May 11th, 2008
I promised a write up of this excellent book. In short it’s a great book.
Unfortunately I don’t have it anymore. But it’s for a good cause. I gave it away to the Asia Europe Institute in Kuala Lumpur.
I was there in the beginning of March as a visiting professor, teaching “Designing for User Experience”. I also lectured about the importance of design thinking. It was a great opportunity to interact with post grad students from all over Asia. It was good to be back after an absence, I was there in 2003 and 2004.
I will write more about it when my course module for next year reaches completion. Anyway, I have to find myself a new copy of Designing interactions…
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May 11th, 2008
Two weeks ago it was queens day in the netherlands. That is an official free day, and most people enjoy it drinking lots of beer and doing silly stuf.
I enjoyed it skateboarding. I slept late and headed out to the pool in Schothorst park: the chicken bowl
I was alone and I rode it hard. It was nice.
Then I headed out to the big ikea park
It was quiet also, and there was too much wind. Anyway, I tried to drop onto the straight bank from the ledge….
I landed with too much weight over my front wheels, and was launched. Launched onto the flat where I neatly landed on my side.
My right elbow was under my ribcage, and the impact forced all the air out of me. I gasped then hurled, scaring all the kids.
A bmx Grrl came up to me and asked: “are you ok, Mister”. I was, as i hadn’t broken anything. But later on I found out I bruised two ribs. Such slow and painful agony… Now two weeks later and it is almost manageable, but still, it hurts quite a lot, and lifting things or grabbing things, or just sleeping is not fine and dandy.
So, although this homeskillet won’t be riding anytime soon…
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