The Notebook is a curation of curiosities and notes on life, design, creativity and space invaders. Recently I've undertaken the 52 Weeks of Progress project, which can be followed here or through my Twitter. Found anything interesting? Get in touch at shane@mahen.net

The Restaurant

February 24 2011

Photography


tags

365, Restaurant, Pizza



[71/365] We had a great meal at Pizza Express the other day, but since we went in rather late, by the time we had finished we had the entire restaurant to ourselves. Follow a few photos and dares, but this is an earlier shot - getting back into the photography mood of the 365...


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Drawing 9

February 24 2011

Photography


tags

365, Scrabble, Drawing, Art



[70/365] The final shot in my scrabble project. It's been fun and enjoyable, but now it's time to set aside the old scrabble set and move onto pastures new...but I'll need an idea first. Enjoy the shots as I go off to ponder.


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Long-term Bonds and Mortgages

February 17 2011

Link


tags

Economics, Thought Office, Bonds, Mortgages



The narrow path of recovery seems ever more precarious in the current situation - inflation at 4% is significantly beyond the government’s objective of 2% (add or less 1%), the economy has retracted by 0.5% and the possibility of interest rate increases may further reduce borrowing/lending in the short-term...
- Thought Office

The Thought Office

February 9 2011

Article


tags

Thought Office, Economics, History, Politics, Tumblr

The Thought Office

Getting that subtle blend of economics, history and politics just right. That is what I aim to do with a new side-project which I've set up with my friend, Ajay. It's an opportunity to get some of my thoughts on policies, events and systems out into the world, to get some real feedback and discussion going, and try something completely new for me.

Up until now, my time on the web has been mainly taken up by web design and photography. However, I've never shared my passion for economics seeing no real path to take. The new site uses Tumblr and can be found here: The Thought Office.


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A life in scrabble

January 23 2011

Photography


tags

365, Scrabble, Coffee, Writing, Guitar, Drawing, Solving

Coffee 14

You can see the project at flickr here.

[65/365] Coffee 14

Writing 11

[66/365] Writing 11

Guitar 7

Guitar 7

[67/365] and [68/365] Guitar 7

Drawing 9

[69/365] Drawing 9

Solving

[70/365] Solving 11

Any comments or responses? Send them through twitter @shanemahen, by email at suggestions@mahen.net or see the word at flickr


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The Captain's Glass

January 18 2011

Photography


tags

365, Sony, 3D, London, Boat



[64/365] It's been some time since I've played around with a point-and-shoot camera. For a long time I've been exclusively using my DSLR, so a compact camera seemed very foreign in my hands. I took it for a spin at the London Boat Show and will probably post up some form of review soon, but for now a tester


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