NovemberNov 7 Saturday 09
what have you done to my overnight?
This past week, CBC Television and Radio One made some changes in regards to their news programming. One of the largest changes, for me, was a new-format CBC Radio Overnight. For several years this has helped put me to sleep (in a good way); and I enjoyed listening to …
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NovemberNov 2 Monday 09
cherry (not)picking
Day one submission for ‘Roid Week Fall 2009 on Flickr.
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OctoberOct 13 Tuesday 09
blog merge!
I’ve merged my photoblog, Shellyfoto, with my main blog. (Some posts from there didn’t survive, from the looks of it, but that’s alright.)
Shellyfoto will be deleted by month’s end.
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the impossible project comes through!
The Impossible Project inspires Polaroid to re-launch Instant Cameras
We are pleased to herewith announce a history making cooperation between Polaroid and The Impossible Project:
As we have created quite some buzz about Analog Instant Photography over the past 12 …
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AugustAug 19 Wednesday 09
guns at protests? what the crap?
When 1st and 2nd Amendment Conflict: Protests, Guns and Double Standards | The Public Record
So remember at the end of the last administration how if you did nothing more than wear a slogan on your t-shirt that was even remotely anti-Bush, you’d be relegated to a …
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JulyJul 24 Friday 09
holy wedding procession, batman!
This? Definitely the best wedding processional EVAH. Here’s to the bride and groom! (h/t Antonia Z.
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JulyJul 20 Monday 09
more photos added! finally!
New photos are up in the Black and White, Miscellaneous, and Houses and Paths categories.
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SeptemberSep 26 Friday 08
bail out
The case for and against the $700 billion bail-out.
Personally, I'm not all that sure about it. That all said, the economic crisis is exactly why the first Presidential debate should go on. (Watch Dave Letterman muse on John McCain canceling his Late Show …
SeptemberSep 24 Wednesday 08
PETA Urges Ben & Jerry's To Use Human Milk
Yes, you read that correctly. PETA wants Ben & Jerry's To Use Human Milk.
So have they sent this same message to other ice cream makers who use milk as an ingredient? If not, then...why?
Not that it matters or anything. In my view, most of PETA's tactics are crazy …
SeptemberSep 23 Tuesday 08
the 2010 world cup mascot + RIP yankee stadium
Mmmmmkay. Now, Zakumi is a male, according to organizers; but, to me, he looks like a girl. I'm just sayin'.
Meanwhile, RIP, Old Yankee Stadium.
SeptemberSep 22 Monday 08
OneWebDay
Not only is it the fall equinox in the northern hemisphere, it's also OneWebDay. This year's focus is "online participation in democracy".
Also: I missed "Talk Like a Pirate Day" on Friday. Arrrrrrgh!
SeptemberSep 14 Sunday 08
new photos up
I've added three new photos to the site...
* "Every House Has a Story VII" (Houses and Paths)
* "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming" (Black and White)
* "Take a Load Off" (Miscellaneous)
I've also added a link to BoardX in the Links section. (If you're reading this on the …
SeptemberSep 8 Monday 08
election fever is spreading northward
A year before what would've been Canada's next election, PM Stephen Harper dissolves Parliament, and calls an election for October 14. He'd been running a minority Conservative government for 2 1/2 years.
For me, the best part about Canadian election season is simple: …
SeptemberSep 5 Friday 08
friday five times two
From the Friday 5 community at Livejournal...
1. Are you going to school this fall? If not, what was the most recent year of school you completed?
No. I graduated high school in 1998.
2. If yes, what kind of schooling are you doing (middle school, high school, …
SeptemberSep 4 Thursday 08
the little guys
By "the little guys", I mean the other 2008 President and Vice President candidates you will probably hear nothing about in the mainstream or even the independent media. I thinkt the day the US population learns and understands that they have more choices besides the …
SeptemberSep 2 Tuesday 08
the RNC loves lieberman
Lieberman will make prime-time speech at RNC.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Why doesn't this fella just cross the GD floor already?! Sweet lawd.
On an unrelated note, I'm still organizing my thoughts on the choices of both Biden and Palin for VP.
AugustAug 28 Thursday 08
three years on - not again!
Tomorrow is the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina hitting New Orleans.
Tropical Storm Gustav is hitting Jamaica, while gaining strength; and it may hit anywhere between Texas and Florida as early as Tuesday. NOLA is already preparing for a mandatory evacuation, …
AugustAug 23 Saturday 08
they're little girls!
How's this part for sheer stupidity?
"It's only because there is a rivalry between the Chinese and American women's gymnastics teams that these questions have arisen," Mr Lu said.
The United States came second to China …