Sunday, September 16, 2007

free! Sharon! art.


Lately I've been having a lot of surfing dreams. It's a bit weird considering i've only actually surfed three times in my life. I've paddled on a surf board a lot more than that thanks to my buddy James. On labour day weekend when we trekked up to LJ's cabin, he brought his long board and LJ's fish up so I could practice paddling and my overall feeling for being on the bloody things. I'm not sure what the muscles that run along the side of your ribs/back are called but it seems to me that their fitness is directly correlated to my ability to stay on a board - vertical or horizontal. Perhaps part of my training program is dreaming about surfing. In my dreams I'm really good. Hopefully if my travel plans this December take shape, I won't need to dream so much any more.

This weekend I received two free CDs. Have I ever mentioned my genetic disposition to all things free? This is why I still have rave flyers from 1999-2001 that I thought were particularly beautiful (and frameable), a six inch pile of promo mix CDs and a collection of coupons for the Denman Place gym that I'm building up the balls to use. If it's free I'll take it. So will my mom, her mom and probably my great grama too. We love free stuff. Costco samples - yes! Free stinky-ass perfume sample, why thank you. Weird acme kitchen untensil that I'll never use, yes please! This coupled with my inherent leaning towards extreme nostalgia, packrat decorating habits and bachelor apartments equals no bare surfaces. Ever.

I bought two pieces of art this weekend. I shouldn't have, but it's hard to resist your impulses when there's cheap red wine involved. I'm not sure why all stores don't offer free and/or cheap booze on Friday nights. Their profits would soar. My purchases were prints, so all my grocery money isn't gone. You find the artists here and here.

I've decided that Sharon Stone is my new semi-style-icon. Especially circa Casino, not necessarily Basic Instinct 2. I'm not sure why. Maybe because I think it's time to go blonde after a 5 year hiatus or maybe it's her natural, Idon'tgiveashit cougarness. I bought a new shirt from Winners today with big green wingy sleeves straight outta 1971.

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

summer: here for posterity

on my little brother's YVR hip hop debut (Del the Funkee Homosapien)
Zedeo: I'm not sure if M's fake ID will work.
me: Well I guess we'll have to try...
M: do I look older in these high heels?
me: let me accessorize you girl.
later...
me, to a random: this is my little bro's first hip hop show!
random: he's your little bro, I thought you were his mom.
me: hmmmph.
On surfing in Tofino:
"Paddle. Paddle. Paddle."
on the little things in life (Vancouver):
me: you're drinking my beerlini! (1/2 beer, 1/2 bellini slush)
bf: yes.
me: don't do that! That drink's the happiest moment of my life - in a jug! You're drinking the happiest moment of my life away!
On being mobile:





Jeets in Nelson: I really want to put a little cocktail umbrella in this drink. Do we have any?
Jeets' roommate: Nope.
Jeets: I know, I'll ask Miranda. (Runs over to me in her living room). Hey Mir do you have any little drink umbrellas?
me: No. What do you think I am a travelling f*%king tiki party?

Union Bay:
me, pearl, mel, eventually Molly: "I want my money!"
messages from NYC to YVR:
from E, 06/07: Caramel rice pudding with pound cake croutons. xo
from E, 06/10: Watching some of the SNL cast improv. What's up? xo
from my fave WestEnd dancing partner:
from Condon, 06/08: U still up for gettin down?

Finally over: JJ
Finally into: Xavier, Damien, Phill