Pronunciation: /ˈɛlɪg(ə)ns/
The quality of being graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.
After I explained my header images and how they signify my ideal life, my beautifully dressed neighbour asked me to also clarify my moniker, Escaping Elegance… Continue reading
t a recent convention, child actor and well-credentialed nerd ambassador Will Wheaton sat on a panel attended by conventioneers. During the question-and-answer period one convention-goer (with a video camera) told Mr. Wheaton about her recently born daughter and asked him to describe for her daughter what was awesome about being a nerd.
The answer Mr. Wheaton gave was profound. In my opinion it was dead-on and touched the very zeitgeist of the feeling I try to get across in this blog. No matter what it is you love: Dr. Who, classical composers, Star Wars, architecture, animation, parenting… it’s all about loving those things as much as you can, and finding other people who love those same things as much as you do.
The convention-goer put the video up on YouTube and it is currently making the viral-rounds in nerd-circles (which I thoroughly travel). Of course you can just watch the…
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Tagged blogging, DORKDADDY, Funny, geek, nerd, Social media, Star Trek, Television, Wil Wheaton
Using a publishing platform such as WordPress makes blogging so easy, and there are lots of features that make it fun. As I wrote in this post, I love to look at the statistics and track which topics are popular and where my readers are coming from.
By this, I don’t actually mean where in the world they are coming from but rather, where in the internet they are coming from. But, while we are on the topic of geography, I actually can see the countries of my readers and that is super cool. So… Continue reading
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Tagged bird penis, birds, blogging, duck penis, Funny, search terms, Social media, visitors
Today I had a question posed on my contact page (Thanks Pat!) about the pictures I have been using in my headers. I thought the answer should be shared with all of you.
When I was initially designing this blog, I wanted the esthetic to be simple and personal. The images I chose for the header rotations are small samples of beautiful paintings that signify how I hope to always live my life.
Relaxed, near the ocean, full of love, surrounded by my family, and always with a good book nearby.
Children at Play on the Beach by Edward Henry Potthast
In Bed by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Boys in a Dory I by Winslow Homer
The New Novel also by Winslow Homer
The Young Yachtsman by Joaquín Sorolla
Bathtime also by Joaquín Sorolla
Lady In White Reading by Emilie Caroline Mundt
Breakfast in Bed by Mary Cassat
Late Night Reading by Pino Daeni
Perhaps in the future these images will change… but for now, they are perfect.
I had an epiphany in my last year of university.
It was in the Life Sciences Centre of Dalhousie University. The LSC, as it is known, is a concrete monolith that is home for all of the classes and labs for biology, psychology, earth sciences and oceanography.
I spent years of my life in there!
A few days ago, Charlie over at How To be a Dad (HTBAD) posed a question.
He then proceeded to give his opinion in the post 5 Reasons Batman Would Be a Better Dad than Superman
(HTBAD is an extremely clever and funny site and I recommend you take the time to check it out. I particularly enjoy their illustrated guides!)
After I read the post and finished laughing, I was itching to respond but decided I had better things to write about. Well, it turns out I actually don’t… Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred Pennyworth, Batman, blogging, Clark Kent, Clark Kent’s Lunchbox, Fatherhood, Funny, Lego, Superman, Wonder Woman
A fellow parent recently referred me to this article; To parents of small children: Let me be the one who says it out loud
You are not a terrible parent if you yell at your kids sometimes. You have little dictators living in your house. If someone else talked to you like that, they’d be put in prison.
I read that and shouted, “Hell ya!” Continue reading
Now that I’ve launched myself out into the blogosphere, it’s only appropriate that I pay homage to someone that I have quietly followed for years. Dooce, or more specifically Heather B. Armstrong, is a professional blogger out of Salt Lake City. In 2001 she started her blog as a forum for her take on pop culture and life as a single woman. This early foray actually led to her being fired from her job because she had written stories about people at work. Now blogging is her job and there is no one to fire her so she is pretty unrestrained about her content. Continue reading
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Tagged Bangladesh, Blog, blogging, CNN, Dooce, Heather, Heather Armstrong, Oprah, Postpartum depression, Salt Lake City, Today show
People are skeptical when I tell them I’m shy. I guess my acting, public speaking and propensity to be the life of the party is part of the problem. I now realize I’ve been using the wrong term; I’m not shy, I’m an introvert. Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, Energy, introvert, Personality type, psychologytoday, Social media, writing
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