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On Photography and a New Eye: Nikon D40

So after I lost the battery recharger for my trusty Sony point and shoot and realized it would cost over a hundred dollars to replace, I decided to finally do that upgrade I had been planning in anticipation of travelling in the summer.
When I first bought the Sony camera, photography was a hobby I wasn’t [...]


Three thoughts, three vacation days left, and a cold/confusing night.

1.  I just saw the movie Juno, and it was fantastic.  I have a soft spot for movies with well-written dialogue and complex characters … I find that usually those movies are based on books, since hollywood is sometimes short on creativity in the plot/character/writing department.  I noticed lots of smaller things in Juno that [...]


Christmas 2007: The Gifts

I’m sorry for the delay in reporting, it’s been a hectic Christmas so far. Right now I am piecing together my life after the influx of material objects that is Christmas - and also contemplating new years resolutions. I thought I would report back first on the gift-giving experiment J and I attempted. [...]


La Familia

Greetings from the family gathering intensive experience - currently on hiatus from the internet!  Unwilling, of course.  Doing lots of baking and cooking of delicious foods to be arrayed alongside the “normal” omni-fare.  Will be taking a blogging break (I think) to return with many food photos and much brilliance.


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Notebook Excerpt: Developing Healthy Eating Habits

I have a strange relationship to notebooks. I am very particular in choosing one that feels right to me - having the kind of paper format I’m in the mood for. Sometimes I like the typical lined pages, or sometimes I’m in the mood for graph paper or even completely blank paper. [...]


Folding and Unfolding: Train Runs Through Bangkok Market

Great vid courtesy of Design Observer.


Prisoner of Winter - Within and Without

An important announcement from Canadian media - a heralding, a warning, a portent -
The weather phenomenon La Nina will bring Canada the coldest winter in nearly 15 years, Environment Canada warned Friday.
Environment Canada’s temperature forecast shows the majority of the country will experience a “temperature anomaly” of below-normal temperatures through the months of December, [...]


Planar Fasciitis? Keeping me on the Ground

I just read today that sitting down - just the mere act of sitting on your bum - causes the enzymes that burn fat to actually shut down. Breaking research that the way our society keeps us sitting down is contributing to the obesity crisis. So not only are we not exercising, but [...]


“Sickos” and Chimpanzees

Wow.  I have just finished watching the newest documentary by Michael Moore, Sicko.  It was a fascinating overview of the American health care system in comparison to systems in Canada, Britain, and France.   It was so thought provoking that I need some time to think about the implications of the film’s message and achieve [...]


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