Quickles

Quickles |kwik-lz|
Noun

A quick post to show readers that blogger db is still alive. It can provide short insight into what is to come.
Woah! I can’t go to bed until I post a quickles.

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So with that, I am indeed alive. I’ve got a lot to cover. I feel as though I should wrap up my trip, even though it’s been as long as it has. I feel as though I should post some pictures, because it’s been as long as it has.

First things first (click on picture for more from shoot):

Tomorrow (today, in actuality) I will post again with a little hooblaw about the trip, and indulge further into recent livings.

Tomorrow I’m starting my previously outlined GTD (Getting Things Done). So as soon as I rise, I’ll be hammering away at my notebook.. maybe even in my precious Moleskine that I haven’t used yet.

As previously promised, I’ll let you know how it goes, but for now enjoy Ms. Tessier and the awesome product of Studio-28.ca

Word. Life.
db

Quickles is now copyrighted. because it’s awesome. yes.

Tags: Dylan Blanchard, Life, Life of db, Photography, Studio-28

All the Way Down the Line

I live a lucky life
Do just as I please
Go where I want to go
Believe what I want to believe
It’s a gravel road
Our love is traveling on
If it rolls too slow
Is it going to take too long?

Joel Plasket – All the Way Down the Line
JP is the man – he deserves some listening. Check him out on iTunes – Joel Plasket Emergency

So, Life, what is new?
I’ve received my TOMS… bought the new iPhone 3GS (story doesn’t end there) and had 4 photo-shoots with the studio over last weekend.
Oh, and I biked over 100 km’s on Monday. 75+ on Wednesday and if all goes well… 75+ today. Owned.

TOMS are the bomb. One for One.

So… TOMS you ask?
Sleek. Sexy…. and they give you a warm tingly feeling all over because they do a “One for One”… with every pair of TOMS purchased, they donate a pair of TOMS to those without shoes.

iPhone 3GS you ask?
Ohhh 2G… how you needed a break. It was just time. Plus, I needed/wanted/desired GPS functionality on the trip home to limit the potential for getting lost. So now I’m rocking.
Was it an easy task getting one?
Of course not. We all know what Rogers is like. I spent the better part of Friday (launch day) in store waiting for their system to go online so that they could make account changes. It didn’t happen.
Satuday… Same thing. I spent the majority of it in there waiting for their systems to stop lagging so much that it forced a page to timeout every time they tried put something through.
Alas! I finally did get my iPhone which I promptly named it George (to replace Sully – S-oo-leee). However… George (iPhone 3GS) had different plans and decided that it should be DOA… and with that the proximity sensor (shuts off the screen when you raise it to your face) and the ear speaker does not work. Sweet.
So I’ve had a phone that I’ve either had to put on speaker-phone or rock the headphones for calls. Gets old. But! Beyond that, the phone is actually sick. The speed holds up and you can notice that it’s considerably faster… the camera is much improved, the video is a cool feature and all is well in the world!

4 Photo-shoots!? Yes… yes.. Many many many pictures to edit.

I’ve also made a few changes in and around the site. I decided to start to make preparations to put it into “Trip Mode”.. that is, make it a place where one can come and get updates from my trek across Canada. So with that, I’ve added the Twitter feed as a widget (on the right hand side). Also, when the time comes, I’m going to add a larger, full-sized twitter widget to the post that I’ll write on the day that I leave… so that it’s easily accessible to check in and receive updates!
I’m also going to be adding a “facebook connect” option which will allow users to sign on with their facebook accounts (eliminates worrying about another username/password combo). So things are on the move! Pretty excited for everything, actually. I’ll do a follow up post and let you know how the facebook connect thing goes.

Well… until the next time. I promise it won’t be as long of a wait.

23 days.

Word. Life.
db

Tags: Dylan Blanchard, iPhone 2G, iPhone 3GS, Life of db, Photoshoots, Studio-28, TOMS Shoes

Living it

Success…. success

I don’t think things could have went much better yesterday.. except maybe a tince more sun… but we got what we needed.. and it looked great!
We ended up with about an 8am start instead of 5…. the night before was spent with the locals (or “Family” as they said). They treated us great… took us for rides in the back of their trucks and took us to all of their favorite bars to meet the owners. It was actually kind of ridiculous.. but hilarious at the same time. Videos to come.

But yea.. yesterday was so sweet. Nothing else is planned for today, and we actually have some sun. So… hammock here I come! Check out a taster of the pictures from yesterday! We haven’t even got into the super sweet stuff yet!

Pretty sick eh?

Word. Life.
db

Tags: Bahamas, BawdyHouse, Photoshoot, Studio-28