Well, let’s hope that was a roadblock on my efforts to be a more frequent poster here. It’s been a while since I went a week without saying anything. Work is still going well, an exciting new client is on my plate and I’m enjoying my efforts surrounding them. The other projects are on time and I should be able to point you towards them the first couple weeks of January. One, in particular, I’m hoping we can actually have some tangible fun with. More to be revealed soon.. cursed non-disclosure.
Last night I attended my second Mobifest, a film festival focusing on films made for mobile devices. I apparently didn’t write-up last year’s show which took place at the University of Toronto in a fairly large space, hosted by Sean Cullen, and covered by a range of media outlets. More entertaining last year was my gang having our own underground tailgate party with Steam Whistle only to have Sir Cullen show up beside us with his paltry gift bag and proceed to spend 10 minutes trying to start his beater SUV. Good times.
So this year? Well, first, the Revue Cinema is WAY out there if you’re a Torontonian. At the Dundas West subway stop it’s really halfway to Kipling. Second, the Cinema itself is a horrid old school, ramshackle place that they try to pass off as quaint but isn’t. Attendance, weather withstanding, was probably 75 people. I’m a little confused as to how they were unable to build on the momentum they’d acquired last year, and will actually attempt to interview them for my heretofore unlaunched career writing for TechVibes.
Tonight I’ve, again, somehow secured trade only passes to the Gourmet Food and Wine Expo. Tonight is trade night, and two years ago my claim to brief fame was seeing the Thirsty Traveler (I see him a lot, not sure why) and introducing myself as a fan. Surprisingly, Mr. Kevin Brauch was super nice and spent no less than 45 minutes walking around with Alex and I, sampling the many beverages, and talking shop about his at-the-time unaired second season of ‘The Thirsty Traveler‘. I actually introduced him to Black Oak’s Nutcracker Porter, which seemed impressive to him in flavour, and to Black Oak in the fact THE Thirsty Traveler was trying their product.. haha. We’ll see if any stories come through tonight!
Today’s Random Links
A look at the tolerance between Obama and McCain supporters.
Absolutely ridiculous Chicken McNuggets social network.
Does your supermarket have a BACON section?
A White House shocker. This is just strange.
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Barenaked Ladies – Barenaked for the Holidays