Better by design

Why I use a Mac: Reason #273

2008-04-18T22:29:38Z

This is an internal company video made by Microsoft to help energize their sales team for selling the, flagging, Microsoft Vista. Now Rogers Wireless has some cheesy internal training stuff, as do most companies, but this has to take the cak...

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Some days I just wish I were a sea otter

2008-04-18T19:55:40Z

It's been one of those weeks where being a sea otter would probably have been a lot cooler than being me. I started off the week with an interview with a company that I've wanted to work for nearly my entire life and ended it not only not getti...

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The home sick ballad

2007-03-02T18:31:36Z

Apparently dreaming about working at the Uptown [jks] has affected me more than just mentally, as I'm home sick. At least for the first part of the day. Eventually I'll have to venture out to buy myself some milk so that I can give eating a try...

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Threading dream

2007-03-02T15:44:46Z

I had a dream about threading film through the projector at the Uptown Theatre last night. I had stopped in to say hello to Katie and everything was going to Hell because she had not threaded up properly and Rick had already gone home. So serio...

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Snow

2007-03-02T08:08:41Z

There was no snow in Kelowna, but there was on the highway. After the toll bridge on the way down there was quite a bit and because it was dark it was hard going. That however was nothing compared to what we had to drive through on the way back...

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QotD: Worst. Job. Ever.

2007-02-24T20:04:08Z

What was the worst job you ever had? Submitted by salaryman. I used to work at the Paramount Theatre in Kelowna. I loved the job, but the pay was basically minimum wage. The only time I got a raise was when the provincial NDP government gave...

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Another Final Fantasy concert

2007-02-24T04:17:07Z

The other night Lydia and I went to the Centre for the Performing Arts downtown to see a union funded concert that was apparently to stop the government from privatizing BC Hydro. How having a free concert was going to stop that from happening I...

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Why my Christmas sales are lower than other months

2006-12-22T04:06:04Z

In the world of retail Christmas is the season to be jolly, because the holiday rush makes up a major component of nearly every store's yearly revenue. The holidays are when the dollars leave the wallet, and the customers leave ladden down with ...

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Where I've been blogging

2006-12-03T09:08:44Z

I'm on holidays in Maui for the week, but that hasn't stopped me from blogging. I've posted about my trip, and the day before my trip, on my own personal blog [jks]. I've also been blogging at Metroblogging's Hawaii site [mbh], where I've post...

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QotD: Top 5 Video Games

2006-11-17T01:26:16Z

What's on your Top 5 video games list? Submitted by mileena. 5) James Bond: Golden Eye - Nintendo 64 Putting this in the fifth position was hard, because I think it's might be my all time favorite video game. The multi-player was great as was ...

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