Monthly Archives: December 2003

With Gliding Action…

Posted on December 10, 2003 by Rik Abel

Oh, and I also picked up a Jesus Action Figure from the lovely Zeitgeist shop in Clapham. He has poseable arms and gliding action. Excellent. Will make a great ‘Secret Santa’ gift for my work colleague. Although I may keep … Continue reading →

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Technical Glass

Posted on December 10, 2003 by Rik Abel

Speaking of web design, the other day I uploaded the freshly redesigned website for The Technical Glass Company, redesigned according to web standards, natch. Sorting out the last few buglets at the moment, but any comments would be very useful. … Continue reading →

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Black + Blum

Posted on December 10, 2003 by Rik Abel

So, after going home to search for said ring, to no avail, I took the afternoon off and went to Oxo Tower to do some Christmas Shopping and research. I dropped in on Black + Blum, who make some rather … Continue reading →

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Ring disaster

Posted on December 10, 2003 by Rik Abel

Yesterday I lost my wedding ring. It appears to have just fallen off my finger, somehow. I never take it off and it has never shown any signs of falling off before. Hmph. I am, as you might imagine, rather … Continue reading →

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USB Xmas Tree

Posted on December 3, 2003 by Rik Abel

Bit of a work plug this…if your desk is lacking a little in festive spirit and you have a spare USB port, why not get yourself a geeky-but-cool USB Xmas Tree? It’s the Ultimate Seasonal Bauble. Heh. Tweet This

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Platform

Posted on December 3, 2003 by Rik Abel

I’ve just finished reading Platform by Michel Houllebecq, which was excellent. Maybe not quite as good as Atomised (which I haven’t actually finished yet) but still very thought provoking, provocative and full of sex scenes which are actually well-written and … Continue reading →

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Redeye

Posted on December 3, 2003 by Rik Abel

Wow, they have remade, sorry ‘reimagined’ Battlestar Galactica. The wife will be pleased. Let’s hope they don’t show the same scene of the fighters launching down the tunnel five times every show, like in the original. I didn’t actually see … Continue reading →

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Fabric of Reality

Posted on December 2, 2003 by Rik Abel

Ah, Fabric was excellent on Saturday – Ricardo Villalobos and Richie Hawtin playing back-to-back for seven hours in Room 1 – paradise on earth. Except it was very rammed and one could only dance in a crabby fashion with arms … Continue reading →

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Psychedelicatessen

Posted on December 2, 2003 by Rik Abel

I was quite surprised upon reading the Guardian last saturday to see a big front-page article on the booming trade in selling Magic Mushrooms, which is perfectly legal if said mushrooms are fresh. Once dried, they somehow magically become a … Continue reading →

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PixelBlocks

Posted on December 2, 2003 by Rik Abel

PixelBlocks are very cool indeed. Like Lego crossed with LiteBrite. I want! Tweet This

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