Crossing over Lytton Way on the bridge, I see the forlorn shape of a black woollen glove, abandoned, waiting for its owner to return. But lost gloves and glove losers are so rarely reunited. I wonder, can Parking in Stevenage become a force for good? Could it become a sort of Gloves Reunited site? After [...]
All posts for the month October, 2009
First glove of the season.
Posted by pottaz on October 30, 2009
http://parkinginstevenage.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/first-glove-of-the-season/
Parking in Stevenage is One!
Wow. Who knew? One year and 1,556 page views later, Parking in Stevenage is still going strong. We’ve covered shopping trolleys, transvestites, Duncan Norvelle, Lewis Hamilton, hats and gloves – all human life is here! It feels like such a significant event – like the anniversary of Google or Amazon or the internets. “Why did [...]
Posted by pottaz on October 28, 2009
http://parkinginstevenage.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/parking-in-stevenage-is-one/
Hat man is called Derek.
And he looks like one too. Overheard a mate talking to him as they were getting off the train. I wasn’t earwigging, I just caught it in the wind. As for the hat, I think it’s some sort of kepi. A colleague of mine also sees Derek and his kepi. He’s shown me his surreptitious [...]
Posted by pottaz on October 21, 2009
http://parkinginstevenage.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/hat-man-is-called-derek/
An ad for shadows?
Thankfully, the Sony Ericsson campaign seems to have lost interest and stopped following me. The billboard on the platform at Stevenage has been replaced by this one; apparently an ad for shadows. And why not. They’ve been under-represented for ages.
Posted by pottaz on October 19, 2009
http://parkinginstevenage.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/an-ad-for-shadows/
The Britney of King’s Cross.
Occasionally I need to get to work at 8.30. It’s not too much of a hardship. But the last few times I’ve noticed a new character in my cast of fellow commuters: the Britney of King’s Cross. Train timetables and habit collude to have me standing at exactly the same spot on the platform and [...]
Posted by pottaz on October 14, 2009
http://parkinginstevenage.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/the-britney-of-kings-cross/
Today I am mostly listening to…
…Richard Hawley’s new album, Truelove’s Gutter. So how did that come about? I’m glad I asked. Very occasionally, the nice folks at EMI send me CDs to see if I’d like to use any of their tracks for advertising campaigns I might be working on. It’s not entirely altruistic – I’d have to pay them [...]
Posted by pottaz on October 9, 2009
http://parkinginstevenage.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/today-i-am-mostly-listening-to/
Kind of a big deal: part 2
I work in advertising. Predominantly advertising on the web. Industry magazine Revolution does a column each month called ‘Blogs I can’t live without’, written by a guest luminary. Incredibly, ‘Parking in Stevenage’ made it into the column this month.
Posted by pottaz on October 8, 2009
http://parkinginstevenage.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/kind-of-a-big-deal-part-2/
Kind of a big deal : part 1
LinkedIn. Know it? It’s kind of like Facebook but with a businessy twist. The egomaniacal voyeur in me particularly likes the fact that you can check to see how any people have been looking at your profile. It will even give you a rough profile of the people who’ve swung by to check on your [...]
Posted by pottaz on October 7, 2009
http://parkinginstevenage.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/kind-of-a-big-deal-part-1/
