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  • Community versus Content

    At work, I am realizing that one of the projects that I have connections with is being built in such a way that community is the focus over content, and this scares me because as soon as the interaction in the community stops, for any reason, the traffic will also stop. Building a following on Read more

  • Predators Review

    So this weekend, I saw Predators, and while it was a fun movie, and rather well done, it also had the predictable horror thing where you knew who the survivors would be long before the end of the movie. The special effects were great, the cast did a reasonable job, and I think spiritually, it Read more

  • Vampires Suck

    I was looking at stuff on io9.com, my favourite sci-fi blog, and found this funny clip. It is a spoof of various movies recently, much like the Scary Movie franchise of films, but this one focuses mostly on Vampires, especially Twilight. Vampires Suck Trailer (can’t embed due to WordPress.com not supporting Break.com videos) Let me Read more

  • Marketing Bruce County

    Marketing Bruce County

    I always assumed that the marketing job that I didn’t get was lost to the person that currently works there, but I recently found out that I wasn’t even a finalist for the job, a realization that kind of frustrated me. I had always directed my frustration towards the person currently in the position because Read more

  • Chest Pains

    I’ve had chest pains for over two years now. They are an on again, off again issue that never seems to go away. Most of them are short, lasting maybe ten to twenty seconds, and only hurting around a three out of ten. Some though can last as much as a full sixty seconds and Read more

  • Protected: Alone

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  • Protected: Three Year Anniversary

    Protected: Three Year Anniversary

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  • Logo Design Frustration

    Over the last three months, I’ve been working with the local library to get ready for a re-branding effort, the first part of which would be a logo design. After presenting my case to the Library board, we moved ahead with the project, and set a date to launch our crowdsourcing initiative. We lined up Read more

  • Client Work Struggles

    I sometimes wish I never agreed to do client work. Adding additional hours on to my day each evening isn’t very fun, and the work I get to do isn’t always fulfilling. The reason I continued doing client work once I got a job with the County was to make some much needed money, and Read more

  • Twilight: Eclipse Review

    My Twilight: Eclipse review doesn’t need a really long article. There was too much of a focus on romance and endless talking. The new director changed the overall feel of the movie and not for the better. But, the saving grace was the action sequences, and they were a lot of fun to watch. Read more

  • Big Music Fest Owen Sound 2010

    Rant section: There was one thing that disappointed me more than anything else about Big Music Fest Owen Sound: no cameras. On the website, it explicitly said that no cameras or recording devices were allowed, and when we arrived, there was also a big sign, but this time it said “no professional cameras or recording Read more

  • This Weekend: Movie and Music

    Sabine is coming to my place tonight and we are going to go see the new Twilight movie: Eclipse. I am hoping for some decent action sequences to keep me awake, and I am sure Sabine is looking forward to action in concert with romance. Then tomorrow, we are heading back to Owen Sound for Read more