From the monthly archives:

November 2010

23 Business Guides to Live Location Independently

November 30, 2010

Not too long ago, I wrote about how my life is in chaos, I’m broke, and I need a new life plan. One of my “plans” is to become a self-sustaining entrepreneur. I’ve been working on some ideas for awhile, but my motivation ran a little stagnant as I waited to hear back from two [...]

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Gros Morne Part 2: Saving Starfishes and Poking Moose Carcasses at Green Gardens

November 26, 2010
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Lunar landscape – Arctic tundra – surreal forest – beach. Two hours, and four entirely different types of environment.

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iPhone App Review: The Cartographer

November 20, 2010

My good buddy Michael of A Tasty Pixel recently launched a new iPhone app for travelers. I just bought an iPhone 4, and I’m guilty of downloading dozens of apps without really using them, but I had a lot of fun with this one. From the press release: The Cartographer tightly integrates with Google’s desktop-based [...]

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Gros Morne Mountain, I Pwned You

November 18, 2010
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My province never ceases to stun me.

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Book Review: Hothouse Flower and the Nine Plants of Desire

November 15, 2010

Magical plants and sexy Mexicans.

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Roadtrippin’ to Gros Morne

November 11, 2010

I’m currently in a car headed west-bound to Gros Morne National Park, where the tablelands and coastal views make the area my province’s most esteemed travel destination. There’s all kinds of geological goodness going on there, like “oceanic crust and mantle rock exposed by the obduction process of plate tectonics” (as explained by Wikipedia and [...]

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The Time I Conquered My Fear of T-Rex in London, England

November 8, 2010
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I used to be terrified of Tyrannosaurus Rex. Correction, I’m absolutely petrified of T-Rex and everything associated with that savage, prehistoric beast. It all started with goddamn Jurassic Park. I watched that movie when I was eight years old, and the image of that poor man being swallowed whole while on the toilet was just [...]

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This Is Exactly How It Is

November 3, 2010
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Books make me think.

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Photo Essay: Happy Halloween, Geek Style!

November 1, 2010
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Oh, Halloween. How I adore your tarantula cupcakes, glowing pumpkins and men dressed as Chippendale dancers. Here’s to another successful weekend-long celebration in St. John’s, complete with new chances for romances and one hell of a hungover 6 hour drive home yesterday. More scenes from Swilers.

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