Month: March 2006

Stomp It Off!

ethernick

Take the aggression of the week out into the spring loaded floors of the Legion Auditorium on Commercial Drive. Sweat and stomp it out by Dancing to Live Jazz with the Blue Morris 6.

Legion Auditorium, Commercial Drive

Brought To you by Jungle Swing Productions

9pm – 12am

$13/$15

Springing Late

ethernick

I did it again! I missed the first day of Spring last year, and I missed it again! For others it might not be a big deal, however Spring Solstice is one of the most important celebrations. Why? New beginnings; rebirth. There is a reason why it’s called “spring cleaning”. It’s the real New Year. Nature wakes up again; refreshed. As a tradition for the spring I read over the story of Jumping Mouse. So many lessons so many analogies.

Swing Summit

ethernick

Jason Warner is an experienced dancer that has successfully kept alive the swing scene in Abbotsford BC, Canada for the past 8 years. He has built a significant dance community out of Abbotsford for the sole purpose of sharing what he loves with his friends and the community around him. Since officially being open as of 2000, Suburban Swing has provided a place for people of all backgrounds, ages, and cultures, to come together, building a community that preserves the grandeur of swing. Come and Listen to the Blue morris 6.

Part of Swing Summit 2006

ASA Ballroom Abbotsford BC, Canada

Guys in Ties Girls in Pearls (Dresses)

Ooo Dreamy

ethernick

I’m in the process of transitioning over to Dreamhost. There are several reasons why:

  1. Damn! – They have a great deal for the bandwidth, space and scripting possibilities.
  2. Rudy on Rails – I’ve been eyeing it for some time, but if I don’t have a host that allows it, what’s the point?
  3. Attune to Customers Needs and Knowledge. – Now this is something unexpected. I originally signed up for the 1st 2 reasons. But as I was learning about how they do business I found they go to lengths to understand their customers expectations really well. Just look at these 2 options in their contact form they understand how to respond, when to respond, and maybe…just maybe they get the customer to chuckle:

Please select the type of this request:

  • Just a casual question, comment, idea, suggestion.
  • I need some help but it’s not super time-sensitive.
  • I can’t get things done until I hear back from you, please reply asap.
  • Things are broken and I’d like them not to be!
  • OMG! EXTREME CRITICAL EMERGENCY!! EVERYTHING’S BROKEN! People are DYING!

Please select your general expertise in the area of this request:

  • Please explain everything to me very carefully.
  • I do know some stuff, but please don’t assume too much.
  • Overall I know my stuff, but I’m a little shaky in this area.
  • I have a good understanding of this stuff.
  • Not to be rude, but I probably know more about this than you!

Nice!

Face

ethernick

I’ve done it again!
I was busy.
I had no time.
I could have been doing countless other things.
I should have been working.
I said I wasn’t going to.
Throw it all out.
I’ve done it.
It’s different.
Yet the same.
Thoughts?
( those reading my rss, you’ll have to come by for a visit ).

Squid-who? Squid-me. Squidoo.

ethernick

As time progresses, I add in new tools. Lately del.icio.us has become the keeper of my bookmarks and last.fm the keeper of my music. I didn’t want to bog my own blog down with too many sources, but I figured some people might like to see all of this in one quick snapshot. So…bring in a new tool: Squidoo. My topic, simply me.

Right now I’m not that interesting…according to the stats, I’m ranked 11,706 3,442 (update: since I posted this I’ve shot up tremendously in rank. Yeah!) . So I encourage visitors. I don’t care to be 1 but maybe a 3 digit ranking like 400ish, would be nice. Want to get a snapshot of me? Visit my lens, http://www.squidoo.com/tumbleweed/