tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30120412007-07-21T17:29:33.771-06:00tales i never got around to telling...MarkBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012041.post-23337219571467188732007-07-17T20:24:00.000-06:002007-07-21T16:11:49.183-06:00 on the ride home from work tonight...click here f... on the ride home from work tonight...click here for the location of where I saw them :-) Marktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012041.post-69562427181172538752007-07-12T22:34:00.001-06:002007-07-12T22:34:48.010-06:00The Lake Shack ;-) The Lake Shack ;-) Originally uploaded by markaeaton Life was nice at the Lake...Marktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012041.post-1078529073068268682004-02-28T06:08:00.000-07:002004-03-05T16:30:51.246-07:00so, never been to hong kong before, and some/most ...so, never been to hong kong before, and some/most would say i have still not really been there yet. did not make it out of the airport this time, but whoa is that one big nice airport. oops, did i mention the excitement of our arrival at yvr...they lost the key for the planes front door, or something like that...bottom-line we were stuck at the terminal on the plane for about 20 minutes...i am Marktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012041.post-1078529016946271042004-02-28T05:40:00.000-07:002004-03-05T16:26:35.043-07:00so what's the deal with...alright i need find anot...so what's the deal with...alright i need find another opening line for some of my blogs...how about 'once upon a time...' once upon a time i was on a plane to aus, this time cathay pacific...has a good rep. hmm, well they did live up to it on the first flight, from vancouver to hong kong. holy crap, the flight attendants were cranky, the flight was fully booked and rather than the window Marktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012041.post-1078528651469763752004-02-27T05:43:00.000-07:002004-03-05T16:22:51.140-07:00traveling again, this time back to aus for the sum...traveling again, this time back to aus for the summer...well, aus winter i guess. my canadian work visa expired yesterday and so i'm gettin' outta cowtown, and the big white north for that matter. summer/winter (this is going to get confusing) 2004 will be a bit of a change for the books...here's the plan as it stands now. arrive in cairns mid afternoon saturday after leaving calgary Marktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012041.post-1077034634479257352004-02-17T09:09:00.000-07:002004-02-17T09:19:49.716-07:00heading back to the great southern land...cairns ,...heading back to the great southern land...cairns , you gotta love it, it's so not alberta ;-) new website location...new city for the summer break (yes, i now speak in terms of northern hemisphere seasons)...and a new sport, skeleton all is not lost, skating is still nummer ett... Marktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012041.post-1068961696815908162003-11-15T22:48:00.000-07:002003-11-15T22:48:47.340-07:00telus...my employer, producer of fairly good comme...telus...my employer, producer of fairly good commercials, and my local and long distance provider... what a nice gentle way to slide back into blogging. yes, i know this has been tried before, but i will try again. news? started sliding, skating is back on track after a busy summer of work managing burger flippers, giving tours around an olympic venue and watching over pool tables...glad Marktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012041.post-1061181023256833902003-08-17T22:30:00.000-06:002003-08-17T22:30:23.180-06:00there is a heaven, and it's not like the one brian...there is a heaven, and it's not like the one brian adams sang aboot...Peanut Butter CompanyMarktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012041.post-1057347283431905572003-07-04T13:34:00.000-06:002003-07-04T13:34:43.316-06:00***nerd alert*** holy crap this new ichat app f...***nerd alert*** holy crap this new ichat app from apple is tres cool. it can now do voice chats with other ichat users, and video. and the quality is as good, if not better than a telephone call. not tried the video yet. i tested an international call to europe, to another dsl user. anyone able to run mac os x who is not, should upgrade immediately...this is too cool for scool... ..Marktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012041.post-1056915159632378772003-06-29T13:32:00.000-06:002004-02-17T09:21:36.750-07:00exams are done for now, it appears i may pass my f...exams are done for now, it appears i may pass my first two subjects. would be tough to drop down from my 85+% average ;-) so i really am getting into the student thing, no study all semester, cram it all in in the night or two before each exam, leave papers to be written until the last day etc...think this learning stuff could be fun ;-) is there any other way to do this? got some more Marktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012041.post-958678032003-06-20T10:44:00.000-06:002003-06-20T10:44:28.000-06:00from a series of seemingly random, and at times po...from a series of seemingly random, and at times pointless polls that are run on my university website...you don't really know me if you don't know which group i am in ;-) Question: Is English your first language?  Yes  67% (225)  No  6% (23)  Huh? I speak Australian  25% (87) Marktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012041.post-957551542003-06-17T09:04:00.000-06:002003-06-17T09:04:33.120-06:00i got nothin' today, sorry..i do now have a class ...i got nothin' today, sorry..i do now have a class 2 driving licence for use here in alberta (canadian province i live in). this allows me to drive any bus. hail to the bus driver, bus driver, bus driver...Marktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012041.post-957176882003-06-16T08:50:00.000-06:002003-06-16T08:50:31.173-06:00ever 'googled' your name? it appears that i have ...ever 'googled' your name? it appears that i have a common one...another fact appears to have come to light, my website needs a big publicity boost! (or perhaps just some keywords added to raise its profile in search engine results) just got an e-mail from a friend who had caught up on my latest news via my site (as latest as the news that is on my site of course!) and told me to seacrh on theirMarktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012041.post-951600422003-06-01T12:44:00.000-06:002003-06-01T12:44:11.213-06:00back to the tough part of the week again...cop in ...back to the tough part of the week again...cop in the morning, then close at mcd at night...at least i have time for a afternoon snooze (sounding like an old man here). up at 7am to ride to cop, then home at 2...at mcd from 5pm until 1am..then back up at 7 again the next morning...did someone ask me when i train? good question. squeezing in schoolwork is becoming troublesome, as is blogging.Marktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012041.post-949430662003-05-27T09:18:00.000-06:002003-06-01T12:35:33.000-06:00an e-mail i received today has really got me think...an e-mail i received today has really got me thinking, and while some of that thinking is focused on the content most of it has just got me thinking in general. Oh, yes...sorry about the gaps in postings, having trouble settling in to the new work schedules, you gotta love having 2.5 jobs. i'm not gonna go into my thoughts too much, never know who reads this garbage here, and i don't wanna weirdMarktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012041.post-928532412003-04-18T13:37:00.000-06:002003-04-18T13:44:30.000-06:00i know it would appear that i am going all geeky r...i know it would appear that i am going all geeky right now...it will pass. if you have a mac on os x, try this with sherlock...it's cool for at least 5 minutes. london cam jam. time spent in europe can really make you see other parts of the world as tacky, plastic and fake...funny tho', aus appears to sit somewhere in between a 'european style' and the rest. you could say the best of both Marktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012041.post-926968532003-04-15T22:54:00.000-06:002003-04-16T03:55:02.000-06:00wanna hear some of the music i listed below, or wh...wanna hear some of the music i listed below, or what i'm listening to this week? now you can...check out my music sadly my laptop needs to be online for this to work, but that's true for about 18 hours a day. feel free to leave comments or suggestions. some tech is just cool, and has no real purpose...Marktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012041.post-926044132003-04-14T14:39:00.000-06:002003-04-14T14:45:05.000-06:00just watched the final eps of roseanne, followed b...just watched the final eps of roseanne, followed by the first ever eps, and george clooney in it (there were many, he had the role of booker for quite a while). dj (david jacob) was played by another actor, who didn't work out too well with my fav actress in the show, sara gilbert. it was quite interesting to see that the show worked quite well from the very start, sometimes a pilot can be a Marktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012041.post-925483262003-04-13T17:30:00.000-06:002003-04-13T17:30:05.546-06:00you always appreciate something more after you los...you always appreciate something more after you lose/leave it...a british/abc co-production doco about abba today on bravo, has reminded me of this. with sweeping copter shots of the stockholm archipelago, and abba appearing in front of a sea of people at the melbourne town hall on their first concert tour outside of europe, i am reminded of the cities i miss most. many swedes rave about Marktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012041.post-925128972003-04-12T21:27:00.000-06:002003-04-12T21:29:47.000-06:00you know, there is a tv show that is on the same l...you know, there is a tv show that is on the same level, and at times above 'the simpsons'...yes it's the family guyMarktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012041.post-924164772003-04-11T02:39:00.000-06:002003-04-11T02:39:39.326-06:00just back from the den (pub at the u of c), a beer...just back from the den (pub at the u of c), a beer or two later...i'll be happy when this latest attraction to crap-hop is over, and we can get on with another music fad. the local radio stations thought it was so cool to play it, that there was two stations that just played hip-hop and r&b...sad. as you can see from my choice of songs below, current hip-hop is not high on my playlist. happyMarktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012041.post-923950172003-04-10T18:44:00.000-06:002003-04-10T18:44:46.653-06:00bit of a swedish feel to that list of songs...gues...bit of a swedish feel to that list of songs...guess it was to be expected. i go through phases as you can see, find a band i like, then i get all the tracks i can by them, and put them on high 'rotation'. got some more work coming up. there's an IT expo coming up and i volunteered to help out there. after going in one night to their offices to get a bunch of tickets ready, they have asked Marktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012041.post-923946322003-04-10T18:37:00.000-06:002003-04-10T18:37:01.123-06:00my top 25 most played songs... Name......Artist...my top 25 most played songs... Name......Artist Living in America - The Sounds Jerk It Out - Caesars Palace Into Space - Eskobar Dance with Me - The Sounds Hit Me - The Sounds DarkSynth - On Live365.com Walk Me Home - Dub Sweden The Band - Mando Diao Seven Days A Week - The Sounds Cigarettes Will Kill You - Ben Lee By The Grace Of God - The Hellacopters Like A Lady - The Sounds Marktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012041.post-922829952003-04-09T05:08:00.000-06:002003-04-09T05:08:34.716-06:00www.mark.eaton.net...it just keeps getting better....www.mark.eaton.net...it just keeps getting better...now with lotsa pics...ever seen a drunk skater or 7?Marktag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012041.post-922829032003-04-09T05:05:00.000-06:002003-04-09T05:05:16.263-06:00back at the oval, 0436 is the time here, summer ti...back at the oval, 0436 is the time here, summer time by the way. 8 hours difference to both aus and europe, sorta. aus is a day ahead, but 8 hours behind...or in normal terms, 16 hours ahead. enough time has now been spent on time differences, and way too much time has been spent telling you i have taken too much time... looking forward to the long warmish days here, bit like sverige (swedenMark