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Two Halves of the Orange

In Uncategorized on 29 May 2009 tagged camping, music, North by East West, strange citrus, work with Comments Off

This is the best thing to ever happen as a result of me eating citrus fruit, aside from not having scurvy. It’s my last day in my current work placing today, which is really too bad since I just came up with an idea that is probably moving forward, and I would like to be [...]

A City Without Memories

In Uncategorized on 28 May 2009 tagged design, downtown with Comments Off

On the bike ride to work today, I was listening to a lecture by architect Bruce Kukabara called “Ourtopia: Ideal Cities and the Roles of Design in Remaking Urban Space.” In it he talks about an essay he read on the Sarah Polley film “Away from Her” in which Robert Fulford talked about Alzheimer’s as [...]

Need

In cats on 27 May 2009 tagged cats, design, my future home with Comments Off

from stairporn.org » (found via CBC Radio 3 (again) ») UPDATE: it turns out that this in turn links to an entire site devoted to cat ladders called, appropriately enough, catladder.blogspot.com. 

Let Me Google That For You

In Uncategorized on 27 May 2009 tagged google, passive-agressive with Comments Off

lmgtfy.com » via  CBC Radio 3 »

Search Engine On TVO

In Uncategorized on 26 May 2009 tagged podcasts, Search Engine, technology with Comments Off

Generally speaking, I get my podcasts from the CBC. They cover lots, they cover it well, and there’s only so many hours in a day. There’s a couple of exceptions, and one is TV Ontario’s Big Ideas podcast. So it’s fitting that when one of my favourite CBC podcasts was cancelled on the CBC, TVO [...]

Selling Experiences: product development vs. marketing

In Uncategorized on 26 May 2009 tagged marketing, product development, queries with Comments Off

Is this sign the product, is it marketing the product, or both? There seems to be some debate in (choose one: tourism, cultural development, cultural tourism, etc) over whether agencies should be involved in marketing or product development. However, it’s my thinking that anytime you’re selling an experience, there’s not much difference between the two. [...]

Edmonton Officially Has the Best Poet Laureate

In Uncategorized on 26 May 2009 tagged Cadence Weapon, music, Redmonton with Comments Off

At first I thought, ‘Well, I don’t know.’ Poet laureate — whoa. Getting heavy,” Pemberton told the newspaper. “Do I need a staff, and a big, grey beard? But then I actually starting thinking about what I do already, and most of my content is about Edmonton. Most of the music I’ve put together comes [...]

This is Why It's Canada's Best Record Store

In Prince George on 26 May 2009 tagged alien, Meow Records with Comments Off

Link: Meow Records Alien 30th Anniversary Sale »

I Can't Believe I Missed This

In Uncategorized on 26 May 2009 tagged Douglas Adams, May, towels with Comments Off

  towelday.org » Incidentally, is May not the dorkiest month of all?

One Part I Like How It Looks, One Part I Hate Shaving, One Part Environmentally-Friendly

In Uncategorized on 26 May 2009 tagged beard, photos, shaving, the author with 9 comments

also, razor-blades are so darn expensive. For those of you who haven’t seen me in a while. link: “The Fifth Blade” »