The Unknown Studio

Dear so-called Geeks*,

Back in December, I ordered a little item from your store, an item which is clearly marked in red letters on its packaging as a Klingon Corkscrew. I ordered it for my girlfriend and myself, so that it can help complete the set of nerdish implements we want for our kitchen (the other nerdish implement is an Enterprise bottle-opener). Read the rest of this entry »

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There’s nothing quite like doodling or sketching something to pass the time. Oh sure, you should be taking notes, but instead you’re drawing an epic stickman battle involving helicopters and entire platoons of poorly-drawn men. Or maybe you’re just randomly drawing lines or geometric patterns.

For influencial Edmonton Twitter user @steenyweeny (known to some as Jen), a boring February phone call accompanied by a notepad and pen has gone from random doodles to a bona fide Twitter phenomenon called #selfportraitmondays — that’s “self-portrait Mondays” or SPM for the uninitiated. Read the rest of this entry »

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Coming to you almost live from down in my basement office in scenic Riverdale, and on behalf of both Scott and myself, we just wanted to wish all the moms, grandmoms, and powerful matriarchs the world over a wonderful, rich and happy Mothers’ Day. You deserve to be honoured and revered everyday, but that would prevent Hallmark from earning significant revenue on other worthwhile occasions.

To my mum: I’m what I am today in large part because of you. What I’m really saying is, this is all your fault. I love you, mum!

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The first time I met Jeff Samsanow was actually at the same event where I rekindled my friendship with Unknown Studio co-host Scott C. Bourgeois. It was an Edmonton Tweet-up at a bar that no longer exists — or rather, the structure still exists, but it has a new name. That’s Edmonton for you. Read the rest of this entry »

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Since launching the Unknown Studio last June with Scott, we’ve both variously been trying to find ways to promote the show. Some of that has meant appearing on other podcasts… Or, one other podcast, anyhow. Our third episode featured a good friend, Ramin Ostad, and on that episode we discussed storytelling using video games as a medium. Since that episode, I’ve been trying to sync my schedule with Ramin’s, who also co-host a show called UserCreatedContent, a great little podcast dedicated to all things video-gaming in Edmonton. Read the rest of this entry »

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It’s pretty easy to tell when my work colleagues miss me. I was out with the flu (or something) last week, and I was sent a few telling images that both professed my colleagues’ love for me, and their dismay at my absence from work. Read the rest of this entry »

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