By Matt on May 18, 2005
Start at London Heathrow Airport.
Catch flight from London Heathrow to Dallas Fort Worth Airport.
Hire car at Dallas Fort Worth Airport.
Start going toward the “Airport Exit” on “International Parkway South” – follow for 0.2 miles.
Bear left onto the highway toward “Terminal East Parking” – follow for 0.3 miles.
Bear left onto “International Parkway North” toward “North Airport [...]
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By Matt on May 13, 2005
Discovered two fantastic albums in the last couple of days – the first of which is a very odd piece by The Real Tuesday Weld called The Return of the Clerkenwell Kid. Its a wickedly cool album, which sounds like 30’s dance band music mixed with cool hip-hoppery. When I listen, I’m reminded of Morricone [...]
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By Matt on May 13, 2005
was the key lesson I learnt from a trip to see the new Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn movie – The Interpreter.This is a really nice, taut thriller – in which Kidman plays a translator at the United Nations in New York – she overhears a conversation in a strange African dialect which outlines a [...]
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By Matt on May 11, 2005
I think I may have just stepped over the line into addiction…Sudoku…is the puzzle craze that seems to be sweeping the UK…I just completed my first one, with a handy programme that lets you do them on your PC. The principle is very simple….every row, column and 3×3 box must contain the digits 1 [...]
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By Matt on May 11, 2005
I can just see it. I’ll be driving home from work, and the phone will ring. “Your refrigerator is on the line,” the car will say; “it wants you to pick up some milk on your way home.” To which my response will be: “Tell the refrigerator I’m in a meeting.”
Wise words indeed – read [...]
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By Matt on May 5, 2005
…and I must confirm the rumours that I am moving jobs. After six and a half fantastic years at Mars/ISI I am leaving to go and work for Microsoft. My role will be kind of similar, managing a support team, but this time focused on specific product – the MSN Search engine. I am amazingly [...]
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By Matt on May 3, 2005
Over at Slacker Manager – they are talking about a toolkit for managers, theres some really good tips on things that could help you as a manager – my personal list of items here:
Text Editor – I’ve never stepped outside Notepad, but I should test some alternatives.
Excel – is a constant companion for me, I [...]
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By Matt on May 2, 2005
Bank Holiday Monday – and theres very little better in the world than a trip to the cinema – booking ahead because of the crowd potential, I snagged tickets to see Valiant. Needn’t have worried about the crowds…there were 7 people in the cinema!Its an animated kids film, but with enough to keep the grown [...]
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By Matt on April 25, 2005
Lets go fishing for a dreamLets find some place newSomewhere we can be ourselves, some of the timeLose your heart, I’ll lose my mindWe’ll make quite a pair, Dazzling all the timeCelebrity parties, The red carpet mileNothing is too good there for my girlAll of this world – is gonna see you shine…
Turin Brakes – [...]
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By Matt on April 24, 2005
Or so we all sang as we wandered away from Brixton Academy last night after the final night of three for Athlete in London.What an amazing gig…they played stuff from both albums – including the most amazing version 0f Wires…great sound, good lights and good interaction with the crowd – even asking everyone to get [...]
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