I'm 40 today. When I was a kid I thought that I'd feel like an old man at this age but I don't. I still feel like a kid. Like another version of that same kid that found it impossible to visualise what life would be like this far into the future. Now I'm here and understand a little more of the world, I can see there are so many things I may never understand. And that's ok. If I could go back and … [Read more...] about 40 at 40
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Celebrate the Mundane
I could make a quick coffee in the morning. I have a quality bean to cup machine that can grind, brew and pour a fresh cup in no time at all. I prefer the ritual of hand grinding though. While I weigh, grind & shape a cone of coffee grounds in a pre-heated dripper, I can't help but feel solace in that moment. Nothing else exists. We have so many rituals in our life but doing … [Read more...] about Celebrate the Mundane
PICNIC'08 – A meeting of creative minds.
"From 24 to 26 September 2008, thousands of creative minds from all over the world will come together in Amsterdam for the third PICNIC. ..." So how does one particular creative mind get to this kind of event on a budget? It looks huge, expensive dripping with free bars and full colour laser projection backdrops. Yes, I am talking about me... I am just putting my feelers out there at the moment … [Read more...] about PICNIC'08 – A meeting of creative minds.