My boy Felix created this almost exactly 6 years ago to the day. It's one of the 'why do you do this blogging thing?' answers. I love making stuff and I love the stuff I'm making. The notion of creating, gives me a…
DD365
The ‘DD365’ Category is all about me trying to do a post every day throughout 2013 starting Jan 1. I’m going to try not to make it too “Here’s a blog about my lunch” but I can’t guarantee it’ll be entirely lunch free.
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File management is the new Rock n Roll
A nice cup of teaI've just been reading about Satish Kumar. In 1962, he (and his BFF) set out on an 8000 mile walk they called the "Pilgrimage for peace". Armed with just 4 bags of tea, they aimed to disarm the world by suggesting to…
Bagged a bargainSo - this keyboard (an eKit Bluetooth Keyboard) feels great to type on. Being a trained (but bad habited) touch typist, I'm quite fussy about keyboards. I'm currently reposing in bed, typing this blog on the new…
Nice to have a bit of sunI actually felt the warmth of the sun on my face for a bit today. The picture above sums it up for me. Full of the joys of spring*. North Yorkshire was kissed by the blue sky vibe today and thankfully, we were out and…
The demise of facebook?The (genius/mentor/funny) man, who I worked for in the late 90s had a phrase that went along the lines of; "If you spot a gold-rush, don't scrabble about in the dirt, sell shovels.". The now infamous 'dot com boom' was…
Poor poopy dogThis little lady was under the surgeons knife today. She's had a weird lump thing going on. I'll spare you the gory detail but the bits sticking out of her neck are a drain from where they removed said lump. Nothing…
PhotographicI've tweaked a category definition, here on DragonDrop Adventures, that I wasn't that happy with. The category formally known as "Photos" is now called Photographic . It started out life as a category just for posts…
- Desert Island Dish
Just before tea time yesterday, the most torrential downpour I've seen in years took place. Incredible volume and incredible volumes. Cue ark graphics on a weather chart type proportions. Not to be put off by 'a bit' of…
- Bandwidth Exceeded
Earlier today, if you went to DragonDrop.org you'll have got an ugly message telling you that bandwidth had been exceeded and that the site owner may have gone over his/her bandwidth allowance. I'm pretty sure I've not…
Benefit show for SkateistanWe went to a leaving do in Leeds last night. Another never before experienced format of an evening for us; a benefit gig and art auction raffle for a skateboard based charity. Wharfe Chambers - the utterly unique venue…
- Just on the off chance
It's possible I may not get chance to blog later, as we're planning on a Leeds outing. Al and I are in the midst of recording tonight's RIFE radio show, which if you happen to be reading this around the hours of 20:00 -…
Burns NightHis knife see Rustic-labour dight, An’ cut you up wi’ ready slight, Trenching your gushing entrails bright Like onie ditch; And then, O what a glorious sight, Warm-reeking, rich! I love a bit of Burns. Early burns. When…
New Adventures in Web Design 2013[ I'm going to dive straight into this whilst it's still very fresh in my head.. The short version : New Adventures in Web Design was a brilliant. The slightly* longer version: I see web people. 400 of them in Albert…
Workshop and test shotsHad the fortune of having a drink with these guys last night ; Greg and Colly, event organisers for the New Adventures in Web Design conference that I'm at. Colly (head honcho, no glasses) seemed quite pleased with the…
- #NACONF and such a nice guy
I'm in Nottingham for the New Adventures in Web Design Conference 2013. [[1-Projects/DragonDrop-Adventures/posts/2012/2012-01-26-new-adventures-in-web-design-2012-review|last year was amazing (blog post)]]. I've got a…