Ecademy is an online networking site seeking to expand it's Canadian membership.
There will be a maximum of one hour of speakers/presentations to leave plenty of time for networking.
See the Ecademy website for more information.
Awesome retro style art from Nicole Steen of The Pop Tarts as seen at The Templeton diner today. Well worth the $75 asking price. Contact Nicole at thepoptarts AT yahoo.com or check out the Tart Gallery website to buy it!
One of many Cherry Blossoms patches on Granville on a grey Wednesday April 14. We never had thick swathes of blossoms like this back in Ontario when I was growing up. Maybe that's why I never had a problem with allergies until I moved to Vancouver. This year it's particularly bad in BC and I am not alone. Check out the CBC's Allergy season in full bloom for tales of how bad it is this year.
Caterina asked about local Vancouver grocery delivery in the Flickr "Recipes to Share" group.
I use Spud. If you use my name when you sign up, I get $25 of free groceries! I'll make cookies or something for the Flickr crew…
I've been using Spud since the beginning of February, and it is great.
Penny has a cute photo of a child with a cherry blossom tree in the background and has this advice for tourists (from and outside of Vancouver):
Visiting Vancouver this month or looking for an outdoor activity for you and your family? Take a blossom-viewing tour of Vancouver's 18 cherry blossom tree varieties, starting at The Vancouver Museum and ending at Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden.
Caterina talks about a great record store on 4th street (actually, the whole of 4th street is fun walking down, because it also has a great video store too, Videomatica):
Zulu Records is the closest thing Vancouver has to Aquarius Records,
a San Francisco institution. Both of them are little stores -- no Tower Records here! -- and what sets these record stores apart is their passionate staff who know everything there is to know about cool obscure bands, and who write up extensive reviews and recommendations for every album they like. Aquarius sends out an exhaustive email review every couple of weeks, and the staff is very friendly and helpful. Who cares if the major labels bite the dust! I want these little record stores to survive the mp3ification of recorded music.
I've been to Zulu Records a few times to pick up stuff I didn't think I'd be able to find at the big box stores, like Icelandic electronica outfit Mú. Zulu has—the last time I was there, anyway—some old school video games you can play. And I don't mean Street Fighter old school. Think Pong old school. It's a great record store where the staff picks actually come from the staff, and staff who are so busy hunting down obscure stuff that they barely have the time to recognize that Britney Spears exists.
The Flames came out hitting and storming the net and speeding down the wing. Iginla looked the best he's looked all series, and the Canucks powerplay barely even looked like one. Not only that but the Flames scored a short-handed goal. In short, the Flames looked a lot like the Canucks do on good nights.
Make that two empty net goals. Crawford pulled the goalie at least 4 times, and twice while on the powerplay. Kiprusoff made it look easy. The great thing about the playoffs is that the teams play again in a couple nights, so both team make adjustments. Linden was visible this time, but only on faceoffs.
It's a best of 3 now.
Gastown Parkade Renovation in progress April 12, 2004
Stanley Cup Playoff fever is everywhere in Vancouver. Game 4 of the Vancouver/Calgary 2004 playoff series is tonight. Unlike Sports Illustrated, I think the Canucks will win in 5 or 6.
A feast to celebrate Farm Folk/City Folk's 10th anniversary. See the FF/CF website for more details. Tickets are $10, and are available by calling 604-730-0450.
