Author Archives: The PhotoDiarist

MOON ROCK DISCO – Woodstock in Space

Last night, my friends and I threw a big fundraiser dance party called MOON ROCK DISCO – Woodstock in Space! It was a huge success, and tonnes of fun. This photo of my friend Mark and me sums it up pretty well. Note the spaceship on Mark’s shirt, his robot head, my laser kitty in [...]

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cranderson enterprises accELeration speedcrutches

I knew since December last year, when I ripped my anterior cruciate ligament clear off my femur and tore my meniscus a bit, that I’d need a surgical operation to fix it. Just after arriving back in Vancouver from the DR Congo in March this year, my surgery date was finally given to me: April [...]

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Cars, Cars, Cars: The 82nd Salon international de l’automobile Genève

[Hint: there are loads of clickable red links in the text below if you're bored and looking for more info] Last month, after finishing my work in the Democratic Republic of Congo and a weekend spent with my aunt in Uganda, I flew into Geneva for two days of debriefing at MSF Switzerland head office. [...]

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Chris Anderson, Peanut Catcher Extraordinaire

I can’t play any instruments. I can’t juggle. I’m not a particularly good dancer, though I sometimes ignore that fact when out with friends. I can’t do back flips. Everyone, however, has at least one talent, even if that talent may not be useful or interesting. My talent is catching food in my mouth. Toss [...]

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