Month: February 2008

Resin soaked rails & Johan working the nose Went by Johan’s shop last night to watch him put on the final lam of glass on my new board (still a…

I don’t normally like HDR images; but this one is stunning. From digitalapoptosis | See full size (very large — right click to open in new window)

Update:: One more image that shows the effects of bottom trawling for seafood/fish “Bottom trawling is the most destructive of any actions that humans conduct in the ocean,” said zoologist…

Glued up Johan sent me a shot of the beginnings with my huge block of foam that will eventually be a work of art. Follow along with the progress here…

Beautiful screen At our replacement cottage we have a beautiful flat screen Sharp Aquos 42″ on the wall. I watched some surf movies on it over the weekend, using the…

Allen, one of my fellow Plankers, is leading one of the Core Conversations at SXSW this year. Along with his co-lead, Eric Smith, they’ll be speaking about the growing pains…

MetroStainedGlass Montreal has some beautiful Metro (subway) stations. Love these lines and colors. Wikipedia on the MTL metro

Montreal Bagel Just born. World’s best bagel. “According to native Montrealers their bagels are the best in the world! In fact, many a former Montrealer when returning on a visit…

Johan has got a couple beauties now in-stock. I saw these up close and the production quality on them is amazing! The semi-fish is one of the nicest boards he’s…

I’ve never wanted an aquarium (maybe I did when I was 5 but not since then); if I ever did, I’d want one that looked like these. Stunning. Aqua Forest…

Really liking this well done “blue map” of Japan (Not sure of the source) View large version

New iPod Had to pick up a new ipod. The color 30 Gig that Linda gave me was starting to get a bit worn out – seeing that I used…

Enjoying Nick Brandt’s photos of Africa. Stunning composure, light and print quality. See gallery here

‘Surfy Surfy‘ is one of my favourite blogs; these guys are producing some beautiful work out west. Visiting the Moonlight Glassing showroom is on my to-do list at some point…

The WESC headphone program is about to take off. I’ve seen them in person and they’re awesome… “The first of several WeSC headphones videos are finally done! You’re the first…