For the first time since I moved out of my parents place, I finally got my own real full-sized Christmas tree. We picked it up from the Magnet Home Hardware on Commercial Drive on December 9th. Say hello to Mr. …
It’s Beer O’Clock! St. Nick’s Oaked Spiced Porter
I dropped by the Legacy Liquor Store this evening with the intention of picking up some rum for my eggnog. Not only did I pick up some rum (Flor de Cana Anejo 5 Years – yum!) but several bottles of …
SkyscraperPage: Flâneurs of the world, unite!
My Twitter profile says I’m a Vancouver “flâneuse”. A flâneuse is the feminine version of the French word flâneur, a term popularized in the the 19th century to describe a man of leisure who’d anonymously stroll the streets of Paris …
MAPfrappe: The Geography Nerd’s Best Friend
As an unabashed geography nerd, it absolutely delights me to share with you my recent finding: MAPfrappe. The concept? Using Google Maps, you can draw an outline of one part of the world (ex: the outline of Vancouver Island) and …
Hello Voyager 1, it’s Pale Blue Dot
Early this morning I learned that NASA’s Voyager 1 entered a “new realm” at the edge of the Solar System that they hadn’t anticipated or predicted existing. They’ve named this zone the “magnetic highway” and it’s basically the last layer of the …