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		<title>Sorry, Earth, gotta pollute a bit. / Désolé la Terre, faut que j&#8217;pollue</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Without being a hardcore environmentalist that will put sugar in your SUV&#8217;s gas tank, I&#8217;ve always been environmentally conscious. I despise people who would take their car to buy bread at the bakery at the corner of the street. And unless really necessary, I&#8217;d rather take the transports than drive. Not that I don&#8217;t like [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elpadawan.wordpress.com&blog=4933318&post=1224&subd=elpadawan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>Without being a hardcore environmentalist that will put sugar in your SUV&#8217;s gas tank, I&#8217;ve always been environmentally conscious. I despise people who would take their car to buy bread at the bakery at the corner of the street. And unless really necessary, I&#8217;d rather take the transports than drive. Not that I don&#8217;t like driving, I actually enjoy it very much.</p>
<p><em>Sans être un fanatique environnemental qui va mettre du sucre dans le réservoir de votre SUV, j&#8217;ai toujours été respectueux de l&#8217;environnement. Je méprise les gens qui prennent la voiture pour acheter du pain au coin de la rue. Et à moins que ce ne soit vraiment nécessaire, je préfère prendre les transports plutôt que de conduire. C&#8217;est pas que j&#8217;aime pas conduire, en fait, j&#8217;aime beaucoup.</em></p>
<p>I got my license 7 years ago, while I was still studying. When you&#8217;re going to look for an internship, and then for a job, if you&#8217;re not in Paris or in the center of a big city, the driver&#8217;s license and car quickly become mandatory to even get the interview. For my first and third internships, I needed to drive, and thus was borrowing my mother&#8217;s car. Then, I started working in Paris. Working in the center of Paris, living close to the RER, I didn&#8217;t need a car for everyday use. And for trips, the now ex-gf had her Twingo that she would drive and let me sit in.</p>
<p><em>J&#8217;ai passé mon permis il y a 7 ans, alors que j&#8217;étais encore étudiant. Quand vous allez devoir chercher un stage, puis un travail, si vous n&#8217;êtes pas dans Paris ou dans le centre d&#8217;une grande ville, le permis de conduire et la voiture deviennent vite obligatoires pour obtenir ne serait-ce qu&#8217;un entretien. Pour mon premier et mon troisième stage, j&#8217;avais besoin de conduire, et j&#8217;empruntais la voiture maternelle. Ensuite, j&#8217;ai commencé à bosser à Paris. Travaillant dans le centre de Paris, habitant près du RER, j&#8217;avais pas besoin de voiture tous les jours. Et pour les ballades, la dorénavant ex avait sa Twingo qu&#8217;elle conduisait et dans lequel j&#8217;avais le droit de m&#8217;assoir.</em></p>
<p>Then, I went to Toronto, and was working downtown, and living downtown. I didn&#8217;t need a car for everyday use. And for trips, I would rent a car for the week-end, much cheaper than buying one, paying the insurance, and everything. I&#8217;ve put off buying a car for as long as I possibly could.</p>
<p><em>Ensuite, je suis parti à Toronto, et je travaillais en centre-ville, habitant en centre-ville. Je n&#8217;avais pas besoin de voiture tous les jours. Et pour les voyages, je louais une voiture pour le week-end, bien moins cher que d&#8217;en acheter une, de payer l&#8217;assurance, et tout. J&#8217;ai retardé l&#8217;achat d&#8217;une voiture le plus possible.</em></p>
<p>And when I was thinking about it, I always was thinking I&#8217;d buy a &#8220;clean&#8221; car, like an hybrid, or something like that.</p>
<p><em>Et quand j&#8217;y pensais, je m&#8217;disais toujours que j&#8217;achèterais une voiture &#8220;propre&#8221;, genre un hybride, ou un truc du genre.</em></p>
<p>Now that I&#8217;m back in Paris, I&#8217;m still using the transports for the commute. Driving would actually take me the same amount of time, or even more. But for trips, the &#8220;renting&#8221; solution can quickly get really pricy. Compared to Toronto, renting for a week-end is approximately twice as expensive (can be more, if the rental company runs out of cheap cars for the week-end). Of course, there are cheap discount rentals, but those usually require booking one month or so in advance, because they&#8217;re always sold out otherwise.</p>
<p><em>Maintenant que je suis de retour à Paris, j&#8217;utilise encore les transports en commun pour aller au boulot. Conduire me prendrait au moins autant de temps. Mais pour les voyages, la solution &#8220;location&#8221; peut vite devenir vraiment onéreuse. Par rapport à Toronto, une location pour un week-end est à peu près deux fois plus chère (voire plus, si l&#8217;agence de location est en rupture de voitures pas chères pour le week-end). Bien sûr, il y a des locations discount pas chère, mais il faut en général les réserver plus d&#8217;un mois à l&#8217;avance, parce que sinon ils sont toujours en rupture.</em></p>
<p>So I&#8217;ve been looking for a car. And that&#8217;s when reality kicks in. Rather, that&#8217;s when the price tag quickly jumps on your face, and your wallet starts to weep in your pocket. Oh, and I know that the French government is offering lots of discounts and incentives to make you buy new cars, and even green ones. Yeah, I know that. But it only really works when  you already <strong>*have*</strong> a car that you agree to resell to the dealer. Kinda sucks, doesn&#8217;t it?</p>
<p><em>Donc j&#8217;ai commencé à chercher une voiture. Et c&#8217;est là que la réalité a repris le pas. Ou plutôt, c&#8217;est là que l&#8217;étiquette de prix vous saute vite à la tronche, et que le portefeuille commence à gémir dans le fond de votre poche. Oh, et je sais que le gouvernement français offre pleint de réductions et primes pour vous inciter à acheter neuf et propre. Ouais, je sais. Mais ça ne marche vraiment que quand vous avez <strong>*déjà*</strong> une voiture à revendre. Ça craint un peu, non?</em></p>
<p>So in the end, I didn&#8217;t get a shiny hybrid car. I got a five years old car, gas, not diesel, that&#8217;s not gonna help me save the planet. Well, to make me feel any better, since it&#8217;s a second-hand car, there was no carbon used to produce it again, nor to ship it again from a country far far away&#8230;</p>
<p><em>Donc au final, je n&#8217;ai pas eu de voiture hybride rutilante. J&#8217;ai pris une voiture vieille de 5 ans, essence, pas diesel, qui ne va pas m&#8217;aider à sauver la planète. Bah, pour me consoler, je me dis que vu que c&#8217;est une occasion, pas de carbone rejeté pour la refabriquer, ni pour la livrer d&#8217;un pays lointain&#8230;</em></p>
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		<title>Georgian Bay / Bay Géorgienne (4/4)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[And here is the last post of my 2008 summer trip around the Georgian bay. After the Manitoulin Island, and if you look on the map, you&#8217;ll see that there aren&#8217;t many more places to go on the way back&#8230; And after a few hours of driving, right before entering Killarney Provincial Park, a fox [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elpadawan.wordpress.com&blog=4933318&post=1235&subd=elpadawan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>And here is the last post of my 2008 summer trip around the Georgian bay. After the Manitoulin Island, and if you look on the map, you&#8217;ll see that there aren&#8217;t many more places to go on the way back&#8230; And after a few hours of driving, right before entering Killarney Provincial Park, a fox decided to cross the road.</p>
<p><em>Et voici le dernier billet sur mon voyage d&#8217;été 2008 autour de la baie géorgienne. Après l&#8217;Île Manitoulin, et si vous regardez sur la carte, vous verrez qu&#8217;il n&#8217;y a pas tant d&#8217;endroits que ça à voir sur le chemin du retour&#8230; Et après quelques heures de route, juste avant d&#8217;entrer dans le Parc Provincial de Killarney, un renard a choisi de traverser la route.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Fox, on the way to Killarney Provincial Park by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3882224461/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2569/3882224461_fd14dd76f0.jpg" alt="Fox, on the way to Killarney Provincial Park" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>There are a few provincial parks between Manitoulin and Toronto, and if I chose Killarney, it&#8217;s because it was supposed to be a great spot for&#8230; learning Canoe! So after a good night&#8217;s sleep, let&#8217;s head over to George Lake for a canoe initiation.</p>
<p><em>Il y a peu de parcs provinciaux entre Manitoulin et Toronto, et si j&#8217;ai choisi Killarney, c&#8217;est parce que c&#8217;est censé être un coin super pour&#8230; apprendre le canoë! Donc après une bonne nuit de sommeil, direction George Lake pour une initiation au canoë.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Canoe lesson, George Lake by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3882228125/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2582/3882228125_9072dfca53.jpg" alt="Canoe lesson, George Lake" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>It&#8217;s not that I was afraid or anything, just that usually, on a boat, I&#8217;m looking at the scenery, not exactly working in the engine room. Last experience I had with operating a boat, it was just simple rowing in Central Park. So if I were to do paddle for the first time in my life, I wanted a teacher, and an easy spot. I wasn&#8217;t exactly planning to cross the bay by myself. The teacher was great, and while paddling, explained the color of the water, and the geological formations around George Lake.</p>
<p><em>C&#8217;est pas que j&#8217;avais peur, c&#8217;est juste que d&#8217;habitude, sur un bateau, je regarde le paysage, je suis pas en train de bosser dans la salle des machines. Ma dernière expérience de manœuvre d&#8217;embarcation, c&#8217;était un tour en barque à Central Park. Donc si je dois pagayer pour la première fois de ma vie, j&#8217;veux un prof, et un coin facile. J&#8217;envisageais pas vraiment de traverser la baie tout seul. La prof était super, et tout en pagayant, expliqua la raison de la couleur de l&#8217;eau, et les formations géologiques autour de George Lake.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Canoe lesson, George Lake by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3883034998/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2478/3883034998_c36789dbf4.jpg" alt="Canoe lesson, George Lake" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>She even took the group to one of those &#8220;there&#8217;s no path for this on the map, but it&#8217;s ok, I&#8217;m a ranger&#8221; spots&#8230; So we left the canoes down below,</p>
<p><em>Elle nous a même emmené dans un de ces coins du type &#8220;y&#8217;a pas de chemin sur la carte, mais c&#8217;est pas grave, je suis une ranger&#8221;&#8230; Donc on a laissé les canoës derrière nous,</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Canoe lesson, George Lake by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3882231945/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2652/3882231945_dcc9f7644f.jpg" alt="Canoe lesson, George Lake" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>we climbed up a little bit, careful not to trip over the chipmunks,</p>
<p><em>on a grimpé un brin, en faisant gaffe à pas trébucher sur les tamias,</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Chipmunk by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3883028326/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2465/3883028326_179352dcaa.jpg" alt="Chipmunk" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>and enjoyed the view over George Lake&#8230;</p>
<p><em>et on a profité de la vue sur George Lake&#8230;</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Canoe lesson, George Lake by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3883023990/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3472/3883023990_cc8427088c.jpg" alt="Canoe lesson, George Lake" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>On our way back, she showed us a very popular spot for swimming, asking whether we wanted to go swim. Unfortunately for me, I didn&#8217;t have my swimsuit, and I&#8217;m not the kind of guy to go to the &#8220;Clothes Optional&#8221; beaches of Toronto Islands. Oh, and I&#8217;m also shy in front of frogs.</p>
<p><em>Sur le chemin du retour, elle nous a montré un endroit super populaire pour nager, demandant si on voulait y aller. Malheureusement pour moi, je n&#8217;avais pas de maillot, et je suis pas le genre de gars qui va aux plages avec &#8220;vêtements facultatifs&#8221; des îles de Toronto. Ah, et je suis aussi super timide devant les grenouilles.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Frog, Canoe lesson, George Lake by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3882239045/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3498/3882239045_3c23174cc5.jpg" alt="Frog, Canoe lesson, George Lake" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>All in all, the lesson lasted during all morning, so after a quick lunch, there was plenty of time left to do a small hike in the woods before going home. The Cranberry bog trail looked nice. If anyone can recognize this bird, I&#8217;d be happy to learn:</p>
<p><em>Au final, la leçon a duré toute la matinée, donc après un repas rapide, il restait plein de temps pour une petite randonnée dans les bois avant de rentrer. La Cranberry bog trail (Piste de la Tourbière aux Canneberges, ça sonne bien en français, je trouve) avait l&#8217;air sympa. Si quelqu&#8217;un reconnaît cet oiseau, je suis preneur:</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Bird on the Cranberry Bog Trail by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3883037976/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2609/3883037976_71b5b8fccd.jpg" alt="Bird on the Cranberry Bog Trail" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>There were also some more chipmunks on there.</p>
<p><em>Il y avait aussi quelques tamias supplémentaires sur le chemin.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Chipmunk on the Cranberry Bog Trail by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3883039660/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3444/3883039660_759a915648.jpg" alt="Chipmunk on the Cranberry Bog Trail" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>And although I knew what cranberries were, I didn&#8217;t know what &#8216;bog&#8217; meant in English, and that cranberries grew in those.</p>
<p><em>Et même si je savais ce que c&#8217;était que des canneberges, je savais pas que &#8216;bog&#8217; signifiait tourbière en anglais, et que c&#8217;était là qu&#8217;elles poussaient, les canneberges.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Cranberry Bog Trail by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3883042256/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2433/3883042256_acc1ffb072.jpg" alt="Cranberry Bog Trail" width="500" height="375" /></a><a title="Cranberry Bog Trail by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3882249619/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3481/3882249619_770db63b53.jpg" alt="Cranberry Bog Trail" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>The trail is very nice, goes under the trees most of the time, so it&#8217;s not blazing hot, and it ends with a great view over George Lake&#8230; again <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> .</p>
<p><em>La piste est très sympa, passe sous les arbres la plupart du temps, donc on crève pas de chaud, et se termine avec une superbe vue sur George Lake&#8230; encore <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> .</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Panorama of George Lake, Cranberry Bog Trail by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3882254989/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2438/3882254989_c17146b138.jpg" alt="Panorama of George Lake, Cranberry Bog Trail" width="500" height="103" /></a></p>
<p>I didn&#8217;t want to go back to Toronto. Hope you enjoyed the trip <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><em>Je voulais pas rentrer à Toronto. J&#8217;espère que le voyage vous a plu <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </em></p>
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		<title>Georgian Bay / Bay Géorgienne (3/4)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elPadawan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sorry for the long silence, I&#8217;m pretty busy lately. So let&#8217;s resume our trip, shall we? After a very very short night in a little camping not far from the Bruce Peninsula National Park, time to wake up even before sunlight and drive up to Tobermory, where a ferry and many many other cars will [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elpadawan.wordpress.com&blog=4933318&post=1228&subd=elpadawan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>Sorry for the long silence, I&#8217;m pretty busy lately. So let&#8217;s resume our trip, shall we? After a very very short night in a little camping not far from the Bruce Peninsula National Park, time to wake up even before sunlight and drive up to Tobermory, where a ferry and many many other cars will be there, for a one way trip to the Manitoulin Island.</p>
<p><em>Désolé pour le long silence, je suis pas mal occupé ces temps-ci. Donc reprenons notre voyage, voulez-vous? Après une nuit très très courte dans un petit camping pas loin du Parc National de la Péninsule Bruce, il est temps de se lever avant le soleil et de rouler jusqu&#8217;à Tobermory, où un ferry et plein plein d&#8217;autre voitures seront là, pour un aller-simple vers l&#8217;île Manitoulin.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Lifeboat by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3883000284/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3449/3883000284_e481c466eb.jpg" alt="Lifeboat" width="375" height="500" /></a><a title="Ferry from Tobermory to South Baymouth by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3882989598/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3498/3882989598_944474d94d.jpg" alt="Ferry from Tobermory to South Baymouth" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>While I was on the ferry, I picked up a couple of sightseeing leaflets, looking for hiking trips to do around there. After all, it&#8217;s the largest fresh water island in the world, there has to be some hiking trails in there <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> . And in the end, I picked the Cup and Saucer trail. It&#8217;s a trail located on the Manitoulin extension of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Escarpment">Niagara escarpment</a>, which means high cliffs, great views, and there&#8217;s even an adventure path for those who dare! There are even several trails within the trail, so you could hike there for 15 minutes or even 4 hours. Just in case, always take a good supply of water, you never know, and here we go!</p>
<p><em>Alors que j&#8217;étais sur le ferry, j&#8217;ai ramassé quelques brochures de tourisme, à la recherche de sentiers de randonnées dans les environs. Après tout, c&#8217;est la plus grande île en eaux douces du monde, il doit bien y avoir des sentiers de randonnée <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> . Et au final, j&#8217;ai choisi la piste Cup and Saucer. C&#8217;est une piste qui se situe sur l&#8217;extension de l&#8217;<a href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escarpement_du_Niagara">escarpement du Niagara</a> dans l&#8217;île Manitoulin, ce qui veut dire falaises, superbes vues, et il y a même un chemin aventure pour les ceusses qui sont cap&#8217;! Il y a même plusieurs sentiers dans le sentier, donc on peut s&#8217;y balader 15 minutes comme 4 heures. Juste au cas où, prenez toujours de l&#8217;eau avec vous, on sait jamais, et c&#8217;est parti!</em></p>
<p>After a not so stiff climb, you can reach several viewpoints, with a great view over the Island.</p>
<p><em>Après une montée pas si raide, vous pouvez atteindre plusieurs panoramas, avec une super vue sur l&#8217;île.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Panorama on the Cup and Saucer Trail by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3882208945/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3529/3882208945_78fa1ac51a.jpg" alt="Panorama on the Cup and Saucer Trail" width="500" height="106" /></a></p>
<p>As you can see, the trail and the island really are covered in trees, which provide a nice shade while walking&#8230;</p>
<p><em>Comme vous pouvez le voir, la piste comme l&#8217;île sont couvertes d&#8217;arbres, qui fournissent une ombre fort agréable pendant la marche&#8230;</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Cup and Saucer Trail by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3883007840/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3532/3883007840_f5710e7b30.jpg" alt="Cup and Saucer Trail" width="500" height="375" /></a><a title="Cup and Saucer Trail by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3882215901/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2443/3882215901_5c5682e365.jpg" alt="Cup and Saucer Trail" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>But as usual, watch your step, you never know what&#8217;s lying on the ground&#8230; <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><em>Mais comme d&#8217;habitude, faites attention où vous marchez, on sait jamais ce qui se traîne par terre&#8230; <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Garter Snake, Cup and Saucer Trail by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3883012112/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2502/3883012112_dccaf42139.jpg" alt="Garter Snake, Cup and Saucer Trail" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>Of course, I had a go at the adventure trail, but unfortunately for you, there&#8217;s no pictures of my adventurous self climbing up (and down) shaky wooden stairwells and unstable ladders. One piece of advice, though: If you really want to do it, don&#8217;t carry a big backpack with you, and don&#8217;t be overweight. There are places you won&#8217;t be able to go through if you&#8217;re not fit.</p>
<p><em>J&#8217;ai bien sûr tenté ma chance sur le chemin aventure, mais malheureusement pour vous, pas de photo de ma personne aventureuse en train de grimper (et descendre) des escaliers en bois branlant et des échelles instables. Un petit conseil, quand même: si vous voulez vraiment le faire, ne prenez pas de gros sac à dos, et ne soyez pas en surpoids. Il y a des endroits où vous ne pourrez pas passer si vous n&#8217;êtes pas en forme.</em></p>
<p>But the trail was fun, and can keep you busy for a good part of the afternoon. On my way out, I went to check Bridal Veil Falls, which actually were very touristic (much more than the Cup and Saucer trail, go figure&#8230;), and where plenty of people were bathing. I was expecting something nice, and quiet, and went away a bit disappointed. It really is a nice fall, but only without the people screaming and bathing around.</p>
<p><em>Mais le sentier était sympa, et peut vous occuper une bonne partie de l&#8217;après-midi. En repartant, je suis allé voir Chutes du Voile de la Mariée, qui sont en fait très touristiques (bien plus que la Cup and Saucer trail, allez comprendre&#8230;), et où plein de gens se baignaient. Je m&#8217;attendais à quelque chose de joli, et calme, et suis reparti un peu déçu. C&#8217;est vraiment une jolie cascade, mais seulement sans les gens qui hurlent et pataugent autour.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Bridal Veil Falls, Manitoulin Island by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3883014670/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3193/3883014670_85595426de.jpg" alt="Bridal Veil Falls, Manitoulin Island" width="375" height="500" /></a></p>
<p>Next time, last part of the Trip, Killarney Provincial Park&#8230;</p>
<p><em>La prochaine fois, dernière partie du voyage, le Parc Provincial de Killarney&#8230;</em></p>
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		<title>Georgian Bay / Bay Géorgienne (2/4)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elPadawan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following up on the first part of the trip around the Georgian Bay area&#8230; I told you we&#8217;d go to the Bruce Peninsula National Park, next, so here goes.
Suite de la première partie du voyage autour de la baie Géorgienne&#8230; Je vous avais dit qu&#8217;on irait voir le Parc national du Canada de la Péninsule-Bruce [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elpadawan.wordpress.com&blog=4933318&post=1222&subd=elpadawan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>Following up on the <a href="http://elpadawan.wordpress.com/2009/09/09/georgian-bay-baie-georgienne-14/">first part of the trip around the Georgian Bay area</a>&#8230; I told you we&#8217;d go to the Bruce Peninsula National Park, next, so here goes.</p>
<p><em>Suite de la <a href="http://elpadawan.wordpress.com/2009/09/09/georgian-bay-baie-georgienne-14/">première partie du voyage autour de la baie Géorgienne</a>&#8230; Je vous avais dit qu&#8217;on irait voir le Parc national du Canada de la Péninsule-Bruce ensuite, donc voilà.</em></p>
<p>The Bruce Peninsula National Park is pretty huge, and you could spend several days among its numerous trails. But if you can only spend one day there, definitely go for the Marr Lake Trail, it&#8217;s a pretty easy trail, and will keep you busy for the whole afternoon.</p>
<p><em>Le Parc national du Canada de la Péninsule-Bruce est assez énorme, et vous pourriez passer plusieurs jours à arpenter ses pistes de randonnée. Mais si vous ne pouvez y passer qu&#8217;une journée, je vous recommande chaudement la Piste du Lac Marr, c&#8217;est une piste assez facile, et ça vous occupera pour tout l&#8217;après-midi.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Georgian Bay-Marr Lake Trail by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3882942314/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2449/3882942314_189ea256bf.jpg" alt="Georgian Bay-Marr Lake Trail" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>I didn&#8217;t go during the orchids season, unfortunately, but managed to see quite a few plants that were not so common for me, and also some wildlife&#8230; First, I could see what trillium berries looked like. Well, according to the shape of the leaves, I think it&#8217;s a trillium. If anybody knows better, feel free to enlighten me <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><em>Je ne suis pas allé pendant la saison des orchidées, malheureusement, mais j&#8217;ai pu voir quelques plantes qui m&#8217;étaient inhabituelles, et aussi un peu de bêbêtes&#8230; D&#8217;abord, j&#8217;ai pu voir de quoi avaient l&#8217;air les baies de trillium. Enfin, d&#8217;après la forme des feuilles, je pense que c&#8217;est un trillium. Si quelqu&#8217;un s&#8217;y connaît mieux, j&#8217;accueille vos lumières avec plaisir <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="trillium berries? by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3882149851/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2615/3882149851_30bb6b9110.jpg" alt="trillium berries?" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>Under the shades of the trees, you may spot garter snakes, but don&#8217;t worry, this one is ok. In Ontario, the only dangerous snake is the Massasauga Rattlesnake, and its an endangered species. So I&#8217;ll give you a piece of advice: watch where you walk, and closed trekking shoes.</p>
<p><em>À l&#8217;ombre des arbres, vous pouvez voir des couleuvres, mais n&#8217;ayez crainte, celle-ci est inoffensive. En Ontario, le seul serpent dangereux est le Serpent à Sonnettes du Massasauga, et il c&#8217;est une espèce en voie de disparition. Donc un petit conseil: attention où vous mettez les pieds, et chaussures de randonnées fermées.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Garter Snake, Bruce Peninsula National Park by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3882153557/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2558/3882153557_22a834fdfc.jpg" alt="Garter Snake, Bruce Peninsula National Park" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>After some time under the shade of the trees, I reached the shore of the Georgian bay.</p>
<p><em>Après un peu de temps à l&#8217;ombre des arbres, voilà la côte de la baie Géorgienne.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Georgian Bay-Marr Lake Trail by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3882155381/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2612/3882155381_437e6b690e.jpg" alt="Georgian Bay-Marr Lake Trail" width="500" height="375" /></a><a title="Georgian Bay-Marr Lake Trail by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3882951876/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2629/3882951876_33491511c3.jpg" alt="Georgian Bay-Marr Lake Trail" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>After playing with the panorama functions on my camera, it was time to play with the macros. This spider, for example, printed on a 10&#215;13cm picture, would actually be bigger than the real thing <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><em>Après avoir joué du panorama avec l&#8217;appareil photo, il était temps que je joue avec le mode macro. Cette araignée, par exemple, tirée sur une photo 10&#215;13, serait en fait plus grande que la vraie <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Spider, Bruce Peninsula National Park by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3882955286/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3532/3882955286_2a89eb1000.jpg" alt="Spider, Bruce Peninsula National Park" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>And this pickerel frog would look just the right size <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><em>Et cette grenouille des marais serait pile à la bonne taille <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Pickerel Frog, Bruce Peninsula National Park by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3882953306/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2436/3882953306_873e4b7718.jpg" alt="Pickerel Frog, Bruce Peninsula National Park" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>The trail, which is actually partially merged with the Bruce Trail, follows the shore, unveiling cliff after cliff, overlooking beautiful water.</p>
<p><em>La piste, qui rejoint là la Bruce Trail, suit la côte, dévoilant falaise après falaise, surplombant une eau magnifique.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Georgian Bay, Georgian Bay-Marr Lake Trail by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3882957502/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3530/3882957502_3d77bc887d.jpg" alt="Georgian Bay, Georgian Bay-Marr Lake Trail" width="500" height="375" /></a><a title="Georgian Bay, Georgian Bay-Marr Lake Trail by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3882962706/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3460/3882962706_d081d1dd09.jpg" alt="Georgian Bay, Georgian Bay-Marr Lake Trail" width="500" height="375" /></a><a title="Georgian Bay, Georgian Bay-Marr Lake Trail by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3882964492/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3493/3882964492_20ee567a4e.jpg" alt="Georgian Bay, Georgian Bay-Marr Lake Trail" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>In the middle of the rocks, some twisted tree trunks managed to grow, in an odd shape&#8230;</p>
<p><em>Au milieu des rochers, des troncs d&#8217;arbres tout tordus ont réussi à pousser, dans une drôle de forme&#8230;</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Twisted Old Cedar, Georgian Bay-Marr Lake Trail by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3882968244/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3451/3882968244_a72e9dceaa.jpg" alt="Twisted Old Cedar, Georgian Bay-Marr Lake Trail" width="375" height="500" /></a></p>
<p>And maybe I&#8217;ll have to take back the &#8220;pretty easy trail&#8221; part&#8230; :p</p>
<p><em>Et peut-être que je vais devoir retirer ce que j&#8217;ai dit à propos d&#8217;une &#8220;piste assez facile&#8221;&#8230; :p</em></p>
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<p>While the trail went a little inlands again, I saw an odd plant. Well, I wasn&#8217;t even able to say if it really was a plant. Without any color, it looked more like a mushroom, you see?</p>
<p><em>Alors que la piste retournait un peu dans les bois, j&#8217;ai vu une drôle de plante. Enfin, je n&#8217;étais même pas sûr que ce soit vraiment une plante. Sans aucune couleur, on aurait plutôt dit un champignon, vous voyez?</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Indian Pipe (Monotropa Uniflora), Bruce Peninsula National Park by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3882177939/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3452/3882177939_035d6b9d30.jpg" alt="Indian Pipe (Monotropa Uniflora), Bruce Peninsula National Park" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>Turns out it is called an Indian Pipe around here, and it really is a flower <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> . Later on, the trail goes back to the cliffs. Eroded archways of granite can lead to a small cave where lots of people were bathing.</p>
<p><em>Il s&#8217;avère que ça s&#8217;appelle un Monotrope uniflore dans le cioin, et c&#8217;est vraiment une fleur <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> . Un peu plus loin, la piste retourne vers les falaises. Des arches creusées par le temps dans le granite mènent à une petite grotte où nombre de gens faisaient trempette.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Georgian Bay-Marr Lake Trail by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3882180659/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3439/3882180659_c95274b48b.jpg" alt="Georgian Bay-Marr Lake Trail" width="500" height="375" /></a><a title="Georgian Bay-Marr Lake Trail by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3882183819/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2656/3882183819_c91ee90c88.jpg" alt="Georgian Bay-Marr Lake Trail" width="375" height="500" /></a></p>
<p>I guess that if you managed to reach the place, you deserved to bathe there ^^. That&#8217;s pretty much where the trail ended for me, as it was getting late, and the ferry would be quite early, the following morning. OK, one last glance over the bay, and I&#8217;m gone.</p>
<p><em>J&#8217;imagine que quand vous avez réussi à atteindre l&#8217;endroit, vous avez mérité de vous y baigner ^^. C&#8217;est un peu là que la piste se finit pour moi, vu qu&#8217;il se faisait tard, et que le ferry serait assez tôt le lendemain matin. D&#8217;accord, un dernier coup d&#8217;oeil sur la baie, et je repars.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Georgian Bay, Georgian Bay-Marr Lake Trail by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3882982184/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2547/3882982184_2162cddfd9.jpg" alt="Georgian Bay, Georgian Bay-Marr Lake Trail" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>Next time, we&#8217;ll take the ferry in Tobermory, and go to the Manitoulin island&#8230;</p>
<p><em>Prochaine fois, on prend le ferry à Tobermory, et on va sur l&#8217;île Manitoulin&#8230;</em></p>
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		<title>I tried for you: The Flu / J&#8217;ai testé pour vous: La Grippe</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wednesday morning, I was not feeling at 100%. I blamed it on the strenuous work routine from the past few weeks. Long hours, lack of sleep, and the fact that I don&#8217;t smoke and that windows don&#8217;t open in skycrapers so I have to breathe air in a can during my work time can be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elpadawan.wordpress.com&blog=4933318&post=1220&subd=elpadawan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>Wednesday morning, I was not feeling at 100%. I blamed it on the strenuous work routine from the past few weeks. Long hours, lack of sleep, and the fact that I don&#8217;t smoke and that windows don&#8217;t open in skycrapers so I have to breathe air in a can during my work time can be an excellent reason for a small headache.</p>
<p><em>Mercredi matin, j&#8217;étais pas au top de ma forme. J&#8217;ai mis ça sur le dos du rythme de travail acharné de ces dernières semaines. Longues heures, manque de sommeil, et le fait que je ne fume pas et que les fenêtres ne s&#8217;ouvrent pas dans les gratte-ciels donc je dois respirer de l&#8217;air en boîte toute la journée peuvent être une excellente raison pour un petit mal de crâne.</em></p>
<p>I went through the day as usual, but during the night, felt the usual symptoms of &#8220;uh-oh, it&#8217;s not just a headache&#8221;. Shivering even under the blanket, fever, headache. Woke up not feeling too well, and considering the current context, called the doctor for an appointment. &#8220;Not taking patients on Thursday mornings&#8221;. Can&#8217;t I go to another doctor, then? According to the procedure&#8230; No. Or else, I&#8217;m not gonna get reimbursed as much by the French Welfare. I could go to the ER, then, but the government urges people not to crowd ERs for flu-like symptoms.</p>
<p><em>J&#8217;ai fait ma journée comme d&#8217;habitude, mais pendant la nuit, j&#8217;ai eu droit aux symptômes habituels du &#8220;et m*rde, c&#8217;est pas qu&#8217;un mal de crâne&#8221;. Frissons même sous la couette, fièvre, mal de crâne. Me suis révéillé pâteux, et au vu du contexte actuel, j&#8217;ai appelé le toubib pour un rendez-vous. &#8220;Ne prend pas de patients le jeudi matin&#8221;. Je peux pas aller voir un autre docteur, alors? D&#8217;après le protocole&#8230; Non. Sinon, je suis déremboursé par la Sécu. J&#8217;aurais pu aller aux Urgences, alors, mais le gouvernement incite les gens à ne pas surcharger les urgences pour les symptômes grippaux.</em></p>
<p>Oh well. I already had warned my boss and the project manager that I wasn&#8217;t feeling too well, and that I might work remotely if things don&#8217;t go better. I sent the team an email to warn them that I wouldn&#8217;t come to the office.</p>
<p><em>Bon. J&#8217;avais déjà prévenu mon chef et le chef de projet que je me sentais pas super, et que je risquais de bosser de chez moi si les choses n&#8217;allaient pas mieux. J&#8217;ai envoyer un mail à l&#8217;équipe pour les prévenir que je pouvais pas venir au bureau.</em></p>
<p>At 1:45PM, I went to the doctor&#8217;s office, and after the usual hour of waiting, he took me in. Asks me a few questions, and then decides to take no chances. He puts me on sick leave for 4 days, and prescribes paracetamol (acetaminophen for my North American readers) and ibuprofen against the headaches, and a box of masks to wear when I am amongst people. Of course, I&#8217;m not allowed to go out until I&#8217;m not under quarantined anymore.</p>
<p><em>À 13h45, je vais chez le docteur, et après l&#8217;habituelle heure d&#8217;attente, il me prend en charge. Me pose quelques questions, et décide de pas prendre de risques. Il me met en arrêt pour 4 jours, et me prescrit paracétamol (acétaminophènes pour mes lecteurs d&#8217;Amérique du Nord), et ibuprofène contre les maux de têtes, et une boîte de masques à porter quand je suis avec des gens. Bien sûr, pas le droit de sortir pendant toute ma quarantaine.</em></p>
<p>I ask whether or not some blood tests are necessary to confirm whether it&#8217;s the flu, and/or which one it is. He laughs at me and says he wish, but nothing is ready yet. Labs aren&#8217;t ready for blood tests, vaccines aren&#8217;t here, and starts ranting about the whole thing. Oh well.</p>
<p><em>Je demande si une prise de sang est nécessaire pour confirmer que c&#8217;est la grippe, et/ou laquelle. Il me rit au nez et dit qu&#8217;il voudrait bien, mais rien n&#8217;est prêt. Les labos sont pas prêts pour les analyses, les vaccins sont pas là, et commence à maugréer sur le bouzin entier. Bah.</em></p>
<p>So I go home with my painkillers and paper ninja masks, and start wondering: &#8220;if you&#8217;re not allowed to go out during the whole quarantine time, which can last up to 7 days, how do single or elderly people get to eat?&#8221; I mean, people don&#8217;t usually store more than one week&#8217;s worth of food. And if you can&#8217;t go out, or not be in contact with people&#8230; (Try wearing the mask in public, and welcome to Panickland). Oh well.</p>
<p><em>Donc je rentre chez moi avec mes antidouleurs et mes masques ninja en papier, et me dit: &#8220;Si t&#8217;as pas le droit de sortir pendant la quarantaine, qui peut durer jusqu&#8217;à 7 jours, comment font les célibataires ou les vieux pour manger?&#8221; J&#8217;veux dire, les gens ont rarement plus d&#8217;une semaine de provisions. Et si on peut pas sortir, ni être en contact avec des gens&#8230; (Essayez de porter le masque en public, et bienvenue à Panique-land). Bah.</em></p>
<p>I notified my office as well of the doctor&#8217;s diagnosis, much to the disappointment of my hierarchy. Y&#8217;see, we&#8217;re a bit late on the project, as can often happen in the industry. And I was working on some crucial piece that was due&#8230; like&#8230; last week. I know nobody&#8217;s irreplaceable, but out of the 3 people working on that project with me in Paris, 3 are on vacation right now. Kinda sucks when the last egg of your basket gets a virus, doesn&#8217;t it? And I know that my bosses won&#8217;t force me to work while I&#8217;m recovering. But I know they&#8217;d be crazy happy if I took advantage of the capability of working remotely that we have. I also got some comforting emails from the colleagues saying I was stupid to get sick just before a week-end <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> .</p>
<p><em>J&#8217;ai prévenu le boulot aussi du verdict du médecin, au grand dam de ma hiérarchie. Voyez, on est en peu retard sur le projet, ce qui n&#8217;est pas si rare dans l&#8217;industrie. Et j&#8217;étais en plein sur un morceau crucial qui était prévu pour&#8230; genre&#8230; la semaine dernière. Je sais que personne n&#8217;est irremplaçable, mais sur les 3 personnes qui bossent avec moi sur le projet à Paris, 3 sont en vacances en ce moment. Ça craint un peu du boudin quand le dernier œuf du panier chope un virus, pas vrai? Et je sais que mes chefs me forceront pas à bosser pendant que je récupère. Mais je sais qu&#8217;ils seraient super content si je profitais de la capacité de télétravail que nous avons. J&#8217;ai aussi reçu des emails réconfortants de collègues disant que j&#8217;étais niais d&#8217;être tombé malade juste avant le week-end <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> .</em></p>
<p>I don&#8217;t know if it was the H1N1 or just flu symptoms, or even the real flu. I got something like that last year in TO, and all I needed was to stay in bed for a day, and then I already was better. Same thing this year. I will work from home for a couple more days, just to be on the safe side in case I&#8217;m still contagious, but after one day I was already feeling better.</p>
<p><em>Je sais pas si c&#8217;est l&#8217;H1N1 ou juste des états grippaux, ou même la vraie grippe. J&#8217;ai eu un truc du genre à TO l&#8217;an dernier, et tout ce dont j&#8217;avais eu besoin, c&#8217;est au pieu pendant une journée, et je me sentais déjà mieux. Pareil cette année. Je vais bosser depuis chez moi encore quelques jours, par précaution au cas où je serais encore contagieux, mais après une journée je me sentais déjà mieux.</em></p>
<p>These masks are really uncomfortable. Like breathing your own breath again. Gross.</p>
<p><em>Ces masques sont vraiment pas confortables. Ça fait un peu comme de re-respirer son propre souffle. Beurk.</em></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[In August 2008, I took advantage of a long week-end to rent a &#8220;small car&#8221;, throw in my brand new tripod and camping gear, and ride around the Georgian Bay.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>In August 2008, I took advantage of a long week-end to rent a &#8220;small car&#8221;, throw in my brand new tripod and camping gear, and ride around the Georgian Bay.</p>
<p><em>En août 2008, j&#8217;ai profité d&#8217;un week-end prolongé pour louer une &#8220;petite voiture&#8221;, y lancer mon trépied tout neuf et le matos de camping, et faire le tour de la Baie Georgienne.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Rental Dodge Charger by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3882928450/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2569/3882928450_2f80582bb9.jpg" alt="Rental Dodge Charger" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>I took advantage of some summer sales, and got convinced by a clerk at Black&#8217;s to buy the &#8220;famous branded&#8221; tripod that was for sale at the price of the &#8220;cheap thingie possibly made in China&#8221; that was sold at BestBuy. Light, compact, with water levels to keep the camera perfectly horizontal, air-cushioned rotation platform&#8230; Honestly, I came out of the shop thinking it could do everything, including coffee. First stop in the Georgian bay, ten minutes to set it up and level it, and I finally made my first attempt at a tripod-assisted panorama (Click on the picture to go to the flickr page, and see bigger versions).</p>
<p><em>J&#8217;ai profité de quelques soldes d&#8217;été, et me suis laissé convaincre par un vendeur chez Black&#8217;s d&#8217;acheter le trépied &#8220;de marque&#8221; en solde au prix du &#8220;truc à pas cher possiblement Made in China&#8221; vendu au BestBuy. Léger, compact, avec des niveaux à bulles pour poser l&#8217;appareil parfaitement à l&#8217;horizontale, plateforme rotative à coussins d&#8217;air&#8230; Sérieusement, je suis sorti de la boutique en pensant qu&#8217;il pouvait tout faire, y compris les cafés. Premier arrêt dans la baie georgienne, dix minutes à déballer l&#8217;engin et ajuster les niveaux, et j&#8217;ai enfin fait ma première de panorama assisté par trépied (cliquez sur l&#8217;image pour aller sur la page flickr, et voir des versions plus grandes).</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="First panorama attempt, not far from the Georgian Bluffs by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3882921274/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2504/3882921274_3ef79d4e43.jpg" alt="First panorama attempt, not far from the Georgian Bluffs" width="500" height="55" /></a></p>
<p>Not too bad, but I guess the ducks swimming there couldn&#8217;t care less.</p>
<p><em>Pas mal, quoique j&#8217;imagine que les canards nageant là s&#8217;en contrebalançaient.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Ducks, georgian bay by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3882129171/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2494/3882129171_080ca2b7f2.jpg" alt="Ducks, georgian bay" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>Trying to follow the road closest to the shoreline, so as to best enjoy the scenery, I discovered the limits of old non-up-to-date GPS units&#8230; Basically, when you follow a road and the GPS tells you to keep driving when there&#8217;s a wall in front of you, you start thinking the GPS is not updated very often&#8230; And try asking the bears for direction, I dare you.</p>
<p><em>En tentant de suivre la route au plus près de la côte, pour mieux profiter du paysage, j&#8217;ai découvert les limites des vieux GPS pas-à-jour&#8230; À la base, quand on suit la route et que GPS vous dit d&#8217;aller tout droit quand y&#8217;a un mur juste en face, on commence à se dire que le GPS doit pas être mis à jour très souvent&#8230; Et essayer de demander aux ours la route, je vous mets au défi.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Bear mailbox by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3882136113/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2627/3882136113_0b9a0ea150.jpg" alt="Bear mailbox" width="375" height="500" /></a></p>
<p>A few U-turns later, I managed to reach Lion&#8217;s Head. Its pristine waters were amazing.</p>
<p><em>Quelques demi-tours plus tard, j&#8217;ai réussi à atteindre Lion&#8217;s Head. Ses eaux translucides étaient superbes.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Pristine Water in Lions Head by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3882933278/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2588/3882933278_6056244af9.jpg" alt="Pristine Water in Lions Head" width="500" height="375" /></a><a title="Lions Head by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3882140641/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2640/3882140641_3646a8622f.jpg" alt="Lions Head" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>Quick walk to the Lighthouse, enjoying the view,</p>
<p><em>Petite promenade près du phare, à profiter de la vue,</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Lighthouse Panorama, Lions Head by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3882937222/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3471/3882937222_a9f2c3b20a.jpg" alt="Lighthouse Panorama, Lions Head" width="500" height="100" /></a><a title="Lighthouse, Lions Head by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3882938704/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2466/3882938704_6ae12815ef.jpg" alt="Lighthouse, Lions Head" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>However, trying to know why the village was called like that, nobody was able to tell me. My initial guess was that there had to be some rock nearby in the shape of a Lion&#8217;s Head, but the locals I interviewed even told me that there was no such thing. Once back home, I asked the internets. I guess both my intuition and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion%27s_Head,_Ontario">wikipedia</a> were wrong, then? By the way, did you know that Lion&#8217;s Head was on the 45th parallel, halfway between the equator and the North pole?</p>
<p><em>Pourtant, en essayant de savoir pourquoi le village s&#8217;appelait ainsi, personne n&#8217;a pu me dire. Ma supposition initiale était qu&#8217;il devait y avoir un caillou pas loin en forme de tête de lion, mais les autochtones interrogés m&#8217;ont même dit qu&#8217;il n&#8217;y avait rien de la sorte. Une fois rentré, je demandé à nainternet. J&#8217;imagine que mon intuition, tout comme <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion%27s_Head,_Ontario">wikipedia</a>, était mauvaise, alors?</em> D&#8217;ailleurs, saviez-vous que Lion&#8217;s Head était situé sur le 45è parallèle, à mi-chemain entre l&#8217;équateur et le pôle nord?</p>
<p>Well, nevermind. After a quick lunch, I took the wheel again, enjoying the view as much as possible, impressed by the color of the water in the bay.</p>
<p><em>Bah, tant pis. Après un repas rapide, j&#8217;ai repris le volant, profitant de la vue autant que possible, impressioné par la couleur de l&#8217;eau dans la baie.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Dyers Bay by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3882940250/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2599/3882940250_73122ed76a.jpg" alt="Dyers Bay" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>To be continued, in the Bruce Peninsula National Park&#8230;</p>
<p><em>À suivre, dans le Parc National de la Péninsule-Bruce&#8230;</em></p>
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		<title>Thank you, google and failblog / Merci, google et failblog</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I checked my stats, I was in for a big surprise, today. From the usual 10-50 visitors I usually get every day, my stats rose to an astonishing 300 hits. On a single page. That was&#8230; weird. The page is this one.
En vérifiant mes stats, j&#8217;ai eu une grosse surprise, aujourd&#8217;hui. Des 10-50 visiteurs [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elpadawan.wordpress.com&blog=4933318&post=1208&subd=elpadawan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>When I checked my stats, I was in for a big surprise, today. From the usual 10-50 visitors I usually get every day, my stats rose to an astonishing 300 hits. On a single page. That was&#8230; weird. The page is <a href="http://elpadawan.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/zakaz-tlumoceni-translation-prohibited-traduction-interdite/">this one</a>.</p>
<p><em>En vérifiant mes stats, j&#8217;ai eu une grosse surprise, aujourd&#8217;hui. Des 10-50 visiteurs quotidiens habituels, mes stats ont grimpé en flèche pour atteindre un étonnant 300 clics. Sur une seule page. C&#8217;était&#8230; étrange. La page est <a href="http://elpadawan.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/zakaz-tlumoceni-translation-prohibited-traduction-interdite/">celle-ci</a>.</em></p>
<p>And when I checked my RSS reader for daily stupid pictures and saw <a href="http://failblog.org/2009/09/07/sign-fail-17/">this</a>, I immediately understood. Some people following that website didn&#8217;t understand the irony of the sign, then tried to google the words in foreign language, and if you search &#8220;<a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=z%C3%A1kaz+tlumo%C4%8Deni">zákaz tlumočeni</a>&#8220;, with or without the accents, guess who&#8217;s coming in second position, right after a tweet?</p>
<p><em>Et quand j&#8217;ai consulté mon lecteur RSS pour les images idiotes du jour et que j&#8217;ai vu <a href="http://failblog.org/2009/09/07/sign-fail-17/">ça</a>, j&#8217;ai tout de suite compris. Des gens qui suivent le site n&#8217;ont pas compris l&#8217;ironie du panneau, ont essayé de chercher dans google les mots en langue étrangère, et si vous cherchez &#8220;<a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=z%C3%A1kaz+tlumo%C4%8Deni">zákaz tlumočeni</a>&#8220;, avec ou sans accents, devinez qui arrive en seconde position, pile après un tweet?</em></p>
<p>It didn&#8217;t bring me any more followers, though. Guess people were pretty disappointed with what they read <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><em>Ça ne m&#8217;a pas apporté de lecteurs réguliers supplémentaires, par contre. J&#8217;imagine que les gens ont été assez déçus de ce qu&#8217;ils ont vu <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </em></p>
<p>But I&#8217;ll have to admit, a translated sign saying no translation is allowed is a pretty funny thing indeed.</p>
<p><em>Mais je dois avouer qu&#8217;un panneau traduit interdisant les traductions est assez rigolo en soi.</em></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[I usually like very much to wake up late in the morning during week-ends. It turns out that this is incompatible with a couple of things, like going to the market, which is on Saturday morning. However, it sometimes happens for me to be awake at around 7 or 8 in the morning.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>I usually like very much to wake up late in the morning during week-ends. It turns out that this is incompatible with a couple of things, like going to the market, which is on Saturday morning. However, it sometimes happens for me to be awake at around 7 or 8 in the morning.</p>
<p><em>D&#8217;habitude, j&#8217;aime beaucoup me lever tard le matin pendant les week-ends. Seulement, c&#8217;est incompatible avec certaines activités, comme faire le marché, qui se déroule le Samedi matin. Cependant, il m&#8217;arrive de tomber du lit et d&#8217;être debout à 7 ou 8 heures du matin.</em></p>
<p>In those situations, I&#8217;ll gladly go to the market while it&#8217;s still early, to avoid the crowds of elderly people and families of 8 that are found there from 10AM to 1PM. After 8 months here, I kinda know where to go when I don&#8217;t want to be charged for the cheese samples that I&#8217;m offered, or when I don&#8217;t want to buy vegetables that still have the price tag from the supermarket across the street.</p>
<p><em>Dans ces moments là, je vais volontiers au marché tant qu&#8217;il en est encore tôt, pour éviter les foules de vénérables anciens et les familles de 8 que l&#8217;on y trouve de 10h à 13h. Après 8 mois ici, je commence à savoir où aller quand je ne veux pas qu&#8217;on me fasse payer les échantillons de fromage qu&#8217;on m&#8217;offre, ou quand je n&#8217;ai pas envie d&#8217;acheter de légumes qui portent encore l&#8217;étiquette du supermarché de la rue d&#8217;en face.</em></p>
<p>And when it&#8217;s 8:30AM, with reusable bags full of fresh produce (local, though not organic), real cheese, and fresh meat, there&#8217;s nothing like the smell of warm baguettes filling up the empty streets to brighten your day. Did I mention that there are 5 bakeries in less than 500m, on my way to the market?</p>
<p><em>Et à 8h30, les sacs réutilisables pleins de légumes frais (locaux, quoique pas bio), de vrai fromage, et de viande fraîche, il n&#8217;y a rien de mieux que le parfum des baguettes chaudes emplissant les rues pour bien démarrer la journée. Vous ai-je dit qu&#8217;il y avait 5 boulangeries en moins de 500m, entre chez moi et le marché?</em></p>
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		<title>There&#8217;s no lake in Paris / Y&#8217;a pas de lac à Paris</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t miss many things from Toronto. I don&#8217;t miss the food, I don&#8217;t miss the skycrapers, I don&#8217;t miss the Bigger is Better philosophy.
Peu de choses me manquent à Toronto. La nourriture ne me manque pas, les gratte-ciels ne me manquent pas, la philosophie du &#8220;Plus c&#8217;est gros mieux c&#8217;est&#8221;.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>I don&#8217;t miss many things from Toronto. I don&#8217;t miss the food, I don&#8217;t miss the skycrapers, I don&#8217;t miss the Bigger is Better philosophy.</p>
<p><em>Peu de choses me manquent à Toronto. La nourriture ne me manque pas, les gratte-ciels ne me manquent pas, la philosophie du &#8220;Plus c&#8217;est gros mieux c&#8217;est&#8221;.</em></p>
<p>I miss some friends and some of my former colleagues, it&#8217;s been fun working with them, and even though I can still be in touch, it&#8217;s just not the same. I miss skating on the lakeshore, watching sailboats on lake Ontario.</p>
<p><em>Certains amis me manquent et aussi certains collègues, c&#8217;était bien de bosser avec eux, et même si je peux encore garder le contact, c&#8217;est juste pas pareil. Faire du roller sur les rives du lac Ontario, à regarder les bateaux à voile, ça me manque.</em></p>
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		<title>I was young at the time / J&#8217;étais jeune en c&#8217;temps là</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once upon a time, I was thinking of building myself a website, that I could use to learn and experiment with technologies that are either new or unknown to me. It would be educational for myself, first of all, but also designed to be educational to whoever wants to learn. The website would be the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elpadawan.wordpress.com&blog=4933318&post=1202&subd=elpadawan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>Once upon a time, I was thinking of building myself a website, that I could use to learn and experiment with technologies that are either new or unknown to me. It would be educational for myself, first of all, but also designed to be educational to whoever wants to learn. The website would be the result of my discoveries, and would also contain pages explaining how to achieve the same result.</p>
<p><em>Il fut un temps où je pensais mettre en place un site, qui pourrait me servir à apprendre et faire des expériences avec des technologies qui soient nouvelles ou me soient inconnues. Ça me permettrait d&#8217;apprendre, tout d&#8217;abord, mais serait aussi éducatif pour quiconque veut apprendre. Le site en lui-même serait le résultat de mes découvertes, et contiendrait aussi des pages expliquant comment obtenir le même résultat.</em></p>
<p>Of course, it would reinvent the wheel a little, since most or all of the features I would want to put in it would already be available through existing platforms, but that&#8217;s not the point, it&#8217;s just for the fun of learning. As I said, educational. I was already building design diagrams in my mind, when it hit me square in the face: I legally can&#8217;t do that.</p>
<p><em>Bien sûr, je réinventerais un peu la roue, vu que la plupart des fonctionalités que je voudrais y mettre sont déjà disponibles en passant par d&#8217;autres plateformes, mais c&#8217;est pas le but, c&#8217;est pour le plaisir d&#8217;apprendre. Comme je le disais, éducatif. J&#8217;étais déjà en train de concevoir des diagrammes dans ma tête, quand ça m&#8217;a frappé: J&#8217;ai pas le droit de faire ça.</em></p>
<p>See, when you sign a contract, there&#8217;s usually a lot of clauses in tiny print. In my case, there are three very important sections that make it impossible for me to build such website, even in my spare time.</p>
<p><em>Vous voyez, quand vous signez un contrat, il y a généralement pas mal de clauses en petits caractères. Dans mon cas, il y a trois sections très importantes qui rendent impossibles pour moi la réalisation d&#8217;un tel site, même pendant mon temps libre.</em></p>
<p>First, there&#8217;s the non-competition rule. Building such a website, I would provide knowledge to other people. That&#8217;s, like, free teaching. And as part of my job includes teaching, that&#8217;s a big no-no.</p>
<p><em>D&#8217;abord, la clause de non-concurrence. Réaliser un tel site, je transmettrais du savoir à d&#8217;autres. Comme un cours gratuit. Et vu qu&#8217;une partie de mon travail inclut de la formation, il n&#8217;en est pas question.</em></p>
<p>Then, there&#8217;s the confidentiality rule. To build the website, I would inevitably use knowledge that I gained while working for the company. Though I&#8217;m theoretically allowed to use my acquired knowledge in a subsequent job, using knowledge acquired at this job to build something on the side would be a breach, as the code would easily be available to anyone seeing the website. The confidentiality clauses are a bit of a grey area. It&#8217;s generally acknowledged that it is impossible for someone to &#8220;forget all that one has learned&#8221; during the job, before going on another job. It is then allowed to re-use knowledge learnt on the job, as long as you don&#8217;t use explicitly confidential information from your previous job in your current job.</p>
<p><em>Ensuite, il y a la clause de confidentialité. Pour réaliser le site, j&#8217;utiliserais obligatoirement une partie du savoir que j&#8217;ai obtenu en travaillant pour mon employeur. Alors que je suis théoriquement autorisé à utilisé mes connaissances acquises dans un emploi futur, utiliser mes connaissances acquises pendant cet emploi pour réaliser quelquechose en parallèle enfreindrait la close, puisque le code serait facilement lisible pour quiconque accédant au site. La clause de confidentialité, c&#8217;est un peu flou. Il est généralement reconnu qu&#8217;il est impossible pour quelqu&#8217;un d&#8217;&#8221;oulier tout ce qu&#8217;on a appris&#8221; pendant son travail, avant de changer d&#8217;emploi. Il est donc autorisé de réutiliser son savoir appris au travail, tant qu&#8217;on n&#8217;utilise pas explicitement des données confidentielles de votre emploi précédent dans l&#8217;emploi courant.</em></p>
<p>Then, there&#8217;s the Intellectual Property stuff. My contract says that all my &#8220;Creations&#8221; that I make while on duty belong to the Company. All my &#8220;Creations&#8221; made off duty belong to myself. Example: My company asks me to write a new manual for one of the company&#8217;s products. The company owns Intellectual Property of the manual. During my free time, I write a novel. I keep Intellectual Property over my novel. However, all my &#8220;Software Creations&#8221;, regardless of whether I&#8217;m on or off duty, and regardless of whether my Company asked me to do it, belong to the Company. Meaning any piece of software I write during my free time becomes the de facto Intellectual Property of my employer. Meaning I can write the content of the website and they would still be my own (that&#8217;s a creation), but the website itself, its very code, would belong to the Company (that&#8217;s a Software Creation). Such clauses are usually written to avoid employees competing with the Company by rewriting during their free time the software that they created for their Company, and claim it their own.</p>
<p><em>Ensuite, il y a les histoires de propriétés intellectuelle. Mon contrat dit que toutes mes &#8220;Créations&#8221; réalisées pendant mon temps de travail appartiennent à mon employeur. Toutes mes &#8220;Créations&#8221; réalisées pendant mon temps libre m&#8217;appartiennent. Exemple: Ma boîte me demande d&#8217;écrire un manuel pour un de nos produits. Ma boîte détient tous les droits sur le manuel. Pendant mon temps libre, j&#8217;écris un roman. Je garde les droits sur mon roman. Par contre, toutes mes &#8220;Créations Logicielles&#8221;, qu&#8217;elles soient réalisées pendant ou en dehors des heures de travail, commanditées ou non par mon employeur, sont la propriété de mon employeur. Ce qui veut dire que tout programme réalisé pendant mon temps libre devient de facto la propriété intellectuelle de mon employeur. Ce qui veut dire que je peux écrire le contenu du site, et ça resterait ma propriété (c&#8217;est une création), mais le site en lui-même, son code, appartiendrait à mon employeur (c&#8217;est une création logicielle). De telles clauses sont habituellement écrites pour éviter d&#8217;avoir des employés entrant en concurrence directe avec leur employeur, en réécrivant pendant leur temps libre des programmes qu&#8217;ils ont réalisé pour la société, en se les appropriant.</em></p>
<p>Don&#8217;t think I didn&#8217;t read all those, or that I wasn&#8217;t aware of all those conditions and their implications when I signed the contract. I knew perfectly well what it meant (During my studies, I had a brief introduction to Labor laws and Intellectual Property in Software). I decided to sign regardless because one has to start with one job, and I made the bargain that the experience it would provide was going to make up for that contractual limitation. Looking back, I think that&#8217;s correct, my job has taught me a lot so far, and there&#8217;s still a lot that it can teach me!</p>
<p><em>N&#8217;allez pas croire que je n&#8217;ai pas lu tout ça, ou que je n&#8217;étais pas au courant des conditions et de leurs implications en signant le contrat. Je savais parfaitement ce que cela signifiait (pendant mes études, j&#8217;ai eu droit à une brève introduction aux lois du travail et à la législation sur la propriété intellectuelle en informatique). J&#8217;ai décidé de signer quand même parce qu&#8217;il faut bien commencer avec un boulot, et j&#8217;avais misé sur le fait que l&#8217;expérience qu&#8217;il m&#8217;apporterait compenserait cette limitation contractuelle. En faisant le bilan, je pense que j&#8217;ai eu raison, mon travail m&#8217;a appris énormément jusqu&#8217;à présent, et il peut encore m&#8217;apprendre beaucoup.</em></p>
<p>I guess that my only solution left is to <strong>*think*</strong> the website in my head, and if I ever leave my company, and once the non-competition clause expires, I&#8217;ll put it up :p</p>
<p><em>Je suppose que la seule solution qu&#8217;il me reste est de <strong>*penser*</strong> le site dans ma tête, et si jamais je quitte ma boîte, et une fois que la clause de non-concurrence aura expiré, je le mettrai en place :p</em></p>
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		<title>My name&#8217;s John Smith / Mon nom c&#8217;est Jacques Dupont</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It should come at no surprise to any of you that in this web 2.0 world, an increasing quantity of potential employers check the internets for information about job applicants. The official interviewed HR people on TV would usually say &#8220;you know, it&#8217;s ok if we see the guy drunk once or twice on his [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elpadawan.wordpress.com&blog=4933318&post=1199&subd=elpadawan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>It should come at no surprise to any of you that in this web 2.0 world, an increasing quantity of potential employers check the internets for information about job applicants. The official interviewed HR people on TV would usually say &#8220;you know, it&#8217;s ok if we see the guy drunk once or twice on his facebook page, they&#8217;re young, people are allowed to relax, but if the profile is filled with those, it doesn&#8217;t look very professional.&#8221;</p>
<p><em>Ça ne devrait surprendre personne, de savoir que dans notre monde 2.0, une quantité grandissante d&#8217;employeurs potentiels cherche sur le net des informations sur les candidats. Les gens des RH interviewés à la téloche disant généralement &#8220;vous savez, on laisse passer une ou deux photos du gars pompette sur son facebook, ils sont jeunes, les gens ont le droit de décompresser, mais si le profil est jonché de ce genre de photos, ça fait pas très professionnel.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>Up until recently, my approach would have been &#8220;keep a low profile&#8221; and don&#8217;t get all traceable on the web. That&#8217;s one of the reasons why using my name, or even my company name, you can&#8217;t find this place. And also why using my nickname you can&#8217;t find my real name.</p>
<p><em>Jusqu&#8217;à récemment, mon approche aurait été de &#8220;faire profil bas&#8221;, et n&#8217;être pas du tout traçable sur le web. C&#8217;est une des raisons pour lesquelles en utilisant mon nom, ou le nom de mon employeur, vous ne pouvez tomber sur cet espace. Et aussi pourquoi en utilisant mon pseudo vous ne pouvez pas retrouver mon vrai nom.</em></p>
<p>However, and with over 6 billion people on the planet, there had to be, somewhere, people with the same name as me. And believe it or not, but I think I found at least two other &#8220;me&#8221; on the web. Who are from France. And who work in software. And I also found one on facebook who uses a picture of himself posing on the beach as a profile picture.</p>
<p><em>Cependant, et avec plus de 6 milliards de gens sur la planète, il devait y avoir, quelque part, des gens avec le même nom que moi. Et croyez-le ou non, mais je pense avoir trouvé au moins 2 autres &#8220;moi&#8221; sur le web. Qui sont de France. Et qui bossent dans l&#8217;informatique. Et j&#8217;en ai aussi trouvé un sur facebook qui utilise une photo de lui posant à la plage en guise de image de profil.</em></p>
<p>Now, the part where it starts bothering me, is that if people start looking for me on the internets, they might find the wrong guy, and maybe the wrong idea as well.</p>
<p><em>Maintenant, là où ça commence à me chiffonner, c&#8217;est si les gens commencent à me chercher sur la toile, ils risquent de trouver le mauvais gars, et peut-être de se faire des idées, aussi.</em></p>
<p>And such mistakes actually happened before. Once, on linkedIn, a business-oriented networking site, I got a &#8220;friend request&#8221; from someone whom I had never heard of before, and who adressed me pretty informally, as if we were drinking buddies. And when I politely asked who he was, he turned all apesh*t on me and insulted me, until realizing that I was not the one he thought.</p>
<p><em>Ça m&#8217;est d&#8217;ailleurs arrivé, ce genre de quiproquos. Une fois, sur linkedIn, un site de réseautage professionnel, j&#8217;ai reçu une &#8220;demande de mise en relation&#8221; de quelqu&#8217;un que je ne connaissais ni d&#8217;Eve ni d&#8217;Adam, et qui m&#8217;envoyait un message sur un ton un peu trop familier, un peu comme si on avait vidé des bouteilles ensemble. Et quand j&#8217;ai poliment demandé qui il était, il a pété un boulon et m&#8217;a insulté, jusqu&#8217;à ce qu&#8217;il se rende compte que j&#8217;étais pas celui qu&#8217;il croyait.</em></p>
<p>So what can I do about it? I don&#8217;t really want to be seen as &#8220;the dude posing half naked on the beach on his facebook profile&#8221;. But that&#8217;s only my opinion. I then thought that maybe I should make myself more visible under my own name, and get some control over this. &#8220;If someone is gonna try to check my online identity, I want them to clearly see the difference&#8221;. Problem is, that would be pretty unfair, wouldn&#8217;t it? I mean, what if suddenly I am the one more visible online, and what if that guy posing was actually a model, and the facebook page was his way of advertising himself Web 2.0 style, then I&#8217;d be ruining <strong>*his*</strong> reputation by giving the image of a boring, geeky, computer scientist. As much as I don&#8217;t want to be mistaken for anyone else, I think anyone else is entitled not to be mistaken for me.</p>
<p><em>Alors que faire? Je n&#8217;ai pas vraiment envie d&#8217;être vu comme &#8220;le gars à moitié à oilp sur la plage sur son facebook&#8221;. Mais c&#8217;est juste mon avis. Je me suis ensuite dit que je ferais peut-être mieux de me rendre un peu plus visible sous mon vrai nom, et avoir un minimum de contrôle sur la chose. &#8220;Si quelqu&#8217;un me cherche en ligne, je veux qu&#8217;on puisse bien faire la différence&#8221;. Le truc, c&#8217;est que c&#8217;est pas très sympa, non? J&#8217;veux dire, si tout d&#8217;un coup c&#8217;est moi qu&#8217;on voit plus facilement en ligne, et si le gars qui prend la pose c&#8217;était un mannequin, dont la page facebook sert à faire sa pub à-la-ouaibe-2.0, alors je serais en train de lui pourrir <strong>*sa*</strong> réputation en donnant l&#8217;image d&#8217;un informaticien ennuyeux et ringard. Autant j&#8217;ai pas envie qu&#8217;on me prenne pour quelqu&#8217;un d&#8217;autre, je pense que personne ne mérite qu&#8217;on le prenne pour moi.</em></p>
<p>I suppose, then, that my only chance is to make myself just visible enough online so that anyone looking for my name realizes that I&#8217;m not the only one with that name, and clearly looks no further. Which now leaves me with the dilemma of how much information I can leak out on the Internet to clearly indicate the non-uniqueness of my name on the web, without people mistaking me for the wrong me?</p>
<p><em>J&#8217;imagine, donc, que ma seule chance est de me rendre juste assez visible en ligne pour que quiconque me cherchant par mon nom se rende compte que je ne suis pas le seul à m&#8217;appeler comme ça, et abandonne les recherches. Ce qui me laisse donc avec le dilemme de la quantité d&#8217;information à lâcher pour indiquer clairement la non-unicité de mon nom sur la toile, sans pour autant que les gens ne me confondent avec le mauvais moi.</em></p>
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		<title>In front of the cat on a chair / Devant le chat sur la chaise</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year, during oreneta&#8217;s yearly trip back to TO, we were supposed to meet at the best place in Toronto where you can have Phở. For any French people, the very very very distinctive sign on this restaurant is the usurpation of the Laughing Cow.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>Last year, during <a href="http://orenetaaground.blogspot.com/">oreneta</a>&#8217;s yearly trip back to TO, we were supposed to meet at the <a href="http://elpadawan.wordpress.com/2007/02/11/ph%E1%BB%9F-hung-restaurant/">best place in Toronto where you can have Phở</a>. For any French people, the very very very distinctive sign on this restaurant is the usurpation of the Laughing Cow.</p>
<p><em>L&#8217;an dernier, pendant le voyage annuel d&#8217;<a href="http://orenetaaground.blogspot.com/">oreneta</a> à TO, on devait se retrouver au <a href="http://elpadawan.wordpress.com/2007/02/11/ph%E1%BB%9F-hung-restaurant/">meilleur endroit de Toronto pour manger du Phở</a>. Pour tout français, le logo très très très distinctif du restaurant est usurpation de la Vache qui rit.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Laughing Cow logo, Phở Hung by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3840067228/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2597/3840067228_4b545a95b0.jpg" alt="Laughing Cow logo, Phở Hung" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>But as it appeared to me, it may not be obvious to anyone. And while trying to give each other distinctive signs of the place I was talking about, oreneta starting talking about &#8220;the restaurant with a cat on a chair&#8221;. While I was saying &#8220;the restaurant with a big red laughing cow&#8217;s head on the sign&#8221;. And I completely didn&#8217;t know what she was talking about. And she didn&#8217;t know what I was talking about either. So we ended up with each other&#8217;s contact info, just in case, and the address.</p>
<p><em>Mais il m&#8217;apparut que c&#8217;était pas forcément évident pour tout le monde. Et alors qu&#8217;on essayait d&#8217;échanger des points de repères sur l&#8217;endroit en question, oreneta s&#8217;est mise à parler du &#8220;restaurant avec un chat sur une chaise&#8221;. Alors que je disais &#8220;le restaurant avec la grosse tête de vache qui rit rouge sur l&#8217;enseigne&#8221;. Et je ne voyais complètement pas de quoi elle parlait. Et elle ne voyait pas non plus de quoi je parlais. On a fini par se donner des informations de contact, au cas où, et l&#8217;adresse.</em></p>
<p>And while I was waiting (it was close to my work, I could get there quickly), there it was, nagging me, from way above my head:</p>
<p><em>Et alors que j&#8217;attendais (c&#8217;était près du boulot, je pouvais y aller rapidement), le voilà, me nargant, depuis loin au dessus de ma tête :</em></p>
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<p>No wonder I never noticed it before. I&#8217;m not looking *up* when I walk, but in front of me :p.</p>
<p><em>Ça ne m&#8217;étonne pas de ne jamais l&#8217;avoir remarqué. Je ne regarde pas *en l&#8217;air* quand je marche, mais devant moi :p.</em></p>
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		<title>On Vacations / Sur les vacances</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been trying very hard to remember the last time where I had at least two weeks off, really resting. And I think we can go back very far in time. Because, you know, you can&#8217;t feel like you&#8217;re on vacation if you only take one week off. It takes you one week to adjust [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elpadawan.wordpress.com&blog=4933318&post=1190&subd=elpadawan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>I&#8217;ve been trying very hard to remember the last time where I had at least two weeks off, really resting. And I think we can go back very far in time. Because, you know, you can&#8217;t feel like you&#8217;re on vacation if you only take one week off. It takes you one week to adjust to the &#8220;sweet vacation&#8221; state of mind, so if you have to go back to work right at that moment, that&#8217;s pretty useless.</p>
<p><em>J&#8217;ai intensément cherché à me souvenir de la dernière fois que j&#8217;ai eu deux semaines de congé, à me reposer vraiment. Et je pense que ça remonte à loin. Parce que, vous savez, on se sent pas vraiment en vacances avec unes seule semaine. Il faut une semaine pour se mettre dans l&#8217;esprit &#8220;vacances&#8221;, donc si vous devez retourner bosser à ce moment là, ça sert un peu à rien.</em></p>
<p>Christmas 2008, I had around two weeks of vacation. But we were going to ski for one week, family time, so as fun as it may be, it&#8217;s not very relaxing. You have to wake up very early to go as soon as possible on the slopes, since the best snow is the morning one, the daily passes are so darn expensive, and it was only my fourth time ever going skiing so I had to make the best of it. I enjoyed it very much, but I can&#8217;t count that as relaxing vacation.</p>
<p><em>Noël 2008, j&#8217;avais environ deux semaines de congés. Mais on allait skier une semaine, temps familial, donc aussi chouette que c&#8217;était, c&#8217;était pas super reposant. Faut se lever tôt pour être sur les pistes le plus tôt possible, vu que la meilleure neige est celle du matin, les forfaits à la journée sont pas donnés, et c&#8217;était ma quatrième fois de toute ma vie que j&#8217;allais au ski, donc fallait en profiter. J&#8217;ai adoré, mais ça compte pas comme des vacances reposantes.</em></p>
<p>In 2007 and 2008, generally speaking, since I was in Canada, the amount of paid vacation I got was half the amount I had in France. And every bit of time off I had was usually spent going back to France, for a wedding, family reunions, and all that.</p>
<p><em>En 2007 et 2008, d&#8217;une manière générale, vu que j&#8217;étais au Canada, ma quantité de congés payés a diminué de moitié par rapport à ce que j&#8217;avais en France. Et tout temps de congés que j&#8217;avais était généralement mangé à rentrer en France, pour un mariage, des réunions de famille, et tout le toutim.</em></p>
<p>Summer 2006, I used up most of my vacation days, and most of my savings as well, by the way, for three weeks in the USA. Very nice, but it actually was one week of symposium for my ex-gf, and then a two week long road trip with one week of hikes in the Yellowstone. And since said ex-gf, in her careful planning of our program, didn&#8217;t realize the US road map she bought in France was in miles and not in kilometres, we pretty much had to rise and shine even before the sun did everyday.</p>
<p><em>Été 2006, j&#8217;ai utilisé la plupart de mes jours de congé, et aussi de mes économies, d&#8217;ailleurs, pour trois semaines aux USA. Très joli, mais c&#8217;était en fait une semaine de colloque pour mon ex, suivie d&#8217;un road trip de deux semaines incluant une semaine de randonnées dans le Yellowstone. Et vu que l&#8217;ex en question, dans sa plannification attentive de notre programme, n&#8217;avait pas remarqué que sa carte routière des US  achetée en France était en miles et non en kilomètres, on a un peu dû se lever avant le soleil tous les jours.</em></p>
<p>Which brings us to Summer 2005, where it was the first time I even had paid vacation, and not the full amount since I started working in November 2004, instead of June 2004. Everything got pretty much used for one week in Brittanny, which was nice, but once again, I didn&#8217;t have much time to rest, thanks to the careful ex-gf planning. There were many things in the guide, and we had to do pretty much everything in it, following the exact itinerary on said guide.</p>
<p><em>Ce qui nous amène à l&#8217;été 2005, où c&#8217;était ma première année avec congés payés, et pas la totalité puisque j&#8217;ai commencé à travailler en novembre 2004, au lieu de juin 2004. Tout a plus ou moins été mangé par une semaine en Bretagne, qui était bien, mais une fois de plus, pas vraiment le temps de souffler, grâce au planning attentionné de l&#8217;ex. Il y avait plein de trucs dans le guide, fallait faire presque tout, en suivant l&#8217;itinéraire exact dudit guide.</em></p>
<p>Summer 2004, I was in my final internship, in my engineering school. No vacation time.</p>
<p><em>Été 2004, stage de fin d&#8217;études. Pas de vacances.</em></p>
<p>Summer 2003, I was in my second-year internship, in my engineering school. No vacation time.</p>
<p><em>Été 2003, stage de deuxième année. Pas de vacances.</em></p>
<p>Summer 2002, my first-year internship, in my engineering school, lasted only one month out of the two allowed. I actually *did* stay home, doing nothing.</p>
<p><em>Été 2002, mon stage de première année, n&#8217;a duré qu&#8217;un mois au lieu des deux possibles. J&#8217;ai *vraiment* pu rester à la maison, à ne rien faire.<br />
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<p>Wow. So&#8230; basically, I&#8217;ve never had time off where I really did nothing for two weeks straight in all my working life, up until now. And the last time I did really nothing and rested for two weeks or more was&#8230; seven years ago!</p>
<p><em>Wow. Donc&#8230; en fait, j&#8217;ai jamais vraiment eu de temps de repos où j&#8217;ai vraiment rien fait pendant deux semaines d&#8217;affilée durant toute ma carrière, jusqu&#8217;à présent. Et la dernière fois que je me suis reposé en ne faisant vraiment rien pendant deux semaines ou plus c&#8217;était&#8230; il y a sept ans!</em></p>
<p>What about you? When was the last time you got some time off, and used it to do absolutely nothing?</p>
<p><em>Et vous? Quand avez-vous pu buller pour la dernière fois?</em></p>
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		<title>The Wives of Bath / Baby Boum!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vacation is a good time to catch up with all the books I have been given and never quite found the time to read. And I just finished &#8220;The Wives of Bath&#8221;, from Wendy Holden. Here&#8217;s the official description:
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>Vacation is a good time to catch up with all the books I have been given and never quite found the time to read. And I just finished &#8220;The Wives of Bath&#8221;, from Wendy Holden. Here&#8217;s the official description:</p>
<p><em>Les vacances c&#8217;est bien pour rattraper le retard sur les livres offerts que j&#8217;ai jamais vraiment trouvé le temps de lire. Et je viens de finir &#8220;Baby Boum!&#8221;, de Wendy Holden. Voilà le texte en quatrième de couverture :</em></p>
<blockquote><p>Four parents-to-be seem ante-natally sorted. Flash Hugo and Amanda have booked a chic private clinic and royal maternity nurse. Right-on Jake and Alice want an all-natural home birth with whale music and tree-hugging nappies.<br />
But nothing goes quite to plan. Amanda finds motherhood less glam than the stars make it look and disappears back to her career. Which leaves Hugo with the child and without a clue what to do.<br />
Alice has problems too. Bringing up baby to Jake’s eco-fascist standards means home-made organic everything and a recycled cardboard cot.<br />
Will nappiness bring happiness to anybody? Not before bedhopping spouses, beastly bosses and bitchy nursery mothers have all done their dreadful worst…</p>
<p><em>D&#8217;un côté, il y a Amanda et Hugo, couple bon chic bon genre, de l&#8217;autre Jake et Alice très &#8221; bobos écolos &#8220;.<br />
Tous vont être parents pour la première fois. Le bonheur ? Pas si évident&#8230; Car rien ne se passe comme prévu et la maternité ne se révèle pas aussi glamour que dans les magazines people ! Très vite, les jeunes parents sont dépassés par les &#8221; heureux événements &#8221; et se retrouvent au bord de la crise de nerfs. Il faut dire que les surprises succèdent aux surprises dans des vies amoureuses qui vont devenir singulièrement compliquées&#8230;</em></p></blockquote>
<p><span id="more-1187"></span>Well, it&#8217;s quite an unusual read for me, and pretty different from the usual Terry Pratchett I get to read once every couple of years. Imagine a romantic comedy, on a background of crying babies and couples having troubles&#8230; It was pretty funny to read, with some very predictable outcomes, at some point, and overall gave me the impression that it would be perfect on screen, with Hugh Grant, Renée Zellweger, Julia Roberts, and another charismatic romantic british-looking guy. Only thing, I am not sure exactly who I would see in which role&#8230; <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> .</p>
<p><em>Ben, c&#8217;est une lecture assez inhabituelle pour moi, et assez différent de l&#8217;habituel Terry Pratchett qu&#8217;il m&#8217;est donné de lire une fois tous les ans ou deux. Imaginez une comédie romantique, sur fond de bébés qui pleurent et de couples en déroute&#8230; C&#8217;était assez marrant à lire, avec des passages très prévisibles, des fois, et m&#8217;a surtout donné l&#8217;impression générale d&#8217;un parfait candidat pour le grand écran, avec Hugh Grant, Renée Zellweger, Julia Roberts, et un autre gars charismatique romantique à l&#8217;air anglais. Le truc, c&#8217;est que je suis pas sûr de qui j&#8217;aurais mis dans quel rôle&#8230; <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> .</em></p>
<p>I&#8217;d say it was a quite refreshing chick-read. If you&#8217;re looking for tosterone-loaded action, though, I wouldn&#8217;t recomment it :p.</p>
<p><em>Je dirais que c&#8217;était un peu un roman pour fille rapide à lire, raffraichissant. Si vous cherchez de l&#8217;action et une tonne de testostérone, par contre, je vous le déconseille :p.</em></p>
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		<title>Sales 101 / Les soldes pour les nuls</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In France, Sales have a very specific meaning. Only during two very specific, government-issued time brackets is a shop allowed to go on sale, which is to sell products at a loss, to finish selling the surplus. Those are the winter and summer sales, aimed at selling as much as possible of the old collection [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elpadawan.wordpress.com&blog=4933318&post=1184&subd=elpadawan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>In France, Sales have a very specific meaning. Only during two very specific, government-issued time brackets is a shop allowed to go on sale, which is to sell products at a loss, to finish selling the surplus. Those are the winter and summer sales, aimed at selling as much as possible of the old collection before putting the new one on the shelves.</p>
<p><em>En France, les soldes ont un sens bien particulier. Uniquement pendant deux périodes de temps très spécifiques, décidées par le gouvernement, les boutiques ont le droit de vendre à pertes, pour écouler les surplus. Ce sont les soldes d&#8217;hiver et d&#8217;été, dont le but est de vendre autant que possible de l&#8217;ancienne collection avant de mettre la nouvelle sur les étagères.</em></p>
<p>Double-unfortunately for me, I couldn&#8217;t do the summer sales this year. I say double-unfortunately, because 1) I couldn&#8217;t do the summer sales from lack of time and shops being closed whenever I left the office, and 2) my shoes are litterally dying on me. All I have left in working order is a pair of army boots (not suitable for summer and airport security-checks), sport shoes, and fancy wedding/christening/whatever big occasion shoes, that I would like to keep as long as possible.</p>
<p><em>Double-malheureusement pour moi, je n&#8217;ai pas pu faire les soldes d&#8217;été cette année. Je dis double-malheureusement, parce que 1) j&#8217;ai pas pu faire les soldes d&#8217;été par manque de temps et les boutiques étaient fermées quand je sortais du boulot, et 2) mes chaussures se meurent sous mes pas. Tout ce qu&#8217;il me reste d&#8217;utilisable c&#8217;est une paire de rangers (pas top pour l&#8217;été et pour les portiques d&#8217;aéroport), des chaussures de sport, et des chaussures habillées pour mariage/baptême/n&#8217;importe quelle grande occasion, que j&#8217;aimerais garder aussi longtemps que possible.</em></p>
<p>I did have time to see a few prices on the shop windows on my way to work, though. Oddly enough, after the end of the sales period, I could see the same shoes, at the same shop, proposed for the sales prices, renamed under the &#8220;Sunny Prices&#8221;. Which kinda makes me think that the shop never even bother to bid its margins goodbye, and never tried to sell the surplus without making profit, just saying &#8220;On sale&#8221; to try to get more gullible buyers to buy there. And I incidentally saw some shoes that looked nice, however the price was a little too much for what I usually spend on shoes, especially considering their ever shortening lifespan.</p>
<p><em>J&#8217;ai eu le temps de voir quelques prix en vitrine sur le chemin du boulot, par contre. Bizarrement, après la fin des soldes, j&#8217;ai pu voir les même chaussures, dans la même boutique, proposées au prix des soldes, renommés en &#8220;prix soleil&#8221;. Ce qui me dit que la boutique n&#8217;a jamais renoncé à ses marges, et n&#8217;a jamais cherché à écouler la collection à pertes, n&#8217;indiquant &#8220;en soldes&#8221; que pour inciter le pigeon à acheter. Et j&#8217;avais effectivement vu des chaussures qui me plaisaient, mais un peu au delà du budget que je dépense habituellement pour des chaussures, surtout quand on voit leur espérance de vie de plus en plus courte.</em></p>
<p>And then, I thought: &#8220;Hey, isn&#8217;t Bat&#8217;a originally from Czech Republic? Maybe if I look during my holidays I&#8217;ll find something cheaper.&#8221; And off I went to a mall on the outskirts of Prague, to a Bat&#8217;a store.</p>
<p><em>Et puis je me suis dit: &#8220;Au fait, Bat&#8217;a ça serait pas une entreprise tchèque à l&#8217;origine? Peut-être qu&#8217;en cherchant pendant mes vacances je trouverai quelquechose de moins cher.&#8221; Et me voilà parti dans un centre commercial aux abords de Prague, dans un magasin Bat&#8217;a.</em></p>
<p>Unfortunately for me, all men collections start at size 40, which is one size above mine (it really sucks to be a midget). Though the size 40 was not that bad. Apparently, the shoes were still on sale there, as I found two pairs that were CZK 1000 (€38) instead of CZK 1400 (€55). And then, when I tried to purchase them, the cashier said something that I thought was directed at her colleague counting socks 2 meters away. It is only when she looked at me with a &#8220;so, what do you say, mister?&#8221; face that I understood that she was talking to me.</p>
<p><em>Malheureusement pour moi, les collections hommes commencent au 40, une taille de plus que la mienne (ça craint vraiment d&#8217;être un nabot). Quoique le 40 était pas si mal. Apparemment, les chaussures sont encore en soldes, ici, vu que j&#8217;ai trouvé deux paires à 1000 CZK (38€) au lieu de 1400 CZK (55€). Et là, quand j&#8217;ai essayé de les acheter, la caissière a dit un truc que je pensais adressé à sa collègue en train de compter des chaussettes à 2m de là. C&#8217;est seulement quand elle m&#8217;a regardé avec un air de &#8220;alors, monsieur, qu&#8217;est-ce que t&#8217;en dis?&#8221; que j&#8217;ai compris qu&#8217;elle me parlait.</em></p>
<blockquote><p>- erm&#8230; anglicky, prosím?<br />
- (panicking) nerozumite česky? (lit: you don&#8217;t understand Czech?)<br />
- ne&#8230; nic moc&#8230; trošku (lit: no&#8230; not much&#8230; a little)</p>
<p><em>- erm&#8230; anglicky, prosím? (euh&#8230; en anglais, s&#8217;il vous plaît?)<br />
- (mode panique) nerozumite česky? (lit: vous ne comprenez pas le tchèque?)<br />
- ne&#8230; nic moc&#8230; trošku (lit: non&#8230; pas vraiment&#8230; un petit peu)</em></p></blockquote>
<p>Then followed an awkward moment where the cashier pointed at a stand of girly magazines that appeared to hold within them a magic card that gave some kind of discount on the shoes. I think I had to buy the magazine first, though. I kinda nodded, and she took the magazine off the stand, and as soon as I had paid for it, opened it, took some card, and it appeared to give me 50% off the second pair of shoes.</p>
<p><em>S&#8217;ensuivit un moment embarrassant où la caissière montre du doigt une pile de magazines féminins qui semblaient contenir une carte magique donnant un genre de réduction sur les chaussures. Je pense qu&#8217;il fallait acheter le magazine d&#8217;abord. J&#8217;ai un peu fait mine d&#8217;acquiescer, elle a pris le magazine de l&#8217;étagère, et une fois payé, l&#8217;a ouvert, pris une carte, et ça a eu l&#8217;air de me donner 50% sur la deuxième paire.</em></p>
<p>So in the end, with a lot of sweat, awkwardness, and finger pointing, I ended up paying CZK 1500 (€58) for two pair of shoes, that would have cost me CZK 2800 (€108) without discount, and would actually be sold for €120 in France (the price tag also showed euro prices, a little higher than the current exchange rate&#8230;).</p>
<p><em>Donc à la fin, avec plein de sueur, de moments embarrassants, et de montrage du doigt, j&#8217;ai fini par payer 1500 CZK (58€) pour deux paires de chaussures, qui m&#8217;auraient coûté 2800 CZK (108€) sans réductions, et auraient en fait été vendues 120€ en France (l&#8217;étiquette contenait aussi les prix en euro, un peu plus élevés que le taux de change du jour&#8230;).</em></p>
<p>Now, I hope the shoes will last longer than the last ones I bought&#8230;</p>
<p><em>Maintenant, faut espérer qu&#8217;elles me durent plus longtemps que les précédentes&#8230;</em></p>
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		<title>Halifax (3/3) : Peggy&#8217;s Cove</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last day of my trip to Halifax, after a quick look at the Farmer&#8217;s market, and its tasty looking breads,
Dernier jour de mon voyage à Halifax, après un rapide coup d&#8217;oeil au Farmer&#8217;s Market, et ses miches appétissantes,

let&#8217;s all hop on the &#8220;small&#8221; rental car (I have yet to find a universe where the Dodge [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elpadawan.wordpress.com&blog=4933318&post=1180&subd=elpadawan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>Last day of my trip to Halifax, after a quick look at the Farmer&#8217;s market, and its tasty looking breads,</p>
<p><em>Dernier jour de mon voyage à Halifax, après un rapide coup d&#8217;oeil au Farmer&#8217;s Market, et ses miches appétissantes,</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Bakery, Halifax Farmer's Market by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3109957233/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3189/3109957233_a6dc80be55.jpg" alt="Bakery, Halifax Farmer's Market" width="500" height="470" /></a></p>
<p>let&#8217;s all hop on the &#8220;small&#8221; rental car (I have yet to find a universe where the Dodge Avenger qualifies as a &#8220;compact&#8221; car), set up the GPS, and let&#8217;s go to Peggy&#8217;s Cove</p>
<p><em>grimpons dans la &#8220;petite&#8221; voiture de loc&#8217; (il faut encore que je trouve un univers dans lequel la Dodge Avenger est considérée comme voiture &#8220;compacte&#8221;), programmons le GPS, direction Peggy&#8217;s Cove</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="The rental car by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3110125787/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3008/3110125787_0548a65c71.jpg" alt="The rental car" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>Peggy&#8217;s Cove is just a few kilometers away from Halifax, and is probably one of the most visited places in the area. I suppose the wonderful scenery has something to do with it.</p>
<p><em>Peggy&#8217;s Cove est à seulement quelques kilomètres d&#8217;Halifax, et est sûrement un des endroits les plus visités du coin. J&#8217;imagine que le superbe paysage y est pour quelque chose.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Peggys Cove by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3110961970/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3031/3110961970_55895409b9.jpg" alt="Peggys Cove" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>I was lucky enough to find some blooming trilliums. By the way, did you know that the White Trillium is the symbol of Ontario?</p>
<p><em>J&#8217;ai eu la chance de trouver des trilliums en fleurs. D&#8217;ailleurs, saviez vous que le trillium blanc est le symbole de l&#8217;Ontario?</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Trillium by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3110968036/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3098/3110968036_d6cd2a4b79.jpg" alt="Trillium" width="375" height="500" /></a></p>
<p>If you were looking for a large cosmopolitan city, Peggy&#8217;s Cove and its estimated population of 50 will probably disappoint you. If you were looking for a postcard-like view of a fishermen&#8217;s village on the Atlantic, then you&#8217;re right on the spot&#8230;</p>
<p><em>Si vous cherchiez une grande cité cosmopolite, Peggy&#8217;s Cove et ses 50 habitants environ vous décevront sûrement. Si vous cherchiez une vue de carte postale d&#8217;un village de pêcheurs au bord de l&#8217;Atlantique, alors vous êtes au bon endroit&#8230;</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="St. John's Anglican Church by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3110965114/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3070/3110965114_525e0e38fa.jpg" alt="St. John's Anglican Church" width="500" height="375" /></a><a title="Peggys Cove by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3110138657/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3152/3110138657_64b2a215b1.jpg" alt="Peggys Cove" width="500" height="375" /></a><a title="Peggys Cove harbour by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3110143813/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3081/3110143813_bdd0ea80a4.jpg" alt="Peggys Cove harbour" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>While going to the Light House, one can see a peculiar sculpture, made in a granite rock in a garden. That&#8217;s the Fisherman&#8217;s monument, by William E. de Garthe, a Finlandian sculptor and artist who lived most of his life in Peggy&#8217;s Cove. He had this big block of granite protruding in his garden, and didn&#8217;t know what to do with it, so he set off to sculpt a dedication to all the arts and crafts of the sea harvesters.</p>
<p><em>En se rendant au phare, on peut voir un bas-relief particulier, taillé dans le roc dans un jardin. C&#8217;est le monument aux pêcheurs, par William E. de Garthe, un sculpteur et artiste finlandais qui a vécu la majeure partie de sa vie à Peggy&#8217;s Cove. Il avait ce gros bloc de granite qui sortait de son jardin, et ne savait que faire avec, alors il s&#8217;est mis en tête de dédier une sculpture aux arts et métier des moissonneurs marins.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Fisherman's monument, William E. deGarthe by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3110140947/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3230/3110140947_32efcb60b4.jpg" alt="Fisherman's monument, William E. deGarthe" width="500" height="281" /></a></p>
<p>Unfortunately, after only a couple of Crab Cakes, the mist started to rise, giving ghostly looks to the Lighthouse and the Atlantic&#8230;</p>
<p><em>Malheureusemenet, après seulement un ou deux Pâtés au Crabe, la brume s&#8217;est levée, donnant au phare et à l&#8217;Atlantic des allures fantomatiques&#8230;</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Lighthouse by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3110152959/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3050/3110152959_d3ce1879de.jpg" alt="Lighthouse" width="375" height="500" /></a><a title="Misty Peggys Cove by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3110982040/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3235/3110982040_81033ab148.jpg" alt="Misty Peggys Cove" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>And while I could watch the waves clash on the rocks for hours,</p>
<p><em>Et tandis que j&#8217;aurais pu regarder le ressac pendant des heures,</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="img_4627.jpg by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3110166485/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3135/3110166485_73fa45f215.jpg" alt="img_4627.jpg" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>A boat leaving took me out of my reveries&#8230;</p>
<p><em>Un bateau partant m&#8217;a tiré de mes rêveries&#8230;</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Boat going fishing by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3111007130/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3135/3111007130_b28bae3071.jpg" alt="Boat going fishing" width="500" height="281" /></a></p>
<p>That was a pretty nice week-end, but the plane&#8217;s waiting for me, and I&#8217;ve got to go back to work&#8230;</p>
<p><em>C&#8217;était un bien bon week-end, mais l&#8217;avion m&#8217;attendait, et fallait retourner bosser&#8230;</em></p>
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<p>Hope you enjoyed the trip <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><em>J&#8217;espère que le voyage vous a plu <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </em></p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elPadawan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not Tadoussac, but that&#8217;ll do. When the city is a harbour, you gotta go on a boat, and try some whale watching, don&#8217;t you? I have to admit that there were really nice sailboats over there&#8230;
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>It&#8217;s not Tadoussac, but that&#8217;ll do. When the city is a harbour, you gotta go on a boat, and try some whale watching, don&#8217;t you? I have to admit that there were really nice sailboats over there&#8230;</p>
<p><em>C&#8217;est pas Tadoussac, mais ça ira quand même. Quand la ville est un port, faut aller sur un bateau, et aller en quête de baleines, pas vrai? Je dois avouer qu&#8217;il y avait là de bien beaux bateaux à voiles&#8230;</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Sailboat by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3110094871/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3238/3110094871_1d9327c4dd.jpg" alt="Sailboat" width="500" height="281" /></a><a title="Sailboat by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3110934060/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3221/3110934060_e864cf12a9.jpg" alt="Sailboat" width="500" height="281" /></a></p>
<p>There also was one that really looked like fun, but I&#8217;m not sure it was setting out for whale watching&#8230;</p>
<p><em>Il y en avait aussi un qui avait vraiment l&#8217;air chouette, mais je doute qu&#8217;il parte regarder les baleines&#8230;</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Theodore Tugboat by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3110097665/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3210/3110097665_fcfe336025.jpg" alt="Theodore Tugboat" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>So instead, let&#8217;s take a walk on the boardwalk, and try to get on one of those pricey whale-watching tours, with absolutely no guarantee of seeing whales, and no refund in case of no sighting. Nevermind, let&#8217;s take our chances there. We quickly pass Georges Island and its lighthouse,</p>
<p><em>Donc à la place, passage en case ponton, et tentative d&#8217;embarquement sur un de ces tours d&#8217;observation des baleines qui coûtent les yeux de la tête, sans garantie de résultat, et ni repris, ni échangé, ni remboursé. Qu&#8217;à cela ne tienne, on va tenter le coup quand même. On dépasse rapidement Georges Island et son phar,</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="George Island by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3110938104/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3142/3110938104_695b5542c7.jpg" alt="George Island" width="500" height="281" /></a><a title="Lighthouse, George Island by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3110940808/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3173/3110940808_65d34e9a22.jpg" alt="Lighthouse, George Island" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>only to be followed by a bunch of seagulls hoping we&#8217;ll leave a trail of dead fish behind us.</p>
<p><em>suivis simplement par une </em>gang de mouettes<em> espérant qu&#8217;on laisse derrière nous une traîne de poissons morts.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Seagull following the boat by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3110116493/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3111/3110116493_c34b615b8b.jpg" alt="Seagull following the boat" width="500" height="281" /></a><a title="Seagulls by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3110946954/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3011/3110946954_dab88a528d.jpg" alt="Seagulls" width="500" height="281" /></a></p>
<p>And it is only after one long hour that we spot something different from a jellyfish, a plastic bag, dead fish, or a seagull&#8230;</p>
<p><em>Et ce n&#8217;est qu&#8217;après une longue heure que nous remarquons quelque chose d&#8217;autre qu&#8217;une méduse, un sac plastique, un poisson mort, ou une mouette&#8230;</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="A seal by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3110118203/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3007/3110118203_8d8c2e0001.jpg" alt="A seal" width="500" height="281" /></a></p>
<p>Yes, if you click on the picture, and zoom like crazy, you will recognize a seal. A bit disappointed from the lack of whales that day, but a seal&#8217;s better than nothing&#8230;</p>
<p><em>Oui, si vous cliquez sur la photo, et zoomez comme des dingues, vous reconnaîtrez un phoque. Un peu déçu du manque de baleines ce jour-là, mais un phoque c&#8217;est mieux que rien&#8230;</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Halifax Sky by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3110044859/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3099/3110044859_10725918e2.jpg" alt="Halifax Sky" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>To be continued&#8230;</p>
<p><em>À suivre&#8230;</em></p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 22:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elPadawan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No, I don&#8217;t have a year full of backlog in terms of travels and picture and stuff.
Non, j&#8217;ai pas un an de retard dans mes récits de voyage.

OK, maybe I have. So hop in the Bombardier Q400, I&#8217;m taking you all to Halifax, Nova Scotia!
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>No, I don&#8217;t have a year full of backlog in terms of travels and picture and stuff.</p>
<p><em>Non, j&#8217;ai pas un an de retard dans mes récits de voyage.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Toronto Skyline from the Toronto Islands Airport Ferry by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3109951767/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3038/3109951767_c7e1edf4b3.jpg" alt="Toronto Skyline from the Toronto Islands Airport Ferry" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>OK, maybe I have. So hop in the Bombardier Q400, I&#8217;m taking you all to Halifax, Nova Scotia!</p>
<p><em>Bon, peut-être que si, en fait. Donc tous à bord du Bombardier Q400, je vous emmène à Halifax, Nova Scotia!</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Porter Airlines Bombardier Q400 by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3110787224/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3195/3110787224_26bc178a0c.jpg" alt="Porter Airlines Bombardier Q400" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>And here we go for three days of Nova Scotian fun. Just like Québec, Halifax has its own citadel, as you can see on the picture below:</p>
<p><em>Et nous voilà partis pour trois jours d&#8217;éclate en Nouvelle Écosse. Comme Québec, Halifax a sa propre citadelle, comme vous pouvez le voir sur la photo ci-dessous :</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Citadel and Town Clock by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3109959969/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3050/3109959969_d233ddc10a.jpg" alt="Citadel and Town Clock" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>And if I had to post an ad for it, it would be something along the lines of&#8230; &#8220;Citadel, Mint condition, Brand New In Box, never used for battle, great for historic reconstitutions, comes with a Noon Gun in working order&#8221;.</p>
<p><em>Et si j&#8217;avais à rédiger une petite annonce pour, ça serait dans les lignes de&#8230; &#8220;Citadelle, Parfait état, Neuve sous Emballage, jamais utilisée en combat, super pour reconstitutions historiques, livrée avec un Canon de Midi en état de marche&#8221;.</em></p>
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<p>That&#8217;s the thing. It took more than twenty years to build it, but by the time it was built, it was already rendered obsolete by powerful rifled guns in the 1860s. So nowadays it is more like a tourist attraction with many historic reconstitutions of how life could be when it was still in use.</p>
<p><em>C&#8217;est ça le truc. Ça a pris plus de vingt ans à construire, mais d&#8217;ici à ce qu&#8217;elle soit terminée, elle était déjà rendue obsolète par l&#8217;apparition de puissants canons rayés, dans les années 1860. Donc maintenant, c&#8217;est surtout une attraction touristique avec plein de reconstitutions historiques de comment la vie se passait quand elle était encore active.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Rehearsing standard exercises by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3109972415/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3040/3109972415_e90462e8c0.jpg" alt="Rehearsing standard exercises" width="500" height="375" /></a><a title="Guide providing cultural tidbits by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3110852370/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3240/3110852370_15e537617d.jpg" alt="Guide providing cultural tidbits" width="244" height="500" /></a></p>
<p>It&#8217;s also possible to visit the dorms (but I don&#8217;t think they had pajama parties in those&#8230;).</p>
<p><em>On peut aussi visiter les dortoirs (mais je doute qu&#8217;il y ait eu nombre de batailles de polochons là-dedans&#8230;).</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="dorms by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3110879438/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3042/3110879438_1a13375b71.jpg" alt="dorms" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p>But the most important attraction is probably the Noon Gun, which, according to its name, is fired every day at Noon. No exceptions outside of Christmas Day. You can see them rehearse, twice, thrice under the blazing sun,</p>
<p><em>Mais l&#8217;attraction la plus courue est sûrement le Canon de Midi, qui, comme son nom l&#8217;indique, est tiré tous les jours à Midi. Pas d&#8217;exceptions en dehors de Noël. On peut les voir répéter, deux, trois fois sous un soleil de plomb,</em></p>
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<p>And then you can see and hear the real deal. Of course, there&#8217;s a security perimeter that is installed, and everything. It&#8217;s pretty impressive, and that&#8217;s probably why it is so pupular <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><em>Et ensuite on peut voir et entendre le vrai truc. Bien sûr, un périmètre de sécurité est installé, et tout. C&#8217;est assez impressionnant, et probablement la raison pour laquelle c&#8217;est si populaire <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="firing the noon gun by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3110004967/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3059/3110004967_61d3bb0863.jpg" alt="firing the noon gun" width="500" height="375" /></a><a title="firing the noon gun by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3110009557/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3112/3110009557_b511e36467.jpg" alt="firing the noon gun" width="500" height="281" /></a></p>
<p>And do you know what the unofficial use of the Noon Gun has been ever since it&#8217;s been fired? Tell Haligonians that it&#8217;s time for lunch! Especially since when the citadel was built, owning a watch was not exactly common.</p>
<p><em>Et savez-vous quel était l&#8217;utilisation officieuse du Canon de Midi depuis qu&#8217;on l&#8217;a tiré? Dire aux Haligoniens qu&#8217;il est temps d&#8217;aller manger! Surtout qu&#8217;au moment de la construction de la citadelle, posséder une montre n&#8217;était pas vraiment chose courante.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Apparatus used to haul cannons by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3110039349/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3133/3110039349_f1513186c3.jpg" alt="Apparatus used to haul cannons" width="375" height="500" /></a></p>
<p>And around the citadel, pretty much everything was rythmed by music, with different tunes used to pass different orders and mark different times.</p>
<p><em>Et dans la citadelle, un peu tout était rythmé par la musique, avec différents airs pour passer différentes instructions, et marquer différents moments de la journée.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Bagpipe and drums demo by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3110016193/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3288/3110016193_e31ee787bd.jpg" alt="Bagpipe and drums demo" width="500" height="322" /></a><a title="Bagpipe and drums demo by elPadawan, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elpadawan/3110019351/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3202/3110019351_cf5aef0f77.jpg" alt="Bagpipe and drums demo" width="500" height="281" /></a></p>
<p>To be continued&#8230;</p>
<p><em>À suivre&#8230;</em></p>
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		<title>Holiday Smell / Parfum de Vacances</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 22:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was half lucky last Friday. And by half lucky, I mean &#8220;the plane was delayed from one hour and a half, but when we finally arrived, my luggage was the third to arrive on the conveyor belt&#8221;.
J&#8217;étais à demi chanceux vendredi dernier. Et par à demi chanceux, j&#8217;entends &#8220;l&#8217;avion avait 1h30 de retard, mais [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elpadawan.wordpress.com&blog=4933318&post=1172&subd=elpadawan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>I was half lucky last Friday. And by half lucky, I mean &#8220;the plane was delayed from one hour and a half, but when we finally arrived, my luggage was the third to arrive on the conveyor belt&#8221;.</p>
<p><em>J&#8217;étais à demi chanceux vendredi dernier. Et par à demi chanceux, j&#8217;entends &#8220;l&#8217;avion avait 1h30 de retard, mais en arrivant, ma valise était la troisième à débarquer sur le tapis&#8221;.</em></p>
<p>In the meantime, I still don&#8217;t understand people who applause at every landing. Especially when takeoff was shaky, there were only 5 minutes of turbulences, and landing was&#8230; well&#8230; like any other old 737 landing. Do those people also applause when the RER arrives safely at its destination? Or when the car stops? I&#8217;d expect at least some consistency there&#8230;</p>
<p><em>Et pendant ce temps-là, je ne comprends toujours pas ces gens qui applaudissent à chaque atterrissage. Surtout quand on se fait secouer au décollage, qu&#8217;il n&#8217;y a que 5 minutes de turbulences, et que l&#8217;atterrissage était&#8230; ben&#8230; comme n&#8217;importe quel atterrissage de vieux 737. Est-ce que ces gens applaudissent quand le RER arrive à bon port? Ou quand la voiture s&#8217;arrête? Je m&#8217;attends au moins à un minimum de cohérence, là, là&#8230;</em></p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not sure I understand the real world anymore. First, Bankruptcy turns out to be a good thing, and now, inflation. I thought inflation was the rise in prices for goods and services. That&#8217;s what we were taught in school, back then. Everywhere in the media, we&#8217;re told that inflation in France is now negative. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elpadawan.wordpress.com&blog=4933318&post=1169&subd=elpadawan&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>I&#8217;m not sure I understand the real world anymore. First, <a href="http://elpadawan.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/bankruptcy-redefined-depot-de-bilan-revu-et-corrige/">Bankruptcy turns out to be a good thing</a>, and now, inflation. I thought inflation was the rise in prices for goods and services. That&#8217;s what we were taught in school, back then. Everywhere in the media, we&#8217;re told that inflation in France is now negative. That would mean that prices are decreasing, right? Then why is EDF getting an increase in hydro tariffs of 1.9%? Why does my monthly pass for public transit increase on July 1st? Why did the daily price for the parking next to my home go from €7.50 to €12 last month?</p>
<p><em>Je suis pas sûr d&#8217;encore comprendre le monde réel. D&#8217;abord, <a href="http://elpadawan.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/bankruptcy-redefined-depot-de-bilan-revu-et-corrige/">la faillite en fait c&#8217;est bien</a>, et maintenant, l&#8217;inflation. Je croyais que l&#8217;inflation c&#8217;était la hausse des prix des biens et des services. C&#8217;est ce qu&#8217;on nous apprenait à l&#8217;école, dans le temps. Partout dans les média, on nous dit que l&#8217;inflation en France est désormais négative. Ça voudrait dire que les prix baissent, non? Alors pourquoi EDF hausse ses tarifs de 1,9%? Pourquoi mon passe mensuel pour les transports en commun a augmenté au 1er juillet? Pourquoi le prix pour une journée dans le parking près de chez moi est passé de 7,50€ à 12€ le mois dernier?</em></p>
<p>And for a moment, I thought I was good at maths&#8230;</p>
<p><em>Et dire que l&#8217;espace d&#8217;un instant, j&#8217;ai cru que j&#8217;avais la bosse des maths&#8230;</em></p>
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