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Suntanning in a Roman Ruin
Posted at June 02, 2013Life goal: Go suntanning in a Roman ruin. Why? Well … why not? And how many people can say they went suntanning in an ancient Roman ruin…
Extended trips?
Posted at March 12, 2013I was curious at work today, so I emailed HR: Would it be possible to take an extended vacation at some point? I have vague plans of going…
Wreck Beach
Posted at March 05, 2013I finally went to Wreck Beach today, after some seven years of meaning to go but not getting up the nerve, ‘cuz… it’s a nude beach, eh? It…
New header image!
Posted at March 03, 2013Because spiritually I’m still in Italy, behold the Rialto. IMG_9017 Originally I was going to use the Biscione from the city of Milano, but…
Gottacon
Posted at February 26, 2013Gottacon! Early this February was the fifth iteration of Gottacon, a gaming convention in Victoria, BC (actually Saanich). And it was my…
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
Posted at February 26, 2013In addition to getting messed up by an ear infection this past weekend, I beat Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood! Thoughts: The actual story was…
Always Stuck with Leaving
Posted at January 28, 2013“Always Stuck with Leaving” by Japancakes.
Redshirts
Posted at January 28, 2013I was totally going to do a critical reading of John Scalzi’s book Redshirts: A Novel with Three Codas, but I ended up racing through the…
The Avengers
Posted at October 20, 2012“That’s my secret, Captain: I’m always angry.” That alone would redeem a lesser movie. But The Avengers is actually very good movie. It even…
Venice in a Day
Posted at May 21, 2012Venice in a Day from Joerg Niggli on Vimeo. It’s tilt-shifted, of course, because that’s what all the cool kids are doing these days. It’s…