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My Blog Gets Bricked

2010-03-13T20:57:00.000-08:00

Welcome to a wonderfully disappointing blog post with a most promising title.

Once while I was on set between set-ups while working in a kind of alley/parking lot thing downtown I noticed these spectacular white walls made of many different sized brick in a various states of decay. I snapped away and filed 'em under Walls.

Upon employing some new design elements utilizing Blogger's new bitchin' Template Designer I remembered these .jpeg jewels and thought it would be keen to adorn the background with one, but it was not to be so. I sourced and Photoshopped, uploaded and redirected, embedded and previewed but to no avail. Blogger assures us that that feature is at the top of their to do list. And I hope it's in their 80% time.

I'm not sure why I was so compelled. I suppose a Comedian is most comfortable presenting content in front of a brick wall.

Terminal Ave 300

2010-03-12T23:24:00.000-08:00

Photographed 02/22/2010

It's the end of the Greyhound run, the end of the West Coast Express and Amtrak trains coming into the city--the SkyTrain Expo line hovers above the avenue and it's the end of downtown

It's home to a Starbucks, a new Tim Horton's, a Flea Market, Long & McQuade, a car wash, a multitude of car dealerships, a carpet store and Home Depot.

I was harassed there for a traffic infraction later withdrawn due to improper Police conduct I've sped towards Lion's Gate Studios along there many, many times, it's the corridor that takes me to my Nieces for infrequent but memorable visits and most recently I worked at a building located there during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

I had no idea how many different experiences Terminal Ave held for me until I wrote this. How many stories do the streets we inhabit hold for each of us?

A Quick Take On An Extended Cold/Flu

2010-03-12T02:32:00.000-08:00

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My Twitter Terms Of Service

2009-03-29T13:33:00.000-07:00

Hello. Welcome to my Twitter stream.

I assume you've decided to Follow me based on a recommendation or you saw some @ reply to me that captured your interest or you just thought I had the most wicked avatar ever or perhaps most importantly to me you thought my writing was enlightening, entertaining and compelling.

Will I automatically Follow you back?

While that is a common expectation and practice by some--I think I expected unconditional reciprocity early on in the game--it's impractical and frankly not how it works for me.

We're all channels now. I simply can't monitor thousands of people. The Twitter noise level is getting unbearable. You may not realize it now but carefully selecting your content via the people you Follow will become even more critical as the user base expands exponentially.

Reasons why I won't Follow you:

•If you are excessively chatty that is to say that you hold conversations publicly that really are more suited to a Direct Message.

•You post using 2 and 4 instead of to and for, u instead of you, ur instead of your and/or you use excessive capitalization as in HUGS, LOL and anything else that makes your posts look like it's a cellphone text message written by a 12 year old girl.

•You are an incessant reTweeter. You have nothing to say but love to re-post what others have created or found especially users like Mashable or Robert Scoble whose links don't need to be rebroadcast. Or worse you reTweet someone else's reTweet etc. RT @follower RT@user RT @Twitterer #fail

•I love Follow Friday and it's intention for endorsement to those we revere. If you post multiple names in a Tweet however ie. more than one then it's eye clutter. I won't click on anyone and ultimately it is of no value to me and your referral is lost.

•If you refer to it as a Follow. It's not a noun. It's a verb. And it reminds me of that despicable MySpace vernacular the 'add'. Knock it off.

•If you Follow me and then quickly unFollow me because I haven't done the same it tells me that you value your Follower numbers more than my content. And that is so distasteful to me. As if sales and marketing doesn't taint my life enough.

*You like to enter far away one in a million chance online cotnests that you to reTweet asking me to reTweet. Do you really want part of your online presence to resemble a GoogleAd?

Reasons why I will Follow:

•You write well. Twitter is ultimately a medium of words. If you know how to put words together creatively then I'm good to go.

•You're funny and/or insightful. I am enlightened by what you say. Your particular point of view gets me to see the world in a new way.

•You're revealing. Although we're millions of people online we're still all alone. When you share something that temporarily relieves that sense of oneness with a confession or admission, no matter how small, I'm hooked.

*You know stuff I don't. So I should be following everyone then. But seriously, if you're an expert in something and write about that why wouldn't I want to learn?

•You Twittercast live events that you are at like movies, concerts, a date. I love that stuff.

•The content you share is something I wouldn't have seen on Mashable, Scoble or Guy Kawasaki. Show me something I've never seen. A photo, a video, a story.

•Take me somewhere I've never been or could never have access to wither in the real world or inside your soul.

•You post an average of 25 times a day or less. No one likes a blabbermouth(ignore the length of this post).

Remember it's not about the numbers. It's about the value you give and the value you get.

And as Robert Scoble so brilliantly stated, probably on Twitter, it's not about who Follows you, it's all about whom you Follow.

Gregg Scott

Sunset At The Window

2008-08-14T21:36:00.000-07:00

Sunset At The WIndow, originally uploaded by greggscott.

It is said that no two sunsets are the same. This is probably true. However, I have lived looking out to this apartment and tree for 8 years and have never seen dusk look anything like this.

I like this particular photo because it almost makes it appear that the fiery light of the setting sun is blasting right through the building. I shot this scene a number of times but the one where the tenant of the suite appears at the window is my favorite. In truth, I didn't even notice her until after I uploaded the .jpegs to my MacBook. Without her the image, although colorful, is static.

As is custom with most of my personal photography, no Photoshop effects or post-processing of any kind was done with this digital still. I employ only in-camera adjustments while shooting. In this case I added a polarizing filter.

Now Exists A Gaping Void

2008-04-09T23:53:00.000-07:00

Now I can rest assured that my Timeline-gobbling rant of 10 days ago isn't the reason Hugh MacLeod closed shop. It was only reason he stopped Following me.

This is a bold and courageous move as Twitter is becoming a vortex - perhaps a vital one - in which I find it hard to manage or even attend to real life.

An artist's aura of empathy is a precious field which can so easily be corrupted by distraction; even good distraction.

I look forward the 2008 panel on the History of Your Blog.

I thank you for your thoughtful discourse in the Twitter Timeline on the legacy of W. and the ramifications of the 49th Parallel.

Say what you will of Twitter but it is quite unlikely that I would have had the opportunity to converse with the likes of Steve Gillmor, Laura Fitton and yourself without it.

Now, I'm going to text @mydishes and tell them to wash themselves so I can check my current replies.