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nobody@vox.com(Lex) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:22:23 -0400

For the third year, I'm hosting Mini Book Expo for Bloggers (http://www.minibookexpo.com) sharing some of the experience of BookExpo Canada with readers who weren't able to attend. Claim it - Read it - Blog it This year, with help from the 50 p...

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Above The Nose Please!

nobody@vox.com(Lex) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:36:38 -0400

This tryptic was taken to show, without a doubt, why I'm constantly railing on about photographing me from "above the nose". Shot 1 - below the nose; Shot 2 - at the nose; Shot 3 - above the nose. (And in case you missed it, I look bette...

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What's The Difference, Photojunkie?

nobody@vox.com(Lex) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:31:01 -0400

On one of the very few evenings I've been home since early February, we had a visitor... with a camera. Rannie Turingan (aka Photojunkie ) invited Gerry & I to be one of 20 couples photographed for his response to the SXSWi 20x2 question: What...

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A Week of Daily Dramas

nobody@vox.com(Lex) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:07:52 -0500

Also known as trying to catching you up on what I was up to the week around the launch. (You can also read the twitter version here) Sunday's Drama - Honk, Honk, I'm Driving a Big-Assed Vehicle! We booked a mid-sized car at a great rate of $...

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CheapEats Ottawa - launch and more

nobody@vox.com(Lex) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:22:01 -0500

After months and months and months (and months) of working on it, the books are here and we're having a party! TOMORROW!! The CheapEats Ottawa Book Launch & You're Invited! CEOT Book Launch Feb 13th, 7pm-9pm at East African Restaurant in Ottawa,...

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Is It Really Thursday?

nobody@vox.com(Lex) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:54:38 -0500

Freestyle Photoshoot: The Interrogation Room Originally uploaded by ariehsinger. I'm still reeling from the the very rapid transition from being a desk-hermit, office-bound 7 days a week, 10-12 hours a day, for 2 months; to being a social butte...

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January 17th ROCKED!

nobody@vox.com(Lex) — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:31:41 -0500

What a day! Finished & delivered the book. Thanks for all the woo hoos echoed back from around the country. (We sounded off from Cape Breton to Vancouver.) Got me a brand new camera - Canon S5is. It comes with slick new features like: better...

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10 Years Ago Today

nobody@vox.com(Lex) — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:36:26 -0500

As I am still finishing up the book layout for CheapEats Ottawa (yes still. Shut it!), I realized that 10 years ago I was just starting my Big African Adventure. So, I thought I'd share a quick, and unedited excerpt from my "Lex's First Big T...

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QotD: Saving For A Rainy Day

nobody@vox.com(Lex) — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:16:41 -0500

Well, it's not exactly that I'm saving up, but what I want is a shiny new Canon S5IS. No saving is neccessary, since for my birthday Gerry handed me a big fat envelope filled with enough cash to buy me one courtesy of mom, the in-laws and of cou...

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Test The Nation Now With Lex, Kate & Rannie!

nobody@vox.com(Lex) — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:08:25 -0500

The 21st century: have you been paying attention? This century is only in its first decade and already there’s a test? I know many of you don't watch television... but would you turn on CBC if you knew I was going to be on it? What if you kne...

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