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
Listened to ‘Paris’ by Friendly Fire and featuring Au Revoir Simone, from...
Mar 3rd
RT @mediaeater via RT @nytimesCity Room: Do Surveillance Cameras Cut Crime?...
Mar 3rd
You know you’re having a busy day when your to-do list has a to-do list…
Mar 3rd
Warch Watch
If you’re not a fan of the great Tumblr site, FailDogs.com, you will be after this video...
Mar 2nd
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-3-1)
Mar 2nd
Watching @Ev on the TED stage talking about Twitter http://mashable.tumblr.com/post/82165135
Mar 1st
This is why Terje is the man in snowboarding, plain and...
Mar 1st
Listen Listen
For a Sunday night reading, re-blogged via birrevokable: “ghostwriter”, RJD2 never gets old.
Mar 1st
Listen Listen
I know the Fleet Foxes have been out for a while now on the indie music scene, and it’s that I...
Mar 1st
Preparing for Bulgaria snowboard trip next week by wearing new Burton Rulers around the flat, to...
Mar 1st
My kind of pub crawl in London, eapecially since Dirty Dicks is close to my flat...
Mar 1st
Online social networks less ‘networking’ as they are people ‘broadcasting’...
Mar 1st
Starting season 4 marathon of Lost, wish me luck.
Feb 28th
Early morning stroll down Spitalfields estates just east of Brick Lane, lovely area that I’ve...
Feb 28th
It’s 6:30am Saturday morning and I’ve never seen Brick Lane so quiet. More desolate than...
Feb 28th
Late night at Matter at 02 http://twitpic.com/1qram
Feb 27th
Kayne is powering me thru this Friday afternoon http://tinyurl.com/cwhy8m Then it’s Breakspoll...
Feb 27th
Another amazingly sunny and warm Friday in London. All I can say is, damn it feels good to be a...
Feb 27th
”I’ve got more records than the KGB” from M.I.A.’s song ‘Paper...
Feb 26th
Via Londonist, another reason to love Brick Lane and its quirkiness http://is.gd/kTSP
Feb 25th
Retweeting @TechCrunch: Biden Forgets Recovery.gov’s “Website Number” http://twurl.nl/qi4ltz Sounds...
Feb 25th
American R&B guys takeover train on the French Metro and awesomeness unfolds, very cool video...
Feb 25th
How cool is this, RT @kcrw: This week’s Guest DJ is Craigslist founder Craig Newmark. Listen...
Feb 25th
More the future is upon us jokes: Snuggie Pub Crawls start in the U.S. http://is.gd/jdbx If you...
Feb 25th
Look out for this girl from CU in Boulder, she could be your main squeeze but not in the way you...
Feb 25th
The Web2.0 future: hate to burst yout bubble but in the future we’re...
Feb 25th
Forget that today Fat Tuesday & Mardi Gras. I’m a little out of it here in London, where...
Feb 24th
You really know MSFT has lost when it’s faster to use Google Desktop search to open a file...
Feb 24th
What’s music to ears, or bytes to my eyes? Downloading torrent files at 118Kb/s
Feb 23rd
So, You want to Be an Entreprenuer (WSJ) sobering advice for anyone thinking of leaving corp. cube...
Feb 23rd
Warch Watch
In case you’ve been living under a rock and never saw the famous Obama HOPE poster,...
Feb 23rd
The spectacle that is the Pirate Bay lawsuit happening right...
Feb 23rd
This photo sums up why Slumdog Millionaire won, why...
Feb 23rd
just loved Beirut - Postcards From Italy http://bit.ly/ecD9
Feb 23rd
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-2-22)
Feb 22nd
Listen Listen
What better way to wind down a Sunday evening than with Bille Holiday. Re-blogged via joelaz: ...
Feb 22nd
“I feel twitterers around me, r there any twitterers in 5 n...”
— A foot and a half: Finally, A...
Feb 22nd
Going to Bulgaria in three weeks for a snowboard trip, my...
Feb 22nd
Listen Listen
In honor of the Oscars tongiht, here’s Bruce Springsteen’s song from The Wrestler, which...
Feb 22nd
Listening to This American Life episode #374 ‘Somewhere Out There’
Feb 22nd
It’s not sunny outside so watching Milk instead
Feb 22nd
Diplo guest list on Pitchfork http://is.gd/koW2. Hey @dominiccampbell, check it out, think...
Feb 21st
For those who haven’t about New Zealand Internet Blackout (hence my black Twitter profile pic)...
Feb 21st
At home watching The Wrestler in anticipation of Oscars. Between this & Slumdog Millionaire,...
Feb 21st
Sun is shining and the city is alive, relatively warm as well. Reprieve from the winter doldrums...
Feb 21st
Discovered that 8 Safari windows is the maximum you can have open on your iPhone, whooda thunk?
Feb 21st
Just walked by the London Church of Scientology on Queen Victoria St., it’s massive...
Feb 20th
Walking home after night at Walkabout near Bank, listening to Ida Maria’s song ‘Going to...
Feb 20th
Gentle reminder: doing MBA to stave off recession is WRONG reason http://tinyurl.com/c7rz84 If you...
Feb 20th
Thx to my Dad for hat tip on my last tweet, Fortune article on MBAs & job recession. He’s...
Feb 20th
Tad brisk but otherwise brilliantly sunny day in central London. Happy Friday Twitterland!
Feb 20th
just loved jeff tweedy and jay bennett - california stars http://bit.ly/JxKEA
Feb 20th
just loved Stars - Sleep Tonight [Junior Boys Mix] http://bit.ly/38uYS
Feb 20th
Twitterland thanks you for repenting, may you now tweet in tweace
Feb 19th
Meant my last tweet for @susandstrayer but it’s pretty good as a standalone tweet. Off to bed,...
Feb 19th
Oddly distinct odor of turpentine now floating around the lower deck of the bus. Let’s hope...
Feb 19th
Just had three #8 buses cruise by about 50 yards from bus stop. Never seen three go by in a row like...
Feb 19th
just loved Prefuse 73 - The Class Of 73 Bells (School of Seven Bells Remix) http://bit.ly/FMGws
Feb 19th
just loved Fleet Foxes - Icicle Tusk http://bit.ly/1nSDi
Feb 19th
just loved School of Seven Bells - Half Asleep http://bit.ly/18Bg7I
Feb 19th
“I’d consider following Christ if he was on Twitter.” Just about sums up the Web2.0 world no?...
Feb 19th
“I’d consider following Christ if he was on...
Feb 19th
Remember Wyclef Jean’s amazing album, The Carnival, when did it come out? Seems like yesterday...
Feb 18th
Anyone else in Twitterland using Yammer at work? Wondering what your experience has been, successes...
Feb 18th
Surprisingly warm evening in London, makes waiting for the bus a little nicer when you’re not...
Feb 17th
OK, now we’re in black (see my Twitter profile picture http://twitter.com/cherbert) or as Rob...
Feb 17th
So black is the new black, now I know why @StephenFry and others are blacked out...
Feb 17th
Listening to Oren Lavie’s “Her Morning Elegance” http://tinyurl.com/ajo7qm Yes,...
Feb 17th
Best way to start Tuesday? Almost roll ankle walking to Tube & then fall, hitting knee on...
Feb 17th
Finished episode #8 of Mad Men season 2 & everyone seems lost, confused what to do. Sounds like...
Feb 16th
Axelrod used term “best practice” on MTP when talking about new healthcare...
Feb 16th
just loved tiga - love don’t dance here anymore http://bit.ly/kjgWc
Feb 16th
just loved M. Ward - Stars Of Leo http://bit.ly/134HAp
Feb 16th
just loved He’s Frank - The Twelves Remix http://bit.ly/AATms
Feb 16th
Listening to BPA, Norman Cook’s (aka Fatboy Slim) new project http://hypem.com/search/bpa/1/...
Feb 16th
Corporate Executive Board (#EXBD) now partnering w/ Business Week on “Managing Insight”...
Feb 16th
The next generation of steet art, outside my flat near Brick Lane http://twitpic.com/1iifm
Feb 15th
Retweeting @peterlamotte: This may be the funniest / scariest blog I have seen in a while...
Feb 15th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-2-15)
Feb 15th
just loved mstrkrft breakaway feat jahmal from the carps http://bit.ly/7i9ey
Feb 15th
Adding some great new music after archiving/backing up to ext. harddrive: Beirut, BPA, Pomplamoose,...
Feb 15th
just loved Justin Timberlake - My Love (Diplo Remix) http://bit.ly/d6bB3
Feb 15th
is there no better, funnier way to spend Sunday dinner at home watching Top Gear on Dave? I think...
Feb 15th
Cooling rice w/ shrimp curry mix on top and listening to Bob Edwards Weekend via WAMU
Feb 15th
Reading The Post-American World at Bodhi on Brick Lane, haven’t been in since the summer
Feb 15th
Warch Watch
Sony Releases New Stupid Piece Of Shit That Doesn’t Fucking Work | The Onion - America’s...
Feb 15th
Retweeting @loic: this fucking piece of shit really rocks if you have not seen it...
Feb 15th
Season 2 of Mad Men now possessed, no more waiting week to week via BBC. May have to start marathon...
Feb 15th
Thanks to my current UK address (and I assumed authenicated BT internet connection- could be spoofed...
Feb 14th
One of funnier Valentine’s Day cards I’ve seen (for the lonely hearts out there) via...
Feb 14th
Times are tough but you have a keep a positive (or at least...
Feb 14th
Listen Listen
fred-wilson: Fireworks - Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam this is my favorite Animal...
Feb 13th
chrish: One of my Dad’s neighbors, just down the road, in...
Feb 13th
New favorite band right now, Pomplamoose (grapefruit in French), listen at Myspace http://is.gd/iACh...
Feb 13th
Nothing like a fire drill right before a client call to start off a Friday morning the right.
Feb 13th
At Smith’s and mate just saw Christy Turlington leave the bar
Feb 12th
Noticed Seepod is down, happened about an hour ago. Gave it a little time but now URL is totally...
Feb 12th
just loved Deer Tick - Still Crazy After All These Years (Paul Simon Cover) http://bit.ly/r7kMN
Feb 12th
Murray, the Flight of the Conchords’ band manager, is a mix of David Brent from The Office...
Feb 11th
Awesome, first song of Flight of the Conchords episode 1 is the song I just added, The Most...
Feb 11th
Embarking on strange trip, Season 1 of Flight of the Conchords. Heard these guys @ TED or SXSW few...
Feb 11th
Watching Ice Road Truckers. They’re moving 40ton sub-structure to drilling site,...
Feb 11th
Great post on future of newspapers (huge supply & demand imbalance; micropayments a solution?,...
Feb 11th
Using customer service as competitive advantage http://ow.ly/bsA (via @HarvardBiz) Thx...
Feb 11th
Why is Twitter interesting? Ex., received this random follow: “I’m mid-30s female...
Feb 10th
Listen Listen
This song, Miles Davis’ “Blue in Green,” is for any rainy London night, like...
Feb 10th
The wrestler is now ready to watch but it’s 12:30am here, should i take a peek to verify the...
Feb 10th
Yahoo Might Buy Tumblr, New York's Cutest...
Feb 10th
“@sacca on Twitter: The universe has a not-so-subtle way of...”
— http://twitter.com/sacca/status...
Feb 10th
Downloading season 2 of Mad Men but about to watch first show of new season right now on BBC Four....
Feb 10th
Marco, Tumblr’s chief coder, explaining the joys of a possible (but not happening) Yahoo...
Feb 10th
Warch Watch
If you’re feeling down about your job situation, about the economy, or about life in general,...
Feb 10th
It’s very late UK time but catching tail end of Obama’s 1st primetime press conference,...
Feb 9th
Warch Watch
High Five Escalator at Improv Everywhere I love when Improve Everywhere screws with people, going...
Feb 9th
A rainy night in London. Now combine this image with Miles...
Feb 9th
RT @stephenfry: This link will take you to the free d’load of the podcast of my Apple Store...
Feb 9th
just loved Flight Of The Conchords - The Most Beautiful Girl (In The Room) http://bit.ly/BG80
Feb 9th
How a rainy London night looks, from outside my flat on Cheshire http://twitpic.com/1et8c
Feb 9th
Link to that Dallas Does Indie podcast episode 121 that I recommended earlier, 1hr of great indie...
Feb 9th
Listening to Dallas Does Indie podcast #121, probably best mix of indie music (all songs I’ve...
Feb 9th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-2-8)
Feb 9th
Using CallingAmerica.com for free VoIP to States, but even logged in, restricted to 15min calls for...
Feb 8th
Listening to TWiT #180 podcast, Calacanis and Pete Cashmore from Mashable.com are on.
Feb 8th
Listening to Miles’ ‘Blue in Green’ and it’s an almost perfect song for a...
Feb 8th
NYT- 3 major content platforms of future: though TV leads now, web via mobile is new future...
Feb 8th
Watching Citizen Smith on BBC 4 about changing life and culture in Middleborough and northern...
Feb 7th
Watching @stephenfry on QI XL via BBC Two. Sweet tie!
Feb 7th
Watching England beat Italy in the Rugby Six Nations tournament
Feb 7th
Watching show called Bob Dylan at Newport. It was historic, turning point in modern music when Dylan...
Feb 6th
Waiting for #8 near Holborn. Cute little puppy skipping behind his female owner, detours to the bus...
Feb 6th
just loved Yann Tiersen & Jay Haze - Comptine d’un autre t: l’aprs-midi...
Feb 6th
just loved The Eastern Sea - This is Holborn http://bit.ly/y2T8
Feb 6th
just loved Trolle Siebenhaar - Sweet Dogs http://bit.ly/o8dz
Feb 6th
just loved Jens Lekman - You Can Call Me Al (Paul Simon Cover) http://bit.ly/3GOqx3
Feb 6th
just loved Oren Lavie - Her Morning Elegance http://bit.ly/B6Pt
Feb 6th
just loved Fredrik - Alina’s Place http://bit.ly/2w7yL
Feb 6th
just loved Talib Kweli Feat. Mos Def, Jay - Get By Remix (Remix) http://bit.ly/Kxxx
Feb 6th
Corporate Executive Board’s (CEB) Q4 Earnings call wrapped up ~2hrs ago. Stock’s going...
Feb 5th
Just saw the grey fox of Brick Lane, near intersection of Quarter St.
Feb 4th
Corporate Executive Board (CEB) reorg and job cuts hit mainstream press via WaPo:...
Feb 4th
Retweeting @styletime: Pimp Your Twitter Background http://bit.ly/D6NI. Photoshop template PSD file...
Feb 3rd
Snowstorm in London photos from last few days, including snowboarding (jibbing) in Kensingtom...
Feb 3rd
Warch Watch
London snow photos from last couple of days, including some of me trying to snowboard (jibbing a...
Feb 3rd
just loved The Roots - Long Time Coming feat Peedi Peedi http://hypem.com/track/295216
Feb 3rd
Watching World Economic Forum videos, specifically the “Update 2009: The New Econommics...
Feb 3rd
Boris Johnson on some random episode of Top gear on Dave. Gotta love that hair.
Feb 2nd
Hyde Park smowboarding/jib session is definitely over, exhausted from making tiny jump. Postal...
Feb 2nd
Snowboarding and jibbing in Hyde Park, once in a lifteime opportunity #uksnow...
Feb 2nd
#uksnow e2 3/10
Feb 2nd
RT mbites #uksnow twitter mashup map http://bit.ly/2kImTc. Here’s my snowfall update from...
Feb 2nd
Calling all snowboarders in central London. It’s time for some urban jibbing., who’s...
Feb 2nd
Calling all anowboarders in central London. It’s time for some urban jibbing., who’s...
Feb 2nd
London is a winter wonderland this morning, maybe the day off since all public transport is out of...
Feb 2nd
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-2-1)
Feb 1st
Leaving Nude Espresso and Lekman’s ‘A Postcard to Nina’ is the final song before...
Feb 1st
At Nude Espresso, my new coffee shop heaven (they actually take time w/ the coffee). And...
Feb 1st
And the wifi at Nude has a super easy password that I guessed on the first try.
Feb 1st
Something ironic about listening to ‘Unemployed in Summertime’— it just snowed...
Feb 1st
Snowing hard in London now and there’s buzz in the air. Bangladeshi guy on the street—...
Feb 1st
On Schlater St near Brick Lane looking soithwest towards Liverpool St http://twitpic.com/1a70x
Feb 1st
Haven’t Googled this yet but how do you get the tagged music out of Shazam. Any help out there...
Feb 1st
Warch Watch
The WTF Blanket. Via TBTL - MyNorthwest.com
Feb 1st
Federer can’t speak and is in tears, very emotional at having just lost the Australian Open to...
Feb 1st
Extreme weather coming to the UK, even London, & BBC is all a flutter w/ how we need to prepare....
Feb 1st
RT @mediaeater: Today’s WSJ Chris Anderson piece on The Economics of Giving It Away...
Feb 1st
RT from Fri.: Would cost NYT 1/2 as much to send every single subscriber a Amazon kindle instead of...
Feb 1st
On slow as molasse bus #8 with all of the drunks. Definitely a party. Bloke across from me has let...
Jan 31st