Miscellaneous

Non buildering related drivel.

On Assignment

Posted Thu, 11/17/2011 - 14:23 by ardarvin
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Just watched the Reel Rock 2011 Tour last night. Not a dull moment. This is a photographer's perspective from some of the films which appeared in the tour.

I Believe I Can Fly (Flight of the Frenchies)

Posted Thu, 11/17/2011 - 13:57 by ardarvin
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Fun with ropes and parachutes. The former, I know. The latter, no idea. I'm missing out on something amazing. New year's resolution: work towards BASE.

This is why I like the Canadian education system

Posted Wed, 09/21/2011 - 23:59 by Jayness
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I should probably mention I know absolutely nothing about the Canadian education system.

I'm Bored, Let's Riot.

Posted Fri, 06/17/2011 - 16:26 by ardarvin
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(p) Gerry Kahrmann

In an environment where anything goes, what do people do? Some break shit. Others steal things. Others start fires. Some try to stop the crimes. Some cheer the crimes on. Some look on with righteous indignation. EVERYONE wants their photo taken.

As an observer in the thick of the Vancouver riots, I have to say:
• For some, rioting is fun.
• For the rest, watching it is fascinating.

I could try and redeem myself, like the many who went on camera to say "I'm shocked", "I'm ashamed", “Disgraceful”, etc. But unless those people had some reason to be there, they are liars. The riot was entertainment. Not the most wholesome of forms, but entertainment nonetheless.

Local Man On a Cull

Posted Fri, 04/01/2011 - 11:34 by ardarvin
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Dog.

AP - Kitsilano residents awoke to the sound of gunshots early this morning, as a local man culled dogs in Hadden Park. Ard Arvin, of Vancouver, is still there and is getting thirsty. “This is hard work,” Arvin said, “I could really use a coffee.” Ard Arvin could use coffee.

Hadden Park, locally known as Kits Beach, is Vancouver’s only designated off-leash park area. “This makes the culling tricky at times,” Arvin says, “but I’m up for the challenge.” “I’ll be here for another hour or so. I’m really thirsty, and could use a bagel.”

When asked why he was culling dogs, Ard Arvin replied, "I'm just doing my part. Traffic has been a bit of a bummer lately, ya know? Things are getting too crowded around here. It's us or them, and I like us. You're either for us or against us, and I'm for us." Ard Arvin is for us.

The current world population is 6.91 billion people. Projections estimate an expected population of 10.5 billion people in 2050. By all accounts, the humans are winning.

Freight - The Movie

Posted Wed, 09/01/2010 - 16:14 by ardarvin
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Sorry for the lack of updates as of late, but the good thing about these extended AWOLs is that it usually means I'm working on something big behind the scenes. In this case, it's the long overdue (awaited?) documentary from my freight train trip across Canada.

The film clocks in at 64 minutes, but I'm trying to pare it down to 30 minutes for the festival circuit. It's a bit like asking someone to cut off two of their own limbs though. What stays and what goes?

Those in the Vancouver area, I'll be having a screening/release party at some point mid October. Stay tuned.

Tricks OK, Tricks NOT OK.

Posted Fri, 04/16/2010 - 13:12 by ardarvin
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In response to Kiell's extreme Razor video, I've made the following list:

This is THE definitive list. Impressionable youth of the world: save yourself many years of wasted effort, ridicule, and lack of friends by adhering to this list.

Dodgeball 2010

Posted Mon, 04/05/2010 - 15:38 by ardarvin
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Pac Man Family.

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Villains.

I'm playing on two dodgeball teams this year, and being completely unbiased, we have the best two uniforms in the league. Click read more for big pics and video action! See http://vdldodgeball.ca/ for more on the league.

Freight Across Canada

Posted Fri, 02/19/2010 - 18:44 by ardarvin
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In the hole. Unity, Sask. km 1612.

"I consider buying a scanner, but decide that knowing exactly where a train is going and when would reduce the experience to that of the engineer. Adventure lies in the unknown, however contrived that unknown may be. In the future, should I decide that waiting countless, mind-numbing hours in the bushes for the next train to leave isn't adventure, I will undoubtedly invest in a scanner."

Longhike '09

Posted Thu, 10/15/2009 - 12:38 by ardarvin
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longhike 09

Ard. Focused. Buck Buck. (p) Tawcan

by Ard. photos by Tawcan

Every year the UBC Varsity Outdoor Club begins the school season with a weekend rock climbing school and party. It's called Longhike, borrowing from the early roots of the club when the big kickoff event was in fact a long hike. At some point in the 1970s people figured out that long hikes weren't nearly as fun as rock climbing, so the objective changed but the name stuck.

Having been the club's DJ for over a decade, I've probably been to more Longhikes than anyone, except Roland who has been an active member since the '60s: "I believe I went on Longhike 1960. We chartered a ferry and went from downtown Vancouver to Woodfibre, where we were served spaghetti and then got to party in the school gym before sleeping there. My air mattress went flat. Sunday we hiked up Sedgwick or one of the related peaks (Roderick?), which have fallen out of favour since the Woodfibre Ferry shut down."

The rock school always takes place in Squamish. The location of the party traditionally has been at the VOC Whistler Lodge, now known as the UBC Whistler lodge after the Alma Mater Society appropriated the property from the club. Yes, the VOC built that lodge. Yes the AMS took it from us. Yes we fought in court over it. Yes we lost -- something about the VOC being a club of the AMS. Pfft. Anyway, for years the AMS kindly allowed us to have our Longhike party at the lodge, but then one year they claimed we were too rowdy and that was the end of that.

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