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August 2004
we note you blog
I was at the office until well past midnight last night, nursing a printer through the final stages of a submission we’re making for a competition that makes heavy use of previously mentioned design codes. For extra pathos points, I should point out to my international readers that yesterday was supposed to be a statutory …
and the answer is…
As I suspected he would, Bobby H read the map correctly (see comments). Ten points to him. Here’s the answer (quicktime video link).
diagramming
I found this map today and decided to diagram my interaction with it. The green and blue lines are the marks I made on it. Ten points to the first person who guesses its identity and purpose correctly.
phrase jamming
A friend of mine has a fantastic talent for unwittingly mashing up well known phrases. Unbeknown to him I’ve been jotting them down over the last few months. Here are a few of my favourites. Time period of indeterminate length: …it’s like waiting for a piece of string… Warning! Heinous violence towards fruit: …this is …
another image
Here’s another example of Muek’s work: Big Boy
Pimping turntables
If anybody is in the market for a turntable, you could do a lot worse than the Bush MTT1, which is currently on sale at Richer Sounds for £39.95. It got a blazing review and 5 stars from What Hi-Fi magazine. I bought one this afternoon. I just dropped Frank Zappa’s Hot Rats on to …
radiotecture
Matt: Have you seen the Radio 3 architecture thing? Me: No, what is it? Sounds good. Matt: To be honest, I filed it under “tell Rob about that” and forgot it. Doh! Serves me right for not paying enough attention to Radio 3. Thanks Matt. You should all go and check out his radio recommendations …
paint it black
Yawn. Massengale finds a new way to criticise Late Modernists by pointing out a certain preference for black in their wardrobes. In a round about kind of way it reminded me of the piece written by FAT architects a few years ago – How to be a Famous Architect. Partly because it’s all about developing …
crimping and cranking
In an effort to wash away the rage that was building inside me after too many car journeys to work, I paid a visit to the climbing wall at Aston University last week. I really need to start getting on the tram again. Hatred for your fellow motorist hops from car to car like headlice …