Despite the morning news and radio talk show hosts telling me that it was going to be pouring rain yesterday and today, it’s been a gorgeous week so far in Vancouver. I can’t remember the last time I used a song lyric in the title of a blog post, and I also can’t recall the last time I walked home from work in the sunshine and felt like skipping – or had the energy to skip. I just don’t think adults skip often enough.

The sun will shine clear through the weekend and our schedule is filling up yet again. Here are a couple of events put on by some good people that I’d like to plug, some of these can be found on my Facebook calendar as well.

Gastown Photowalk: Walk. Take pictures. Geek out.

Wednesday May 9 from 5:00pm – 8:00pm, Meet @ Bryght, Suite 400 – 1 Alexander, Vancouver, BC [Google Map] [Facebook Link]

Photo credit: kk+ on Flickr

SuperHappyDevHouse, Vancouver Edition

Socialtext’ers are descending on Vancouver as part of their annual migration to meet, hack, and plan. They came up with the idea of bringing the Bay Area-based Super Happy Dev House to Vancouver.

Bryght is providing the venue and BBQ space. Edit the wiki page to let us know you’re coming.

Friday May 11 from 1:00pm to 1:00am @ Bryght [Google Map]

Metamorphosis: Written by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Mary Zimmerman, directed by Christine Willes, and starring the 2007 graduating class and guest artists of the William Davis Centre for Actors’ Study, this is a theatrical event not to be missed! Set in and around a pool of water on stage, this play is a moving adaptation of Ovid’s myths.

Running from Thursday May 10 to Saturday May 12 @ The Havana Theatre, 1212 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC [Google Map] [Facebook Link]

I didn’t write a post about my mother on her birthday, I figure – how many sappy mushy things can you write year after year on a blog for all to read? Then I realized I didn’t make a post last year.

I’ll have to make up for it by Mother’s Day because I know that my mom would appreciate it (and she cries really easily, it’ll seem like it’s way more touching than it really is… yeah I know, I’m a sweet daughter).

Regardless, it was her birthday yesterday and we celebrated tonight with the girls. We started out with some Thai food then walked to Denman to get celebratory cupcakes. This of course was complete with a sidewalk serenade of “Happy Birthday Momma” for all to hear. She’s an amazing woman and I hope we could bring her a little happiness tonight, because she truly deserves it. That, and an interactive cupcake.

And ma, I’ll work on that nice long sappy post, I promise, I’ll even make it better than Dad’s.

Just watched the Ducks defeat the Canucks‘ playoff dreams in the second overtime of game 5. Alanah live blogged the entire ordeal (and also has an interview with Jim Hughson up on her site) while Dave did the live stream for Canucks Outsider. For all the post game commentary, or lack thereof, I’m sure J.J. and Alanah will have it all covered.

“…frankly, my frustration is NOT directed at Anaheim first. I’ll have to think about this for a few hours, but my frustration starts and ends with the Canucks. Unbelievable. A decent OT game, but where were they all game?” [Canucks and Beyond]

But… the hockey fun isn’t over just yet. We have our own Memorial Cup bound Giants to remember. Vancouver’s other hockey team is headed to the Western Hockey League finals for the second year in a row and game 1 is TOMORROW.

It was a great season, even though I’m sure the everyone is pretty down right now, including myself. It will definitely take a while to bounce back until someone plans a city-wide Canucks seasons appreciation party to ease the pain…

Quick note here before starting the day – something monumental happened yesterday and I would hate to overlook it. John got his Permanent Residency for Canada, meaning he’s now a full-fledged immigrant of this fine nation.

You can read all of John’s posts about the immigration process on his blog.

We’re both pretty excited and just so you know, he’s ready and willing to start working, you know should any employment opportunities arise any time soon. You know, just so you know.

A while ago Buzz Bishop, local radio host [Z95], blogger [MacBlog], podcaster, techie writer [Cyberbuzz] and friend of Miss604.com asked to get my story about making the switch from PC to Mac. I’ve done several posts to express how much of a newbie I am with my Macbook [tag: mac vs pc] and Buzz decided to capture the essence in an article he wrote for this month’s issue of Vancouver View Magazine.

…The MacBook travels well, unlike the big beast of a PC, or “Frankenbox” as Rebecca calls it, dominating her home’s office furniture. Her PC is “an ugly beige tower pieced together with miscellaneous parts that sounds like a harbour plane taking off when it boots up.”

And that description of the ol’ PC rings true with a lot of us.

Business Week Magazine reported last year that close to half a million new Mac owners were expected through sales at Apple retail stores alone. Add in those who buy units second hand, online or through authorized resellers and you’ve got a population surge that is making some noise.

But the iSwitch isn’t always smooth. It’s like learning a new language, it takes time and practice… [Read more in Vancouver View Magazine]

The May issue of Vancouver View is available now at your local newsstand, and the Mac-generated blog posts about the switch will certainly continue on this site. After all, I just got setup with a Mac mini at work, the adventure continues.