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Thoughts on on the King St. Pilot after One Year

Just a Gwai Lo - Mon, 11/26/2018 - 22:08

The King St. Transit Pilot marks one year in existence, and I think it was a success at the outset.

Published by Richard on November 26th, 2018

Thoughts on on the King St. Pilot after One Year

Just a Gwai Lo - Mon, 11/26/2018 - 22:08

The King St. Transit Pilot marks one year in existence, and I think it was a success at the outset.

Published by Richard on November 26th, 2018

I’ve seen the Edward Burtynsky and Jennifer Baichwal trilogy

Just a Gwai Lo - Thu, 11/22/2018 - 22:27

In quick succession, I watched Manufactured Landscapes, Watermark, and Anthropocene.

Published by Richard on November 22nd, 2018

I’ve seen the Edward Burtynsky and Jennifer Baichwal trilogy

Just a Gwai Lo - Thu, 11/22/2018 - 22:27

In quick succession, I watched Manufactured Landscapes, Watermark, and Anthropocene.

Published by Richard on November 22nd, 2018

Remembrance Day at Fort York

Just a Gwai Lo - Sun, 11/11/2018 - 17:43

Some snapshots of a beautiful and vivid ceremony on the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI.

Published by Richard on November 11th, 2018

Remembrance Day at Fort York

Just a Gwai Lo - Sun, 11/11/2018 - 17:43

Some snapshots of a beautiful and vivid ceremony on the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI.

Published by Richard on November 11th, 2018

Three Years in Toronto

Just a Gwai Lo - Wed, 10/31/2018 - 19:50

Some reflections on the time spent alone in Canada's biggest and therefore best city.

Published by Richard on October 31st, 2018

Three Years in Toronto

Just a Gwai Lo - Wed, 10/31/2018 - 19:50

Some reflections on the time spent alone in Canada's biggest and therefore best city.

Published by Richard on October 31st, 2018

I'm an Opening Day Member of Toronto's Museum of Contemporary Art

Just a Gwai Lo - Tue, 10/23/2018 - 16:49

Toronto's Museum of Contemporary Art is an affordable breath of fresh air for a general audience (until we get the Museum of Toronto).

Published by Richard on October 23rd, 2018

I'm an Opening Day Member of Toronto's Museum of Contemporary Art

Just a Gwai Lo - Tue, 10/23/2018 - 16:49

Toronto's Museum of Contemporary Art is an affordable breath of fresh air for a general audience (until we get the Museum of Toronto).

Published by Richard on October 23rd, 2018

Listening to Albums

Just a Gwai Lo - Tue, 10/16/2018 - 22:38

It has been easy to forget about albums, the collection of songs that would encompass an entire CD, and vinyl and cassettes before that, with the fractured attention in the online era. It has also been easy to forget about record stores, since they have largely disappeared outside of the occasional vinyl record shop these days. Every now and then, an artist will promote their album, asking us to buy it on such and such a date, when I have, for a few years now, been a subscriber to Apple Music, giving me unlimited access to whatever they happen to have on file.

Published by Richard on October 16th, 2018

Listening to Albums

Just a Gwai Lo - Tue, 10/16/2018 - 22:38

It has been easy to forget about albums, the collection of songs that would encompass an entire CD, and vinyl and cassettes before that, with the fractured attention in the online era. It has also been easy to forget about record stores, since they have largely disappeared outside of the occasional vinyl record shop these days. Every now and then, an artist will promote their album, asking us to buy it on such and such a date, when I have, for a few years now, been a subscriber to Apple Music, giving me unlimited access to whatever they happen to have on file.

Published by Richard on October 16th, 2018

I've Read From A Book for 6 Months Straight

Just a Gwai Lo - Tue, 10/16/2018 - 01:30

A new job in a new city made it difficult to find time to read books in the last couple of years. I set out to read from a book every day from now on.

Published by Richard on October 15th, 2018

I've Read From A Book for 6 Months Straight

Just a Gwai Lo - Tue, 10/16/2018 - 01:30

A new job in a new city made it difficult to find time to read books in the last couple of years. I set out to read from a book every day from now on.

Published by Richard on October 15th, 2018

Fantasy Pools

Just a Gwai Lo - Sun, 10/14/2018 - 21:47

Have I told you that I’m part of a baseball fantasy pool? While growing up, I played and watched baseball, and being one of the taller players, naturally I was assigned first base. I distinctly remember the time I sat on the family home’s deck and told my parents I wanted to focus on basketball instead, which was the right decision. I would cheer for the Blue Jays, and now that I think about it, the 1994 strike coupled with graduating high school and focusing on my floundering at university (which I would recover from), I lost interest.

Published by Richard on October 14th, 2018

Fantasy Pools

Just a Gwai Lo - Sun, 10/14/2018 - 21:47

Have I told you that I’m part of a baseball fantasy pool? While growing up, I played and watched baseball, and being one of the taller players, naturally I was assigned first base. I distinctly remember the time I sat on the family home’s deck and told my parents I wanted to focus on basketball instead, which was the right decision. I would cheer for the Blue Jays, and now that I think about it, the 1994 strike coupled with graduating high school and focusing on my floundering at university (which I would recover from), I lost interest.

Published by Richard on October 14th, 2018

Three Plants

Just a Gwai Lo - Sat, 10/13/2018 - 21:53

The three other life forms in my apartment.

Published by Richard on October 13th, 2018

UNO Synth Day 2

Just a Gwai Lo - Fri, 10/12/2018 - 21:45

The real magic from the UNO Synth will come not from being a standalone synthesizer but rather an instrument in an orchestra. After playing around with modifying the preset sounds and playing the demo patterns at lunchtime today, I figured out how to use the sequencer without the aid of the manual, and the video tutorial is very good. I have watched the tutorial on the sequencer, and the possibilities are exciting.

Published by Richard on October 12th, 2018

New Arrival: The UNO Synth

Just a Gwai Lo - Thu, 10/11/2018 - 21:13

Toronto held a synthesizer expo in August of this year, and it coincided with a pager duty shift. That meant I was able to visit, but I couldn't hang around it long. The purpose of my attendance was to gather information, and to see if Teenage Engineering would have a booth. They did not. I talked to the Roland folks, and mentioned that I was new to synths, and told them I was looking at the Pocket Operator series.

Published by Richard on October 11th, 2018

How I Use OmniFocus Notes

Just a Gwai Lo - Wed, 10/10/2018 - 11:38

I use OmniFocus to keep track of what needs to be done on an individual level. All sorts of projects, from buying and framing art to starting hobbies to making notes about things to look up later get jotted down in OF. If I was ever lacking in things to do, that is no longer the case, with almost 900 open actions in 117 projects.

Published by Richard on October 10th, 2018

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