Ian MacKenzie

Just For Fun

Back to the Future: 1981 Dance Party

August 5, 2011 by Ian MacKenzie

What do you do when your best friend turns 30? Celebrate like it’s 1981. On a boat.

I shot the dance video below with the nifty GoPro camera, which is actually meant for extreme sports. But it works just fine for sunset boat parties.

Game 2

June 5, 2011 by Ian MacKenzie

Granville St after the Canucks took Game #2 of the Stanley Cup finals.

When Mario Is Art

October 4, 2009 by Ian MacKenzie

Just returned from a brief Toronto trip, filming extra interviews for the One Week Job documentary.

While roaming around Spadina, I wandered into a retro video game shop. On the shelf were some amazing, hand-painted sprites from classic video games.

I couldn’t resist. I’m now the proud owner of this pair:

Check out more great pieces from Heather and her 8-bit Gallery. (And yes, she paints to order!)

Lama Boy: Who Knew Buddhists Can Gangsta Rap?

August 4, 2009 by Ian MacKenzie

For those people think Buddhists take themselves too seriously:

Why You Never, Ever, Try To Cheat A Disney Collector

July 2, 2009 by Ian MacKenzie

The following is an actual email correspondence between a Disney DVD “collector” (as they’re known) and an eBay seller that recently sold her a $37 copy of Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs.

Names have been changed to… who am I kidding, the buyer is my sister. I thought it was too funny not to post.

Hello,

I received my DVD today in the mail and was not impressed. I do not believe that this was a brand new DVD as almost all Disney DVD’s have the cover slip on them and sealed with tape that has the movie’s name on them, which this one did not.

Furthermore, the DVD was scratched on the other side and the title of the movie was misspelled leading me to believe that this is a pirated copy. I am not happy with this purchase and would like my money back, unless you can prove to me that this is an authentic Disney DVD.

7 Reasons To Attend The Gleneagle 10 Year Reunion

May 12, 2009 by Ian MacKenzie

Our Beloved Gleneagle Secondary

An Open Letter to the Graduating Class of 1999:

It’s hard to believe it’s been 10 years since we walked the halls of Gleneagle. 10 years since we felt that high school would never end and we couldn’t wait to get out into the “real world” and start living.

Now it’s 2009. I bet a lot has changed. Maybe you’re married. Maybe you have kids. Maybe you’re still living at home…maybe not.

Maybe you’re on the fence about attending the upcoming reunion on May 23. Well here’s 7 reasons that will convince you to come.

1. Nobody cares that you don’t have an amazing job

This seems like the main reason people don’t want to attend most reunions. You feel like everyone else is a millionaire, celebrity, professional athlete, or any number of vague professions that are more glamourous than yours.

But chances are, most people are working a normal job. And besides, if you have one great – if you don’t reunions are great for networking.