Filming Locations and Architecture of Hanna

We recently finished binging all three seasons of Amazon Prime’s Hanna. It was a wonderfully moody, well paced and considered spy/action thriller. It was also beautifully shot – in locations throughout Europe. I kept finding myself by the interior and exterior shots – so I thought I would try and find some of them to…

3 years at Automattic

On this day 3 years ago I hopped off a plane at Orlando International Airport to start my first day working for Automattic. I was going from 10 years of being self-employed, to being part of a globally distributed company – and about to meet ~1000 new colleagues. I’m excited to say that 3 years…

Focus on verbs over nouns

I’ve really enjoyed reading Jeff Tweedy’s book How to write one song – a pocket-sized edition focused on taking the first step of writing a song (as distinct from becoming a songwriter). In the first chapter he makes this statement: Maybe it’s a cliché, but you have to focus on verbs over nouns – what…