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Ode to Muffin

Posted on May 20, 2012 by matt

This is hard. Sometimes in order to let go of a thing you need to weigh it with all its glories and pitfalls. I chose the word “weigh” with intent. I love muffins. I simply do. In times of trouble … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Food | Tagged Food, Muffins, Vancouver

MapWonk

Posted on May 18, 2012 by matt

A few months ago I set up a site at mapwonk.com…..because apparently with my day job of building and maintaining websites, various pro-bono work and lifeoutthewindow I don’t feel like I have enough web-work to do. Now apparently I’m even … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Maps | Tagged GIS, MapBox, Maps, Open Data, Tilemill

WordPress Users Beware!!!

Posted on May 14, 2012 by matt

Ok, if you’re a wordpress user you need to do the following things right now: A: look for this file: 

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wp-content/plugins/helo/helo.php
B: Check if you have two “Hello Dolly” plugins If either of these are true you’ve probably been hacked. … Continue reading →
Posted in Articles, Nerd Alert!, Wordpress | Tagged Hack, Virus, WordPress

Musician’s Earplugs

Posted on May 4, 2012 by matt

Most of us take our hearing for granted. We joke about how loud concerts are and the morning-after ringing in our ears is synonymous with having had a good time somewhere the night before. Except it isn’t funny. Every time … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Music

The Dusty Shelf, Brain Crack and Moleskines

Posted on May 2, 2012 by matt

I have a dusty shelf full of half-finished ideas. There’s S.L.R, the Sad Little Robot who was to become a graphic novel. There’s my home automation project in pieces, strewn about my tiny apartment. An adventure game I started making … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Writing | Tagged Ideas, Inspiration, Moleskine, Ze Frank

How to write a cop Drama

Posted on April 15, 2012 by matt

Lately I’ve been watching a lot of cop dramas. TV is the only thing that Netflix Canada does well and once I finish the shows I’m interested in I’m planning to quit my subscription. Anyway while watching cop shows I … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Writing

Youtube. It’s not just kittens….

Posted on March 23, 2012 by matt

So recently, and more than once I’ve had people look down their noses at me when I say that I spend a lot of time on Youtube. It’s as if I’m openly admitting to having some peculiar kitten fetish or … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Nerd Alert! | Tagged Hank Green, John Green, Kittens, NerdFighteria, Nerdfighters, Smarter Every Day, ViHart, Youtube

Passport fiasco

Posted on October 29, 2011 by matt

If you ask me what my most prized posession is I would tell you about my great grandfather’s fiddle. It’s been in the family 3 generations now and it connects me to my heritage of east-coast fiddle music. If you … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Travel | Tagged Passport, Travel

Your name here!

Posted on October 27, 2011 by matt

It’s always kind of amazing to see your name on a sign. Alright so the sign doesn’t actually say “Matt Reimer playing tonight” but I can’t help but think that they wouldn’t put our name on the sign unless people … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Music | Tagged Music, Three Row Barley, Vancouver

I Hop, U Hop and we all fall down

Posted on October 25, 2011 by matt

A case of the Sunday morning blues ends badly at IHOP Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Food | Tagged Breakfast, Crap Food
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