Cocolaco / Fox Woods

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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:22:00 +1100

Lunch in San Francisco

Peggy's friends

Mish, Peggy, Fox

Twins

Road trip diner

Vegas

In SF, I met up with Peggy, who I’ve been internet-pen-pals with for years & years. We...

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:57:49 +1100

In SF, I met up with Peggy, who I’ve been internet-pen-pals with for years & years. We toured her neighbourhood and talked and talked and talked. Then we met up with Michelle and went shopping the next day, first visiting the Benefit brow bar and then experiencing the joys of H&M and Sephora, which we don’t have in Australia. If we did, they’d be successful. I bought red lip gloss from Sephora, and a cornflower-blue bag and jacket. The bag and jacket were from different stores and I didn’t realise at first that I’d chosen the same colour both times. Cornflower-blue must be my colour for 2010. I’ll find another Sephora in another state and buy cornflower-blue lip gloss.

I digress. We dined with Peggy and her beau Hai in North Beach and gave a cat some cream. The next day, Michelle disappeared while Peggy and I found a telephone number for me to buy. 415 359 5556. Nice number. Peggy led me to Samovar, the tea house near the Yerba Buena, where we had fabulous tea and savouries and sweets. We raced to SFMOMA, half an hour to closing time. I was delighted by the almost monochromatic interpretations of Luc Tuymans, particularly his cornflower-blue rhinoceros with foliage on a similarly coloured canvas. Peggy and I bought matching resin rings from the MOMA shop. In the evening, we attended an Oscar party in the Noe Valley. I like San Francisco. I like Peggy.

Yesterday, we began our road trip to Las Vegas.

Last two lines of 2012: “No more Pull-Ups®!” “Nice.”

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:47:18 +1100

Last two lines of 2012:

“No more Pull-Ups®!”

“Nice.”

Note to self: People on this plane are reading books like The Power of Now and Cycling Home from...

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:47:07 +1100

Note to self: People on this plane are reading books like The Power of Now and Cycling Home from Sibera.

The most annoying part was him knowing how to press the teleal nerve in the lower leg to temporarily...

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:25:00 +1100

The most annoying part was him knowing how to press the teleal nerve in the lower leg to temporarily trigger that paralysing mix of pain and weirdness. You couldn’t fight back unless you could block it out, rise above it, and retaliate with something like an open palm to his ear. Even then, he might not let go, so you had to rise above it again to fight back again. The Chester sisters weren’t fazed. They needed to keep him occupied while the fourth Chester sister was breaking into the house to join them. She was the strongest.

I’m waiting for the media to dub this recent spate of knife violence “The Cutlery...

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:44:58 +1100

I’m waiting for the media to dub this recent spate of knife violence “The Cutlery Killings”.

In local news: For a while now, the Australian government has been trying to censor the internet....

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:18:00 +1100

In local news: For a while now, the Australian government has been trying to censor the internet. For reals. Like China. I’ve been ignoring it all, hoping it’ll go away. They plan on using an ISP level filter to block sites - an unknown list of sites on some secret blacklist - that, for all we know, could contain the pirate bay, xkcd and anything to do with unicorns.

If that wasn’t bad enough, the government also wants to control sites like Facebook so that people can’t post messages that might hurt other people’s feelings. Again: For reals. It’s like a bad dream. It reminds me of the time when Bush was voted in and Americans were considering Canada. I’m considering space.

Note to self: In our booth there’s a couple dressed in black and a couple dressed in white but...

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:15:00 +1100

Note to self: In our booth there’s a couple dressed in black and a couple dressed in white but they’re both as polite as each other.

You take Radiohead for granted after a while. You forget how brilliant they are. Then you go to a...

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:39:00 +1100

You take Radiohead for granted after a while. You forget how brilliant they are. Then you go to a show where the performer gives their last encore; climbs up beside statues of angels, up high in the theatre, near the ceiling. Armed with a red ukelele, they sing Creep, and everyone sings along, quietly. Then you remember.

Someone who thinks that my email address is their email address has been signing me up for lots of...

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:21:44 +1100

Someone who thinks that my email address is their email address has been signing me up for lots of things this past year. I’ve been receiving lots of “was great to talk with you” emails from real estate agents, so I guess they’re looking for a house. A few signups for kids’ sites, which bothers me. And today, Playboy.

Turns out most sites on the webernet don’t have a double opt-in policy.

In about a week I leave for the USA - SF, Vegas, Austin (SXSW), Boston, NY. If anyone wants to have...

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:45:14 +1100

In about a week I leave for the USA - SF, Vegas, Austin (SXSW), Boston, NY. If anyone wants to have a drink with me, LMK.

I walk in. “Huh. I thought you guys were at Kent St?” Four friends scramble. “Where’s my phone...

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:47:00 +1100

I walk in. “Huh. I thought you guys were at Kent St?” Four friends scramble. “Where’s my phone where’s my phone I haven’t checked in!”

billturner: A little info on the upcoming game, Glitch, from...

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:34:14 +1100

billturner:

A little info on the upcoming game, Glitch, from Stewart Butterfield’s (ex-Game Neverending & then Flickr) new company.

I loved Game Neverending. Looking forward to Glitch.

My comfort movies are ones with Drew Barrymore, Meg Ryan, James Bond, among others. I don’t...

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:34:56 +1100

My comfort movies are ones with Drew Barrymore, Meg Ryan, James Bond, among others. I don’t know about the first two, I don’t even like most of their movies.

Me: So, the Apple tablet. Can we get one for the house?

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:53:17 +1100

Me: So, the Apple tablet. Can we get one for the house?
Mish: Remember your rule. Don't buy first generation.
Me: But this is important.
Mish: Well, look. I'm getting one. But I'm not sharing.

Paradise Circus

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:06:00 +1100

Paradise Circus

I’m interested in the idea of a charity with a membership that instills such pride that you...

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 01:52:00 +1100

I’m interested in the idea of a charity with a membership that instills such pride that you claim it as part of your identity. Proud member of. Maybe you even have to qualify to belong. Maybe all of this already exists.

Fantastic Mr. Fox was great.

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:24:00 +1100

Studio foyer

Studio foyer

Girlfriends

Elissa's birthday

Fantastic Mr. Fox was great.

Oh and we share this building with an art gallery. All around this big white studio, there’s...

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:26:54 +1100

Oh and we share this building with an art gallery. All around this big white studio, there’s art.

Tonight I’m seeing Fantastic Mr. Fox with my sister, Sunbird.

I’ve always secretly wanted to work for a start up. So...

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:07:19 +1100

I’ve always secretly wanted to work for a start up. So I’m at a new agency, it was born about 6 months ago. The studio’s in South Yarra, surrounded by good food, fun shops and small parks that Jetpack can investigate. I’ve been catching a ride in the mornings with my housemate on his scooter, which takes about 10 minutes from Collingwood. We have some massive projects goin’ on, I’m doing what I love (UX), the studio space is lovely & white & spacious, the people are cool, the kitchen is well stocked with everything from bread & cereals to cookies & nuts, I’m working on a nice Mac Pro at the moment, and my new MacBook Pro and business cards are on their way. The place is so fresh that I decided to get a folksy jug from Ikea and have flowers on my desk.