06.05.09
My Max Headroom Morning
The alarm rang at 5am and I awoke, tidied myself up and made a cup of tea. I awoke the computer up from sleep and waited for the tea to settle in. It was still dark out and the streets were quiet. I launched Skype and dialed in. Tina answered on the other end.
For over a little over an hour, the above was my view as I was pleased and honoured to be a Virtual Guest for the Khoi Vinh edition of Tina’s CreativeMornings where Khoi presented “Everything I Know About Design I Learned in the Nineties.”
Before things got started however, I had a few chats with people and on the other end, the above is what people saw. A floating head on a screen. My Max Headroom fantasy fulfilled.
It was a great morning and it was nice to be virtually present for a presentation. It was a real taste of the the future that is now and the small gap between feeling like you’re there and yet, you’re thousands of miles away with a three hour time difference on the other side of the country. It was kinda funny too as they swiveled the iMac (I originally thought it was a laptop) around so I could see and participate — they even hooked me up for sound and if I wanted to, I could have spoken to the crowd at large.
While I’m finally feeling the effects of a super early morning, it was a real treat to be a part of this, especially Khoi’s edition and with all the love I have for the New York contingent, even more so.
A huge thanks to Tina for inviting me and to Khoi for having me as part of his presentation. If you’re in NYC you probably already know to go to these but if you don’t, you really should.
