Times Tables

So, TIME magazine's Best 50 Websites 2009 makes for interesting reading. Included are several foundation sites of popular web-usage; the kind that have already grown into verbs (twitter, skype, google, facebook). It's good to see Fora TV getting a well-deserved mention ("Whoever said television makes you stupid never saw Fora TV"), along with the darling etsy ("the long-haired, Birkenstocked love child of Amazon and eBay") and the fab microlending kiva. And from the ever-hypnotic BabyName Voyager to the new kid on the block - Wolfram Alpha - this year's list offers a decade's worth of fun and exploration.

However, here's one from last year's list: COLOURlovers.com does exactly what is says on the tin - it's a place for pretty colours, shapes, patterns.

It's pretty addictive.

Time to disconnect and get back to work :-)

D is for delightful / And try and keep your trousers on...

Today's been all about catching up on music: news of a guest spot by Elvis Costello (reverent pause) led me to Fall Out Boy; and I've been breaking in the latest from Interpol, Editors, Arcade Fire, Glasvegas and The Ting Tings. And of course, Arctic Monkeys, with their delightfully playful lyrics.

And in other news: there's a pub quiz on tonight - a perfect opportunity for me to discover what's been happening locally and globally. And a friend has just texted for me to come out and appreciate the phenomenal sunset - the sky is filled with pinks & lilacs... very purdy. Off I go :-)

It's the edge of the world as we know it

A day of coffees and catch-up. And I'm also managing to get things marked off a To Do list. I mean, tasks other than: Have coffee. Chat at leisure - no particular rush...

And The Beacon at sunset was lovely, with an edge-of-the-world feel to it. Life doesn't get much prettier...


Have a great weekend, folks.