Two Saturdays ago, I had the pleasure of being invited to attend the first Founders Collective. The organizer, Meredith Powell, asked me to design a logo for the event in exchange for a ticket (the logo didn't end up getting used because there wasn't quite enough time to refine it). I really wasn't sure what …
WordCamp Vancouver 2012
Instead of sleeping in on Saturday (yes, the day after the Technical Web Designer program at BCIT finished), I attended WordCamp Vancouver 2012. WordCamp's talks were on a variety of topics including Search Engine Optimization, Growing Your Business, How to Build a Membership Website with WordPress, BuddyPress, PHP Documentation and a few other topics. I …
fires and entropy.
{The building in better days. I snapped this photo on my last day of work from my bike.} Anyone who has been reading my blog for the last few months will know that I left a really great job about two months ago to go back to school to pursue web design. Well, my former …
the bravery of one. {updated.}
{Or the disappointing outcome of the Pitt Meadows sexual assault case.} Like everyone else, I couldn't help but be horrified when I read about the gang rape of a 16-year-old girl at a party in Pitt Meadows last year. The case was especially horrific because photos and video of the assault were circulated on Facebook. …
on my way to …
... nowhere really! On Saturday, we wandered up into Gastown to try out a new-to-us coffee shop. It was a beautiful day, so I snapped far too many pictures. It was one of those perfect mornings when you couldn't ask for better weather, company or food. Another thing: The secret to happiness And, if girls were …
vancouver: what to do.
Vancouver has a million things to do! Here are a few of my favourites. None of them require a car so they're easy for you to get to no matter where you're staying. Many of them are free too! Things to do for free Stanley Park is a Vancouver institution that is larger than New York's …
vancouver: where to eat.
{The burger at La Brasserie. Oh yes.} The most obvious place to start in a guide to Vancouver is food! There's A LOT of good food in Vancouver! My list won't even come close covering all the amazing choices in there are in the city but here's a comprehensive list of my favourites. As a …
guide to vancouver.
As I mentioned last week, I thought it would be fun to write a guide to Vancouver. From my point of view, anyway! First up, later today, where to eat. Because that's the most important thing, of course. Following later this week: what to do. And next week: day trips and weekend trips from Vancouver. …
snow day.
We're having a big (for Vancouver) snow day! That still means going to work, but it's very pretty out and reminds me of the motherland. (Please excuse the iPhone photos.)
small joys.*
{Snow! Which I'm trying to be optimistic about.} This week has flown by! Probably because it started so well, with a great visit with a friend and a great brunch for Nick's birthday. I also decided that it was a no stress week, meaning I wouldn't worry about the apartment being a disaster even though …
Kate Moore Hermes 