The Life & Miss-Adventures of Emme Rogers
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I personally use sex to relieve stress in my life. Sadly though, I’m not getting any and I happen to have a drawer full of condoms. So desperate times call for creative measures:
Plus this will make me a better environmental citizen as I’d be reusing the condoms before they hit their expiry date. (maybe ‘reusing’ isn’t the right word – rather recycling)
I’ve been a little remiss in mentioning that a few of my favourite Digirati Darlings in town are at it again and busy presenting at Chicks Who Click this coming Saturday! I am happy to say though that it is not too late to register and come out to absorb, share ideas, and meet some other creatively inspired Van City gals.
Here are the details:
Friday, June 26, 2009
2:30-4:30
101 Track-”We are Living in a Digital World and I’m Just an Analog Girl”-Doyle Albee5:00 p.m.
Chicks who Mix: Tweet-up at the Alibi Room
Saturday, June 27, 2009
8:00-8:30
Breakfast and Networking 8:30-9:30
Via Livecast from Seattle-Monica Guzman, from the Seattle Post Intelligencer9:45-10:45
“Twitter: Tweeting, Following & Finding” -Monica Hamburg11:00-12:00
“Breaking the Glass Ceiling-Women in Tech Start-ups”-Megan Cole, Victoria Revay, Alexandra Samuel, moderated by Boris Mann12:15-1:15
Lunch
Carrie McCarthy-Marketing your image-online and off.1:30-2:30
“Connecting Communities-Traditional Media and New Media”-Erica Hargreave3:45-5:00
“Privacy vs Transparency-Where do you draw the line?”- Gillian Shaw, Rebecca Bolwitt, Erica Hargreave, Moderated by Doyle Albee 5:30-?
Chicks who Mix Cocktail Party and Networking
I’m always looking for idealistic settings and inspiration for my stories, so when I was recently invited by the Vancouver Police Museum to join them on their ‘Sins of the City’ Walking Tour I jumped at the opportunity. And I wasn’t disappointed.
Looking for the Police Museum - heres where to head to
While, probably not the ideal setting for my stories, the Vancouver Police Museum has been the ideal setting for many other stories over the years, including ’21 Jump Street’, ‘MacGyver’, ‘Masters of Horror’ and many other local productions. Situated in the old city morgue, theres an eeriness to the place that leaves one in a conundrum of secretly wishing the walls could talk and tell all of the building stories, whilst being terrified at what they might say. Now while the walls can’t talk, or at least they haven’t to me yet, the museum executive director, Chris Mathieson loves to talk and the stories that come out of his mouth are absolutely fascinating. I could listen to him tell his tales all day, all be it a little bit more gruesome and sordid than those I tend to tell. If your over the age of 18, just ask him about the ping pong ball or better yet, the birthday blower.
Photo by Corrina Carlson
The exciting thing about the ‘Sins of the City’ Tour is it takes you beyond the walls of the morgue and into the streets, specifically those that are rather infamous to Vancouver. Hidden alleys in Chinatown where you can still hear the sounds of gambling behind the shuttered windows, past one of Vancouver’s more infamous gentleman’s club, and right through Vancouver’s skid row. Opened my eyes to a whole different history to our fine city that I didn’t learn about in the classroom. Fascinating!
Photo by Corrina Carlson
An experience that I won’t soon forget and that I’d highly recommend to locals and tourists alike.
Thank you Chris! And congratulations on being selected by Zero One for their ‘Sponsor A Museum’ Program. The Police Museum is very deserving. You already use social media better than any other museum I know, and I can’t wait to see what new and innovative ideas you concoct with Zero One for the Police Museum.
