Who is Jonny Parris?

"design depends largely on constraints". This is very true; sometimes you need to draw the box in order to know what to break out of.

Awesomely presented data on how people die:

“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” – Milton Berle 

 Just found that motivating quote that ties in nicely with another quote I like:

"There's no such thing as a lack of resources, only a lack of resourcefulness" (can't remember who)

Entering the corporate arena, I quickly realised that my initial ideas of being a marketing manager straight after graduating were unrealistic. Many of the positons that had sexy job descriptions turned out to be very senior with several years of mundane & irrelevant experience as a pre-requisite.

http://www.numbeo.com

Someone forwarded this neat site for see how prices compare internationally.

I chortled at this comic...and then I sighed when I thought about how I fit into it. (Now I understand the meaning behind the classic drama masks of Thalia and Melpomene.)

Talking to a project owner today about finishing cosmetic (formatting) features on an Excel tool in development...

"...so this should all just be icing on the cake" - me, referring to the list of formatting corrections.

"well, some people don't grab cake unless there's icing on it" - wise wise colleague Carina.

So. True.

It's important to remember the impact of the "little" details on the big picture sometimes. Product features that are not communicated and understood clearly will not be used regardless of how brilliant they could be.

Speak to the family

Express yourself

Check finances

Essential prep for next week