Well, I took it back…

After testing out the Casio (see below) it went back to the shop for a full refund. I feel sorry for people living in countries where you can’t do that. Nothing worse than getting stuck with something you’re not happy with. Speaking of not being happy, I just came across this Woody Allen interview from 1971. I only watched the first five minutes but that’s long for me.  He lies through the whole thing. Not sure if it’s staged or not but it’s pretty funny. The guy is a comic genius.

"Unaired Woody Allen interview for Granada 1971" vimeo.com/6617077 #Vimeo #woody #allen #woodyallen #bananas #interview #granada—
Michael Clark (@earthpages) April 29, 2013

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my latest acquisition!

my latest acquisition!, originally uploaded by Michael Clark.

i went for a long walk today with my new camera… didn’t see a thing to photograph but ended up at my fav bookstore… got this one for a dollar!

Exploring my French Canadian subtle body…

Growing up in Toronto you couldn’t really get away from French class, even if you wanted to. I suppose it’s the same for some Americans and Spanish class.

Although I was never that adept at second languages — mind you, my French teacher once said I had a great ear — I liked the exposure to French Canada and, as a kid, imagining Montreal as some huge city (it used to be bigger than Toronto, I think).

One day, however, I fell from grace with my elementary school French teacher, who must have been good at French but not basic physics.

What happened?

Well, we had an assembly in the gym and I was doing my best to belt out a French song that we’d learned. The French teacher was at the front end of the gym while I and a childhood pal were at the back end. And I guess because it takes a while for sound to travel across distances, there was a slight delay. So while my pal and I thought we were right on time and being good, enthusiastic boys, my French teacher heard us just behind herself and the kids singing close to her.

C’était terrible! And was she ever ticked off! “Michel, I know you are better dan dat…” she said disapprovingly.

And me?

Utterly perplexed and quite innocent.

Ceci a fini mon statut comme étoile lumineuse dans la classe française !

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… man of tomorrow

… man of tomorrow, originally uploaded by x-ray delta one.

I just came across this image and thought it was great!

vampire weighs in on health care

vampire weighs in on health care, originally uploaded by earthpages.

guru

guru, originally uploaded by earthpages.

This frog let us get really close to him. I have closer shots but this one most reminded me of those misguided gurus who are probably suffering from inflation (look it up… it’s a Jungian term).

and the brainscan says…

and the brainscan says…, originally uploaded by earthpages.

Are we being mislead by color enhanced images just as advertisers distort graph results with an unrepresentative scale? This should settle the score, once and for all!

ottawa in the 90s

ottawa in the 90s, originally uploaded by earthpages.

This is a collage that I made while living in a really dingy apartment while doing my Ph.D. I had no internet at home so compensated by being creative in other ways!

Yello – Angel no

Yello – Angel No

This one takes me back to my undergrad. days. I’d just broken up with a steady girlfriend and happened to hear this song in a downtown music shop.

Coincidence?