We celebrated Tashia’s 21st birthday at the Richmond Fair. Rides, Horses, Cows, they had all the ingredients for authentic County Fair.

I think our favorite part were the BBQ Ribs straight off the farm.

Next year well be back for the demolition derby.

It was a fun day and we came home with some great photos to add to the album.

Richmond Fair Photo Page

Geeked out at Club Saw’s Arcade show on Saturday night. There was karaoke Rock Band on the big concert stage, retro gaming and a PacMan & Galaga competition that was about as intense as it can get. All the new and old gaming hardware as well as the video equipment was donated by the staff and friends of Saw Video.

I wish there were a lot more of this sort of event in Ottawa. The people are here for it and the rooms at this one were packed. Let’s get a Comi-con or next years Fan Expo here in the Capital.

I finally got to play E.T. on the Atari 2600. It truly is the worst game ever made. It brought an entire industry to its knees. Here’s a great little history lesson for anyone who’s interested “Video Game Crash of 1983”

Woow! That’s a big screen.

tHe RoBoTs aTe mArIo’S mUsHrOoM’s

It makes playing video games feel more inspirational

I had the privilege of being a guest in an authentic traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony, hosted by a student of the art who has received years of training abroad by the Japanese masters.

The ceremony slowly transformed from the tranquil, ancient ritual to an engaging conversation, teaching the culture and lifestyle behind it.

I was quite entranced at how everything in the ceremony was executed with precision and care. Nothing was secondary and every step is done for a very specific reason that was to reveal its self by the ceremony’s conclusion. Each of the tasks that were carried out had a deeply contemplated meaning and nothing in this “tradition” is done simple because ‘That is how it has always been done’.  As I was becoming aware of this it started to reveal a key to the Japanese cultures of which the Tea Ceremony reflects.