A quick recap of my blogiversary day
I was going to write a scathing review of the Metro Vancouver Regional Strategy for Liquid and Solid Waste Management Plan discussions held at the Vancouver Public Library, but quite honestly (a) chances are if I actually say what I think, I’ll hinder my chances of ever getting a job with them or doing a project or a contract or serving in one of their advisory technical committees and (b) I’d rather focus on positive energy, and this meeting didn’t have it.
Photo credit: Raul on Flickr.
The day started good, I did some actual work on a paper I’m writing, managed to eat properly, and wrote a couple of posts, so not too too bad. Spent a substantial amount of time on Twitter and checking nice sweet comments celebrating my 2 year blogiversary. It was very heartwarming. I also broke my record for individual visits, yet again. So YAY for high traffic! I think that Twitter is actually helping me reach out more readers.
So I was settling down with a nice bowl of pasta and trying to finish off the paper I mentioned, even going as far as to turn off MSN, Twitter, GTalk and everything else and just focus on the paper when… my Google Calendar reminder pops up and says “you have a meeting downtown“. Crap. I didn’t even finish my dinner properly and ran off to the VPL. Worst use of two hours of my life. With the exception of a nice chat with one of Metro Vancouver’s liquid and solid waste management senior engineers. And a couple of small chats with other folks who, like me, thought that this meeting could have been done better. I could basically shred it to pieces but instead I’ll be a good boy and e-mail them my comments in a diplomatic and civil way.
Walked off to Milestone’s Yaletown to meet with the Tazzu crowd (Rastin, his girlfriend Teresa and Rastin’s business partner along with Ash), as well as a few other friends of mine like Monica Hamburg, Nadia, Dario, Jenn. I also got to meet Rastin’s parents, which was very heartwarming, and John Chow and I think his wife. Hat tips to Gary Jones who kindly reminded me of the meeting (I was Twittering desperately “SOMEONE SAVE ME FROM THIS BOREDOM!” and he came to the rescue with this great suggestion to reach out to the Tazzu folks).
Spent about an hour or so there (nice chat with Rastin, Monica Hamburg, Teresa on dancing and Nadia and Jenn re: Twittequette… I’ll have to think about that one). While on my way home, I bumped into my friend JH who was headed to a great concert. I feel SO bad for not having agreed to join her and her friends, but honestly, I am not into progressive/trance music and I wasn’t really feeling it. But I did see the fact that I bumped into her as a sign. A sign of how fortunate I am to have great friends all over Vancouver. What are the odds? What are the odds of bumping into one of my best friends at the intersection of Georgia and Hamilton? On a Thursday night? Thank you Powers-That-Be for sending these kinds of signals.
I’ve been Twittering for a bit with my Twittercrowd, but I really should just focus on this paper and get it done and over with. So that was my blogiversary. Felt great though, so many sweet comments from lots of blogo-friends. Looking forward to many more…
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