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Before and After

I meant to post these ages ago. This is a little photo restoration work (the original and restored print are 8" x 10") I did for drakeula's birthday last year:


DRAFT: Why I Want to Migrate to New Zealand

Given that Lotus Domino and related products are typically deployed by larger organisations and development is typically done from "head office" locations, opportunities for employment in my profession tend to be concentrated in a small number of cities. In the English-speaking world this comes down to New York, Boston, Chicago, London, Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary, Sydney, Melbourne, Aukland, and Wellington.


Kiwi, Me?


Games to Play on Transit #10

Count how many different languages you hear.

Oringinal post: http://mbarrick.livejournal.com/692782.html


Too much stupid going around.

I just got a call from a recruiter who thought that "Vancouver, BC CA" on my résumé meant I was looking for work in Vancouver, Baja California, or California. She seemed genuinely stunned that I didn't want to even consider living in Los Angeles. Me living in L.A. is about as likely as a bonspiel on the Los Angeles River.

Oringinal post: http://mbarrick.livejournal.com/692513.html


The Scottish Play

"To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow; a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing."


Interesting Idea

Who Should Paint You: Tamara de Lempicka


You're universally attractive with a modern appeal

Games to Play on Transit #9

You won't get to play this one often, but I just did.

Watch a couple of suburban yahoos seriously offend an older east Indian man (I missed the offending comment or action).

Listen as the old man seriously cusses out the yahoos with some "colourfully" translated insults.

Watch as one of the yahoos gets up and spits at the old man, precipitating a full-blown fist-fight.

At this point the driver pulls over and puts the yahoos off the bus. One of the yahoos decides to swing around and take a Parthian shot at the old man that nearly knocks him down.


The Chinese Death Meme

FOUR JOBS YOU'VE HAD IN YOUR LIFE

01. Groupware Developer

02. Geologists' Assistant

03. Private Barrick, R77 Medical Assistant

04. Bank Teller

(there are about 50 more)

FOUR MOVIES YOU COULD WATCH OVER AND OVER

01. Lawrence of Arabia

02. Casablanca

03. Blade Runner

04. Fight Club

FOUR PLACES YOU'VE LIVED

01. Duncan, BC

02. Victoria, BC

03. Nanaimo, BC

04. Vancouver BC


Disturbing

If these people had brown skin this would be considered a terrorist training camp... Oklahoma

Oringinal post: http://mbarrick.livejournal.com/691360.html


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