If there is dust, it will find Xena.

Sutton-Friesen Wedding
October 4, 2008
Le Parc - Richmond Hill, ON
Music: "All You Need Is Love" by Nada Surf

(I used this song because the original by The Beatles accompanied Lauren and Peter’s entrance to the reception.)

I set up my Pentax K100D on a tripod in front of the DJ and used the wireless remote to release the shutter at random points in the evening. There’s a shot of the garter toss at 2:19, and I love the shoes that appear around the 3:00 mark.

If you were on the dance floor at Lauren and Peter’s wedding, you might spot yourself in this video!

The whole video (3:42) is on Blip.tv in a larger viewing size: Flash format or Quicktime Movie

Scramble from Sam Javanrouh on Vimeo.

A time-lapse video by Sam Javanrouh (Top Left Pixel) of the launch day of Toronto’s first scramble intersection at Yonge and Dundas. Or check out the HD version on Vimeo.

And on a related note, it is Canadian election time — a process that’s mercifully shorter than the one south of the border.

Unless you’re Canadian, this video will probably make little sense, so here’s an explanation from the Regina Leader-Post:

YouTube video takes satirical aim at Harper arts cuts
Canwest News Service, published: Wednesday, September 24, 2008

If eight minutes runs too long for you, there’s a three-minute version here.

We take a break from photography to bring you this Saturday Night Live sketch of Tina Fey spoofing Sarah Palin and Amy Poehler spoofing Hillary Clinton.

I don’t miss TV in general, but I do miss watching Saturday Night Live. I love satire.

I think it was a couple of weeks ago when someone in the office told me I was missing rutting season demonstrated on the front (soon-to-be?) lawn, but I got a chance to see the bucks in action this afternoon and filmed a short video (less than 90 seconds):

More deer photos:

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Rod and Fancy really cut a rug on Saturday night, it was impressive! I put the camera’s high-performance autofocus capabilities to the test on the dance floor, where guests did the Time Warp, the polka (except Fancy), and boogied their way through the night.

I’d love to edit and post more photos, but I have to catch a ferry in a few hours. Rest assured, the photos are coming!

In the meantime, Let’s Do The Time Warp Agaaaaaaain!

There was enough sitting around in rush hour traffic to record some vocal displeasure from The Old Bean for taking him to the vet and holding him prisoner. He gets louder than this and bangs on the cage with his paws, but the wailing is what makes me wish sometimes that the vet’s office was closer to us. But I do like the vets and everyone there knows both Xena and Beano and their medical histories, so I’m willing to do this drive when necessary. Hopefully it will be a LONG WHILE before it’s time to head back.

I’m happy to report that Beano’s expensive cardio ultrasound, which I booked months and months ago, shows no serious issues. He has a weakened heart valve that’s causing the murmur discovered in January, but it’s a ‘monitor’ situation rather than ‘must treat’ condition. I also had Beano’s kidney levels checked, but I haven’t got those results yet.

I’ve spoken about the dialect of northeast Pennsylvania before, but now I’ve got examples! I heard about this YouTube video when I was driving to Philadelphia last weekend and listening to the radio station David and I always tuned into, besides NPR. The DJ mentioned that his friend made this video poking fun of the local dialect, and I just now remembered it and went digging for it on YouTube.

You probably won’t find it amusing unless you’ve heard it from the natives, but I can tell you it is SO SO SO true. (Helma, back me up here! You say “dooper”!) David slipped into this dialect now and again, but never for very long since he actually liked words… and not mashed up word combos. He was pretty good with accents: Yiddish (his grandmother spoke Yiddish), Boston, New York City, even Long Island (his cousins lived there), but he never failed to crack me up with the Heynabonics.

When I first heard Ontario singer-songwriter Royal Wood live on CBC Radio some months ago, I was captivated. He was playing this song, “I’m So Glad” and I was convinced if that performance couldn’t soothe the savage beast, nothing could.

David would’ve loved this song.

Royal Wood is playing tomorrow tonight in my own neighbourhood and I’m debating whether or not to see him if there are any tickets left. I haven’t checked to see if the concert is sold out.

There’s something very classic and timeless about Wood that appeals to me, which is also shown in this video for his song “A Mirror Without”:

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