ps - the post below was done on Valentines day - I just started it on the 12th. Sometimes Blogger is annoying! I want a blog that can do more... like let me post an audio clip of the awesome music Billy Beatty made for the 2 minute movie....
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Sunday, February 12, 2006
Tagged! Happy Valentines!
So Rhya tagged me, and I guess that means I am supposed to say a few specific things about things?
Its been nearly a month since I wrote on this! Have been so busy. well... maybe my answers will reveal a bit of whats been happening.
4 jobs I've had....
1. Lifeguard - I guess I lifeguarded on and off for about 6 years at quite a few different pools including Victoria Commonwealth Games Pool, Toronto Hart House, and London England, Peckham Rye Pool. Ah, so many hours of staring at water and keeping my mind in a state of roving focus.
2. English Teacher - 3 years in Japan - this job was not busy enough - especially in the first year. I did get into it though, especially by the end, the best was reinacting english movies on video with my students. Imagine 15 year old girls performing the "Huggies Robbery Scene" From Raising Arizona ( If you haven't seen that movie, go rent it right now )
3.Sales Girl at the PNE - for lipstick that changes to the best color for your skin tone - this was only for a few weeks right after University - but over the years I have done quite a lot of pitch work - it's lame in a lot of ways, but fantastic in others because its such an interesting perspective. Its like the building block our whole society is built on. Convincing people to buy things from you - only this is the old fashioned direct way. Advertising is no different - even your Dentist is trying to upsell you. Plus you see a lot of fucking weird people.
4. Admin Assistant at the Specialty Gourmet! This is my new job with Marina and so far its really great. Not that our work is super interesting in and of itself ( check it out )
but our office has such a great energy and I really don't mind going to work at all in the morning - ( well apart from having to wake up ) Today was a bit ridiculous though - I was working alone for what was supposed to be the 3-4 hr shift and locked myself out..... it sucked. I was wearing a t shirt and had no money, no key no phone. Luckily for me i didn't get stuck in the building ( which is loaded with key card access points ) and the nice girls at starbucks let me use the phone to wake up Marina.... ( a big sorry M!) Then they even gave me a free coffee while I waited for an hour. So stupid. I got pretty stressed out there for a bit... Well, i will never do it again!
4 Movies I watch over and over....
Hmmm I don't tend to do that very much - so here are some I plan to start watching over and over
1. Cry Baby ( actually I used to watch this over and over when I was about 13 )
2. Before Sunset / Before Sunrise
3. Together ( Hilarious Swedish movie you should see )
4. Spirited Away
4 Places I've lived
1. Zeballos - a tiny logging / fishing / mining town on Vancouver Island's Northwest coast - I was born here actually
2. The Greek Island of Paros - very nice place. I lived here when I was 4 and haven't been back since I was 6. Why? I don't know. I've been longing for it ever since.
3. Chino city - Japan - I lived here for the last 3 years - I miss it.
4. Vancouver - I lived here in my own house for about 6 months with Zoe and Skye before I went to Japan - ah those Main St. days... But now I'm going to be living here again ( in my own house ) starting on wednesday! Well, its 95% sure anyway - Blair and I are moving to 1st and Commercial. I wanted to be back on Main St. again - but this is a pretty nice place... two bedrooms, the top floor ( 4th ) back corner suite facing south west - skylight and gas fireplace, washer drier dishwasher, and my favorite - a solarium at the back. Can you tell I'm excited? And the distance from Main st. just makes me more determined to get a scooter again and then it will be just a five minute jaunt. We even have underground parking!
4 TV shows... well I almost never watch TV but... when i do....
1. The Simpsons always makes me happy
2. I have been watching 24 - although I don't really like it to be honest - but my parents watch it and I get sucked in
3. Seinfeld also always pleases me ( they don't have to be current TV do they? )
4. I want to watch " The Prisoner" and "The Office" which are both british TV shows - oh yeah and what was the name of that crazy show Rhya brought at New Years.... I forgot. It was bizarre.
4 Vacations.....hmm... lets see -
1. Australia - up the east coast ostensibly on a surfing trip with Zoe
2. New York - with Marina in my last year of Uni - I saw " Sensation" at the Brooklyn Art Gallery
3. Dublin - with Angus at the end of my time living in London - we visited David - an old friend of mine, went out drinking all night and ended up with the worst hangover I've ever had which we assauged with watching EastEnders all afternoon ( not particularly soothing in my opinion ) Those Irish have a reputation for a reason!
4. France - for 3 months with my parents when I was 6 - we stayed in all these big rental chateaux - I have good memories of searching for " petit fours" - although Zoe almost drowned when we were staying in Champagne.
4 Dishes I love
1. really good lentil soup
2. I have to agree with Rhya - Marina's or her mom's enchiladas
3. Skye's bamboo shoots
4. My dad's bacon wrapped date appetizer. Oh and Pancakes made by Blair. I guess thats 5...
4 Sites I visit
1. Rhya, Skye, Malani and Kimiko's blogs
2. Craigs list ( yes I'm a bit addicted I admit )
3. Google Maps
4. um... I don't even think there is another site I regularly visit! How boring!
I think a new category should be added to this list - actually two - books I love - and things I've made recently.
So...
4 books
1. The Brothers Karamazov ( Dostoevsky )
2. If on a winters night a traveller... ( Italo Calvino )
3. Borges' fictions
4. Midnight's Children ( Salman Rushdie )
5. Oh well, 5, - Iris Murdoch - The Sandcastle ( Its good to have a woman author in the list )
4 things I've made lately
1. Some drawings for my new blog with Rhya!
2. A two minute movie for the Portable film festival preview ( link to come later )
3. A japanese feast ( along with Malani )
4. Backstage video part of a documentary on a burlesque festival here in Van
Well, I think that might give an idea of things I've been up to.
Many things to do still! Happy Valentines Everyone!
Its been nearly a month since I wrote on this! Have been so busy. well... maybe my answers will reveal a bit of whats been happening.
4 jobs I've had....
1. Lifeguard - I guess I lifeguarded on and off for about 6 years at quite a few different pools including Victoria Commonwealth Games Pool, Toronto Hart House, and London England, Peckham Rye Pool. Ah, so many hours of staring at water and keeping my mind in a state of roving focus.
2. English Teacher - 3 years in Japan - this job was not busy enough - especially in the first year. I did get into it though, especially by the end, the best was reinacting english movies on video with my students. Imagine 15 year old girls performing the "Huggies Robbery Scene" From Raising Arizona ( If you haven't seen that movie, go rent it right now )
3.Sales Girl at the PNE - for lipstick that changes to the best color for your skin tone - this was only for a few weeks right after University - but over the years I have done quite a lot of pitch work - it's lame in a lot of ways, but fantastic in others because its such an interesting perspective. Its like the building block our whole society is built on. Convincing people to buy things from you - only this is the old fashioned direct way. Advertising is no different - even your Dentist is trying to upsell you. Plus you see a lot of fucking weird people.
4. Admin Assistant at the Specialty Gourmet! This is my new job with Marina and so far its really great. Not that our work is super interesting in and of itself ( check it out )
but our office has such a great energy and I really don't mind going to work at all in the morning - ( well apart from having to wake up ) Today was a bit ridiculous though - I was working alone for what was supposed to be the 3-4 hr shift and locked myself out..... it sucked. I was wearing a t shirt and had no money, no key no phone. Luckily for me i didn't get stuck in the building ( which is loaded with key card access points ) and the nice girls at starbucks let me use the phone to wake up Marina.... ( a big sorry M!) Then they even gave me a free coffee while I waited for an hour. So stupid. I got pretty stressed out there for a bit... Well, i will never do it again!
4 Movies I watch over and over....
Hmmm I don't tend to do that very much - so here are some I plan to start watching over and over
1. Cry Baby ( actually I used to watch this over and over when I was about 13 )
2. Before Sunset / Before Sunrise
3. Together ( Hilarious Swedish movie you should see )
4. Spirited Away
4 Places I've lived
1. Zeballos - a tiny logging / fishing / mining town on Vancouver Island's Northwest coast - I was born here actually
2. The Greek Island of Paros - very nice place. I lived here when I was 4 and haven't been back since I was 6. Why? I don't know. I've been longing for it ever since.
3. Chino city - Japan - I lived here for the last 3 years - I miss it.
4. Vancouver - I lived here in my own house for about 6 months with Zoe and Skye before I went to Japan - ah those Main St. days... But now I'm going to be living here again ( in my own house ) starting on wednesday! Well, its 95% sure anyway - Blair and I are moving to 1st and Commercial. I wanted to be back on Main St. again - but this is a pretty nice place... two bedrooms, the top floor ( 4th ) back corner suite facing south west - skylight and gas fireplace, washer drier dishwasher, and my favorite - a solarium at the back. Can you tell I'm excited? And the distance from Main st. just makes me more determined to get a scooter again and then it will be just a five minute jaunt. We even have underground parking!
4 TV shows... well I almost never watch TV but... when i do....
1. The Simpsons always makes me happy
2. I have been watching 24 - although I don't really like it to be honest - but my parents watch it and I get sucked in
3. Seinfeld also always pleases me ( they don't have to be current TV do they? )
4. I want to watch " The Prisoner" and "The Office" which are both british TV shows - oh yeah and what was the name of that crazy show Rhya brought at New Years.... I forgot. It was bizarre.
4 Vacations.....hmm... lets see -
1. Australia - up the east coast ostensibly on a surfing trip with Zoe
2. New York - with Marina in my last year of Uni - I saw " Sensation" at the Brooklyn Art Gallery
3. Dublin - with Angus at the end of my time living in London - we visited David - an old friend of mine, went out drinking all night and ended up with the worst hangover I've ever had which we assauged with watching EastEnders all afternoon ( not particularly soothing in my opinion ) Those Irish have a reputation for a reason!
4. France - for 3 months with my parents when I was 6 - we stayed in all these big rental chateaux - I have good memories of searching for " petit fours" - although Zoe almost drowned when we were staying in Champagne.
4 Dishes I love
1. really good lentil soup
2. I have to agree with Rhya - Marina's or her mom's enchiladas
3. Skye's bamboo shoots
4. My dad's bacon wrapped date appetizer. Oh and Pancakes made by Blair. I guess thats 5...
4 Sites I visit
1. Rhya, Skye, Malani and Kimiko's blogs
2. Craigs list ( yes I'm a bit addicted I admit )
3. Google Maps
4. um... I don't even think there is another site I regularly visit! How boring!
I think a new category should be added to this list - actually two - books I love - and things I've made recently.
So...
4 books
1. The Brothers Karamazov ( Dostoevsky )
2. If on a winters night a traveller... ( Italo Calvino )
3. Borges' fictions
4. Midnight's Children ( Salman Rushdie )
5. Oh well, 5, - Iris Murdoch - The Sandcastle ( Its good to have a woman author in the list )
4 things I've made lately
1. Some drawings for my new blog with Rhya!
2. A two minute movie for the Portable film festival preview ( link to come later )
3. A japanese feast ( along with Malani )
4. Backstage video part of a documentary on a burlesque festival here in Van
Well, I think that might give an idea of things I've been up to.
Many things to do still! Happy Valentines Everyone!
Monday, January 16, 2006
Its cold outside
Well into january now, I find myself looking back on the past month and noticing details I had no time for when they happened. Thus a few selected photos - which by no means show everything that happened, but perhaps give some idea. To me anyway.It really is cold tonight - rainy and windy and nasty - but the daffodils are sprouting up in the pots on the balcony, and one little snowdrop is already blooming. The days are getting longer, and a modern me is showing signs of waltzing onto the scene. tra la la la la.
Monday, January 09, 2006
Happy New Year!
Topsy and Tallulah in
Mr. Peabody's Rescue
Well, its been a while since I posted anything, and so much has happened... where to start... we made a silent movie ( which I have long promised to post photos of) then there was Christmas, New Years, and all the intervening shenanigans. Here are some from the movie first since those are the most overdue. Unfortunately I realized there are no photos of Mr. Peabody himself... also no photos of our illustrious hairdo creator - Malani de Leon - mostly because she was also the stills photographer who took most of these fantastic shots - the only exceptions being the mexican scene ones which are courtesy of Myles, and the dancing shots which Zoe and I took of each other.
Mr. Peabody's Rescue
Well, its been a while since I posted anything, and so much has happened... where to start... we made a silent movie ( which I have long promised to post photos of) then there was Christmas, New Years, and all the intervening shenanigans. Here are some from the movie first since those are the most overdue. Unfortunately I realized there are no photos of Mr. Peabody himself... also no photos of our illustrious hairdo creator - Malani de Leon - mostly because she was also the stills photographer who took most of these fantastic shots - the only exceptions being the mexican scene ones which are courtesy of Myles, and the dancing shots which Zoe and I took of each other.
Friday, December 09, 2005
Thursday, December 08, 2005
Top Model Results
Tonight was the last top model. My girl Nik didn't win! The big winner was Nicole - and I have to say, she did have a lot of spunk. The funny thing is, only one person voted for her, and no-one knows who she is! well, even if she had I wouldn't have won any money since my 2nd choice Jayla got kicked out last week. It was an exciting evening, Malani and I even dressed up like ' models' ( whatever that really means....) and got harangued by a crazy on the bus for it.. he said ' you look like anorexics! you look like a fat cow - I'll call you a cow - why don't you give some food to the hungry.. why don't you shop at value village? Nice coat - I love blue, it goes with my eyes - if I had my way I'd send all asians back to their countries...' very crazy. It was kind of funny though, because I guess we were so dressed up he thought we were actually part of the ' affluent masses' who were abstractly destroying his life. Um, crazy dude, have you noticed we're riding the bus? I don't think we'd be on the loser cruiser if we had money to burn...
So after the amazing dinner prepared by Mark and Ester, and after the final episode concluded, we took some modelling photos of our own... the top photo is me sulking that I lost the money - then after that comes photos from our fabulous stable of top model watchers Ester, Scooby, Becca, Claudia, Karen, Marina, Peggie-Ann, Malani, and me, Ariel Kirk-Gushowaty. A few notes on the photos - this week's winner? I say - Ester - for originality and flair. As for the rest, I'd say Claudia was the most fierce, and Becca, you need to work on trying to minimize the enormous size of your hands. Thats all for tonight no idea why I stayed up this late writing this...
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