2010 May | AndrewKurjata.ca

I've got me a new website…

In Uncategorized on 31 May 2010 with Comments Off

..but you may or may not notice the difference. Short version: I bought webhosting and have migrated my blog to WordPress from Blogger. My bio, previously found at www.andrewkurjata.ca is now at www.andrewkurjata.ca/about and my blog is now at ww.andrewkurjata.ca. RSS subscriptions stay the same, and I’ll be publishing to both my old and new [...]

A Long Weekend's Work

In pets on 24 May 2010 tagged gardening, house and home, pets with Comments Off

The weather wasn’t perfect, but we spent a good portion of the long weekend getting our yard ready for the summer. We bought a ton of plants, including two varieties of honeysuckle (one of which produces edible berries), raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, grapes, a northern variety of kiwi, and a ton of herbs (including a curry [...]

My Awesome New Ladder: Pics

In Uncategorized on 24 May 2010 with Comments Off

I bought a new ladder. It’s a space-saver, in that it goes from this: To this: Which is good, because I need room in my shed for hockey nets. Now to take down some Christmas lights.

Dan Mangan and Shane Koyczan at the Coldsnap Series: Video and Podcast Interview

In Uncategorized on 19 May 2010 with Comments Off

As you may or may not know, I work with the Coldsnap Music Festival (I volunteer as the web guy and help out with press). This is an ongoing series that is one week of music in January, supplemented by a series of smaller, fundraising concerts throughout the year. This past weekend, we were lucky [...]

The nice thing about working more than once a week?

In Uncategorized on 19 May 2010 with Comments Off

You don't feel bad about utilizing your workspace.

Leap!

In Uncategorized on 19 May 2010 with Comments Off

This is my new inspirational image: a ferret in flight. Posted via web from Andrew’s posterous

Miso Soup

In Uncategorized on 18 May 2010 with Comments Off

See and download the full gallery on posterous So after a really long day, my wonderful girlfriend treated us to her own recipe for miso soup. Surprisingly filling, and aesthetically pleasing, as well. Posted via web from Andrew’s posterous

P.G. Day Monteprato 2005

In Uncategorized on 18 May 2010 with Comments Off

So I was just in Save-On and saw someone wearing this shirt. He told me that a few years ago there were two families from Prince George living in Italy, so they had a big street party with over one hundred guests to celebrate their hometown. This included street hockey and these awesome shirts. He [...]

A Meta Post

In Uncategorized on 17 May 2010 tagged internet, meta with Comments Off

Holy, I’ve been bad at blogging lately. I don’t know what it says that what is (or, at least, was) derided by many as a fivolous waste of time comes off as too large a task. Either I’m working on larger projects, or I’m using Twitter, Tumblr & Flickr. But I feel like those services [...]

I'm Digging A Hole

In Uncategorized on 16 May 2010 tagged gardening, house and home with Comments Off

It’s almost sort of summertime, and we’re starting to move into our yard for the first time since buying our house. It’s a decent size, not as big as either of the ones we grew up with, but it works. One major issue, though, is the complete lack of a garden. Yesterday, being a nice [...]