Steno firsts in June 2018

In the month of June, I’ve had a lot of steno firsts (thus still no time to blog freely). I’ve had someone who was visually impaired bring in a guide dog as part of an examination Continue reading

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Tasting Dinner at Shinta Japanese BBQ

Shinta Japanese BBQ storefront

Shinta Japanese BBQ located at Unit 37-39, 280, West Beaver Creek Rd on Richmond Hill

April 18, 2018:  In April, I had the opportunity to dine at a new all-you-can-eat Japanese BBQ restaurant called Shinta Japanese BBQ.  I had seen influencers post about this place on Instagram and had seen a so-called line-up to get into their restaurant during their promotional event and I was curious about the restaurant’s food.   Continue reading

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Sending photos is so easy these days!

Pet peeve: People who don’t send you photos after an event or vacation or activity or whatever and especially when you know they’re not busy, have easy access to a smartphone and the photos are Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: All-Time Favourites

 Dundas Peak

Hamilton, Ontario. November 2016

I can’t believe this is the final installment of the Weekly Photo Challenges!  I didn’t have an inkling that they were going to be concluding this series.  I guess I had taken them for granted but it’s not hard to when I started participating in them ever since I started blogging five years ago.  Continue reading

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No unique blog posts for a while

Just as I thought I was going to finally resurface this weekend for some sunshine and no transcripts on my plate, I’ve been dumped with a big slew of a back-order from last summer.  *shakes fists*    Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Twisted

 doggy

Scarborough, Ontario. December 2015

Twisted:  This doggie’s neck when turning to look up at me. 😀

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Burning out

I never thought this day would come.  I’m burnt out from doing transcripts.

For the first time in my steno career, I’ve been inundated with transcripts for more than two months… I feel like I haven’t stopped editing or scoping transcripts without a full week in between to rest or have nothing at all Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Liquid

 Sunnyside Park

Sunnyside Park, Toronto. May 2018

The most recent photo I took of some liquid:

Sunnyside Park on a pretty and sunny spring day in Toronto with Lake Ontario shining in the distance.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Place in the World

 Toronto boardrooms

Toronto, Canada. April 2018

Steno is on my mind this morning as I had just posted a great video explaining it on my social media channels.  I’m an introvert so I really like watching others and observing what goes on in the world.  At work, this is exactly what my “place in the world” is.  I sit at the head of the table and I watch both sides of legal counsel duke it out.  I don’t need to say anything.  I simply watch, listen, and take down everything they say verbatim without judgment.  My place in the world is a role as a Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Unlikely

 Ripley's Aquarium

Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada, Toronto. April 2017

I feel like this week’s challenge of “unlikely” makes me think towards the more pessimistic side of things.  You have to look for the unlikely chance of something happening, which is usually something negative.  (I can’t seem to think of something positive right now at least.)  In the aquarium where dozens of people visit every day and expect to enjoy the wonderment of the underwate Continue reading

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