In the spirit of Easter I've put together a short list, six to be exact, of "Thou shall nots" that probably would have made it onto the tablets if God were to speak to Moses today.

1. Thou Shall Not Inconvenience Someone with Checking Ins.
I'm sure you have a friend that no matter where they go they check in using Foursquare, Buzz, Gowalla, and all the others and more often than not everyone else is standing around waiting for them to order, leave, or die. Either way I'm sure God loathed this as well.

2. Thou Shall Not Spend More Time On Your Online Life Than Real Life.
The big guy/girl/wildabeast/whatever didn't create the beauty of nature, plants, animals, and people just so you can spend all night and day in your pimped out game lab (patents spare room) talking Gungans with your friends on W.O.W.

3. Thou Shall Not Call Yourself A Social Media Expert Because You Read Mashable
Don't get me wrong. I'm sure God loves Mashable's informative posts but half reading them then tweeting them, exact quoting them with no experience doesn't make you an expert.

4. Thou Shall Not Start Using Social Media Advertising Just Cuz.
While it's an awesome way to interact with your customers it may not be the best use of your advertising spend. There are tons of options and all should be weighed out. God has not killed Print..but he did just invent the iPad.

5. Thou Shall Hire A Good Designer When Needed
The best strategy in the world isn't going to help you out if you've got poor creative (and the other way around.) So although it may be cheaper I'm sure God would prefer a beautiful site designed by @stephtekano more than your cousin's comp sci 11 final project.

6. Thou Shall Not Spam Your Facebook Friends
Alrhough God created black sheep, man created the little black lonely puppy dog eyed sheep that found its way on to your friends Farmville farm. God loves when people include others but sometimes not everyone wants to be included.

Happy Easter everyone! :)

So the 2010 Vancouver Olympics are over and although I had a great time I can't help but feel lucky I came out of it alive. Here are 10 ways that you could have died at the Olympics:

1. Anxiety Induced Heart Attack

God help you if you were on Robson street after Crosby's Golden Goal and had anxiety issues. Would have taken more than a brown bag to save you from the bombardment of high fives and WOOOOOH'S in your face.

2. Poisoned by a Pin

There's just something about a pin collector you can't trust. They don't hate all human beings. I'm sure they have a big clan of collectors they keep in touch with and meet up with for coffee at events like the Olympics but you know there is a voice in there head probably saying "A non-pinny must die...yes...one must die."

3. Alcohol/Drug Related

Some people just get caught up in the "Olympic Spirit" and although you may have passed on your BFF's request to "Live a little" with the entire Swedish hockey team you still got roofied by the bench warming 2nd goalie and are in trouble if you decided to pass out on Hastings after 1:00 am.

4. Police Brutality

Hate the Olympics and decided throw a brick into the Hudson's Bay Comany instead? Bad call. This guy will kill you with no hesitation. It wouldn't be the first time he's trampled someone on his horse. Those hooves have spilled some blood.

5. Bladder Explodes

If you had to wait in a lineup this long to take a piss you probably wouldn't make it. Your bladder would eventually explode like a golden geyser in your belly and quickly poison all your internal organs leaving you paralyzed from piss. Not a good way to go.

6. Urban Skeleton

Find a broken down mechanics dolly on the side of the street (one wheel missing preferrably), run as fast as you can down Seymour street toward Gastown, jump onto the dolly toward oncoming traffic arms spread wide like an eagle and legs perfectly together and up like a whale's fin, and stick it. (Yes I saw this and may have been a part of it.)

7. Shanked By A Well Clothed Bum

Usually East Hasting's corners and streets are full of rag tag individuals wearing ripped up clothing but the City of Vancouver decided to "beautify" the bums by giving them new clothes to help them blend in with the crowds. Little did they know unsuspecting tourists would become victims to a widdled spoon shanking because they asked for directions to the Flame.

8. Zipline Accident

If you were dumb enough to have waited six hours to do go on the Robson zipline...well...you might have deserved it.

9. Set on Fire by a TorchBearer

These guys are under alot of pressure. The torch could go out, all eyes are on you, and maybe that's just enough to set these pyromaniacs over the edge?

10. Sasquatch Attack

VANOC wanted you to believe that Quatchi and the gang were loveable, snuggable mascots but after the Olympics are over these guys go back to their real jobs clubbing baby seals and selling their pelts on the black market for cheap...real cheap...because they love doing it.

In all seriousness the Olympics were an awesome time and hats off to all the volunteers and VANOC for putting on a once in a liftime (yes I said it again) event. We'll remember it forever.

This was one of the many commercials that Tim Horton's has aired this Olympics and it is by far my favorite commercial of the games.
Watch the commercial but in a nutshell it tells the story of a man bringing his family to Canada for a new start and gracefully ties a cup of Tim Horton's coffee.
I got to witness a similar story today when I was doing mock interviews at Camosun College. I was interviewing a young ESL women from China for an entry level accounting job and I was touched by her story.
I asked her, "Give me an example of a time where you had too many things to do and not enogh time. How did you deal with the situation?"
She very humbly explained that just last week her son was sick, she had school during the day, she had to work till 10:30 at night at a resteraunt, and she still managed to find time to study for her mid term on Friday and do well. I asked her how she pulled it off and smiling she said "I didn't sleep much."
Thanks Tim Horton's for airing such a beautiful ad and reminding all Canadians why we should be proud to live here and why we should never take it for granted.
And if anyone reading knows of an entry level accounting opportunity for a bright, hard working, and awesome individual let me put you in contact with Sharon. :)

There was a lot of controversy going into these Olympics and not everyone is happy it's going on in Vancouver right now. I had the pleasure of being in Vancouver this weekend for the start of the games and I was blown away. The vibe is truly amazing with people from all over the world smiling, clinking glasses, and throwing high fives.

To those still protesting the games it's time to give it up. Not saying you have to support the use of Canadian tax payers' funds. Just smile back. :)

I had the pleasure of seeing Brooklyn's St.Vincent last night as they started their tour in Victoria. I'd put "Save Me From What I Want" on a rescent playlist and listened to Actor a few times but I wasn't too sure what to expect from a live show.

For those that haven't heard St.Vincent before they're sound is pretty all over the place with some songs really chill and hippy, others kind of like Metric, and others a mash up of loud noises that seem to work much like Sonic Youth.

The crowd was much the same with everything from shirt n tie lesbians, hippy touqed over 30's and even one trenched Nemo lookin dude.

They put on a fantastic show with lead singer Annie Clark slaying on the guitar all the while maintaining her beautiful singing.

Definitely go check them out if you get a chance.

Check http://www.myspace.com/stvincent for a listen and tour dates.

I've thought long and hard about my new year's resolution this year and
I've decided to make it simple. Do more things for no reason.

I'm a pretty analytical person. I can't even cross the street without
analyzing the people and cars around, how long the light has been green,
distance between shoulders, and other factors that would come into play
when calculating the safest and quickest way to get to the other side.

But I also have an equally strong creative, imaginative, and curious side.
The two often quarrel with one another over what I should be doing at any
given moment and with my life in general. These are pretty exhausting
battles and they've been happening a lot lately.

This is why I'm starting this blog. Probably no one is reading. Probably
no one will. But it's an outlet and a gift to my other side. Something
strictly for the kid in me that wants to create, dares to imagine, and
sees the world still with wonder.