I could not post a new entry without thanking you all – for your emails, gifts, cards, smiles. I still havnt managed to answer all mails i got during last weekend, but be sure that i will personally thank you as soon as i can – meanwhile, now that i am 30, i just have… Continue reading Thank you’s
30 is the new 20
Belle journée/soirée et fin de semaine en général. Il a faillit faire beau 5 heures en ligne. Maman est sortie de sa région victoriavilloise pour venir me gâter avant que je change de dizaine. Roses roses à la main, et panier remplis jusqu’au rebord chez Ikea. Ikea, le gout de la suède. J’ai remarqué que… Continue reading 30 is the new 20
Da nite
Thanks to everyone who showed up at yesterday’s party. I feel sad from not being able to have a chat with everyone, but many half conversations – and today i’ve got some weird buzz in my ears et je sais pas combien de caisses de bière vides à ramasser. Anyways, i also wanted to thank… Continue reading Da nite
indie-type francophone bands
Got an interesting mail from a reader. Gotta run but if you guys can share about the topic it’s gonna be fun: i love your blog. i just got linked to it from the tofu hut’s massive links. i have really been trying to find some bands with french lyrics with a similar style to… Continue reading indie-type francophone bands
Statissetiques
– 32% des lecteurs de Vu d’ici son des utilisateurs de mac; – bon, vous êtes encore en majorité des utilisateurs de Explorer; – 29% des visiteurs ont comme fournisseur videotron (ixmedia gagnent une place sur le palmarès des stats avec un bô 1% – ils font quoi tes employés mon cfd?); – pis ben,… Continue reading Statissetiques
‘se-p(&-)”rAt
to set or keep apart : DISCONNECT, SEVER to make a distinction between : DISCRIMINATE, DISTINGUISH (separate religion from magic) SORT (separate mail) to disperse in space or time : SCATTER (widely separated homesteads) to set aside for a special purpose : CHOOSE, DEDICATE to part by a legal separation to block off : SEGREGATE… Continue reading ‘se-p(&-)”rAt
song of the day
Apparat, Komponent. Video here. See Apparat live friday june 3th at Mutek.
Le boomerang en feu
Il y a des moments dans la vie ou on doit prendre des décision extra pointues (et souvent ce qui est pointu, ben ca fait mal – c’est connu). Des moments ou une suite d’évènements vous fait complètement perdre l’équilibre et vous demander ‘what the f***‘ (et quand on perd l’équilibre des fois on tombe… Continue reading Le boomerang en feu
Le orange RSS
conversation des plus intéressante entre 2 designers sur msn : m-c : tsé la couleur orange rss? (tsé quand té rendu à parler du ‘orange rss’.. oh boy) m-c : le bleu bloglines m-c : le jaune cnet toine : haha toine : blog ca toine : le rose M-C m-c : le vert google… Continue reading Le orange RSS
The longest list of audioblogs in the world!
Yes! According to myself and the 3286742332458735345(…) web pages i’ve seen since opening a computer at age 12, i can officially tell you that i have finally found the more extensive listing of audioblogs (podcasts dear) in the whole universe. A musicblogger/audioblogger/MP3blogger is a person who offers interesting, out of print, rare or otherwise engaging… Continue reading The longest list of audioblogs in the world!
Bday soon
It is soon.. what the hell should i do to celebrate the last days of my 20’s? People started to send me wishes, some of the most funny ones.. Dont forget to send me yours! mcturgeon (at) gmail.com!
Podcast #24 from hip hop to electronica, everyone’s having loads of fun
Featuring 2ndrec artist’s Noah23, Giardini di Miro and Nitrada – 2ndrec is a Hamburg based label in Germany. If your ipod could talk, he’ll probably ask you to play this one loud: get this podcast right here! Tracklisting: – Noah23, Saw Palmetto from the album Quicksand; – The Helio Sequence, Everyone knows everyone, from the… Continue reading Podcast #24 from hip hop to electronica, everyone’s having loads of fun
Ma tasse de thé (mon thé de lait)
… entre vous et moi, on sait tous que les ordinateurs, c’est une affaire de gars hein? si je vous parle d’une histoire entendu pas plus tard que la semaine dernière, au sujet du pourquoi il y a pas beaucoup de filles dans le studio d’une agence bien connue à mtl que je ne nommerai… Continue reading Ma tasse de thé (mon thé de lait)
Smallbizblog
UK based Alex Beliinger has a blog and does podcast (SmallBizPod) about – and for – small businesses, start-ups and entrepreneurs featuring interviews with young entrepreneur and other relevant info. Quite inspiring – this is the first time i get into biz related blogs. * Smallbizblog
Procrastination can be productive
To-Done! is a regularly updated collection of thoughts, writings, tips, tricks and information on personal productivity, work/life balance and getting things done.
Week end round up
All started with a beer and later a never ending dinner at Soy with blogger-friends toine, patrick and nika – and ended yesterday nite with the LCD Soundsystem show at La Tulipe. We all forgot about the cold, the gray, the rain. La Tulipe was da hottest place in town yesterday nite – le monde… Continue reading Week end round up
Vu lu mais pas entendu
Venant d’un agile commentateur qui s’est retrouvé sur le carnet de cdf par hasard, et qui par le fait même en profite pour passer aux aveux : …juste pour dire que l’on est nombreux à exister et que j’aime bien internet C’est tellement simple que ca en est beau. Kafeine (c’est le nickname du commentateur… Continue reading Vu lu mais pas entendu
BBC NEWS says: Podcasting could be a revolution
A lot of the material out there is dull, badly produced, uninspired, derivative or simply misconceived. However, the same can be said of television, as a surf through the channels on satellite or Freeview will reveal, and this does not mean there is not great stuff too. The quality of some of the podcasts I… Continue reading BBC NEWS says: Podcasting could be a revolution
Modern contemporary design & architecture
Il pleut et c’est gris. Je vous refile un secret bien gardé : * MoCo Loco – Modern contemporary design & architecture J’sais pas pour vous, mais moi quand je vois que quelqun a pensé à changer le pattern traditionnel de la clôture de métal pour y faire vivre un motif floral (qui n’est pas… Continue reading Modern contemporary design & architecture
(take the chicken) out of the box
Being a specialist, knowing your topic so well can close your mind to new ideas; being a newbie, knowing a little about a specified topic can be the greatest of all gifts, giving you the freedom needed to create something new and original, all because of your point of view, perspective and innocence about a… Continue reading (take the chicken) out of the box
New Royksopp album cover art
Whew… a preview of the album artwork can be seen here and here, and live dates have been anounced for July in the US – san francisco, LA and New York.
Maxïmo Partk, LCD Soundsystem and Mia
Good things seems to be happening – Maxïmo Park at la tulipe on june 13th. Watch a video. (via the toine) Meanwhile, do not forget about LCD Soundsystem and Mia show this sunday at la tulipe – a must see.
Promt rétablissement
9h04, j’ouvre les yeux (parce que tinamour, alias lilo mon chat, fait tomber tout ce qu’il peu pour qu’enfin je me réveille, dépendance affective oblige). Première question que je me pose, bien avant de me demander s’il fait beau dehors, quel jour on est, et combien de jours il me reste avant le jour de… Continue reading Promt rétablissement
Seen: Blogebrity – Read: New Royksopp album out in june
Yes, seems like it’s gonna be a print mag; no, doesnt seem like it would be a joke: * Blogebrity, read the blog for more info. and – new Royksopp album will be out in june – you are not dreaming! this is real true! – As written on Royksopp’s webpage: “The Understanding” is complete!… Continue reading Seen: Blogebrity – Read: New Royksopp album out in june
Mutek panels schedule is now on
visit mutek’s webpage to get to know about the different panels taking place. Creative Commons: a change of perspective is the panel i’ll be joining on june 1th. Other panelist and moderators on different panels include Patti Schmidt (Brave new waves host and producer), John Acquaviva (plus8 records) and Philip Sherburne, freelance writer for Pitchfork,… Continue reading Mutek panels schedule is now on
Into video blogging
We’ve got blogs – evolutive online spaces that give anyone skilled enough the chance to post thoughts and ideas online and receive feedback; then podcasting, or audio blogs – for anyone skilled enough, the chance to post thoughts and ideas online as an audio document that could be listened to by anyone at anytime from… Continue reading Into video blogging
Illness oblige
What to do when you are sick and feel like just washing the dishes is way too much of what you can handle right now: – full your ipod of podcast, lay and listen (if you can hit the ff button everynow and then, this just to ensure you are still awake); – watch truly… Continue reading Illness oblige
Take these as my 5 minutes geek news
ABC australia national radio to podcast. Strangely enough, tod maffin was there last week… seems like he convinced them: Australian IT – Radio National to podcast Audio Hijack pro updated, mac users should give it a try; A little late on that but here we go: Podcasting will soon break out of the “pod” and… Continue reading Take these as my 5 minutes geek news
Misconceptions Wanted
Neale is putting up an interesting project about a misconceptions map and is asking for montrealers out there to help him out. Here are the infos.
Birthday collaborative project – Projet collaboratif d’anniversaire
That’s it, i am getting a little bit closer to the bday – here are the details about this birthday project i wrote about earlier: As i will be turning 30 on may 30, i am asking all the people i have met to collaborate to this event. I did made a mass mailing of… Continue reading Birthday collaborative project – Projet collaboratif d’anniversaire
New hotspot
Java U on st-denis corner duluth is now full internet ambiant (free wifi) – it was before, but controled with 30 minutes access cards. free free free.
Podcast #23 featuring Vitamins for you, Ariel pink and Pine*Am!
A lack of good music can seriously damage your ipod – we recommend you feed the little one with at least one good podcast a week. Here’s one waiting for you! God bless the internet! Vote for this podcast here! Tracklisting: – Sigur ros, Von; – Vitamins for you + the wawa international brass and… Continue reading Podcast #23 featuring Vitamins for you, Ariel pink and Pine*Am!
Blogue, comme dans blague
23h. Conversation sur IM : * ph : ouvre le dashboard, ajoute le widget dictionnary et recherche blog ph : li la définition m-c : HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA m-c : AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA m-c : AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA m-c : AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA m-c : est bonne!! a weblog : blogs run by twenty-something Americans with at least an unhealthy interest in computers.… Continue reading Blogue, comme dans blague
I say Yes
yes to all the girls who are shaping our world right now: Carole did a presentation about the future of web at the OFFF festival in Barcelona – Isn’t that strange, that she has to do such thing there and why-the-hell-not-here? It wouldnt be the first time that great local talents are spent overseas at… Continue reading I say Yes
Tu sais qu’un ordinateur a fait son temps quand…
… c’est en entendant le grincement du disque dur que tu devines que tu as reçu un courriel.