Train People: Needless Work

Train People: Needless Work ‘Remember it goes beyond WIP [Work In Progress]. Being able to take needless work out of the system is more important that being able to put more into the system.’ BOOK – The Phoenix Project. A novel about IT, devops, and helping your business win. By Gen Kim, Kevin Behr, George … Continue reading “Train People: Needless Work”

Train People: Once you see an idea

Train People: Once you see an idea. ‘I’ve sat through too many “crying in the beer’ sessions where all of the energy for change was dissipated in the intensity of the complaining. Once you see an idea for improvement that makes sense to you, do it.’ BOOK – Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change by Kent … Continue reading “Train People: Once you see an idea”

Disfigure

My art group responded to a challenge to produce a piece of art based on the keyword ‘disfigure’. This image came into my head. #2017sketchbook #trump #donaldtrump #protest #trumpprotest #fucktrump #fucktrump2017 #protesttrump #nastywomen #nastywomenvote #nevertrump #antitrump #antitrump2017 #dumptrump #womensmarch #womensmarch2017 #womensmarchlondon #muslimban  #artjournal #artjournaling #artjournals

Train People: Brexit Sleeper

The London commuter sleeps having consumed the content of his free evening newspaper. On this historic evening while parliament votes on Article 50/Brexit, he has been provided a diet of 2 critical [front page] news items. 1) Police my use ‘green’ cars; 2) Johnny Depp once spent $30k per month on wine. #2017sketchbook #dumbeddown #freepapers … Continue reading “Train People: Brexit Sleeper”

Project without a detailed plan

Project Brexit is seemingly progressing without a detailed plan or any plan at all. At best, our government is perhaps taking an agile and lean approach, progressing iteratively, initially with a light plan focussed on more immediate tasks based on emerging requirements that will mature along the way. This would be commendable if we were … Continue reading “Project without a detailed plan”

Platform One

Platform One at Hertford North station. I waited here late at night for a connecting train as my earlier one was cancelled because the driver was taken ill on the previous journey. I hope he’s feeling better now. #2017sketchbook #publicservices #trains #greatnorthern #commuter #commuting #greatnorthernelectrics #greatnorthernrail  #urbansketching #urbandrawing #urbandrawings #urbansketching #artjournal #artjournaling #artjournals #thameslinkrailway #benches #restroom … Continue reading “Platform One”

Train People: Ghost Train

Train People: Ghost Train Your train no longer exists. My train is being taken out of service yet again en route before getting me home. Why is the app reporting the train as cancelled and never ran when I’ve been on it until now? #2017sketchbook #publicservices #privatisation #trains #technology #greatnorthern #publicspending #commuter #commuting #greatnorthernelectrics #greatnorthernrail  … Continue reading “Train People: Ghost Train”

Blackberry Gin and Vodka

Hertfordshire Bramble Gin/Vodka. This is relates to a drawing I shared last autumn. 31.5% Handmade from blackberries foraged in Walkern and Aston during September/October 2016. Gin: Made from 5 botanical gin. Vodka: Made from pure grain spirit. #2017sketchbook #artjournal #artjournaling #artjournals #blackberry #blackberries #vodka #blackberryvodka #Blackberrygin #gin #sloegin #demijohn #demijohns #brambles #autumn #forestfruit #harvest #fruitharvest #forage … Continue reading “Blackberry Gin and Vodka”

Train People: The Message

Train People: The Message. It’s like a jungle sometimes; it makes me wonder how I keep from going under. #2017sketchbook #grandmasterflash #themessage #rapping #rappers #ratrace #officeblues #urbansketching #urbandrawing #urbandrawings #londondrawing #urbansketching #artjournal #artjournaling #artjournals #trains #commuter #commuting #passenger #trainpassenger

The Free Tabloid Junkie

Train People: The Free Tabloid Junkie. I must make sure I read all of this crap and look at all of the pictures and headlines so I can share exactly the same dumbed down thoughts and opinions as my co-workers today. #2017sketchbook #dumbeddown #freepapers #freepress #tabloids #tabloidpress #freetabloidpress #gutterpress #urbansketching #urbandrawing #urbandrawings #londondrawing #urbansketching #artjournal #artjournaling … Continue reading “The Free Tabloid Junkie”