Monday, September 10, 2007

Zen Sarcasm

1. Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me either.
Pretty much leave me the hell alone.

2. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt.

3. It's always darkest before dawn. If you're going to steal your neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.

4. Never make yourself irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted.

5. If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.

6. Never test the depth of the water with both feet.

7. If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.

8. Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when
you do criticize him, you're a mile away and you have his shoes.

9. Never miss a good chance to shut up.

10. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day.
Teach a man how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.

11. If you lend someone $20 and never see him again, it was probably worth it.

12. Some days you're the bug; some days you're the windshield.

13. They all seem normal until you get to know them.

14. The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half, and put
it back in your pocket.

15. A closed mouth gathers no foot.

16. Duct tape is like "The Force"; it has a light
side and a dark side, and it holds the universe together.

17. There are two theories about arguing with women. Neither one works.

18. Generally speaking, you're not learning much when your lips are moving.

19. Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it

20. Always remember that you're unique, like everyone else.

21. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative
on the same night.

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Monday, October 16, 2006

Snow Patrol Arena Vienna


I watched Snow Patrol playing in Vienna at the Arena last night and it was one of the best gigs I have seen in a long time.
The boys from Ireland played a great gig to a packed Arena and the atmosphere was upbeat, vibrant and cool at the same time.
A sea of hands clapping and waving in time to the funky guitar and drum beats plus a great lineup of songs kept the mood warm during the cold Austrian night.
An overall good atmosphere was punctuated by moments of magic when the music just swelled and the entire crowd sang and danced, clapped and jumped like an extension of the music flowing through the Arena.
Great, with moments of magic.
One of those gigs that taps into the soul of music and makes you realise that great music is something that speaks to people worldwide.

Tuesday, August 08, 2006

US to censor the Internet.

I saw a post recently on another law being passed in the US.
The law (HR 5319) demands that all schools, libraries and other public internet access terminals to ban access to social networking websites. This means that people won’t be able to access their LiveJournal, MySpace, Friendster, LunarStorm, PhotoBucket, AOL and hundreds of other websites and forums.
basically, anywhere where you can express an opinion.

This blatent attempt to curtail freedom of speach is hiding behind a supposed laws to combat online predators but in actual fact is simply a way of the US goverment to censor online activities and freedom of speech.
There is an online petition at www.saveyourspace.org

A bbc article can be read here Social networking sites force US ban

So the bad news is, if you own or post or read a blog, which you obviously do, this law will affect you.

Express your opinion, do you want this to happen, sign the petition, post this article on your blog, forum or anywhere else you can.
Dont let them take away freedom of speech online.

Debunking the Debunkers





I saw this blog recently where they are trying to claim that shots from the Lebanon are being doctored.
I spotted however the image apparently is just shot using a different lense and from a different angle.

Monday, June 26, 2006

Good graphics design links

Just thought I would post some good graphics design links and tutorials.

Adobe Links (All applications):
www.adobeevangelists.com
www.carijansen.com
www.nickhodge.com/mne.php?msid=1
www.photoshopcafe.com
www.russellbrown.com/body.html
studio.adobe.com/tips/main.jsp
www.tiemdesign.com/howto/


Photoshop:

www.tutorialized.com/tutorials/Photoshop/1 (top pick)
www.adobeevangelists.com/photoshop/index.html (top pick)

w1.243.telia.com/~u24308054/designstudios
www.adobe.com/products/tips/photoshop.html
www.aovs02.dsl.pipex.com/
www.cyberinkdesign.com/tutor.htm

www.eyesondesign.net
gallery.artofgregmartin.com/tutorials.html
www.good-tutorials.com/
graphicssoft.about.com/cs/photoshop/ht/
www.handson.nu/
www.mccannas.com/pshop/photosh0.htm
www.opticnurve.com/
phong.com/tutorials
www.planetphotoshop.com
www.psworkshop.net
www.stewartstudio.com/tips/phototip.htm
www.teamphotoshop.com
webdeveloper.com/html/html_table_splicing.html



Free Photoshop Goodies:
graphicssoft.about.com/library/free/bl_free.htm
graphicssoft.about.com/cs/photoshopdownloads/
Free Adobe Goodies:
share.studio.adobe.com (top pick)

Illustrator:

www.huntfor.com/design/tutorials/illustrator.htm
graphicssoft.about.com/cs/illustratortext/
www.illustratorworld.com/index.shtml
www.sketchpad.net/illustrator.htm

Friday, May 19, 2006

11 Minutes

I just finished reading Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coelho.
Another great story but a lot darker than his usual work.
It is about a small town Brazilian Girl who moves to Geneva and gets sucked into the seedy underworld there.
My fave is still The Alchemist ,this was his best work I think.
Its one of those stories that gets you in a deeper place.

Thursday, May 18, 2006

Mediatation

I heard this and I cracked up.

Two men are talking on the street.
'And how's your son? Is he still unemployed?'
'Yes, he is. But he is meditating now.'
'Meditating? What's that?'
'I don't know, but it's better than sitting around doing nothing!'