Did you know? There’s been a string of robberies at Emily Carr University. The culprits: Chad & Larry, a duo of expert thieves living high off the spoils of their crime spree, hiding out in Larry’s mom’s basement in Surrey. To assist the police in their ongoing search, Emily Carr MAA students Vanessa + Kristina… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Events
WordCamp Vancouver, Child Themes and WordPress 3.0: Frequently Asked Questions
With the release of WordPress 3.0, I thought it was fair time I actually posted my long-awaited WordCamp Vancouver recap. So I am. Justin Carlson has posted the 45-minute video of Tris Hussey and I speaking on WordPress 3.0 and child themes–check it out and listen to me nasally “um” and “uh” my way through the… Read more »
Catherine is speaking at WordCamp Vancouver 2010
Happy news, Vancouver-area WordPress users! I’m pleased to confirm that, yes, I will be at WordCamp Vancouver 2010 on June 12. I’ll be speaking with Tris Hussey about the upcoming (Possibly just-released by then!) WordPress 3.0 and child themes. For more information about child themes, check out Tris’ blog. Personally, I’m excited about the new… Read more »
In which Catherine attends FreelanceCamp Vancouver
Last Saturday, I attended the first FreelanceCamp Vancouver, the unconference for people who don’t have bosses or paycheques. I am happy to report that I had an excellent time and had several questions answered most satisfactorily. See? Photographic evidence: “Hey,” you might exclaim, upon seeing the above photo, your voice pitching with excitement in having… Read more »
Catherine is not speaking at SL Pro!
Contrary to popular belief, I will not be speaking at the upcoming SL Pro! conference this month. I had some recent questions about that point, so I wanted to clear things up in case you were planning on emailing me: To say you are excited to hear I was speaking To ask questions about why… Read more »
Catherine’s Vancouver is growing
While hanging out at a Main Street coffee shop this afternoon, I overheard a conversation between a mom and her four-year-old. “We can go out to the airport,” the mom said as they were leaving. “Oh, that’s a long drive!” Yes. Yes it is. With the opening of the Canada Line now moved up to August… Read more »
Catherine Dyke Marches
Yesterday, I kicked off my Pride weekend1 here in Vancouver by heading to Commercial Drive for the 6th Annual Vancouver Dyke March.2 Sweet. I’ve written recently about why I like the Dyke March: its inclusiveness, the sense of community, the cute girls… but mostly, it’s an opportunity to feel normal without being normalized. Despite popular… Read more »
Pride by any other name
As a quick aside, one argument I’ve heard about the Gay Pride Parade recently is that if its purpose as an activism tool has ended in North America, maybe it shouldn’t be called “Pride” anymore. Honestly though, we have virtually no holidays or traditions that make any sense when viewed from their original contexts. Seriously,… Read more »
Critical Pride
On his blog this morning, Buzz Bishop posed the question: Are you proud of Pride? In his post, Buzz asks if the imagery we’ll see in Vancouver’s Pride Parade this Sunday is really the best way to demonstrate that gays are just like everyone else. This reminded me of another familiar argument, about Critical Mass: are… Read more »
Blogathon 2009: WordPress, WordPress, WordPress!
This is what happens when you spend all day at Blogathon: “Catherine, do you want anything?“ “No, I’ll get something upstairs at WordPress.“ ”…what?” “Raul, is that your phone?“ “No, it’s WordPress’–WordCamp–Work. Space. It’s Workspace’s phone.”
