Life with Canucklehead

Watch Out Brad Pitt

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:37:35 -0400

Let's be clear ... I'm NOT an actor. However, I do like to help out where I can ... and I do LOVE London (Ontario). So when I heard the local college (Fanshawe) was looking for actors to be in there student films - hell, I was on board. In fact, I just returned from the film festival. While I cannot show the entire films ... I can now share a bit.

The first film I agreed to be in because the script was awesome ... here's a clip from "Plagiarism" ...

It's a great movie and got a HUGE response (positive) at the festival. The next film I did (I turned down the rest- time issues) I can now freely admit that I took because I thought was going to be terrible -- well, it ending up being awesome. An instant classic! Don't believe me? Hell, check out the trailer for yourself! (NSFW)

Anyway, I had SO much fun that my plan is to do one a year film per year going forward. Live in London? Not only will I be having a screening party of the films above - I'd highly suggest you all do the same! I had a great time tonight. Thanks to everyone involved with both films - absolutely great times!

#LdnOnt

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:03:55 -0400

Those who have been around this blog for a while know I wear a lot of hats. Of course, none of them fit very well ... but I wear them anyways. I'm not going to list all my accomplishments and activities here, but suffice it to say they are both seemingly random and occasionally impressive. Anyway, my note tonight is to add another hat to the list ... one of both a TV show producer and host ...

It's true, you can actually see our promo HERE. So what exactly is the show about? In short, it's about the city where I live (London, Ontario) as seen through the eyes of twitter. Well, maybe this section from the media release can explain it better than I can:

#LdnOnt - Premieres Thursday, February 23rd at 9:30 PM

#LdnOnt explores the issues of the day as defined by London’s Twitter community and provides viewers an opportunity to participate in the conversation during the show via Twitter. Each week, Host and Community Producer Lincoln McCardle, an active member of the local Twitterati brings viewers up to date on trending topics in London, showcases the latest tech trends and invites London Tweeters to co-host.

Mixed Emotions

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:55:00 -0500

There is little doubt that this once mighty blog has fallen into a state of neglect. The truth is that I'm alright with that -- I've no longer to time or energy to type stuff here for the sake of typing. So, what is the alternative? Quite simply it is simply to blog when the mood strikes me and/or I am motivated in some way to write something. My friends, tonight is such a time. "Oh gawd ... he's drunk again," you are thinking to yourself. I'm not saying you're wrong of course - only that in this case that is absolutely besides the point. Ladies and gentlemen of the internet, I would like to submit that my beloved city of London (Ontario) is in trouble and I'm reaching out to all of you to help. Alright, maybe some of you may not be required to help, but to empathize and ensure this not happen to you is enough. I'll warn you in advance that the following post may be amongst the most lengthy you have read here (I'm guessing at this point) so may want to grab a cold drink and return .... in fact, I'll do the same ....

Woodfield Rocks!

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:56:53 -0500

For those who already don't know - which I suppose many of you who visit here already are - I live in London, Ontario. For the uninitiated, this is best described as being halfway between Toronto and Detroit. I was born here, and I am a proud citizen. Anyway, I've pretty much always lived in what can be described as downtown - at times using the term more liberally than at others. I did live briefly in BC and for a few years in Toronto, but I've always been a Londoner in my heart. It's actually only been since last July that I've lived in the 'Woodfield' neighbourhood (sometimes referred to as 'Historic Woodfield') but I can assure you it is a very special place.

Credit: Meghan Dauphinee - Woodfield Variety (Source: HERE)

To be clear, prior to this house - I actually only lived a block & a half from the boundary - but it might as well have been a world away. In my last house, lovely as it was, I knew only the immediate neighbour on each side. They were great, but the sense of community just was not there. Here? Forget about it! Everyone knows everyone and makes an effort to be friendly and great. There are a lot of community events and the area is really steeped in tradition. ANyway, I'm not going to go into the details here - you can read about them when you vote. (More on that in a second.)

Farewell Server Logistics

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:14:26 -0500

Tonight is a rough night. You are actually visiting this site for the first time on a new server. A Canadian server. It's tough to vocalize but I'm hopeful that my final support ticket to my previous host will help explain things:

I'm sorry to say I'm leaving. I'm sorry because you are incredible - to the point that I actually feel guilty. Considering all you've done for me. I started my first website almost 5 years ago knowing next-to-nothing about hosting a website and thanks to you I still pretty much don't today.

Prior to writing this note, I did take some time to read through some of my previous tickets. I really was useless. And drunk. Well normally both. You were kind and understanding - in short, you were awesome. That's what makes this difficult.

To be clear, the while SOPA ting is what started this ... and yes, I'm saving a few bucks - but the patience and support you have demonstrated WAY overcame these facts. At the end of the day, I'm a vocal advocate of shopping local and supporting Canadians business and well, I decided to put my money where my mouth is. In short, shopping local begins at the home(page).