I had a great day yesterday, productive and social and geeky all at once.
After some errands, I met up with Rachael on Davie Street to go for a photowalk. Photography is generally a solitary activity, but after the Vandigicam meetup last week, I was keen on doing more such photowalks, but on a much smaller [...]

New lino going down
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… this time it was at my brother’s house.
Chaos ensued today while some carpet was replaced by linoleum, but by the time Eliza and I arrived to pick up my package from Apple, the dust had settled and order mostly restored.
New Lino and the Attendant [...]

Before and after Uploaded by AviatorDave.
David’s making great strides toward transforming the kitchen into a room where we can actually bring people without apologising first.
He used Photoshop to render out the bits of kitchen he hasn’t done yet, the backsplash and range hood. We’re still deciding what [...]

in the distorted perspective room
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I took the older three kids to Science World today, an impromptu trip that went quite smoothly, probably due to the fact that this is the longest stretch of time that’s passed since the last time I took them there. I used to take the kids [...]

obviously a construction term that went right over my head
Knowing what a ‘vibrator’ is used for in — ostensibly — construction might stop me from making awful puns about this sign I spotted today on the back of a truck. Click on the photo to enlarge.

tickled
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Mirthful Megan and Maribeth (15 months).
Just look at those teeth!! They’re sharp! I was holding Maribeth while she was drawing yesterday, and looked down to see her eating the yellow crayon. I dug it out of her mouth, but she left deep bite marks on my fingers.

When I rolled into town the other Friday, somebody told me I arrived just in time for the BC Elections. Oh great, it looks like I’ll be cramming for info on the internet later tonight, because I’ve not been keeping up on what’s been happening in BC while I’ve been away.
Thankfully my father’s a big [...]

Thursday was a busy day — I attended my first Vandigicam Meetup after the trip to the Aquarium. The Vandigicam group started off in Flickr.com in February and moved on to Meetup.com to facilitate RSVPs. It’s grown from three people to something like 40 members. Of course not everyone shows up each time, but [...]

dolphin spotter
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all five Ms
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Thursday turned out to be a good day to set off for the aquarium — overcast and threatening to rain. We packed all five kidlets into the van and headed towards Vancouver, hoping they’d nap along the way. They all did except [...]