HTML challenged

I get frustrated that I have to know so much to do the job I do, but still cannot grasp making a website properly. I used to know a bit of Dreamweaver that usually got me by but I don't have that at the moment and would like to make (well at least try) website for my production company.
I can do the sketch-ups in Photoshop that look nice but turning them into something usable is the challenge. I could use Imageready and use slices to partition my Photoshop pages but then the text will be a pain to update. That and I can't remember how to use it.
I looked at iWeb but decided that I dislike it with a passion. I tried Rapidweaver and I don't like that either.

I bought a nice bike repair stand so now I can fix my bike up. I must find some cycle routes in downtown T.O. Apparently there are loads but motivation is the stumbling block.

Changing seasons

It's been a very mild winter this year but I can't wait until the weather gets warmer. I have a few projects to start working on and a 16ft kevlar canoe I need to find a place to store.

Some recent pics from work. Testing some filmstock in the loading bay with an ARRI 3.

Blogging again

It's been over a year since my last post and I have finally pushed myself to start posting again.
I now live in Toronto. I have been employed for around 8 months and I get to work with cool film equipment every day. I guess I am lucky.

This car was parked outside my basement apartment this afternoon. It's an old Mercury Cougar and I think it's cool as fuck.

A few days in Toronto

I found my perfect car!
















I realised that the CN tower is over three and a half times taller than the Skylon (photo taken from the 401)





















And sharing the road with streetcars is fun when you don't know the rules

Coober Pedy bound

How i wish i could have this to turn into a camper van. It would be lovely to tour Canada with it ala Priscilla Queen of the Desert style. Obviously a less gay version involving more beards than tiaras and more cock rock than ABBA but similar in every other way.

Walking on Water

I went for a short walk on Lake Ontario. The weather here has been been up and down lately. It has been raining hard for 2 days since this photo was taken and the temperature has been around +1-5 ℃. Its been chucking it down even more today and nearly all the snow has gone. It's supposed to go down to -18℃ tonight which means all the very large puddles will be turned into ice rinks for the morning.
I love Canada.
I'm of to T.O for a few days next week and I am looking forward to seeing some old friends.

Niagara

I spent a few days in Niagara Falls. It's such an odd place full of attractions you would expect at the British seaside. There are amusement arcades, fairground rides and too many haunted houses to count. It's kinda gaudy but has a charm that's hard to describe.
The falls are impressive at this time of year. I was suprised how much was frozen given the speed of the running water that cascades down to flow into the Niagara river. The pictures of the frozen ice were taken from the centre of the bridge between the US and Canada.


We had dinner in the revolving restaurant at the Skylon. I love the Skylon in all its concrete glory. It was built in 1965 and feels very "Jetsons" like in its utopian futurism. I wish more 60's concrete had survived to the present day.