If you hang out around downtown you can probably spot me at a meetup, an event, a party, in Stanley Park, at a coffee shop or out for a stroll. However, you can now spot my face driving around the city, even though I may not actually be in the area.

Photo credit: JMV on Flickr

After writing about this city for so long (and being a life-long Canucks fan) I think this is pretty darn cool. It’s as much fun as seeing JJ, Alanah, John and DaveO‘s smiling faces out and about at Skytrain stations as well (and just yesterday John and I were riding on a “JJ bus”).

Reminder! If you spot any of the rest of my podcast co-hosts on buses or at Skytrain stations, snap a photo and add it to our group Flickr pool to be entered in our contest.

Ever since the days of 21 Jump Street, I knew that shows were filmed and produced in Vancouver. In my more formative years, the X-Files was represented the pinnacle of Vancouver television production and after I ran into Arnold at TGIFriday’s on Robson and Burrard (that is now Red Robin) I finally understood that the film industry in Vancouver is a big deal.

In all honesty, running into the future Governator at a casual dining restaurant didn’t really cause any sort of epiphany, but it was symbolic at any rate.

The X-Files then went South, our Hard Rock Cafe and Planet Hollywood shutdown, and Vancouver returned to its role as a backdrop city (and New Westminster became the Bronx). Sure, I knew folks that worked in the industry – location scouts, production assistants, actors, etc. but it wasn’t until this year – when I became a guest author on a hyper mega global entertainment blog, that I truly had my eyes opened.

No matter the ups and downs, financial or otherwise, Vancouver has such a strong legacy of film and television and the future is only looking brighter. I’ve been exposed to industry galas, behind the scenes events, meet and greets, personal interviews, and with each experience my appreciation for the hard work of each individual involved just continues to grow.

Last night I went to the reception for the Western nominees for the 2008 Gemini Awards (for you Americans, think the Canadian Emmy’s). As like every other event I’ve attended recently, there was camaraderie, a wonderful sense of humour, and encouragement along with a a deep respect for peers.

I have also become very aware of Canadian independent film and television; the hard-working people behind it, those with a vision, and those that can create brilliant works that make you think, feel, learn, appreciate cultures, and sob uncontrollably – sometimes all on a small budget with which you couldn’t even purchase a brand new vehicle.

I’m certainly an outsider looking in, I fully admit that, but I suppose what I’m saying is that I’ve been grateful for my chance to explore this world a little deeper – all thanks to a blogging gig (and other bloggers), really.

Update: According to the TEAM1040am the third jersey will be unveiled tonight (November 13th) at 5:00pm Pacific time. [via icethetics]

Update: It was true, the third jersey was launched tonight, you can view the announcement on Canucks.com and watch the following video for more details. I’m just glad they mentioned Denman Arena.

Before I start saying that this is an officially “leaked” photo, may I remind everyone of last year’s logo mayhem.

Also, there’s been a jersey of this style on the Canucks Board since last June.

With that being said, John sent the link to JJ (our co-host on The Crazy Canucks podcast) late last night and he’s got a write up about it today.

“It was never a secret that the team wanted to bring back the vintage stick-and-rink logo – Chris Zimmerman has said as much at the past couple of State of the Franchise events – and this jersey certainly fits what’s been said all along. Personally, I’ve always liked this logo though I admit that it looks a little awkward from this angle. Plus, there’s already chatter that the Johnny Canuck looks a little too much like this guy. I suppose whether or not this version is a hit among Canucks fans remains to be seen.” [CanucksHockeyBlog]

According to VancityBuzz, “The jersey isn’t do for an official unveiling until November 15, 2008 against the lowly Leafs on CBC. That by the way is a 4pm local start, even though the game is at home.”

It’s kind of interesting to see the incorporation of Johnny Canuck on the shoulder crest but they’ve been wanting to share Canucks history a lot lately – maybe to kind of remind folks that this city does have a strong hockey tradition (and that we even won the cup… well the Millionaires did anyway).

I’m thinking it’s not entirely impossible that they’d go with something of a Johnny Canuck flare especially seeing how many Skytrain stations have John’s poster plastered all over them since he is sporting his limited-edition tshirt. That, and I think he’s kind of cute.

Unfortunately I will not be in attendance tonight for the monthly Net Squared / Net Tuesday event so I won’t be able to provide a live blog. However, the subject matter is of such importance that I must share some of the details regardless. Continue reading this post ⟩⟩

I’ve had my MacBook since early 2007 and although switching wasn’t easy (for someone who grew up on Microsoft… and who doesn’t do well with change) I shut down my Frankenbox PC that very day and it hasn’t been fired up since.

Today Apple announced their new 13 inch MacBook and 15 inch MacBook Pro, and aside from referring you to the official “How it’s Made” video featuring Coldplay, here’s a quick rundown of some of the new MacBook’s features:

I was never really tempted by the Air but these gems are rather captivating (mouth-watering more like it). Since John’s Powerbook is almost five years old (and I was also the only one of us to get an iPhone last year), you can bet that it’ll be at the top of his Christmas list this year. Time for me to save up.