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RIP Corny :(

Posted on May 26, 2013 by alan

On Thursday, my friend, and cat, since 1997 passed away.  He was sick the day before and Andrea took him into the vet, and we were told he needed some fluids and antibiotics, but the issue was a fixable one, not a “he’s old and you’re just prolonging the inevidble” situation.  We left him there …

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On Facebook News Feed Censorship

Posted on March 11, 2013 by alan

There’s been a lot of talk recently about how Facebook is repressing my posts, people aren’t seeing them, OMG Facebook is censoring my news. Good I say. Here’s the thing, if you’re on Facebook you’ve probably “liked” a lot of things, from your favourite TV show, to your friends pictures, to your local community library. …

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My Pebble Smart Watch Review

Posted on February 22, 2013 by alan

There are many Pebble Smart Watch reviews, all similar, all unique. This is mine. I heard about the Pebble Watch on Kickstarter the day that it made it’s goal, and even though I didn’t write about it, I did back it immediately. I got back into wearing a watch a couple of years ago with …

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Ringing in 2013 With Friends and a New SSD

Posted on January 1, 2013 by alan

Had a nice time last night with the now-sort-of-annual New Years Eve party.  It’s actually more of a “we are old and lazy and don’t want to go out so why don’t people just come to our house” party if I was to be honest.  Only 3 people showed up, but there was still lots …

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First Snow 2012

Posted on December 19, 2012 by alan

Not sure yet if it’s an indication of the upcoming end of the world this friday, but it is snow in the Fraser Valley. Had the option of a snow day from work yesterday, but succumbed to the lure of a fancy coffee for those who weren’t wimps.  Of course it’s the Fraser Valley so the snow …

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Another “Not A Chance” Wishlist

Posted on November 13, 2012 by alan

First of all, no one reads this blog anymore, and secondly, it’s my birthday soon, and with Christmas coming up I figure if I don’t get this out of my head and somewhere else, how would the elves know what to get me? So here’s my 2012 birthday/Christmas wish list Dream camera setup Nikon D800 …

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Thoughts After Watching The Mars “Curiosity” Rover Touch Down

Posted on August 6, 2012 by alan

6 years ago I wrote that the future was now and was incredible, that you could get raw images from a Martian lander on an FTP site minutes after that were transmitted…. from another planet. Today it’s different, you can see images tweeted from the @MarsCuriosity twitter account minutes or seconds after they’re sent, and …

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Preparing For My Career As A Firefighter Rescuing Kittens In Trees

Posted on August 2, 2012 by alan

So I am an animal rescue hero today. Well, “Hero” might be a bit strong. Maybe “super totally awesome cat rescuer” is more accurate. Perhaps “fool”. Noticed on Facebook and an ex-coworker had posted the question of: How do you get a kitten down from a 35′ tree? 🙁 The kitten in question is one …

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More Fun With ICBC

Posted on July 26, 2012 by alan

So a bit of follow up to my car “incident“. You’d think that going into the insurance company to be looked after when a truck, driven by a driver who was known to be negligible (as the police officer saw that he ignored the flashing “you’re too tall” lights), hit a bridge and sprayed your …

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Truck Right Beside Me Went Under An Overpass Too Low

Posted on July 23, 2012 by alan

Today I had a photoshoot with the lovely Terra Jean downtown Vancouver, helping out my friend Danielle who is working to break into the makeup artist business. Headed down there mid-afternoon with my friend Len and did the shoot over the next few hours. Two models, a makeup artist, a location of a hot tub …

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Cats Bringing in Worms

Posted on April 25, 2012 by alan

I’m not sure if it’s the weather or some sort of subtle hint that they want food and would like me to go and get fish for them, but the cats brought in a total of 6 worms into the house overnight (and based on the odd dirt at the top of the stairs, possibly …

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Random Image – Workspace

Posted on April 3, 2012 by alan

Just a random shot from Instagram of my desk at work.

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