Went to this fantastic conference yesterday in Huddersfield - We Love Technology. Really good stuff which I will write up later. But one phrase has not stopped ringing around my head since yesterday when Steve Manthorp mentioned it in his introduction - "semi-living worry dolls". It's the name of this art project but it keeps striking me that it's the perfect encapsulation of all my worst days, particularly my worst days as an employee. Looking back I've spent many days as a semi living worry doll. Must try and make it less so in the future.
I only live 20 miles away and I didn't know it was on. I've got to get better connected!
Posted by: NP | July 13, 2007 at 03:54 PM
That's what living in Yorkshire is like. I pitched up in a stunning retail/office development in Batley for a meeting today. I didn't even know it existed in such a state. There's even a branch of Heal's. Yet had it been in Butler's Wharf,it would he regarded as an aesthetic exemplar of urban regeneration.
Posted by: Adam Atkinson | July 13, 2007 at 09:54 PM
I like the sound of these semi-living worry dolls - they sound like the perfect visual respresentation for why I've left my job. Can I buy one?
Posted by: theworldismylobster | July 15, 2007 at 12:46 PM
Hey Russell, where did you get this lovely cartoon smile for your mac? I want it, tooo! :)
Posted by: Karen | July 16, 2007 at 08:05 AM
Karen - more info here :
http://russelldavies.typepad.com/planning/2007/05/objects_with_fa.html
Posted by: russell | July 16, 2007 at 09:59 AM