Beryllium's Ramblings

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A Victoria, BC Blogger's occasional posts about photography, programming, sailing, and other assorted topics.

Latest Blog Posts

  • Bachelor Party … sort of. on Sep 16, 2009 in Photography Updates

    On account of my upcoming nuptials, last weekend marked a bachelor party of sorts. Since I’m not a typical guy (by which I mean, I don’t drink or smoke at all), it was a bit of a challenge to think up a suitable venue for such a party, bu...

  • Local Island News on Aug 30, 2009 in Computers Updates

    In local Vancouver Island news, CHEK-TV might be going off the air on Monday, after 50 years of service. I hope they find some way to stay on the air, but things are looking grim. In the search for alternative sources of local news, I came across CFA...

  • Oak Bay Car Show on Aug 16, 2009 in Updates

    I’ve been spending this weekend recovering from a quadruple wisdom tooth extraction I had on Thursday, but today I felt that I had to venture out and get a decent photo of the day. After debating my choices (Dragon Boat Festival, Replica/Miniat...

  • Thunderstorm on Jul 26, 2009 in Updates

    Well, last night was pretty interesting here in Victoria, BC. Despite a forecast of sunshine for the entire week, an ominous storm cloud rolled in around 6PM. I managed to snap a photo of it while I was returning from a trip to Pender Island (which w...

  • Fire at Neverblue’s Head Office on Jul 17, 2009 in Updates

    Today, work was going well - I was making great progress on my OfferRecV2 project at work - when there was a fire, and we had to evacuate! I got some pics, but nothing really impressive - no major flames or anything, just one picture with smoke, then...

  • Status Update :) on May 24, 2009 in Updates

    Well, not much time to post lately - I’ve been busy with all sorts of stuff, from sorting out wedding stuff to househunting to helping my work’s office move into the new building. I’ve picked up a few more photos since my last photo...

  • Monday Walkies on Apr 14, 2009 in Updates

    On my way home from work on Monday, I noticed a plume of smoke from the general direction of my condo; luckily, it turned out to be on a nearby street instead. And, since that street was blockaded by emergency vehicles, I thought it would be a good d...