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One of the things that I'm hoping to cut by at least 20 minutes is my commute. Currently it takes between 38 and 40 minutes (including parking). The part which ...

http://brokenkode.com/the-commute-and-harry-potter

It's 5:55 in the morning and I've just woken up to get ready for work after 6 long months away from a regular gig on the basis that I was ...

http://brokenkode.com/first-day-on-the-job

So I'm sitting in Athens International Airport, on my way to a new life. 6 months ago it would have been soo easy to simply nod my head and continue ...

http://brokenkode.com/forefathers

It's been 6 months since I started my sabbatical on 23rd of October 2009. Without a doubt this single best decision I've ever taken in my life was to press ...

http://brokenkode.com/sabbatical-thought

Overcoming Creative Block - Some excellent ideas in there. One of my favourites (which I've not tried yet, but was actually thinking about that today) was the idea of going ...

http://brokenkode.com/overcoming-creative-block

So today I went to Bank Med to open myself a bank account here in Lebanon. For all you people outside the country, shit happens very very differently over here. ...

http://brokenkode.com/bank-accounts-in-lebanon

So I finally got internet connection today, and this is my first post in Lebanon in over 5 years. So what do I think of the place so far? I'm ...

http://brokenkode.com/lucifer-is-washing-his-wife

Times Skimmer - Great idea and implementation of digesting the top news stories according to categories etc. This is what Google News should be like.

http://brokenkode.com/times-skimmer

Open House London - Every year in London, the Open House event happens, where you get to visit different buildings that are usually closed to the public; and every year ...

http://brokenkode.com/open-house-london-wallpapercom-international-design-interiors-fashion-travel

onedotzero_adventures in motion - Great listing of the upcoming events and screening at the onedotzero 'festival'. I'm definitely eyeing up to go to the Mary and Max screening.

http://brokenkode.com/onedotzero_adventures-in-motion-bfi

Anime All Nighter - Held between the 23rd and 24th of October, this year's list looks like a pretty solid one. Better grab Jackie and Fern and tell them to ...

http://brokenkode.com/anime-all-nighter-sci-fi-london-oktoberfest-2009-film-festival-23rd-24th-october-2009

How to get that perfect shave - Some good tips in there. Like shaving after a shower (or making sure you wash your face in hot water for a few ...

http://brokenkode.com/how-to-get-that-perfect-shave

Eat Real. Eat Local. - Great little info-animation which probably describes something similar in most western countries around the world.

http://brokenkode.com/eat-real-eat-local

le cool magazine - Fantastic newsletter of all the great things going on in your city that you didn't know about. Well put together, brilliant stuff.

http://brokenkode.com/le-cool-magazine

Kuniyoshi - Saw a poster for this on the tube the other day. Definitely going to this.

http://brokenkode.com/-kuniyoshi

Life can sometimes feel like one big massive MISSED opportunity. Currently that's all I can think about. Everything that I've wanted to do, everything I've wanted to have, everything I've ...

http://brokenkode.com/missed

That's what I want to be surrounded by right now. Creative brains drawing, sculpting, moulding, painting, etching whatever. Over the years I have definitely understood that your enthusiasm and energy ...

http://brokenkode.com/brains-working

The Cult of Done Manifesto - Brilliant in every way. I also like the posters, which are under a creative commons license, so I might write a quick post of which ...

http://brokenkode.com/cult-of-done-manifesto

London's Liverpool Street Station Dance - As guerilla advertising goes this one is definitely one of the best ones I've seen in a while.

http://brokenkode.com/londons-liverpool-street-station-dance

5 years ago today, I sat in my room and decided to start blogging, and what an amazing 5 years it's been - here's to many more years of online ...

http://brokenkode.com/5-years

deadlock.png The above photo Deadlock by David Maitland is without a doubt the best of all the photos in the Wildlife Photography of the Year 2008. I only wish they'd ...

http://brokenkode.com/deadlock

Where the hell did a year go? The general consensus I've established from people close to me and others not so close to me is that this year has been ...

http://brokenkode.com/2008-in-review

The 2008 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion houses the first structure by Frank Gehry in England (engineering by Arup). Highly recommended if you're in and around London until the 19th of ...

http://brokenkode.com/serpentine-gallery

My focus in the last couple of months has shifted. This is probably the longest I've not been creative in the traditional sense of how I would describe being creative. ...

http://brokenkode.com/mission

See those last 4 letters at the end? Yeah got my confirmation from the IET that my application was accepted for Chartered Engineering status. Those 4 letters are the culmination ...

http://brokenkode.com/khaled-abou-alfa-meng-ceng