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Westend Living

Posted in Life, Musings on Mar 11th, 2010 No Comments »

There is something magical about the sunsets on English Bay…..

Instant [Photo] Gratification.

Posted in Culture, Flickr, Musings, Photos on Mar 6th, 2010 No Comments »

Before there was digital, there was another way of getting instant gratification in photography: Polaroid.
The company has gone now to the dogs a few years ago, but there are a handful of people who are trying to resurrect at least part of the company, the Impossible Project. They have apparently at least partially succeeded and [...]

Street Photography

Posted in Flickr, Musings, Photos on Jan 10th, 2010 1 Comment »

Over the decades “Street Photography” has become a new “category” in photography. It is, essentially, a way to catch a candid moment. Well, that’s how I see it anyway, others perceive street photography as anything that happens outside, faces, moments etc.
I have been a bit “shy” shooting people in the past, mainly because I found [...]

Remembrance Day, eh?

Posted in Musings on Nov 11th, 2009 1 Comment »

As with every year, the country has whipped itself into a “frenzy”, “remembering those who served our country”. By putting fake poppies on their lapels, and as a new fashion statement, onto their avatars on Twitter and Facebook et. al. Tomorrow they will be forgotten and people will continue the way they did before.

Well, not [...]

The pitfalls of online communication

Posted in Canada, Musings, Rant, The Internet on Nov 5th, 2009 4 Comments »

Last night I had a wonderful example on how limiting online communication can be.
The whole thing started out when I noticed that Raincoaster had a poppy on her Twitter Avatar. I sent her a (private) direct message on twitter saying (in my mind at least mockingly) that I was surprised she actually did show a [...]

One day….

Posted in Life on Oct 11th, 2009 No Comments »

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/8, originally uploaded by thedarkerside.to.

… mine will look that beautiful again too!

Fingers & Lips

Posted in Life on Oct 11th, 2009 No Comments »

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Fingers & Lips, originally uploaded by WAXY..

Done by John on our photowalk last night. I really do like it.

[Musing] Class Status

Posted in Culture, Life, Musings on Aug 20th, 2009 No Comments »

With the healthcare “debate” in the US being in high swing the usual ones are coming out of the woodwork here in Canada as well, mainly the ones that slack the “Canadian Healthcare System” (which doesn’t exist, it’s all provincially run, the Federal Government does provide funds, but the administration is in the hands of [...]

The Vancouver Dating Game

Posted in Life, Musings on Jul 14th, 2009 2 Comments »

It occurred to me this morning on why so many people are (un)happily single in this city:
People here do not interact with people on a “casual” level. Meaning, when you meet someone you toss them in one of four bins:
1. Not likey
2. Like, but only as a friend.
3. Want to fuck
4. Want to date
These bins [...]

Farewell, CompuServe

Posted in Musings, News, The Internet on Jul 3rd, 2009 1 Comment »

It is a bit with sadness that I hear of the demise of CompuServe today… Back in 1989 (at the age of 15) I ended up getting an account on CompuServe, I spent an entire summer on there suffering severe jetlag, as the majority of people weren’t in Germany but in the US.
I also, fondly [...]