http://www.kevinvallely.com/Kevin_Vallely/Blog/Blog.html iWeb 3.0.3 http://www.kevinvallely.com/Kevin_Vallely/Blog/Entries/2010/11/18_Surgery_2.html 0e4233e0-acf5-4745-aeac-f1f46f03b006 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:11:35 -0800 I’ll be honest. Surgery scares the hell out of me. There’s something odd about sitting around the surgical waiting room waiting for your ‘number’ to be called. <br/><br/>The woman across from me is reading the bible, religious programming plays on the television above me, another mother weeps as her 40+ year old son heads behind closed doors.<br/><br/>What are the expectation here exactly??!!<br/><br/>My dry-mouth companions display a faintly regal tone with IV sceptres in hand and loosely clad surgical robes barely hiding the anxious reality. All majesty is lost as we gaze down at our knee high green compression socks and blue elastic-topped paper bag shoes.<br/><br/>But in the end all the anxiety is for naught. The nurses are incredibly friendly and compassionate and the process is as smooth and painless as can be expected. It is surgery after all. <br/><br/>Dr. Peter Zarkadas worked his magic, removing the truck load of hardware from my shoulder while ripping, snipping and tearing as needed to get the arm moving again. <br/><br/>It’s now all up to me now...and my physio-maso-therapist Steve to get the thing back to a semblance of normal.<br/><br/>Folks complain about the medical system here in Canada but, I’ll be honest, it seems pretty amazing from my vantage point. A serious injury taken care of fast and effectively...and I keep my home. http://www.kevinvallely.com/Kevin_Vallely/Blog/Entries/2010/5/6_Pecha_Kucha.html acd97405-ccb3-4280-a83e-110090368bde Thu, 6 May 2010 18:17:07 -0700 I’ll be speaking at PechaKucha Vancouver on Wednesday May 26, 2010. For those that don’t know PechaKucha Night was devised in Tokyo in February 2003 as an event for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. It has turned into a massive celebration, with events happening in hundreds of cities around the world, inspiring creatives worldwide. Drawing its name from the Japanese term for the sound of &quot;chit chat&quot;, it rests on a presentation format that is based on a simple idea: 20 images x 20 seconds. It's a format that makes presentations concise, and keeps things moving at a rapid pace. Come check it out!! http://www.kevinvallely.com/Kevin_Vallely/Blog/Entries/2010/4/19_New_Site.html bcb2327d-6d48-4847-8655-ead7594a1608 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:14:57 -0700 A new website!! Working at creating this new site for the last few weeks. Cleaner and simpler I hope. Check it out and let me know what you think!!