An unassuming blog by // //]]> Wesley Friend var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-19260185-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Tumblr (3.0; @botalpha)http://botalpha.com/<p>The kinds of words this man puts together are consistently worth pause and examination.</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bartonsmith.tumblr.com/post/18358101891/always-respect-what-it-took-somebody-to-get-where" target="_blank">bartonsmith</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Always respect what it took somebody to get where they are. </strong></p> <p>—</p> <p>When hearing an opinion or receiving direction, it’s easy to doubt or judge a person with greater experience, based on your snap reaction. But never forget the experiences they’ve been through and the decisions they’ve made to get to where they are. Take time to figure out why you think they are wrong, and why they in fact may be right.</p> </blockquote>http://botalpha.com/post/18366816375http://botalpha.com/post/18366816375Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:14:46 -0800<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DJ2T4-rUUcs?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://hannaphan.tumblr.com/post/12881426078/youarenotsosmart" target="_blank">hannaphan</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Face it. You are not so smart.</p> </blockquote>http://botalpha.com/post/12905390175http://botalpha.com/post/12905390175Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:23:14 -0800<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/12359101775/tumblr_ltvwi06r5p1qdgpwl&color=FFFFFF&logo=soundcloud" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p><a href="http://usersillusions.com/post/12196104965/music-from-the-apple-siri-advert-goldengrove-v2" target="_blank">usersillusions</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span> </span></p> <p>Music from the Apple Siri advert.</p> <p>Goldengrove v2 by <a target="_self" href="http://unseen-music.com/">Keith Kenniff</a></p> <p>I’d describe his compositional style as Philip Glass meets Yann Tiersen multiplied by Jon Brion. You should check out his album Branches - it’s wonderful stuff.</p> </blockquote>http://botalpha.com/post/12359101775http://botalpha.com/post/12359101775Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:28:55 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp7nrwKUN51qcw3r0o1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>I couldn’t keep <a target="_blank" href="http://blog.ishot.ca">Vince</a> from flirting with all the bridesmaids.</p> <p>Stay classy Vince. Stay classy.</p>http://botalpha.com/post/8305100305http://botalpha.com/post/8305100305Sun, 31 Jul 2011 11:38:00 -0700gif<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lowxcsdrRC1qa157ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://howiechang.com/post/8115642114" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">howiechang</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>McDonalds Wi-Fi Guide. Windows vs Mac … Says it all.</p> <blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>http://botalpha.com/post/8123434764http://botalpha.com/post/8123434764Wed, 27 Jul 2011 02:01:00 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll1bxkRHYT1qd70qro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>He always had a way with the ladies.</p> <p><a href="http://blog.ishot.ca/post/5391017784" target="_blank">vincentkhlee</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Hawaii, USA 2011.  Rarely, but sometimes the photographer gets surrounded by the pretty sisters of the Bride..  Congrats on the wedding my good friend.</p> </blockquote>http://botalpha.com/post/5404340424http://botalpha.com/post/5404340424Wed, 11 May 2011 16:39:00 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhrha8u7jU1qcw3r0o1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>Vancouver, BC</p>http://botalpha.com/post/3730418449http://botalpha.com/post/3730418449Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:01:20 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lh7i0mc9Iy1qcw3r0o1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>He wants your attention.</p>http://botalpha.com/post/3515975557http://botalpha.com/post/3515975557Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:05:10 -0800nikiidog<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfsfh4Hq0e1qcw3r0o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Something In The Air on Day Twenty Eight</b></p>http://botalpha.com/post/2993266736http://botalpha.com/post/2993266736Sat, 29 Jan 2011 06:12:40 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldihkvTbZg1qcw3r0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Green Max a.k.a. My personal crack.</p> <p>This stuff is so make healthy beautiful wish good!</p>http://botalpha.com/post/2334579987http://botalpha.com/post/2334579987Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:14:00 -0800<p>Whispering while you jackhammer doesn&#8217;t make you one damn bit quieter. If you&#8217;re gonna be noisy in the morning, do it with gusto.</p>http://botalpha.com/post/2152272857http://botalpha.com/post/2152272857Wed, 08 Dec 2010 23:10:18 -0800<p>Surprisingly great: beatlescompleteonukulele.com</p>http://botalpha.com/post/1617171123http://botalpha.com/post/1617171123Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:24:20 -0800<p>Failure tastes bad, but it can move you forward.</p>http://botalpha.com/post/1514476587http://botalpha.com/post/1514476587Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:13:11 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8s0w7Du3Q1qa4lp3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://veganatalie.tumblr.com/post/1125341069" target="_blank">veganatalie</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Yes that is the Moon, Venus, storm clouds, and some birdies all in one breathtaking photograph taken in Spain.</p> </blockquote>http://botalpha.com/post/1130833238http://botalpha.com/post/1130833238Wed, 15 Sep 2010 23:52:16 -0700<p><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4112/4972856241_cb0ae0d4f3.jpg" width="500" height="333"/></p> <p>My good friend Vince over at <a target="_blank" href="http://ishot.ca">iShot.ca</a> (not to be confused with isHot.ca), recently went on a photo shoot extravaganza in New York. It&#8217;s worth while to take a moment and check out his Flickr page <a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vincentkhlee/">here</a>.</p>http://botalpha.com/post/1107532579http://botalpha.com/post/1107532579Sat, 11 Sep 2010 22:55:00 -0700ishotphotography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l87xw3paOl1qcw3r0o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Fintry</b></p>http://botalpha.com/post/1063439326http://botalpha.com/post/1063439326Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:45:44 -0700“Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.”<br/><br/> - <em>Dr. Seuss. (via <a href="http://hannaphan.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">hannaphan</a>)</em>http://botalpha.com/post/1023946132http://botalpha.com/post/1023946132Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:16:53 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7se91t7Jv1qcw3r0o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>Summer Concert:</b> <p>Huey Lewis and the News @ the PNE</p>http://botalpha.com/post/1017141496http://botalpha.com/post/1017141496Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:17:19 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7se8yAHuL1qcw3r0o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><b>Swing:</b> <p>Playland @ PNE</p>http://botalpha.com/post/1017141279http://botalpha.com/post/1017141279Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:17:19 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7444n8v031qcw3r0o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Buddies</b></p>http://botalpha.com/post/949298068http://botalpha.com/post/949298068Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:36:19 -0700