by Kevin Thom | Jan 22, 2007 | Personal
I had fun tonight. I learned how to play No Limits Texas Hold’em poker. I have seen it on TV before but couldn’t understand why it was on TV. It’s cards. But actually, it’s a lot of fun. There’s a mix of luck and and strategy....
by Kevin Thom | Jan 15, 2007 | BS Detector, Personal, Random Thoughts
I’m ashamed to live in Ontario. Just because we’ve had a warm winter so far, it seems like we’ve forgotten how to cope with snow and ice. I looked out the window and there’s about 2cm of snow on the ground, and some light freezing rain. Now,...
by Kevin Thom | Jan 15, 2007 | Personal, Photography, SF 2006-2007
Ok I promise this will be the last entry about my trip to San Francisco. The last Saturday was pretty quiet. James and I took the bus down to the famous Haight and Ashbury neighbourhood, which is the root of hippie culture. We were not disappointed. It seemed just as...
by Kevin Thom | Jan 13, 2007 | Personal, SF 2006-2007
The San Francisco chronicle continues… The day after getting back from the ski trip, I had arranged to meet with Susie (suzums from dA). We met up by the Ripley’s Believe it or Not! museum by Fisherman’s Wharf, mainly because it’s just about...
by Kevin Thom | Jan 12, 2007 | Personal, Random Reviews, Random Thoughts
I’ve been writing about the past for the last few entries, and I guess I’ll get back to it later so I can finish telling the story of my San Francisco trip. But there are a few things I wanted to blog about, so I figured I’d write about them now so...
by Kevin Thom | Jan 10, 2007 | Personal, SF 2006-2007
On Tuesday, we packed up Alex’s Volkswagen to the roof, and hit the road to Tahoe. It was a long drive, but uneventful. We had booked a package that included hotel, breakfast, and lift tickets for 2 days for $165 each. Not bad. The room was extremely cramped,...