15 September, 2011
15 June, 2011
One Last Game, One Last Chance
Well, folks, I'm breaking my very extended silence on this blog to publicly wish my Canucks to play their hearts out tonight.......game 7, let's do this Vancouver!!!!!!!!
1 May, 2009
Off to Sin City...
Hehe.....not really--the sin I'm referring to would be Singapore, where you're really not allowed to sin, or so I've been told....why just today I read about yet another mega-fine being levied, this time for simply walkin' about in the nude. Honestly, the things some governments worry about!
Anyways, we've all heard about the gum thing, the graffiti thing, the caning thing....now's the time to see what else Singapore has to offer. I'll be based in Little India, which is rather convenient since most of the top vegetarian restaurants appear to be located there.
Less convenient is the fact that I'll be working in the Tanjong Pagar region, which just happens to be on the exact other side of town. It's cool, they have a great, efficient transit system, or so says the internet.
I'll be there for the whole month of May (ok, not counting today, sheesh!) so I should have plenty of time to check out all the interesting stuff that tourists check out....and maybe even see some of the "real Singapore," whatever that is.
So if anybody wants anything from there, now's the time to let me know, provide your address and hand over a stack of Singaporean bucks. I'll also be posting some pics on Flickr; checking out those is free of charge :)
Anyways, we've all heard about the gum thing, the graffiti thing, the caning thing....now's the time to see what else Singapore has to offer. I'll be based in Little India, which is rather convenient since most of the top vegetarian restaurants appear to be located there.
Less convenient is the fact that I'll be working in the Tanjong Pagar region, which just happens to be on the exact other side of town. It's cool, they have a great, efficient transit system, or so says the internet.
I'll be there for the whole month of May (ok, not counting today, sheesh!) so I should have plenty of time to check out all the interesting stuff that tourists check out....and maybe even see some of the "real Singapore," whatever that is.
So if anybody wants anything from there, now's the time to let me know, provide your address and hand over a stack of Singaporean bucks. I'll also be posting some pics on Flickr; checking out those is free of charge :)
10 April, 2009
Congrats to Adbusters!
I was pleased to see some encouraging email in my inbox today:
ADBUSTERS WINS A LEGAL VICTORY AGAINST CANADA'S MEDIA GIANTS, LEGAL ACTION IN THE US MAY BE NEXT
For those that haven't been following this story, Adbusters has been regularly discriminated against when they have attempted to broadcast TV spots encouraging people to reduce the obscene consumption levels of North Americans and other Western nations.
Naturally the corporate media controllers haven't been terribly keen to publicize suggestions that our consumerist lifestyles have spiraled out of control when they're already busy selling ad space to hundreds of companies that encourage us to buy even more useless crap.
Some more from the story:
The Globe and Mail, however, did cover it.
The story on Adbusters
And a couple rejected ads:
ADBUSTERS WINS A LEGAL VICTORY AGAINST CANADA'S MEDIA GIANTS, LEGAL ACTION IN THE US MAY BE NEXT
For those that haven't been following this story, Adbusters has been regularly discriminated against when they have attempted to broadcast TV spots encouraging people to reduce the obscene consumption levels of North Americans and other Western nations.
Naturally the corporate media controllers haven't been terribly keen to publicize suggestions that our consumerist lifestyles have spiraled out of control when they're already busy selling ad space to hundreds of companies that encourage us to buy even more useless crap.
Some more from the story:
After 15 years of legal tussling to bring democracy to the public airwaves, Adbusters has finally scored a great victory. The Supreme Court of British Columbia has granted us an appeal in our landmark case against Canada's CBC and Canwest Global, giving us the go-ahead to set a precedent and establish some public rights over the airwaves (check out the judges’ ruling here).
The airwaves are public property – just like city sidewalks or parks. They are a public space where freedom of speech must prevail. This is an inspiring idea for media activists and could pave the way for further legal victories down the road not only on the TV airwaves, but in cyberspace as well.
Not surprisingly, none of Canwest’s 13 daily newspapers or 23 TV channels covered the appeal court ruling. The silence has been deafening. Canadian citizens should be aware that the largest media conglomerate in our country is censoring the news to suit its own interests.
The Globe and Mail, however, did cover it.
The story on Adbusters
And a couple rejected ads:
5 April, 2009
Obama in Praha: Lots of wating for a glimpse
Yes, as has been recently mentioned by my partner in blog, Obama came to town today.
It was kind of my idea to go to this but when the alarm started a-ringin' its pseudo-new-agey chime at 0600 hours (on a flippin' Sunday!) I was strangely feeling rather unenthused to crawl out of bed to see the optimistic US prez speak at Hradčanské náměstí.
It wasn't until 7 that we actually made it out of the house--this was the time that we had originally meant to be there at :Z
From there, we were treated to a lot of standing: Standing waiting for the tram, standing on the tram with hundreds of other expats, standing for about an hour and a half to get to the security tent, then standing for another hour and a half while waiting for the speech to begin (he was 20 minutes late!). Ok, I haven't done all the math on the times here but the point is, it was a lot of waiting. And standing.
When he finally did come out to start speaking, we had to strain to get a glimpse of the podium and reach our arms up high to try and get a decent pic--this was made tougher to do since the other 20,000 or so people had the same idea.
Most frustratingly, there appeared to be a couple of security or sun guard things flanking him on either side of the podium--I swear these little barriers rose slightly once he got out there--which made getting a decent shot next to impossible, as the one on his left just happened to completely block his head.
Oh well. It was an interesting experience, was enjoyable to hear him speak and I liked a lot of what he had to say--will be interesting to see, though, how much he's actually able to do.
The focus was overwhelmingly on the reduction and elimination of nuclear weapons--certainly a refreshing goal to discuss after the last president's militaristic outlook.
Here's one pic that did, kind of, work out:
It was kind of my idea to go to this but when the alarm started a-ringin' its pseudo-new-agey chime at 0600 hours (on a flippin' Sunday!) I was strangely feeling rather unenthused to crawl out of bed to see the optimistic US prez speak at Hradčanské náměstí.
It wasn't until 7 that we actually made it out of the house--this was the time that we had originally meant to be there at :Z
From there, we were treated to a lot of standing: Standing waiting for the tram, standing on the tram with hundreds of other expats, standing for about an hour and a half to get to the security tent, then standing for another hour and a half while waiting for the speech to begin (he was 20 minutes late!). Ok, I haven't done all the math on the times here but the point is, it was a lot of waiting. And standing.
When he finally did come out to start speaking, we had to strain to get a glimpse of the podium and reach our arms up high to try and get a decent pic--this was made tougher to do since the other 20,000 or so people had the same idea.
Most frustratingly, there appeared to be a couple of security or sun guard things flanking him on either side of the podium--I swear these little barriers rose slightly once he got out there--which made getting a decent shot next to impossible, as the one on his left just happened to completely block his head.
Oh well. It was an interesting experience, was enjoyable to hear him speak and I liked a lot of what he had to say--will be interesting to see, though, how much he's actually able to do.
The focus was overwhelmingly on the reduction and elimination of nuclear weapons--certainly a refreshing goal to discuss after the last president's militaristic outlook.
Here's one pic that did, kind of, work out:
18 March, 2009
The Fragility of Life
Life is beautiful. Life is short. Make the most of it while it's here.
These expressions became clichés because they contain a great deal of truth.
Yet how often do we actually live with these philosophies in mind?
For a lot of us, the answer is not very, I reckon.
Who could possibly expect to be vacationing on the beach one afternoon, only to be fatally beaten moments later by some sick fuck lying in wait??
Probably none of us, yet that's exactly what has happened to a very close family member of mine a couple weeks ago--she passed away this morning.
My family and I are understandably in quite the state of shock over this, and all I can do at this point is attempt to heal, to cope, and, hopefully, to live life with a stronger appreciation for every day and every moment--since we truly never know what's around the corner.
These expressions became clichés because they contain a great deal of truth.
Yet how often do we actually live with these philosophies in mind?
For a lot of us, the answer is not very, I reckon.
Who could possibly expect to be vacationing on the beach one afternoon, only to be fatally beaten moments later by some sick fuck lying in wait??
Probably none of us, yet that's exactly what has happened to a very close family member of mine a couple weeks ago--she passed away this morning.
My family and I are understandably in quite the state of shock over this, and all I can do at this point is attempt to heal, to cope, and, hopefully, to live life with a stronger appreciation for every day and every moment--since we truly never know what's around the corner.
4 March, 2009
Missing Larry?
Yeah, so am I.
Seriously, how much longer until Season 7 of Curb debuts??
And what's this about him being in a new Woody Allen movie?
Oh well....at least we have his blog over at The Huffington Post to keep us entertained....er, not that it's been updated in a while :Z
Fine, guess I'll just have to wait patiently and make myself a "Larry David sandwich": Whitefish, sable, cream cheese, onions and capers. Eh, maybe later...
Seriously, how much longer until Season 7 of Curb debuts??
And what's this about him being in a new Woody Allen movie?
Oh well....at least we have his blog over at The Huffington Post to keep us entertained....er, not that it's been updated in a while :Z
Fine, guess I'll just have to wait patiently and make myself a "Larry David sandwich": Whitefish, sable, cream cheese, onions and capers. Eh, maybe later...
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