and there is still 27 Gb space spare so I have found some great sites with some free music and some free debate / discussion.
Just click on the link to see the Mercedes Benz mixed tapes. The current set contains a lovely piano and drum combination called "Cross The Flow" by Bertram Ritter. This is a fantastic off-beat piece of music and I wish I could find more of it. If you want a copy, email me and I will send it to you!
Mercedes Benz Mixed Tapes:
The other interesting stuff I have is the Reith Lectures and I have the whole set kindly given to me by Pete Ashton. I don't think they are available on the BBC web site any more.
Reith Lectures on BBC Radio4
The other interesting lectures are those of In Our Time presented by Melvin Bragg.
In Our Time
If you know of any interesting books, lectures or music I can download to the iPod, please let me know.
I still have a while to go before the iPod is full.
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I am reading Accidental Empires by Robert X. Cringely at the moment and really enjoying it. I know it is a bit techno nerdy but I don't care. It is still a good read and Robert X. has a lovely style of writing.
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Happy New Year !!
Sunday, December 19, 2004
ICAP - Martin Parr
The Insight Community Art Project (ICAP) ended with a fantastic "speeches and wine" evening held in the meeting rooms in 33 Old Broad Street, London (our offices). The CEO stood up and spoke and then the artists, Thomas and Angel Zatorski spoke about the 4 sessions they led and how we all did.
They then said that thay had a special prize for someone who was "dripping with creativity, dark, moody, like Carvaggio" etc.... and this person was ME! Unbelievable... I was more surprised than anyone else and the prize I won was a lovely set of postcards / photos taken by Martin Parr. I never knew who Marin Parr was until the day.
Hey Martin.... if you ever read this one day, let me know if you ever get the chance to come into the City and I will gladly buy you a coffee... I think your photos are great and would love to ask you some questions about them:
- Were they posed or natural?
- Do you plan a photo in your mind before you take it or do you just see it when it happens and take it very quickly?
Christmas e-Cards
Today I decided to try and blog at least once per day while on leave.
I wanted to send e-cards to friends but could not find any I liked from www.bluemountain.com or www.hallmark.com so decided to create my own. Let me know if you find any worthwhile sites without any adverts etc.
Today the neighbour had a delivery of hay. 80 bales and I decided to help them stack it in the barn. Too much work for me on top of having a cold and not being entirely keen on hay anyway. So now I am sitting here full of anti-histamine and red streaming eyes typing this up.
Only 6 days to Christmas!!!
