An Expat in London

2009

December 154
November 136
October 266
September 152
August 147
July 127
June 126
May 88
April 94
March 73
February 154
January 116

2008

June 114
May 161
April 143
March 1
February
January
Out with JF and Rick for some good wood-fired pizza (@ The Oak in London) http://bit.ly/1efGLk
Dec 1st
Exhausted after 4:30am start time but Lucozade & listening to Nujabes is easing the pain right...
Dec 1st
Leaving Northampton and heading back to London. On shuffle and Zero 7 song “Destiny”...
Dec 1st
http://bestc.am/o4Bt Early morning train blur #1
Dec 1st
I’m at The Espresso Room (31-35 Great Ormond Street, London). http://bit.ly/Si1l2
Dec 1st
Quick nip up to Northhampton for a morning meeting. Also meant I got to see a London sunrise,...
Dec 1st
Newspapers as tablet PC, RT @mikebutcher & @TCEurope: UK’s Sun newspaper beats Apple to...
Nov 30th
Oldie but goodie from WIRED— High Tech Cowboys of the Deep Seas: The Race to Save the Cougar...
Nov 30th
To typography fans/nerds— am I only one really frustrated when people sending written content...
Nov 30th
Listening to Let It Fall by Lykke Li on @Grooveshark: http://tinysong.com/7fvd
Nov 30th
I’m at The Espresso Room w/ @mattstevensuk. http://bit.ly/Si1l2
Nov 30th
Support Web Standards Day by rocking a blue beanie & change all your online profile photos to...
Nov 30th
Listening to “Let It Fall” by Lykke Li on @Grooveshark: http://tinysong.com/7fvd Thx to...
Nov 30th
http://bestc.am/xQSks Saturday morning spread at Nude Espresso— flat white & The Monocle
Nov 29th
Nice breakfast, coffee and new issues of Monocle & WIRED to read (@ Nude Espresso in Poplar)...
Nov 29th
Beautiful sunny Sat. morning on Brick Lane (@ Beigel Shop in London) http://bit.ly/3hkbfs
Nov 29th
Eating Thanksgiving leftovers and listening to This American Life #393
Nov 29th
Tyler Brule via Monocle: how old media uses Twitter is like seeing old guy w/ young bimbo on his...
Nov 29th
RT @slboval: Appaling news: Nick Griffin, BNP leader, to represent Europe at World Climate Summit in...
Nov 29th
RT @boxerrebellion: An evening with TBR & Friends. Dec 10 @ Bar Academy in Islington. Celebrate...
Nov 29th
Going to Arsenal v. Chelsea football match today, my first premiere league game ever
Nov 29th
I just generated my #TweetCloud out of a year of my tweets. Top three words: london, loved,...
Nov 29th
http://bestc.am/qh0 On Commercial St.—“All prices are made up”
Nov 29th
http://bestc.am/oiUQb Purple Abstract
Nov 29th
http://bestc.am/ao8x Cheshire St, early morning
Nov 29th
If normal snuggies or snufgle bR crawls weren’t enough for you, try this, RT @ceonyc: Cougar...
Nov 29th
At the Arsenal v. Chelsea game; this place is unbelievable despite the rain pissing down...
Nov 29th
Warch Watch
Another reason to love the UK, Booze Hospital for Too Much Christmas Cheer, setup nearby at...
Nov 29th
I’m at Beigel Shop (155 Brick Lane, Bethnal Green Road, London). http://bit.ly/3hkbfs
Nov 21st
Heading to Camden Market w/ Nick for a little Christmas shopping (@ Chalk Farm Station in London)...
Nov 21st
http://bestc.am/M5RqD
Nov 21st
I’m at Sway Restaurant Bar & Club (61-65 Great Queen Street, London). http://bit.ly/5HQtda
Nov 20th
I’m at Traffic (1-6 Vernon Place, London).
Nov 20th
RT @vwadhwa: Just advised Masters student not to do PhD but to join startup instead. In his case, 7...
Nov 20th
Via ZD.net: “Wow! Top execs say they are influenced by social networks”...
Nov 20th
RT @michaelianblack: Oprah is ending her show? How am I going to know what show not to watch at four...
Nov 20th
How do you know it’s Fri. afternoon in the office? You get Rickrolled & actually listen to...
Nov 20th
Listening to “Made Up Love Song #43” by Guillemots on @Grooveshark:...
Nov 20th
http://bestc.am/jy5n By the childrens hospital & across from The Espresso Room, a little colour...
Nov 20th
Dentist visit prevented me coming back but this check in should regain my Mayor title (@ The...
Nov 20th
I’m at Victoria House (37-63 Southampton Row, London). http://bit.ly/4EztO0
Nov 20th
Waiting for train @ Milton Keynes after a snowboarding session at SnoZone (freestyle night). And...
Nov 19th
And tonight was a 1st— have never gone snowboarding dressed in a suit before hand, very...
Nov 19th
About to my shred on at SnoZone (@ xscape in London) http://bit.ly/1hIeB3
Nov 19th
Also said @ #140conf, RT @dominiccampbell & @ekul: @stephenfry - journalists insist on calling...
Nov 19th
RT @Scobleizer: Best line @ Salesforce event: Benioff: I know more about what friends on Twitter are...
Nov 19th
Sorry to miss this, RT @stephenfry: Doing Nesta event today w/ Twitter Founder Biz Stone & Reid...
Nov 19th
Listening to My Night w/ the Prostitute From Marseille by Beirut on @Grooveshark...
Nov 19th
There’s something wrong when I can find folder w/ MS Word exe file faster via Google Desktop...
Nov 19th
Hilarious— RT @JoeLaz: I was reminded that Wednesday is “Hump Day” by an unusually...
Nov 18th
Yes @lukeburbank, listening to yesterday’s #TBTL podcast and M83’s song “We Own...
Nov 18th
Danceable, head nodding good pop music, O’Spada from Sweden— RT @Despotz: O’Spada...
Nov 18th
Recap of the #140conf from friends at We Are Social— RT @RobinGrant: We Are Social at 140...
Nov 18th
Free rides on the eastbound 242 at Holborn now; Oyster card is— scratch that, it’s fixed...
Nov 18th
A picture tells a 1,000 words :) RT @lesanto: @Veglio I’m on a Mac. Using IE would be like...
Nov 18th
RT @jeffpulver: RT @alanweinkrantz: UK media covers yesterday’s #140Conf London....
Nov 18th
You know it’s a cold day in hell when your work PC is more up to date w/ software than your...
Nov 18th
Back at work after attending London 140 Character Conference #140conf (@ Victoria House in London)...
Nov 18th
I’m at Holborn Underground Station w/ @mattstevensuk. http://bit.ly/2iQZrD
Nov 18th
Off to bed to catch up on some sleep, finishing yesterday’s #TBTL podcast, going out with...
Nov 17th
Haven’t watched The Wire enough but this is great, RT @baratunde: Favorited a YouTube video:...
Nov 17th
Back from a long but energizing day at London 140 Characters Conference #140conf, decompresing with...
Nov 17th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-15)
Nov 17th
#140conf @gleonhard gave thought provoking talk & mentioned value at the network edge (sounds...
Nov 17th
#140conf App Panel closing— will Twitter become the dumb pipe (e.g. Telecoms) of the future?
Nov 17th
#140conf No, Mobile is not the next big thing, it is the thing right now. Its social, real-time...
Nov 17th
#140conf finally something truly authentic, @darrenBBC is playing Marvin Gaye’s The Onion...
Nov 17th
For those who aren’t here, RT @mobilefriend: live stream #140conf London http://bit.ly/2ENirN...
Nov 17th
RT @dclifford & @JeffreyHayzlett: Kodak’s free social media guide...
Nov 17th
140 Conf here we come #140conf (@ indigO2 in London) http://bit.ly/4hGnyJ
Nov 17th
#140conf @stephenfry just exited stage and now @andrewkeen is on
Nov 17th
RT @fredwilson: This net neutrality debate tomorrow night in NYC features my partner Brad &...
Nov 16th
Tower Hamlets Environment Officers patrol community looking for anti-social behaivor. What does that...
Nov 16th
Looking forward to meeting people, RT @jeffpulver: Keep up w/ Characters from London 140 Characters...
Nov 16th
They need a Denny’s Grand Slam, RT @MayerHawthorne: EU simply doesn’t understand...
Nov 16th
Screw you Hulu, finally got Hotspot Shirld to work so I can watch SNL video clips again
Nov 15th
Oxford St shoppers are alive & well and quite plentiful on a Sunday evening. You can almost...
Nov 15th
You’re old when…RT @hodgman: from Leno last night- he’d never heard of...
Nov 15th
A little late to the party but received my Google Wave invite today.
Nov 14th
It’s pissing right now in Central London and I can say is, “Let’s agree that the...
Nov 13th
RT @robgo Saying this a lot to MBAs recently: At startups, you’re either building product or...
Nov 13th
Listening to Little Dragon via @Grooveshark http://bit.ly/3A0r0l Thanks to suggestion by...
Nov 13th
http://bestc.am/GSwjL More iPhone experimental art thanks to Reflect app & Joshua Davis
Nov 13th
http://bestc.am/dHsm titled Blue 2; More iPhone experimental art thanks to Reflect app & Joshua...
Nov 13th
http://bestc.am/BUe4 Early morning light engulfs the living room of my flat
Nov 13th
Nothing like paying Council taxes via the 24hr automated service; wish I had known it was always...
Nov 12th
just loved O’Spada - Ten Strikes (Radio Edit) http://awe.sm/12KO2 on @hypem
Nov 12th
Good pop music fans, please try O’Spada, RT @Despotz: listen to O’Spada - Ten Strikes...
Nov 12th
Perhaps the best way to choose where to live in the States & Canada, RT @Richard_Florida: Music...
Nov 12th
Yup, RT @sivavaid & @TheOnion: American Muslims To Fort Hood Shooter: ‘Thanks A Lot,...
Nov 12th
I’m at The Espresso Room (31-35 Great Ormond Street, London). http://bit.ly/Si1l2
Nov 12th
Good read on Murdoch’s recent headline grabbing antics, RT @jeffjarvis: Murdoch is just lying:...
Nov 11th
just loved Little Dragon - Infinite Love http://awe.sm/11LK2 on @hypem
Nov 11th
http://bestc.am/dPuwI Messing around w/ Joshua Davis’ Reflect app and Best Camera app to...
Nov 11th
Watching most recent episode of House before going to bed & they mentioned Twitter, hmmm…
Nov 10th
RT @tonyhawk: Don’t sell yourself short! RT @kevinrose: set my 1st world record this weekend,...
Nov 10th
And the main has arrived, time to dig in http://twitpic.com/p1js8
Nov 10th
Calamari, small side salad, and (coming shortly) chicken Parmesan & asparagus over pasta...
Nov 10th
Late night at ofc. means late night across the street (@ Spaghetti House in London)...
Nov 10th
just loved Lenny Kravitz - Let Love Rule (Justice Remix) http://awe.sm/10PR0 on @hypem
Nov 10th
Listening to My Morning Jacket’s rendition of “Rocket Man” via The Hype Machine...
Nov 10th
I’m at The Espresso Room (31-35 Great Ormond Street, London). http://bit.ly/Si1l2
Nov 10th
just loved Animal Kingdom - Tin Man http://awe.sm/9XZ5 on @hypem
Nov 9th
Long-ass queue for the Superfreakonomics lecture but I got in. Let the fun begin...
Nov 9th
Listening to This American Life, folding laundry. 1st time in my life, number of & pairs of...
Nov 8th
Watching The Teaching Company’s lecture DVD “London, A Short History of the Greatest...
Nov 8th
Hey Murdoch, write this down, RT @matyjas: The Disintermediation Era | Artificial Scarcity of...
Nov 8th
just loved Yeasayer - Ambling Alp (Memory Tapes Remix) http://awe.sm/8SV8 on @hypem
Nov 8th
Three coffees later from Nude Espresso (two flat whites and a freebie) and Tesco’s grocery...
Nov 8th
Reading Levy’s WIRED article on Twitter: essentially Twitter left ball & stick in a field,...
Nov 8th
As if I needed another reason to love Nude Espresso, they just started playing Kings of Convenience
Nov 8th
I’m at Nude Espresso (26 Hanbury St, Wilkes Street, Poplar). http://bit.ly/1Iok23
Nov 8th
I’m at Beigel Shop (155 Brick Lane, Bethnal Green Road, London). http://bit.ly/3hkbfs
Nov 6th
I’m at Traffic (1-6 Vernon Place, London). http://bit.ly/434uz4
Nov 6th
Last coffee check-in of the week (@ The Espresso Room in London) http://bit.ly/Si1l2
Nov 6th
At LSE for the Andrew Sorkin (NYT writer & author of Too Big to Fail) talk on inside story of...
Nov 5th
To Twitter haters (who won’t see it b/c they’re not on Twitter), RT @Richard_Florida:...
Nov 5th
Got the usual, Parma ham, mozarella, rocket, sun-dried tomato, olive oil & lemon juice (@ Buon...
Nov 5th
Dinner last night w/ Kim & York; not quite Rocky Mountain Oysters but you get the point...
Nov 5th
I’m at Victoria House (37-63 Southampton Row, London). http://bit.ly/4EztO0
Nov 5th
Felt like such crap this morning but amazingly refreshed now. Nice seeing City during day, you...
Nov 5th
Oddly comforting amid chaos of Liverpool St, sun peeking thru Nov. Clouds (from front seat of bus)...
Nov 5th
Feeling sick & only maintaining thx to “Two Doves” by Dirty Projectors...
Nov 4th
CEB European ED discussing Executive Guidance for 2010 on Reuter’s TV ‘Talking...
Nov 4th
RT @arefadib: This video gives a better idea of the scale of today’s protests in Tehran...
Nov 4th
Hoping this check-in ousts SimonS as the mayor (@ The Espresso Room in London) http://bit.ly/Si1l2
Nov 4th
Continuing my theme of “sad sack” music, listening to “Two Doves” by Dirty...
Nov 4th
Working hard to regain the Mayor crown from Simon (@ The Espresso Room in London)...
Nov 3rd
Wrestled back the Mayor crown of The Espresso Room from Simon S but fear it won’t last long...
Nov 3rd
Listening to “Sarah” by Ray LaMontagne via @Grooveshark http://tinysong.com/2yrE Created...
Nov 3rd
RT @sivavaid & @CopyrightLaw: “60 Minutes Puts On Laughable, Factually Incorrect MPAA Propaganda...
Nov 3rd
Late night at work means late night dinner across the street (@ Spaghetti House in London)...
Nov 2nd
Time for a little Mad Men before bed
Nov 2nd
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-1)
Nov 2nd
Best lunch break in all Holborn (@ The Espresso Room in London) http://bit.ly/Si1l2
Nov 2nd
Queue out the door at The Espress Room, great to see, and just barely warm enough to sit outside...
Nov 2nd
Listening to “No One’s Gonna Love You” by Band of Horses (on repeat) thanks to...
Nov 2nd
Heard Band of Horses playing in background last night at The Ten Bells pub w/ Kim and York & now...
Nov 2nd
I’m at Victoria House (37-63 Southampton Row, London). http://bit.ly/wN8GT
Nov 2nd
Post-tapas drinks at The Ten Bells and now Chocolate Chocolate Chip icecream while watching latest...
Nov 1st
I’m at The Ten Bells (84 Commercial Street, London). http://bit.ly/1fMYWo
Nov 1st
Watching most recent episode of Mad Men and the once unflappable Don Draper breaking down &...
Nov 1st