Apr 26 2013

An open letter to Innocean and Hyundai

Reblogged from Copybot:

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Dear Hyundai and your advertising agency, Innocean,

This is my dad.

His name is Geoff. He married my mum in the eighties and had two little girls, by all accounts the loves of his life.

This is the note he left when he committed suicide in his car:

And this is your new ad.

As an advertising creative, I would like to congratulate you on achieving the visceral reaction we all hope for.

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Agree wholeheartedly. What idiots.
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Apr 2 2013

Plinky | Your Week In A Playlist

Tell us how your week went by putting together a playlist of  five songs that represent it.

via Plinky.

My Playlist

My Playlist

I’ll cover a little more than a week, but here’s a good sample:

Firstly, this song is more relevant now than it ever has been since my post on letting go:

Of course, attended a St. Patrick’s Day Party at the Retro Road Show so this one is very appropriate:

Of course, we would have celebrated my Uncle Garry’s 58th birthday yesterday, so this is in his honour:

And since yesterday was April Fool’s Day, this must be played:

Since I’m reviewing final reports and composing exams, this will be soon enough:

A bonus one since it just seems appropriate given my state of mind lately in the relationship area:

Mar 31 2013

Weekly Photo Challenge: A Day in My Life

Weekly Photo Challenge: A Day in My Life.

Wish I could have one of these every morning, but coffee will have to do.
Breakfast! Been having egg sandwiches lately
I stay in my pajamas as long as I can.
Sushi for lunch or dinner.
Teach at Sheridan
Go and teach a class or two at the dojo
Head into Toronto for a meetup or two and on most weekends
Go to a meetup or two if I can fit it in.
Might have a cocktail or a glass of wine
Sunset in Hamilton
Mar 24 2013

Two Down One To Go

Keynote Address Podium

Keynote Address

A few months ago I had the pleasure of sitting on a panel discussion at Girl Geeks Toronto. After that, I wanted to moderate a panel, but thought I should get more experience at being on a panel. Jany Jang accelerated that movement by asking me to moderate a panel for Ryerson Women In Leadership on International Women’s Day about Breaking The Glass Ceiling. I was honoured, but nervous at the same time. One of the things that made it really easy was that I was familiar with the room and some of the people. The other was that I knew one of the panellists, Carolyn Van, very well.

I attended an event a couple of weeks ago at MaRS Discovery District called Gaining Momentum: Women and Technology and now I’ve added another to the list. After hearing Dr. Ilse Treurnict, the CEO at MaRSDD, I need to do a keynote. She was inspiring and any description I gave here would not do her talk justice.

So next time you’re wondering who to get for the keynote, let me know! This one will definitely take me a few years… But I’m okay with that.

Mar 24 2013

Crowdsourcing My Online Dating Profile

Thank you to everyone for checking out my Open Letter the other day. Really reinforces that I know I’m right about this one. I may not be right about a lot of things, but I am about this. And for those inquiring minds, he tried to text me yesterday. I just deleted it. ;)

As promised, I’m asking for your help in writing my online dating profile. I’ve been putting it off and after this latest fiasco, I’m not delaying another minute. So friends, what would you write in my profile?

Have to add a few photos of course, so which ones would you add and which one would you use as the primary?

Taken one day after class on the East Beach in Toronto
My typical profile pic
Me in India (3)
Me on the balcony at Napean Sea Road in Mumbai in 2006
Me at my friend’s wedding
Friends in HK
Me at the Great Wall of China

Alternatively, I’ve had an offer to re-do some head shots. Might need to do that sooner rather than later. ;)