Archive for September, 2006
Fight or flight
Coming home is often the biggest surprise. Not only did I get a chance to relax and visit somewhere new, but I feel my independence has been turned up to 11.
New York has certainly mellowed my antipathy towards large cities, to the extent that Nottingham is starting to feel ever so slightly insular. The year’s [...]
Priorities
This has really made my day. TechCrunch reports that Facebook is in acquisition talks - $1bn to Yahoo! Whoopee. Then, they pick out a fabulous quote about Mark Zuckerberg, the 22-year-old CEO of Facebook:
At one point in the Yahoo! negotiations, the talks extended into the weekend, says a person familiar with the matter. Mr. Zuckerberg, [...]
New York, a work in progress
I can’t believe it’s only my third day here, it seems like weeks since I was at home. My feet are sore, so is my head, I didn’t pack enough clothes, but I’m loving every minute.
I’d say the thing that’s made me smile the most has been tipping bartenders. Really. It’s makes it so much [...]
How Cennydd got his GrooveBat
It’s a boy! My chocobo hatched and promptly fell asleep for days. Fortunately he’s awake again and eating his San d’Orian carrots. Anyway, he’s called GrooveBat, and I wub him vewy much.
Most of my time has been spent finalising my New York schedule. Found a reasonably grotty hostel in Upper West Manhattan (one block from [...]