Remembering Joy I bought a bicycle last week. It's a beautiful and inexpensive 1950's single speed replica, but it's all I need. I live near Lake Ontario, and I wanted to take advantage of the lakeshore bike routes this summer, though I'm terrified of riding through the city. I haven't cycled since I was 14, … Continue reading Remembering Joy, Freedom and Inspiration
Create
Miscellaneous drawings, photography and other creative ventures.
at play
at play Hair brushed, outfits picked, each ready to take on the required role. Actors meet, shake hands, embrace, kiss, enact a story more mature than the princess gowns portray. A scene unfolds, enemies revealed but it's not quite right. Back to the beginning and make it better, stronger. Once right the next scene unfolds. … Continue reading at play
Etobicoke at Sunset
Etobicoke at Sunset, a photo by quirkycity on Flickr. I spent Saturday evening experimenting with my camera at night. I got three reasonable photos out of it. You can see the rest on my flickr space.
Decisions: Swallowing the spider to catch the fly
I don't know why she swallowed that fly. My job feels sometimes like I'm chasing down the logic behind decisions. We switched our software at work from a 2-dimensional computer-aided drafting (CAD) software program to a more robust and intelligent building information modeling (BIM) program. It's an interesting change, making you think about the building … Continue reading Decisions: Swallowing the spider to catch the fly
Call for Entries: NICU Design Competition
I received an email from the LinkedIn Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) & Quality Innovators group advertising an NICU design competition. You can download a PDF of the information package from the website: Institute for Patient-Centered Design, Inc. Design Competition. There are two categories for this competition - theoretical and actual facilities. From the website: … Continue reading Call for Entries: NICU Design Competition
Spring time in Liberty Village
Vines before leaves, a photo by quirkycity on Flickr. Just a quick note to let you know I've got some new pictures up on my Flickr site. Spring is here in Liberty Village, and my friend Rachel and I have gone around photographing some of the interesting old factories. It's a bit like the Distillery … Continue reading Spring time in Liberty Village
Confessions of An April Platform Challenge Participant
This post is one in a series of Anniversary posts for Wordsmith Studio (WSS). Last year we joined Robert Lee Brewer's April Platform Challenge on his blog and united to create a community of writers who support each other. I have a confession to make. I'm doing it again, one bit at a time. building … Continue reading Confessions of An April Platform Challenge Participant
Reuniting my passions
First, I'd like to apologize for setting aside my online presence for a while. I've been soul-searching about my life, its direction and it's taken its toll on my blogs (both here and at Circadian Design. There are going to be a number of changes to this site, likely culminating in merging the two together. … Continue reading Reuniting my passions
What NaNoWriMo is teaching me about balance
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) started just over 4 days ago. While I feel like I'm not doing too badly with my word count, I know from last year's attempt that it takes very little to lose the contest by not having enough words at the end of the month. Last year I was a newlywed, … Continue reading What NaNoWriMo is teaching me about balance
April Platform Challenge Day 20 (and a few others)
The My Name is Not Bob April Platform Challenge has been both encouraging and challenging. If you're wondering why I haven't posted on it lately, it's because I've been joining things like Google+, rediscovering Hootsuite, networking with others, participating in twitter chats, and actually writing blogs with 'Calls to Action' at the end. So far … Continue reading April Platform Challenge Day 20 (and a few others)
Top 9 LinkedIn Tips for Professionals (Like Architects)
I first started my LinkedIn account in 2008, when I was afraid that my job would expire in the economic downturn. I've seen LinkedIn grow and change over the last four years, in some good and some bad ways. Sunday's April Platform Challenge involved setting up a LinkedIn profile. Reading the comments, I realized that … Continue reading Top 9 LinkedIn Tips for Professionals (Like Architects)
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