Went to see Radiohead last night in victoria park with Halpenny. I booked tickets for the tuesday gig and didnt think to check the tickets (i picked them up last friday), so i handed Halpenny his ticket and he said “this is for tuesday” - bloody hell!! We decided that seeing as we had our heart set on seeing them we would bite the bullet and get tickets off a tout, so we took a walk to the arena and asked a toothless tout how much - £55 each (considering i paid £42) we walked off, then a couple asked us if we wanted to buy the tickets off them - i explained that i had already bought tickets but didnt read what day, they took pity on me and offered £30 each. So we went on our merry way to find the cash to get the tickets, handed over the money and got the tickets - Halpenny actually done very well, it was a very expensive gig for me though - all together i paid £112.50! Balls to it though, it was well worth it- Radiohead were outstanding and they played a solid set with songs from old and new albums, not too mention thom on the drums! ill upload some of the videos from the gig - yes im one of those annoying people who take videos / pictures!
Radiohead at Victoria Park
Sega!
The search for employment came to an end last friday when i was offered a 6 month contract with Sega, who would of thought when i was waxing sonic on my megadrive back in the day that i would be working with the same company that brought so many happy hours to my life!! seriously though, the past week i have been getting Global Adverts finished so that i can concentrate on my contract - all would have gone to plan but the project owners keep putting the delivery meeting back!
Iphone 3G
As you may know - I am a recent mac convert, that said though when the iphone first came out - i held back from buying as it was far too expensive and was locked in a 18 month o2 contract. thankfully since then, jailbreak has resolved the o2 problem and the price has recently been dropped. Jobsworth was announced today at the World Wide Developers Conference that the latest iphone will (as many suspected) support the 3G network along with GPS, i have an n95 and the GPS support is at best flakely, anyway one of the points that was particularly interesting was that the iphone will now be accessible to the “56%”of people who said the iphone was too expensive. i would be included in that percentage. being a presentation to developers, they discussed the iphone 2.0 platform, one of the most interesting features of the API being “location aware” this is not exactly a new concept, but the potential for really exciting (and not to mention slick) applications is huge - especially when you being thinking about geoRSS, geotagging and any other geo technology! so i guess i will be saving (or more like selling my N95) in preparation for a tent and a 3G iphone when its released July.
heres a couple of links
Jobsworth Keynote with Pictures
New 3G Iphone Advert
Bank Holiday Weekend
So i want to make a more concerted effort into my blog and what have you, so i guess i might as well detail what i have been up to… i finished work on friday and went out with a few people at World Trade to E.V, its always cool to meet up with people outside of work and go for a beer, i was introduced to a chap who is starting up a web company and is interested in getting a CTO / Senior Developer on board (and is currently in a round of VC funding) - i have arranged a meeting on thursday so we will see what happens there. Saturday i went round to libes which was all very conservative, laura cooked a lovely risotto and we had a most pleasant evening. Sunday just chilled during the day and spent the evening working on Global Adverts, Monday night me and charlie went to see Ironman. Overall it was a very relaxing bank holiday weekend and im looking forward to busy week this week.
Hello again
Crikey its been a while - i promise ill keep you update mr blog with whats happening in my life and work. not that its all that exciting or worth documenting…
So long, thanks for all the fish
After a very rewarding year at Sense i have reluctantly handed my notice of resignation effective from the 8th May, i’m so thankful for the opportunity to work with really cool people and furthering my technical understanding. I wish everyone at Sense the best of luck in the future and hope 2007 is another profitable year! It is time for change in my life and feel that London has always been my spiritual home ( that’s where i grew up and where all my friends and family are ) moreover, this is where Julia is living and i want to be closer to the one i love. So it is with a buck in my step that i set off for a new adventure in the big smoke! As far as travelling plans go, i will have to see - im in a much better financial situation now and i can continue to save towards travelling.
Roger Waters - Legend!
Man i was in Heaven last nite, went to see Roger Waters in Manchester. His set consisted of a selection of old favourites from Shine on you crazy diamond with a nod to Syd Barrett via a video montage of videos and photos. The event did have a politcal undertone with lots of Bush bashing! The highlight was the second set after the interval where Dark Side of the Moon was played from start to finish. Fantastic concert and it was a shame Dave Gilmour didnt turn up. Still thoroughly agreeable!
Weekend Lairiness
The weekend started with the standard procedure of going about 40 yards outside the door at sense to Baby Jupiters. Dont really remember leaving but i guestimate it was around 10ish - i topped the night off with a Tower Zinger Burger from the colonels finest in Armley! Saturday was largely spent in bed- Julia, Emily and the folks came up during the evening at we all headed out to Viva Cuba which was lush! Me and Julia then hooked up with Paul and Dan in Jakes Bar and polished off another few gallons of lager. Sunday was again largely spent in bed, i couldnt manage the lunch in Browns as we had a take away pizza on saturday night (after a heap of tapas too) Me and Paolo went to Ilkley which was awesome, the Cow and Calf is now my favourite pub in the world, dont ask where jupes comes!!
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Its been a while
since i left without a beat! found a nice little firefox widget that allows posts from the browser ! Lets see what i’ve been up to of late, went to see Julia in london last easter weekend. The train down wasnt too bad, in fact the time flew by. Saturday we polished off the champers i got for the travellodge tagline i came up with and then into Camden- very messy business!! Sunday we again got hammered and Monday was spent largely with head in hands! The journey back to leeds on the train was an absolute nightmare, it took around 6 hours to get back. Note to brain, check the journey time before booking as the train went round the arse end of England and back up to Leeds.
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