I finally got sick of grey the other day, and vowed to update my blog theme before it started to affect me mentally. Having an unfashionable love of fractal art, I thought this theme was perfect (if a little brooding), and quite apt given that fractals are prone to infinite characteristics. Must dig out that julia script I’ve got kicking around somewhere to indulge in a bit of fractal procrastination…

hope you like it!

The 3rd Adobe sponsored London Poker Tournament is now open for registration at www.pokercoder.com. For those who haven’t been before, it’s a fantastic FREE event with beer, chips and prizes all provided. Dealers at your table will be giving everyone 20 minutes of training if you’ve never played before, although Adobe are making a point this time that the event is for industry professionals only, so it may be best to brush up on your Photoshop or Flash knowledge in case of a sudden pop-quiz…;)

Date is the 27th May, 7pm at the Loose Cannon Poker club in Cannon Street. Hope to see you there!

The second Adobe sponsored poker tournament is upon us! Last one was great fun, and surprisingly cheap (as Adobe picked up the tab for all food, drink and poker chips).

The event is happening Monday next week (25th Feb) at the Loose Cannon Club near Cannon Street tube. Even if your a poker noob, i’d strongly recommend you give it a try as no one stands to lose anything. People who make it to the final table will each be rewarded with an Adobe product of their choice, with the overall winner also receiving an Adobe Max Europe ticket, and of course the much sought-after Adobe London Poker Tournament winner’s bracelet. Registration is madatory and space is limited - go to www.pokercoder.com to sign up.

It’s not every day you come home to a burning building - thankfully it wasn’t my flat! At first i had no idea where the fire was - i just knew the police had roped off all the streets around where i was trying to go. Got a pretty good view of the flames at one point - easily reaching higher than the 3-storey Hawley Arms they eventually engulfed.

As usual, the BBC had the best coverage, while at the same time being the slowest to react. I still prefer that approach to Sky News, however, who had more videos on their site but kept making stuff up about the area on their rolling news channel. Sensationalist as ever, but even after all their overuse of the word “Tragedy”, no one was hurt (which was almost as amazing as the fire itself).

New blog, first post. Always an occasion..

Cheers!