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Photos: Potlatch Ultimate Tournament
July 19th, 2006 at 10:18am | 1 CommentAs I mentioned in a previous post, I was down at Potlatch in Redmond, Washington for the long weekend a few weeks ago. It was a really cool tournament. All the fields were on one huge plot of land and all the teams had tents setup around the plot. Although the salmon and free beer ... read more »
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Ultimate, Ultimate, and more Ultimate
June 24th, 2006 at 8:56pm | 1 CommentI’ve had an ultimate tournament each of the past two weekends. Two weeks ago it was Flowerbowl here in Vancouver and last weekend it was Solstice in Eugene, Oregon. Blackfish (check out the website I put together for us) did extremely well in Flowerbowl, going undefeated for the tournament. Not bad for our first tourny! ... read more »
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Blackfish Ultimate
June 4th, 2006 at 11:00pm | No CommentsThere’s a new men’s ultimate team in town and now we have a name: Blackfish. And a kickass new logo as well (left). The jerseys are going to be sweet. I’ve been practicing with these guys for the past couple of months now and it’s really starting to look good. And yesterday, my buddy Adam ... read more »
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Photos: Kayaking, Metric, IceHoles Hockey
April 10th, 2006 at 9:57pm | 1 CommentKayaking around Bowen Island This past weekend Rebecca and I escaped the city for Bowen Island and some kayaking. It was nice to get out of the city for a bit. I had forgotten how relaxing kayaking was. Having grown up next door to a kayaking camp I had gone out a few times before. ... read more »
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Photos: Post-hockey shenanigans, music, and climbing
March 8th, 2006 at 2:29am | 2 CommentsI’ve gotten around to posting the photos I had on my camera. Lots of fun pictures of working at ActiveState, post “IceHoles” hockey, and my cutie girlfriend Rebecca. Some photos of the band of three brothers named “Heavy Jack” playing a Darby’s pub. And some awesome pictures of the climbing course that Rebecca and I ... read more »
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Walter’s Snow Globe Appreciation Society: Who’s in?
January 29th, 2006 at 9:51pm | No CommentsWhen I was searching for Ruby user groups in Vancouver, I stumbled upon this site called Meetup. It’s actually a pretty good site, but some of the groups are ridiculously hilarious. I particularly enjoyed Walter’s Snow Globe Appreciation Society. I think I’ll join in on their next meeting. I’ve just got to get out there ... read more »
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Na na na nana na na na nana CATMAN!
December 2nd, 2005 at 12:41pm | 1 CommentI was walking down Granville to the Skytrain after work the other day and this regular guy had two black cats sitting on his back as he was walking down the street. And I don’t mean strapped in or anything, just sitting on top of his backpack and on his shoulder. I have never seen ... read more »
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Joining ActiveState in a couple of weeks
October 17th, 2005 at 3:58pm | 4 CommentsIt has been just over a month since I gladly accepted a permanent status offer from Best Buy Canada / Future Shop. Although, as mentioned previously, I didn’t feel I was being challenged and the position certainly wasn’t helping me grow as a professional. Late last week, I accepted an offer from ActiveState, a company ... read more »
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The Arcade Fire at the PNE Forum in Vancouver
October 12th, 2005 at 2:26pm | 2 CommentsLast Friday, I went to see The Arcade Fire at the PNE Forum with some friends from work. What a show. Terrific! The performance was incredible through and through, you could really tell they were giving 110%. Sometimes live performances don’t quite live up to the studio recording, but this was not the case here. ... read more »
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Kamloops – Bad Spirit’s First Tourny
August 30th, 2005 at 11:33am | 2 CommentsFor about three weeks I have been practicing with a newly formed coed ultimate club here in Vancouver, “Bad Spirit”. This past weekend we went to our first tournament in Kamloops, BC. My expectations on Saturday were far exceeded as we played very well, only lost 1 of 4 games and only by a single ... read more »