Drama. It’s the name of a character on an HBO show, a class at school, and it’s the theme of this week’s FML Friday. Actually, I think it’s probably the theme of every FML Friday. But the three FMLers below had some drama that caught my eye, so I’ve decided to provide them with some [...]
#Selfportraitmonday: the birth of a meme?
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 [...]
Romeo and Juliet: Such Tweet Sorrow
Yes, dear reader, I still live. And, equally astonishing for many of you, I still write. On occasion. Really, I hope to post more in the coming days. In the meantime, Adam sent me an e-mail today that required some following up on, and I have decided to write a little bit about it. The [...]
Get to know an awesome person
Welcome to the first [only?] edition of Get to Know an Awesome Person. Some weeks ago, my friend Brittney Le Blanc sent me an email asking me to answer some questions about my working life and life in general living in the City of Edmonton.
The casting of pods
I had the opportunity a few months ago to reconnect with former colleague Scott C. Bourgeois at a tweetup in Edmonton. We chatted, we drank, we discussed the various experiences we’ve had driving past — and indeed creating — roadkill. And certainly that was most of the discussion of the evening. That, and survival horror [...]
Episode the First: Social Media and Truthiness
This is our first crack at an ongoing project called the Unknown Studio. This episode — recorded from a derelict oil rig off the coast of Nova Scotia — we talk to Brittney Le Blanc from iNews880.com about social media, particularly Twitter. Why it’s good, why it’s bad, why “gurus” and “experts” can bite us. [...]