tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60336142011-11-28T01:17:55.144+01:00Dave Hodgkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06956431715346548490noreply@blogger.comBlogger2721100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033614.post-21327554427181897982009-07-06T10:35:00.002+01:002009-07-06T10:37:57.641+01:00

This will be the last post I make here. In honour of my impending trip to Taiwan and a travel-filled year so far, I'm moving my blog to my main web site. Please update your RSS readers!

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CacilhasOriginally uploaded by davehodgThis picture is not tweaked at all, it's exactly how it came out of the camera.Cacilhas is on the opposite side of the Tagus to Lisbon and has its own decrepit charm. There's a long stretch of derelict warehouses between the ferry terminal and the old town which are just gagging to be redeveloped into restaurants and bars.Oh, it's lovely.

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The Queen's fern gladeOriginally uploaded by davehodgIf you ever go to Lisbon, go to Sintra. Fairytale castle and amazing wooded grounds. Something to do with Byron. They took hilly scrubland and afforested it with trees and ferns from around the world and now it's the sort of place elves would hang out.

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Cream of Mushroom flaour crispsOriginally uploaded by davehodgSpotted these in a grimy cornershop at the base of an apartment block in Lisbon. First impression is a definite mushroom overtone and a deep inhalation gives quite an intense cream of mushroom soup essence, maybe one of those cubes you make soup from. From then on though, it's downhill. The overwhelming impressions is of very musty

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Cais do SodréOriginally uploaded by davehodgThe overall background smell in Lisbon, besides the occasional overwhelming sulphurous pong of sewers, is grilled sardines.However, rounding a corner, I was assaulted by the really strong smell of pee. Initially, I suspected the seedy looking men lounging around but then realised it was the blossom from these trees whose honeyed scent carried a faint

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CascaisOriginally uploaded by davehodgI think I like portugal.

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LCC Summer showOriginally uploaded by davehodgSome GREAT work on show by the BA's and MA's. I've no idea if it's public, but if it is, GO! Very little of it pissed me off.

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Sorry for not blogging much recently. I've been turned inwardly on twitter and facebook. A couple of things I've set up recently:1. The cockbucket, a repository of woo and stuff that pisses me off.2. Speedbeaver, a music photography portal site.I'm off to portugal shortly. Expect pix on my Flickr.

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Cyclists, when some of your people insist on running red lights at speed with people crossing then you will NEVER get the good will you need to make the country a better place.Fix yourselves.That's all.

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Acey SladeOriginally uploaded by davehodgAn unexpectedly rocking night. Check 'em out on tour!

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Eastern Front, Camden UnderworldOriginally uploaded by davehodgShot a few bands at the random metal fest at the Underworld. Eastern Front stood out. RARR!

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It's a long time since I've done one of these blog things, let see if I remember how.I participate in a group called "London Calling Photographers" or LCP for short. Nice group of people but there was much about it that was beginning to grate.A long time ago, Jean Loup Sieff, one of the great photographers, expressed his disdain for camera club people as, and I'm paraphrasing somewhat, people in

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On the surface, this may appear to be just another food blog but it isn't. Honest Guv. It's about the power of the internet, obviously.So, we'd got in to LAX the night before, googled using the Radisson's free internet for a nearby sushi place, found one that was well-reviewed and had some nice rolls before crashing at a sensible hour. Next morning, I had the hankering for a proper diner

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From the Register. Clicky thingy it to read:BBC zombie caper slammed by security prosThis is a really interesting one. A few points:1. Clearance for this programme went all the way up. It was cleared by the lawyers and compliance.2. Journalists, unlike Gary McKinnon, can hide behind "public interest". If it's an investigation that can be shown to be of benefit to the great unwashed, they're

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Evil ScarecrowOriginally uploaded by davehodgOh yes. Bloodstained keyboard players. The best kind.

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The BBC has an interesting problem.As a "corporation", it is bound by its charter to perform certain functions ranging from providing a certain proportion of religious programming at one end of the spectrum through to creating a certain kind of ratings-chasing rubbish. In between it is expected to inform, enlightenment and entertain.The flip side of this is our expectations of the BBC as part of

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Brick Lane - Cool ShadesOriginally uploaded by davehodg

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ClassOriginally uploaded by davehodgFirst time out with the lights. Aside from noticing my cheap zoom was soft at 200mm, the other thing was how hard it is to get the catchlights in the eye.More here:www.davehodgkinson.com/gallery/20090127_class/

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Stop...GazaOriginally uploaded by davehodg

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I saw the last 3 of 5 fine girls (ish) bands. Well worth keeping any eye on for different reasons:First up, Cherry Brakewells:Then Rubicks:And finally, Sush:Good times!Dea

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Twinkly LockOriginally uploaded by davehodgCamden Lock by night.It was COLD!

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Anyone care?

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Dinner by M+SOriginally uploaded by davehodgProper Chrimbo.

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...shatter my dreams.There are some phrases destined to make the heart skip a beat and one of them is "well, why don't you come to my father's chateau in Nice for New Year's?".Sadly, flights are stupidly expensive (crisis? what crisis?) and points taking half a day via insane places.Next time...

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In an unusual burst of tuits I put the press release on PRWeb. It'll be interesting to see the pickup rate.Good practice for when the perl6 release goes out :)

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Dinner.Originally uploaded by davehodgWe excelled ourselves tonight. Barbecued ribs (48hour marinade), má pó tofu, kai lam with last night's sesame, soy and vinegar dip. Oh, and fluffy rice from the £9.50 rice cooker from Argos.Yummy.

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Night CamdenOriginally uploaded by davehodgSo serene. Not an emo in sight.

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Night CamdenOriginally uploaded by davehodgIt was twinkly.

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EdmondOriginally uploaded by davehodgOur guide on Thursday. Top, top photographer.

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It came as a bit of a surprise when, as a mildly bigoted Nikonian, I was asked along with a few other photo bloggers to spend the day with the shiny new Canon 5D MkII last week. What follows is a mostly objective review with a few comparisons to my D300 and current baby, the Tamron 17-50 f/2.8.I'd put the word out I'd be doing this test and got back various requests, mostly amounting to: What's

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Amsterdam by nightOriginally uploaded by davehodgCouldn't resist. There they were, being all colourful in my general dorection...

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Ovid blogs here about the death of perl. OK, so the quoted survey is flawed. How about numbers off jobstats?SQL 15.1%C# 6.3%Java 5.7%JavaScript 4.5%C++ 4.2%C 3.4%PHP 2.9%VB 2.5%Perl 1.6%Python 0.7%Ruby 0.5%Delphi 0.5%Not looking a very healthy parrot there either.

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On Thursday I will be privileged to spend a day with Canon testing the Canon 5D Mk2.As a Nikonian myself, they might be taking a risk with this :)I'll try to be fair.However, lazywebs: is there anything you want to know about it? Anything you'd like me to test?Requests in the comments please!

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Twinkly Covent GardenOriginally uploaded by davehodgNearest thing to a seasonal pic so far...

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I was going to write a long and rambling rave review of this exhibition but The Times did it for me.I'll add a couple of things:1. It didn't piss me off. This is important. I have a visceral reaction to other people's pictures and this exhibition, like the Tillmans, made me smile.2. I've seen it three times now and enjoyed it as much each time.3. If you want to go see it, I'll tag along too

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DecapitatedOriginally uploaded by davehodgThe obliagtory Camden Market dummies pic.Sparkly.

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Twighlight SilhouetteOriginally uploaded by davehodgRegent's Park this afternoon. In an otherwise horrible afternoon for shooting, the sun came out for a few moments, revealing this.

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High Holborn nightOriginally uploaded by davehodgLast night was the first of my "Photographing London" course. I signed up mostly to get out of a rut. I've been doing plenty of sessions and some portraiture but was feeling stuck. I'm embracing being a "Londoner", have been doing lots out and about like the museums and stuff like the Globe, but I've not really felt I've "caputred the essence" of

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London ExpoOriginally uploaded by davehodgA very weird experience. All that pent-up sexual energy going into dressing up as things with pointy ears. What was more bizarre was the Muslim even going on at the Excel at the same time. Hijab as cosplay anyone? Very confusing.

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Home made Taiwanese dumplingsOriginally uploaded by davehodgYummy.

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Nokia have a new flagship shop on Regents Street.It's cool but no as cool as the Apple store.They launched something tonight and whilst the cocktails were nice, the nibbles cool and the catering staff (big up to the unfortunately named Mange crew) excellent, it totally failed to engage me. What was it FOR?Apart from snagging a mouse mat, T-shirt...

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Horse GuardsOriginally uploaded by davehodgOctober? WTF?

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Just got back from seeing Heavy Metal in Baghdad at the ICA.If you have any RAWK in you soul you must see this movie. The story of four guys with metal in their souls trying to ply their trade as the only metal band in war-torn Iraq is deeply moving and left me wanting to get on the blower and organise an airlift of guitars and drums to Damascus (where they ended up).SEE THIS FILM.

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Thanks to those lovely people at Londonist I was able to procure a couple of tickets to the above session. My companion was French andhas spent many years in Taiwan and China so could easily be described as a foodie.Apparently Jimmy Doherty is some kind of TV pig-breeding good farming evenagelist type, but not having a TV, I wouldn't know about that. Also involved were Paul Kelley the Turkey Guy

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London on seaOriginally uploaded by davehodgIt may catch on...

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Victor Menace, TroubadourOriginally uploaded by davehodgThe light was awful but this should give you some idea of the bouncy ninja gypsy that is Victor Menace. Way better than that Gogol Bordello rubbish.

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Here's a proposal:Before all kinds of religious people start imposing their morals on us, everything from opening hours to censorship, from creationism to wars, could you all, and I mean you Jews, Christians and Muslims on behalf of the Abrahamic faiths, just get together and agree on *one* version of the truth between you. By all means then put that up for inspection by the rest of us. It's all

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Killing Kate, Purple TurtleOriginally uploaded by davehodgTook loads of pics.This was *the one*. More to follow. But this is Matt Love in full flow. What a guitarist :)

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OminousOriginally uploaded by davehodgView from my office window.When do we get summer then, eh?

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JoeOriginally uploaded by davehodgRupert and the Robbers at the Dublin Castle. Joe's the manager and a former Counterfeit.

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OK, moblogging from the new Sony Ericsson C902. I'll probably still prefer to go via flickr for good pics but for snaps of events that I don't want to pollute my flickr stream with, this might be the better route. Whaddaya reckon?

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Bleed From Within, Camden UnderworldOriginally uploaded by davehodgGood dose of metal, sadly under-promoted: the overpowering smell was Lynx not sweat.

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IdyllOriginally uploaded by davehodgSitting outside with a glass of wine and Peter Ackroyd's Biography of London with a sunset and a thrush singing.Does it get any better?

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I just ranted this on FB, crossposted here, in response to this article on LCY expansion on the Torygraph.I remember when LCY was a lovely, civilised, genteel little airport with that cute little shuttle bus from Liverpool Street, or, if on expenses, a taxi which had its journey time cut massively by some new tunnel on the way.Now, it's a congested zoo.And with all the rebuilding work going on,

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GrottoOriginally uploaded by davehodgOn the Regent's canal, somewhere behind King's Cross.Don't drink the water.

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Dypmphna SkehillOriginally uploaded by davehodgAnother from the Dymphna session. This one is going to be on the cover of the CD. It had been a long hard day's shooting and she wanted a drink. NOW! :)Shot in the doomed Crown and Goose in Camden. Lovely evening light reflecting in off the white wall building opposite.

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Camden Horse Hospital EmbraceOriginally uploaded by davehodgBless :)

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He did the crime, he did the time.Can't argue with the results.If bans are lifetime, then it has to be across the sport, not by one organisation. And Norway.If we're talking the "purity" of the Olympics, then let's get back to sports that are useful in combat. So track, field, archery, horse events, shooting, boxing, shooting are in.As is beach volleyball. Aesthetics are important after all.

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There were LOLZ and not a few yuks.It was very big on IMAX.If anyone disses it without seeing it, they are humourless assholes.

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Allée Gaugin, Les Puces, ParisOriginally uploaded by davehodgMore from Paris. While she was off looking at dusty old books.

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Paris, 2eOriginally uploaded by davehodgLovely weekend in Paris, wandering around, doing museums and eating :)

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Dymphna SkehillOriginally uploaded by davehodgDid a photo shoot in and around Camden on Sunday for Dymphna's new album. This one is far and away my favourite, ethereal and Celtic like the lass herself.

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Gillian Glover, Bullet BarOriginally uploaded by davehodgOh yes. Second time in two weeks I've seen a second gen star and trust me, Gillian is the real deal. Just a lovely gig.

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Grace Solero, @ the 12-BarOriginally uploaded by davehodgFor those of you who follow my pix, you know I found Grace busking at TCR tube a while back. This was the first time I've seen her since I've been back in London and also my first time at the 12-bar.It was nice :)

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Of course I don't believe in that superstitious bollocks, but obviously today was the day the DLR chose to be crap and I missed my flight.Doesn't help that mercury is retrograde too.

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Logan Plant, Sons of Albion, Camden BarflyOriginally uploaded by davehodgOdd one this. Somehow I expected more. The last time I was in the Barfly, it was packed and sweaty for Candian and Taiwanese metal. Last night, it was thirty or so slightly diffident, possibly trendy, folks here to see a legend one step removed.Plant Jr. certainly had the sound and the moves and the band were very tight but

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Riot:Noise, Single LaunchOriginally uploaded by davehodgWent to see Marty and the boys at the dreadful Bar Monsta on Saturday where they rolled the rock in awesome style. Nice one guys.Now people - buy the damn single! It's on iTunes. Annoy the neighbours!

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The Laurel CollectiveOriginally uploaded by davehodgFirst gig on my return to London. Up in Hoxton, after a passable bowl of Vietnamese vermicelli soup. Light was terrible and the band didn't come across on the crappy stage and the terrible PA nearly as well as they're recorded.

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OK, folks, now that I'm nauseatingly loved up but for now, it's a long-distance thing (again) I really want to make technology bridge the gap and keep things simmering over. So, for others in the same situation, I want to write a guide to using tech for LDR's.Off the top of my head, I can think of:1. Skype. With video. Obvious smutty uses aside, it's great for just seeing and talking to your

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Sunset from Bos en LommerOriginally uploaded by davehodgI hope the sunsets from my balcony in Camden will be as nice as this :)

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Free cheese!Originally uploaded by davehodgAm I going to miss Amsterdam? Not convinced...

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Emily Originally uploaded by davehodg I've been doing quite a bit of art recently, in Amsterdam, Berlin, London and LA just for giggles. Some of it has left me distinctly cold, like the Magnum retrospective at the Stedelijk and some has been outstanding and moving like the internment exhibition at the Japanese-American museum in LA.So, to the latest: laser314's thing at the ABC Treehouse

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I hate this crap but, since I've been tagged by such a superstar I'll play just this once.So, six random things about me:1. I pretty much have amusia: I can't tell a fourth from a fifth or a sixth from a third.2. My grandparents are from each of the four corners of the union. My Irish clan is the O'Donoghue's and Kilkenny Castle is the family seat.3. My ideal weight is 10st 8lbs.4. Yes, love at

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...I've volunteered to tour manage a friend's band's tour in July.I don't *think* I was that drunk...

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Only been here a few days, and fame of a sort already :) I'll take a little featurette in laist!This calls for a celebration!

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Calamity Magnet @ The Viper Room Originally uploaded by davehodg So this has turned into a bit of a busman's holiday. I got randomly invited (thanks Genevieve!) to the launch of Calamity Magnet's EP at the Viper Room. Now, I'd say being on the guest list at the Viper Room is on the "list of things to do before I die" so I gladly accepted. And it was good to get back into the shooting

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It's all very nice this attempt to go green, but to still insist that a pack of six bottles of beer go in a bag is just bonkers. It's not the prohibition any more!ktxbye

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Colour Originally uploaded by davehodg

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I'd seen some Tillmans as part of my course at Bath Univerity a year or two ago and his work remained of interest. So when the opportunity came up to see a full-on retrospective in Berlin, I jumped at the chance.First though, a few words about the Hamburger Bahnof. Formerly the terminus for the Berlin-Hamburg railway and close to Berlin's cavernous, new central station, it has been converted into

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DSC00726 Originally uploaded by davehodg Lovely sunny day out to Brighton with Joana, but BOY was it cold!

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Hoarding art Originally uploaded by davehodg

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Should be: "anyone without a Mac running OS X"

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"Ashes to ashes" has cost me a fortune on iTunes in music I already bought the first time round. Which is now on obsolete media. Grrrr.

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Lovely pair Originally uploaded by davehodg Shot from the hip on the obs deck at Schiphol. A moment, as they say.

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Skinny Bridge again. Originally uploaded by davehodg I want another weeked day :(

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Skinny bridge Originally uploaded by davehodg Today was the first day of spring. The transformation in Amsterdam and indeed my own feelings was just amazing. More please!

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My trusty and only slightly tuna-infused G4 is nearing the end of its Applecare eriod and has a couple of warranty, as opposed to abuse, related niggles that need fixing. So in preparation for sending it off and bequeathing it to my progeny, I had a new laptop in my sights. After much evangelising from my old colleague CMS, I was persuaded that a simple MacBook would suffice rather than the pro.

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These are £100k+ jobs and two recruiters have recycled the same spec and added no value. Compare recruiter 1 and recruiter 2.At least one has been smart enough to bump the salary to get the greater interest.

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Anyone else find they're blogging less since Facebook took over their lives?

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Ob Moon Originally uploaded by davehodg Wouldn't generations before us have killed to get the images we capture so casually?

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Ok, this is worth a blog entry on its own. A long time ago I blogged about a notorious debt-chasing company and their overbearing underhand tactics. Well, this was left as a comment to that blog:Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Robinson, Way and Co.":all you are doin is black spoting your name if u dont pay i wrk for themKinda says it all really. Illiterate and missing the point

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Misty morning on the Amstel Originally uploaded by davehodg OK, so it's not a sunrise. Perhaps the next best thing? Leaving my flat, it was just plain miserable,but by the time I got to walking across the Amstel, it was misty enough to produce this. And aside from some blue barge boards on the boat and some red guide lights on the lock in the distance, the scene was already mostly in

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They say that part of being motivated for something is to make a public commitment.As part of my near year's changes I am going to swim twice a week. I'll be happy to do between 10 and 20 25 meter lengths to start with but would aim for 50 in a reasonable time (what's reasonable, anyone? a couple of days?!) after a few months.Just getting my kit together now and I'm off to the Zwembad.Update: 20

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Doris "Thunder Tears", Chthonic, Riff's Bar, Swindon Originally uploaded by davehodg And another Doris picture for your delectation.

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For a long time, I didn't get it, especially the acoustic ending.Now, vaguely knowing the participants, it all makes sense. 40 years too late.If you get a chance, catch Patti Boyd's photo exhibition.

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Chthonic, Illingen Originally uploaded by davehodg And finally, the pictures are uploaded. Great night :)

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You know you're dealing with a class act when the headlining band, having had to cancel playing the show, still turn up to the last night to watch Chthonic one last time and then everyone is in tears when the aftershow, end of tour party, breaks up 'cause we have to leave for Amsterdam.*sniff*So metal!

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Just did some arithmetic today (for insurance purposes so the hospital gets paid for fixing my brane) and totalled up that in the 6 months I've been "living" in Amsterdam, I've actually been away for 59 complete or partial days.What's the point of having a great apartment?(Actually, I know the answer to this: HACKERKITCHEN!)

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First, I ended up in hospital. I got punched in the face in Leidseplein in the wee small hours of Saturday morning two weeks ago and ended up with a fractured skull. Don't ask me what happened, I really have no recollection. I wasn't even very drunk according to the hospital blood tests. Kudos to the hospital: they were AMAZING. X-rays, scans and extremely attentive care (they were concerned

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Doris "Thunder Tears" - CthonicOriginally uploaded by davehodg The path to Hell is paved with good intentions: it must be very soggy underfoot.A couple of weeks ago, I'd volunteered to drive the Taiwanese black metal band, good friends and wonderful people, on their week-long UK tour, intending to keep a tour diary. Well, in between the gigs themselves, the driving and the sleeping, there was

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