December 2007
Stories of Doug Stewart in the 21st Century. →
summary: This might be a bit personal, but as usual I have less shame than most, and I don’t care. It turned out very long. None of this should sound like a whine. Life has honestly never been more secure, more stable, or more fun, it’s just that in that- the lack of legitimate or immediate drama/worry, I’m left to focus on the minor things, problems that only exist in the first...
Two days until the weekend. Less than a week until 2008- wow.
(She ain't nothing but a hoochie) →
Tonight I signed up for the services at Audible.com - which is sort of an online audiobook clearing house. I became a member under their “Platinum” plan, which means that for about twenty-three dollars a month I get two free books, and can buy more at about 30% off retail price. I’m doubly pleased by this because it not only keeps me in a literary mindset, but also should help me...
Antoine Doinel / All you know is what you want. →
I’ve spend a good part of this weekend going over the Truffaut movies featuring the Antoine Doinel character. I’ve sometimes found the movies a bit slow, but I definitely love the feeling that I get knowing that so much of the character was autobiographical for Truffaut. Also quite nice is that the lead character was played by the same actor over a course of twenty years. It’s...
Dutch magazine work. →
More of my photo work has made it into the outside world. This is the farthest it’s gone to date. This time it’s a photo I took two years ago, and the magazine is a Dutch publication called Link Magazine, which deals with innovation and collaboration in the manufacturing industry. Another publication to add to the always-growing list I keep on imakephotos.com. Getting notice of when...
You can drive out nature with a pitch fork / But... →
Ottawa 2007 - 18, originally uploaded by Douglas Dollars.
I’ve been in Ottawa for the last few days for a seminar on web usability. Highlights: 1: Ottawa isn’t as cold as Edmonton 2: Anyone can just walk into Parliament* 3: Government employees really have no idea what they’re doing, and will point the finger anywhere but toward themselves 4: A set of 25 photos from the trip...
