Since we got a new toy (Canon SX20 IS), we took some video and lot of pictures of your recent trip to Cannon Beach in Oregon. Here is the resulting video: Now I will credit the movie The Beach for the inspiration with using the song Porcelain from Moby for the video.
Earls Not What It Used to Be
I drove by Earls on Fir and Broadway on Friday and noticed the nice line up of cars in their parking lot In case you don’t see it well, there is a Porsche Cayenne (bit cut off), Porsche 911 (or is that a Boxster?), Mercedes, BMW 3 Series, and a Lamborghini. I didn’t realized Earls […]
I Am Starving…
Been on a low carb diet since last week. Now it is not really a real no carb diet but a low version that I made up. Essentially I don’t eat any potatoes, rice, bread, cereal, and desserts. After a meal, I am quite nicely satisfied but about an hour before the next meal, I […]
Apple Site Not Easily Viewable from iPhone
I am surprised for such a company like Apple that their web site is still not reformatted to be nicely viewable on the device that really made them what they are today (ok perhaps I am exaggerating a bit). This morning, I wanted to see what the price of the new unlocked iPhone 4 was […]
Olympic Gear For Sale
In case you missed some of the gear during the Olympics, Wilson (who apparently were one of the approved manufacturer) is selling some of their left over stock. They only have T-Shirts and it is today and August 21st only at the corner of Jacombs and Cambie in Richmond. $10 a T-Shirt. Tax included.
Green Zone
Watched Green Zone over the weekend. This movie is about an army platoon that’s in charge of securing sites where weapons of mass destruction during the Iraq war. After a few sites that turned out to be duds, the platoon leader, Chief Miller, (Matt Damon) decides to find out why the intel reports they have […]
Samuel L Jackson Hockey Coach Chelios
John sent me this: Pretty funny. Reminds me of the post I did back in 2002 comparing European hockey to NHL hockey using Pulp Fiction script. Update: ok thanks for Blogger I was able to find my old posts I’ve been enjoying watching olympic hockey the last few days even when Canada got tumped by […]
10 Years!
Today is our 10 year anniversary! Yes 10 years ago we were getting itched at UBC, dancing to Chubby Checker and Kung Fu Fighting, and watching shooting stars and northern lights. I had a lot more hair back then and what I had was still brown! A lot has happened in 10 years: 2 kids […]
Perseid shower promises to illuminate night sky with meteors
Just went outside to try to catch a glimpse but still too much in the city and clouds were rolling in. Perseid shower promises to illuminate night sky with meteors.
Welcoming Skibum to the WordPress Converts
Skibum just converted his site over to WordPress. Welcome to the enlighten group!