http://www.kingmarketing.ca/weblogs/ajkandy/ AJ Kandy, Creative Director for King Marketing, Advertising and Communications, Inc. en-us 2008-01-10T03:46:57-05:00 http://www.kingmarketing.ca/weblogs/ajkandy/archives/2008/01/new_year_new_co.html aj_kandy 2008-01-10T03:46:57-05:00 http://www.kingmarketing.ca/weblogs/ajkandy/archives/2007/10/appropriate.html Given yesterday’s torrential downpour (and bizarrely warm weather — the reported high was 24˚C / 75 F), I decided to purchase Singin’ In The Rain and The Life Aquatic on DVD. Also, check out the new Wes Anderson flick, The... In Real Life aj_kandy 2007-10-20T11:51:56-05:00 http://www.kingmarketing.ca/weblogs/ajkandy/archives/2007/10/talking_in_capi.html I keep seeing those Oxi Clean ads with the bearded guy WHO SEEMS TO TALK IN ALL CAPS. It’s an interesting branding decision for parent company Church and Dwight; they’re deliberately avoiding what most companies in the home-tidiness category are... aj_kandy 2007-10-11T23:12:27-05:00 http://www.kingmarketing.ca/weblogs/ajkandy/archives/2007/10/touched_by_the.html At YULBlog this past Wednesday, I got to hold an iPhone for the very first time — Boris’ one that he got in the States, and then SIM-hacked to get to work on the Fido/Rogers GSM network. First impressions: This... Technology aj_kandy 2007-10-05T07:44:10-05:00 http://www.kingmarketing.ca/weblogs/ajkandy/archives/2007/10/the_culture_of.html My good friend Nadia recently blogged about flirting. According to her, “the benign flirt is a kind of kindness and politeness towards the opposite sex […] it keeps things ‘lit up,’ plus we receive smiles, compliments and winks in return…all... In Real Life aj_kandy 2007-10-01T00:24:24-05:00 http://www.kingmarketing.ca/weblogs/ajkandy/archives/2007/09/can_a_shopping.html Recently, Quebec developer Devimco partnered with Toronto-based RioCan to build the suburban Quartier Dix30 “lifestyle centre,” a drive-in power-centre big-box shopping mall located in a greenfield development at the intersections of Highways 10 and 30 on the South Shore.... In Real Life aj_kandy 2007-09-15T14:41:11-05:00 http://www.kingmarketing.ca/weblogs/ajkandy/archives/2007/09/signs_your_neig.html When Hot Hot Heat shoot their video in a storefront just down the street from you…... Urbanism aj_kandy 2007-09-15T14:35:35-05:00 http://www.kingmarketing.ca/weblogs/ajkandy/archives/2007/09/baconicity.html The google gods are watching, for this just arrived via email: I’ll subscribe ONLY if they promise lunch with The Kevin himself.... In Real Life aj_kandy 2007-09-07T21:24:28-05:00 http://www.kingmarketing.ca/weblogs/ajkandy/archives/2007/09/personal_degree.html At tonight’s YULBlog meetup the topic of six-degrees-of-separation came up over and over again. So, from the trivia dept: I used to take bass lessons with Hansford Rowe a former member of prog-rock-jazz group Gong who lived part-time in... In Real Life aj_kandy 2007-09-06T02:15:14-05:00 http://www.kingmarketing.ca/weblogs/ajkandy/archives/2007/09/garageband_in_y.html Just over a month ago someone at The Apple Blog wondered whether GarageBand would be retooled into a mini version for the iPhone (and now, the iPod Touch). I think a basic 4-track recorder is do-able at CD quality,... Technology aj_kandy 2007-09-05T14:23:40-05:00 http://www.kingmarketing.ca/weblogs/ajkandy/archives/2007/09/bits_and_bites.html new iPod Nano, Classic and Touch. Sweet.Yesterday, someone answered an email I sent via a web form wayyy back in March, and tipped me to an open position at their company…which I’d applied for just the previous Friday.I have this... In Real Life aj_kandy 2007-09-05T11:34:35-05:00 http://www.kingmarketing.ca/weblogs/ajkandy/archives/2007/08/daft_punk_are_n.html (A comment left at the blog linked below…reposted here just cos.) This is a non-issue. And old news, actually, that Sample Wednesday link is from months ago, isn’t it? It made the rounds of the blogosphere and then vanished into... aj_kandy 2007-08-31T08:55:03-05:00 http://www.kingmarketing.ca/weblogs/ajkandy/archives/2007/08/sour_lingonberr_1.html Photo by JaxPhotography, used under Creative Commons license. Recent trip to Ikea with blogger friend Zura. As usual, the pilgrimage through the Halls of Temptation was fun, plenty of ideas for the eventual kitchen remodelling I’m going to do.... In Real Life aj_kandy 2007-08-28T11:38:39-05:00 http://www.kingmarketing.ca/weblogs/ajkandy/archives/2007/08/a_slew_of_updat.html some notes: • Man’s man, ladies’ man, man-about-town Alston Adams (aka Jonas Parker) is in recovery from his 6.5hr surgery for esophageal cancer today. Our thoughts are with him and Julie, and if you want to lend some moral support,... In Real Life aj_kandy 2007-08-27T22:18:22-05:00 http://www.kingmarketing.ca/weblogs/ajkandy/archives/2007/07/you_know_you_sp.html You’re in the Finder and you select a group of file folders, expecting you can right-click on them and create a new Layer Group to store them in… sleep!... In Real Life aj_kandy 2007-07-30T23:57:56-05:00