about this site

Who's this?

David J. Laporte (I use the 'J' to distinguish myself from the other online David Laportes').

Where I'm from?

Born and raised around Sudbury, Ontario (Canada, to my international readers). Briefly calling St. Catharines home during my years at Brock University (as a Geography major). Developed an interest in wind energy that led me to Burlington and Ontario's 'Golden Horseshoe'. Finally settled on the west coast (Vancouver) and have never looked back.

What do I do?

I regularly do a number of things for fun in my spare time : hiking, kayaking, squash, tennis, basketball, playing guitar (now & then), reading popular-press nonfiction, photography, etc. Check out my photos section, and you'll see!
On a more nine-to five level, I'm currently a wind energy analyst with Garrad Hassan. I've got a linkedin profile on the main page.

What do I look like?

In case you really need to know, here's a picasa mosaic I just made using face tagging technology - Fun.

Why did I create this website?

The site has evolved from humble beginnings as an MSN homepage back in '99, to academic highlights and trip photography in the 2000's, and finally to the masterpiece in front of your very eyes. The only things that haven't changed throughout the years are the ever-popular photos (although I'd like to think they've gotten better), the complete lack of professional design, and of course, the footloosiety.

What is footloosiety anyways?

Although it originally had a different meaning (ask me about it sometime), I now think of it as 'the act of being footloose' - It has become my domain and username across the web, mainly because I have no online competition using this keyword.

Send me an email to tell me what you think of the site if you want.
Alternatively, you can try me at davidjlaporte at gmail dot com