Category archives: Random News

  • Becel Ride For Heart 2009

    • Today I cycled on the Don Valley Parkway (Hwy)  in the Becel Ride For Heart.  This was my second year in a row participating and it was a lot of fun.  Matt and I got up at 5am and were on our way by 6:30am.  Last year we cycled to the event, but this year we were lazy and tested our shiny new bike rack, which worked gr[...]

  • Apartment Renovations Begin

    • Two weeks ago construction began on our apartment unit.  The building is updating and renovating the heating and air conditioning ventilation system in all of the units.  Each year they do one row of apartments from the penthouse down to the first floor.  There are over 24 floors in our building, so it take a few month[...]

  • Mothers Day & The Mississauga Half Marathon

    • Last weekend on Sunday May 10th, many of children both young and old celebrated how wonderful and amazing our mothers are.  Many of us show our appreciation through purchases such as flowers, spa packages, and various other gifts we think will show our mothers how special they are to us.  All of this is an attempt to p[...]

  • Segways for a bday in the Distillery District

    • On May 2nd my sister and I treated my Dad to an afternoon of Segway riding in the Toronto Distillery District.  It was a 90min tour to learn the history of the Distillery area while riding Segways.  We spent a few minutes learning the techniques of how to ride the Segways and then we were off.  They are very easy to ri[...]

  • Boards - 10th Annual First Boards Awards - Opening Reel

    • Here is a link to the 10th Annual First Boards Awards Show Opening Reel that was recently completed by the very talented staff at Topix. It aired last week in New York City at the Award Show. It was a pleasure to produce and is a great example of what our creative staff can create. Congrats Julia, ChrisJ, Livio, Kim[...]

  • Fire Explosion Video From 2003

    • It's amazing the things you find when backing up your computer. This video was taken by my sister in 2003 in her friends backyard.  It starts off dark but pay attention to the audio. You'll be able to see the video when they light the bonfire. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG4D3hjPns4[/youtube]

  • A Favourite Quote:

    • "It's important, when going after a goal, to never loose sight of the integrity of the journey." - Andy Garcia, Actor/Director - Vanity Fair magazine July 2007

  • Welcome to my blog!

    • Hi Everyone! Welcome to the new website! I hope you enjoyed the portfolio and that you found your way here easily. I’ll be adding new content to this site before I leave for Australia, but keep an eye on the Australia tab after October 11th to hear about my adventures as they happen! Let me know what you think of th[...]

  • Pirate Joke!!

    • A seaman meets a pirate in a bar, and talk turns to their adventures on the sea. The seaman notes that the pirate has a peg-leg, a hook, and an eye patch. The seaman asks, "So, how did you end up with the peg-leg?" The pirate replies, "We were in a storm at sea, and I was swept overboard into a school of sharks. Ju[...]

  • My Pirate name

    • okie dokie...This all started when I was reading an article in this weeks Eye magazine about the local Toronto musician named Esthero. It was a very good article and tells a lot of what to expect from her up coming album. Her first in 7 years! Way to long to wait for a second album. In the article I found out that [...]