Gillian at The Templeton, originally uploaded by Mister Wind-Up Bird. The Templeton is a little diner on Granville St, wedged uncomfortably into a block of sex shops. It’s been running since 1934 and has lots of vintage diner touches, but the free wireless and video projector showing cartoons are probably more recent additions. It also…
Author: Eric, your haikuist
the Peak of Inflated Expectations and the Trough of Disillusionment
I find this plot by tech analyst Gartner Inc quite the amusing.
Five Years!
I know Vancouver isn’t perfect, and there are things that annoy me, but I love it regardless. Of all the places I’ve lived, Vancouver is the only one that really feels like home to me.
code of the geek
As much as I’d like to pretend to be a cool, Diesel-wearing hipster more into indie films and Murakami novels than geekular pursuits, the truth of the matter is that I’m proficient in several programming languages, regularly have lengthy discussions on the superiority of my favorite operating system (OS, and can talk at length about why Babylon 5 is better than Star Trek.
Amy and the Pinata
Amy and the Pinata, originally uploaded by Mister Wind-Up Bird. Dave and Amy are back in Vancouver for the long weekend. Among other things, it’s the general vicinity of Amy’s thirtieth birthday, so a Pinata was purchased and suitably dealt with. This seems to becoming a bit of a local tradition. I had a pinata…