the public eye

seeing as how the weekend begins in 5 hours (!!!!!!!!!!), and almost everyone i know will be doing something SPECial this weekend.. i thought i better get this out now.
monday is the federal election. do you know your stuff? i don’t want to get into any crap like democratic duty, but if you don’t vote, do you think you have a right to complain about the government we are stuck with later? yes, there is not much to vote for — more to vote against — but it is time for us to make a choice. so get out there and make your decision on monday.
on that note, i want to make a recommendation to the folks that read this site to check out a local and excellent website called the public eye:
http://www.publiceyeonline.com/
most, if not all the posts are by local Victoriaite Sean Holman, and — occassionally — you can hear him on the radio (www.cfax1070.com – 1070 on your AM dial) with david schreck and joe easingwood, who has had all the local politicians on the show (including the green party), all at once no less.
for someone like me who ordinarily finds politics quite dry and boring, these guys do a great job in bringing the goods to the table. they are easy to understand, very informed, and actually entertaining all at once. they are not boring, stuffed up, double-talking old men, like we see in the debates.
are you informed?

something to say

i was just thinking about how i had nothing in particular i wanted to say on here. and then i decided that it was the perfect time for me to sit down in front of the “blank screen” and start typing. what is it that scares people, myself included, about having nothing on a blank canvas? the only way to fail a blank canvas is to do nothing with it. (everybody’s already drawn the invisible castle, sorry.)
anyway, something cool:
me and jim were shootin’ the breeze Saturday night in Duncan before heading ultimately to that outdoor gathering in the Cowichan area that i posted pictures of. we were talking about caffeine, and in particular, how much too much is. it followed these lines, sorta roughly:
well, like most things you ingest, there is a formula when it comes to impact. i am not going to draw it out for you, because html sucks when it comes to drawing formulas. basically, the faster you drink all the coffee, for instance, all at once, the more it’s going to hit you. it’ll drive you past the critical mass of caffeine into that shakey sort of “i can’t think of anything because i am thinking of 20 things at once!” feeling, which is not useful. flying really high. and then, you crash. hard. and for a long period of time, you are stuck in the crater, the hole from your impact.
the alternative to this is to drink it ocassionally, in smaller doses over a longer period of time. yeah, now i know coffee is bad. coffee is really bad for your stomache. your stomache hates coffee. hates. but if you must drink coffee to take advantage of the creative buzz that it offers, this is probably going to be the most useful method that you can employ. spread it over time, and when you come down, it’ll be no different than you felt before you drank the stuff. it’ll be a smooth landing. a groove, if you will.
and that’s when i blurted out “don’t dig a hole, dig a groove.”
awww yeah.
this post was inspired by a friend, blank screen, and no caffeine.

thank you denis










what a perfect little party. everything you want it to be, nothing that you don’t. what, 30 people showed up.. perfect. only those who wanted to be there were there. not a straggler to be seen, not a scenester in the place. it cost denis $50 plus time to put on the show and it stands as one of my fav’s.
danny opened the dj sets for the night, playing some sick breaks .. really quite good. after danny, for me, djing was super enjoyable.. i got to playing breaks, downtempo-ish halftime breaks, and four on the floor into tech-trance and prog. everything i wanted. charles whooped everyone with some supreme techno — really fun to dance to, and an adrenaline rush to listen to. teddy followed up nicely with some fun faster paced house and breaks. i spent some time taking pix with jim and james. iso400, folks.
the weather tonight is the kind you tell everyone in the world about when you describe how great the summers here are. starry skies, warm breeze, and a t-shirt is enough to keep you warm. we left at around 3:15 a.m. and here i am 2.25 hours later posting pictures. sleep time now.. enjoy sunday day time everyone, i’ll be sleeping ’til i wake up.
good night.
🙂

reference checking

i am doing some research on reference checking guidelines and i came across a “professional reference checking” [their words, not mine] company called Allison & Taylor Inc. they have some pretty weird written material online to do with reference checking. this is from their question and answer section:
http://www.allisontaylor.com/reference_check_faq.asp
this is bizarre:

Question:
Isn’t it illegal to ask about things other than title and dates of employment during a reference check?
Answer:
No, and that is one of the interesting things about references. It is a private conversation between two people, your past employer and a prospective one. Anything can be said, regardless of what the laws are. Go to your local legislator’s office. They can find the most recent laws for you but remember, every road we drive on has a speed limit. When we are running late, if a police officer is not in sight, we speed. There is not a reference police officer watching over you past employer. Essentially, your past employer or reference can take 5 minutes on the telephone with a total stranger and either increase your chances of obtaining a new position or absolutely ruin them.

and:

Question:
If my references are bad, what can I do?
Answer:
A bad reference can be strategically dealt with depending on what is actually being said and to what degree things are explained. You need to first determine what is being said before you can develop an appropriate strategy. Depending on what the research reveals as well as the laws within your state, you may be able to take legal action. We suggest taking our report to an employment attorney for proper legal advice. Allison & Taylor, Inc. will be available to supply our research evidence and to testify in support of your situation should the need arise. Although we will not make a referral to a specific attorney, we do suggest finding one through NELA – the National Employment Lawyers Association. Additionally, very good legal advice and information can be accessed at US Law Books.

wow. haha! how does one follow the other? silly reference checkers.

resonance: ariz0na and nickgurns

Featured Tracks:

  • Fractal Wave – Let Me Echo (CDr)
  • Fractal Wave – Steppin’ Razor (CDr)

Mixset 1: DJ ariz0na

  • 21st Century Fux – Sunspirit (Inversus)
  • Duran & Aytek – Future Hope (Deep)
  • Datar – U [Instrumental] (Rip)
  • Porter & Blain – Thunkini Brother (Source of Gravity)
  • Mathew Dekay – If I Could Fly [Madoka’s Flying Stand By Mix] (Deep)
  • Luke Chable – The Shepherd (Vapour)
  • Matthew Dekay Band – Higher Thoughts (Little Mountain)
  • Sarah McLauchlan – World on Fire [Junkie XL Mix] (BMG)
  • Madoka – Distant Memories [Matthew Dekay Mix] (3 Beat)
  • Nalin & Kane – Beachball [Level K mix] (Superfly)
  • Josh Gabriel – Wave 3 [Charlie May’s Tsunami remix] (Nebula)
  • Cabala feat. Michelle Chivers – Vision Of U [Nick Muir main mix] (Whoop!)
  • Black Dove – Capsule [Ocean Wave remix] (Vapour)

In the mix: Nick Gurns

  • Underworld – Dark and Long (Junior)
  • Phools Inc – Light It Up [Deep mix] (Phoolish)
  • Mistress Barbara – A Gate On (Primate)
  • Chris Liebing – Analog On [Adam Beyer mix 2] (CL)
  • Pascal F.E.O.S. – I Can Feel That [WJH mix] (PV)
  • Rino Cerrone – Timeless (GFR)
  • WJ Henze – Daywalker (Federation of Drums)
  • Gecko – Flugmacheine (Delirium Red)
  • Devilfish – Formation (Bush)
  • Gecko – Boarding (Delirium Red)

Tag Session

  • Dan Corco and Fred Carreira – The Last Man (Good Life)
  • Size DDD – Nobody Listens to Techno (White Label)
  • Devilfish – Man Alive (Bush)
  • Heckman & Gecko – MKS (Federation of Drums)
  • Bryan Zentz – D-Clash [Slam remix] (Intec)
  • Oliver Lieb – Subsonik [filterHeadz remix] (Data)

oh.. by the way! we’re live on 101.9 FM until 3 AM. if you can’t pick it up on your radio, you can listen to streaming audio here: http://artichoke.alma.uvic.ca:7070/ramgen/cfuvfm102.ra (requires realplayer).