I’m down here in Punta Cana, drinking a few beers with my friend Dale. I saw on Twitter that my good friend Kasia is expecting her first child, and I wanted to share. There aren’t really too many aspects of my old job I miss, but Kasia is definitely one of them. Despite our best efforts, we haven’t been able to meet for lunch or anything since I left my job in January, but hopefully sometime soon. That said, I’m super happy for Kasia and her husband, Rob, on their recent announcement. I wish you all the best, and I’m sure you’re gonna make a kick-ass mom. ...

Congrats are in order to Kasia, for finally leaving behind the dusty world of PCs and embracing the world of Mac! Enjoy your new toy! PS – somebody sure is spoiled this year! ...

Ahh yes.. Friday.. So exciting.. This was a really good week. I hung out with friends, got some stuff done in the office, and have a pile of fun things to do this weekend. After work I’m meeting up with Rebecca, Kasia and maybe Keira for some wings and beer. Life’s rough I know. Plus on the way over I want to buy a flash diffuser over at Leo’s Camera on Granville, something that I used at the last wedding I shot and wished I actually owned. Tomorrow there are two parties, one for Rebecca’s birthday and one for Kasia’s. I have to make appearances at both, but I think I can pull it off. ...

There are some people who would say that getting excited about Christmas in November is a bit lame. And to them, I would say bah, humbug. Most of my best memories revolve around the Christmas season — either friends in my university dorm sharing some eggnog (with rum of course), opening presents with my niece and nephew, or watching it snow in Ottawa from my festively-lit living room. I don’t know why, but I just get excited when I start seeing lights up. So tonight Kasia (a friend of mine who also adores Christmas) and I went out on a quest to get me some decorations for my apartment. It ...

I’m always amazed how little liquor some people can handle. Me, it’s pretty rare to get in a state where I feel like I’ve had too much.. But my pal Cisco — It doesn’t really take him a heck of a lot. We had some beer with lunch today, and here are the results. I think you can rent him out for parties too. ...

So far, I have done a few things for Jill’s random acts of kindness challenge. You should visit my flickr page for some fun shots, or check some of them out there. You’ll need to click on the photo’s title to see what the photo is all about. ...