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Hey, Guys, Chill Out

Boris and Darren both took the time today to whack matchstick.ca (those phone givers I just blogged about) with the “unsavvy” stick. Boris went so far as to say he’d “reconsider doing ANY business with Nokia in the future” because of gross infractions that led to them slapping a “spammer” label on Matchstick’s business practices. What did Matchstick do? Offer a free phone with no strings attached. I say: Relax a bit, fellas!

posted at 1:04 am on Jun. 24, 2006

I Won’t Be Nokia’s Bitch

Nokia’s going to be sending me a fancy free cell phone soon, because I have the POWER oF BLOGGING at my fingertips.

posted at 11:53 pm on Jun. 22, 2006
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What’s a Busy Weekend?

Well, it would go something like this…

posted at 8:09 pm on Jun. 19, 2006
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Employee 3, Day 1

Today, I woke up with a new employee in my house. Matt Gardner, Susie’s brother, has joined us at Hop Studios. He’s going to be a great addition to the company, I can already tell. For instance, he brought a Nintendo Game Cube with him.

posted at 6:08 pm on Jun. 19, 2006
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Do You Believe (I’m Interested) in Magic?

It’s a rainy summer day here in Vancouver, and looking out my window, it’s unlikely that my Ultimate game will be happening. This leaves me with a dilemma. I can go see X-Men 3, or I can play Magic. I didn’t say it was a BIG dilemma.

posted at 3:11 pm on Jun. 8, 2006
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I Like Oscar Nominated Short Films

Sunday, I went to see a film presentation of all five Academy Award nominated short animated films, put on at the Vancouver International Film Center. I like short films for the same reason I like short stories. They’re not bound by the same rules as long-form novels and movies.

posted at 11:33 am on Jun. 7, 2006
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I Built a Sand Castle

On my recent trip to North Carolina, Matt and I built a sand castle.

It started small (1 grain) and we built up from there.

By the end, I estimate it weighed about 800 pounds, maybe more.

posted at 3:47 pm on Jun. 5, 2006
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My Sister’s Birthday

My sister Virginia turned 23 this weekend, and she pissed and moaned because she was now almost out of her early twenties, and she feels old and yadda yadda yadda. Clearly, she is completely insane, because mid-twenties was only “old” when *I* was turning 24. Now I am in my thirties, and the scales have fallen from my eyes and I can see that mid-twenties is the prime of life when all is honey and wine and fresh strawberries.

posted at 10:34 pm on Jun. 4, 2006
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Heather’s Maple Leaf Flag Entry

A great entry in the “maple leaf meme” pool.

posted at 9:41 pm on Jun. 4, 2006
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Playing Frisbee with The Mob

Today, i went to an league-wide skills clinic and BBQ for the Vancouver Ultimate League. The thing I like best about the sport, as I said to Laura…

posted at 12:50 am on Jun. 4, 2006
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Right Now, Draw a Maple Leaf

Go ahead, do it. Then post it. It’s easy and fun!

posted at 10:47 am on Jun. 1, 2006
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