Monday, 23 January 2012

One of my most favourite things on the net: What Writers Wear.


Because even though we're all on the team, we've still gotta pick sides.

And here's the corollary to the monkey/zookeeper theory: the bigger the zookeeper, the more you gotta re-affirm your monkeyness. And it's not easy believe you me...The first meeting you have with that director, the first president of production pitch, it's easy to lose your nerve and throw on that shirt you usually save for a first date.

You may as well lie down and give them your throat. It's the law of the jungle--show weakness, let them know you know they've got all the power and you're only there by their grace...

Me, if I'm meeting with someone over the v.p. level I do two things differently: first, I strap on my expensive watch. Second, I don't wear any socks.
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http://hucksblog.blogspot.com/2005/10/happy-day-of-atonement.html#114739466057154350



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Sunday, 22 January 2012

Cashpoint receipts: Like, yes, if the machine cheats you, you've completely got the proof you need.

(pic from here)



Cashpoint receipts.
Like, yes, if the machine cheats you, you've completely got all the proof you need.

Or maybe it's for a reminder. For the cash you no longer have.

If you've got an electronic machine, hardwired into the mainframe of a multinational banking conglomerate, dispensing actual hard local currency... doesn't it feel like that slightly outranks the scrap of paper you've got in your hand?

I can't take any comfort in the cashpoint receipt.


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Thursday, 19 January 2012

Dad thoughts. Morning telly.




Spent the morning daydreaming the mechanics of breeding a Zingzilla with a Tweenie.

Stopped and turned over to Milkshake on Channel 5.



Daydreamed the mechanics of breeding Derek with Jen.



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Monday, 16 January 2012

10 Best free online things I use for posting on the web


Alright, might end up with more than 10.

But this is the place for banking the sites I use for my online stuff, so at least I'll know where to find them...

Superlame - comic balloon generator




Creately - infographic generator
(How to make infographics, charts and diagrams)




Picnick - another online picture editor
This is great, really nice interface with loads of ways of funking up your pictures. Only downside is you cant use your own fonts to write on the pictures... so for that, I use Pixlr...



Pixlr - online picture editor



Splicd - How to pick out a clip from youtube to link or embed




Keep-Calm-O-Matic
How to make your very own KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON poster




Hootsuite
Dashboard for sheduling and replying to tweets

SocialOomph
Use this to schedule tweets from templates

w3schools
for html tips (the code used for making the posts look readable)






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