life in transit
Author Archives: davin
regrowth
you can’t always do everything all at once.
victoria sunrise
This is a view of this morning’s sunrise over Craigdarroch Castle. Shot from my living room at 7:53 AM. Matt pointed me to a radio station he has been listening to – Monkey Radio. The website might not look like much, but that’s fine, because the music programming is the best downtempo / chill I […]
the ultimate treehouse
This fall past, I was taken up-island for a surprise. We drove into the area of Qualicum Beach and entered a mysterious grove with a log cabin and a forest behind it. I guessed that we were zip-lining or something to that effect, but I was totally wrong! (I do like to guess though.) We […]
defining the value of design
The entrepreneur who picks a logo off the shelf to use, solely because it appeals to himself or herself, is more likely to fail in business than the entrepreneur that engages in a full design process. This isn’t just because self-reflection can sometimes be a smokey mirror. A full design process can be defined many […]
AFK @ Lucid
More details to follow including lineup and venue. 2hr set from 2-4 AM, not to be missed!
be leaf in transformation
Short little story. Several years ago I made some non-refundable travel plans, picked up some photo equipment, and found myself laid off twice in a row by two different companies. Bad luck followed by more bad luck. Debt that was going to be paid off was .. not so quickly paid off. Instead it was […]
AFK @ Decade
AFK, Aperture, C Majah, Psychi, Iterate, Kenzie Clarke, Matt What, and more. $10 presale, event at the Sunset Room. “IslandKidz Harm Reduction Society invites you to join us in celebrating 10 years of Keeping The Vibe Alive in the Vancouver Island electronic music community! We have a great line-up of local favorites to keep you […]
AFK & Vince Vaccaro (DJ Set) @ Season’s Peak (Sugar)
Goodbye Beatdown, Jon Bone and the Karuna Movement, Vince Vaccaro & AFK, Jesse Ropper @ Seasons Peak at Sugar Nightclub. $10. “What better way to kick off the Surf & Snow Seasons but with a party.. This event is built around helping grow Ski Patrol Volunteers #’s for the upcoming season and Surfrider Foundations membership!” […]
Is this effective message placement?
First, imagine that you came across the following piece of marketing on the street. Ignore, for a moment, that you’re seeing it here. Secondly, you are only seeing it here because I am curious about your opinion. For me, in a vacuum, it did not have enough interesting content to warrant passing on in and […]