Indian Princess

I was lucky enough to attend my friends Hindi wedding. jewels, colours, magic, decore galore!
Totally beautiful experience. Ganesha was present  to help welcome the couple to a new and lucky first step into marriage!

Helsinki for Business

Strictly on business I jetted off in early January to the snowy Finnish capital. With dreams of lapland and northern lights I arrived with a thud on the tough cold concrete of this mobile phone manufacturers palace.

The reality was somewhat undefined and I felt ever in a bond movie at the evil masters headquarters.  Marimekko heaven though and the textiles were bold in the cold city.

And while I might not have gotten the trip to Lapland I did , rather disturbingly get to eat reindeer. I hope this will not delay or interrupt my presents at Christmas time.

Managed to have a great hotel right by the harbor and it kept me warm on ice cold evenings. something like -12 degrees i think. If ever there's a place where it should be ok to wear fur (and there is not) then this would be it.

Also as it happens Helsinki is the capital of culture this year.

That is all. note: dont try to do complex presentations at 2am in the morning after plenty of sparkling wine.

We never Sleep.

but theres still less time to care

BERGHAIN saved my life...

industrial techno powerhouse

Decadence

Decadence comes from the latin word - Cadere which means 'to fall'.
It is the beautiful way to fall
Its a very slow movement which has lots of beauty.
It can be a kind of self killing, in a beautiful way, a tragic way

Thursday Summations

This is the age of the algorithm.... a time when all around us are devices that live to predict what we want from our day to day perusing.

When we have reached a time in the world that there is more information freely and readily available than ever before and a serious attempt is being made to help serve us information that we want. time to call in the robots. as the world draws us closer to eachother by communication, we are experiencing our 'nearest neighbours' in as far reaches as over the hills and far away. we have never been more judged before than we are now. The 'tivo thinks im gay' (http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB1038261936872356908.html) story helps us understand some of the inherent complications arising from this autonomous beast. Are we entering into yet another era of social constraints where we are judged not by the wishes of our heart but by the content of our cookies?

Rock on Cotton Socks

Monday monday, dah dah da dadadah....

its important to be aware that we should not base our happiness on events that occur - or in fact fail to occur - in our lives. positive reinforcing statements like the one above are affirmations we should all make to ourselves everyday. self esteem is an attitude of respect for and contentment with oneself based on the recognition of ones abilities and acceptance of ones limitations. Unfortunately it is the testing of these boundaries that causes suffering .not being able or content to accept your own limitations is a cruel and unusual punishment, sometimes ending in death or worse, living a life of purgatory, not letting go of that feeling that you are not good enough. If only it was easy for us all to find our calling, because surely that would be a skill that we would be good at, probably even great at. its when you feel the constant need for positive reinforcement that doesnt appear, thats when the darkness starts.

happy monday