christmas comes only once a year and how fortunate it fell on a thursday this year to celebrate, i did my very own queen’s speech… well it wouldn’t be the first time i’d been called a queen now would it?

i hope that you have a fantastic christmas and that 2009 brings you much peace and happiness. thankyou for making 2008 a great year for me.

Yours truly,

hrh randommel xox

when i sat down with the lovely guys and gals at aardman and they suggested making an animated me for the TH!NKS machine i was scepticle. now that they’ve gone and done it and i’ve seen it has sandals i’m even more scepticle. everyone knows i’m a choo girl!

the great thing is that david beckham is also an animated character, so it’s probably the closest i can get to canoodling with him! if you haven’t had a chance to play with TH!NKS yet, it’s a little animation tool that allows anyone to make an animation within a matter of minutes using the assets provided. great fun if you’ve got a couple of minutes on your hands. just be kind if you’re going to use my character please! kthxbai!

there are only seven sleeps to go until that plump chap with the beard squeezes his way down your chimney. whilst christmas is a happy occasion it can also bring with it it’s very own trials and tribulations, so to help you survive and make it to the new year in one piece, i created a survival checklist for you…

for those that aren’t yet feeling festive, i defy anyone to watch this video and not manage to smile… a classic!

everyone has to do it and everytime i do it, i think there has to be an easier way to wireframe. so i asked you (the twitter public) what you do and i was innundated with responses, so i thought that i’d share them below for you here…. happy wireframing

jackosborne: @MelKirk could you please publish the results of your question. It’ll be an interesting read. There will be sprouts in it for you

hereinthehive: @MelKirk Wireframing? http://tinyurl.com/5s6kpb (expand) - often just paper or whiteboards (or even better- magicpaper)

JimCallender: @MelKirk best for interactive prototypes - axure.com on XP - just written a blog post on solutions available > http://tinyurl.com/5sh85x (expand)

galvogalvo: @MelKirk, Visio

geirarne: @MelKirk pencil and paper. sometimes sharpie.

mattymoran: @MelKirk Visio. although when i had a mac i used OmniGraffle http://bit.ly/1NEqyk (expand)

iamdanw: @MelKirk Paper. Lots and lots of paper. And sometimes omnigraffle.