Thank you for being a fabulous Mum!

My mum and I on vacation in the Isle of Man.

Last weekend in Cadboro Bay.

My mum (the saucy one sticking out her tongue) with my uncle, David and my grandparents, London, 1952.

Now you where I get my sassy-silly-naughtiness from… And my keen skills in the defense against the dark arts… Expecto Patronum!!!

Cadboro Bay, Victoria, BC.

The Dragon:

The Salmon:

The Tug Boat (as seen from inside Samuel):

Samuel the Octopus:

There is definitely a story here… If I didn’t have two video projects due on Monday and Tuesday… I know. Insane.

Here are two pictures of me peaking out of the big red octopus, who is called “Samuel”, at Gyro Park. Why Samuel? I don’t know that’s the name he told me when I asked him.

Photo credit: My mum, Jane Bettany. Taken with my old point-and-shoot Canon A75 which she is getting quite good at using considering she has been using a Pentax SLR for 20 years. It’s quite a leap going from film to digital! So I applaud her for all the experimenting she has been doing lately with the camera.

I have so many memories of Gyro Beach. Do you have any Gyro beach stories?

I’ve done a lot of book learning in my life.

8 years of elementary school.
5 years of high school.
5 (and a bit ) years of undergrad university.
2 years of graduate university.
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= 20 years.

I have spent 20 years in school. I must be pretty smart since I have spent 72% of my life learning stuff in an academic setting.

Let’s take a peak at my early years in school. Formative, indeed.

6 ans.

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6 ans et demi.

7 ans.

just 9 years old.

9 years old.

9 and a half years old.

almost 10 years old.

Age 8.

I will post a photo diary tomorrow. As you can see from the following photos… I worked my little caboose off… I’m a little tired.

A big congrats to Josh for making RedPilot Alpha squad. Thanks for “nerding out” with my camera and snapping some sweet shots…

And thanks to Alexis who donated to the VWSAC through Tom’s beard begone thon and for a wicked reunion at Temple. Kisses!

Yes. In THOSE shoes.

Tomorrow (Saturday, May 5th), some very brave and “secure” and perhaps “strong and silent” men, including none other than GiveMeaning’s Tom “Runt” Williams, will be hitting the pavement in some sexy ladies shoes to support the Victoria Women’s Sexual Assault Centre.

The VWSAC “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” Event will commence at 10:30am at Centennial Square in Victoria, BC. I’m sure the guys are gonna look pretty hot in their sassy pumps, so if you’d like to come down and cheer or just point and laugh and yell a couple “I told you sos”, I’m sure these brave fellas won’t mind a little embarrassment for such a great cause.

I will be in Victoria following Tom Williams in his shiny red Anne Kline sling-backs (oh yes, they are beautiful, nothing but the best for our Tom) so every painful, blister inducing step will be captured on video. Can’t wait to add some sweet techno beats to the audio track. Should be totally fab. Here’s a picture of Redpilot’s Ry filming the shoe shopping action. I think Tom got a little too excited…

when he took his new shoes for a spin around the store. Whoa Blossom!

In order to look stunning for the great walk and raise some funds, Tom has agreed to shave his legs if he raises $1,000 and his glorious beard if he raises $5,000 through his GiveMeaning project called “Beard be Gone”. All money donated will go directly to the VSAC, so if you would like to donate to a worthwhile charity, please go to “GiveMeaning”.

And between you and me and Tom’s wife, we’d all like to see that beard hit the road jack… and don’t you come back no more, no more, no more, NO MORE.

Technical details of rotating rollerblade (in-line skating) wheels (see picture).

Step One.

Step Two.

Details:

Right Wheel #1 with Left Wheel #3
Right Wheel #2 with Left Wheel #4
Right Wheel #3 with Left Wheel #1
Right Wheel #4 with Left Wheel #2

NB. Rotating your rollerblade wheels makes a greasy, dirty mess… so if you’ve just got a manicure and bought a nice new pair of white Capris, I’d steer away from taking your blades apart on your white living room carpet.

Here’s a picture from my latest adventures in rollerblading: The Granville Street Bridge looking down at Granville Island.

Click here for more Adventures in Rollerblading.

It is 1:30am and Ry has yet to pack. Seriously. I am going to bed now. I have put out a ziplock bag of assorted nuts, some sweet and salty almond bars, a huge bar of dark chocolate, a Powerade, his iPod, some leather bracelets, and his captain sweatpants. I’m hoping that he can figure out the rest before 7am when he leaves.

Take us out J-Go.

Hip-hop… Country… Trance… Emo… Urban Jungle Mix…
Justin Timberlake… Soul… Funk… R&B…
Reggae… Industrial House…

Check out GiveMeaning’s first video created by RedPilot. This video follows Tom Williams as he stops by “Midday” on CFJC TV7 in Kamloops, BC to talk about GiveMeaning. Watch for the special guest appearance by “Ross Perot” at the end of the clip.

Check out the video.

A big *high five* to Ryland for the sweet Soderbergh vibe he created with the editing and music. Stay tuned for more videos that will look much sweeter with our new Canon HV20!