Well, my USA trip is coming to an end… well at least for 3-4 weeks! Ironically, the main reason I’m heading home this week is becuase my VISA is about to expire, and I need to spend 2 weeks in the UK before I can head back! Probably back out here in October for Adobe MAX and more work!I have a 9 hour British Airways flight to look forward too on Tuesday, hopefully airport security will be tighter than my flight to Denver last weekend. I’m a tad worried that my laptop bag may be too big, but hopefully should be alright.Its been an interesting two months, I’ve been living in 3 different cities - New York, Phoenix and Denver. New York was fun, its a great city and I don’t think I could ever tire of being there. It is so big and so diverse, its great! I actually enjoyed the Arizona heat, the wild west atmosphere and Phoenix in general, there are some great people there and some cool things to do. Only weird thing, coming from England, was the fact that you have to drive everywhere… of course if you are driving a Mustang convertable then it does’t really bother you as much! Denver is very much the city in between. I really can’t make up my mind about the place. Parts of it I quite like, other parts I think are a bit scummy/redneck. Also lots of homeless people (compared to relatively few in NYC).Coming from England, its interesting to see the American attempts at British Pubs (a normal American bar, with a picture of the Queen Mum on the wall) and Fish and Chips (Battered Fish Sticks, served with French Fries). Always something to keep you entertained.I’ve also met new and interesting people, and feel that the work side of things has been fairly productive. I’ve really built on my ActionScript skills and had the chance to work direct with folk whom I had previously only spoke to on the phone. We have a long way to go, but we are (almost) on the right tracks, look out for some cool stuff launching later this year!Oh well, no doubt will be posting some more stuff next week from dConstruct. Quite looking forward to the conference, and the pre/post conference drinking!Well, my USA trip is coming to an end… well at least for 3-4 weeks! Ironically, the main reason I’m heading home this week is becuase my VISA is about to expire, and I need to spend 2 weeks in the UK before I can head back! Probably back out here in October for Adobe MAX and more work!I have a 9 hour British Airways flight to look forward too on Tuesday, hopefully airport security will be tighter than my flight to Denver last weekend. I’m a tad worried that my laptop bag may be too big, but hopefully should be alright.Its been an interesting two months, I’ve been living in 3 different cities - New York, Phoenix and Denver. New York was fun, its a great city and I don’t think I could ever tire of being there. It is so big and so diverse, its great! I actually enjoyed the Arizona heat, the wild west atmosphere and Phoenix in general, there are some great people there and some cool things to do. Only weird thing, coming from England, was the fact that you have to drive everywhere… of course if you are driving a Mustang convertable then it does’t really bother you as much! Denver is very much the city in between. I really can’t make up my mind about the place. Parts of it I quite like, other parts I think are a bit scummy/redneck. Also lots of homeless people (compared to relatively few in NYC).Coming from England, its interesting to see the American attempts at British Pubs (a normal American bar, with a picture of the Queen Mum on the wall) and Fish and Chips (Battered Fish Sticks, served with French Fries). Always something to keep you entertained.I’ve also met new and interesting people, and feel that the work side of things has been fairly productive. I’ve really built on my ActionScript skills and had the chance to work direct with folk whom I had previously only spoke to on the phone. We have a long way to go, but we are (almost) on the right tracks, look out for some cool stuff launching later this year!Oh well, no doubt will be posting some more stuff next week from dConstruct. Quite looking forward to the conference, and the pre/post conference drinking!

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