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Earlier this year, I was invited to give a presentation on “how to blog” for a youth forum focused on sustainable management of local water systems. I don’t know much about the specifics of that, but I do know a little bit about how to set up lines of communication using the internet and I […]

Posted on 4 October 2010 and filed under articles, Best Of, comments, main, social media

For whatever reason, a cough that was better today than it had been for the last few days and had been pretty much MIA returned with a vengeance and interrupted my (and my significant other’s) sleep. So I’m up drinking some niocitrin and decided to change the way my blog’s Twitter digest works. Regular readers […]

Posted on 19 September 2010 and filed under articles, ideas, meta, social media

So for the second time in a week, I’m posting something I wrote for my music blog. I’ve decided I’m only going to do this for posts that I feel fit here as well as there– straight-up music posts are staying there, but things that go a bit deeper go here, too. Here it is: […]

Posted on 12 September 2010 and filed under articles, music

Shawn Petriw noticed some similarities between the logo for the City of Prince George and skateboard clothing company Fenchurch. Turns out it’s a recurring motif.

Posted on 7 September 2010 and filed under articles, comments, design, Prince George

Sections: I. Twitter & Facebook integration (go) II. Delicious Bookmarks (go) III. Almost Mainstream Mixtape (go) I. Twitter & Facebook integration I’ve been alone for the last couple of days, and I’ve occupied myself by learning a few new tricks for use on this blog (and, once I’m sure they work, other websites I make). […]

Posted on 22 August 2010 and filed under articles, how to, meta, social media

Adventures in managing the Facebook account for a giant wooden mascot.

Posted on 30 July 2010 and filed under articles, Best Of, comments, main, Prince George, social media

My sister recently completed her undergrad, and we marked the occasion with dinner and cake. Here’s the mandatory photoshoot– I went for a behind-the-scenes look. More on Flickr

Posted on 23 July 2010 and filed under articles, comments, personal

I went to going-away shindig for a coworker earlier this week. That’s not altogether unusual. What is unusual is the number of people outside of my workplace who are aware of and care about the fact that this going-away is happening. You see, it was for none other than Daybreak North host Chris Walker who, […]

Posted on 18 July 2010 and filed under articles, comments, personal, radio

“Tourism Prince George is delighted to host Vancouver radio station Rock 101 contest winners while they are in Prince George to attend the Elton John concert at the CN Centre on Friday night. In addition to their contest prize package Tourism Prince George has arranged for our guests to enjoy a limousine service during their […]

Posted on 15 July 2010 and filed under articles, Prince George

I decided to build a quick Tumblr blog and bookmark shortcut that would replicate the “read later” functionality of Instapaper for audio posts.

Posted on 10 July 2010 and filed under articles, comments, how to

An important skill, in t-shirt form.

Posted on 7 July 2010 and filed under articles, Best Of, main, personal

It wasn’t the Olympics that made Canadians find their pride. It was just that the internet and a new crop of independent musicians has created a generation of Canadians that aren’t aware their supposed to have an inferiority complex. Get used to it.

Posted on 1 July 2010 and filed under articles, Best Of, Canada, comments, main, music

With Elton John contest-gate having hit both the front pages of both the CBC’s and the Globe and Mail’s BC sections online, it’s not surprising to see many, many people weighing in with comments that are of the usual caliber of comments we’ve come to see on national news sites. There’s a whole lot of […]

Posted on 29 June 2010 and filed under articles, personal, Prince George

A contest to win tickets to “the armpit of British Columbia” turns into a national news story.

Posted on 29 June 2010 and filed under articles, Best Of, CBC, comments, main, personal, Prince George

***EDIT: Having just talked to the Rock 101 guys, it comes off a lot funnier in audio than it does in print.*** *** EDIT 2: I’m not going to lie, at first I was pretty upset about this, but as the day wears on, it just becomes silly. It’s like the Simpsons episodes where they […]

Posted on 28 June 2010 and filed under articles, comments, Prince George