I’m in Vancouver right now, but I’ve magically instructed my blog to post this pre-written article at this pre-determined time to make it seem as if I am still busily clattering away at my desk.

In lieu of posting my own personally fabricated stories, essays, reviews and/or miscellaneous jib-jabbery, I want to urge you to visit a few highly recommend sites.

First of all, if you don’t already know about Harrison Mooney’s blog, you really need to check it out. Harrison is a friend of mine from Abbotsford, BC. Currently pursuing his Masters in English, he also holds down a job in the admin department of a local community school. In his hard-to-find spare time, he writes leagues upon leagues of well-written, original, captivating content for his blog, “Harrison Exists.”

Here’s a list of some of the very best posts from Harrison since he started blogging in March:

• A track-by-track of review of Kelly Clarkson’s new album
• Harrison’s lists of his favourite actors, actresses, and film directors
• Artifacts of Racism: the Archeaology of Prejudice in American Sports
• The Perverse Emotional Placenta of Adoption
• When I Get Angry (A creative piece by a fifth-grade ESL student)

The sheer amount of words Harrison has produced since March is a marvel on its own, but the fact that about 99% of is actually interesting to read is even more remarkable. His volume of work is prolific, but the problem is, there is only, like, 7 people who read his blog. He should be writing regularly for PopMatters or Pitchfork or something, so come on people, do yourself a favour and subscribe to his RSS feed, or at least visit the site.

Projects from Elbowroom Design

Enough with interesting recommendations for other people’s websites! It’s time to talk about what’s going on with Elbowroom Design.

#1: The Gathering Place is a church in Airdrie, Alberta, and we just finished creating their website. It features a super-functional audio player, a Pastor’s Blog, an events calendar, and an assortment of pleasant video.

#2: Elbowruminations is our graphic design blog, and it’s really fun to read. Recently, we talked about the London 2012 Olympics Logo (twice, actually), furniture from Microsoft, anti-piracy dogs, and Fabricland.

#3: A new portfolio has been created and launched for Elbowroom Design. Featuring all our latest work, it’s best viewed in full screen mode, and best when accompanied by loud “ooohs” and “aaahs.”