Adam Turtle, Freelance Web Design in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Since1986
Archive for July, 2008
July 29 th
John Mayer and my birthday
Last week was my birthday, making me 22 years young. While, yes, in many people’s eyes I am still young, 21 is a nice idealistic number that most people refer to when describing the best years of your life. So by this logic, I have now surpassed youth and it’s all downhill from here.
My Birthday
I spent my birthday doing very little actually. Valerie bought me loads of stuff, which was really nice. I got lots of home stuff like Ribena, Hob Nobs and Aussie shampoo. I also got a bottle of champagne, which I discovered doesn’t taste the best. But nice gesture anyway…
July 17 th
Google Dance 2008
Woohoo!
Just checked the line-up for SES 2008 and it seems that it begins August 18 – 21 in San Jose. Ok, yes it’s a geek conference but last year I got skiploads of great tip and advice from the best eggheads in Silicon Valley.
By far the best part of the whole deal is that the annual Google Dance will be on August 19 from 7pm-11pm, which is just 4 days before I finish my job, so I will be able to go for a second time!..
July 15 th
Whitewater Rafting on the American River
Man it’s getting so difficult to keep this thing updated. I’ve missed a lot of stuff, a baseball game and barbeque, Exploratorium and loads of other stuff.
My parents were supposed to be out for a visit this weekend, but unfortunately my granny died after a short illness, so they had to cancel their trip and take care of that.
This weekend I had both Saturday and Sunday off which meant I could spend some time hanging out with Valerie and some other friends. It was a really good weekend for a change.
Saturday
Saturday I spent mostly in Muir Woods…
July 1 st
Free movie & Pride Parade
On Saturday night I went with Valerie to the movies. We couldn’t really agree on which movie to see, as she wanted to see Sex in the City, and I really wasn’t up for that at all. I went to see Wanted instead, which by the way was awesome. We decided we’d meet up afterwards to go see Get Smart, as the AMC really isn’t too good at making sure you only see one movie.
So, Wanted features similar effects to the Matrix, but it just looks awesome. The story is a little far fetched and spoils it a little, but visually it’s fantastic. Definitely worth going to see…
