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  • Education is Failing

    This is going to be a rather long rant. You’ve been warned. After reflecting on my time in the educational system, as well as those around me, I’ve realized how inadequate the current system is and have some thoughts regarding changes that need to happen if education is going to be continually trusted to institutions Read more

  • Slowly Putting My Apartment Together

    Today, I’ve been spending some serious time getting my apartment sorted out. I’m slowly getting things organized and while I have a LONG way to go before I’m set-up, I’m happy that there is at least progress being made. Next weekend, for Canada Day, Tom and Tracey are holding an event, and I’ve offered my Read more

  • Delivered Groceries Help Weight Loss

    Since it started getting warm out, I decided that walking to the grocery store every two or three days wasn’t smart for my comfort or sanity and instead found a grocery store that delivers. I knew that there would be an extra cost, and while groceries are already expensive, I knew that for the amount Read more

  • 120 Gigs of SD Memory

    After purchasing my new camera, I realized that I now have 120 gigabytes of secure digital storage, not including the 32GB of micro-SD in my phone. I remember when having that kind of storage in any format seemed impossible, or at least hugely expensive. I have the following: 3x 32GB Cards 1x 16GB Card 1x Read more

  • New Camera: Panasonic DMC-GF2

    So, while in Kingston a little while back, I got frustrated that I didn’t have my camera on me. I sometimes hate to lug the thing around as it can be awkward and heavy, and when I go visit Kyle, I rarely use it. We were walking around and doing a tour of downtown Kingston, Read more

  • Protected: Depression Update

    There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. Read more

  • Summer Heat

    The first heatwave of the summer here in Ottawa is hopefully coming to a close. I ordered, received and installed an air conditioner at exactly the right time. I don’t do well in high heat, and I definitely couldn’t work on the computer that raises room temperature by a degree or two when the temperature Read more

  • Counting Calories

    I never wanted to be the type of person to count calories, but I’ve started feeling super heavy, and the heat this summer is nearly unbearable. I know that if I was lighter, it wouldn’t be so hard for me to make it through my day, so it is with that in mind that I Read more

  • OCCP – Ottawa Belly Dance Party

    Tracey, held her Ottawa Centre Class Party recently, and I was invited to shoot the event. It gave me a chance to try my photography skills at a dance event that isn’t as dimly lit as my previous attempt. I rented a 70-200 f2.8 L IS II lens (retails for $2500+) for the event from Read more

  • Gaming This Summer

    I don’t know if I’ve written about this before, but I’ve basically decided to take the summer off from gaming, and as such, I haven’t been playing Star Wars, Minecraft or League of Legends. I’ve been trying to focus more of my time and attention on other things, and it was a smart thing to Read more

  • Still Amazed by Gravity Forms

    You would think that after a month and a half of working with rocketgenius supporting their (or our?) Gravity Form plugin, I would be less amazed by the near magic it creates within WordPress, but thankfully, the users I’ve been supporting continue to find new and interesting ways to twist Gravity Forms into meeting their Read more

  • Writing PHP Code Again

    I have decided to start a “less than secret” secret project, and it requires me to code some PHP again, something I haven’t done a great deal of in the last year or two. Last night, I worked on over two hundred lines of code, reading tutorials as I went about the functions and features Read more