confusion

I'm trying to work out the actions of people. I've spent a good deal of time today working with people on search marketing, the passion some people have compared to reality of ignorance of the common person. I then popped out with some friends for a drink and now wonder if I made the wrong decision to move back to London. I feel alone, I feel a wee bit lost, if I'm honest. I live in a far inferior apartment to my one in Glasgow, and I am further out from town (Soho) than I'd prefer. What to do?

Hmmmm

Boys are odd. I think I've managed to scare the romantic interest off already. I was only joking with a text (I'm sure mobiles are the route to all evil), but I think he is now viewing me as some sort of bunny boiler. I'm not. Seriously. I'm normal. I'm scared about relationships so I avoid them because I'm so much of a useless wreck at them. :(

Finally

Well after a week of no laptop, I'm now able to update my blog. I've finished working for Mobile Business, too much for too little money, so they've now found a new editor, which is great.
My business plans are coming along too, should be meeting people this week. Quite exciting and scary too.
Went to the NMA Awards on the 26th June. Interesting array of winners. Good to see that Argos is finally getting recognition for its digital work. Although, I do think they need to ensure that the dedication to digital filters down to the minions. Last time I spoke to a PR person at Argos, they told me digital wasn't a priority for them. Interesting when you think how the experience of ordering on the web, picking up in store and paying at a quick terminal is so much more palatable than standing with the chavs. If only they could understand how important they're going to be in the new trying 'credit crunch' days.

Have had a bit of a debauched weekend, not with the romantic interest mentioned last month, but with a new one. Considering I spent all weekend with him, and I didn't want to kill him, we could be in trouble. He does however keep demanding I visit him in the achingly trendy Shoreditch. Not entirely sure that'll be happening regularly. Even better though, he's a geek so at least when I start talking about SEO and social integration and web2.0, he won't doze off out of ignorance. Boredom, maybe, ignorance though, not.
Need to get my head together as I've two features to write on SEO. Better dust off my 'How to get to the top on Google' manual. Have also been reading Groundswell, about the importance of social media. Given that comments on Facebook are falling, should be quite interesting. Have been watching with interest the rise of things like Dopplr and Twitter. The exhaustingly digital Paul Walsh seems to spend 24 hours a day updating his feed, frankly my life's too dull for that. Pleased to be back online. Amazing how much you get done, though, when the constant chirping of incoming mail isn't there. I've reorganised my office, fed my fish and managed to make a jelly. I'm having a breakdown clearly.
I'm still surprised at the ruling against YouTube re; Viacom's case against them. Quite how YouTube is going to offer up all the users' details without someone mounting an action against them. I would have thought someone would pull the Human Rights card. Yet to be seen.

frustrated....

I've tried to update this several times, but it just crashes... aaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrggggggghhhhhh.
Anyway. Tonight's been eventful. I had a drink with a mate who was deciding whether or not to go on a date with a girl because he couldn't get her drunk til 10. If that wasn't depressing enough, I then met some other friends who proceeded to tell me the reason I was single was because I was too confrontational and argumentative. Needless to say we had a row.
Aside from that I had an interesting conversation about ironing. You would find it hard to believe how ironing unites people. I confided my secret (!) of putting kitchen foil under your board cover and then we had a long debate about a friend of ours who puts his fitted sheet on the bed and *then* irons it!
I'm working on a really dull feature at the moment, but have some exciting stuff coming up.
I also need advice. Is it okay to put butter on a peanut butter and banana sandwich? As well as the peanut butter, of course.

Tired

Well, I had an interesting day yesterday. There was a power cut [all day] and I'd magnanimously offered to help a mate who's just taken over a (slightly) dodgy pub in South London and who had no staff. Needless to say, it was 26 degrees and the pub was full. It's unbelievable how rude some people can be when they want a drink! Must admit, I did take advantage of being able to wipe the smirk off many faces when I IDed them. Ah the power.

Star spotting

I've been a bit slack updating this, mainly because I've been quite busy working! Damn work - gets in the way of everything. I've been working mainly on a few Eastern projects and also one in the glamorous world of Tunbridge Wells. Mobile Business, the magazine I've started consulting for, has been bought by Miles Publishing, a successful publishing house. Miles Bossum, its founder and owner, is a pretty ambitious guy and we share a couple of mutual friends, which is always a good sign.
I also found time to catch up with Andy Oakes, publisher of respected digital title NMA. We were gossiping like old women with the guys from Freestyle in Soho Hotel [where I seem to hold most of my 'meetings] when who should we spot? Keira Knightley. Looking a bit like a bag lady, IMHO, but gorgeous nevertheless. The boys were of course like meerkats trying to see who she was with but, bless 'em, they are celeb whores.
Mr Oakes was kind enough - and sexually confident enough - to allow me to go through his 'manbag'. I wasn't looking for it, but stumbled across a magazine. Apparently it's his guilty secret. I wouldn't DREAM of telling you the subject matter......

correction

Clearly I should have said - on my post on China - "I'm NOT so sure" in relation to the One Child Policy.

Damn gremlins. :)