Archive for June, 2006

Vancouver Python Conference

I already posted about this on my work blog, but may as well re-post here: Once again, Vancouver is going to be the home of a Python conference. As detailed here, Paul, Brian et al. have put together a great-looking conference. See you there!

New restaurant…

I just discovered a new option for lunch in the neighborhood of work: Delicados, on West Hastings & Richards. At the recommendation of the person at the counter, I had a half-roll-up (w/ chicken) and a side salad (3-bean), and both were excellent. Flavorful, spicy (there’s a 9-point spice scale, and I picked “medium+”, which [...]

Politics explained through photography

We had a lecture on posture and personalized assessment of posture and ergonomics at work today. That included an (unflatteringly accurate, but at least confidential) photograph of everyone’s posture against a plumb line and wall-mounted grid. The main revelation for me, in addition to confirming my fairly obvious slouch, is that I lean to the [...]

A big project just started…

Long time no blog. Big personal news recently is we just bought a tiny bit of land on Gambier Island (right about here), which is currently fit for nothing, but hopefully with some work can become a camping spot, then maybe a place we can park a camper, and some day build something. The island [...]