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Lovely. Thanks for sharing this amazing expeience...

2011-01-20T13:33:27.031-08:00

Lovely. Thanks for sharing this amazing expeience, Mike...

That's great to hear, Eric. I'm glad you t...

2010-11-26T13:15:44.630-08:00

That's great to hear, Eric. I'm glad you three at doing well in ON.

It feels a bit crass, almost, to post about being happy but I suppose if a person doesn't then the negativity does get a bit overwhelming past a point. Better to publicly thank the universe periodically, perhaps :)

Good to hear. I'm feeling the same way over h...

2010-11-26T09:16:06.434-08:00

Good to hear. I'm feeling the same way over here in Ontario.

Glad the stars are aligning for us all...

I deny everything... it all reads fine now. Alter...

2010-10-19T13:03:09.787-07:00

I deny everything... it all reads fine now.

Alternately, I was going for an extra dose of irony. :)

I can be as anal retentive and pedantic as the ...

2010-10-19T06:31:06.085-07:00
I can be as anal retentive and pedantic as the next. I literally a conversation yesterday...

I like the content of your article, and agree with you wholeheartedly, but I think there's a rule somewhere that says you can't have grammatical errors in an article that describes how pedantic you are.

Just sayin'. ;)

Thanks for the well wishes Eric. Illness aside, li...

2010-09-08T17:07:25.697-07:00
Thanks for the well wishes Eric. Illness aside, life is good. I felt our baby kick for the first time last week which was pretty mindblowing. Granted, I was originally planning for a giant schnauzer puppy before having kids but I'm sure it's all panning out as it's meant to be. I have to say that post-IV I'm feeling about a million times better and today has been the best in about two weeks. Anyways, thanks for taking the time to write, always appreciated.

I'm really sorry to read about your struggles,...

2010-09-07T17:37:55.817-07:00
I'm really sorry to read about your struggles, buddy. Especially with everything you've got going on in your life right now. I'm sending happy thoughts from the east. Feel better....

Per above I wear a silver cross which I think cove...

2010-08-09T10:23:23.227-07:00
Per above I wear a silver cross which I think covers me off on the vampire end of things ;)

We can discuss with Dave at the wedding (Dave is a jeweler by trade) but I'm pretty sure it's straight up tungsten carbide. There's not much you can mix it with as I understand the manufacturing process.

I porpose one of two possibilities: 1. You've...

2010-08-09T09:53:02.918-07:00
I porpose one of two possibilities:

1. You've been ripped off. Is your ring truly 100% tungsten carbide?

2. It's a sign.

I guess you'll have to get yourself a silver ring. Don't fret, though. It'll have the added benefit of keeping vampires at bay.

Ah, sorry to hear about your Grandma... And ye...

2010-04-16T13:19:56.789-07:00
Ah, sorry to hear about your Grandma...

And yes, lurk away. Facebook is amazing for that.

Good to stay in touch!

Feb 17-24 ish something like that. My 96 year old ...

2010-04-16T08:46:49.873-07:00
Feb 17-24 ish something like that. My 96 year old grandmother passed away so I went out for the viewing but had to cut back my visit after a week to get back to my job. Ended up missing the funeral but I did write the eulogy so it worked out, I suppose.

FYI, don't know if you heard but Joe Bowser had a little girl over the weekend by the name of Ada. Don't recall if you knew infil00p well or not, he's on twitter if you're into pictures of babies, etc.

Also just found out that we're mutual friends with Amanda O'Leary... I can't believe how many people know you sometimes.

OK, I'll quit gushing. I'm a passionate lurker - love hearing about you, Vincent and Cain. :)

Hey, when were you in Toronto?

2010-04-16T02:52:36.912-07:00
Hey, when were you in Toronto?

You're just out to burst my New-Droid Bubble. ...

2010-03-25T21:42:06.143-07:00
You're just out to burst my New-Droid Bubble. :P

So reading between the lines you're saying that no...

2009-03-29T14:25:00.000-07:00
So reading between the lines you're saying that nooky is important :p

Actually, most manufacturers put their electric fu...

2009-03-12T10:02:00.000-07:00
Actually, most manufacturers put their electric fuel pumps in the tank. It's the safest place to put it, as it's furthest from the engine, immersed in cool liquid, and any electrical problems are unlikely to start a fire, as the vapours in the tank are too fuel-rich for combustion.

For a second there, I thought you were talking abo...

2009-03-11T16:13:00.000-07:00
For a second there, I thought you were talking about "Low Dynamic Range". Shows you what I've been doing all afternoon.

The highest bandwidth connection available is between two people in the same room together. 97% of communication is non-verbal, and so cannot be conveyed over the phone or internet. Of what's left, 97% is inaudible, and cannot be conveyed through text-based communication.

Not to mention the importance of physical contact.

i don't know how people do LDR's long term...

2009-03-11T11:43:00.000-07:00
i don't know how people do LDR's long term. the whole concept of waiting two weeks + to visit with someone for < 48 hours sucks balls.

I know. Lag sucks. Especially since we live in an ...

2009-03-11T11:40:00.000-07:00
I know. Lag sucks. Especially since we live in an instant-gratification society these days, and so we're not used to it. I mean, anything over 200ms is considered unacceptable.

It's entirely pedantic but that's fine bec...

2009-02-25T09:54:00.000-08:00
It's entirely pedantic but that's fine because I like accurate and you are correct.

What I normally term that style of picture is long exposure because it is literally accurate (i.e. I artificially force the exposure of the shot to something ridiculously long like 4-5 seconds).

Not sure entirely why it is that I called it the wrong thing but I'll blame my stomach thinking of food at the time.

Ernie is remarkably still when I use long exposure shots. I've noted it many times in many shots. Everyone else = lots of motion.

B&W makes all the difference in highlighting the contrast.

Not to be pedantic, but that's not time-lapse. Tim...

2009-02-25T09:41:00.000-08:00
Not to be pedantic, but that's not time-lapse. Time-lapse is a cinematography technique in which the frames are captured more slowly than played back, giving the impression of something happening faster than it really did.

What you have here is an interesting example of motion blur. I especially like the contrast between the two subjects (one moving a lot, one remaining relatively still.)

Ooh Jon moved in? It's like the good ol' days. Bac...

2009-02-19T03:06:00.000-08:00
Ooh Jon moved in? It's like the good ol' days. Back when I met Canada!
-Annika

Hey, just happened to randomly find your blog, and...

2008-11-23T20:29:00.000-08:00
Hey, just happened to randomly find your blog, and thought I'd say hi and love the pics.

Interesting travels in the west, interesting pics, interesting toastmaster stuff...

Daisy