The nominees for this year's Oscars were announced the other day, although the announcement was overshadowed by the death of Heath Ledger.It certainly looks like Atonement will pick up at least one award. I still haven't seen it, but it's had fantastic reviews. I was hoping to see it on the plane back from LA, but I ended up sleeping instead!Ratatouille, which was one of my … [Read more...] about Oscars 2008
12 Thousand Emails
There are over 12 thousand emails in my inbox that have accumulated during my recent trip to Los Angeles. I'll probably start downloading them to my office PC on Sunday afternoon, so that they're all in place for when I get into the office on Monday.Of course I don't have to read all of them, as many are automated etc., but if I'm going to start using a Blackberry at some point … [Read more...] about 12 Thousand Emails
Leaving LA Shortly
I'll be leaving LA in a couple of hours time. I'm looking forward to the flight back, as I could do with catching up on some sleep!Once I get home I should be able to get photos off both my camera and my n95. I really must remember to pack a card reader next time! I know there were other people at the conference that had readers, but we never quite seemed to coincide.This … [Read more...] about Leaving LA Shortly
The Downside to Packing in a Hurry
Packing in a hurry is not a good idea. You end up with:clothes you're not going to wearadapters for the wrong country no card reader, so you can't get photos off your cameraforgetting silly little things When I get back on Friday I'll be able to transfer all the photos from my Sony Cybershot T9 to one of my desktop PCs and then upload them to Flickr or use them in blog … [Read more...] about The Downside to Packing in a Hurry
Cinema, Stars and Hollywood
This is my third trip to Los Angeles in the last 12 months and my second time in Hollywood. What is Hollywood famous for? Movies - naturally, but it's only on this trip that I'm getting to see any films. So far I've seen I Am Legend and Cloverfield - both in the Chinese Theater, which has pretty good Dolby sound. Today is the last bit of freedom before DomainFest kicks off, … [Read more...] about Cinema, Stars and Hollywood