G20 Riots

I'm fairly mainstream, so this is going to reflect my admittedly mainstream opinions, but here goes my takes on the G20 protests and riots: I don't especially care about the G20. There's something a mite presumptuous about a group of countries declaring themselves the world's financial leaders (even if it's arguably true), and it's a … Continue reading G20 Riots →

About

Hi, I'm Nigel Gregoire. I live in Vancouver, Canada. This is my website. Fun facts: I've read all of Neal Stephenson's Baroque Cycle. Repeatedly. I'm a huge fan of the Dragon Quest series, particularly IX. I had the best pastry-related roleplaying experience of all time. I lived in Dublin, Ireland for two years. Get me … Continue reading About →

Summer Solstice

Vancouver: Sunrise: 5:07 Sunset: 21:21 Total daylight: 16 hrs and 14 minutes.

Vancouver 2010 Olympics

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9956250&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 Vancouver 2010 Olympics from Jordan Megahy on Vimeo. Extraordinarily pro-Olympics, but nice to watch. I can testify that the crowds were much rowdier than they appear in the video. Everything looks better in slow motion.

DQ9 Trailer

I fear it: the embed code of doom: http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/22881388001?isVid=1 Dragon Quest IX E3 trailer! Huzzah!

Quiet weekend

I did the mad filing today. Went through my mail, sorted and filed everything away, and even re-arranged some of my old files. Now all I need is a shredder to get rid of unneeded papers. And a photo album to file away loose pictures.

Good news, everyone!

As of tomorrow, there will be only 37 days left until the North American release of Dragon Quest IX! Clickee: Preview on 1up.

Life of recent

What's been going on, chronological order be damned! Gavin, Div, and I went to see Video Games Live in Vancouver back on... May the 6th (yowza, ages ago). It was our first time going, and it was fun. Not as good as I expected, but enjoyable nonetheless. Plus they played "Scars of Time" from Chrono … Continue reading Life of recent →

Living in a tiny apartment.

I was hoping for examples more applicable to my apartment, but interesting nonetheless! And it does illustrate that in small apartments furniture really has to be optimized. Via Price Tags.

RIP, Gabriel

I haven't mentioned anything here, but I was briefly an uncle. Gabriel Tian Bao Lei-Grégoire was born on May 4th, and died on May 16th. He was nearly three months premature. He spent his short life in the hospital, where ultimately he couldn't fight off an infection. His mother and father were with him 'til … Continue reading RIP, Gabriel →