Could be worse, here’s the memtest I just ran after things have been glitching out lately. Be glad you’ve got a couple years.

Just bought a place on variable two months ago. Off to a good start!

And it opened shortly after I moved away. I’m fairly optimistic at least a few of the new Kelowna city councillors watch his channel.

Synecdoche. Haven’t come across a good new word in a while, thanks!

Definitely look for that. I had a Rabbit before so the Alltrack was a tempting next step, but was able to get a new 2021 Crosstrek with a manual. It’s somewhere between a lifted hatch and a wagon. Managed to fit some 8ft 2x2s in there so I’d say it’s pretty functional.

I busted out my brs3000 at a camp with some friends of friends at exactly the same time as one of them did. It’s truly a moment when you meet your stove bro in the wild. I do miss my pocket rocket sometimes though, rest in rusty peace lil fella.

Running? Maybe not free, but shoes are a pretty reasonable price for admission. Great way to get out and see more of your city, trails, or even while you’re traveling. Healthy and feel good endorphins are a bonus.

Photography? Yes a proper camera helps, but your phone has one. Third party camera apps can help make it more manual and learn the exposure basics before committing to an actual camera. Used ones can be had pretty cheap if you decide to pursue further. This can be a rabbit hole hobby costing thousands but doesn’t have to be.

Photography word for the out of focus bits. The design of the lens, shape and quantity is aperture blades, maximum aperture size, distance to the subject, all kinds of stuff make the blurry bits different. Phones often try to fake this with a portrait mode setting.

My friends 2016 had what you’re describing but my 2021 Subaru has the turning ones that actually swivel. It does a fun little going cross-eyed dance when you turn it on to make sure it’s working or something.

Same here. At first I hated the helicopters waking me up at weird hours, but eventually I started reminding myself every time I hear one it means someone’s life is being saved. A lot easier to tolerate with that in mind.

Also sometimes if I’m playing Battlefield one will fly by at the perfect moment and take in game immersion up a notch.

Brake light Festival lol how have I never heard that. Perfect summary of the 401.

Right? It’s awesome having Bernard turn into a giant mixed use path with bonus patios. This is in Kelowna of all places, one of the most car happy places with dismal transit, and despite that most people still get behind this.

So here’s another angle. I’ll run reds on my bike when traffic is light, but I do it for the sake of the drivers. Surprisingly in Kelowna we have decent bike infrastructure, so in a lot of places I could just hit the button to change the lights immediately and give myself the right of way. Then I feel like an ass when three cars queue up at the red when I’m long gone. I’d rather just treat the red as a stop sign If it’s safe to do so.

I think it’s the nuanced case by case decision making that lower speeds and overall defensive nature of cycling offer isn’t understood by people who don’t bike regularly. Not sure what the solution is there.

Some thoughts on these:

The “oversized triangle cantilevered over a smaller box” minimalist modern look can be cool, and I do like some of the smaller, proportional designs. The way that design language scales to the larger four and six plex units looks kinda silly. Too focused on a cohesive design language across all the designs, even when it doesn’t suit.

Why no overhangs? Canada has weather. Overhangs shade our windows, keeps rain off the walls, provide soffits that vent our roof assemblies. Unvented roofs are expensive to detail well and generally don’t perform as well. Going to look a lot less sleek and minimal when you slap some cheap aluminum eavestroughs on there, or was that omitted deliberately to turn all the rain cascading down the walls into a water feature?

These are supposed to be affordable homes. I dig the attempt at a clean Scandinavian aesthetic. Looks really good with hidden gutter details, heat treated wood siding or shou sugi ban or something, with nice metal tilt and turn glazing. Something tells me that won’t translate well to being slapped together as a budget friendly, beige and off white Hardie clad, white vinyl casement, giant upvote arrow of a house.

Such a good snack. Works for any gourds really. Just did a butternut squash soup and fried up the seeds to sprinkle on top of each bowl.

Photography. Yes you can do it with your phone, but a proper camera makes the process much more intentional. It can cost a fortune, but it can also be relatively cheap. I started off with a little digital camera when my daughter was born to document her kid years, now I’m dragging large format sheet film cameras up mountains on camping trips. Any mirrorless or DSLR from the last decade will get you going. Also photography pairs so well with basically any other hobby and sometimes can provide the motivation to do the other thing. Tons of YouTube videos and channels on the subject.

Biking. Great as a way to get around town in a healthy way. Brings about that joy of being a kid just ripping around the neighborhood. Then I started getting more and more into mountain biking, which has been a fun rabbit hole. Progressed slowly to avoid injury, and now I’m ripping blacks at the bike park and just raced my first enduro last month.

Running. Trail, road, whatever, just run. The best stress relief imaginable, and the best time to work through whatever is in your head. You’ll feel better, maybe not always in the beginning but after a run definitely. Buy some shoes and off you go.

Climbing. Noticing a physical activity trend here. Climbing is awesome though. Such freedom of movement, it’s like self weighted vertical yoga. Bouldering is a great place to start. No ropes or technical ability required, just bring a friend to a gym and they’ll get you started. From there you can get your own shoes, get a membership, learn to top rope, meet some more experienced climbers, go outside with them, learn to lead … another deep rabbit hole.

Hope those give some inspiration!

Canmore?

I don’t think the round itself was guided, rather the sniper was guided by visuals and data from the drone. Even more impressive if it was a good ol’ analog shot apart from help where to point it.

It depends. Kelowna is a bit north for reds so you’ll get your pinot, gamay, zweitgelt, etc and they’re decent. I find the only good merlot, syrah, foch, even tempranillo, fuller body stuff is mostly Similkameen Valley and south near the border. I’d say there’s definitely solid red options but they come at a price. Chilean or even French equivalents for less.

Agree to some extent, but a counterpoint; some of us who do need them spend a lot of time doing the adventure things and less time making money, so not enough means or care to have nice normal or urban clothes on top of the expensive adventure kit.

So for sure, a bunch of Arcteryx clad status symbol signaling happening down at the local brewery, but don’t judge too harshly. Some of us just came down from the mountains long enough to have a pint.