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2010-10-09T00:33:00.000-07:00

Listening to Karl's latest cut and anticipating his first actual CD release should be fairly awesome as it's only been about 8 years in the making

2010-08-09T08:19:00.000-07:00

counting down the daze

I've been in Singapore for over two weeks time, during which several measurable things have happened: I've taken nearly 1000 photos, I've graduated to a localized spice tolerance, and I now speak in broken English with an American/Chinese accent.

I have shaken hands with Senior Ministers, participated in the opening ceremonies of the youth Olympic games and toured a 2.8M$ condo

I dodged bats, built a raft and tasted durian.

2010-01-18T16:03:00.000-08:00

Milton's Paradise Lost 1850 copy

2009-12-16T21:13:00.000-08:00

thoughts of far off lands
http://en.expo2010.cn/
... where typhoid is a possibility :D

one of 42 country pavilions, this one being Turkey... Canada's is a joke really, looks like a log cabin built on a bet by drunk loggers

2009-12-05T12:33:00.000-08:00

2009-12-04T13:14:00.000-08:00

That is a
Ukulele

2009-11-21T11:06:00.000-08:00

what does it mean when you dream in another language?

2009-08-28T09:54:00.000-07:00

With love
To Wong Fou
Singed Julie Numar

2009-08-16T23:54:00.000-07:00

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couple random shots

2009-07-29T02:05:00.000-07:00

took some shots at the Calgary Folk Fest Music Festival
mostly of kids.
These are Kristin's rugrats

2009-07-20T16:37:00.000-07:00

Normally my post are self explanatory but this needs some liner notes.
Henry and i went to climb Storm Mountain in the Kananaskis Country on Sunday
Its one of three peaks in Alberta over 3000 Meters with an climbing elevation of over 1000 Meters
neither of us made it to the summit, and Henry went further than i did, i made it about 3/4 the way up and then got freaked out by some really narrow ridges. after that while Henry climbed on a little further i took the opportunity to lay in the scree and get a horrific sun burn :D
its amazing how fast you toast when your 1 1/2 km higher in elevation than your used to and there are no clouds in the sky... i'll post pictures of my "tan" lines later

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not sure which i like better
Blair out of focus (cause he usually is), or Blair focused with his tilting tea pot

but actually i think its Blair out of focus because the boy on the wall behind him looks like he might have something more interesting to say.... OUCH!!

2009-05-31T12:41:00.000-07:00

2009-05-29T10:21:00.000-07:00

In case you have not been following world events, here you can see that the
Koreans are serious about entering the DJ circuit in the UK as they set up for an outdoor rave in a popular concrete producing industrial zone. The turn out is expected to be 21 million, and the dress code for the rave will be full military regale, because that's what all the kids are wearing these days

they have been said to be testing long range techno beats and a new kind of underground
sub woofer last week that has the potential to the world.

2009-05-26T23:10:00.000-07:00

one last shot from my fresh film files
possibly the only one worth showing

2009-05-26T23:01:00.000-07:00

Here are the first photos from my new FILM camera an old Pentax SF1
that i picked up for a great deal (donated to my cause is more accurate)

ACTUAL FILM
i'll admit that i opened the case before rewinding the film so there is some "seeped light" damage
but come on, its film, thats part of the fun
and if your confused about how one gets a film negative onto their blog, its as simple as ordering a cd of the shots when you get them developed.
in fact i only got the negatives and the raw jpgs so that i could see them before printing

2009-05-26T09:38:00.001-07:00

I have just received my final confirmation from SAIT of my acceptance into the Architectural Technologies Program
I AM SO SMRT I AM SO SMRT

check out the details of the program here

2009-05-20T10:58:00.000-07:00

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2009-04-30T11:25:00.000-07:00

Check out the link to see some awesome concept cars

2009-04-25T11:09:00.000-07:00

93% in my phys 30 course
i think this means i'm smart enough to go to school now

2009-04-22T13:57:00.000-07:00

click here to check out the new AAESR website
This will be the future home of folk rock band AAESR
i just put up a snap shot i took of Karl's guitar outside of Tilly
and will be working on more pages soon, i think the first will be a
photo gallery followed by music samples and a touring list

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2009-04-12T00:31:00.000-07:00

you all must absolutely watch this
if you own a cell phone or use the internet

2009-04-02T09:58:00.000-07:00

Ok so i realize that its been to long since i've posted but really its my mom and me that visit the site anyways .
But here are some shots until i have some better content to display
We took the boys to Banff to see the Edward Bertynski exhibit at the Whyte Museum
lots of his work from the oil sands in Alberta, and very interesting reactions from the boys
their comments were "thats very very messy" and "its sad daddy"
hmmmm very smart feeling boys

2009-03-21T12:00:00.000-07:00

space station increase output by 2 with solar panel addition
this is very very exciting
space people we have solar powered space station in space!
the crew size can now be doubled so that they can conduct more experiments up there.
There are going to be 8 crew members soon....

.... SPACE
!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-03-12T22:01:00.000-07:00

My kind of cat

2009-03-12T17:59:00.000-07:00

Hand Made chess board from my friend Jash
who just returned from Peru
... i just decided that this is quite possibly the best
gift i have ever received.
Jash had no idea that i love the game of chess, and he ceretainly didn't
konw that i have an emergency chess board in my car at all times.
But he said he choose it because its a strategic game and reminded him
of the way that i think.

I was quite surprised and titillated. Thanks Jash

it should be pointed out that the pieces
are brown and white.... traditional inca and new world settler colors

2009-03-10T19:24:00.000-07:00

Some photos i took inside of Rasoi
the restaurant i'm working at, owned by my
friend Jash Sandu
he thinks he "gets me"

2009-03-06T11:00:00.000-08:00

Seems to me i have a aweful lot of pic's
of Lattes and espresso shots....
is it just me or is that a good one?
Its taken at Cafe Rosso, one of Caglgary's hidden
gems.

This is the farmers market that we
tend to buy most of our fruit and veggies
at. A really great selection and lots of
samples to taste of all the bc apples and
Calf. oranges

This is directly related to the beneath
photo of Jayden and Alex

2009-03-06T10:26:00.000-08:00

I started out taking pic's of the color spools
and then Alex made it all about him
before i knew it they were both posing on top
of the sewing table

2009-02-16T11:55:00.003-08:00

also.... just a little thing....

nothing big really... just that a large chunk of space debris almost fell where i live
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2009/02/13/cgy-space-debris.html

2009-02-16T11:30:00.000-08:00

take a look at this piece of scary news that scares me
....
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2009/02/16/drones-border.html#articlecomments
...
lazer guided Missles??!!

and while your jaw is left dropping to the floor, see what else i found on cbc today

just a small collision overseas that you might want to know about
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/02/16/nukes-collide.html

2009-02-12T20:01:00.000-08:00

things you can do with Yogurt

2009-02-11T20:00:00.000-08:00

Here's a great website with some awesome high resolution images taken by satellites.
this one is from the midwest floods, Gulfport, Illinois

lots of buildings on the website too, really great perspective to see the world from, it doesn't get more 'birdseyeview' than this

Also i have had my seat at SAIT offered to me for the architectural Technologies program starting in Sept 09'
very excited to go back to school and i have even paid the first portion of my tuition this week...!!

2009-02-11T15:47:00.000-08:00

here are some shots from our science center visit on Sunday.
I remember it being a huge event to go to the science center when i was little and i can still recall my very first rock that i brought home from the Toronto Science Center, it was a shinny Hematite, still my favorite stone.
We are very lucky to live so close to the Science Center in Calgary, literally its across the river from us and we try to go once every couple of months.

Jayden and Alex love it just as kids should.... though its possible i enjoy it even more than they do.

so first is Jayden and Alex riding a Giant ant... not riding so much as climbing
2nd; Jayden in space, it was a long day to get him all the way up there and back with no potty breaks
3rd lanchi, Jayden and Alex and unknown working in what i can only assume to be a replica spice mine.

2009-02-10T19:11:00.000-08:00

yes i'm lazy and i haven't done the semi regular posting that i said i would do
well here's my horoscope for anyone that believes i'm going to save the world or for the interest of others like myself (awesome that is)

Aquarius Horoscope for week of February 12, 2009

"When we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours," wrote author Robert Fulghum, "we join up with them and fall into mutually satisfying weirdness -- and call it love." I mention this, Aquarius, because the Valentine season will offer you ample opportunity to bask in the wonders of mutually compatible weirdness. It could come in the form of friendship or romance or some other collaboration, but one way or another it will help you feel less alone in the world, suggesting that maybe you're not an extraterrestrial time-traveler from the 29th century after all.

2009-01-23T18:55:00.000-08:00

Accepted!!

Today i received a letter from SAIT POLYTECHNIC School of construction where i have applied to take the Architectural Technologies Diploma program.
It's basically a homework assignment that's due in 10 days so that i can move onto the next round of selection.

I have to hand in an analysis on a piece of architectural detail of my choosing, I'm thinking of either commenting on the parking garage for the JamesonHouse in Vancouver or the main performance hall at EMPAC in New York State

heavily leaning towards the Parking garage seeing how unique it is and that its in Canada.

I also found a great new band called the Tom Fun Orchestra from Halifax NS, they have a myspace page where you can listen to some of their songs..... so go and listen to some of their songs

2009-01-22T18:21:00.000-08:00

well this is what happens when you put a 4 year old in charge of the
photoshop-ing,
Next time Mr. Alex will pick the pictures and i'll do the editing.

he insisted on being made into a wave

Jayden has had better days
especially when you start draining all the color out
of his face

and i forgot to put a santa
photo up from Christmas

2009-01-22T11:56:00.000-08:00

Dinner

Fresh bratwurst from the market
and fresh European smoked bacon

chopped onions, Juli-Ann'd carrots and Brussels sprouts

the green goo on the left is muddled lemon thyme for tea (we are all sick)

after blanching the carrots then you butter them and use fresh thyme and maple
to sear them quickly
pan sear some mushrooms right after in the same pan

see

that is how the rest goes together
...and how it looks after about 40mins in the oven

and of course the obligatory
"in my plate" photo

2009-01-16T17:12:00.000-08:00

just a few touch ups to this backwards
profile shot

2009-01-16T16:30:00.000-08:00

L and I took the boys to the Curry Barracks Market
to get some solid bouncy castle time and a Phil & Sebastian
espresso and Cappuccino

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Series # 4

2008-09-16T22:53:00.000-07:00

Funny Pants the square Bob pants #3

2008-09-16T22:39:00.000-07:00

Karl #2

2008-09-16T17:58:00.000-07:00

Karl series #1

its a good thing my mac knows all my passwords cause i certainly wouldn't remember the one to this account after it being so long

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2007-12-18T10:43:00.000-08:00

Aquarius Horoscope for week of December 13, 2007

Let's meditate on events that have an impact at a great distance from their origins. For instance, African dust reaches Florida, raising pollution levels, just as particulate matter from China floats over to sully California's skies. Here's another example: The CIA played a major role in overthrowing the democratically elected prime minister of Iran in 1953, and this is still wreaking chaos on the current relationship between the U.S. and Iran. In the coming week, Aquarius, I predict your life will provide another example of this theme, although in your case the long-range influence is likely to be far more benign than the other cases I cited -- possibly even downright benevolent.

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2007-12-13T10:03:00.001-08:00

I was going to post a whole series of photos of what i've been up to for the last few weeks but thought i would just lead in for a few more days with this winning shot of Karl wearing Pine Green pastel as lipstick.
He is, by the way, completely unaware that a photo was about to be shot, and secondly that he was making any such face with any such Pine Green pastel lipstick

2007-12-08T12:01:00.000-08:00

results of a personality test i just took
click on the the striped bar to take it yourself, its a good one

You are a Leader

Your solid grounding in the practicalities of life, along with your self-assuredness and your willingness to appreciate new things make you a LEADER.

You're in touch with what is going on around you and adept at remaining down-to-earth and logical.

Although you're detail-oriented, this doesn't mean that you lose the big picture.

You tend to find beauty in form and efficiency, as opposed to finding it in broad-based, abstract concepts.

Never one to pass on an adventure, you're consistently seeking and finding new things, even in your immediate surroundings.

Because of this eagerness to pursue new experiences, you've learned a lot; your attention to detail means that you gain a great deal from your adventures.

The intellectual curiosity that drives you leads you to seek out causes of and reasons behind things.

Your confidence gives you the potential to take your general awareness and channel it into leadership.

You're not set on one way of doing things, and you often have the skills and persistence to find innovative ways of facing challenges.

You are well-attuned to your talents, and can deal with most problems that you face.

Your independent streak allows you to make decisions efficiently and to trust your instincts

You're not afraid to let your emotions guide you, and you're generally considerate of others' feelings as well.

If you want to be different:

There's more to life than the practical - take some time to daydream and explore the aesthetic sides of things.

how you relate to others

You are Benevolent

You are a great person to interact with—understanding, giving, and trusting—in a word, BENEVOLENT

You don't mind being in social situations, as you feel comfortable enough with people to be yourself.

Your caring nature goes beyond a basic concern: you take the time to understand the nuances of people's situations before passing any sort of judgment.

You're a good listener, and even better at offering advice.

You're concerned with others at both an individual and societal level—you sympathize with the plights of troubled groups, and you can care about people you've never met.

Considering many different perspectives is something at which you excel, and you appreciate that quality in others.

Other people's feelings are important to you, and you're good at mediating disputes.

Because of your understanding and patience, you tend to bring out the best in people.

If you want to be different:

You spend a lot of time taking care of others, but don't forget to take care of yourself!

Sometimes you can get overcommitted, and when you sacrifice spending time with those close to you, it can make them feel unimportant.

2007-11-28T16:38:00.001-08:00

i have no idea what to tell you

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I didn't take this, but it is a beautiful photo of my friend Caitlin

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2007-10-12T11:14:00.000-07:00

I"M BIG IN JAPAN!!
this is a blackboard in Japan in the school where my friend Blair teaches English to grade 3-4, and they are learning about me, maybe it is to prepare themselves for if they even come to Canada, then they already know a cool person!

2007-10-09T10:16:00.001-07:00

2007-10-06T09:47:00.001-07:00

Just one from the archives as i have not found nor bought a new memory card for my camera yet

2007-10-02T20:46:00.000-07:00

http://www.acad.ab.ca/sc_2_0.html

here are the photos i didn't take of the first speaker for the ACAD Stirring Cultures Series because i've lost my memory card.....

anyways go to the link and become informed

I currently sit on the Community Advisory Board for Stirring Cultures, so if you have ideas you can leave them here as a comment

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2007-09-15T10:50:00.000-07:00

i was going to write something about serving, but the thought came to me late last night while i was making cappuccino drinks for a private party at the restaurant and at the time i thought to myself, "I should really write that down, otherwise i'll forget and not be able to blog about it later".

...Shit