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The Life and Times of Joe: Monday, September 03, 2007
So yeah, it's time for another one of those "life update" blogs that everyone does.
I've moved to Vancouver. Finally. Heh.
I love Whistler, and I'm going to try to stay close to it, but it was finally time to make the move to the city. I think in the long run it'll be a good idea, I've lived around it all my life, from Victoria, Nanaimo and Whistler. I guess I have kind of circled around the city for a long time without ever really coming over here. I haven't found a place to live yet, but I'm sure that'll happen soon. I looked at a RAD townhouse on saturday, but like any of the places I've looked at so far, a million people were looking at it as well. Heck here, you have to fill out a two to three page "application" to rent from someone. This might be standard for a lot of people, but for me, it's pretty ridiculous. Hell, most of them even ask for info that they aren't allowed too, I don't fill it out, but what are you supposed to do?
Why am I looking for a place down here you may ask? Well I found a new job down here. I'm doing a lot of the same things I was before, web and graphic design, fun computer stuff, etc. Should be pretty cool for sure. Big change, but hey, sometimes you gotta do it.
Everyone here rules, and it's been a ton of fun. I'll still be around for sure, but not as the admin guy you know me of. I've met a ton of friends on here, and will continue to meet more!
Joe
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Published by Joe: 7:48 PM
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The Life and Times of Joe: Thursday, March 22, 2007
P.S. I already know that I have crazy eyes and sometimes look like a crazy mountain man. And Jack Black as the hairdresser mentioned.
The Life and Times of Joe: Monday, February 05, 2007
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Published by Joe: 4:04 PM
Updated On: 2/27/2007 at 12:44 PM
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The Life and Times of Joe: Thursday, January 04, 2007
Normally this time of year I'm all about Family. I think Christmas should be about family, this whole "shop more if you really love them" attitude has to go though, just spending time with the family can be nice (even if you can only do it for a short period of time). This year was no different, I got to go on a whirlwind tour though 3 cities in 4 days and visited a ton of family, and it was good to see them all again.
What really got me this year was my friends. I'm very lucky to have a group so awesome. From my roomates, to the people I see regularily, and those who are farther away and I don't see enough, they are all great. This year I was extremely surprised by a group of them who bought me a fantastic present, and it really makes me happy. I was really glad that a bunch of my friends were able to make it up for a New Years party that our house threw, there was the usual assortment of booze, champagne (gotta love sabreing the end off with a butterknife), kissing, hugging and lots of photos (I'll try and put a bunch up tonight). It was a ton of fun to hang out with everyone, so if you were there, thank you! And if you weren't I wish you had been!
I also just had a birthday as many of you noticed (holy crap I'm 28 now?!) and even though I worked for most of my birthday due to a broken server here in the office, a bunch of us got together and played some Xbox 360 on the projector here (nothing quite like a 100" screen) and I had a few extrememly stiff drinks (after a 34 hour shift, you might too) and then we went to dusty's for a few more beers. Let me tell you that a with no dinner and no sleep I get pretty drunk pretty easy. Good times! Now we might have to do it again tonight with some nachos at Merlins and some beers at Garfs.
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Published by Joe: 5:59 PM
Updated On: 2/27/2007 at 12:45 PM
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The Life and Times of Joe: Wednesday, December 06, 2006
 Good times on the way to the bar
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Published by Joe: 6:55 PM
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The Life and Times of Joe: Monday, December 04, 2006
I was tired and took the greyhound up from Vancouver to Whistler this morning, I was near the front of the bus, and as I got off I got rushed by some people behind me, so I forgot to scan the seat to see if I left anything behind (something I do every time). So of course, this was the time that I left my fancy phone on the bus. I went back 2 minutes later and talked to the Greyhound lady, she said they'd have to wait for the bus to get to pemberton before they could check it. I'm going to guess that whoever took it got off in the village.
Anyway, I reaaaaly hope I can get it back, cause I'd not be stoked on having to get another one. Argh. I hate it when I leave things behind. I hate it even more when I know EXACTLY where I left it and it wasn't there when someone looked for it. 
Oh yeah and I've been wearing the same clothes for 3 days now, I feel great.
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Published by Joe: 2:56 PM
Updated On: 12/4/2006 at 3:40 PM
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The Life and Times of Joe: Friday, November 10, 2006
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Tags:Snow, Whistler
Published by Joe: 12:54 PM
Updated On: 11/10/2006 at 12:54 PM
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The Life and Times of Joe: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Alright everyone, I'm having a hard time deciding on a costume this year (weird sidestory, I had decided on one yesterday, then I talked to my brother and he had decided on the same thing. It was really freaky as we haven't talked and he lives in another town). So I've come up with a few ideas and I need your help choosing. Feel free to add more ideas!
1. Optimus Prime
2. Bender
3. Tetris Piece (maybe with tetris music too)
4. Duffman (blue tights are hard to find)
5. Nacho Libre (again with the tights)
6. NEW! - Listerine Superhero guy
Thanks for the help eh?
The Life and Times of Joe: Monday, October 16, 2006
 So bexx and Rene decided to go to the village on crappy bikes. Bexx got keen and biked like a dummy, slipped on the wet road and landed on her head. Rene followed close behind and ended up running over bexx and falling on top of her (injuring her insides on the handelbars). I got an msn message at work that went something like this:
"I need 2 glo top the hospitrsl"
I borrowed the sb.com truck an turned it into the joe-bulance and we wnt and got everyone sorted out.
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Published by Joe: 3:58 PM
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The Life and Times of Joe: Thursday, July 27, 2006
It's launched!
Visit it now, add your mountain biking pictures, stories, blogs, etc. It's going to be wicked.
Speaking of wicked, my ride yesterday wasn't. Haha. Two flats on one run, and I only had one tube, so that ended in a 2km walk down the road on Whistler. Ah well, the first one wasn't my fault, but the second one was. That said, the mountain bike park still rules, and the Crankworx slopestyle this weekend is going to be insane! We'll be sure to get lots of pictures for the new site that you can all check out.
If you have any comments/suggestions/ideas, let me know.
Joe
The Life and Times of Joe: Saturday, July 22, 2006
 Live from the top, whooooo!
P.S. It's hot as balls in the village
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Published by Joe: 2:24 PM
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The Life and Times of Joe: Thursday, July 20, 2006
 We just launched our mobile service, now I can upload photos and blog entries from my phone! You can expect me to show off in the winter with updates from the hill on pow days!
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Published by Joe: 6:34 PM
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The Life and Times of Joe: Monday, July 03, 2006
So summer has fully and completely arrived now, and it's wicked. Sure I might bitch about how it's "so damn hot" but I bitched about the rain too, so apparently you can never make me happy unless it's puking snow all night then sunny the next day. I'm pretty sure the temperature here reached "surface of the sun"°C the other day. Actually it's pretty wicked, I've been mountain biking a ton, and we've reached new heights of Bocce ball radness (including water holes).
Speaking of biking, damn is it fun. I've got a Brodie Holeshot that is great, though I do wish at times I had a full suspension (I'm not so smooth and the dualies kinda cover for me), and I bought my Whistler Mountain bike park pass on friday. It's so amazing up there, the Garbanzo chair expansion means there is 3400 vertical feet of mountain biking to be had on dozens of trails. Some of them get pretty tricky, especially on a bike not built for the park (mine) and I found that out on friday. After having an amazing ride, including "Original Sin" and "In Deep" off of the Garbanzo chair, we decided to do "Schleyer" on the lower mountain. I tried to take a "not so hot" line on one of the rock faces and managed to endo over the handlebars and land on just about every part of my body, including my hip, both legs, shoulder, back, elbow and wrist. I was very lucky that I had borrowed a full face helmet from Fanatyk Co bike shop, because all I remember is my face and head sliding across the rocks. Thanks Jon! First time I've ever really knocked my head too, guess I got a mild concussion, that was interesting. Oh yeah, and on a sad note, I was a dumbass and took my cool nerd phone up the hill with me, and managed to smash it to pieces when I fell. D'oh. Ah well, I got back up there yesterday and it kicks ass. Back at 'er again this week.
Have fun y'all!
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Tags:summer, fun
Published by Joe: 4:50 PM
Updated On: 7/5/2006 at 12:58 PM
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The Life and Times of Joe: Wednesday, June 21, 2006
The Life and Times of Joe: Thursday, June 01, 2006
Now available! Spraycan for freezing your pets poop! Comes complete with white frozen crystals once it's done! And you'll look great with that handy accessory carrying bag. (European handbag to you!)
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Tags:poop
Published by Joe: 4:08 PM
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The Life and Times of Joe: Friday, May 05, 2006
Here's a big thanks to EVERYONE who made it out to the Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival, it was RAD! There was way too much partying, so much fun, and even some snowboarding (and skiing) in there. Here's to everyone making it out next year!
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Tags:WSSF, party
Published by Joe: 5:47 PM
Updated On: 5/5/2006 at 5:56 PM
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The Life and Times of Joe: Thursday, April 20, 2006
So yeah.... good times at the festival. And it's not even over yet. I've taken ONE day off partying since last Thursday. Monday. And I regret it so much, haha. I missed the Playboy Mansion party at Garfs, and from the pictures I've seen it looked like a good one. Other than that, it's been amazingly awesome, good events, great parties, and lots of cool people. I'll post pictures and stories later.
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Published by Joe: 8:04 PM
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The Life and Times of Joe: Friday, March 17, 2006
So there you have it.... I chopped it all off. Now that beard needs a trim in a bad way. Plus I gotta stop looking so goofy in my pictures. Ah well, s'all good. Happy St. Paddy's day y'all, hope you're drunk by now.
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Tags:Joe, Haircut
Published by Joe: 5:33 PM
Updated On: 3/17/2006 at 5:34 PM
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The Life and Times of Joe: Thursday, March 02, 2006
Alright everyone, I might try and do this weekly if time permits. I'm going to post random things I've learned over the last week, a song I currently like, and more. Joe's Song of the week - Who am I by the Peace Orchestra. Super mellow song, great to work to, or tune out for a few minutes. Thanks to SteveDUH for sending me a link to a cool touchscreen computer that had this song as the soundtrack. Funny Video(s) of the week - For the designers out there, I give you "What if Microsoft redesigned the ipod packaging?" and for car enthusiasts, I give you the "Top Gear Season 7 review". Top Gear is my current favorite TV show out there, it's hilarious. Joe's super-duper tech link of the week - Windows Live Local, pretty slick mapping software (currently only works in Seattle and San Francisco) that will not only show you an overhead view, but also let you look around from ground level. Check it out, it's cool. Alright I'll post more next week! Until then, have fun and shred whenever you can!
The Life and Times of Joe: Sunday, February 19, 2006
I only just got my first down jacket this year, and it's been wonderful. I just found this today, and I think it's pretty sweet. It's a sleeping bag, but with separate arms and lets, how rad would this thing be on camping trips?
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Published by Joe: 11:33 PM
Updated On: 2/19/2006 at 11:33 PM
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The Life and Times of Joe: Friday, February 10, 2006
Ok, so it looks like Mr. Hasselhof is about to get gang-raped by a gigantic pepsi bottle in no nice way, and he actually looks like he's right into it.
Ok, that's pretty rad, I mean the special effects are just so AWESOME. It actually looks like he's trying to hump himself at one point.
Oh David, it's no Knightrider, that's for sure.
The Life and Times of Joe: Thursday, January 26, 2006
Post Apocalyptic Kick.
That's what I currently have. I'm re-reading "The Stand", listening to "Godspeed You! Black Emperor" (my "end of the world music"), playing post-apocalyptic video games, and one of my favorite movies last year was "28 days later".
I'm sure I'll get over it, but I can't stop thinking about it. Maybe I'm weird, maybe I'm mad at the world. I don't know. But until then, I'll keep reading my books, listening to the end of the world music and reading about the "Avian Flu" in the newspapers.
The Life and Times of Joe: Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Well I'm happy to say after the last blog post that winter got it's act together and started snowing. It's been puking snow for the last few weeks, and I think we've got something like 8 or 9 feet since Christmas. After last year's terrible winter (and I mean terrible, I think we had HALF the snowfall of the previous WORST winter on record), it's soo nice to ride some powder again, and to see some of my favorite lines fill in. Rode down the chute in the middle of the Harmony waterfalls today, first time riding that this year, it was sweet, one of my more favorite lines around there. My friend Alex and I also went on this crazy line off the t-bars last weekend that I originally looked at about 8 years ago, but never actually did. It didn't have many turns, but it sure was an adventure line. All in all, good times for winter. Ooh, that and I bought a new snowboard suit. It's tan plaid, and I even bought the matching hat, how lame am I?
The Life and Times of Joe: Tuesday, December 20, 2005
THIS IS NOT FAIR, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE WINTER.
5 Day Forecast
from Environment Canada
Monday
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Risk of
freezing rain
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Low -1°C
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Rain or snow
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High 4°C
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Low 0°C
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Rain or snow
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High 3°C
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Low -1°C
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Periods of rain
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High 2°C
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Low 0°C
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TUESDAY..PERIODS OF RAIN.
ALPINE HIGH PLUS 2.
RAINFALL AMOUNT 15 TO 20 MM.
FREEZING LEVEL RISING TO 2300 METRES IN THE MORNING.
MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS SOUTH 30 KM/H GUSTING TO 50.
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Tags:rain
Published by Joe: 1:59 AM
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The Life and Times of Joe: Tuesday, December 20, 2005
So yeah, ever seen the movie "Army Of Darkness"? Not only is it one of the best movies ever made, it's going to serve as an entry into my blog post.
If you have seen it, you might remember the part where Ash itches at his shoulder, and it gets itchier. He takes off his shirt to scratch at something, and it OPENS AS AN EYE AND BLINKS AT HIM!
Well mine isn't quite like that, but I found I had a nice lump growing on my shoulder the other day, for awhile I thought I was growing the mother of all pimples, but as gross as that is, it turns out not to be the case. Then I started thinking, and finally, good ol Arnold and "Kindergarden Cop" sprang into mind:
"It's not a tumah!"
So I figured it was finally time to venture into the doctor, as I hear lumps of any sort aren't the best for you. Lucky it was a 5 minute visit as the doctor took a look, said "That's Lipoma, we don't do anything for those, see you later", and promptly kicked me to the street.
So anyway, I now have a new friend, he lives on my shoulder, I think I'll name him, any ideas?
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