as you’ll know (because i’ve harped on about it so damn much!), i’m now in windsor, settled and happy, thanks to you all for your well wishes. as research for the new role, i took it upon myself to undertake in-depth research and i thought it only fair to share my findings with you…

if you take away one thing and one thing only from this video, let it be “manscaping”… no need to say anything more!

happy thursday

m xox

the day has finally come, it’s time to say goodbye to team aardman. they’ve become great friends and there’s no question that we’ll still hang out. i’m grateful to aardman for introducing me to such an awesome group of cool people!

after the most amazing night of rockband stand-off, i decided i’d repay them by giving them the power of the thursday video… little did i know what they had in store for me!

i swear, i’m an angel… my halo glows from afar, they’re just winding you up! thanks so much to everyone for your love and support for my time at aardman, i just hope to have half as much fun in the next project!

keep smiling,

m x

p.s. turns out i’m good at guitar, can squeal my way through on the mic, but have no rhythm for drums!!!

when faced with the prospect that i could be a serial head bobber, i had to take matters into my own hands…

if anyone wants to give me tuition in being cool, it’s clearly needed and i’d be very grateful

again, a huge thanks to the guys at WikiWorldBook. for those of you who haven’t checked out their service, be sure to do so. it allows you to be found on the web via the huge power that is google – you can then be contacted without having to reveal your contact details or the other person having to register. pretty cool hey?

much love and hugs,

m xox

well it’s all a bit last minute, but i decided i’d really love to throw a tweetup in bristol before i leave. so, i did something about it and organised it for tomorrow, yes tomorrow, at the bocabar in bristol…

you can see the facebook event here or alternatively click you’re coming on upcoming.

here are the details of the venue…

bocabar @paintworks
bath road
brislington
bristol
bs4 3eh

here are the directions from bristol temple meads station…
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i’d be happier than something really happy if you could make it. keeping my fingers and toes crossed.

m x

as you will have seen from my recent announcement, i’ll only be at the aardman towers for another 2 weeks. it’s only right that determined the theme of this week’s video then…

isn’t he just the cutest?

i hope that your 2009 is getting off to a great start. may 2009 be filled with much happiness for you.

xox

news flash

having spent a fun filled 6 months with the aardman online team, it was announced to the team yesterday that i will be leaving to pursue another web based project.

i’d love to start out by saying that the aardman team have been such a delight to work with. i consider each and every member of the team to be really close friends and there is no doubt that i will stay in touch with them. if you’re ever looking for web design / development / game projects i couldn’t recommend them highly enough – such a talented bunch!

whilst at aardman i’ve focussed on building a community around their new animation site 4mations. this was a great project to be involved with and i find it particularly rewarding to see the tight knit community that has formed and actively uses the site. i’m so proud of the team for all that we’ve achieved.

why the move?

i originally had a 6 month contract with aardman which they were planning to extend to march. with the current climate, i wanted to pursue something of a more permanent nature and to move back to more of a tech background. you can take the girl out of the web app industry, but that passion and love for it never fades!

working with a traditional broadcaster has taught me a lot, not least a great deal of patience and the ability to listen to lawyers! i really thrive in an environment in which i have creative freedom though and i’m looking forward to having more of that with my next project.

so what next?

2009 brings great changes for me.

i’m really excited to have accepted the role of partner marketing manager with global personals, best known for whitelabeldating.com. i’m good friends with ross williams and gus goodall so the opportunity to work with such great people that i have a lot of respect for is something that i’m over the moon about. plus the fact that it’s dating related and i’m single is always a bonus

this does mean the end of an era for me. i’ve spent all of my life in bristol and will be leaving to relocate to windsor. at this stage, i’m very concerned i’m going to be billy no mates, but if all else fails, i’m taking my kitties with me for company. if you’re in or around windsor though, i’d love to hear from you.

for those of you that live near bristol, i am arranging a twitter meetup /farewell drinks soire on 15th january – details of which can be found here. i’d love it if you could come.

thanks to everyone for your continued support, it’s you guys that make the web such a great place to work!

The Aardman Online Team