Cars, Security and a Peek into my Life
Right now in Ontario casinos, win a General Motors car during March.
Each badge is represented:
Buick – Regal *
GMC – Terrain
Chevy – Impala *
Chevy – Camaro
* = best
Last summer in Vegas, similar setup.
Win a Chevy Camera at the Rio Casino.
Makes sense I guess, eh… heard in a boardroom somewhere…
I’m all over town this week, plus have a ton of auto articles due so it’s also opposite, heads down pounding my keyboard (this week’s column – bragging about Canada/ians in the auto industry).
Still overwhelmed. To produce this life, then find the time to document it, ideally in video, oh guys it’s 10:45 and I just sat down for the first time today.
Where is my assistant omg… hey why not, let’s see what happens, I’ll write a wanted ad…
Below are some recent things, many coming soon in full posts, and I’ve got to get to bed, it’s another 16 hour day out tomorrow and OH am I ever excited about my morning meeting. Waiting to say where until I have an acconomyonpying photo, for maximum impact obviously.
Night
Nice to be getting back online.
My all-new Nissan Rogue review prints next week (liked it).
Went to Canadian Tire’s annual Winter Driving event today. Remember last year, when I drove on a hockey rink?
This year was about the science. You change your tires at 7ºC – it’s about temperature, not snow.
Ran into these hooligans.
L – R: Mike Schlee of AutoGuide; David Miller of The Driver; Mark Stevenson of Autos.ca
Stopped by eBay tonight, where Project Runway’s season 2 winner Sunny Wong was debuting his holiday collection.
That dress is being auctioned off for Kids Help Phone, bidding starts at $0.99, check #VAWK4eBay for details.
Classy, elegant and well made; making that sharp V with sheer panels is impossible.
Went to Canada’s oldest & largest Classic Car auction.
Those photos will make a blog beautfiul.
Hi hi 7 Jeans party.
About 70% of all the stuff I’ve posted since 2007, has been in 7s, love ’em. Okay, it’s all the same pair. I had to relegate them to only fancy events, it’s become a bit like wearing tissue paper.
And this string of bad luck is trying so hard to hang ON omfg, look where I am.
Threw my back out, and was at an emergency physio appointment this morning. You know it’s bad if I went to a doctor. Getting old is garbage.
So ya, I’ve fallen into old habits.
kk night for real.
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram & Viddy still on skeleton staff TTYS
CARSTAR is a national franchise auto body repair shop, “where accidents unhappen“. We met last year at a charity event.
Now that I’ve pointed out their logo, you’re going to start seeing it everywhere, because they are (I was :O here’s their location list; it’s pretty pervasive).
If you’re like me and emotionally attached to your car (I should’ve crushed my Jetta last year, can’t), tell CARSTAR why you are, why you #LoveTheJourney and that’s it, you’re entered.
When – August 6 – October 1, 2013
How – tell them why you #LoveTheJourney, enter on their Facebook page
Grand Prize – a #LoveTheJourney prize pack of a trip for 2 to an ultimate Canadian journey of your choice.
Options include:
– the Thrill Seeker Journey of a trip to Whistler for skiing/snowboarding and a drive of the rockies
– the Hopeless Romantic journey to beautiful and historic Quebec City
– the Arts & Culture lover journey to Toronto for entertainment and nightlife
– the Outdoorsman trip to the beautiful Cabot Trail & Cape Breton Highlands in Nova Scotia
Need inspiration? Watch their TV ad
Fellow car-nerds: the car in the video is a 2013 Honda Accord HFP (HFP = Honda Factory Performance, as in, tuned out-of-the-box). The revving audio at the start is sub-par, because the noise cancelling is great.
It’s a 3.5-litre engine outputting 278hp & 252 lb-ft torque & a 6-spd. – $38,290 and only 240 in Canada
Links from the video:
– the day my Jetta broke down – here
– the day I got the Lincoln MKX – here
– the auto-cross driving video – here
– all my ‘Keri on Driving’ columns for Sun Media – here
The intro to ‘The Canadian Explorer’ – Ep. 1/80, 2007-10 – Let’s Celebrate Canada
Here’s the site: TheCanadianExplorer.com.
It’s a mega-mess; I have trouble finding anything, and I own it.
(this post has been brought to you by CARSTAR)
While physically it’s a beautiful phone, and the OS is greatly improved since my old Bold…
Of the 3 big ones (Android / BB / iPhone) BlackBerry does end-user security best.
3 small examples:
1 – find most of the features I’m talking about in there
2 – the security section of the help file has 32! items, huge
3 – more feedback and control over
I didn’t realize I missed having more control over my phone, until I did (currently on iPhone).
Security aside, the Q10 made me miss having a BlackBerry. Remember the BBM days? (I’ve had a cel phone for 15 years, see my history here).
Saturday night Skyping.
It was nice to type on a physical keyboard again.
(aside: best part of getting a new phone is this)
Modified my GoPro for filming.
It worked well as my car stereo.
Before I hooked it into my home WiFi, I took the opportunity to change my router password.
(here’s how to do that)
Lastly, the OS. I had an epiphany about the OS when writing about cars a couple weeks ago… click here to read about BlackBerry’s QNX OS, which is poised to become the go-to-OS for all auto infotainment systems… this is HUGE, this is what could bring BlackBerry back to its former glory.
PS – fellow car-nerds: it’s a 2013 Infiniti M37xS, here’s the blog post about it
PPS – Thanks to TELUS for this opportunity
They’ve heavily refreshed their classic pickup truck, the F150.
There will be dinosaurs!
I’ve been once before, it’s the largest and most significant concentration of fossils in the world. Another #1 for Canada <3
Pumped. Plus also nice, they invited KeriBlog not the paper. I’ll be 2 hours behind you, home late Thursday night.
I’ve only been to Alberta once to visit my brother Brooks.
But I love pickup trucks, always have.
I’m sick, been fighting off a fever. Cross your fingers please the plane doesn’t make it worse. I’m convinced I’m winning because of that time I didn’t take penicillin, and created MegaImmuneSystem.
Stood on my tiptoes with the rest of Canada last night. 4-1 gone in 15 minutes baffles me. Least our astronaut Chris Hadfield got home safe, welcome home to him eh! His YouTube Channel was fantastic.
Came home this evening to a new Blackberry Q10, thanks TELUS!
I tested the Z10 (no keyboard), now this one. I’m more excited for this model, because the QWERTY keyboard was what stopped me from switching to iPhone for so long.
I missed that and BBM… which interesting, Blackbery announced today that they’re going to give it away for both iPhone and Android this summer, BBM for all!
BIG NEWS: BBM slated to be available on iOS and Android as free download this summer. MORE: blck.by/15HMeHZ
— BlackBerry (@BlackBerry) May 14, 2013
My cell phone history.
(you bet I wore the StarTac in that clip on my belt, like a boss)
Picked up a cupcake during errands, to celebrate a phone call.
5 years ago I set a goal / benchmark this one thing through my blog, and out of the blue today at 3pm my phone rang, and a gentleman said hello, then made it come true.
I can’t tell you what it is without sabotaging something, I’m sorry, not doing this to be mysterious, and mostly this is more for me than you (documenting), but ya, big blog win :)
Kay I have to finish packing, update my camera’s software, news sourced and written for Autonet, flight leaves at noon.
TTY from Alberta!
