This is where good ideas come to die. This feed contains the most recent shit available to the PUBLIC. Members should check the site for membership content. http://vanillabeach.com/site/journal_index.jsp?id= I've successfully debarked from my previous employatorium to find myself a more monified situation. In other words, i got me a new job as a contractor.

I won't give away the exact detail... http://vanillabeach.com/site/journal_index.jsp?id=1336735638527 Fri, 11 May 2012 - 12:27 PM Back in Hampshire.

I thought it'd be the best place to go for a few days and concentrate on better honing my ECMAScript skills. I was hoping that the seclusion of the southern countryside... http://vanillabeach.com/site/journal_index.jsp?id=1336085898513 Thu, 03 May 2012 - 11:58 PM So i'm no longer working for Nokia.

All i all i'm pretty zen about the whole thing. As large global corporations go, it was a pretty humane one with a lot of focus on well-being and socia... http://vanillabeach.com/site/journal_index.jsp?id=1334055106708 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 - 11:51 AM Yeah, a lot has happened over the last few weeks.

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First the not great: my neighbour, Janet, died. Given that she was going through a second bout of cancer which was dia... http://vanillabeach.com/site/journal_index.jsp?id=1330214867092 Sun, 26 Feb 2012 - 12:07 AM Luce took the day off today, enabling us to enjoy the morning together as i made my way towards work. My girlfriend would be heading to Clapham for some kind of girlesque preening session whereas i ne... http://vanillabeach.com/site/journal_index.jsp?id=1327880673080 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 - 11:44 PM This journal entry is sponsored by:

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I've just come back from luncheo... http://vanillabeach.com/site/journal_index.jsp?id=1326807172552 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 - 1:32 PM As 2012 opens its eyes to the world, resolutions are made and pens are firmly put to the parchment of the human spirit. Naturally, this is a time of year where thoughts that were recently full of dark... http://vanillabeach.com/site/journal_index.jsp?id=1326071670666 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 - 1:14 AM THE GREAT 'CON

Santacon came around again, but this time i was armed with girlfriend as well as Josh. I decided not to theme it this year, and instead opted to go in a costume i bought of... http://vanillabeach.com/site/journal_index.jsp?id=1324245093377 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 - 9:51 PM Sitting on the 45 bus. Irritated because the driver pulled in at the terminus behind St Pancras and idled there for half an hour playing soduku by resting the puzzle book on the steering wheel. Halfwa... http://vanillabeach.com/site/journal_index.jsp?id=1322774949836 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 - 9:29 PM BEATINGS

"i'm not sure i understand what is going on" said Josh.

"This probably won't stop, but will something will happen and a conclusion will be reached soon" i replied. ... http://vanillabeach.com/site/journal_index.jsp?id=1322660788838 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 - 1:46 PM This is Christina's super sweet 60s Mustang in the process of being renovated by her and her husband. It doesn't have seatbelts yet, but is amazing fun on the road. http://vanillabeach.com/site/photos_view.jsp?photoId=VPH1334100336731 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 - 12:25 AM Family enjoying a lakeside wander http://vanillabeach.com/site/photos_view.jsp?photoId=VPH1320838285150 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 - 11:31 AM It was really hot and humid in Chicago, like being breathed on by a giant cosmic alsatian. It rained really heavy now and then, but otherwise it was relentlessly humid. http://vanillabeach.com/site/photos_view.jsp?photoId=VPH1320837591054 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 - 11:19 AM Taken during a break on the Segway tour. http://vanillabeach.com/site/photos_view.jsp?photoId=VPH1320251399557 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 - 4:29 PM Free peppermints on the tour bus. http://vanillabeach.com/site/photos_view.jsp?photoId=VPH1320251272731 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 - 4:27 PM The award winning Aqua hotel. People still can't believe it was designed by a chick. http://vanillabeach.com/site/photos_view.jsp?photoId=VPH1320251221885 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 - 4:27 PM The view from my room in the Affinia hotel. http://vanillabeach.com/site/photos_view.jsp?photoId=VPH1320251108711 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 - 4:25 PM By now we were back in the thick of Chicago and heading up past Wrigley Fields, Needless to say there was a lot of activity in the area due to the close proximity to the baseball fields and music venues. http://vanillabeach.com/site/photos_view.jsp?photoId=VPH1320250989102 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 - 4:23 PM Chicago Police Cruiser - a Ford Crown Victoria which are the mainstay of most US police forces. http://vanillabeach.com/site/photos_view.jsp?photoId=VPH1320250836658 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 - 4:20 PM Between the trees that buffer the neighbourhoods from the noise of the freeway, you can sneek a brief glance at the small towns that flash by in a manner of minutes. http://vanillabeach.com/site/photos_view.jsp?photoId=VPH1320250681854 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 - 4:18 PM The oil tanks that reminded me of the Trashcan Man from The Stand. http://vanillabeach.com/site/photos_view.jsp?photoId=VPH1320169163693 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 - 5:39 PM These train tracks shoot down like laser beams towards central chicago. They were essential to the expansion of the city and still serve a formidable amount of freight and passenger services. http://vanillabeach.com/site/photos_view.jsp?photoId=VPH1320168781577 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 - 5:33 PM I was trying to take a photo of the old-timey wooden fences and wind pumps but the traffic went green and the shot was jolted back into the real world. http://vanillabeach.com/site/photos_view.jsp?photoId=VPH1320168647785 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 - 5:30 PM People eat at these places. http://vanillabeach.com/site/photos_view.jsp?photoId=VPH1320168152821 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 - 5:22 PM I didn't realise that baptists had their own custom-made school buses, but i guess even christians can Pimp Their Ride. http://vanillabeach.com/site/photos_view.jsp?photoId=VPH1320167825736 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 - 5:17 PM We hired a car to take us on a mini roadtrip. Elaine and Mike alternated between the wheel as we made our way through tollbooths and roadside sprawl into the relative wilderness of Gary, Indiana. http://vanillabeach.com/site/photos_view.jsp?photoId=VPH1320167263107 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 - 5:07 PM The armies of electrical lines and fuel silos that mark the transition between illinois and indiana. http://vanillabeach.com/site/photos_view.jsp?photoId=VPH1320167114397 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 - 5:05 PM It's a good thing i had forty dollars in my wallet as well as a debit card, otherwise i would have been let down by this reputable establishment's premature closing. http://vanillabeach.com/site/photos_view.jsp?photoId=VPH1320166996398 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 - 5:03 PM On the outskirts of Chicago where the suburbs fade into random buildings and traffic lights http://vanillabeach.com/site/photos_view.jsp?photoId=VPH1320166864997 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 - 5:01 PM Taken while a photo shoot was going on by camden lock http://vanillabeach.com/site/photos_view.jsp?photoId=VPH1310471187957 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 - 12:46 PM Pablo got us into a student night at a university in London. We were the only ones there not dressed in shirts and khakis, and somehow at the end when everyone was filing out quietly, this video happened. http://vanillabeach.com/site/video_view.jsp?id=VVR1293065557500 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 - 12:52 AM Endless empty cargo freights passing through Camden Road station. Sometimes it stops and feeds the markets with drums of junk food from all over the world. http://vanillabeach.com/site/video_view.jsp?id=VVR1293065076594 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 - 12:44 AM The temperature in the winter plummets to -20°C. http://vanillabeach.com/site/video_view.jsp?id=VVR1293064893266 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 - 12:41 AM A summer party at Pablo's old hangout in Acton. This was just before Hal (the guy with the mustache) tried to molest us with a carved-out watermelon. http://vanillabeach.com/site/video_view.jsp?id=VVR1293064255422 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 - 12:30 AM The famous vocal scientist Beardyman Bassclef playing at a private gig down Regent Street. I got in courtesy of sisqi. http://vanillabeach.com/site/video_view.jsp?id=VVR1293064047484 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 - 12:27 AM Bassclef playing at a private gig down Regent Street. I got in courtesy of sisqi. http://vanillabeach.com/site/video_view.jsp?id=VVR1293063826234 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 - 12:23 AM This is an annual event in Finland where they stage dozen of open air events in one go. http://vanillabeach.com/site/video_view.jsp?id=VVR1293063631969 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 - 12:20 AM Mark is hardcore. Sometimes he's up until nearly midnight on a weekend. http://vanillabeach.com/site/video_view.jsp?id=VVR1293063175703 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 - 12:12 AM Inbetween taking drugs and oilboxing with porn actresses, we sometimes like to take time out and argue the finer points of how Alex's wall map works. http://vanillabeach.com/site/video_view.jsp?id=VVR1293062955141 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 - 12:09 AM One of my work colleagues gave me a freestyle tour of her city. http://vanillabeach.com/site/video_view.jsp?id=VVR1293062724094 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 - 12:05 AM