Babel is one of those occasional movies that aim to be a little “high-concept”, exploring new ways of storytelling in movies, usually to express an idea rather than tell a direct plot. It’s left up to the viewer as to whether they absorb the message, or indeed what message they absorb. Crash was one of those that proved to be successful enough with viewers and critics alike; it remains to be seen if Babel will quite achieve the same. ...

I’ve been working a whole year! Only 44 more to go. What have I got to show for it? Um… Not a whole lot. Sure, travel, experience, knowledge, all that kinda fuzzy stuff, but nothing I can “hold”, y’know? It’s one of those things about working in an information-based industry, but I do occasionally hunger for something physical to be produced from my endeavours. Is it just me?

My house will be stacked with these. Sweeeeet. (via)

The first rule of blogging is: don’t talk about work. It’s a cardinal rule, the violation of which can result in much pain and regret in future. Meh. So back in October last year, I foreshadowed going overseas for my “second rotation”, but didn’t really follow up on it here - effectively, the idea had been shut down between then and January. When I spoke to HR early in the year, the final nails had been prepared for the coffin of the idea… but then, along comes the senior manager, and asks if I’m ready to go to London. ...

Google Maps now has directions for Australia!