Adam Turtle, Freelance Web Design in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Since1986
Archive for September, 2007
September 29 th
Oh la la
I got a haircut. $8 courtesy of the Happy Hair Studio in Chinatown. He was a little too liberal with the clippers for my liking, but it’ll neaten things up for a while.
I also met Valerie. Valerie is really nice. And she’s hot. And French. I met her last week after the Yosemite trip, she lives two door down from me. Gives me a good excuse to speak French! She speaks good English but has a very cute French accent. We’re watching a movie later.
September 24 th
Crazy Weekend!
Alcatraz
Thursday night at long last I finally went to Alcatraz. It’s continually booked out and I never got the chance to go before so it was especially nice that I got to go to the Rock for free for an industry mixer. Free food, free drinks and a free tour. Perfect night out. The boss asked me to look respectable so I had to wear a shirt and tie, which I had bought for the conference in San Jose and is still too small.
The tour itself is a guided audio tour, narrated by one of the former prison guards…
September 19 th
Yet more Satriani stuff
Ok, it’s been like a month since I went to see Joe Satriani in Hyde Street Studios. I got a phone call yesterday telling me that Joe had signed a copy of the Legacy edition of Surfing with the Alien and they’d post it out to me. And it arrived yesterday! Very nice man he is too.
It’s the original album with some B-sides and DVD footage from the recording. Pretty nifty.
Tomorrow after work I’m attending a business mixer organised by the San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau…
September 16 th
Pluto flips out at Disneyworld
I’m not 100% sure of the circumstances surrounding the situation, but from what I read in the comments the kids Pluto is chasing kicked him in the nuts. I needn’t say any more, the video on it’s own is hilarious!
September 11 th
Notebook Toaster
No, it’s not a novelty band – it is what it says it is: a notebook toaster. Designer Sasha Tseng has designed this cute little toaster that comes complete with a notepad on top that burns your message into the toast! Check it out:
How cool is that? I want one just so I can toast some bread that says “Haha, I used all the butter!”. Or to be cruel, “I used the last of the bread”. It’s a bit of a novelty and I’m not sure if they’re on sale yet but it’s a genius design…
September 2 nd
Ruby on Rails
Firstly, I have yet another new address which you can find on my contact page should you need it.
Secondly, I had a very boring and extremely unproductive day at work today. Seeing as it’s Labour Day and everyone appears to be at the Golden Gate Park for the 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love at the park. I was in the park yesterday and the hippies were already causing a nuisance of themselves with their tuneless percussion and singing…
