Snappy Fridays – National Pina Colada Day

It’s probably the crappiest pina colada, but dagnabbit, it’s my pina colada. Happy Pina Colada Day! Seen here paired with some fish tacos.

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I don’t like getting caught in the rain, but i do enjoy pina colada’s.

Snappy Fridays – Getting Into PanAm Mode Yet?
The PanAm Torch Relay Passing my office tower

The PanAm Torch Relay Passing my office tower

This passed by my office tower not too long ago.  Sorry for the terrible digital zoom and small resolution too…but hey, this was the best “snap” shot I was going to get from up on the 17th floor!  😛  XP  XD

Snappy Fridays – Gaming Nostalgia
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Ah, Ninja Gaiden and it’s awesome 16 colour CGA graphics!

Does anyone remember when computer and console games used to be just plain frustrating, but fun to play at the same time?  Ninja Gaiden used to be one of those!

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Jezza’s Film Follies (When Good Film Goes Bad)
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I seriously don’t know when I got this roll

So I finally finished one of my very very old rolls of Kodak Elite Chrome I’ve had laying around.  How old you ask? Probably close to 11 years.  I vaguely remember purchasing this along with 2 rolls of Ilford black and white film, which I just only finished recently.  (more…)

ASA? ISO? DIN?!? What’s the Difference?
Boxes of film can have all sorts of numbers on them. What do they mean?

Boxes of film can have all sorts of numbers on them. What does that big number on the box or canister mean?

I get a few people who ask me what the difference is between ASA and ISO, and an even more random mention of what DIN is.  All three terms are used to describe film speed or, more technically, film sensitivity.

 

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Earworm: Serebro – Mi Mi Mi…

I blame Cheesecake for this one.  He played this while we were in the car.  Now I have heard this song previously, and I didn’t pay much attention to it, but, he kept on humming it, and it’s turned into an earworm.  It’s distracting me so much I had to forgo my scheduled post.

We’ll that partially true.  I have been busy working on a home project, and by the end of it all, I am totally spent.  I am hoping to get it up by Wednesday. In the meantime, enjoy this irritating earworm.

On the plus side, Serebro is not bad to look at.

Alvin’s Film Follies (Part VII – Alvin Tries Kodak’s Ektar…And He LOVES It!)
The Toronto Club

The Toronto Club ( at the corner of York and Wellington Streets.)  Founded in 1837, this is the oldest private club in Canada.  The building, itself, was opened in 1889.

Well I think the title of this blog post says it all.  But I do have a story to tell about this film, if you are willing to read on (and enjoy perusing the photos).

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Happy Independence Day !!!

From the editors of Just Wrote A Blog (including the Canadian one =P), we would like to wish everyone a safe an joyous independence day.  Go forth and celebrate the fourth.

Just do it safely, and not so gluttonous.

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And finally we leave you with this.