Learnin’ Stuff

Been experimenting with animated gifs and cinemagraphs.

Click here to watch a video about them and click here to see some awesome examples

H two Oh

Summer time. And the living is easy.

MacBlaze’s Weekly Tweets for 2012-05-13

• First sport jacket in a couple of decades… Huh, not sure what that says about me. #
• RT @rosefox: When you're applying for a writing job, how hard is it to write in neatly formed, grammatical sentences? Seriously. #
• RT @EnjoyCentre: Chocolate & flowers are a Mother’s Day staple for good reason. If ur lucky she’ll share! http://t.co/Pr29xQ0C #
• RT @Yendi: Curation is the make-or-break element of Twitter (or almost any social media tool). #twSIG #
• Who cares if it's windy, it's BBQ season! A delicious @SandyviewFarms chicken hits the spot http://t.co/gCwxyuzs #
• Social media at its best RT @JeriLRyan: Ok. Sorry, everyone else, but this guy wins. #bestfanmailever http://t.co/8qBZfxB2 #
• Language, huh RT @mastermaq A Floppy Disk means Save & 14 other old people Icons that don't make sense anymore http://t.co/N1Y53rzd #awesome #
• RT @HolesOnline: Serve up this stunning tropical hibiscus along with a cool drink, with a tiny umbrella & you have… http://t.co/I5BBvBPR #
• Paused while counting? @euan: Try hard to imagine the though process behind that comma … http://t.co/ZuIa89nb #
• I resemble that remark! @StevenBrust Irony is when you hear a Libertarian explain that most people are stupid. Sarcasm is when you quote him #
• Chang or die… sigh RT@quillandquire: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to file for Chapter 11 – http://t.co/1hU2VvGb #

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MacBlaze’s Weekly Tweets for 2012-05-06

• There's a doctor in the house! #
• AWESOME RT @CityofEdmonton Hunt for Flowering Crab in YEG this May/June w/ the City of Edmonton Open Data Tree Map http://t.co/5ju8sLq5 #yeg #
• I loved this… "Heads up: self publishing is not publishing. It's printing." -Chad Pelley, Atlantic Books Today #
• RT @EnjoyCentre: My cellphone sees jasmine pearl green tea at Amaranth http://t.co/jcFJkTSP #
• lol RT @Marty_Chan: Why pay $119.9 million for The Scream when you can get Rob Ford to do it for free? #

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There’s a Dr in da House

Last night we celebrated Leslie’s successful defense of her doctoral dissertation at Pampa’s. Much meat and wine were had by all. A lovely stroll around the Leg grounds settled it all out and Dr. Vermeer celebrated Rocky-style at the too of the steps.

We are so proud.

And of course, she received her not-so-traditional sheepskin.

MacBlaze’s Weekly Tweets for 2012-04-29

• RT @davecournoyer: Today's post: I enthusiastically endorse these six #ABVote candidates. http://t.co/PI0ed4rz #
• Vote. Check… #
• Didn't know you could hold your breath that long @SNS_SFW: Personally, I'm looking forward to @SunNewsNetwork's apology. #wrongagain #
• And we slowly start to make progress… RT @scalzi: My thoughts on Tor/Forge's plans to go DRM-free by July: http://t.co/CBNsklmn #
• RT @RussianUndies: @EnjoyCentre for lunch @prairie bistro Very impressed with the beer list! #yegbeer #yegfood http://t.co/k1g8BUOl #
• And meet Cobi herself W00t! RT @beautifulhome4u: Special for tonight only…..10% off any cobistyle product at Beautiful from 5:30-8pm. #
• RT @EnjoyCentre now has unlimited free wifi from Shaw. You just need to have a valid Shaw email address http://t.co/yojPQyNH #
• @jmaxsfu Take it from me, it's actually "ZOMG, he's FINALLY finished the marking!" #oppressedpartnersofacademics #
• RT @racialicious: There are five major myths connected with privilege that are installed in our culture in media, gov't, health, law. #
• RT @racialicious: McIntosh "The myth of meritocracy is that the individual is the unit of society, and what one gets is what one deserves" #
• RT @racialicious: McIntosh "The 4th myth is one of 'white racelessness' – that the word race applied to other people, and I was just normal" #
• RT @racialicious: McIntosh: "The 5th myth is that the people who are in charge, are in charge because they are good at what they do." #
• RT @racialicious: McIntosh – "Monoculture is a myth. Manifest Destiny is a myth." #racialequity #
• RT @BaenBooks: Baen Books Welcomes Tor/Forge to the DRM-free Ebook Fold http://t.co/OvqcOxyx #
• That looks tasty on a cold Friday! lRT @EnjoyCentre: Photo: Dos Maderas aged rum at Liquid Harvest http://t.co/M4b1EUuW #
• Let the excitement begin! RT @jdarrah: Edmonton Folk Fest lineup: http://t.co/PNa1XrVQ #yegarts #
• BBQ!BBQ!BBQ! RT @EnjoyCentre: Photo: NY strip loin steaks from @SandyViewFarms (Taken with instagram) http://t.co/Yv26JN1M #

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MacBlaze’s Weekly Tweets for 2012-04-22

• “@micahsb: DRM is not the problem. It is massive under-investment by competitors. It is as if they don't see it as a matter of survival.” #
• Sigh RT@Educ8Alberta #wrp I guess @allanHunsperger was worried … so he deleted his blog. Here's a screenshot.
  http://t.co/nUQ3WreI #
• @artrubicon: Last Call for Applications: Alberta Printmakers’ 2012 Self-Directed Studio Residency http://t.co/R0gnyLU1 #printmaking #abarts #
• Lesson #1 for living in the modern age. Be honest, and stand by that. Because there ain't no deleting on the Internet. #abvote #
• Low-income families in countries with high mortality rates can get vital info via cellphones #screweduppriorities http://t.co/fAVO6Y60 #
• Ironically… @annesaurus: The problem with liking anything ironically is that eventually you start actually liking that thing. #hipsterlaw #
• Please stop panicking! The Wildrose Party's a threat but I refuse to believe its a forgone conclusion that its a PC vs Wildrose race #abvote #
• RT @CityofEdmonton Tell us where the potholes R 2 help #yeg crews plan repair routes -report online here: http://t.co/a7tpKlD0 #yegtraffic #
• I finally tried Instagram! Photo: Dutchman’s Pipe: a new annual for 2012 (Taken with instagram) http://t.co/bO8Eee47 #
• RT @illustratedword: A hilarious & dead-on 'tribute' to booksellers. As a 13 yr vet, I will admit to all of it http://t.co/wbuxpqgK #
• Huh, I guess publishing really is dead… http://t.co/PQ8DE81o #
• It's actually sad this is new to people RT@mastermaq: The conservative civil war is older than people think http://t.co/MH2N2jcp #abvote #
• RT@accentlounge Apparently you can reduce the chance of heart disease by 25% if you quit drinking soda pop…my advice, replace it with beer #

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Simply LOL

Just try and disengage your 14-year-old boy… I dare ya…

For more great instructional images…

MacBlaze’s Weekly Tweets for 2012-04-15

• RT @mastermaq: I wish people would stop acting like the negative/ridiculous/uninformed/hurtful #abvote tweets are surprising. #
• Lol! Star Wars as tweets! http://t.co/d8jGvsXE #
• At work at 6:30 to let in cabling guys. Cabling guys show at 7. Funny how long 30 minutes is this early in the a.m. #stillnotawake #
• @maureenjohnson ME Its CALLED Random House. Its a publisher FEDEX: Yeah but we can't send to a random house. It needs address ME: It HAS one #
• “@transcendcoffee: Tonight at the Elevation Room it's Joe Nolan, Lyra Brown & James of Darkwood. Check it! http://t.co/ztAwVh5K” #
• RT @GlennTaylr: This is a most exciting time. Vote for something you want, not against something you don't. #

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Reading books…

Well I decided to find our how much actually read these days. Leslie racked up over 200 books last year with her academics, professional upgrading and penchant for YA. I won’t get anywhere near that total but here is what I’ve read since January.

You’ll not that I still haven’t managed to branch away from pulp. Every time I try I realize I have no patience for anything but making my brain stop thinking rather than the opposite… Well we all have our escapes. In additions have almost entirely converted to ebooks. With my new library on multiple devices and my old library still in boxes it is very suited to my lifestyle and once I got used to the physical experience it has very few drawbacks..

Anyway, without further ado…

Oath of Fealty — Elizabeth Moon 2010 ePub

Black on Black — K.D. Wentworth 1999 ePub

Cobra Gamble – Cobra Wars 3 — Timothy Zahn ARC 2012 ePub

A Desert Called Peace — Tom Kratman 2008 ePub

Spellwright — Blake Charlton 2010 ePub

Spellbound — Blake Charlton 2011 ePub

Kings of the North Elizabeth Moon 2011 ePub

Stars Over Stars K.D. Wentworth 2001 ePub

Pandora’s Legions Christopher Anvil 1972 ePub

There Will Be Dragons John Ringo 2003 ePub

Carnifex — Tom Kratman 2007 ePub

The Lotus Eaters — Tom Kratman 2010 ePub

Emerald Sea John Ringo 2003 ePub

East of the Sun and West of the Moon John Ringo 2006 ePub

Starfishers – 2 Glen Cook 1982 ePub

I Want my Hat Back Jon Klassen 2011 HC

Naamah’s Curse Jacqueline Carey 2010 Mass Market Paper

Echoes of Betrayal : Paladin’s Legacy Elizabeth Moon 2012 ePub

A Rising Thunder David Weber 2012 ePub

Eagle Against the Stars Steve White 2000 ePub

Wolf Among the Stars Steve White 2011 ePub

Naamah’s Blessing Jacqueline Carey 2011 ePub

Tall Cat

Tall cat is tall.

I guess I shouldn’t have taunted her jumping abilities…

MacBlaze’s Weekly Tweets for 2012-04-08

• RT @EnjoyCentre ranks as one of 15 Fun Things To Do in Edmonton, Canada (Part 4) http://t.co/XqZANSMV via @NotQuiteNigella #
• ,!! RT @alley_kat_beer It's new tank day here at the brewery! Everyone's a little giddy! More tanks means more beer! http://t.co/NCJDwtGJ #
• Jeezus H Kriste… RT @StopWildrose: Wildrose Party Supports Abortion Referendum http://t.co/nescSTOW #ableg #abvote #yyc #yeg #
• Lol RT @davecournoyer: #abvote Certainly one of the more bizarre exchanges I have seen on Twitter during this campaign: http://t.co/ZXfvBuRN #
• “@PJSchaefer: GORGEOUS! RT @freshome: Modern Family Home in Peru Displaying a Clever Layout http://t.co/BR0wdoY3 #architecture ?? #
• First day back on the porch. Spring is sprung. #
• Bunny! @HolesOnline: Happy Easter everyone! http://t.co/NOVENHEs #

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MacBlaze’s Weekly Tweets for 2012-04-01

• Sitting in on beginning of #altfuturespublishing @EnjoyCentre Great to discuss where the future of publishing (information) is going… #
• RT @pwmartin @EnjoyCentre for next two days meeting to discuss Alternative Futures for Publishing w/ 5 other writers http://t.co/X6CRsPke #
• "@MarkLeslie: A thought from Donna Livingstone at #altfuturespublishing @EnjoyCentre http://t.co/DLwMiRWE" #
• RT @MarkLeslie: "The process is as important as the product" @pjmartin at #altfuturespublishing @EnjoyCentre #
• I am tempted to buy just because of non-drm RT @somisguided: Harry Potter goes digital. ebooks available on @Pottermore http://t.co/k2zINo7r #
• RT @badbanana: If Superman put a QR code on his chest people could go right to his website and see that he's neither a bird nor a plane. #
• Had the opportunity to tell someone from @kobo how much I hate the ebook buying experience #satisfying #stilllooking4agoodshoppingexperience #
• According to him DRM is a publisher driven thing. Come on you silly industry, figure out what readers actually want from books & deliver it #
• People who steal will steal. People who read just want accessibility. #
• “@RuthLinka: "As individuals, we make up our own abridged histories." says @MarkLavorato in @Montreal_Review: http://t.co/H58jF4dx” #
• RT @BrentButt: Remember: Many people hate you – but some only hate you a little bit.
  #RejectedFortuneCookies #

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Studio Night

Jamie Durie by day and a Jonathon Christenson creation called Whisper by night.

Jamie Durie at the Enjoy Centre

Tonight we are at the second last Studio Theatre show. It’s been a great season so far… I absolutely loved Yellow Moon. Hopefully this one will keep up the momentum.

Well it was a visually spectacular show and a joy for everyone participating except the audience. The script left me flat. The acting, design, direction kept me in my seat.

There you go…

Remind me why…

Seriously. I know its way more complicated than I think, but why is having a conservative government a good thing fiscally?

From the CBC website