babysimon

I got lots of technical things wrong, but some of them still turned out OK. Here are pictures of last night's fireworks at Crystal Palace.

I took a handful of photos one evening at BiCon this year. (Usual disclaimer: I believe I have everyone's consent but if you're less than 100% satisfied let me know by any means and I'll take any picture down.)

Everything was a bit meh at the time. Next year, hold me back.

I've eBayed everything else, but I really can't be arsed for this. Does anyone want a Canon RC-1? (That's the little infrared remote shutter release).

Freecycle having failed me, I don't suppose anyone wants an Ikea Oppli TV bench? 50x150x40cm, both shelves missing. Don't all rush at once.

It'll soon be time for me to get a new phone, and it's clear that the smartphone market is now mature enough for it to be the obvious choice. This is what I'm currently thinking; I'd be interested in your thoughts too.

( I expect this to be boring for many people )

I was going to write something like: "Bi. Poly. SMer. Transvestite. Too busy to write more; check my interests."

But that's a bit minimal even for me, so here are some very rushed thoughts on the topic.

I've found that coming out needs to be a continuous process - I came out as bi at the pub immediately after my job interview at LShift but by the time I started people had forgotten. And I came out as poly at my previous job when my boss read the appropriate copy of The Big Issue, but then he left and it never came up again.

Of course both examples pertain to work; we'll assume my friends know everything anyway.

Not wanting to boast or anything, but I just want to tell you that this photo was taken through the window of the bus at 50mph on the way to the airport. :-p

There are a few other photos but not many, I was too relaxed to pick up the camera much of the time...

No pictures of the candle, it kept blowing out. Windy day!

I want to print out a line drawing at a very large size. The drawing in question is simple black-and-white (it's a copy of the comic book panel of Maggie and Hopey I had in West Ham if you remember that), so spot colour would be fine. Ideally about 2m x 2m.

I can't find anyone who will print something that big on paper. Print shops seem to max out at around A0, which is rather a lot too small.

There are companies that print advertising onto plastic banners - these guys were the cheapest I could find at £81 + VAT + delivery for 1.8m square. That seems expensive though, and it's much "more" (process colour on a relatively robust substrate) than I need. Also I don't know if they're printed in a way that looks good close up.

Anyone got any ideas? Rasterbator and similar chop-it-up-into-A4-pieces suggestions will not be considered</jwz>.