Archive for August, 2009

Japa Dog on Burrard and Smythe is hosting the Smile Championship right now. Unfortunately the championship is only open to Japa dog staff… but that doesn’t mean they don’t need your help, “It’s up to your voting”. Here’s how it works, pay attention now it’s complicated….. while you are waiting in line carefully observe each of the staff , when you get to the front of the “order” line there is a tube and some post it notes. Don’t worry if you haven’t made up your mind who to vote for yet because after you place your order it’s off to the back of the “pick up” line. From the “pick up” line continue to observe the staff, when you reach the front it’s decision time! The pictures on the poster are a little dark and low resolution but thankfully all staff are wearing huge name tags. Fill out your vote and place it carefully in the tube. I don’t even know what the staff win if they do win the Smile Championship, hopefully it’s a huge trophy with their name engraved on a plaque, but who knows. I was too caught up in the excitement of voting to ask.

The soon to be Mrs. Belmont and I voted for Koji, because he was grinning like a ten year old boy that just got an AFX race track for Christmas, and he was the one manning the grill.

Like Diddy says Vote or Die

Bonus Picture, I love this one of Ice Cube. It’s been updated with the frequency of his visits. Big fish in a small pond…. with a stomach full of Japa Dog! Wesssssiiiide!

I know you’re ignoring it but I’m embracing it….first it was the nip in the air, then it was the dew on the grass…now the urge to sit in an ice arena, eat a hotdog and SCREAM!

To fill my need, starting today, I’m going to take in some of the action at the 2009 Women’s Canada Cup.  This is going to be a good one, with arguably the biggest rival in hockey, Canada vs. the US.

While everyone’s getting so wrapped up deciding who’s going to make the men’s team in 2010, the women’s teams are actually playing each other….now…so it’s something that you can’t miss.  Tickets are only $10 for the prelims and $35 for the finals, I might ditch my media pass because I don’t think I can stuff my face with a churo up there.

Tix and schedule

One of the most epic ways to see Vancouver is by boat.  For under 70 bucks a person, you get a 4 hour coastal mountain fjord cruise from Coal Harbor up Indian Arm.  The cruise includes a catered buffet luncheon and commentary pointing out some of the raddest and most beautiful scenery this city has to offer.

A few cool highlights include McBarge, the floating McDonald’s restaurant once featured at Expo 86 that now sits empty and anchored near the Burnaby oil refineries, Vancouver’s abandoned power station, a picturesque mountain waterfall, and a completely solar-powered house that was featured on the Discovery Channel.

For more info, check out Harbour Cruises.

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Sign at the top of the stairs at Wreck….

You ever seen that movie ‘Big’ where Tom Hanks tests that transformer that turns into a building and he pretty much says it’s dumb.  I don’t really think it is that dumb, in fact…after seeing this the other day….I think it could become a reality…or a really good movie!

Bonus: Gerry Belmont’s toilet talk and Bobby K’s In Traffic

On one of my treks about the hills and trails of North Van, I saw some pretty amazing jumps. I don’t ride BMX or mountain bikes but these kind of tempt me to get a a kuwahara again.

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It’s a new dog every day, click here to find out how to get your dog featured here if you haven’t sent in your photos yet!

Today’s dog featured in Dogtown Vancouver is Jackie, Chelsea T’s pup. Here’s what she had to say about her…

NAME: Jackie. BREED: Pug. HOOD: Point Grey. FAVORITE SNACK: Cauliflower (it gives her “cauliflower crack eyes”). OTHER INFO: Jackie grew up in India. She loves to give high-fives and watch America’s Funniest Home Videos with Bob Saget. Her favorite sport is cuddling, and Enzo the chihuahua is her best friend.

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The next Pecha Kucha Night is taking place on the opening night of the IDS West conference at the new Vancouver Convention Centre! There’s also a new web site for Pecha Kucha Vancouver in case you have no idea what this is… or you could click HERE to see the 20 or so posts we’ve made about PK Night over the past year.

Here’s the lineup of speakers for PK 7:

Judson Beaumont
Owner/ Designer – Straight Line Designs

Kari Renaud
Landscape Designer
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