pic o’ the day: Man of the Year

via email from Raj. I’m pretty sure I dated this guy, but he wasn’t that good-looking back then or I’d have retrained and retained him. Go a little Barbara Woodhouse on his ass a few times and she’d be up on that pedestal again in no time, while the bike shivered under a carelessly-thrown tarp.

Man of the Year

ika!

Darkness on the Sea of Japan!! What lurks???

Mission Improbable: The Overly-Serious Fishing Guy

The Mission: to infiltrate Verizon’s corporate campus and score some sweet largemouth bass. The only man for the job: the Overly-Serious Fishing Guy!

always use authorized mechanics, and RTFM

Stolen from EliseTalk, via Fark.

Of course, I’m one to talk. I use my manuals to even out my wobbly desk.

That blithe disregard of indispensable training materials bears not at all on my ability to produce such items, should you be in a hiring mood, by the way. I have, in fact, produced a procedures manual for an authorized Honda dealer and service shop, so I feel the pain of the poor sod who poured the sweat of his brow and the expense account of his employer into the production of the manual for the exquisite Lotus Elise which you see here.

I said, rtfm!!! And it hit toolboxes on the way down, too

I handed them the tire tools and opened the Owner’s Manual to the jacking instructions so they would be clear. We went over all the instructions and they assured me I was in good hands.

We (my father-in-law and I both left)

1 hour later I get a call about the “accident” and that I needed to come down…

PSA: Brunch for Breast Cancer

Save These 

Brunch For Breast Cancer
The ‘Save These’ Girls Calendar Launch Party

(the must-give Christmas present this year)

May 1st 2006. Halifax Nova Scotia.
Four amazing Canadian men in the spirit and passion for the cause set off on an epic 8000 km longboarding trip across Canada raising money and awareness for a cure to this insidious disease.

Push for the Cure (Carlos Koppen, Benjamin Jordan, Rob Lewis and Aaron Jackson) has heightnened awareness in a unique way.

They have brought home a realisation and deeper understanding in men for the much-loved women in their lives. In addition to raising over $40,000 for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.

October 9th 2006. Vancouver BC. Poppy D, freelance photographer and friends welcome them with fundraising events and a showcase/auction of the unique and beautiful images, The ‘Save These’ Girls.

October 16th The ‘Save These’ Girls calender is born. 12 images 12 months and the “must give” Christmas present of the year.

November 12th, You’re cordially invited to join us for the launch party ‘Brunch for Breast Cancer’. Meet the girls, buy the calendar, view the exhibit, and enjoy the divine cuisine and terroir of Cassis Bistro.

Dress for the this fun and social afternoon soire of Brunch and Bucks Fizz!

The “save these” calender will be on display at Cassis Bistro for the next month.

Launch Party Details:

When: Sunday November 12th, 12-6pm

Where: Cassis Bistro, 420 W.Pender

RSVP: Poppy D 778.316.2545
      Mark Graham 778.322.9474

Websites: poppyd.mosaicglobe.com
www.pushforthecure.com
www.cassisvancovuer.com