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Yellowknife Street Corner

By on October 20, 2011 in Journal

Having found a joy in street photography and how powerful it can be to tell a story back in August, I really want to see what I can find in Yellowknife.

Yellowknife is in the middle of no where yes, but has a huge downtown core that is very busy and has a lot to share.

Thanks to Marcel Mason on Flickr for sharing.

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My mind is in Yellowknife

By on October 5, 2011 in Journal

Many times I have thought about what to say when I sat down to write these thoughts. I’m not one to show a lot of emotion, but a person can only take so much bad news in a short period of time.

The North is my home and always will be, no one will ever be able to take that away from me. So many things make it my home, the land, the industry and the people. No matter who you are in Yellowknife, chances are you have been effected by the series of accidents that have happened over the last two months.

I have the utmost respect for those pilots who fly the northern skies. I look up to them. Since the age of 7 years old I have been flying in bush planes, I loved it. It was like nothing else. To be able to fly in a small aircraft while circling around a herd of caribou or musk-ox is a surreal experience, one that I would never trade. I suppose that is why it hurts to hear the news of these accidents, while i was flying around the north I don’t remember any major accidents like these ones. It seems like something isn’t right and I can’t figure it out.

It is tough to talk about these accidents, because I haven’t lost anyone that is extremely close to me, but have known those who have. They are good people, people I look up to, I just can’t bare to think how tough these times are for them. My thoughts and prayers are with them.

Yellowknife is a great place, no matter the what happens this community comes together and is strong. Those who we have lost will never be forgotten, they will inspire us.

The worst part for me is not being there and sharing the memories. Just like Dorothy says “There is no place like home” no matter the situation.

So as I mentioned in the first line I wasn’t sure how to write this, I’m still not really sure how to feel. I hope I was able to layout my thoughts. I also hope those who were affected, by any of the accidents, know that they have an entire community behind them and then all of us expats.

In Memory (2011)

 

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John Goodman on Community is Awesome

By on August 29, 2011 in Journal

I became a fan of the TV Show Community in June when a friend showed it to me on Netflix. I have also been a fan of John Goodman since the Flinstones and Rosanne.

Now the two have come together in EPICNESS. I love this trailer and I think I’m going to love his character.

Watch it and tell me how good it is!

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So Steve Jobs has resigned

By on August 25, 2011 in Journal

As pathetic as it may sound, when I first read that Steve Jobs had resigned yesterday afternoon I was taken aback. This all the tragic news this past week has possessed, I thought I was reading Steve’s last words (kind of like Jack Layton), but alas it was just a resignation letter. I was still taken back though.

I don’t follow the day to day workings of Apple so I’m sure with Tim Cooke at the helm it will all be fine, but there was still a nagging feeling in me that thought, if Steve Jobs leaves Apple will follow apart. And, yes, I know this sounds rather pathetic and I’m sure it makes me look like much more of a fanboy, but the way Apple was presented sometimes made it seems like Steve watched over everything.

What will happen in the next decade with Apple, will it become a big clunky company like Microsoft or will stay on top with it sleek looking, easy to use products. Time will only tell.

Steve Jobs Resigns

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I was jealous of the young couples

By on August 21, 2011 in Journal

When I arrived in the Jasper campground, Whistler, I was jealous of all the young couples I was seeing around. They all looked happy together and ready to explorer together. I was envious, but that is not to say I am not enjoying myself, because I certainly am and I am cherishing every moment with my mother. This evening though I’m not so jealous anymore…

Across from our little site a group of 2 early 20′s “kids” pulled in with a toddler. They have been play yelling and shouting since they got here. And I’m sorry, I may be a 80-year-old man inside, but I think it is rude and disrespectful to be that loud in a campground with many other people. It doesn’t matter what age. Then of course there is the yappy dog beside the other folks, barking at every little bug that flies by. Seriously, it scared off all the elk.

Anyways, this is home base for this evening, prepped for the rain tomorrow.

Camp Life 2

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The Most Random Monday Ever

By on August 17, 2011 in Journal

What can I say, apparently I have a spontaneous side and like running around the streets of Fort St John with friends. When word went out on twitter at 7pm that I was looking for an Adventure, it was on.

Twandom Adventure 10

Our meeting place was Dairy Queen – where I might add you can enjoy all sorts of delicious treats. So I dash to my off to get my camera, by the way just putting on running shoes, does not instantly make you an athlete. I learned this the hard way.

After meeting at DQ – and enjoying treat – we proceeded to wonder the streets of Fort St John and see what we could find. I find this one of the best ways to explore the city we live in. As we went I proceeded to document on my camera.

I was using my 50mm lens which is fairly good in low light areas, but I think it eventually got too dark. Nonetheless some photos came out rather interesting. Have a look:

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