It was that instinct that had me hitting the waterfront again yesterday. Can’t say I found much shade. And you’d have to be made to want to spent any time in the waters of the harbour. But, luckily enough, I was able to catch a few acts at the International Busker Festival, which more than made up for the deathly heat.

Up first was Bike Boy, a well known performer from Australia.

While he showed off some very impressive juggling, especially balanced on a bike 20 feet in the air, his comedy routine fell a little flat. Maybe it was the heat, a quiet crowd, or an off day – whatever the reason, his performance didn’t really grab me.

On the flip side of things, the English Gents, and acrobatic team also from Australia, did put on a fantastic show.

Great acrobatics, a dry wit and a bit of risque thrown into the mix.

If you ever get the chance to check these guys out, I highly recommend doing so. A fantastic show from two very funny guys.

Until you get that chance, you can check out my photos of the two shows. Or, check out this video another Haligonian took of their big finale.

I love it. The only problem with this notebook that I have access to at all times is that I HAVE ACCESS TO IT AT ALL TIMES. Even when I have thoughts that should be immediately forgotten – like say, last night when I was stumbling home from trivia night at the campus pub.

See, now that Mr Hyde has access to my notebook, he can make demands, knowing full well that my sober, upstanding Dr Jekyll self will be forced to read them the next morning. (Or, sometimes, early afternoon.) Many of them are inchoerent and foolish, destined for the garbage bin. But sometimes they aren’t just random thoughts. Sometimes, they are demands.

I could sell these notebooks to hipsters for $5 a pop and make MILLIONS!

Now, when Mr Hyde uses too exclamation marks and underlines something, it’s the written equivalent of David Caruso putting on his sunglasses. It means things just got real, and someone is probably going to jail. It’s not something to be taken lightly, and it’s up to me to make sure it gets done.

YEEEEEEEAAAAHHHH!

As in everything I do, I tried to do this as cheaply and lazily as possible. Luckily, I was able to make a real simple lightbox out of four sheets of super glossy photo paper and some tape. Nothing complex, but I did like the outcome. I was going to take pictures of various things I had around my kitchen but…the only thing I really have in my kitchen at the moment is beer.

So, here are some pictures of beer:

A little playing around in Photoshop, and I like the outcome. This weekend, I play to come up with something a little more involved. One that will actually need supplies.

How about anyone else out there? Have you put something together similar?

Thinking of resurrecting the blog here. Fresh city, fresh start – that cliched kind of thing. But, for right now, here’s a few of my favourite shots I’ve taken over the last couple of weeks.

You can check out the rest of the gallery here.

Bad timing, seeing as I just picked up a new telephoto lens. Not great at that planning thing.

But, I finally got through the first part of my 800+ shots at the Calgary Zoo. Decided to bust out the Photoshop and tell a little story.

So, I present: The Lost Diary – Shots from Prehistoric Park

Now working on Part Two (and possibly Three) of the Zoo trip. Those will probably be less sepia-soaked.