After spending an afternoon with my neice, Chloe I was happy to see she hadn’t forgotten about me.
Don’t worry Chloe, I’ll see you again soon!
Announcements: A Terrible Death to Die
We used to sing this song at camp, every day at lunch, when we had announcements.
Announcements, Announcements, Announcements *clap, clap*
Announcements, Announcements, Announcements *clap, clap*
A terrible death to die, a terrible death to die
A terrible death to talk to death, a terrible death to die
Announcements, Announcements, Announcements *clap, clap*
Announcements, Announcements, Announcements *clap, clap**Repeat until your ears are bleeding*
What a bizarre song. I have no idea where it came from or why it was remotely appropriate for a Baptist camp. However, to this day, I can still hear that horrible song. Well, today, I have some announcements. First, I apologize for my disappearing act, but I will explain why it had to happen below. Second, welcome to 2010. I hope it’s going alright for you so far.
Re-launch of up! magazine
As you know, I am the Web Editor of WestJet’s up! magazine. I took on this job and title last August. Well, I have been hard at work to make this a more usable and enjoyable website. At the beginning of January we re-launched this site with a new design and functionality. This was a massive undertaking that was months of work and that work was only starting with the re-launch in January. I’m hoping I’ll return a more sane work schedule in the coming months.
A large part of my disappearing act in January was because of the new site. I was so worn out at the end of every work day that I didn’t blog. In any case, going forward, I should be a little more regular. I am also happy to report that the new website is performing well and I’m well on my way to producing a very successful website.
I hope you take some time to enter the contests we run every month and if you’re travelling check it out. There’s over 2000 articles on all the WestJet destinations. Lots of good ideas to take advantage of while your travelling.
Today for Lunch
My good friend Brendan and I have just launched a new blog called Today for Lunch. It’s an idea that Brendan stole from another friend of his. That’s what good writers do, right? Steal. It’s fun.
The premise is a letter-style blog regarding what we had for lunch. We’ve just started, but I think it’s going to be interesting. Plus, presuming we eat, we’ll always have something to write about. Brendan and I had started doing this on Facebook and we’ve decided to move it into a blog format. Also, my posts on Facebook went missing (Brendan deleted them, I suspect), so it looks like Brendan has written a lot more than me. He has, but not that much.
Bookmark it today or grab the RSS feed. I think it’s going to be a lot of fun.
What to expect in 2010
I don’t know, but it’s going to be awesome.
Comments welcome and appreciated.
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Shovels + Snow = Barricade
Last night, while picking up ginger ale, garlic bread and a bin full of mini-powdered donuts—BECAUSE I NEEDED THEM—I noticed this brave use of resources. A display full of shovels for sale. Behind it? Oh that’s just where snow fell off the roof and instead of shoveling they just barricaded off the area. Genius.
My first onesie
My first onesie: a cure for winter from Rhett Soveran on Vimeo.
A few things about the video
- My original outfit is pretty ridiculous. I didn’t realize that until now. So I looked ridiculous all day. Tiny sweater. Long tshirt. Ugh.
- I didn’t know how much you’d see when I shot it. Therefore, there is a little more… skin than I had intended.
- If you watch closely, you’ll notice there are some holes in my underwear. I’m poor. It’s still fairly safe for work.
- The pan on the crouch… wasn’t intentional… yet it’s hilarious.
- I forgot to say, but there is no butt flap.
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Told you so
I feel like enough time as gone by now that I can say this without an angry mob hunting me down, but I told you that the Riders would lose. Well, I didn’t technically tell you, but I had a good feeling. When Leah came into my office at halftime and said the Riders were winning, I said “There’s still time for them to lose”. And the Riders didn’t fail to disappoint. What a bunch of bums.