There are times when I substitute this...for this...What of course the photo above doesn't show is of course the larger context of where that bench is located, nor does it allow you to hear the sound of the water feature nearby or demonstrate how one might approach a project a little bit different than when one is confined by cubicle walls. Of course,...
I've decided that the view from my bedroom window is much more romantic than my old apartment. I like the trees and the brick of the neighbouring building. Unfortunately that same building has windows that provide a direct line of sight into my apartment, but I'm trying to deal with that in a sort of Alfred Hitchcock fashion, but more Rear Window than...
The apartment continues to come together, albeit slowly. But as they say slow and steady wins the race.We've installed some shelves in the dining room to put glassware and miscellaneous serving dishes. We haven't quite sorted out the kitchen organization, now all my pots have to go into cupboards instead of a kitchen island. So we're trying to maximize as much storage as...
This weekend I had planned to finish continue unpacking in the new apartment, but I don't seem to have accomplished much. The past month has been busy and stressful and I need some quiet time. I feel like I'm procrastinating though. The shelves the gentleman and I picked up yesterday at Ikea have yet to be installed. And the work projects I purposely...
This is my sister Alessandra's first animation. Noice. I think we should use it for the opening credits of a little movie. In fact I'm going to start filming some segments today. ...
After a weekend full of moving I bid farewell to my old apartment, leaving behind the shiny floors, high ceiling and western exposure. I left behind some plants, bookshelves, and a couch with upholstery I never liked. It was a long weekend in Alberta, Family Day to be precise, so I had an extra day to recover from all the packing and all...
So quoth Charlotte Bronte. ...
Despite the recent addition to my photographic family of the beast (the 5D MkII) I have not forsaken the iPhone. It has that added fun element of allowing me to instantly process images and upload them to flickr, and by virtue of it being so small in comparison to the beast, it still gets used rather frequently. I have a few camera apps...
I've made it, the final week in the apartment. I won't have to say goodbye to a totally empty space. When I finally leave my keys on the kitchen counter I will be leaving behind empty shelves and drawers, but also my couch, desk and assorted plants. Some things have started to disappear. I've emptied out my closet drawers and the fridge has...
When I first moved out on my own I did not live in apartments. I lived in houses, first a duplex, then a basement suite, then a split level. I don't know why I chose these places over an apartment, since I've always entertained certain romantic notions about apartments. It wasn't until I moved to Edmonton that I lived in my first apartment....
So the condo sold in three and a half days. Done. Relatively stress free. But now I'm starting to get stressed out. I don't care so much that it is winter and I have to move, more that I have to move at all. I dislike moving a lot. I should just hire professional movers, but I don't think I have enough stuff...
