Jay Kerr - Toronto, Ontario

Jay Kerr

I’m a new media designer living in Toronto, Ontario. Since 1994 I’ve worked for various studios in Toronto designing websites and CD-ROMs. In 1996 started my own studio, JAK MEDIA.

I’m married with children, a dog and a cat. My wife is a television director. She has a weblog at Stuff and Junk.

What’s a Bombippy?

Flippy is a nickname that a couple of friends gave to me on a vacation to Cape Fear, SC. Our room had an old push-button cable box hooked up to the TV. I hadn’t seen one of these channel changers since I was a kid and kept pushing the buttons, flipping channels, annoying my friends.

Flippy evolved into Flippy Bombippy and eventually into just Bombippy. I also go by Bombip and Flip depending on the person.

You watch a lot of movies

I come by it honestly. My father is a movie junkie and puts my DVD collection to shame. To me movies are a lot like music. They’re creative forms of expression that entertain, evoke emotion, teach and provide endless hours of exploration.

We built a dedicated home theatre in the basement of our home. The 84-inch screen, the HD projector and the Dolby Digital/DTS receiver make it better than going to the movies.

What’s with all the recipes?

I love to cook. My mother was a fabulous cook and taught me a few things in the kitchen. I worked part-time in an Italian restaurant for a couple of years and fell in love with Italian food.

I do most of the cooking at home and love to try new recipes. I collect recipes from cook books, newspaper columns and TV shows. My favourites are available on this site for you to try.

What happened to your mother?

On January 2, 2001 my mother died of cancer. She was 62. Part of the reason for creating this site was to pay tribute to her. I wanted to create a place where family and friends could visit and remember her in different ways.

StockStock Film Festival

In June 2004, I entered the StockStock Film Festival where my film, I Hung My Head was selected and screened at the Seattle Museum of Art.

I always have a video project on the go but my dream is to develop a documentary film.