Personal
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2009 in Review
Holiday and illness means this is the latest I’ve got round to writing a yearly review. Whilst today is possibly the latest I can get away with such a post, I still think it’s important to reflect on the achievements of the previous twelve months.
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Hello Clearleft
Continuing the trend of this blog documenting events that happened several weeks ago, if you haven’t yet guessed from my tweets, this month saw me become the ninth member of the Brighton based web agency Clearleft.
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SFO/LHR
Just a quick post for today, which was largely taken up by a flight back to London from San Francisco, where I spent the last ten days.
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2008 in Review
Before such a post becomes embarrassingly late (although I fear we may already have passed such a point) here is a quick run down of what I got up to last year.
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Day One
Having nothing arranged for New Year’s Eve, meant I wasn’t sure how I would be celebrating the arrival of 2009. Well, not until I heard a conversation on the radio.
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Looking Back on 2007
2007 started with me looking forwards rather than backwards, and with a view not only to take opportunities that came my way, but make my own as well.
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Reasons to be Thankful
Americans seem to have a holiday for everything (recent weeks have seen Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day and Halloween), yet I must say I’ve always been a bit partial to the idea of a day of Thanksgiving.
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Going to Gotomedia
I’m about to invalidate a recent post about waving goodbye to California, as it turns out I’ll be staying in San Francisco for a little while longer.
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Goodbye California
Last week I resigned from my position as Lead Designer at Ning, and as a result the visa allowing me to live in the United States will soon expire.
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Seven Goals for 2007: An Update
At the beginning of this year I wrote an entry outlining seven goals and improvements I wanted to make to my life this year. As we approach the half way point, I wanted to see how much I’ve been able to achieve so far, and what areas I still need to work on.
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Now That I’m Back
Whilst I was back in the UK, a friend told me I should blog more about what I’m getting up to here in the States. I think that sounds like a great idea, and comes at a time when I plan on making the most of my summer here in California.
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Spring Back
Once again I write this blog entry sat on an aeroplane California bound having spent the last week back home in the UK. The official reason for my return was so that I could attend Future of Web Design conference in London, the unofficial reason just the need for a break from stateside living, and a chance to catch up with some sorely missed friends.
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What If… The Result
So, on Monday evening I took the plunge and made my debut speaking engagement at the 20x2 event at SXSW. Luckily, it all came together at the last minute (and I mean last minute) and wasn’t too embarrassing.
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Time for a Reboot
It’s late Sunday evening, and I’ve just been for a brief walk around the neighbourhood. This wasn’t however with the intent of checking out the area a little more, but more because as I close out this week, I need to think over a few issues that are starting to stir in my mind.
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Welcome to the Neighbourhood
Yesterday I moved into my new apartment in the Potrero Hill district of San Francisco.
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Seven Goals for 2007
Given that I’m back to work tomorrow morning, and a return to some sort of normality, I just wanted to record a few personal goals I’m aiming for this year.
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Two Thousand and Seven
2006 taught me a valuable life lesson — that aside from making the most of any opportunities that come your way (and I’ve had my fair share of them), you can (and should) create your own opportunities if you are to actually make the most of your time on this Earth.
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2006 in Review
Unsurprisingly, I feel compelled to write a review of this last year, which I think I can say with some confidence has been very different from previous years. Having said that it seems like I’ve spent the last five or so months looking back. Some recent posts to this blog are ample proof of the sort of reflective mood I’ve been in lately.
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Problems & Attitudes
This year has been eventful. To be more precise, 2006 has been a complete and utter write-off. I know this may seem premature as I write this in mid-November, but regardless how December turns out, it hardly seems like it will make a difference. I say a write-off, but in some respects, it could also be the very making of me.
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Palo Alto 94301
Here I am, one week into the second part of this years Californian adventure, so just a quick blog entry to thank everybody for their good wishes over the last week, and to say that I’m enjoying being back.
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The Last Six Months…
…have been hell. If it wasn’t for the three months I spent in Palo Alto at the beginning of the year (and hopefully the final three months of this when I’m back there), this year could be considered a complete write-off.
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Twenty-Six
A couple of days ago I turned 26. Unlike previous birthdays, 26 seems to have grabbed me as a major milestone. The jump from 25 to 26 seems much larger than the one year increase would have you believe.
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A Weekend in ‘LA’
This last weekend me, Ellen, Nash, Hannah and Charis joined Jon on a visit south to Littlehampton where we spent two days with his girlfriend Katie and her mates, at a house she was looking after.
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Welcome to Wherever You Are
In little over 8 weeks time (and pending a successful visa interview) I will be heading back to the United States, in a move which could almost be described as permanent (although I would prefer to think of it more as just for the immediate future). It will come as no surprise then, that as the departure date creeps ever closer, the enormity of such a move is very much at the forefront of my mind.
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Busy (and Fun) Month Ahead
Although June is already pretty much done and dusted, there is still a little bit of fun coming my way this month.
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What Respect Agenda?
Whilst making my way down New Street in the centre of Birmingham, late this Thursday afternoon, I found myself walking towards four Asian youths, one moving to the left, and the other three moving to the right. Stepping between this group, I suddenly felt a massive blow to the side of my head before falling to the ground, as the group casually carried on into the depths of the city.
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Yanked!
Slightly later than I was hoping in writing this post, but before I get too accustomed to life back in damp, dull and dreary England, I wanted to publicly thank the whole team at Ning who made my three month stay in Palo Alto perhaps the most exciting and enjoyable period of my (sheltered) life to date.
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Such Great Heights
So here I am, sitting at home in California, typing away a quick blog post on my new 2.16GHz MacBook Pro.
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Living in America
Just a quick post to let you all know I’m safe and well in hot and sunny California.
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A Summer to Remember
If there are two things that I can count on during any given year, they are non-eventful summers that seemingly end before they start, and the annual hell that is my birthday. This year, thankfully, it’s all been a little different!
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A Tall Story
Today finally saw the end of a long journey, one that I have been on since I was 8 years old.
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Super Powers
As I’m getting older, I’m noticing that I am able to perform more of those certain little tricks that were missing throughout my childhood.
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2004 in Review
As the year draws to a close, I thought it may be an idea to recall the events and achievements of the last 12 months — both personally, and those of my closest friends too.
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Mid-October Musings
Just a quick post to make note of a few things that have been happening over the last week or three.
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Autumn
As the nights draw in, and the hot summer days fade into distant memory (the last hot summer day being August 2003) I’ve suddenly realised that this is my favourite time of year.
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You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Now I have a slightly greater income (yet still many outstanding debts) my mind is busy creating a shopping list.
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All Change!
It’s totally coincidence that a new version of this website comes about at a time when a lot of things are changing in my life.