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Mr. PG On A Stamp

In Uncategorized on 19 June 2009 tagged Mr. PG, roadside attractions, stamps with Comments Off

Mr. PG, for those of you who’ve never been through Prince George, is our city mascot: a faux-wooden man wearing a hard hat and standing on guard for civic pride. Last year I started the Mr. PG Facebook fanpage, which has taken off with over 3,000 fans and hundreds of wall posts. What I’ve liked [...]

Trilobis 65 Floating Home

In architecture on 17 June 2009 tagged design, underwater living with Comments Off

Seriously, if you aren’t using StumbleUpon, try it out. I would never have found this, otherwise. “Trilobis 65 Floating Home Trilobis 65 is a semi-submerged dwelling environment. Reaching 20 metres in length designed by Giancarlo Zema for habitation by six people at sea. It is ideal for living in bays, atolls and maritime parks. The [...]

A Low Impact Wooden Home

In architecture on 17 June 2009 tagged design, environment with Comments Off

I’m really enjoying looking at alternative living arrangements lately. This one is nowhere near as portable as the loftcube, but is equally, if not more, impressive. What’s interesting is how they’re both aimed at addressing urban density, but in terms of the moods projected are almost complete opposites. A Low Impact Wooden Home »

I StumbledUpon Newsvine, Which I Dugg Once I Reddit

In Uncategorized on 16 June 2009 tagged connectivity, social media with Comments Off

So, in follow up to my blog yesterday in which I was asking about which social media I should or should not be using, I’ve been checking things out that I’ve been aware of for some time, but never really looked at. So far, the best has been StumbleUpon which lets you fill in categories [...]

the Loftcube Project by Werner Aisslinger

In architecture on 16 June 2009 tagged cubes, design with Comments Off

“the Loftcube project What could a temporary, minimalistic domicile look like, to suit people of a nomadic lifestyle, living for short periods of time in large cities and dense urban areas, offering both sanctuary and social structure, and where might such temporary dwellings be built. Details Size LC39:Gross Living Area: 39sqm / 420ftInner Dim. Net: [...]

Essential Social Media?

In Uncategorized on 15 June 2009 tagged queries, social media with Comments Off

So today, as advised by mashable, I signed up for three new social media sites. Actually, they’re not really social media sites so much as they are social media aggregates/search engine optimizers: Google profiles, chi.mp, and retaggr. These are touted as nice, easy ways to get all your social media information in one place– I [...]

Polaris Prize Long List

In Uncategorized on 15 June 2009 tagged music, Polaris Prize with Comments Off

No one asked me, but if they did, here’s the albums from the Polaris long list that I think should be on the short list. The Arkells, Jill Barber, D-Sisive, Elliott BROOD, Handsome Furs, Junior Boys, k-Os, K’Naan, Metric, Chad VanGaalen As much as it pains me to leave Charles Spearin’s brilliant Happiness Project off [...]

There's a First Time For Everything

In Uncategorized on 15 June 2009 tagged Nanaimo, road signs with Comments Off

I didn’t even know this was legal.

Weekend

In Uncategorized on 15 June 2009 tagged Duncan, Nanaimo, roadtrip, Victoria, weekend with Comments Off

The Raccoons CD release, Sugar Nightclub, June 12 Kayaking, Gordon Head area Victoria, June 13 Whippletree Junction and the buys, June 14 Family Crest & Thunderbird returns fish to the people, Quw’utsun’ Cultural and Conference Centre, Duncan, June 14 Petroglyph Provincial Park, Nanaimo, June 14