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1 Nov 2009
comments are offThe mists of time
I woke up this morning to find myself wrapped up in an old friend's arms: Mist. There was something comforting about the way it dampened reality by overlaying a softness filter inside and out. Focus was on my immediate...
Warm solitude
“There is little more beautiful than sitting sheltered from an oncoming storm, with the light of day dimmed to an early evening. And the cool of a summer breeze easing the moisture out of a hot day. And me...
Happy bday James!
Just a few lines before the day comes to a close to send you all my good vibes. I am sure the months ahead will reveal to be a turning point to brighter horizons. It might seem all uphill...
Defrag
Time for my yearly summer family break. I'm off to Cornwall with the kids for a week to catch up with the family, the ocean breeze and the softness of the Cornish landscape. I'll catch up with you once...
Homebound
Waiting in lounge at London City Airport. @media 2009 came to a close yesterday with Patrick announcing he's retiring from web design, development and conference organising. I'm feeling a little emotional, but I wish to thank Patrick for what...
The widest smile
It was last Wednesday, around six thirty in the afternoon. Mathias had left for his camp early Monday morning, and was scheduled to call in early evening. Emma had been sleeping in his bed and wearing his swimming trunks...
Nameless
Up too early again. Literally with the birds and my thoughts, not knowing which awoke me. Probably my thoughts. There is quite a bit going on lately, on all fronts. Professionally, several dormant projects have bounced back to life...
Revisited
“Stop all the tweets, power off the phones, Prevent Mail from beeping with its shiny tones, Silence the podcasts, put up the black sail, Close the weblogs, and let the silence prevail. Let the webcams' white noise crackle ahead...
Gap
gap | gap | noun 2 an unfilled space or interval; a break in continuity Between oneself and yourself. Between what one is and what one seems. Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologise for...
We're not friends
No. We're not friends. Anymore. We been best of pals for so long now, it is not easy to write these lines. More than one won't understand my stand, but I've been let down just this once too many....
Worn to a frazzle
Having a long breakfast today while trying to catch up with the endless unread items of my RSS feeds which are well into the four figures. Just thought I'd say hi somewhere in between . I'd love to have...
+24d
Monday morning 0630a.Showered. Sun is rising.Time for printer lifting. Let's make this week smoother than the previous one....
Lost my sunshine
Gosh it's wet out there. Wet and humid. It's been raining buckets ever since I got up earlier on. The kind of weather that entices you to snuggle up in bed and forget about the outside world all together....
90 days
It's been almost 90 days since my last post. Whoosh. It's not like nothing happened, or that I haven't written anything, or felt, reflected, pondered or brainstormed. No. It's just that I haven't published anything. I have a number...
Serenity
Grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change; Courage to change the things I can; And wisdom to know the difference. Come back later to read a tale of failing hardware and unwilling people. Currently playing...
Soulmate
A different reality. A state of mind. A new colour. A direct line. A stateless presence. A broader horizon. A free thinker. A cloudless sky. Now and here. soulmate (also soul•mate) noun a person ideally suited to another as...
23 Mar 2008
frustration • life • mood
comments are offJust for you
These few lines are for a friend in need. This is one of thoses times when you feel something as been ripped out of you. Something so deep and vital, that you are left utterly stunned and empty. What...
Fractal raindrops
One story is told of how John W. Gates, John W. Drake, and John W. Lambert, another associate, were watching a heavy rainstorm come up. It was thundering and lightning terrifically. Gates stood in front of the window and...
Burned
It's a bright new day. I remember this day, nine years ago as if it were yesterday. Some events just burn into your memory cells forever. More than a turn in my life, it was an opening. An opening...
Thin line
Early rise again. Black coffee and code for breakfast. I should be use to these events by now, but there's always the dreaded hardware failure, or worse, software failure, that looms in the back of my mind as the...
Early ramblings
Up early today. Euphemism. Up in the middle of the night rather. 5:30am. Even the birds haven't started to sing yet. I hear the wind blowing. I feel can it. A warm sort of wind. Outside, I can only...
In sync
As March looms in once more with its load of festivities, rejoicing (and workload), Emma will turn 7 and Mathias 9 over the following couple of weeks. Birthday parties are being organised, birthday invitations designed and printed, wish-lists amended....
Feeling chirpy @16:43
Didn't get half of I wanted to do this week, but the spirits are high at the week-end's dawn. The sun is out, the air is almost warm. I'm working with the windows open. Everything has a warm goldy hue...
Mon•day
This week will see my To Do list shrink down to 1 digit numbers…...
Wrapped up in Hamed Bouzzine's Moroccan tales
We spend an enchanting moment Saturday afternoon listening to Hamed Bouzzine wrap us up in his Moroccan tales. It was part of «Les Nuits du Maroc» festival (Oct 4-13th) organised by the Ateliers d'ethnomusicologie, and took place at the...
Embracing iTunes Plus, or from LPs to MP4a, or some 32 years of music
Apple launched their DRM free music (256kbps AAC) last Tuesday by creating a new entity of the iTunes Store called iTunes Plus. All of EMI's catalog was to be offered in DRM free form sometime in May, and user...
A bird's eye view
There are times when I get a glipmse of my broader me in the big picture. Not the big picture of course, but a wider perspective from a few steps back, something a little bit more global. In time and...
The clouds are back
Back blogging at the Mouton Noir. It was blue in the west and grey in the east when I left home this morning. Seasonal weather seems to have caught up with us this last week. Temperatures have dropped, it...
Damp and powerless
1st of May 8:00a. The sun is still shy, but shines through a blue water washed sky with the last yesterday's scattered clouds running away. I'm writing this post from the Mouton Noir with 12 wireless access points around...
Turned six
Emma turned 6 on Saturday. The events and their build up, that took place almost 2'200 days ago are still cristal clear. It was a Saturday when we shifted from a couple with a child to a family of...
Unplugged in Leysin
Leysin. Just past 10pm, we're back from a lovely diner in the Fromagerie and we're all in bed, the kids having finally surrendered to a long day worth of excitement. I'm still fiddeling with my wifi connection, attempting to...
Your latest t-shirt
Do you buy t-shirts on internet?. I do. Essentially geeky and crypted branded one (gibberish for some). My latest acquisitions are from A List Apart and Insanely Great Tees. Good quality cotton, nice colours and nice prints. As a...
24 Jan 2007
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Long overdue....