I won a photo contest yesterday... well not entirely by myself. It was a collaborative effort with Aryn. The winning photo is not really one of my favourites. In fact out of all of the photos I/we submitted the winning photo was my least favourite. But I'm not complaining... we won $500 at McBain Camera. I won a photo contest yesterday... well not...
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } careful orangement This afternoon was the second part of the school talent show. It stretched for a monstrous two hours... which can seem like a really long time on a Friday afternoon. Some of the acts were, as can be expected, substandard...
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } one stone solution Yesterday I made my photography wishlist (again. I'm not finished yet, but the list is fairly comprehensive. I cried silently and tearlessly when I saw the total. In response to this newfound faux stress I've decided that I need...
Something's wrong with the main page of my blog template. The sidebar is showing up at the bottom and I don't know why since I didn't make any changes to it.hmm... how annoying. ...
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } pure of hands This morning I came across this poem...You begin this way:this is your hand,this is your eye,this is a fish, blue and flaton the paper, almostthe shape of an eyeThis is your mouth, this is an Oor a moon, whicheveryou...
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } with the sound of wedding bells no less...(dramatic pause)not mine of course (despite my numerous ads in various foreign country clubs). Today I was booked for a wedding in August and I am very excited. The couple is very interested in a...
The long weekend has come and gone so quickly. I had a wonderful time with my beau and my best friend... Aryn having the chance to meet some of my family and Wade's. A rather amusing note, Aryn met more of Wade's relatives than mine. The weekend was a bit of whirlwind... fitting, since several of the days were quite blustery. I did...
I will admit that in the past I have not been what anyone could call a diligent flosser. However, my bad habits have been cured somewhat and I am now a faithful flosser.Here's my secret...Just imagine that you are about to meet your significant other's parents for the first time and one of them is a dentist. This strategy (based in fact not fiction)...
I'm in the midst of organizing my vast clothing collection in my room in preparation of letting some people view my inner sanctum... but I'm exhausted from my day at work which consisted of an ok morning paired with a rather tiring afternoon as a TOC, or UTOC as I like to say. I have no patience tonight for organizing this room. I...
something I read this morning... From neuro-biologist Susan Greenfield who asked this question in the House of Lords, "Is technology changing our brains?"" In just a couple of decades, we have slipped away from a culture based essentially on words to one based essentially on images, or pictures. This is probably one of the great shifts in the story of modern humans but...
Recently the marvelous site that is/was Flickr updated from Beta to Gamma (oh how clever). They made a number of functionality changes, including altering the site navigation and the organize feature... but they made a major change to the site layout, changing the front page from a single column to double columns and all following pages to triple columns. The result is less...
I'm CANOLA OIL!What Kind of Oil Are You? ...
I just completed this short environics survey and discovered that I belong to the tribe of the New Aquarians (follow the link for visuals or read below for more about my tribe). Incidence in PopulationProportion of Canadian population: 5 per centProportion of Gen Xers: 14 per centOther DemographicsMostly mirror the general populationFundamental MotivationsSocial Justice and Experience-seekingKey ValuesAdaptabilityConcern for the less fortunateConcern for the environmentRespect...
Today is starting out so well...new macbooks have been released and the weather is beautiful... and only three more sleeps till chum and beau come for a visit.Happy Tuesday! ...
Every so often I become intoxicated with thoughts of new camera and computer equipment. Then I am instantly sobered by the realization of the costs involved in such foolish pursuits.I just hate having my hopes dashed like that. ...
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } well red... Here's some advice that I would like to start giving my models..Stoop and you'll be stepped on; stand tall and you'll be shot at.Carlos A. UrbizoToday was the big day... my first official solo photoshoot. Now that's it is finished...
Today a million beavers slapped their tails in celebration as my parents became Canadian citizens.To celebrate they had the finest cuisine that Chetwynd, British Columbia has to offer... Teen Burger Combos at A&W.I will no longer be able to make excuses for my behaviour because I am the child of immigrants. ...
One of the buildings that I walk past on my way to work has had a window boarded up for the past couple of weeks since a rock was thrown at it. I was thinking today how that window should have really been replaced by now as there are more than enough glaziers in town to fit the window. I thought for a...
I might be the only one, but I find these two pictures arranged like this rather funny. I must be twelve years old.In other news... Today was a much better day at work... the students I work with all had good days (in comparison to their bad days) and for part of the morning we got to indulge in a little art therapy...
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } frivolous philogyny Two little students came up to me on the playground today and said quite seriously, "Duty... something really weird happened. We were looking at the field at this red spot and then it disappeared and now we feel all dizzy."...
This morning I decided to test the readability of my blog using this readability test from juicy studio. Obviously only a rough guide (since these results also include the navigation bar and archives), but it doesn't look so bad (doesn't take that much education to read my blog posts). I would be interested to put on of my academic papers through one of...
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } hello smooth operator... I'm lying of course. I was asked today if I would be available to be the photographer at a wedding this summer. The wedding will be in August so I will have moved by then... but if my rates...
I walked to work in the snow and rain (simultaneous I might add) and my hands froze... I've cured my moderately grumpy mood by spending a rather industrious morning creating a new inventory resource inventory form in Excel (really people, the table format in Word is only so helpful...). My new Excel spreadsheet is so much more efficient.The precipitation seems to have stopped...
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } jungle stripes... I took the camero out for a spin last night... As I was lamenting in earlier posts it had been some time since I had indulged in any photography (a couple weeks is some time for me). So when one...
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } architectual detail When I was in grade three I went to a classmate's birthday party and invariably her parents had planned a series of suitable activities that we could play. One such game was pin the tail of the donkey (which crashed...
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } texturize This morning I walked to work accompanied by the constant flip flop of my sandals, the hum of the traffic and the sounds of Sarah Slean. I wish that my day had been as pleasant but at least the day passed...
that's a made up word in case you were wondering...I've decided to go a little minimalist on my blog and get rid of my vanity banner and replace it with something a little simpler. My new banner isn't anything exciting, but since I widened my template to accomodate larger photos I've been linking to more photos from my photostream... and I've found that...
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } indecision... It was just one of those afternoons. A situation came up at work that involved a little bit of advocation on behalf of a student... and all I will say is that I am tired from the ordeal. But it's only...
It is rainy and cold outside today so I decided to wear my wool blazer that I bought while Good Will Hunting with Wade in Edmonton a while back. It might not have been the best choice since the collar is really irritating the delicate skin on my swan-like neck. It is rainy and cold outside today so I decided to wear my...
Exciting news ahead... in June I will be attending the World Urban Forum in Vancouver. A short excerpt from their website.The World Urban Forum was established by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid urbanisation and its impact on communities, cities, economies and policies. It is projected that in the next fifty years, two-thirds of...
