BSL signing

I have just come back from my first proper sign language class. perhaps it is no surprise to some but the level of concentration required as I found tonight is huge. I thought I was pretty good as far as visual memory but it was stretched today, hopefully I will be able to learn and progress in the weeks to come. it is very odd to learn in a relatively speech free way.

all about basil

I am not really sure how I arrived at these pictures. very pleased that I did, I am not really a big fan of giving cars a name, though I did once have a fiat uno nicknamed buster by a certain designer but that's a different story. back to this land rover it is called basil fair enough check keith.miata for a detailed story. I have a land rover myself, not a defender (a freelander) and it hasn't yet got a name. still I love these pictures, great colour.

this is what it looked like

strangely self centred perhaps but I thought I would try to show the visual disturbance I experienced yesterday. I had spent far too many hours in front of this screen the night before (well every day really). but yesterday morning when I tried to concentrate through the the headache I woke up with, I could see but my vision was hazed by pink and purple lines I could see through them. the lines were not as clear as this graphic but close. it only lasted for a short time (apparently called an aura) but meant the day was written off as far as anything productive as a migraine took over. 

not the best day

didn't get to work today, simply because I went to bed last night with a headache and woke up this morning with a touch of man-flu and a thunderous headache. I am sure I will be OK by tomorrow but I feel good for nothing today. hence no sensible post. man flu its official

admitting defeat ..

strange isn't it when you are working for some-one who know what they don't want but hasn't a clue what they want. 

I have been working on a project on and off for a couple of years now and the end product is still not seen the light of day or rather the light of the internet. after yet another meeting today I have decided that the only way forward is to stop giving options or alternatives. I am just going with design 5 or 6 a recent re-working of the of the brief and leaving it at that. instead of giving a choice I am going with it. it is the version I think best fits the brief, and if that is not enough then perhaps its time to walk away. 

sometimes its better to admit design defeat and move on, but I will give it one more try!

a blatant plug >>

I make no apologies,  just thought I would give a plug for cornwall's coolest (not the best name perhaps but still) a social networking site worth a look if you are in the SW. I have to say I don't know much about its creation but like the idea. 

facebook, my space, & the like are fine especially to share pictures with friends and family else where (globally) but I can see a real future in smaller regional social networks, where the chance of actually knowing the people who are contacts, for social and work reasons

one long think >>

it has been a good day so far, mostly meetings. a day to get me thinking which the sort of day I like. a lot of listening. strange if you know me I normally am one who has to concentrate to keep my mouth shut, but I did today.

I actually feel very positive about the way my work is taking me, I am not taking the easy option thats for sure but still here we go.

wayne coyne >> flaming lips

I still consider the time I went to see the flaming lips live in 2003 as in the top three gigs of my life. it was incredibly intense. wayne coyne the bands front man has an amazing power over both music and the visual nature of the band, much as I really enjoyed the film/images used behind the band on that night it has taken until today for me to even consider any of mr coyne's drawing as anything more than cd covers. but here are a couple for you to look at.