Hello! I've been meaning to post here about podcasts for the longest time. And so, let me ramble about ... Book Fight! I started listening to Book Fight! not long after moving to Dublin. Moving there was an adventure, but it was difficult, especially at the start. I'm a bit embarrassed to admit it, but … Continue reading Book Fight!
Riverdance
I saw Riverdance with my friend T-- at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre back in April. They perform it every summer at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin, I think; it's something I meant to see before I left Ireland, but I didn't. So when it came to town, I scooped up tickets as soon as they … Continue reading Riverdance
Pride and Prejudice
I'm making a bit of an effort to read more lately. Jane Austen was one of my blind spots, so when I saw a copy of Pride and Prejudice at a used book store, I picked it up. And... I'm sure this comes as no surprize, but it's a good story. The plot has fairly … Continue reading Pride and Prejudice
Mass Effect, slayed
I bought Mass Effect for USD$10 back in late 2009. Nearly ten years later (roughly a month ago, now), I finally beat it. Thoughts: First things first, it has to be said that there's a lot of wonkiness in this game. Most of the time the game is "fun" to play, aside from when you … Continue reading Mass Effect, slayed
Motown
Gavin kindly invited me to go watch Motown when it was in town, and it was good. There's a story there about Berry Gordy and his life, and breaking black music to white America, and racial strife; but to me it was mostly an excuse to watch performances from all sorts of famous acts (done … Continue reading Motown
Year in Review: 2017
Previously: Year in Review: 2016 (plus late 2015) #YARRLAND @ Two YARRS #YARRLAND @ One YARR Personal Deets Nothing too much to say. I used the phrase "settled down" for my entry about 2016, but in truth I remained unsettled for most of 2017. I don't talk about my work much because it's internal, but … Continue reading Year in Review: 2017
Year in Review: 2016 (plus late 2015)
I like those posts I did about my time in Ireland. Let's do that again, starting first with not last year, but the time period between returning to Vancouver and last year. Previously: #YARRLAND @ Two YARRS, #YARRLAND @ One YARR Personal Deets It was a hard time for me, overall. It started well, with … Continue reading Year in Review: 2016 (plus late 2015)
#YARRLAND @ Two YARRS
Pretend I posted this a year ago, that I didn't have to scrounge through my photos and calendars to remember what it was I did that year. Also pretend I've been posting pictures and writing about my travels, because maybe that'll encourage such content to magically come into existence. Although I believe it would still … Continue reading #YARRLAND @ Two YARRS
Three Times I Didn’t Vote
Not necessarily times I could vote, mind. In reverse chronological order: 1. I checked out the anti-Trump protest in Vancouver tonight. That was a crazy election, eh? I didn't vote, because of course I can't: I'm Canadian. American elections are strange to us, because we're so closely connected as countries, yet we have absolutely no … Continue reading Three Times I Didn’t Vote
Macbook Data Recovery
Last summer the hard drive on my Macbook suddenly stopped booting. After panicking, I took it into work and was able to figure out a way of recovering my data, formatting the hard drive, and restoring Mac OSX without too much trouble. Guess what happened again last night. Stuff needed USB storage (hard-drive, thumbstick, whatever) … Continue reading Macbook Data Recovery
For Great Justice(!) 