I really enjoy photography, and I am by no means good at it, however, I have a decent camera and I have lots of fun with it!
One of my favourite times to take pictures is at Dusk or Dawn. I find the lighting is just incredible at this time and with a slow exposure you can make an amazing photograph!
Check out Downtown Vancouver at Dusk!
I had the pleasure of seeing the sunrise on my drive to work this morning. Quite something!
Although I am naturally a night owl, I have become a morning person due to my jobs over the last several years. I have worked in the Hotel Industry, Coffee Industry, and now am in the Landscaping Industry. All of these jobs have required me to be up and going by 5am or 6am on most mornings. This would have killed me when I was in my early 20's! I often stayed up until 2am or 3am and rarely got up before 8am or 9am!
However hard it is to get out of bed in the mornings, I am always happy once I'm up. Its the best part of my day, and I really enjoy the mornings…after I am out of bed. A sunrise like this one is just the thing that makes me smile when I'm up 
Hopefully it will do the same for you too
I love working close to the airport. I love planes, and one of my biggest highlights of every year is the Abbotsford Air Show. Seeing a plane flying low over head makes me happy inside, and working close to YVR I get to see all sorts of planes landing and taking off all day long!
It’s Great!!!
We are now 17 sleeps away from the world coming to Vancouver for the 2010 Olympic games!
It has been 7 years since Vancouver/Whistler was awarded the Olympics. The Olympics are now just around the corner, and we are trying to finish the city off in order to get ready to be displayed on the world stage.
Buzz Bishop was excited as he took in the Olympic Flames relay as it ran through Calgary.
Soon it will be here!
Here is a great local site that has information on all the events and on goings of the happenings in the city, as well as updates and stories on the athletes.
I am out and about, and came accross free internet kiosks in Canada Place in downtown Vancouver. They are provided by Bell and are standup computers where you can browse the internet for free. There are no restrictions.
It is quite nice, writing this post, I am looking out over the water, Stanley Park, and the North Shore mountains. However, standing while using the computer is not so ideal. But its handy if you are in the area and need to check something online!
School’s over for another year. No. Wait. School’s over, and this was my last year! I have now completed my Bachelors Degree 
In what? you ask? Piano Performance.
What can you do with a degree in piano performance?
But do I want to do any of these? No. I think I may go insane teaching piano day in and day out, so I may teach a few students on the side, but not as a full job. Will I perform? It’s fun, but it takes a lot of hard work, dedication, and the biggest part is, luck, being at the right place at the right time, having the right person hear you play and then get you gigs. Also, I really don’t have the dedication to practice the 8-10 hours a day to be a top performer. This leaves one option left. Collaborative pianist, the world of the collaborative pianist is growing rapidly right now, but again, I’m not sure I have the dedication to learn and practice all that music.
So, why did I do my degree?? Well, after high school, I didn’t know what to study, I loved music, and thought why not continue with piano? I had completed a few diplomas, and the next level I could move on to was a bachelors degree. So off I went. 3 years into it, I began to think more about my career options, and realized that music was not what I wanted to be in, however, I had gone far enough, that I decided to stick it out and complete it.
That is now completed, and can now get on with life, which brings me great excitement
As I mentioned in a previous post, I attended the Vancouver International Auto Show.
I think, however, over the past few years, I have gotten less and less out of the stock cars, and more and more into the modified cars. There are some new cars that excite me, like the Audi R8 pictured above, and the Dodge Challenger pictured below.
But a lot of the cars and trucks these days don’t get me going. I don’t like the look of the new Dodge caravans, and durangos, or the new Ford lineup. The volvo’s look the same, as do the mini’s and VW’s. Recently I find myself more into the older cars, redone, modified, restored, and I am looking forward to the summer days when show and shines are a weekend regular.
To see more pictures, please go to the pictures portion of the website.
I’m not sure if you know, but CBC has recently made cutbacks. Cutbacks include changes to the CBC 2 Radio station, and the disbandment of the 70 year old CBC Radio Orchestra.
Watch a video here to learn what’s happening.
Here is a copy of an email I got with information on various protests that are happening across Canada.
This email is to inform you of “A National Day of Action to save CBC Radio 2 and the CBC Radio Orchestra” taking place on April 11 in major cities across Canada, mainly in front of CBC buildings. There are over 15,000 Canadians involved in this grassroots movement.Please relay Friday’s nationwide rally information to your groups, students, friends, family, fellow musicians, and whomever you think is interested. Forward this email to your contacts too.They will be short, but very energetic rallies. Bring signs and songs! Tell your local media!Full list of rallies happening in sync across Canada on Friday April 11
Victoria
9am Pacific: Victoria: 1025 Pandora Avenue
Vancouver9am Pacific: Vancouver: 775 Cambie Street
Calgary10am Mountain: Calgary: 1724 Westmount Blvd. NWEdmonton10am Mountain: Edmonton: 23 Edmonton City Centre, 10062-102nd AvenueSaskatoon10am Sask: Saskatoon: CBC 144 2nd Ave SouthRegina10am Sask: Regina: 2440 Broad StreetWinnipeg11am Central: Winnipeg: 541 Portage AvenueToronto
12pm Eastern: Toronto: 250 Front Street WestLondon12pm Eastern: London, ON: 208 Piccadilly StreetOttawa12pm Eastern: Ottawa: 181 Queen Street, Ottawa - Meeting at Sparks Street entranceMontreal12pm Eastern: Montreal: 1400 Rene Levesque EastSaint John1pm Atlantic: Saint John: 560 Main Street
Halifax1pm Atlantic: Halifax: 1601 South ParkSt John1pm AST: Saint John: 560 Main StreetNewfoundland1:30pm Newfoundland: St John’s: 25 Henry StreetFor more rally details, please visit one of these websites:
http://michaelvincent.ca/Newsblog/?p=71
http://savecbcorchestra.com/2008/04/05/cbc-national-day-of-action/
For more information on the movement, please visit composer John Oliver’s comprehensive site:
http://standonguardforcbcradio.earsay.com/?cat=5
