Igor’s blog

In New York this week

Igor — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:59:59 +0000

I’ll be in New York this week Tuesday to Friday. Any advice on fun things to do? I’ve already done most of the touristy stuff, but don’t know enough non touristy things or places.

Movember re-cap

Igor — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:04:53 +0000

I got sidetracked and didn’t manage to post daily updates for Movember. I know I know, I promised. Sorry!

But I did end up growing one heck of a ’stache. So here’s how some photo evidence. This is at the Movember party in Toronto, we forgot the camera in the car, so this is a shot in the parking lot afterwards.

Movember party

The following are all from November 30th.

Just before shaving the stache.

Just before shaving

And the process itself, you can see that I experimented with a few wonderful styles

Shaved off sideburns

No middle!

Midget stache

Normal Igor

Movember the 9th

Igor — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:27:28 +0000

Awesome donation work yesterday by Simon and Adam! Now at $170!

Movember the 8th

Igor — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:39:58 +0000

Starting to look like a mexican (according to comments I’m getting). Anybody want to donate a sombrero?

Day 7 of Movember

Igor — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:47:04 +0000

Here I am on day 7 of Movember. The Mo is showing up less than I expected a week in. I guess that’s why this lasts a whole month

No donations since gregl 4 days ago, which is very sad. Come on peeps, you’re all millionaires anyway!

Movember the 5th

Igor — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:13:45 +0000

Here’s me on the morning of day 5.

Don’t forget to donate!

$100 raised, lets raise $100 Mo!

Igor — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:03:58 +0000

Thanks to the contributions of two very generous guys I managed to raise $100 in total. Thanks guys!

So true to my promise I will post a daily photo update every morning. Here’s today’s photo:

On to the next challenge:

If I raise $100 more ($200 in total) by next Wed (Novermber 11th) I’ll let you guys decide on my Mo style with a poll or something like that. So if you’d like to see me sporting a funky Mo, donate thems $$$s!

Mo Movember

Igor — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:08:35 +0000

In an effort to incentivize people to donate, I will post photo updates of my Mo every morning after I reach $100 of donations. So if you want to see my face every morning, go and donate! Remember, it’s all for a good cause.

Here comes Movember!

Igor — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:56:19 +0000

Today is November 1st. This means a few things:

We got an extra hour of sleep yesterday (yay!)
It’s almost winter (boo!)
It’s the first day of Movember (woot!)

I hear you ask “what’s Movember?”

Movember is a way to raise awareness of prostate cancer, and raise money for the cause. It’s also an excuse to grow a moustache! Here’s an excerpt from the website:

A Mo Bro starts Movember – the month formerly known as November – clean shaven, and grows a moustache all month long, garnering support from friends and family in the form of donations. What’s more, a Mo Bro is a walking billboard for the cause as his new look opens the door for him to talk about prostate cancer – making the moustache a symbol, much like the pink ribbon is for breast cancer.

Anyways, I’ve donated $50 to the Movember foundation to start the month off, and will donate $5 for each of the remaining days of the month if I shave before the 30th of Movember. If you’d like to donate (and I know you would), just go to my donation page and go for it! I’m also part of the Google Canada Movember team, fondly called Mo’ogle Canada.

Lets get Mo’ving!

Linux Fest tomorrow

Igor — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:08:53 +0000

I’m going to be at linux fest tomorrow. Anyone else going to be there?