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Or: How strategic procrastination became the most valuable part of my entire redesign process

I was bored with macapinlac.com’s design. Not just mildly dissatisfied — properly bored. You know that feeling when you look at something you’ve been staring...

Our family road trips from Vancouver, BC to Edmonton, AB used to be a no-brainer—12 hours of driving, two gas stops, and a whole lot of questionable snacks. But after years of loyal service, our Toyota Highlander started wheezing its way into retirement...

Ignore me just trying to get back into shape. Wait, round is a shape right?

Not gonna lie. The last two years has not been good for my body. Let me see if I can quickly catch you up on my non-exercise excuses. I ended 2020 running a marathon and...

Completely admitting that I am procrastinating this evening. It was a pretty long day at work and there was a big need to unwind.

Didn’t feel like reading any of my books tonight.

To occupy the time, here are some random thoughts knocking around...

I always wonder how many people have actually been a tourist in their own backyard. I mean, buy a guidebook learn weird obscure facts, see the sights in your own city.

We are Vancouver, British Columbia locals, and we can do these things at any...

It has been a long time since we’ve seen each other. The last time was at an airport where you worked a long while ago. I thought about you recently a month ago, over the holidays. It is hard to believe that you’re gone.

I’ve avoided everything...

Here is a stream of conciousness / opinions / reviews on the books that I’ve read in 2017.

A recurring goal of mine has been to read more. This year I’ve been trying to keep this particular goal top of mind (more on that on a different blog post...

Nice to meet you 2017! Glad to see that you’ve made it here safely. I’m trying to be more honest and open so let me tell you about a few things that I wanted te put on the burner this year and why.

Also just a note, I’ve left off the ‘how’ part...