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Designing Emotion 25 Jun 2012 | 11:15 pm
A terminal plague on the soul: Six words to accurately describe the process of writing a book. I’ve often read articles by authors (particularly non-fiction authors) about how writing a book was one o...
Things I’ve Learned About Life Recently 30 May 2012 | 01:12 pm
I just spent 2 hours writing a post about figuring out what to do with my life. It was slow, boring, and the ending didn’t make any sense. Like a tortoise doing a strip tease. I deleted it. Instead o...
Onwards: Egypt to Canada and The Great Unknown 23 May 2012 | 09:52 am
“Boarding pass please…” I dread those words. Partially because at most airports they seem to want to see your boarding pass more often than a fat kid wants cake, partially because it means I’m leavin...
Sometimes You Just Have to Chill The Fuck Out 4 May 2012 | 08:18 pm
I never thought I’d have to physically learn how to relax. It’s supposed to be something which comes naturally, right? You work hard, you do some intense activity… then you relax, unwind, and recupera...
What Do You Do Now? 3 May 2012 | 07:02 pm
It’s taken years. You haven’t slept in as long as you can remember, the last time you had a holiday was when you were 12 and you’ve been working for just about your entire adult life, but you’ve won t...
Becoming a Pilot and Eating The World’s Hottest Chili Pepper 16 Mar 2012 | 12:26 am
N o but seriously, are you sure you want to do this? It’s no joke… we got banned from the last convention we went to because we took up too much of the ambulance crew’s time… Today was an interesting...
New Office: Boracay Island, The Philippines 27 Jan 2012 | 12:01 am
“Passport and boarding pass please…” Here we go again. There’s nothing that can be said about this lifestyle if not that it’s exciting. I suffer from frequent boredom in life, and now – just as Sydn...
Taking Stock 12 Dec 2011 | 07:38 pm
I’ve been pretty quiet for the last month or so. In fact I realised a couple of days ago that this is the least I’ve even used Twitter since 2008. From an average of about 900 tweets a month, I droppe...
The Most Heavily Guarded Border in The World: The Korean Demilitarised Zone 24 Oct 2011 | 11:23 pm
Arguably the most important event in Korean history, the Korean War raged for 5 years and claimed over 3million lives before the battle was finally brought to a halt by international intervention in 1...
En Route to Seoul 15 Oct 2011 | 04:55 am
Knock knock. Errrdsflkgj… come in? Are you ready to go? Wait… what? [groan] Is it time to go? And so it begins. This week is the start of my new life. I’ve sold pretty much everything I own and r...
