It Happened to Me

Terminated, Part 1: The Very First Things You Should Do When Laid Off

[This article also appears in my tech blog, Global Nerdy.] Introduction Hello. My name is Joey deVilla, and I am…

16 years ago

Accordion News for July 27th, 2008

Accordion Death Squad Brian Jepson forwarded me an email with the preface "Couldn't let this sit in my inbox without…

16 years ago

I Have an Advance Copy of Neal Stephenson’s “Anathem”!

Neal Stephenson's Anathem A large, thick bubble-wrap-padded envelope arrived for me at the b5media office. As you can see in…

16 years ago

The Aftermath of Last Night’s Storm

Last night's storm, in which the sky turned a greenish colour, was a pretty impressive if brief one. The wall…

16 years ago

My First Brush with the Music Industry

This article also appears in Global Nerdy. Clay Shirky: Gin, Television, and Social Surplus If you're a reader of the…

16 years ago

The Honour System at High Park Station

To the north of High Park station, it's practically all houses, apartments and condos, while to the south, there's its…

16 years ago

Nine Years as “The Accordion Guy”

Here's a blast from the past: me with purple hair, rockin' out at Queen's Park on Saturday May 1st, 1999:…

17 years ago

Cory Doctorow’s Reading of “Little Brother”

Last night, the Ginger Ninja and I attended Cory Doctorow's reading of his new novel, Little Brother at the Merrill…

17 years ago

Colossal Cake

We have team lunches (on the company dime, whoo-hoo!) reasonably often at b5media. Sometimes it's dim sum, sometimes it's shwarma,…

17 years ago

Scenes from the Good Food Festival

Last weekend, Wendy and I attended the Good Food Festival, an annual showcase of food vendors and cooking instructors sponsored…

17 years ago