It's my hatchday today. I went to see my friends and took them some things, grain, seed and bread for those who wanted it. I didn't stay long with them though, they were quite boisterous today.
Other things. I can't remember what sites I have been visiting recently. Obviously nothing too amaing, or maybe not. I have a link to the site of someone I met. It's their clothing company site, romanceclothing.co.uk
Oh, I've been browsing quite a bit on everything2
A while back a human friend of mine threw a party for me, and one of the things he had out on the buffet table were duck slices, and though I understand this was for the other, human, guests I still found it somewhat disturbing. He later apologised, the fact that I am a duck, he said, had quite slipped his mind.
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Links for 14th September 2005
Lookey here at The New Guardian (which you can read online till the 26th Sept.)
Last weekend I went to Artsfest in Birmingham. Which says that it is - "ArtsFest 2005 - The Largest Free Arts Festival in the U.K."
I saw a band called elliot jack play few songs at the Mailbox, and I got a promo CD.
I saw Cassava too.
Both were enjoyable, Cassava were very fun. I saw some other bands/musicians too. Made me want to make music.
I later watched 3 hrs of short films which was great. It has spurred me on to seeing more short films. It's a fantastic medium. I might be going to 7Inch Cinema which takes place at the Rainbow in Digbeth. Later this month. There's also some things at the mac that look good. My artsitc senses have been revived.
Oh, here is a link to a desktop picture I did in Illustrataor (CS) with a bit of 'shop afterwards. I love Illustrator, though I had a difficult time starting out and learning to use it. It's not as intuitive as Photoshop. I haven't used the CS2 version though, have to look that up.
And I am still flapping about trying to learn about too many things at once. It's not simple trying to figure things out just from books and the net/web.
I've been listening to a lot of Sonic Youth recently. (look, their site is Firefox optimised, a rare sight for me.)
And listening to more Radio 4 too.
Last weekend I went to Artsfest in Birmingham. Which says that it is - "ArtsFest 2005 - The Largest Free Arts Festival in the U.K."
I saw a band called elliot jack play few songs at the Mailbox, and I got a promo CD.
I saw Cassava too.
Both were enjoyable, Cassava were very fun. I saw some other bands/musicians too. Made me want to make music.
I later watched 3 hrs of short films which was great. It has spurred me on to seeing more short films. It's a fantastic medium. I might be going to 7Inch Cinema which takes place at the Rainbow in Digbeth. Later this month. There's also some things at the mac that look good. My artsitc senses have been revived.
Oh, here is a link to a desktop picture I did in Illustrataor (CS) with a bit of 'shop afterwards. I love Illustrator, though I had a difficult time starting out and learning to use it. It's not as intuitive as Photoshop. I haven't used the CS2 version though, have to look that up.
And I am still flapping about trying to learn about too many things at once. It's not simple trying to figure things out just from books and the net/web.
I've been listening to a lot of Sonic Youth recently. (look, their site is Firefox optimised, a rare sight for me.)
And listening to more Radio 4 too.
Saturday, September 10, 2005
Again I say Hey
The Mighty Boosh's new series is growing on me. I miss the zooniverse, I don't like some of the episodes this series, though episode 3 and episode 5 I love.
The melancholia hasn't left me. I feel not depressed, just sad.
I've added some links to the sidebar. WHYME podcast and website. WHYME = "The worst music you've ever heard", which is an absolutely fantastic podcast, with consistently wonderful music. I don't think I've ever heard a song on this show that I haven't liked. The Bad news Bats were fantastic with "Destroy the Motherbrain" which is apparently about Super Meteroid.
There's also a link to unmediated.org.
I've been photoshopping and iconmaking (Ok, - many variations on one icon). I might put these up, do a lnk to them in my next post. They are halfway decent in comparison to the stuff I've done in the past.
My router is playing up again. I keep having to restart it and therefore reset the password. Which is irritating to say the least.
The melancholia hasn't left me. I feel not depressed, just sad.
I've added some links to the sidebar. WHYME podcast and website. WHYME = "The worst music you've ever heard", which is an absolutely fantastic podcast, with consistently wonderful music. I don't think I've ever heard a song on this show that I haven't liked. The Bad news Bats were fantastic with "Destroy the Motherbrain" which is apparently about Super Meteroid.
There's also a link to unmediated.org.
I've been photoshopping and iconmaking (Ok, - many variations on one icon). I might put these up, do a lnk to them in my next post. They are halfway decent in comparison to the stuff I've done in the past.
My router is playing up again. I keep having to restart it and therefore reset the password. Which is irritating to say the least.
Thursday, September 08, 2005
iTunes, iPod and some Melancholia
iTunes 5 out there now for download. Am liking the playlist folders.
What of the ipod mini? Are they going for an all white line up? Like those pretty lollipop iMacs, the multicoloured mini's are gone from the Apple site, well for the present anyway. I prefer the look of the mini to this nano thing.(though I will be going to the Apple store soon to have a gander (oh the punnery)).
iPod pico next? some kind of 10GB little iPod? Cos there's a gap at the mo between 4 and 20 GB. For me 4 is too small and that 20GB is too big for my pocket. I feel perhaps some of these new bigger tiny drives will be featuing in a smaller iPod soon. I "feel" - make that I would really like.
links
Om Malik's 10MacApps
good GUI practice (and theory) at asktog.com
I'm having a look at this timer thing. ("Designer's time clock")
The line in a Belle and Sebastian song "everyone she knew thought she was beautiful, only slightly mental". wonderful lyrics.
A year is nothing anymore. i am a young duck and i feel so old. I feel that I am waiting to live, in a queue and soon I will be dead standing in line. I don't know what I'm waiting for. Permission or something.
The nights are drawing in. It's reminding me of last year and that is sucking happiness from me. I remember when the long nights used to seem mysterious and exciting. Beautiful and cosy. Now they make me melancholy. Have you ever seen duck weep?
In the spring the lengthening days depress me; in late summer the shrinking daylight depresses me. today is the first day this summer I have really felt that winter is on the way. This should be a good thing, as I like Winter.
I don't think listening to Belle and Sebastian is helping. I'm going to try the Distillers.
Sometimes I think I'm stuck in the past.
What of the ipod mini? Are they going for an all white line up? Like those pretty lollipop iMacs, the multicoloured mini's are gone from the Apple site, well for the present anyway. I prefer the look of the mini to this nano thing.(though I will be going to the Apple store soon to have a gander (oh the punnery)).
iPod pico next? some kind of 10GB little iPod? Cos there's a gap at the mo between 4 and 20 GB. For me 4 is too small and that 20GB is too big for my pocket. I feel perhaps some of these new bigger tiny drives will be featuing in a smaller iPod soon. I "feel" - make that I would really like.
links
Om Malik's 10MacApps
good GUI practice (and theory) at asktog.com
I'm having a look at this timer thing. ("Designer's time clock")
The line in a Belle and Sebastian song "everyone she knew thought she was beautiful, only slightly mental". wonderful lyrics.
A year is nothing anymore. i am a young duck and i feel so old. I feel that I am waiting to live, in a queue and soon I will be dead standing in line. I don't know what I'm waiting for. Permission or something.
The nights are drawing in. It's reminding me of last year and that is sucking happiness from me. I remember when the long nights used to seem mysterious and exciting. Beautiful and cosy. Now they make me melancholy. Have you ever seen duck weep?
In the spring the lengthening days depress me; in late summer the shrinking daylight depresses me. today is the first day this summer I have really felt that winter is on the way. This should be a good thing, as I like Winter.
I don't think listening to Belle and Sebastian is helping. I'm going to try the Distillers.
Sometimes I think I'm stuck in the past.
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
Watch and Colour links
I met an internet friend for the 1st time in the flesh a few days ago. My duckiness didn't seem to bother this person at all.
I have been looking at watches (useless to me I know, but there's a wonder in some of these watches. Especially the Phillpe Starck ones.
Starck one
Starck two
other one
Fossil watches site
red LCD?
And today I have been playing with colours for hours. In Illustrator and Photoshop. Trying to really understand this additive colour idea.
Fun web colour thing and the home page
More colour spaces
Visibone Charts
These are mainly websafe colour charts, because that, I find is a simple way to go about trying to understand how the colours mix 'n all.
I took out a book from the local library on the basics of TCP/IP. I have way too much to read as usual. I am feeling quite lax at all this reading I haven't been doing.
I have been looking at watches (useless to me I know, but there's a wonder in some of these watches. Especially the Phillpe Starck ones.
Starck one
Starck two
other one
Fossil watches site
red LCD?
And today I have been playing with colours for hours. In Illustrator and Photoshop. Trying to really understand this additive colour idea.
Fun web colour thing and the home page
More colour spaces
Visibone Charts
These are mainly websafe colour charts, because that, I find is a simple way to go about trying to understand how the colours mix 'n all.
I took out a book from the local library on the basics of TCP/IP. I have way too much to read as usual. I am feeling quite lax at all this reading I haven't been doing.
Saturday, September 03, 2005
More Things 03/09/05
A friend of mine went to went to a MMUG meeting and was not uninterested.
Found this binary date thing The Mac Binary Clock . I find it a tad confusing as the seconds are at the top, but I shall get used to it. Those "LEDs" are massive though, slightly too massive for my liking. (they can be substituted with Apple shapes using the options button at the bottom).
The Zen of CSS Design which i have received from Amazon.co.uk is a wonderful book. I am savouring it and holding it as inspiration to go and look over all that CSS basic stuff. It has given me a kick up the cloaca.
The CSS Zen garden is rather fab too.
More Zen Garden designs are here.
Found this binary date thing The Mac Binary Clock . I find it a tad confusing as the seconds are at the top, but I shall get used to it. Those "LEDs" are massive though, slightly too massive for my liking. (they can be substituted with Apple shapes using the options button at the bottom).
The Zen of CSS Design which i have received from Amazon.co.uk is a wonderful book. I am savouring it and holding it as inspiration to go and look over all that CSS basic stuff. It has given me a kick up the cloaca.
The CSS Zen garden is rather fab too.
More Zen Garden designs are here.
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