Actually, we've been back since Tuesday afternoon, but have been taking
it easy. Wendy and I arrived home to find a note from my sister
informing us that she left us some just-heat-it-and-eat-it stuff from
Ma Maison, a great French restaurant around the corner for her place. I
was expecting to order pizza that night, but instead we supped on some
very tasty salmon with shredded carrots and baby bok choy, salad and
apple tarts. Thanks, sis!
Wednesday was really "Wend's Day", as I took her about town on a
just-for-her kind of day. We first went to Rol San for dim sum (j,
we'll have to take you here the next time you're in town) and then to
Steve's Music Store to pick out my wedding present to her: an acoustic
guitar. She picked out a lovely dark brown wild cherry solid-top Art
& Lutherie axe and has already learned a couple of chords. After
that, she got her hair cut at W on Queen Street West. She grew her hair
out for the wedding, but the long hair's been driving her crazy. It's
now a very cute bob. Finally, we grabbed a turkey/brie/avocado sandwich
at the Drake Hotel Cafe and headed home for guitar practice and to give
our new Playstation 2 game, We ❤ Katamari, a good workout.
Transcript of the Ceremony
Tuesday, September 27,
2005 at 12:56
EDT by Joey deVilla
"Fo' Shizzle, Mah Rabbizzle!"
Tuesday, September 27,
2005 at 12:01
EDT by Joey deVilla
I love this shot:
Photo by Ethan Zuckerman. Click it to see the source image.
Photo by Ethan Zuckerman. Click it to see the source image.
Our Wedding Program
Monday, September 26,
2005 at 11:49
EDT by Joey deVilla
This is the Day
Saturday, September 24,
2005 at 06:30
EDT by Joey deVilla
[ Yes, although this post was made on
Monday, September 26th, I'm posting it with a Saturday, September 24th
date to commemorate a very important date in my life. ]
What Matt Johnson of the band "The The" sang ironically in the song This is the Day (an ode to nostalgia), I'm going to interpret literally:
Photo by Ethan Zuckerman. Click the photo to see his photoset.
Rachel Barenblat, the Jewish officiant at our wedding, has already posted her blog entry about it, as has AKMA, who delivered a homily quite unlike any I'd ever heard before. Rachel's husband Ethan Zuckerman has posted a set of his photos on Flickr. More photos are forthcoming!
And hey, just for kicks, a wedding favour from us to you: here's This is the Day for your listening enjoyment [MP3, 5,7MB]. And yes, the lead line's being played on accordion.
What Matt Johnson of the band "The The" sang ironically in the song This is the Day (an ode to nostalgia), I'm going to interpret literally:
Photo by Ethan Zuckerman. Click the photo to see his photoset.
This is the day
Your life will surely change
This is the day
When things fall into place
Your life will surely change
This is the day
When things fall into place
Rachel Barenblat, the Jewish officiant at our wedding, has already posted her blog entry about it, as has AKMA, who delivered a homily quite unlike any I'd ever heard before. Rachel's husband Ethan Zuckerman has posted a set of his photos on Flickr. More photos are forthcoming!
And hey, just for kicks, a wedding favour from us to you: here's This is the Day for your listening enjoyment [MP3, 5,7MB]. And yes, the lead line's being played on accordion.
Silent Running
Wednesday, September 21,
2005 at 11:49
EDT by Joey deVilla
As you've probably guessed, the blog's been silent for the past week
because I've been getting ready for my wedding on Saturday. Things are
a little less crazy and I hope to write about what I've been up to in
my remaining hours as a free man.
I've been in Boston since Monday afternoon, staying with Wendy at her parents' place. Her folks are wonderful people and have made me feel like one of the family (and yes, Mom, I've been helping clear the table after dinner). Earlier this morning, I received a very sweet "on this momentous occasion in your life" letter from Mom and Dad.
The earliest of the early birds arrive tonight (Wednesday night); some of my family from both Manila and Toronto should be in Camrbridge by tomorrow night (Thursday). The wedding rehearsal will take place on Friday, followed by a dinner for the wedding party and then a dessert party to which all the out-of-town guests are invited. The big event, as the countdown clock in the upper left-hand corner of this web page will show you, is on Saturday.
I'll try to squeeze in a quick post whenever I can, but there are no guarantees. You know how it is with these life-changing ceremonies...
I've been in Boston since Monday afternoon, staying with Wendy at her parents' place. Her folks are wonderful people and have made me feel like one of the family (and yes, Mom, I've been helping clear the table after dinner). Earlier this morning, I received a very sweet "on this momentous occasion in your life" letter from Mom and Dad.
The earliest of the early birds arrive tonight (Wednesday night); some of my family from both Manila and Toronto should be in Camrbridge by tomorrow night (Thursday). The wedding rehearsal will take place on Friday, followed by a dinner for the wedding party and then a dessert party to which all the out-of-town guests are invited. The big event, as the countdown clock in the upper left-hand corner of this web page will show you, is on Saturday.
I'll try to squeeze in a quick post whenever I can, but there are no guarantees. You know how it is with these life-changing ceremonies...
Bill Gates and Napoleon Dynamite: Together at Last!
Thursday, September 15,
2005 at 03:10
EDT by Joey deVilla
One always-enjoyable part of a Microsoft conference is the comedy video
spoof that they show near the beginning of one of the major keynote
presentations. This year's is no exception. From the 2005 Professional Developer's Conference and by way of Robert McLaws' FunWithCoding.Net blog, here's this year's video, a riff on Napoleon Dynamite, featuring John Heder reprising the title role [download location 1 / download location 2] -- 14.2MB Windows Media]. This isn't taken from the source video -- this was shot from a seat at the conference.
Some stills, taken from Robert McLaws' site:
Some stills, taken from Robert McLaws' site:
Nobody Could Have Foreseen the Need to Take a Potty Break
Thursday, September 15,
2005 at 12:16
EDT by Joey deVilla
George Bush at the 2005 World Summit / 60th UN General Assembly
"Uhh, Miss Rice, kihn ah go to th' bathroom?"
Apparently a real photo -- the original is here.
Later, After Having Secured Permission...
"Dang! Which one is th' fellers' can?"
Canadian 80's Flashback
Monday, September 12,
2005 at 12:49
EDT by Joey deVilla
Today's a bit of a busy day for me, so in lieu of the standard-issue
scintillating post, here's a gift from the 1980's Canadian Rock archives: Wind Him Up [8.0MB, MP3] by Saga.
Saga were David Hasselhoff before David Hasselhoff: almost unnoticed in their own home country, a big hit in Germany. Wind Him Up is one of their best known songs and had an unusual topic -- gambling addiction.
This one goes is dedicated to good ol' Will Horne from Science '91 (where I am listed as "professional eccentric" on the "Where are they now" page), who constantly played Saga on his stereo in our Crazy Go Nuts University residence, Leonard Hall, back in first year.
Saga were David Hasselhoff before David Hasselhoff: almost unnoticed in their own home country, a big hit in Germany. Wind Him Up is one of their best known songs and had an unusual topic -- gambling addiction.
This one goes is dedicated to good ol' Will Horne from Science '91 (where I am listed as "professional eccentric" on the "Where are they now" page), who constantly played Saga on his stereo in our Crazy Go Nuts University residence, Leonard Hall, back in first year.
At Least It Proves That I'm Not Rigging Tucows Products in My Favour
Monday, September 12,
2005 at 12:38
EDT by Joey deVilla
As I mentioned earlier, we at Tucows whipped up the Blogrolling Hot 500
in response to a challenge by Jason "Weblogs, Inc." Calacanis to create
a "top 500 blogs" list to usurp the Technorati Top 100.
This blog, The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century, does not appear in this list.
However, I do appear on another "top 500" list that was also cobbled together in response to the Calacanis challenge: Feedster's Top 500...
...in which I appear at number 334 with 1,094 links.
This blog, The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century, does not appear in this list.
However, I do appear on another "top 500" list that was also cobbled together in response to the Calacanis challenge: Feedster's Top 500...
...in which I appear at number 334 with 1,094 links.
One Month Too Late
Monday, September 12,
2005 at 12:36
EDT by Joey deVilla
From the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's site, Ready.gov:
Click the graphic to find out more about National Preparedness Month.
Click the graphic to find out more about National Preparedness Month.
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