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Richard no longer uses this for cynical search engine optimization.
kk+ in his element. Almost perfect. Only change: a vintage Blue Jays baseball cap instead (worn only when they’re on a losing streak, like they are now). via fiercekitty.files.wordpress.com
CupcakeCamp Vancouver <3’s Couch Beers!:
i crashed strutta’s #couchbeers today with a tray full of mini cupcakes. woo!
Why are there 100 empty Globe & Mail newspaper boxes in an alley off Fraser and 27th?
Kevin Wong’s 2009 graduation project from Emily Carr University of Art and Design is an awesome mashup of real-life with the surreality between our ears — from video games, of course. And all neatly tied with an awesome pun.
The project consists of plywood cut-outs of characters from the popular 1978 video game Space Invaders. These sculptures unveil the invisible, uncomfortable social space that occupies the empty seats of buses and challenges the concept of privacy in public spaces.
Albion Ferry For Sale...on Craigslist
$1,100,000.00 CDN$ each. Is there a “OBO” implied?
Karen’s video footage of the Golden Ears Bridge opening this past Sunday.
June 14th was the opening of the Golden Ears Bridge crossing between Pitt Meadows and Langley. It was also the same day as the Car Free Vancouver community festivals in four neighbourhoods. I realized a couple weeks ago not only that they were happening simultaneously, but that it would be a great opportunity to witness and contrast pedestrian celebrations. Props to TransLink for organizing an enjoyable day, though I understand that there were many challenges involved that made it less entertaining for others.
In Canada, we go apeshit when a new bridge opens:
Party for new B.C. bridge draws 20,000, turns chaotic. “One woman went into labour, one man had a heart attack and at least a dozen others fainted”.
(via seanorr)
Ninjas in the cloud will strike down upon Vancouver in 2010.
(via slapshot)
Now how do we get one for Jarome Iginla?
If You Don't Like It, That's It -- Transit is Doomed
“We know Translink’s track record: over a decade of service with the transit adoption rate holding steady at an embarrassing 13%. They want more funding for their plans which we now know are just plain ineffective and we’re being told that there is no alternative but to accept their position or give up. It’s maddening. […] I would instead suggest that we come up with Better Ideas for transit in the Lower Mainland and work to pressure our elected officials to reject the Translink plan in favour of something more effective because this kind of manipulative behaviour should never be permitted to fly.”— Daniel Quinn, “Be Part of the Plan”
Another quote from the same article, emphasis in original:
What kills me though, and what should bother the hell out of everyone “involved” in this circus is that they entire process is framed with their own goals in mind. In other words, they’ve already made the decision and they’re telling us that we have only one option for better transportation in this city and it’s their plan. If you don’t like it, that’s it — transit is doomed.
Shanghai China 2009 -24
