ADAM'S WEEKEND

My buddy Adam, who now lives in Chicago, came home for the weekend to celebrate two big milestones. First off, he turned 30 and second, he got engaged! Yes, the Booyaka Boyes is engaged to his longtime, lovely girlfriend Jen.

Adam & Jen along with five other Americans flew up to Vancouver for two great booze-filled nights in Whistler (along with 15 of Adam's Canadian pals) and it was all topped off with a 75 person BBQ dinner at Adam's parents place in Abbotsford on Sunday Night (Ribs yuh!!!).

A great time was had by all, we are extremely happy for Adam & Jen and it was great to finally meet some of Adam's Chicago Crew (Raftmaster, Shrimpface & Sleepy)!

It's always good to laugh with the Block-Rockin' Boyes.

ADAM'S WEEKEND

S-H-O-P-P-I-N-G! We're shopping!!!

Lorissa, Jen and Michelle spend the long weekend in Portland, Oregon! With the dollar doing so well and American prices so low, it was a great weekend of nothing else but shopping and good times. Take a look at the pics!!!

PORTLAND SHOPPING

PHOTO CLUB #2

I know most of our recent posts have been photo-centric but I love this new camera! What can I do!!! Anyway, spent another lunch hour cruising the streets of Vancouver taking some snaps but thus time, Michelle got into the action as well!

Enjoy this batch of photos and enjoy the long weekend!!!

PHOTO CLUB #2

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GONG SHOW!!!

Some call him Lalouche... others call him Fishnor... I call him Best Friend (also known as "Hey Guy").

Today is Jason Delong's birthday and I hope he has a great one! We haven't seen each other as much as we used to like when we were drunk roomies living downtown, now we are both married and living on opposite sides of the city! But thanks to modern technology like the internet, MSN and cell phones, my buddy ain't too far away.

Happy Birthday man! Enjoy the "Cheese of the Month Membership" I signed you up for!

WHIRLWIND WEEKEND

Yes it's Mother's Day Weekend but it's been busy above all that as well. My buddy Sean was in town for a visit and for the opening of his mom's new store! The Forbzez got a brand new Ducati Bike so now they both can ride in style! And to top it all off, the weather was so nice, we spent oodles of time outside, all the while I was snapping pics, getting more comfortable with the camera. Take a look at the two sets below...

WALK THROUGH THE FOREST

FREWER & THE DUCATI BIKES

PHOTO CLUB

There's a lot of budding photographers at Propaganda Games, so it's a great place to learn about all the bells & whistles of my new Camera. In fact, every few lunch breaks, some guys get together and walk around downtown, snapping pics and having some photo fun. So on this particular lunch hour, I hooked up with Goosh & Frank and this is what I got...

PHOTO CLUB #1

BUSY WEEKEND

Yes it was a busy weekend! Not only did we get tattoos (see previous post) but we also celebrated Michelle’s birthday with friends at a big dinner, attended a local art show called Shiny Fuzzy Muddy and saw Mission: Impossible: 3.

Take a look at some photos from the birthday dinner and Shiny Fuzzy Muddy below, for the M:I:3 review, follow the hyperlink to GioChannel!

I (mich) must interject here, for those just tuning in Shiny Fuzzy Muddy is a super great collaboration of a few talented local artists that happens 2 times a year. This was the spring event at Mooncruise gallery in gastown, a super trendy, gallery full of awesome furniture, jewlery and clothes set in a heritage building with huge windows and a spiral staircase to the showroom. That in itself was inspiring but when you get to combine that with the uber hip creations of Francis Felt, Donna Partridge, Astrosachel, among others you cant help but wish you had won the lottery so you could spend away.

It was particulary extra great for me as my very talented cousin Laura McKibbon, who's pottery, Cul de Sac Designs, is totally original and the only stuff we use, gave me a gift certificate for my newest favorite local talent Arleigh Wood. The problem now is trying to decide which peice to put it towards. Her pieces are all so fabulous I stood there, most of the pics of me on the site, for about 20 minutes trying to decide and came away deciding to mull it over and check out the show next weekend. Check out the pics on:

Shiny Fuzzy Muddy

And if you are feel like looking into something new and original go to www.shinyfuzzymuddy.com or click on Laura McKibbon over on the friends bar. You wont be dissappointed!!

Michelle’s Birthday Dinner

DE PLANE BOSS! DE PLANE!

Remember Tattoo from Fantasy Island? Well we sure did and to prove it Michelle and I got tattoos today. When we were dating we said, if we got married we'd tattoo ourselves with each others initials. Well, we got married, so it came time to step up, put our money where our mouths are and ink that skin! Michelle chose a classic-styled G while I went for a more asian-infused M. We are both quite happy with the results!!!!

TATTOO TIME

Ahhh, high school awkwardness...

We have all got those pictures from high school. You know the ones with bad hair, braces, when you had not quite figured out all the grooming tricks, and if you are like us, and had the unfortunate luck to be a teen in the late 80s early 90s there is loads of proof of this true awkward stage.

Gio sent me this pic at work the other day and my laugh broke the silent cubicle lined world where I spend my days. I thought this was a perfect oportunity to demonstrate how we get better and better with age.

Gio in High school....


And then the handsome man I married....


Gotta love it!

MY NEW TOY

Leave it to my buddy Frank to introduce me to the world of cameras and cool photography! Also, leave it to Frank to play the devil on my shoulder and sell me his virtually new Canon Camera... it's awesome! I have a lot to learn about the camera and using it to its full potential but it's going to be a fun experience. Here are some trial pics I took mainly of the cats, Deep Cove and White Rock. Enjoy...

CANON PICS