There is a saying that goes like this… “what you see is what you get”.
This is true if you don’t take the time to look closer at what you see. Today, as I begin taking a closer look at our next Tazzu spotlight member: fractal - I realize there is much more to him than meets the eye.
I was curious to see just when exactly fractal had joined Tazzu, so before writing this article I clicked on Tazzu’s membership list link. Did you know that fractal is officially Tazzu’s very first Charter Member? I admit I’m embarrassed because I didn’t really notice this before, I’m also greatly honored. It is with much pleasure that I introduce to you Paul Dwyer - aka fractal.
Continue reading ‘fractal – creating the artistic patterns of his own life’
If you’ve known Steve Bougerolle (SteveB in the Tazzu Forums) for any length of time you’ll know this of him: that he has a wealth of knowledge on many topics. Discussions with him are most often rich, and full of insight.
Frequently, you’ll find Bougerolle helping members with questions, shedding light in debates, or giving assistance with Moderating and important Administrative decisions for the Forum. As a Moderator and Charter member of Tazzu, his contributions have been invaluable.
Continue reading ‘SteveB - king of the imperial realms’
I’ve known Liesa Billings (Liesa in the Tazzu Forums) for many years… since the 1900’s - when Karaoke was THE thing to do and line-dancing was becoming the latest craze… not that we ever got caught up in one or the other. 
It was at that time that Liesa was making a name for herself as the ‘local chef to keep an eye on’. She started this journey by working in several trendy restaurants in and around Lonsdale, North Vancouver. At the age of 20 she landed a job at the award-winning restaurant “Beachside Café” as a line cook (pre-apprentice) where her passion in cooking grew.
Continue reading ‘Liesa - a culinary graphic designer a la mode!’
At the age of 25, Steven Stark – known as sstark in the Tazzu Forums - is as ambitious as they get!
Stark’s interest in computers and the internet started when he was just a kid. As Steve puts it “I was navigating MS DOS before I could read, using sticky notes my mom made for me.�
Continue reading ’sstark - one ambitious pup!’
This week I had the privilege of joining Vivien Anayian - known as VG Universe in the Tazzu Forums - for coffee.
Right from the moment we met, I felt like I’d known Vivien forever. She had this ease about her that comes only from knowing one’s self. Our conversation was as rich and full-bodied as the java I was enjoying!
Vivien, born in Georgia (at that time part of the Soviet Union) came to Canada on her own in 2000. Now, married to the love of her life and best friend Garry (a local musician), the two of them with their lovely 2 1/4 year old daughter Veronica call the beautiful North Shore home.
Continue reading ‘VG Universe - Vivien’s world!’
Hello Tazzunauts!
We’ve got 10,000+ posts on the forum and none of them are trying to sell us cell phones, sexual content, call centers and tell us how bad CDI college is. We’ve actually managed to bond, communicate, learn, promote and collaborate. As a matter of fact, I know of several community members who have joined forces and are working on really cool projects.
As a large family of friends we’ve succeeded in inspiring each other and staying inspired, and this friendship is based on sharing what we know. Remember knowledge is power, and we’ve managed to form a power grid!
We thought it would be a good idea to take a moment and feel wonderful about our achievements, then we can go back and continue on doing whatever we were doing.
Continue reading ‘Celebrating 10,000+ posts from Real People’
Today, I have the honor of spotlighting a relatively new Tazzu member Eric Karjaluoto, who goes by the username karj in the forums.
When asked to tell me a bit about himself, Eric began “I suppose I’d start by saying that I’m interested in making things. Currently I’m one of the people at smashLAB where we make websites.” Eric goes on to say how he feels very lucky to have a great business partner, Eric Shelkie “who is one of the smartest (and nicest) people I know”.
Eric and Eric (yeah! imagine being the receptionist at smashLAB) have worked together for seven years and continue to dream up little adventures and ideas, and have a great deal of fun in the process.
When not at the studio, Karj spends every moment with his family. He and his wife have a 9 month son “who is crawling everywhere, and currently taste testing the bulk of our furniture”. Eric beams “without any question, this is the happiest stage of my life. Every day seems to bring a little surprise with it.”
Continue reading ‘Karj - aka Eric from smashLAB!’
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