Over the weekend a cow washed up on the shores of Victoria and typical, it took no less than three levels of government to deal with the situation, Cow Washes Up on Victoria Beach My favourite line from the story: “It was originally thought to be a dead horse, but once the officers got there [...]
Archive for June, 2009
An Exploding Whale of a Time
Posted in history 101, neat-O gang, politics, tagged Beached Cow, Beached Whale, Exploding Whale, Government, Oregon, Six-Gilled Shark, Victoria on June 30, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Shopping With Madelyn
Posted in ...this is your father speaking, tagged Babies, Baby, Cute, Shopping, Zellers on June 29, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Wedding: BOOKED! The Flamingo
Posted in Wedding, tagged Allegiant, Bellingham, Flamingo, Las Vegas, Wedding Planning, West Jet on June 29, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Called up the Flamingo today… turns out we had players club cards from our stay there last year. turns out they were willing to crush Mandalay Bay’s already fantastic rate. said they might even do better and to check back next month… so Flamingo it is. Coral will now get ready on invites. She ordered [...]
Wedding: Flip Flop (again?)
Posted in Wedding, tagged Flamingo, Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay, planning, Wedding on June 26, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Coral and I have always liked Mandalay Bay as our first choice of hotels for our Vegas wedding. Vancityrockergirl had her reception there and it was pretty swank. However, when we were looking at costs, the price was prohibitive until today. Vancityrockgirl found a price for Mandalay that puts it in the strike zone. $119 [...]
Watching: Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus
Posted in neat-O gang, tagged movie, octopus, shark, trailer on June 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
oh humanity, thank you for creating this.
Watching: Armchair Cynics – “Ablaze”
Posted in music, tagged Ablaze, Armchair Cynics, music video, New on June 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I like things I can’t afford
Posted in music, tagged D-Beat pro, Open labs on June 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This ad caught my eye… I have no idea if its any good, but it looks pretty (and costs more than I think I could sell me kidney for… why? do you know someone buying a kidney?). D-Beat Pro
Lets Save the Farm!
Posted in food, politics, tagged Farmer Dave, Farming, Interview, Madrona Farm, Organic, The Land Conservancy of British Columbia, Victoria on June 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday on the ZAS I had the chance to chit-chat with Farmer Dave of Madrona Farm. Chit Chat: Interview w/ Farmer Dave on the ZAS Madrona Farm is an organic vegetable farm just 15 or so minutes out of Victoria. This beautiful land is part of our collective natural heritage and an important contributor to our [...]
sovereignty
Posted in being cheap, life or something like it, neat-O gang, tagged Books, Chris Anderson, East of Eden, Free, Hugh MacLeod, Ignore Everybody, John Steinbeck on June 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Finally finished John Steinbeck’s East of Eden. Only took me forever to get through it! Now I am rocking Hugh MacLeod’s Ignore Everybody. This book is a pretty easy read and I’ll finish it tonight. So many great one liners and quotes and general inspiration! “The sovereignty you have over your work will inspire far [...]
Capital Rock City #62 // Franco, Oh Snap, Blue Violets, Jets Overhead
Posted in Capital Rock City, tagged Blue Violtes, cat, Franco, Jets Overhead, Missing Starla, Oh Snap!, Podcast, Smashing Pumpkins, Vancouver, Victoria, West End on June 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Its Tuesday, so that means time for another poignant episode of Capital Rock City from me and your friends at The Zone @ 91-3. Come Get Some: Capital Rock City #62 If you love listening to the show as much as I like jamming it out every Tuesday, please share this link with a friend [...]
