Steppin•Into•Tomorrow

2009-05-21T23:05:00.003-04:00

You know when you have something on your mind and
no matter where you turn, it seems to present itself?
(Is there a clinical or psychological term for this??)
In any case, that's what my life has been like for the
last little while, but it's a great thing.
Energy is a crazy thing, and it goes to show that
whatever energy you possess, it rules the direction
of your path...intended or not, so I'm learning to count
my daily blessings no matter how small they may seem.

The countdown continues...

Balmain

2009-04-30T18:10:00.001-04:00

I WANT THESE PANTS.

Moon. I feel you.

2009-04-10T05:33:00.006-04:00

Unattainable, trying to get hold of the unattainable.
I suppose the curiosity of seeking the spark
within this darkness is too. much. work.
The glimmer of intrigue that shows up is just that.
A glimmer. So dull, yet luminous in its complex
arrival, that it quickly... fades. to. black.

It's Black, it's White

2009-03-12T01:55:00.003-04:00

The amount of sunlight this house receives is
what I long for. Windows, windows and more windows.
This is how I want my future home to resemble.
...with pops of color here and there.

one day it will all make sense

2009-03-01T13:50:00.006-05:00

I always say this to myself because I know it's true.

There are days I wish that it would make sense all at
once, so I could just move on to the next place, person
or thing but I guess I'd be missing the point.
The learning curve. The life experience, which I think,
most people living in North America don't understand
because we've been economically socialized by the routine
of 'live to work instead of work to live'. Oh, how we've
been cheated by given only as much as 2 weeks paid vacation
(if you're lucky at all) out of 52 weeks, with the thought
of if one can afford to actually 'go' anywhere for clarity.
Someone said to me last night," Toronto is f*cking awesome!"
and I busted out laughing, because honestly, it's not even a
Top 10 City to live in or even visit for that matter,
so relax yourself, please. It's a decent city, far from awesome.
I've realized this as I think my decade stint of rat racing here
might be coming to a close. Planning for change has been
full of second-guessing, seclusion and optimism but most
importantly, it's on track...so, to be continued.

Hello Lover!

2009-01-30T14:12:00.005-05:00

Now I'll never have you..I came by to see
you and net-a-porter said you were gone.

Run It!

2009-01-30T11:06:00.003-05:00

I'm going to run one of these shortly...stay tuned.

out with the hate

2009-01-01T23:59:00.002-05:00

I'll start by saying that '08 was a crap year in more
ways than I'd like to remember. Jan 1/08 showed me
the wrong side of the bed and I paid for it as the
snowball effect took me all the way to end of November.
I couldn't catch a break, which in turn made me the
most bitter and irritable I've ever been. Ever.
I branded it early on as, "2008 The Year of Hate".
The handful of positives were just that, making it
almost impossible to the see the bright side.
But it was the year of live shows and I am thankful to
those who helped me get over the worst of times with
tunes, they know who they are because we probably spent
time at a concert or dancing 'til ungodly hours.

With all that had taken place, booking it the hell out of
'screwface capital' for the holidays, in search of family
was the best decision I made the entire year and I owe
it to myself to leave dead weight and thoughts,
including certain people, in the past without explanation...
let the healing and succeeding being. 2009 will be divine.

ode to grace

2008-12-17T05:21:00.005-05:00

The frenzy that stirred over the Italian Vogue "Black Issue"
is over. The runways are still populated with the
privilege and one or two black models that are so
easily forgettable. Makes me think about who is
really scouting the talent pool and what's up with
designers not making change and hiring those of
different ethnicity consistently?

Where are the models with personality? I'm so bored
of these pale chicks with pale personas.
Give me style, give me grace..Jones that is.
I'd really prefer not to see her on a chocolate assembly line?

slow burn

2008-11-21T03:43:00.002-05:00

wide awake, it's way too late.
it was a long time coming,
and i decided to wait.

matters of the heart were a
matter of fact, but being confident
together was something we lacked.

your friends tell me things you're
too shy to say, the clock has
struck twelve you've said nothing
to this day.

beautiful spirit, a wonderful soul,
i look at you now as the layers unfold.
would it have been so hard to speak up?
now the whole thing is just fucked up.

2008-11-05T09:55:00.002-05:00

The 44th President of the United States of America and
the new 1st Family.

I am on my knees and out of tears.

The Foreign Exchange

2008-10-06T11:32:00.004-04:00

nicolay does it up big on this track,
muhsinah and phonte are too good!

i love it so.

the album entitled, Leave It All Behind,
drops tomorrow online and oct 14 in-store.

doooo it.

NKOTB

2008-09-22T16:15:00.018-04:00

18 years since first seeing them in concert,
I proudly admit, I am still a fan. Understand,
before there was Justin, there was Jordan.
And any middle age boy band that makes a
comeback close to 20 years later and sells out
3 shows in one city in under 5 mins.... ain't
playing no games!

It's not a guilty pleasure of any sort.
I love NKOTB.

Last night, I re-lived being 13 all over again
and that oh - so -dreamy feeling was still there.
As is my sore throat from screaming like a teenage
girl for 2 hours straight in the sold out ACC.
The only thing missing was me wearing my ratty
NKOTB night shirt that my mother uses to polish
her silverware.
All the nostalgia in the air brought back memories
of trading cards, bedsheets and cassettes tapes,
but I couldn't bring myself to spend the exorbitant
amount of funds at the merch stand.
$10 bucks for pin?? $80 for a hoodie?! Really?!

As much as I pondered rocking a hot pink t-shirt and
over-sized Donnie button, my 30 plus years brought
me back to my senses! Mind you, the way some of
the "older" fans were dressed, they for sure thought
Joey was their boyfriend for the 2 hour show. HA!

Without bias, the concert was actually pretty amazing!!
The Kids are close to 40, but Donnie still has swagger,
Danny still has a bag of breakin' moves, Joe and Jordan
can still hit high notes like it was 1989 and Jon...
well he's still in the background.
Once I get over my New Kids trance, I'll gather up my
300 plus photos because they still got it. All grown up for real.

Christian Siriano

2008-09-19T16:40:00.004-04:00

Is Fierce!
I'm having hot flashes flipping through his
Spring 2009 collection, it's like he made
every piece specifically for me. There isn't
one piece I couldn't see myself in strutting down...
I don't know where, the park, the mall, the grocery store.
Trust me, I could rock a Reitman's ad without fail.

Just beautiful, flowy, sexy ruffles.
That's all I'm gonna say.
Ruffles. Grey. Pops of color.

Si Scott

2008-09-02T16:05:00.005-04:00

To be half as talented as this guy.
Si Scott's attention to detail has me in
awe every time I spot his work, it's so
completely amazing. What's more fantastic
about his illustrations is that he barely
touches Illustrator. So while everyone is
hard-biting his style and losing large files,
he's hard at work with inked fingertips,
hand-drawing his master files.
Which reminds me, I have to run to Currie's
and grab some Copic and Pilot Fineliners.
I wonder if my skills are half as good as
they used to be.

On With The Brits

2008-08-04T06:25:00.005-04:00

His face could sell a million bottles of stale Dunhill...
Enter Henry Cavill. If you haven't been watching
the Tudors as I have, then you should get on it.
Nothing like an HBO series that you can watch on the CBC.
God bless the CBC, it has better television programs than
half the channels on the idiot box and never has the life
(and physical attributes) of King Henry VIII looked so good!
I however am partial to his buddy a Sir Charles Brandon-
do the English know how to breed them or what?!
Just listen...but keep your eyes open.
He too was also up for the lead as 007 and more recently
Batman, but Christian Bale ( yet another Brit) is better
suited for that role anyhow. More on that Welsh to follow.

For The Love Of The Brits

2008-08-04T05:15:00.007-04:00

Just a little something from my new (well not really)
love for the Brits. (More Brits to come, trust.)
Enter Matthew Goode, who's well, just that.
Since seeing him in Woody Allen's flick Matchpoint,
his charming face has been popping up all around town.
Especially now more than ever with the release of the
new flick, Brideshead Revisted, and becoming the new
face of Hackett London.
Maybe I'd be more excited to see James Bond if he'd beat
out what's his name for the part. Have you heard him speak?
Oh, oui allo....

Are You Coming Or What?

2008-07-22T11:57:00.004-04:00

I've never planned any big bash of sorts other than the
yearly birthday or dinner get together, which really only
involves calling, texting or now a days, facebooking your
closest friends to come out to enjoy the festivities.
Of course, some may be a no-show without any reply which
is to be expected, but I can't help but think of memories
from way back when parents would buy birthday invitations
you would hand out to your "best friends" in elementary school.
A reply from either their parents or your friend would come
by phone call either confirming attendance or apologizing
because of existing plans. Times have definitely changed
and I hate to say it, but it's technologies fault.
As much as technology has kept us connected, it's aided in the
disconnect of real relationships. Fleeting text messages,
"Maybe" confirmations for those unwilling to commit because
something better may come along and being inundated
with too much stuff to remember, has me wondering,
"What about your friends?"
When I came across this article, it pretty much summed up
how I feel about a lot of the people I interact with and what
I hope doesn't happen if I ever decide to get married,
have a baby shower, throw an important soiree or anything
where I take the time, effort and money to invite you.
I'd expect nothing less than an appropriate RSVP and same effort
put forth from you my friend, because a text message won't cut it.
Expect to be turned away- there are no exceptions to this rule.

buyer beware: they still exist

2008-06-23T23:55:00.008-04:00

this is too shocking, yet too good not to post.
of course writing off men is not something i
will ever do, but if there were anything that
would make me hold on dearly to my precious
business cards, it's unsuspecting psycho men.

my marketing managers friend works with the
woman who was subjected to these phone messages...
now she'll forever think twice about handing over
her cards to men who are taken by her beauty.

my questions? if you're such a catch, why are
you the one making crazy phone calls, trying
to sell yourself? and who really thinks that
threatening a woman to return your phone call
is romantic in any way?

no one loves crazy.

Carl Barât

2008-06-20T11:57:00.011-04:00

charlotte macmillan ©

well now. i think i just found my new screen saver!

i was never a fan of the libertines. off the top of my head,
i couldn't name one song if need be. however i could pick
pete doherty out of a police line up in a heartbeat and i'm
pretty sure he's been in more than a few...wait..isn't he
serving some time right now? or in rehab?
let me not deviate, because i am all about his former bandmate,
carlos barât and his dirty pretty things ...even though they
sound a little like an english version of the strokes and
every other band out of the uk, he's got this pretty little face
and splendid voice going for him that makes one more band
out of britain fine with me.

singer/guitarists. just lovely aren't they.

Piet Mondrian

2008-06-18T15:22:00.003-04:00

in a lot of ways i'm a purist, particularly when it comes to art.
when i studied design i was always intrigued by russian avant-garde,
el lissitzky, the de stijl movement and more so by mondrian.
a few days ago i found this extremely beautiful cabinet piece
inspired by mondrians, Composition II in Red, Blue and Yellow.

...now, if i could only come up with £6000 it's mine.

Everybody Was Kung Fu Fightin'

2008-05-22T01:33:00.003-04:00

not really. however i do have a couple of
friends in the midst of a room-mate separation,
and it's quite upsetting. what do you do when
your friends can't live in harmony and somehow
put you in the mix? i got a call from party #1
who's voice was on high, yelling all kinds of
"f" words about party #2, who happened to be
in the room to hear themselves get put on blast!!
which was quite shocking 'cause i've never heard
party #1 so much as laugh too loud or get angry,
never mind flinging things (in the background)
and cuss party #2 in their face.
after an hour of hearing party #1's side of things,
i think they've been proactive and fair. 3 days later
no word yet from party #2 since my initial call
which was screened and voicemailed.
that's understandable, they didn't have a say in
placing me as mediator- fuck! neither did i, but at
least answer my call so i can try to hear you out.

the armshouse can be summed up by lack of
communication, over time, breeds frustration
until someone's had enough of an uncomfortable
living situation. i saw this pot stewing from time,
it was just a matter of time, but party #2 seems
to be taking their own selfish time and putting
it before the good of a relationship that's been
around since time.

time.

that little thing that waits for no one.
if you don't get sh*t done, it always finds a way
of putting you in check if you like it or not.
personally, in this case i should have said, 'fuck it yo,
i don't got time,' but they're my friends, i'd like to
see it work out. Or maybe it's time to move on.

NYC Invasion

2008-05-21T02:13:00.011-04:00

A few years ago I missed this party while in
NYC and Nasty Nav has brought it to me.
It's one of the best parties Brooklyn has to give.
In the past it's been hosted at Canal Room, across
the globe, a monthly at Southpaw in BKLN and
soon to be sponsored by Giant Step at the Hudson.
Their podcasts are one I've been listening to and
it's non-stop smash-up-straight dance music for ya ass!
I admit, I've been sh*ttin' on Toronto for a bit,
I'd say a year or so because it's been lacking in
venues strictly meant for dancing, but it's been
taking a turn for the better right in time for
warmer weather (where art thou by the way?!).
Shouts to Nav for giving us Wrongbar, that
place is seeing more action than you can shake ur
ass at, so far I've had nothing less than fun times,
and I expect nothing less from the guys that aided
my Sweaty Betty's summer of debauchery.

See you this Friday, Kiddies!

This party has been bumping for quite
sometime, and I used to go all the time
until...I couldn't take the extreme underarm
funk that brought tears to my eyes. I had to
give it a break, folks were not about the fresh.
However, I'm giving it another chance because
the tunes are fantastic and who am I to be mad
at people getting sweaty on the dance floor?!
PLUS it's a celebration, 6 dutty-stinking years
(pun intended) of Footprints AND Bobbito is
back for a long overdue visit! When in NYC,
check for him and Rich Medina at APT.
I heard he killed SOB's for the Fania Tribute
party last week (u missed it by 1 day Drea, damn).
Apart from all the gigs he's dj'd and the indelible
mark he's made in music and sneaker culture,
he's humble enough and found time and ask my girl
what he should play when gets here next week?!

...Give us Nueva York, baby! Just give us Nueva York.

Stance

2008-05-02T13:41:00.003-04:00

the human condition...
i question it every single day of my existence.

you come to me, and say nothing.
i look at you - i'm animated, i can't help it.

nevermind that you do the exact same thing-
you're so predictable, how sad...

you ask me if i think you're crazy because you
'like magic?'
'you like what you like, it doesn't make you crazy', i say,
'what you do is your business!'

oh! you say i'm defensive?!!
who am i trying to protect?

i hope you're not looking for me to protect you from your
insecurities...no thanks, i have my own.

you asked me question, i gave you a non-judgemental answer,
take that and run before i tell you how i really feel.

Sessùn

2008-03-29T16:46:00.005-04:00

Back to France!
i pushed back continuing my studies
until june of this year and it seems like
random ( and not so random ) things are
reminding me, that i probably shouldn't have.
jeez
from our agency being chosen to manage a major
french canadian retailer (only 1 of our execs is fluent),
running into fellow students from last years course,
to...and i hate to say it...my hills surprise season
being filmed in paris (well, well. Bonjour, Mattias!!),
i should have registered for aprils session.
not that these are reasons to continue, but the
universe definitely has a sense of humour!
sounds like i'll have to move to france and continue
my studies abroad!!!

now i find Sessùn. A boutique with shops
in Aix en Provence, Paris and Marseille with
perfect silhouettes! just perfect for me of course.

Lemaire

2008-03-25T16:32:00.006-04:00

christophe lemaire is wonderful!
i happened upon his site a while back,
perusing the web and i've been in love...
it's a shame that his pieces can't be found in
an Urban Outfitters in North America,
i really heart his flowy jackets and v neck shirts...
it's just one more reason i should be in France.
Not only are the designs from his collection
exquisite, he's collaborating with one my
favourite record labels to create a mens/
womens summer line! right now all i'm seeing
are hoodies for men (boring), so i'm hoping he
utilizes his experience with Lacoste, and switches
it up for the ladies. love me some PBWolf & Egon,
( good look in MIA )!

Mama's Ode

2008-02-24T04:03:00.004-05:00

i've been waiting for her album patiently,
telling myself, just wait for it.
don't illegally download it, because when it's released,
it will be worth the wait...but i caved...well sort of.
it wasn't my fault, a friend brought it to work and
loaded it on our shared itunes. DAMMIT!
so i partook in listening pleasure, and a pleasure
it is indeed! the concept is a bit to digest at first,
so i've been repeating plays, trying to figure out
where her head's at.

overall, the production is a solid one. she's grown in a lot
of ways and it's evident this time around. personally,
there's only one track i'm not feeling..maybe a few more
listens and it might grow on me.
the last track is a tough one but i'm in love with it hands down.
it immediately and maybe not so ironically brings me
back to mama's gun.

so it goes, dilla had lucid conversations with people
in his final days, and one that he recounted was with
the dirt dawg and transitioning to the other side.
erykah references this by opening the track with,
"telephone! it's ol' dirty..calling to give you directions home.."
eerie and saddening to hear, yet, a beautiful celebration
of both dilla and osirus' lives. such a glorious love song.

What's A Girl To Do

2008-02-22T15:47:00.002-05:00

I was hoping she would take home the Brit,
unfortunately, Mika stole her thunder.
So tragic.

The song is so heartbreaking, but the
video is fantastic!

Only in NYC

2008-02-19T15:13:00.002-05:00

...do you see men so fantastically put together.

ok... so not only in NYC, but on my recent trip to
the apple, there were more well put together men
than you could shake a stick at!

This guys look is reminiscent of Morrissey and a young
Daniel Johns of Silverchair.
the layering is verry good, but the hair...man,
the red hair is sooo great against the lumberjacket.
if you look close enough the blue eyes on
blue socks combo is superb.

...he's even utilized his Dean & Deluca bag for books!

Rock? Who Loves You?

2008-02-13T03:24:00.006-05:00

I'm in a mood today. I feel like rocking out..
that shit sounds funny to me... it's such an 80's
Quiet Riot (RIP Kevin DuBrow) or Twisted Sister,
Dee Snider tag... But that's how I'm feeling today,
in the year 2000 kinda way!
If I had a drum set, I'd wail the hell out of 'em..
Too bad I don't, so I'll just pretend I'm Grohl and
kill my air drums like he did in "No one Knows"
from his stint as guest drummer for QoTSA.
I swear Dave loses his sh*t, from the 2:35 - 3:35
min mark in that song ...DAMMIT it's sooooo sweet!

But who's my fav ginger-haired, chain-smoking,
tattooed and sexy in-a-very-dirty way, crooner?
...a man out for my RockStar heart!

A few years ago I happened to spot this dude
roaming solo on Queen W. at an ungodly hour, and
questioned my girl if it was really him. Her lack of
interest was upsetting, so I just bawled out his name
for kicks "JOSH"....(yah, sometimes I have no manners)
...then...
in mid cigarette draw..the man stops and turns!

LOL! What!!

We chat for a bit. About his show at Kool Haus...
his bar hopping...Toronto, and how he loves that no one
notices him (except me, lol)...where we were that nite...
what I'm up to now?, 'cause he was looking to do more partyin'!
At some point my manners kicked in and I made
a WRONG decision and called it a wrap!!!!??? HUH?
Really?! I decided against partying like a f 'n Rockstar?!
What the hell was I thinking??

Did I mention that he's more than nice on a guitar solo
and all 6'5" of him is friggin' hot?!

Won Hundred

2008-02-12T02:04:00.000-05:00

I think I'm addicted to white... oh, I know I'm addicted.
White. I want everything in white, or shades of it.

LOOOOVVE grey right now.
Lovely shades of grey. About two months ago,
I painted my bathroom a lovely shade of it, and I love it.

Why stop with paint?!

My wardrobe has slowly changed with my new revelation.
What was once a closet full of clothes for the mourner,
has now turned a new leaf with tones of grey and
exciting punches of color.

Recently, I discovered a denim line out of Denmark that
has just the right balance of grey, white and colored pieces
in their '08 ready to wear collection!

Won Hundred is out for a girls heart....

...and how cute are the subjects above!?

Nesta

2008-02-06T19:15:00.000-05:00

Today is your birthday and we miss you.
We need you. It's been a long time since I've sat
down and listened to reggae and the sounds that
have been coming out of my nation, and for good
reason. Most of it shows no hope for the future
of Jamaica and I wonder if things would be different
if you were still here. I can only imagine.

At least I have you forever, as a reference to go
back to whenever I feel the spirit or I'm just looking
for a little light. It's comforting to know that,
your mentality
your beauty
your style
your bad bwoy skank
your intellect
your activism
your wisdom and most importantly,
your music has touched the world more than you'll ever know.

Blessed be your heart, with a song that forever
touches my soul.

Cause just like a tree planted by the river of water
That bringeth forth, bringeth forth, fruits in due season
Every thing in life got its purpose.
Find its reason in every season, forever yeah.

We'll be forever loving Jah.

Time

2008-01-23T14:53:00.000-05:00

Just two days ago, I was in New York City staying
at a flat in SoHo, unknowingly just around the
corner from Heath's apt, passing it on strolls thru
the Lower East Side. As a matter of fact, for
whatever reason, I was drawn to and TWICE stopped
in front of Calypso Kids on Broome St.(I've now come to
find out Heath brought Matilda there regularly) in
search of gifts for my niece and nephew but
something in me decided not to enter. It's been
creeping me out just how close to death I was,
unsuspecting that someone's fate would be decided
exactly 24 hours later.

In the past 2 weeks Hollywood has sadly eaten two
of its young with drugs being the cause of both deaths.
Heath Ledger, who recently had been battling depression
and a heroin addiction cited as an 'accidental overdose'
and Brad Renfro, notorious for multiple narcotics arrests,
theft, and jail time cited as 'cause of death unknown.'
...I hate to say it, but as untimely as it was for both,
it was only a matter of time for the latter.

...Or was it?
I don't know.
What I do know is that cinema has lost two extremely
talented actors too soon...Brokeback Mountain is still
one of my top romantic screenplays and Apt Pupil,
my 2nd favorite Nazi film.

Rest peacefully young lads.

Peterson Makes My World Go Round

2008-01-16T09:10:00.000-05:00

I don't know where to start with this one.
Should I get up and dance or relish in my delight of knowing
that Defected may have just made my year?!

Yes, that's a bit grandiose two weeks into the new year with
many highly anticipated albums forthcoming...but it's about
time this dropped. It could very easily be the best
In The House comp they've put out. Really.
Beyond my own curiosities, in my opinion, he keeps the music moving.
Is there really a DJ in this world that's as musically versed as him?
(well maybe, but not likely)
Over the last 20 years, he's countlessly launched the careers of
artists in many music genres, contributed to the now sadly defunct
straight no chaser (did you get yours?).
He's trotted the globe in search of the perfect tune, and done his
absolute best at sharing his finds by way of three of his own labels
and three radio stations...So, basically, if you want your stuff heard
worldwide, send it to Gilles.
He's quite persuasive - who else could get the ever elusive
Moodyman to do never before on-air interview? Respect.

These artists and anticipated releases for 2008, have all been
Brownswood Worldwide approved and the 2007 winners were announced live at Cargo just after the new year...Trust me, I had thoughts of high tailing it to the UK if only for a day. I've done it for Gilles before and am forever tempted to do it again! I'm ready for these....

Tawiah's In Jodi's Bedroom,
Eric Lau's New Territories,
Phlash & Friends which should be rammed with vocals,
Harmonic 313, Jay Electronica, and 2Bo4 (Voooocaals!!)
listening to to these guys, makes me hope New Sector Movements
will drop a proper full length.
Benga&Coki.... 'Night' is a dubsteppers dream!

I'll let his soon to be released Triple disc on Defected speak for itself.
Listen closely & Do your homework.

IN RAINBOWS

2008-01-10T11:08:00.001-05:00

The first time I heard 'Creep' from their debut
album Pablo Honey I was in high school...
During this time, I have no recollection of going
through any crazy turmoil, or rebellious phases
as the music of that time would suggest but I was
probably musically challenged to say the least.
What I was listening to was so vast that you could
catch me in the halls at school talking
Nirvana's In Utero to NWA's Niggaz4Life.

Over the past decade this band has become 'it' for me.
Their talent and ingenuity is off charts! They sold
1.2 million downloads of In Rainbows in one day,
at whatever the hell loose change you had in your
pockets without a major label!
Kanye and 50 could learn a thing or two.

Everyone you know is trying remix or get piece of them...
The Roots, REM, Lupe to Coldplay- they say imitation is
the sincerest form of flattery, but enough already!

And..
Just when I thought my chances of seeing them live in
this lifetime were over...Ticketmaster's giving me
another shot in the dark!

Check out Scotch Mist, their pre-recorded
NYE broadcast for Current Television.

when friends buy friends

2007-12-24T00:49:00.002-05:00

with the season of giving and the new year upon us,
i've already taken part in one of a handful of gift
exchanges to come. would be more if i'd taken a
jet plane home, but i'll take what i can get at
this point...well maybe.

now, it goes without saying that i love my tunes
as much as, and probably more than the average woman
(and i'm not talking about popular trash on much or mtv)
that i should at least own one turntable.
i've hmm'd and haaw'd about making a purchase for
some time now, but never sealed the deal- i have a
box-set of stonesthrow albums sittin' lookin' pretty
...until now.

a very mindful person in my life, who i talk music with
day in and day out (his music knowledge is pretty bananas)
just trumped everyone in the thoughtfulness department
with a banger of a gift.

now i can search for that Shalamar "Three For Love" album.
...gawd bless an attentive man.

Apparently...I like to drink.

2007-12-09T16:52:00.002-05:00

for the most part, i'd say i'm in good health.
on the other hand, my liver would disagree with
that statement, and could possibly win a case
against me in court.
yes. i party.
and
yes. i drink. i can't help the Prairie girl in me who,
weekend after weekend, indulged in RedLabel,
CC and 50¢ draft nights.

Here's a round up of some of my fave shots from
summer to present, where alcohol is in some way,
shape or form, tied into everyone single shot.

shouts to my abuser friends...i couldn't have had a better time without you..
Franco & G -Haterati '08, Bossers big ups, Isis my partner in
whiteboy crime, HizzyFitness oh boy!! JonJon no more bottle service, Ms.Santilli Patron=lights out! GentleAura no incriminating photos!
And anyone who put on an afterhours jam, I thank you.

t'was a busy summer indeed!

css, java..blah, blah,blah

2007-11-29T02:27:00.001-05:00

I remember when I used to have patience for details.
CSS and Javascript has ruined what little of it I had left.
The fact that I've just spent what seems like countless hours
(it's been 4...full of copious amounts a cuss words)
unsuccessfully trying to pull off one stinking script has proved...
I don't have patience.

So(ul)Amazing

2007-10-04T11:08:00.001-04:00

a lot of musical goodness is gracing toronto for the next month
thanks to RedBull Music Academy... i'm trying my best to indulge
in as many gigs as possible. with that said, i wonder if blu&exile
applied to the Academy???

with the warm weather we're having, this chune makes we
wanna take a stroll thru Bellwoods.....

Movin On Out

2007-09-17T17:05:00.001-04:00

I live alone. and it's great!!
The day has come and it feels so damn good.

Given the fact that I've lived in many places in
Toronto and had many, roomates-
all women, most clinically crazy, some great,
it's about damn time I live alone. Dealing with others
bad habits and inconsideration have finally
come to an end. Definitely looking forward to this.

Where the Boys Are...

2007-09-17T11:35:00.001-04:00

I've been spending a lot of time on Queen West this
summer, mostly because it seems that ample amounts of
eye candy reign supreme in this district.

I am LOVIN IT!

Shouts to the man in the photo..u shall remain
nameless..I call you Passion of the Christ.

Didn't think I'd love a man in skinny jeans but
there's a particular kind of man that can pull it
off and the world just makes sense!
I'm not talking about the emaciated, hipster in every
photo-op-i-need-a-chicken-dinner-i'm-so-hungry type boy.
I'm talking about the lean man...he's consumed a healthy
dose of beer and burgers this summer...
weighing in at 155-165ish, locking off at 5'8" to 6'1".
This dude has just the right amount of ass and thigh to fill
out his fresh (or dirty) Levi's, JBrands or JLindebergs.
He adorns tattooed sleeves of Peter Pan adventures and
maybe, just maybe, a full calve tatt hidden under one
of those closely fitted pant legs. He rocks a basic tight, white
Fruit of the Loom and broken in, 5 year old Chucks Taylors.
Preferrably, his head is shaven OR he's pulls a full beard
..say word?!

Damn, I Love U Queen West. U Make My Summer Days.

Shout outs to The Beacs, Sweaty Betty's, Unit,
751, The Hideout, Gladstone, Cadillac Lounge
and..sometimes the Drake Underground.

Dirty 30's

2007-09-17T09:34:00.000-04:00

I have been laggin on this blog for sometime, without one post about summer.
Officially summer's over next monday, so I'll back date and bring you up to speed..

JULY 23/07
Thanks to everyone ( my gawd, there was nuff of you )
that made it out to my Birthday Bundown last weekend!!
I know, I know a week has passed, but I definitely
needed time to re-coop and respond!
If you didn't have the chance to make it out, thank you
for the swell birthday wishes! Too bad for you tho, you
missed libations of grand proportions- trust me, those
who witnessed my holstering of many cans of Heineken,
you know the deal! I know I consumed more than my years!
•Ladies, thanks for attending my Brunch at Brassaii,
say "Word!", it was delish!
•If you made it out to Harbourfront for Sa-Ra,
and the Brigantine Room with Dave Campbell and Kwame, say "Braps!!"
•If you polished off the weekend nicely with me at
JonJonLeninLenin's BBQ on Sunday, say "Whoa!"

All in all, a wicked way to leave the 20's behind, with great friends,
great food, fresh bevvies and good times!
Big ups and shouts to my WPG people, my Roundtable fam, JonRemgLenin,
The Haterati, and my drinking buddies. Cheers, until next year.

Passion of The Christ

2007-06-11T11:24:00.001-04:00

Summer is showing her face and it's lookin'
to be a bundown full of toxic libations!

who's ready?

I've been weeknite redbullnvodka'n like I
don't have to work in the morning!
You'd think i was a Rockstar the way I've
been getting more than frisky in alleyways with
tattooed dudes who refuse to wear underpants... nice!
I ruined a perfectly hot pair of red pumps...

...'Cos god knows I'm just trying to make
the most of it before i click my heels
and it's winter.

Shouts to Cr'Isis.

Peter, Bjorn & John

2007-05-17T15:54:00.000-04:00

I saw this video awhile back and immediately
fell in love with the song and a few days ago,
after not hearing it for months...i danced to it
at Bang the Party.

if i told you things i did before
told you how i used to be
would you go along with someone like me
if you knew my story word for word
had all of my history
would you go along with someone like me

i did before and had my share
it didn't lead nowhere
i would go along with someone like you
it doesn't matter what you did
who you were hanging with
we could stick around and see this night through

and we don't care about the young folks
talkin' bout the young style
and we don't care about the old folks
talkin' 'bout the old style too
and we don't care about our own folks
talkin' 'bout our own stuff
all we care about is talking
talking only me and you

usually when things has gone this far
people tend to disappear
no one would surprise me unless you do

i can tell there's something goin' on
hours seem to disappear
everyone is leaving i'm still with you

it doesn't matter what we do
where we are going to
we can stick around and see this night through

and we don't care about the young folks
talkin' bout the young style
and we don't care about the old folks
talkin' 'bout the old style too
and we don't care about our own folks
talkin' 'bout our own stuff
all we care about is talking
talking only me and you

Luv'em

LaVern and Shirlee

2007-05-11T10:44:00.000-04:00

it's friday bitches! and i got plans to do it up big
with steve aoki and momjeans.
apparently i'm loving electro and mashups one time, and can't
seem to shake it! so why not do it up with a few dj's that are on
fire from Cali to Japan, with this LaVern and Shirlee jam.

too bad it's at the old Bamboo. man, that venue is a pain in my ass.
in other words, there's too much wp running that show.
if you've been blinded by science and have no clue about WP,
let me enlighten you. this social issue rings true all day, everyday.
and these bunch of oblivious party-goers have no damn manners-
to say the least. sucks when a gurl's just trying to have fun. .

check the evite

Roll Bounce

2007-05-09T00:47:00.000-04:00

so my gurl, gsus decided that for her 27th, she'd go
rollerskating. not that i was opposed to going along
with the idea, it's just that i haven't been on skates
of any kind since i was 15- that's 15 years ago.
my main concern was bustin' my grown ass in front of
grown ass people. on top of that because the theme
for the night was 80's inspired- battyrider shorts,
high socks and all, i couldn't risk it. i tried to weasel
my way out to no avail, but refused to adorn myself in
short shorts and a tube top. i must say it was fun! to my
surprise the tunes were fiyah, old skool disco, reggae,
soul and hip hop even tho i couldn't bogul or tatti
on my rollerskates!! to think i've been coerced to try those
dance moves again AND stay out of the centre of the rink
with the beginners on May 25th. But who better to roll bounce
to than Starting' from Scratch...lord help me!

big ups to my GSUS crew and PegCity massive!

Sleep?!

2007-05-03T04:45:00.000-04:00

i always find these gems late in the early mornings,
when i should damn well be catchin' zzzzzz's and
now is one of those times. This is true tee • lyrics
from ur boy Kardi Valentino...reeewiiind to bloodclaat!

helvetica

2007-05-02T18:58:00.000-04:00

I've become inspired to begin working on my portfolio.
Most have no idea that I graduated in the field of
Graphic Design, but I don't tell anyone because it opens
a flood way of questions that I'm never prepared to answer.

Today I was surfing and found out about a documentary on the
font Helvetica, and I thought it was a joke, then after thinking
about it..why the hell has no one produced a full length about
type, and how it influences our daily lives? I can't get into
it in this post, you'd be reading forever so check Helvetica.

Personally, I love Univers. It makes me warm and fuzzy...

One Friend Leaves, Another Walks In

2007-05-02T03:01:00.000-04:00

So in recent weeks, i've been thinking about my friends,
and where i'm fitting in the big picture- with them and
in this city. i think I've made more friends in the last 5
years than any other years of my life, and nothing made that
more apparent to me than Facebook...56 friends in common?!
WHAT! that shit's bonkers. i have friends that fell off the radar
from high school and elementary adding me to their "book"...
but that's another story.

More importantly, a chunk of my close friends are leaving the dot.
Going overseas, across the border and wherever and I'm realizing
that people, places and things are moving faster than I'm ready for.
In light of it all, I've met some pretty great people in recent months,
that are quick-fast becoming important people in my life.
Hopefully in great way, gawd knows i've dealt with too many crazies.
So whatever these fresh new relationships have in store for me
will be a welcomed surprise.

2007-04-27T02:00:00.000-04:00

Today was a f'n write off.
still dizzy from a heavy Vino induced dinner
party at Bossers last night.
woke up at 7:30am and i don't even work!
straight bonkers so back to sleep and killed it
'till 2pm. so much for looking for work,
because my brain wasn't even hearin' dat!
shouts to new friends, old friends and Wed nights.

it's a wrap

2007-04-11T21:24:00.000-04:00

i have news and more news.
As of 2 pm yesterday, my SlaveMassa set me free! hallelujah!!
And i feel really good...maybe after i take a few days, it will set
in that i don't have an income, and i'll have to stand on gerrard for
my hustle to make 2¢.

i put it in the universe that i hated working there and wanted out so,
the gods made it happen. i'm not mad, especially because i thought
i had it coming last monday and did my pre-pink slip dance for
my co-workers! i do wanna put the company on blast tho, only
because they were listed as one of the Top 50 Companies to work for
in Canada last year, and lemme tell you..they sure fuckin' ain't in '07!!
with the money they have, I wouldn't be surprised if they paid the
Maclean's to list them..i so wanna put them on blast!

So for now, i'm gonna chill, watch "24" seasons 1-5,catch up on
some well deserved sleep, reading and portfolio pieces.
lord knows i should work on what i love instead of working for the
Plantation Master.
shouts to AM- get out now, NB- don't ride it out,
CM- sorry dude, the hustle begins.

no rest for the wicked

2007-04-05T08:09:00.000-04:00

today is the start of my weekend.
for those who know me, thursday is the new friday
and it's been that way for years...cause i'm haunted.

no complaints here, except from work...
my employer is tired of writing me up for tardiness
and my failed attempts to rock sneakers and hoodies.
I say, why the hell is it business/casual if you can't wear
a blouse with sneakers? gotta work at my p/t gig and
make moves, cause babylon has too many unrealistic
demands that don't fit in with my "Mission Statement".

since my return from Miami, it's been non-stop libations
and dancing since last week, with no end in sight, a gyal
is beggin for her bed! South Beach and WMC was bonkers tho!!
big ups to my bredren Ron Trent, Waajeed, Ge-ology and
di gyal like Asya...if only all my weekends could be like WMC..
well..it sort of is for me, minus the beach...

well, off to the bar i go where alcoholic bevvies flow.

love is for...punks.

2007-02-12T13:42:00.000-05:00

It's been a long time since I've blogged. I'm excited. a lot.
on my mind. a lot. of changes. My heart's beating with anxiety.
good anxiety. Butterflies in the stomach type anxiety.

With that said, my heart is learning to become content.
Or moreso, my mind and my heart are trying to foster a working
relationship and not fight so much. They've been beating each other
up about who's right in this game of lust, and dare I say love.
Oh, I'm done with love..for now.. it's all about feelin' kinda lusty...

supersubmerged

2005-05-23T00:02:00.000-04:00

for the last few weeks, i have taken in so much information that
i think my head just might explode. from my new job, and my
bartending class, i haven't found the time to have it all sink in....
I'm feeling completely overloaded with 'stuff'...to think, i have
to remember all these diff'rent types of liquor and mix something
that won't kill someone....lawd!

long hiatus

2005-05-12T00:51:00.000-04:00

when i signed up to blog, i had high hopes that
i'd blog everyday. not the case.

so far, one blog••• no substance.

the day i signed up, i had just heard a song on
GiantStep that inspired me to want to share my
thoughts, but as we all know inspiration and the
thrill you get from a song•••sometimes••• quickly fades
and you forget why it had that effect on you to begin with.
that's what happened in my case, but a lot has happened,
good and unfortunately bad that has brought me
here once again hopefully committed this time around.
•••i'm up and rolling again.

my firstpost

2005-01-26T15:29:00.000-05:00

this is my first post..late for work..