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Tuesday, September 30, 2003
 Stephen Bliss is the guy responsible for the groovy graphics featured on the covers and promos for Grand Theft Auto III: Vice City. Awesome work in his portfolio.
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 Since I liked Cryptonomicon so much, I will have to go and watch this: ::: Cypher :::. Nothing to do with the fact that Lucy Liu is in it - Oh no.
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 Mind The Snip. Stand Clear of The Doors!
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Monday, September 29, 2003
I've just finished reading Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson. Wow, what a book. I bought this totally on a whim - I had a voucher for the US Amazon site and it was burning a whole in my inbox. The book just happened to be the first thing I saw (when I'd browsed through to the Scifi section). I'm glad I bought it. Weighing in at almost 1000 pages its one hell of a weighty tome.
It took me quite a while to get into it. The maths didn't bother me too much (not that I totally understood it - just the principles). It was the sheer weight of characters that made it so hard going. However after a while, maybe 6-7 chapters, things started to click in to place and it became a real page turner.
If your looking for a story (about cracking codes) that goes beyond Bletchley Park and Enigma then this is it. Set in the present day and World War II it really immerses you in the world of gold dealing and cryptography.
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 Ginger gets recalled due to safety problem with dying batteries. You're likely to go A over T when they get low.
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Ociffer! Do you know who I am (hic)?. Yes m'lud.
I love the Internet.
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 Reality TV: To the Death. It will be on TV very, very soon.
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The US believe the distillers of Islay could be up to no good with their Whisky of Mass Destruction. I'd like to know how many self-respecting terrorists out there install webcams in their processing plants? Could it be that the DTRA were just having a quick screen break?
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This is a rather good game for those that like things a little gentler RSVP.
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Times they are a changing.....soon! Watch this space.
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Friday, September 26, 2003
For those that find themselves governed to be male in the previous post may want to apply for this course. Washing machine courses for men intended to give 'er-indoors a break.
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Unsure whether you're a boy or a girl, then let The Gender Genie help you. If you use the word 'the' a lot then you're a boy. I was judged to be most definitely male - thank god!
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Thursday, September 25, 2003
The Blaine Drain Train continues.
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Russia gets it right for once.
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I love this Three Armed Romance Novel, the illustrational work is inspiring. Oh, for the love of a three armed woman.
Linkage robbed, at will, from Spinneyhead - cheers.
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It's the boy fitz hammond: enjoy his crazy crayolas.
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Wednesday, September 24, 2003
 Man Utd v Arsenal, the aftermath. The FA are taking action as eight are charged after bust-up. The accusations against Keown: "One charge of violent behaviour 'for striking van Nistelrooy on the back of the head following the final whistle'. One charge of improper conduct for 'confronting Van Nistelrooy following the penalty miss'."
I've long thought that Keown is a vicious player, that constantly gets away with totally OTT behaviour on the pitch. I've lost count the amount of times he has used every means to intimidate his rivals.
The FA are seriously considering banning players from taking their handbags onto the pitch.
Note to self: Must create a sport catgeory icon.
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Oh dear, Oh dear. Alanis Morissette closes Peruvian gig with: 'Thank you Brazil!'. Homer Simpson would be proud of you.
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Pass the word on - you might find illustrational and vinyl wonders at TADO.
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Tuesday, September 23, 2003
Risen from the dead, Moff alert. Peter Cushing gets all Star Wars fans running behind their chairs again (with help from Christopher Eccleston).
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 Whilst I'm drooling over the latest G5, and trying to scrape the money together to buy one, VirginiaTech decide to build a Terascale Cluster. That's 1,100 G5s all hooked up as one big supercomputer. Photoshop should just about work on that set-up.
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Monday, September 22, 2003
Thomas Brodahl just came calling for work - anybody got any for him? Excellent illos in an excellent site. Thomas is also of surfstation BTW.
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Shock News! Both the Milk Tray Man and David Blaine are up for the chop.
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Persevere with this liitle flash game so that you get to see the end movie. Mung has created the best "Get Blaine" game so far. Letsh Party!
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Ever feel like you're talking to a brick wall? Well now you can chat to something thats equally unalive but able to respond - Jabberwacky. Chatbot bids to fool humans. Come on the UK!
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Saturday, September 20, 2003
Japanese Monk's ordeal-by-marathon. I wonder if his feet have attained 'enlightenment' too?
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Friday, September 19, 2003
Top bombing! Comedian's bitter adverts join hall of fame
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You can't have him Aaron, you just can't. Right, that's sorted then.
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Thursday, September 18, 2003
The Kind Man - Philip Kerrigan. Bright stimulating artwork from Boston.
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Anyone that likes to play with typography should have a nose at Fontmonster.
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Move over Barbie, let KidRobot take over rover. Make mine a Snoop Dogg.
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Vicious Corgi alert. The Italians would have been livid. Can you imagine the smell? Best not to.
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Yes, well, er...Naked bodies are the canvases in new exhibition. Says it all really.
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Here's a nifty little animation on Wired... Animation Express: To See The Stars (Ver las Estrellas)
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HelloBard - Giant Squid says, "Eat me! I'm delicious!". Nice vectors from Norway.
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“Scaryduck’s ‘Did You Know...?’ No. 355” Ba-dum-tish!
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Bored? Go to Puzzleblog, and not a sign of Richard Whiteley.
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Wednesday, September 17, 2003
Yo, ho,ho and a bottle of rum! Its Talk Like A Pirate Day - September 19. Avast me hearties! Pieces of eight etc.
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Tuesday, September 16, 2003
Many will think the Italians a little harsh with their new legislation. Italy puts corgis on dangerous dogs list. The thought of Corgis being a danger makes me laugh. On the other hand, having plucked my 15 month old son from the jaws of a Jack Russell the other week, I'm all for tougher controls. Especially Jack Russells - evil, evil dogs trapped in a body like mini-me but with the fighting brain of a Tyranosaur. *rant*
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Introducing Oliver Weiss Design - Cartoons, Illustration, Web Design, Multimedia, Journalism. Oliver is obviously a very busy man judging by the weight of work in his portfolio. Operating from Munich and Ottawa his is a truly international business.
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Monday, September 15, 2003
Victoria Baths in Manchester won the final of the BBC's Restoration. That should keep the bods at Spinneyhead happy.
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Magician enters his second week of fast. Friday night cheers for Blaine: "Dressed in black pyjamas, Blaine regularly waved to those gathered below, although he could not hide a look of total boredom. " From what I've seen of him this is just his standard facial expression.
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Ha, ha, ha Badgers, badgers, badgers...
I must go and lie down now! Mush-rooooooom.
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Wednesday, September 10, 2003
Fantastic. Return to sender. Man mails himself to Texas. This reminds me of that Prisoner episode where he tries to escape from the village with a female companion by stowing away in an air freight crate. Obviously he was caught again at the end of the show.
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Hurrah for RIAA. Girl, 12, Settles Piracy Suit for $2,000. Thats one in the eye for the pirates. Someone chuck a brick at RIAA and let that brick be called sarcasm!
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I've been nosing around this Illustration agency and have found quite a few decent illustrators on it. Although I have to say that I've used the site before and have always been put of by its format - it's a bit clunky. The illustrator that catches my eye at the moment is Spark.
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Wow, I must say I'm a bit stunned that Blogger have withdrawn the Pro service. Lets hope that the free version retains the same level of features. Saying that I didn't really use all of the bells and whistles - it was just handy to be able to upload images and files through blogger. Luckily the announcement has come just before I was due to renew my subscription. And I get a free hoodie to boot!
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Tuesday, September 09, 2003
Salam Pax puts everything into context in his piece for The Guardian. 'I became the profane pervert Arab blogger'. Its easy to take this blogging malarkey for granted - Salam shows us its impact on society.
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I wish I had a bit of spare cash, say GBP35,000 or so. Sotheby's to hold pop art sale.
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Its not a good thing to laugh at people that obviously need help. But when someone decides to go on a wrecking spree in just his pants, you have to be a little unPC and have a chuckle.
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Stealth Disco is brilliant - unbox those webcams and finally put them to a good use.
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Cries for help are common place on the internet these days, usually accompanied by an appeal for cash$$$. However this one is a call for information. Spinneyhead have been contacted by the family of the flight engineer involved in the missing 727 saga. This is the plane that disappeared from a runway in Angola and then reappeared a couple of months later with a new spray job. They have posted the brother's appeal for information about the engineer - Ben Padilla, Jr. Anyone out there know of his whereabouts?
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Monday, September 08, 2003
James Bond Movie Posters: The Official Postcard Book is the next Amazon recommendation I'll be making. Go and buy it now and checkout all the early artwork.
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As Public Enemy once said Bass in your face - How low can you go? Spooky.
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As spotted on Pixelsurgeon... SPENCER WILSON, Brighton seems to be responsible for a lot of illustrative talent.
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Renascent is the online presence of Joost Korngold and is another in a infinite line of Infinity contributors. Top site.
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A finely honed review of the latest Gap advert with Madge and Missy.
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Bare Your Bum at Bush! Go on, you know it makes sense.
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Lord Lucan mystery 'solved'. The photo that appeared in The Sunday Telegraph (not that I ever touch the filthy rag) looks very convincing. However I'm not about to wade through this book to find out if it is him or not. I think this is just one of those stories that rear their heads every once in a while - for example, Loch Ness, Titanic, The Grassy Knoll, Jack the Ripper. People love to speculate.
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Sunday, September 07, 2003
Bookmakers believe Blaine stunt could be a trick. Really? I seem to be coming across quite a few stories these days that are truisms. See the post about being depressed might make you ill.
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This puts a whole new light on "Neigh"bours.
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Are these the ultimate igloos?
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As Leslie Philips would say, "Well, hellooo...". Kylie is the ultimate calendar girl. Petite perfection A3 sized. No doubt Kylies' Bum™ will feature large in the final collection of images.
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Thursday, September 04, 2003
Ooooo! Very nice! Honkshoo honk honk.
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You'll now find that I have linked to Amazon to highlight some of the Graphic art books that are "out there".
This is the first book that I will recommend with more to follow...
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The split personality of Jaz Coleman reminds me of how I felt when I went from drumming for Mansun to designer of Classic FM Magazine. Going to the Barbican instead of the Brixton Academy was a bit of a headfunk.
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Take a look at the illustrational treats liberally spread around Daniel's trashyard.
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Johnny Depp, that well known philosopher, has managed to rattle a few cages back in the home country.
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So George, how do you feel about your mom and dad? My knowledge of Bush's past was sketchy at best, but having read this piece in the Guardian I'm now even more scared of his role in the "Free and Democratic World". Now where did I put those blueprints for my patented nuclear proof underground bunker.
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Are you ready for the Darkness?
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Wednesday, September 03, 2003
Here's one way to avoid the Severn Bridge toll. Vroom splash! Cool etc...
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How dumb or drunk can you get?
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Gratuitous use of Web site to promote own products warning
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Subscribe today and don't delay!
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They wish to make friends with you. Ta, pixelsurgeon.
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Introducing my mates new design site. Andrew Nash is available for all your publishing needs...
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Please be upstanding for the national anthem.
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Linkage stolen cheerfully from the team Spinneyhead this interactive flash comic is brill - PoCom-UK-001.
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Rock and Roll Kitty. I must be in a happy mood today. Illustration by Seonna Hong whose husband Tim Biskup produces some fine work too.
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The abstract artist Sir Terry Frost has died.
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There's hope for me yet. Woman, 76, hits two holes-in-one in same round. I best keep up the golf lessons then.
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Tuesday, September 02, 2003
Calling all the International Superheroes.
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From initial murky scribblings to finished "perfection" - How to Draw a Girl. Although I think it goes a bit far with the Athena highlights, and that ears a bit weird too. Nice animation though.
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Onlineblog.com has spotted a few saucy football headlines on ESPN. Titter yee not!
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Negative thoughts 'make you ill'. Some things in life are only obvious to a crack team of scientists. Next they'll be telling us that if you cross the road without looking there is a chance you might be run over.
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This is how you look if you play too much gameboy. Top illo from Preshaa.
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Don't panic!
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Monday, September 01, 2003
A student wants to show his nuts to Blair!
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