Theresa starts her assault on my house and home

my cellphone charger isn't working very well anymore.



THERESA!

That little shit!

Haha, it's hard to be mad at cats. If it were possible for me to stay mad at cats I would definitely not ever have any at my house.

Luckily Theresa and I have become best friends (except for the stuff-ruining). Not the kind of best friends that get their pictures taken, though.
Maybe soon. I need to keep the camera beside me at all times because if I get up to get it she disappears back into her numerous hiding places.


Anyone have an extra cellphone charger? For a samsung? That looks like that except preferably with the plug in still attached, I guess.



If not, looks like I'll be spending a lot of time at the houses of people who own these chargers. Everyone loves a visitor!!!

I kind of love my phone, now that you ask. Which is good because I still have a year on the contract. Then I will get an iphone because that's what kind of obnoxious kid I am.

I'm in a good mood!
I had sketch writing class today and I came up with some pretty good ideas but what I'm noticing is that I very much like talking other people's ideas out (and improving them). I dream of someday being no a team of writers.
I should, actually, be amassing a group of sketch writers now to work on a show with. We could have table discussions and everything!

These days, I'm very into the idea of being a writer. Very, very into. I've even been writing, that's how into it I am.

Amazing, right?

I think that's part of my good mood. A writing high can last a couple of days for me. It gets me positive that I can keep on like this, that I can always pull it through, that I can always be a good worker and like what I'm writing.
At some point that'll be true.
These days it's two steps forwards, 1.5 steps back. But I'm still getting better. I'm still working a bit. I'm still creating.
I'm not where I want to be with it, but I'm still happy for me.

In other news, I think I'm going to go to Paris. That seems like just the sort of irrational idea that I'd like.
But really, I've never been out of Canada. And I've always, always wanted to go to Paris. And when will I have a place to stay again?

Exactly.

I'm avoiding writing right now!

I have this theory that my main block for writing is not knowing where things are going properly. Yes, well, obviously. What I mean, more specifically, is that I could write a screenplay quite easily if it were outlined for me. Well-outlined.

Does anyone want to test out this theory with me and co-write a short?
You send me the outline. I do mean outline, not just an idea, not just a plotline, but a bit of a fleshed out outline.
And then I'd write it all out?

The one flaw in this plan is that if I don't like the idea I definitely won't get around to writing it.
But maybe I would.

Who's in?




Shit, I spend so much time thinking about writing and whenever I sit down to do it... I just don't.
Fucking shitttty buzz.

I need to pull up my socks. Who raised me this lazy?
Mum, I'm looking at you.

I am strong I am invincible

I'm so easily swayed by every little tiny thing. I can't even handle the littlest bit of nay-saying.
That's not good.
That's unacceptable, really. I need to have more confidence in things more stick-to-it-iveness. But, yeah, I've been saying that for years.

Two-hour season premieres take up way too much of my life.

I love House. I love it. I love him, especially.
Man that season premiere movie thing was TERRIBLE. So offensively bad. Why was it also so good, though? That's the real question.
So good and yet so bad and terribly plotted and stuff.
I do love it that Run Lola Run was there, though.
And it made me want to rewatch One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.


All I want to do is watch TV on the internet. ALL I WANT TO DO.

Work last night was kind of fun. I worked with one of my favourite co-workers and it was really busy and we weren't in a big hurry to clean up at the end - we just ate pizza and chatted and got things done eventually (whatever pizza, I was sick in so many different ways it's not like I could tell the difference last night yayayay wheat! omg it was so good too, can't even tell you).
We did have a bit of a screw-up near the end which made us feel pretty dumb but, hey, that's the way the pork.

I've been using Safari a lot more than Firefox the past few days. Does anyone else find that Firefox crashes every few minutes? I guess I do usually have about 2 pages and 10 tabs open at any given time plus a whole bunch of other applications running...
I'm kind of into Safari though, it seems to have improved a lot in the past year since I last used it.



I had lunch the other day with my first Toronto boyfriend. Of course, I always use the term "boyfriend" lightly given that nothing with me lasts that long. (yay!)

Anyway, I met Russ through Carnathan when I first moved here. I saw his band, The Mark Inside play one night and my friend and I decided to befriend them. And also have crushes on them (band of babes, seriously, go look).



Russ and I have been vague friends since then and I've still been a huge supporter of their music (so good) but we don't really hang out too much but we probably should because it's always pretty fun. Mostly just a lot of laughing and making fun of each other. Obviously best pastimes.



We went to the bookstore before brunch. When I first knew him Russ had no interest in reading whatsoever and it was funny when he discovered novels and then it was all over his facebook about what he was reading and what he liked and stuff. Pretty nice. Yayayayay reading!


I ended up buying three Margaret Laurence novels and another book I liked the cover of. He ended up buying nothing.
(I love Margaret Laurence because I am very quickly turning into my mother.)



It's funny to think back on different times in my life and what I found funny and past jokes and past experiences and friendships. I'm not really close with any of the girlfriends that I had when I knew Russ. Well, Prune, but now she's living in Montreal. Just interesting. Makes me want to go back through and read my journals from then. I like remembering everything and knowing everything.



He did this dance number:

And I laughed.

I am no longer a visible minority

I got my hair done yesterday!
I don't think I'd been to a salon in about 2 years. Possibly more.



I have possibly concluded that I don't really like salons. No, sometimes I do. But they generally make me a bit defensive and a bit nervous. Ha, I'm so dumb.

Anyway, I've been cutting and colouring my own hair for years. And the stylist yesterday said I did good job on the cut. So there. He also said that my hair really wasn't in bad shape from all the home dying. Ha.
Anyway, the good thing about doing one's own hair is that you only have to work it out with yourself and you only have yourself to congratulate or blame for the results.



Anyway, the stylist was really lovely and did exactly what I asked and we talked everything through and that was great. And I love the cut. It's just cleaned up a lot and added layers and I didn't lose too much length (have you ever noticed you have to fight with stylists to be able to keep length? "How much of this are you going to let me get rid of?").
I got a dark blonde (which turned out to be a light brown) put through to match my roots sort of to be able to grow out my natural colour a bit easier.



...It's a bit darker than I'd like. And I kind of miss the red. Fine, I miss the red a lot. I may or may not go back to it. I'm giving it a couple of weeks to think about it and then we'll see.
I definitely going to continue on using only semi-permanents though and then eventually I will have a whole head of almost natural coloured hairs. I wish.



Haha Deck and McGruff today at brunch said "it looks fine" GLOWING REVIEWS.
Just kidding that's fine it's just funny. Dudes are funny.



It looks really really pretty in these photos in the sunlight, I think. Better than in fake lights. Too bad we all didn't hang out only in sunlight at all times. Think how pretty we'd be...

I like your dress...

I just got word that I may or may not be getting to be a bridesmaid next summer and if so then this is for sure going to happen:

little wave

Mum made fun of me this summer for not knowing about this:


People must have thought I was such a rude bitch when I didn't acknowledge them...
I've lived in the big city too long.


I'm going book shopping with my very first Toronto boyfriend. Fun! Especially since he used to hate reading. Imagine discovering reading when you're in your twenties? Kind of neat!
Also, we never actually broke up. Longest relationship ever!

FACEBOOK TAGGED PHOTO PARTY!!!

Here is an entry where I will post pictures of me that people put on Facebook that I didn't take. I will not put up the ones where I feel that I look unattractive. Such is the joy of having one's own blog.

I DO WHAT I WANT.

These two are from a few summers ago and I'm not really friends with anyone in them still, except Prune, who is a life-friend.

The boys lived down the block from me and we called them the porch boys because they sat on their porch all the livelong day. Original, hey? I had crushes on both of them at one time or another. That one shirt says "Imagine a world with more bears". I love it.



Here are some that SteveDave uploaded to Facebook from my August visit!

Oh the fun we had! I never wear a scarf like that. But it's coming on fall... so maybe I'll start.



Here are a couple that Zach took of me.


Did I post these already? WHO KNOWS! I kind of wish my hair were really that dark red brown sort of deal yo.


My aunt took this photo in May and the prairies are all brown in the way I like and my cousin and her daughters are in it!

That is why it is a good photo. I love my family.

I LOVE BABIES


I probably posted my photos from this party at some point or another but I gotta say, parties I go to these days don't have enough BABIES at them.



Sass took this photo I think at Sneaky Dee's probably

And the reason why it is awesome is that Deck's giant nose is lit up in it. Handsome.
Sass actually takes most of the photos of me.

I took this photo on Deck's camera on the way to Owen Sound, I think? We live in Toronto!

I was supposed to take good photos on there for him. Fail.

Whenever I call Accost, this is what she sees:


Responsible sunscreen wearing at the Vimmy Memorial show in Saskatoon in August.

I don't know what to nickname the dude who took this. I'll think on it.



Another from Sass, I like the look of this all around.


Okay sketch writing class time!

this is not a review

I watched 500 Days of Summer yesterday. And it was good. But it was definitely not great and I was a bit disappointed, which is a bad sign since I love everything.
I keep thinking that I love Zooey Deschanel but when it comes right down to it, I'm not sure I'm that sold on her. And I'm not that sold on her She & Him album, it's alright but I never ever listen to it.
She's cute and appealing but not thaaat cute. I think Audry Tautou is cuter, probably.
Which reminds me, I'm not sure whether I liked the references (?) to Amelie in this movie. Kind of cute.
The whole thing was really a bit too much in places and a bit obvious, but at the same time I rarely see films that address the lopsidedness of most relationships. And other bits I thought were rather lovely.


WOW I AM NEVER GOING TO BE A FILM CRITIC.



I yeah, the other important thing about this film is HOW DREAMY IS JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT??
No, but really. He is pretty much the babliest babe around. I love his dreamy laugh lines. But I definitely have a thing for laugh line like it makes someone seem so much kinder or warm or something.


SIGH.

this post sounds drunk

SUMMERTIMES
FADING INTO
AUTUMNTIMES!

faaaavourite favourite favourite




Went to Slippers' going away party/show at the Tranzac last night.



Awwwwwwww. I'm not glad when people move away. Especially when they are tall and bearded and get fake married to me. I guess I will be up for fake-grabs again!



Poppy was looking (silly) nice and was chatting up babes. Oh yeah, Poppy's single. By the way...


He is pretty handsome but he always ruins it by yelling a lot.


Haha just like me.

(my hair looks weirdly long there, eh? And damaged!)

Party of one:


Cheespie was looking pretty hot all tight skirted up like that. What what.


Cpt. Heh was in a bad mood so I took unflattering pictures of him to cheer him up!







it was quite quite chilly last night but this morning was too warm for last night's outfit. I put on some summertime things and went out into it!
it was sunny and delicious out I believe I almost got a sunburn from hanging out in Trinity Bellwoods all afternoon.



Shambers fixed my bike!
All I had to do was say "Shambers! Fix my bike!" and then he did! Well he didn't make it quite perfect but it is much better now, running true and all of that. And now the brakes are more than just ornamental.
Being able to stop is an integral part of biking.

I don't remember if I nicknamed this one friend yet but she rides a fixed gear and she was spray painting her handlebars to have a monochromatic bike. mmhmm. It looked very good. All grey and stuff. Good story! I will call her Fay.
I do kind of like hanging out in the park while people work on bikes. It makes me feel like I have hobbies and interests.
I saw some people playing softball and I really wanted to play softball. Anyone?

Shambers was outnumbered by us ladies because it was just Cheespie and Niki and Fay and I and all of a sudden he was like "WHERE ARE THE MEN?" out of the blue like that and Chees repeated it while scouting across the lawn and there was a line of them walking towards us.
Sent from heaven.

Well, not quite.



We ladies went to Java House for food and sat on the patio and the group of people at the next table gave us their half pitcher of beer as they were leaving. Nice!

I put a teabag in some of it. It wasn't horrible. It wasn't great either.



My life is average.

Here is Fay:

It's not my fault she made that face. It's hers.

Here we tried to make it seem as though I were crying beer. It didn't work out. My life is average.




This post is brought to you by Cheespie's face!


Oh yeah, I watched Away We Go yesterday and guess what?
I loved it!
Yeah, it was a bit much in a couple of places but how great is Maya Rudolph? And John Krasinski too, for that matter? So lovely! I cried. I cry at everything!
Also so jealous of the place they end up in. Really fucking nice.

Here is the trailer if you are wondering what the hell I'm talking about:





Oh, yeah, also: Theresa's been out and about much more but she still refuses to come near me. She's currently half-asleep about 2 feet from me but if I get up she will certainly run and hide again. Poor pretty little beast. She's really quite perfect.
Aww I just tried to take her photo but the flash scared her away...

SUMMERTIMES
FADING INTO
AUTUMNTIMES!

faaaavourite favourite favourite

Went to Slippers' going away party/show at the Tranzac last night.



Awwwwwwww. I'm not glad when people move away. Especially when they are tall and bearded and get fake married to me. I guess I will be up for fake-grabs again!



Poppy was looking (silly) nice and was chatting up babes. Oh yeah, Poppy's single. By the way...


He is pretty handsome but he always ruins it by yelling a lot.


Haha just like me.

(my hair looks weirdly long there, eh? And damaged!)

Party of one:


Cheespie was looking pretty hot all tight skirted up like that. What what.


Cpt. Heh was in a bad mood so I took unflattering pictures of him to cheer him up!







it was quite quite chilly last night but this morning was too warm for last night's outfit. it's sunny and delicious out I believe I almost got a sunburn from hanging out in Trinity Bellwoods all afternoon.



Shambers fixed my bike!
All I had to do was say "Shambers! Fix my bike!" and then he did! Well he didn't make it quite perfect but it is much better now, running true and all of that. And now the brakes are more than just ornamental.
Being able to stop is an integral part of biking.

I don't remember if I nicknamed this one friend yet but she rides a fixed gear and she was spray painting her handlebars to have a monochromatic bike. mmhmm. It looked very good. All grey and stuff. Good story!
I do kind of like hanging out in the park while people work on bikes. It makes me feel like I have hobbies and interests.
I saw some people playing softball and I really wanted to play softball. Anyone?

Shambers was outnumbered by us ladies because it was just Cheespie and Niki and Fay and I and all of a sudden he was like "WHERE ARE THE MEN?" out of the blue like that and Chees repeated it while scouting across the lawn and there was a line of them walking towards us.
Sent from heaven.

Well, not quite.



We ladies went to Java House for food and sat on the patio and the group of people at the next table gave us their half pitcher of beer as they were leaving. Nice!

I put a teabag in some of it. It wasn't horrible. It wasn't great either.



My life is average.

Here is Fay:

It's not my fault she made that face. It's hers.

Here we tried to make it seem as though I were crying beer. It didn't work out. My life is average.




This post is brought to you by Cheespie's face!


Oh yeah, I watched Away We Go yesterday and guess what?
I loved it!
Yeah, it was a bit much in a couple of places but how great is Maya Rudolph? And John Krasinski too, for that matter? So lovely! I cried. I cry at everything!
Also so jealous of the place they end up in. Really fucking nice.

Here is the trailer if you are wondering what the hell I'm talking about: