Weekly Report
The Week in Summary: * Let's talk about the weather, but more specifically, the climate. Putting aside the bone-chilling cold snap that kicked off February, our winter has been very mild. As we move into March, daytime temperatures have been absurdly warm relative to what we expect this time
Weekly Report
The Week in Summary: * Let's start with a milestone! I have posted a weekly report for every week of the past year. The first weekly report was for February 19th - 25th. It's amazing how different life is today from last year. The only constant in
Weekly Report
The Week in Summary: * The work week had one novelty: the Calgary City Teachers Convention. The team and I prepared for and hosted our spaces for professional development opportunities for local teachers. It was a nice break for the usual, but it was too sedentary for me at times. * For
Weekly Report
The Week in Summary: * I returned back to work after being away for the last couple weeks. My new medication made it a lot easier to focus on my day-to-day tasks. My greetings and workshops with school groups were a lot more organized and concise, without losing any of my
Weekly Report
The Week in Summary: * Given recent challenges with my mental health, my work gave me grace and provided me time to recover over the course of this week. In the last week, Taylor and I have made tremendous changes to our lifestyle that have changed our well being for the
video games
The initial release of No Man’s Sky was disastrous in nearly every conceivable way (review bombings, an investigation, and even death threats). But in a story of resilience for the ages, the team’s post-launch development has been nothing short of a redemption arc, because rather than taking the
Weekly Report
The Week in Summary: * Let me start by saying that this was an exceptionally difficult week for myself. In combination with being sick with the flu and a nervous breakdown that's been building for awhile, I also made the decision to quit habitual cannabis use (which I have
Weekly Report
The Week in Summary: * Amid an otherwise normal and eventful week for myself, the news was anything but normal. For starters, Team Canada worked towards a national response to President-Elect Trump's looming economic tariffs against Canada. As our federal, provincial, and territorial leadership scrambled, Premier Danielle Smith refused
video games
Every run in DayZ starts with scarcity in a hostile world. Like many survival games, your starting gear is limited. For DayZ, this might involve ratted clothing, bandages, and a knife (if you are lucky). In any case, given the hostility of this post-apocalyptic land, any attempt at self-preservation requires
Weekly Report
The Week in Summary: * Monday was the last day of the winter break. I used it as an opportunity to get my mullet refreshed and relax a bit more. That being said, it was difficult to relax with the news of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation dominating the
Weekly Report
The Week in Summary: * Over the course of the week, both Taylor and I have been off work, enjoying each other's company. This is a blessing to say the least and I am grateful for the work-free quality time we have been sharing together. Taylor goes back to
metablog
Good morning fellow subscribers and a happy New Years Eve. With 2024 closing and a brand new year upon us, I wanted to reflect on Good Morning Magpie over the past year, openly speculate where I might want to take this blog going into 2025, and provide an opportunity for