Virgin Gorillaz Train

This is how public transport should be done. Unveiled Monday and travelling back and forth between London and Manchester, this tricked-out locomotive from Gorillaz aritst Jamie Hewlett is to promote the forthcoming circus/opera he’s involved with called Monkey: Journey To The West . It’s based on an ancient Chinese legend and the music has been composed by Hewlett’s partner in the cartoon band, Damon Albarn. The show kicks off this year’s Manchester International Festival which runs 28 June – 15 July 2007. Click here for more info on the festival.

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iWork (too much)

I’ve been working at Music Nation for nearly a year now… but, it wasn’t until a few months ago they hooked me up with a new MacBook Pro. Mainly, because, I overworked the MacBook… it died after I was running crazy amounts of print work on it. Duh. Graphics people need power, horsepower, space, RAM and cool mugs.

As some of you who know me, know, I work… a lot. I work on the weekends, and I freelance when I’m not working. This puts my computer through a true usability test. I’ve had the new laptop for maybe 4-5 months, and I’ve already noticed 2 things.

I can get this sucker super hot. I have it run high resolution print work, listen to music, email, Intel and PPC applications… geeked out, I know.

Then, this is funny, I use two keys… a lot. So much so, they’ve nearly become invisible. The Apple key, and the N key, are worn the fuck out.

This photo shows it, but, it’s even more impressive close up. And, yes, this makes me a more of a nerd for just sharing this, but, screw it. It’s who I am, and I’m damn cute!

Worn out Apple-key