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Photograph along your path

I don’t intentionally go out and shoot. I’ll just go about my day, have errands and I’ll photograph along my path and see what crosses it. Cat Byrnes on Walkie Talkie Loved this quote from Cat during her Walkie Talkie episode with Paulie B. Making time for a dedicated photo walk can take a lot of upfront thought/planning. Having a daily carry camera and been ready to shoot ‘along your path’ of…

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WordPress 6.8 is available

Right on time WordPress 6.8 lands. This release leans more toward fixing, tweaking, cleaning, and polishing than introducing big new features—and that’s fine by me. New features take time to settle in, and solid workflows only emerge with regular use. Once learned, they become second nature. Take the Site Editor, for example. It just feels smoother. The interface responds more cleanly, and…

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The Gate House at Belfast Cathedral

Privileged to be a part of this wonderful company Northern Attitudes Dance Company during the Belfast International Arts Festival. Wonderfully lit inside Belfast Cathedral. The show now moves onto Derry this week. My arms are bruised but my heart is full. It’s been a while since I’ve been in the thick of production week and made me think about how much I’ve missed it. Special thanks…

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New music: Like All Before You by The Voidz

I’m a huge fan of The Strokes. Lead singer Julian Casablancas has another project that has blossomed into a politically charged prison jazz riot that has become one of my favourite bands of all time. The new offering Like All Before You was released this week and I’m so excited to add more tunes to my daily soundtrack. Spotify – Like All Before You by The Voidz Apple Music – Like All Before You…

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Thoughts on quality

“Some of us prefer beaten-up things because they’re sometimes an indication of quality and durability.” Van Niestat – youtube.com

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Off The Rails Dance are back at this years Belfast International Arts Festival with the world premiere of Roots.

We had a shoot with dancers Rosie Mullin and Clara Kerr against a misty black mountain backdrop.

Can’t wait to see the full work which will run from 10-15 Aug. See the Belfast International Arts Festival website for full details.

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Moving Mastodon servers is liberating

I moved Mastodon servers to mastodon.social for no particular reason. But the fact you can move your following/followers list is one of the most liberating feelings I’ve had on social media. Data Liberation is a concept I’m super curious about.

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Happiness is in making things rather than in consuming them

Let ask the gods not for possessions, but for things to do; happiness is in making things rather than in consuming them. Will Durant, Fallen Leaves: Last Words on Life, Love, War, and God

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Getting married for the second time in a year

I got to marry Rebecca Hainsworth for the second time in a year. Not without the help of so many of our friends and family to whom I’m eternally grateful. Here’s a favourite from the pictures @kelliescottphoto.co captured. I’ll trickle them out over the years to come. This is me and the bride in front of #MarshalTheMini our first car together and my first car ever. 📸 @kelliescottphoto.co

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New Plymouth

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Kim Cattrall rocked up to my offices today, was so cool to meet her, she was so down to earth and laid back.

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The fireworks, the clouds and the baobab trees 😻

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The clouds on my island tonight are stunning!

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10 posts!

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Seriously, Kapp’n be the only turtle, make that person who could make me feel cozy in the middle of the darkest nighttime ocean. Pure tranquility.

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I obviously didn’t get carried away with the badges? 😇

Hello, crab fans. Wow, you have been having a busy time! On July 29, also known as Crabs Day, you took to TumblrMart to give the gift of crabs to your pals. And boy, did we notice—not just all the great crab memes and trending posts on the day but also the burst in sales which made up a substantial financial boost to the running costs at Tumblr. And it truly took our breath away.  

We got so excited we went back to the drawing board and designed some crab checkmarks, which we teased by dressing your regular checkmarks up as crabs on the day. On August 1, we launched a regular little crab checkmark and a rainbow crab checkmark for gifting and treating yourselves.

Here are some stats from Crabs Day:

You gifted 8k crabs that day. That’s an almost 20k% increase in crab sales.

We saw a more than 7k% increase in total Tumblrmart sales.

All this money goes straight back into running costs—such as a month’s worth of power costs for Tumblr application servers. That’s all you! You’re doing that! You’re keeping Tumblr around with your generosity toward your friends. Crabs be thanking ye ❤

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Why isn’t there cosplay in Animal Crossing? There probably is there a scene for everyone in Animal Crossing. Here’s my version of J. Phoenix’s version of the Joker. HA HA HA HA HA.