following a rather eventful, if a little traumatic stunt driving course, i thought it might be helpful for me to share a few tips. why not learn from my mistakes? that’s what i’m here for right… that’s why i make so many. it’s pure generosity. enjoy.

stay safe people and remember to drive safely.

much love and hugs,

me xox

if the answer’s yes, it’s likely that you’re on a diet… so this goes out to you my friend…

and to all of those people that keep offering me cake… i’m not wishing you a happy thursday!

xox

i had the pleasure of being asked to host a workshop for the students of the multi platform writing course held in cardiff by cyfle last week. the writers participating on the scheme were some of the best BAFTA award winning television writers in wales, who have credits for doctor who, torchwood and casualty. i felt very insignificant in comparison

the writers came together to launch an online drama series – each have vast experience of writing for different platforms but wanted to learn more about harnessing social media to build a community around the project and to try new tools and techniques to “spread the word” and “gain some love”.

the project that they’re working on is really interesting and turns the traditional drama/film model on it’s head. the concept of the project is that each of the writers comes up with a character, the thread that all pulls them together? a self-help group run by the guru. each of the characters has real world facebook, twitter, myspace accounts and blogs etc. the characters are gaining real world friends and holding conversations – taking the story into real life.

it was really interesting for me to get involved with a project that is challenging the boundaries and merging the lines between online and real world experiences. i drew upon head trauma as a case study for the course which integrates real world gaming, interactive and film. the lead up to the film involved secret screenings, participants had to await tips on twitter, facebook, myspace etc.

the project can be seen at www.breakfree2009.co.uk where each of the new episodes will be posted a couple of times per week. i know that i’ll be eagerly watching to see what happens with the development of the project. thanks to rhys and the guys for making the workshop so enjoyable!

i’ll be posting my slides below, but i’m afraid they’re mainly images, so might not teach you that much… it’s just how i roll

you know what it’s like… you had an image in your head of what it’s going to be like to live somewhere. it’s always interesting to see whether the reality lives up to that…

oh and in other news, the #transvestitedownstairs threw out the only decent shoes i’ve seen her own the other day. i politely added a post-it saying ‘these are beautiful and need to be kept” – not quite sure how that went down.

the music is “i’m yours” (thanks @mariasha) by jason mraz (thanks @iDazz) from the album “we sing. we dance. we steal things”. it’s totally awesome!

have an amazing thursday!

xox

p.s. i’m also leaving the mass audience of youtube in exchange for the beauty and freedom on vimeo… hope you don’t mind!

common sense i know, but given that i see dating profiles every day, it’s really amazing how bizarre some of the profiles are.

note to boys – think before you write….. oh and shower before you date too!

you’re welcome!

xox

for those of you who haven’t had a chance to listen to it yet, the lovely paul boag of boagworld invited me to talk to him about social media and marketing on last week’s podcast.

if you’ve got 20 minutes to spare and fancy hearing my voice for a change, you can check it out here.

thanks to paul for inviting me, i was honoured to be the first interview on marketing… had a blast