kev/null design/comics/games/photos/travel/presentations

Road Warrior

Tales of travel and misadventure

Travel Days are Laundry Days

In Road Warrior on 2 February 2005 with no comments

Sometimes, somebody at work shows up wearing something he/she rarely wears. Maybe it’s an old T-shirt or a sweater from years back that hasn’t seen light in a few months at least. “Laundry day,” they’d explain. All the regular clothes were in the hamper or the wash and this was all that was left. Y’know [...]

Updated Travel Plans

In Road Warrior on 15 December 2004 with no comments

We’ve filled in the gaps and it’s now looking like a bit of a whirlwind until March. I’ll be updating the map later:

Dec 22 - Dec 24 : Brussels, Belgium Jan 07 - Jan 09 : Rome, Italy Jan 11 - Jan 24 : Spain and Portugal Jan 30 - Feb 06 : Vancouver, Canada Feb 07 - Feb [...]

Passport Usability

In Road Warrior on 21 November 2004 tagged immigration, usability with 3 comments

Yesterday, I flew into San Francisco International (SFO) from London Heathrow (LHR). As usual, I had an interesting time with the US Immigration but for once, it’s not about their lack of training or the paranoia that now engulfs American culture made explicit by the fingerprint scanners or digital cameras at each desk.

No, this time, [...]

Tentative Travel Plans in the Next 3 Months

In Road Warrior on 29 October 2004 with 4 comments

November 6-8 : Berlin December : Brussels January : Undetermined Backpacking (Suggestions?) January 30-February 7 : Vancouver February 7-February 26 : Hong Kong February 26-March 8 : Vancouver March 8-? : San Francisco

Much of this is subject to change but there it is in case you cared.

Taking Flight

In Road Warrior on 5 October 2004 tagged boston, games, new york, world of warcraft with 3 comments

Several travel related news. Firstly, I am flying out to NYC and Boston tomorrow. Primarily to attend Jared Spool and co’s User Interface 9 Conference for which we did the promotional comic for but also to meet my east coast friends and family, old and new. Until I started planning the trip, I had no [...]

UK: Bath

In Road Warrior on 17 September 2004 with no comments

A small album of a day trip we took to Bath. Bath is a small town about 2 hours train outside of London. Named after the Roman baths built there during Roman occupation, it still maintains a lot of its heritage. I actually considered doing my masters there and was accepted but in the end, [...]

Back from Eastern Europe

In Design Discourse, Road Warrior on 7 May 2004 tagged Unfiled with 4 comments

I just returned from CHI in Vienna, Austria last week, which is probably the largest conference for the industry that I work in. OK/Cancel and going back to school has made me realize how little I knew of the industry as a whole so this experience was very different from the last CHI I went [...]

Czech Republic: Prague

In Road Warrior on 24 March 2004 tagged prague with no comments

We went to Prague in January. Prague is a common movie setting for a dark and sinister backdrop. The place is unique in that it’s the most scenic when it’s cold and foggy. The architecture just lends itself to the gloominess and creates a compelling atmosphere.

Kathryn talks about the trip in much better detail than [...]

Travel Map

In Road Warrior on 16 February 2004 tagged maps with 6 comments

Alright, so I finally caved in and made my travel map. This is subject to quite a few additions this year, though.

[ Update: This was created with World66. You do NOT need to register. In fact, when you register, you don't even see the US States feature. Just go to "My World66" tab without logging [...]

Upcoming Travel

In Road Warrior on 8 January 2004 with 4 comments

I swear more than half my posts are travel related.

Next weekend, Kathryn and I are going to visit Prague. We’ve heard it’s a beautiful historic place and is especially scenic (though cold) in the winter. It’s the setting for xXx so that’s enough for me! Plus, lastminute.com had some really cheap getaways.

I have also confirmed [...]