Surfing Pain

27th of Aug, 2007ce* in: diary

Yesterday I went to the beach. You have to travel quite far out of Tokyo to find a decent beach, so I went to a place called onjuku. I have actually been wanting to go there for a long time, and this is probably the last decent weekend, as we enter summers decline.

Surfing was kinda eerie, just a bunch of guys sitting on their boards waiting for waves. I did catch a few, managed to ride one, then retired to BBQ. I’m always amazed at the self-automation of Japanese people. I had no idea what was going on, blindly moving from the beach to a BBQ spot next to a hostel. Most relaxed atmosphere one could ever ask for.

Probably time to get a car so I can do this more often.

Oh and the pain part of this title relates to my multiple bruises whilst taking a battering in the surf.

Wordpress hax. Authors page & individual post styling.

22nd of Aug, 2007ce* in: ideas

Bonus: limiting post count on pages

Wordpress, however easy it is on the mind for non coders like me, is always going to come up short on the goods when turning a clients idea into reality. This article isn’t for those proficient in PHP to be honest. If you know PHP, you are well equipped to make wordpress do whatever you pretty much damn well like. If you like your full head of hair (and don’t fancy trading your design skills for learning PHP) the following may well help you keep it:
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Salon Boutique Autumn 2007

10th of Aug, 2007ce* in: animation, dadako, illustration, websites

I decided to make a stalkers photography den for this seasons interactive web presence. More of an experience than a useful tool, this site is for playing and getting some information about the seasons upcoming collection.

the site is built in flash, using some fairly complex actionscript. I’ve never been much of a scripter but gave it a shot for this project.