Ghibli does LeGuin
Here’s a link to a screencap from Japanese TV of a trailer for the new Studio Ghibli film Gedo Senki, loosely based on Tales from Earthsea.
WMV only
Get down with the Fluffy Kitten Crew
Best graffiti tag ever?
Leigh-on-Sea
April 2006
The Universal (or As The World Turns)
Long exposure of the Universal Globe spinning…
Orlando, Florida
April 2006
Business Travel Blogging
There’s free WiFi in the gate area at Orlando Airport. So, if your plane home is delayed for an hour (like mine), you can at least fiddle with LJ while you wait…
It’s also a nice fast connection, so time for some Flickr uploads!
New Thomas Dolby London Date!
The Sole Inhabitant will be at the Scala on the 23rd of June.
Oh yes. Having seen him once this year already at a warm-up gig in San Francisco, I am going back for the full tour experience…
It’s cheap – only £12.50. It’s also early – doors open at 7.00 and the gig will be over at 9.30
Last Chance To See
Meet the Florida Panther
One of the rarest big cats – less than 100 are currently alive. This 13 year old was rescued from being kept as a pet, and is now part of a breeding programme.
Orlando
April 2006
On Display
Lizard with inflated bright orange dewlap
Orlando
April 2006
So where is Simon today?
Well, I’m back across the pond for a few days, in the air-conditioned splendour of Orlando, ready to spend four days plugged into the world of Business Intelligence.
The flight wasn’t as bad as I feared it could have been, though thick cloud all down the eastern seaboard kept me from much aerial sightseeing, beyond a hydroelectric scheme somewhere along the US/Canada border. Coming in through Florida’s afternoon thunderstorms was a trifle nervewracking, especially when the aircraft unexpectedly dropped through some pretty sever turbulence…
Still, we landed safely, and made it (slowly) through immigration and to the hotel, which is also where the conference is going to be.
The view from my hotel room is pretty good. Florida is so flat that from the 22nd floor you can see for miles, or around here, at least two theme parks, and there’s plenty wildlife just around the corner and behind each building. There’s a big pond behind the hotel that I may investigate later for a little photography.
We’re not far from one of Orlando’s rare bookstores (pity it’s a B. Dalton, but we can’t have everything). At least I was able to find an extra birthday present for . Now, can I keep myself from reading it before I give it to her?
She’s off to Germany later today. I’ll have to work out what the time difference between here and the there.
The sun is slowly burning off the morning mists. Soon I’ll see the spiralled knotwork of Seaworld’s rollercoasters…
Supersize the keynote!
A most conventional convention…
Let’s do the MacDonald’s Timewarp again…
Orlando
April 2006
