goodmorning!
christina, thanks for the info(i'll click on the link, i'm not thatlazy;) hopefully we can make it out, i'd love to check 'em out.
rachie, COME TONIGHT! lets shake our booties to free, yes FREE, music! i'll love you for life (okay, i already do, but come!)
karen, you're too adorable. the crazytanline thing, i can relate too. one summer wore a regular bra w/a tank top which created the craziest criss-crossed tan e v e r. i learned my lesson;)

let's all go tonight, it'll be fun.
let's do this for c h r i s t i n a;)

cgalxxx

cgal, all the info you need:
voilà.
[or, for the click-lazy, 9:30 p.m.]
i think christine & marcin are coming.

i guess i should have asked..what time??

:D

galine, tND are playing at harbourfront tomorrow, at the CIBC stage. it's outside by the water.
i'm not exactly sure who's coming. cam is, and maybe christine & marcin?

the tapas place we went to last nite was really nice. had a great time. i'd like to go back again.
nora and her jicama sticks. ;P

vertigo is a fantastic movie. gotta rent more hitchcock.

mmmmm..a lovely long weekend. and i don't have to work. how perfect!

christina who is going to tND on sunday?? i'm thinking joel&myself are in. i'll let you know by tomorrow morning. where is it at again?

i've been selling my books online through my school bookstore. i'm suprised they even have that on the website considering it's students selling to students, not the bookstore ripping off students. i'm suprised with the number of emails i've recieved. hopefully they'll buy it, unlike some chick who backed out (i'm thinking she's a brainless first year. oh, come on, you know i had to make a rude remark;)

i have nothing much to say except hello and hope you all enjoy the sunshine:)
i'm off for now,
cgalxxx

wow, crissandra--what are ya gonna do this year? sounds exciting.

everyone come to tND on sunday. it might be my last day in town...

last nite was fun. i did film fest stuff during the day and then hightailed it from college to queen's quay afterwards to meet up w/ a girl who had our tkts. saw the kingston girls and joined them in line. i showed them the funny insult NOW mag directed towards mraz [it was a listing for the dave matthews gig next week]: Shut out of the Jason Mraz and Joe Firstman gig at the Guvernment Thursday? Check out the man who put the whole rockstar fantasy in reach for dull suburban dweebs everywhere.
eye mag was prettty nice to him though.
the line wasn't too long, which was nice, since it was INSANE in hartford a few months ago.
picked up my button from this girl who made 'em for the 25+ RKOPers. she put "christine" instead of the correct name though. blah.
cam came a few minutes before doors opened and then we went in to secure spots. we were about three people away from the front. i got a wristband in line, so i was special and got to go up to explore that new goldclub room they have now. preeeetty niiice. good high view of the stage and single washrooms w/ black toilets! alas, cam didn't get a coveted wristband, so i went back to join him near the front.
i spotted a mother and her daughter (she looked around 9) trying to get a good spot. that was cute.
the american girls who were coming from rochester, buffalo and cleveland and the one girl from winnipeg were running late and didn't get to the guv until after the opening act finished (they sucked anyway). we dragged them up to where we were (felt bad about that--it was kinda tight) and then watched the show.
it was pretty great. cam seemed to enjoy it. it's probably the last mraz show i'll see for awhile (was tempted to go to the montréal gig today, but i do have some willpower after all), so i'm glad he played a lot of the songs i like. only one he missed was "so unusual." i took some bootleg videos on the digital cam and was almost caught by the security ppl.
the new band ppl are better than the old ones. the new guitarist is tara maclean's husband. they switched up the sound a lot. the keyboard dude was even doing some tND-ish things! niiiice. i think it was the first time i actually saw mraz play the keys, too.

afterwards, we loitered outside and blew bubbles and i broke out my light-up yo-yo and we took cheesy group photos. sorry we didn't go to joker, marc & co. we ended up following ian-the-bassist and the american girls into the orange room (oh, the perks of not having to pay cover and wait in line) and then amity somehow convinced security to let us go up to skybar where mraz & co were hanging out. the place was packed. it was that fashion nite thing that i've tried to convince you ppl to go to sometimes. i think we missed the fashion show part though. anyway, we hung around, drank (except cam), amity got pretty drunk, danced a bit (they played house remix versions of freaking coldplay's "clocks" and U2's "still haven't found what i'm looking for"--weiiird), watched dennis the merch guy and adam the british drummer doing weirdass dance moves, finally got a pic w/ mraz (though i look like a tool), andrea spotted this dude who looked like a hunky model w/ a 'fro (i dared her to ask him if he was, but she didn't; there were quite a lot of guys there that nite), toca disappeared so i never got to make him dance w/ me, finally got on the tour bus. actually introduced myself to ian this time.
thanks for coming w/ me, cam. i hope you weren't too bored by it all.
yep, that's it. no more mraz. unless amity makes me go to buffalo.

so...nobody's interested in boy/hawaii/a northern chorus tonite? if not, i might go out w/ nora to that café/restaurant thing at winston churchill and then rent movies afterwards.

Hi guys, just dropped out of school. So how's everyone today?

FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Trust me, I'm not as excited as I sound, in fact I'm quite nervous and scared on the inside but temporarily very, very excited and relieved. I'm going back to school in September....2004!

Sorry if anyone got freaked by a message I may have left on your voicemail but I couldn't help it. My arm just picked up the phone and made my fingers dial away.

There's so much to do, so much to think about...

I'm so inspired. I think I'll plant a tree.

zzz..
yesterday i worked 9:30-5. which means, i was up by 8am. oh, i am not a morning person. i'm still exausted!
christinaour schools are so lovely for starting up late. bless 'em both;) so, are you back in mississauga until school starts back?? let me know, maybe we can all make the trip to the 'shoe museum' because i really do want to go! and no, i've never seen them play, but i love to bug you;) and i reallllly want to see andy c and zinc. but maybe we'll make the trip to see tND instead, i mean, it's freakin'free! who's going? cam, you...?

cammie good memories indeed. and thanks for the laugh " i know stage presence to you is summed up in pelvic thrusts but this sound/light experience is far superior" you know,it's not allll about the pelvic thrusts;) i wish the party was on saturday too, but i guess they're doing it on the sunday cos the next day everyone can relax instead of worrying about work. i'm thinking tND sounds like a plan though. free=good. i'm thinking about it..

alright so i'm off. (christina/cam have fun tonight!)
i have the day off work and i feel like lounging the day away.

wishing relaxation and happiness to you all,
cgalxxx

cam, i'm not sure what's happening after the show tomorrow. a bunch of ppl are going to some girl's house b/c not everybody is legally allowed to drink. don't think we'll be doing that though. i'd like to check out fez batik or that beat junkie place i think you mentioned. 25+ RKOPers means there will be tons of ppl that i've met before from various other shows. it will be weird. i can think of about 15 ppl so far. probably half of them are american.
ahhh...tomorrow will be nuts!
i gotta wake up early, too, 'cause film fest stuff starts at 9:30 am. shiiiiiiite.

awwww ICQ

so i shall see u near the guv at around 5 tommorow stina. just in case, my cell number is 4 16 9 9 8 63 7 5.
i was trying to figure out a way were i could just head from work or manage not driving and doing some drinking but the after show bit just seems way to far up in the air. i wonder what "25+ RKOP-ers. ", i presume il find out 2morrow
mix99 is the pusher for the show

marc, i would do the camping deal with ya again but im not free friday. sat nite, sunDAY are cool.

have a good trip cliff

labour day's always on monday, no?

mars is closest tonite!

come w/ me to see boy/hawaii/northern chorus on fri at the 'shoe and then head to fez batik afterwards!

mraz tomorrow!
25+ RKOP-ers. crazy.

that's wicked, cam! i would've loved to have seen 'em play together.
i'll probably be down there at around 4:30 or so on thurs, so just look for me. i'll probably have a cell phone w/ me though.

"MEG WHITE made a surprise appearance at the CARLING WEEKEND: LEEDS festival on Sunday (August 24), playing drums with DETROIT buddy BRENDAN BENSON.

In one of the most bizarre festival collaborations, White joined Benson during 'Jetlag' - the last song of his performance on the Carling Stage. The new rock revolution party grew when Dolf and Phil Datsun appeared to play guitar and the Soledad Brothers added their dancing skills.

The chaos heightened when Dolf de Datsun hauled Benson on his shoulders and paraded the singer around the stage during the final chorus. As the song finished and the band left the stage, the towering pair reappeared briefly before wandering off again.

Following her visit to the Reading site on Saturday (August 23), rumours ran rife that Meg would perform 'The Hardest Button To Button' with The White Stripes' replacements Black Rebel Motorcycle Club on the Main Stage.

BRMC did cover the track during their sets at both sites, but without The White Stripes' drummer" -nme

:)

marc, what time are u thinking for coffee? il give you a call after work if i can make it.

stina, i figure i might be able to make it downtown by 5.

cgal, awww the memories. hehe and you should really see tND, then make fun of them. i know stage presence to you is summed up in pelvic thrusts but this sound/light experience is far superior. If the guv was on saturday nite i would go even if it was going to be rammed. saddly i wouldnt mind seeing that many ppl who were there for HIM. i questioned if the last i-Dance should have taken place. more for the fact that it didnt serve a current political purpose and had more of a chance to be a PR flop for the scene then give it support. i do miss the free party with great headliners.

nadine, that sounds really good. i would be in for something like that.

is anyone free on friday? i'd like to catch boy/hawaii/other acts at the horseshoe. it's $5.

cgal, i don't start school until the 8th.
i also have a 2-for-1 coupon for the bata shoe museum, if we ever _do_ end up going.

cam, what's the earliest you can get down on thurs? doors are at 6 and the show is at 7. however, if you're not there by then i can't go in 'cause i have to give you yer tkt. it's $22. and we have to think of something cool to do afterwards!
holy shite--i just checked tktbastard and i think the show is friggin' sold-out. daaamn.

and yeah--tND for free on sunday nite! cgal, have you ever even SEEN them play?!? :Þ

hello!
sittin' here and sippin on some hazelnut coffee (it smells&tastes deeelish!)
cameroon i'm not quite sure if you're poking fun at my (intended)bad grammar OR just because what i wrote sounded funny! lol. i don't know why i always feel the need to explain myself...;)
ANDY C is incredible..I'd love to go to that on Sunday! It's true though, they always ram that place to the point where you cant move, and charge way too much cash, but at the same time i think it would be such a great way to end the summer! TND for free on sunday? that is another option, although definitely not as great (sorry christina!) we did indeed catch andy c together at i-dance..aww. that really was a great night. you and joel dancing up a storm to some great music. sigh. i wish they kept i-dance as a tradition every summer, instead of saying 'we got what we wanted, there's no point to continue this'. boo. i'll let you know if there's any other parties i hear of for this weekend, and if they're cheaper, maybe we can all head to one. i haven't danced for what feels like forever!!

so does everyone start back on the 2nd? I have to say, I love York starting up one week late. We get every holiday possible and end so early. 3 cheers to York! (only for that reason though!)

downtown with vonvon tomorrow to buy a school purse. i'm banning bags this year, unless absolutely necessary:D

over and out
i'm off for coffee with joel (yea, another coffee,teehee)
cgalxxx

Marc, and anyone else who is interested, Karen and I are kind of planning on taking a day trip to Sauble on the Monday.


We haven't made any definite plans yet, but it's an idea for anyone who might like to do something that day.

"too many people today rely on computers to fix their work for them and i'll tells yah, it doesn't work!"-cgal
LOL

cgal, ANDY C fukin rocks and im currious about seeing bassbin twins live.
saddly i think the place will be rammed and i would rather see tND take on harbour front for free =)
awww didn't we catch andy c together at i-dance?

crassy, funny resumes. sorry about all the olsen twin jokes. i didn't mean to hurt your feelings.

nadine, i clicked on the link but was unable to view the article. (password/user) needed.

the IME saturday nite was actually pretty good. no, i didnt see IME but the Bonna Vista Social Club movie showing at Harbour Front w/ stina. The old black cuban muscians played great songs and carried themselves in such a humble mannor. It reminded me of the music i would hear at my grandma's house when i was a kid and my grand dad was still alive. I used to love those bands.

days ahead
thus: work - mraz show
fri: work - move sis - family party
sat: ___________!?!
sun: (day?) tND at nite
mon: (get ready for school, when ever that might start)

hellohello!
my voice is gone, my body is in shimbles, shimbles i say! but i feel so lovely. last night with joel was relaxation and watching movies. beautiful. i told my work i was sick today so they cancelled my shift. saturday was so intense that i've yet to recover!
IME wow. what can i say!? the stage presence is incredible, the sound is there, and JC can rock it out well *winkwink. rachie&bruce will make beautiful children one day;) going downtown was somewhat crazy, walking down the street, hearing a loud BANG only to have 3 police dressed in bulletproof gear race by us, towards the sound. wonderful. but drinks were fun, and rachie i'm sorry i didn't search thorough enough..oh,but next time. was it just me, or was there a lot of boobie grabbing? lol

christina i'd be more than willing to check out movies from the toronto film festival, unfortunately going down always gets fucked over for me. but you're right, there's some great films, better than any hollywood movie they'll throw at you.
crissyof course i'd be on your side, twins unite! i'll never let them hurt you, neva!! as for those resumes at your work, yikes! it's insane what people actually submit as their 'polished' resumes. it saddens me. go over what you've wrote and check it! too many people today rely on computers to fix their work for them and i'll tells yah, it doesn't work!

joel&I are most likely attending labour of love this weekend. andy c and zinc sounds lovely, although the only reason we may not go is that it'll probably be rammed. but if anyone is interested in going to a party this weekend, let us know. it should be fun, and shaking the booty is always good times;)

well, i'm off to go and do nothing (wow. that sounds incredible)
joel got me the cd of coldplay bsides..its delicious.
oh, and if jude law's gone nuts, i'll be more than happy to assist him in getting better..//teehee//
cgalxxx

wow....i'm not even sure what to say about this :S

Have fun at IME tonight, peeps.

I don't think your obsession is healthy, Cam. Think about all the people you'd be hurting along the way. (Thanks for saying something before I could, Cgal. I knew you'd be on my side *tear*.) Cam, what kind of temporary hair colour did your barber put in your hair?

I was going through resumes with my manager today and under "job description" (of their previous or current job) he put "used to respect the staff and customers". Used to.

Another guy, under "Why would you be a good candidate to work at Rogers Video?", he put "He is polite and courteous". He is? lol, oh the narrative.

Another guy says "...I speak good english,".

Cgal, I hate working cash too, especially when it's busy. Pain in the ass, it is!

bjork tickets were mad. "edge island" for the sloan show is supposedly there aswell. ummm but that's a secret.

stina, sorry u didnt know about nashville--> 108. it was kinda put together on MSN and i forgot to pay mention of it here.

i dunno what im doing 2nite.

last nite i went out to the keg for diner with 2 of my cousins. it was like a late birthday gathering.i had 3hrs sleep b4 work that day, came home cut the lawn, vacumed, washed the floor, showered, packed, and made it to burlington at 7. i cant believe i didnt crash after all that. anyways, the food was so great =)
i had a pint there, then a beer at my cousins, then we got dropped of at was supposed to be a fun club to drink and dance. my 34 year old cousin got asked for ID at the door ; ). anyways we go down the stairs to see: an ice sculpture, a beautiful bar, nice new wooden floor, tons of huge luxurious couchs, and a full revamp to the place. it just had it's reopening the nite b4 and a worker went and explained the direction they were taking with this place. it reminded me very much of UNA MAS with a bit more $$ and a different shape. I had Blue Hawian which was done really well and was very strong. since it was new place they double shoted every drink ordered. (mind u it was 9$ for the drink). i had a few other drinks after that we were all pretty buzzed. The music was spun really well playing a mixture of great tunes including Seven Nation Army to blend some funky house tracks. (they did it well).
i wanted to dance a few times but no one was on the floor and the ppl i was with were not gonna join me up there. we stuck to interesting conversations about family, views on homosexuality, drug use, sex, marriage vs soul mate. my cousin had an interesting remark that the person you marry is most not likely your soul mate. she further went on how the soul mate is the person you feel the extreme highs and extreme lows with, the person who's buttons u can push with the most ease aswell. the person you marry is the one who gives you ballance. im not sure if that logic is new to me, something i believe, and if im ok with it; i just know im gonna pay more thought to that.
well we walked back by the lake seeing the stars (and a bright mars). my cousin john and i brought mario kart and hooked it up the there 48" (?) projection widescreen HD TV. last 3 times i have played this game it has been against him and i have been drunk =p. it looked awesome on the tv then after that we saw Blind Date (uncensored). some funny shit, some freaky girls.

i almost ran out of gas on the way home bc icound find a station up there and i didnt have enough to make it home. lucky i was able to exit the highway and coast down near to a station. some guy stopped and helped me push up the car to a pump.

so as i mentioned i dunno what im quite doing tonight. i dont think i wanna club exactly bc i might be just too tired for that type of thing.
ideas? plans??

Cameron Bay.

regarding monsieur jude law--yep, sadie frost filed for divorce. she's rumoured to be dating some 22-year old dancer now. hahaha, i think jude's gone nuts.

also--yes, spirited away is a great movie. it played at the film fest last year. regarding your comment about nobody else here being interested in seeing any of the films playing at the fest, if this is true (which i hope it isn't), you ppl are missing out on a lot. not only does the fest play a wide variety of stuff (many of the galas are "mainstream" movies that are gonna get a wide release--ones i wanna see are richard linklater's the school of rock w/ jack black and robert altman's the company w/ neve campbell--dancing), but the actual experience of _doing_ the fest is pretty cool as well. i'm not trying to "sell" the fest to ya or anything, i'm just trying to broaden your horizons when it comes to this kinda stuff.

bjork--yeah. those tkt prices are insane. i'd go if i could win tix or something. it sounds like it'll be an _experience_. i think it's the first time they're gonna have a concert on olympic island, too.

i'm bored as hell here.
need to force myself to write these danged cd reviews.

i wish simplicity..
so i watched a bio on bjork. and it made me want to see her live even more /sigh/. i'll just attempt to keep in mind that the price to see her is absurd, and unless she gets her ass out and greets every single person in the audience, i will not pay such a large sum of cash to see her. for now, i'll enjoy her music on my cdplayer and imagine. /key in spongebobs "imagination" (opens hands, forms a rainbow;)

tonight is IME. exciting! i think i may drink a few, i need a break from reality..
cgalxxx
i'm only into this to enjoy...

today:
the mall was maddening. clothes everywhere, lineup out the door, one cash crashed-another froze, and me: zooming by on cash as if my life depended on it. and joy for me, i get to close all weekend long. i need school, i need relief.
cameron-i appologize for the cursing. it's been coming out lately (and sometimes at the wrong times aka:work;) olsen twins, have you blown up the poster full size and attached it to each wall in your room? kidding kidding..or am i??;) you can't pin this one on crissy, come on...*winkwink

so not much to say but one thing of importance (well, okay, not really but it has to be said)
i too, have heard that jude law and his wife are in the midst of a divorce.
i think he's absolutely beautiful. really. that man is gorgeous.

enough said;)
cgalxxx

for future reference (as in when i get back to my own comp so i can d/l like a madwoman).
more future reference.
i was downtown. but we finished reaaaaallly early (mainly waited and wandered around--got 2 pinks though) and i'd left my bank card at home by accident, so i came back.

and that still ain't an explanation for yesterday.

so...why wasn't i invited last nite?

tonight a bunch of us headed down early to nashville north. by 10pm (marc, rach, nads, jaymyi, jon, marcel, amanduh, liz, etc) were all there but after over a hour and a half of waiting through a rain storm they told the line they reached the capacity for the club.
the rain washed out a bit of my temporary hair colour my barber creativly decided to add today:

everyone was a bit bitter about that but a strong handful of us headed to 108. it was fun times dancing around and it made the nite all worth it.

this hot bar tending chick ignored shaun at the bar and i was shocked to see how well liz went in there and got his drink and his money.

stina, 28th sounds correct. it's all good :)
il keep an ear out for the RH encore show.
haha and i can believe they sold out after all this time.

cliff thanks for the trailer. i was expecting it to be LOTR at first ;)
i need to watch reloaded again

i saw spirited away last nite, great movie. =p

nite, im gonna grab the most of i can of 3 hrs. i dunno what im doing satuday.

anyone, anyone??? cooome!!!
Friday Aug 29: SONIC UNYON/Paper Bag Alt Indie Rock Extravaganza
‘A Northern Chorus’ @12:15, ‘Hawaii’ @11:00 & ‘Boy’ @10:00. $5.00 (@ the horseshoe)

hahahhhaa...obsidian (the band gemma is obsessed w/) plays there the next nite.

and there's also the free tND show at harbourfront on the 31st.

nice review of the montréal radiohead gig (if you can read french). karma police singalongs, crazy dancing, touching the soul. they forgot to mention the flies and the part where thom sang some of "big ideas" acapella though.
are they going to be re-airing the radiohead gig on the EDGE again anytime soon??? they re-played the coldplay gig, didn't they?? i neeeeed to tape it!!!

marc, the mraz/michelle branch shows aren't gonna be here. i think one's in boston and the other's...somewhere else. i think ohio?

cam, i thought the concert was on thurs? aug. 28? i'm finished film fest stuff at 4 p.m. i still haven't bought the tix off the girl yet, but i'm pretty sure she's saving 'em for me. can you believe rotate this is sold out already?!?

so u are back in town stina. who's opening for the TO mraz show?
what time are u free on the concert tuesday?

sorry cgal i cant help u with your bordem. i haven't heard u curse in awhile.

hey crassy, did u see the cover of the rollingstones

"america's fantasy" "twin peaks photo galary"

anyone wanna meet me downtown tomorrow nite? i'm doing pre-film fest stuff during the day.

ew. michelle branch is gonna be doing a few shows w/ mraz. i wish sondre lerche was opening the toronto show for him.

i'm fucking bored.
if anyone wants to do anything today until around 6ish gimme a call
cgalxxx

rach, your comp sounds more hurting then mine. msn 6 is still pretty sweet.
i think u will like it alot.

i kinda wish the black outs do occur again. i found The Blackout gave around a crazy vibe to everyone like the Stones Concert. plus the black outs will put more concern into ppl for a short while about the environment, conserving, and the hydro companies.

intersting article marc. how did u come across it?
we have some beers to finish off marc.


ummmm stina if i got your "pinks" i dunno who else would be interested in seeing the films besides someone like yourself =p.
i believe 102.1 was going to brodcast the Radiohead molson amp show but are now going to air the Montreal one. they also interviewed the band (thom) and played a bit of that on the raido today.

while on the topic of the edge, --> (rach, if u win i get the printer ;) )
and the white stripes "hardest button to button" debuted at 27 on the charts.
oh, and u2 had 5 songs in the 102 songs that dont suck list =p. (the chems and moby had 2, prodigy had none)

interesting and humourous, what more could a person ask for

here's hoping that rotating blackouts kick in and the first place to get hit is my workplace...muwahahahah

Christina, i read somewhere that Jude Law and his wife are getting a divorce...I don't know if it's true though

And next week is the long weekend....August, over. Where did all the time go?
Ridiculous :P

i'm volunteering again for the fest this year, but i'm probably giving away my pinks (to see movies for free), so whoever treats me nicest might get some. ;P

anybody wanna watch buena vista social club fer free at harbourfront on saturday nite??

p.s. it's a film.

cgal, *wink winks*. luving the sunshine aswell
thanks for the complements to the family. those kids were constantly that adorable this weekend.

stina, the film fest line up is pretty kick ass this year. i suck with names and could even acknowlege alot of the stars this year.

shania twain is such a beauty. ummm yeah that's obvious ;)
besides her good looks she pretty damn tallented.
*watchs her special*

my connection is still speratic

hidy ho!
am i crazy, or did you only have one pic' up yesterday, rachie? now i'm seeing 6. oh dear... and cammie no raver message boards (although i know the sex face is common!) and lol! that's the picture i was reffering to, 2nd row, 1st column. that face=a sex face. don't deny it rach!;) regardless, the haircut is kickass, i'm loving it. and it only makes me want to cut my hair even more *shakes fist at you! no, not a finger, a fist *wink. what? huh? teehee

von, what happened to your hair!? do you want me to kill the hairstylist?? i'll do it! nobody messes w/my von! i'll CUT THEM! *kick, cut*
cam, your godson is absolutely adorable! his sister is a cutie too, a beautiful family! i love the bottom picture *awww*

so yesterday the mall management came in and told us we still had too many lights on. so they shut off pretty much //all// of them, along with our tv and air conditioning. it was absolutely quiet and uninviting in the store. aside from making me really sleepy, i didn't mind it all too much because not that many people came in, seeing as it looked like we were closed. so good fun, i got paid, and didn't have to deal with our crap music on repeat all day! we had some really cute kids come in though, i can't wait to teach.

who else is loving this sunshine??
mmmm mmmm!

love+love=more love
cgalxxx

my connection to the net sucks still. (so sorry if i have cut u off on msn)

anywhoo speaking of Unkle, keith flint is doing a track on there album Never, Never, Land". track title "No Pain No Gain". meh, maybe it's old news. im currious to what they will do with him.

von, hope it's not too bad.

the wedding i attended at the start of the month. (with a friend and my sis)


my godson (29 months)


and my godson and his sis. (29, and 7months)

lol, cgal has been viewing to many raver msg boards. sex face *l*
(see pics 2nd row, 1st column) =p

nice cut rach. your web cam pix look alot clearer.

kate moss, she looks all woman, not breakable at all. she does some good spins. i was trying to recall some of the other things she was in. matrix works =p.
il do some searchs of course =p. watching the video i keep on expecting an add to pop up for diamonds, underwear, or perfume.

i'm home and might be up for some basketball. if i am il make some calls =p
i went to play yesterday but all the courts were really packed. i did manage my first tenis game in years. well no game, but i was doing a bit better with my backhand. (<-- hush) .

later peeps

monday monday monday..
sigh. another monday. i opened my big mouth and may have a shift from 2-10. even if not, i'll still have to close alone which is the worst possible shift e v e r. why do people act like madmen when something like the power goes out for a couple hours/days? it's ridiculous. let's go out and shop!! crazy.
von? vonnie punti punan? is that reallllly you?;) even just a lil'sentence of yours makes me happy *tear*
rachie: you're hair looks marvelous! I love it /along with the sex face you put on to take the picture/*wink. it's lovely. i wish my hair was curly sometimes, and i wish that if i curled it, it'd actually STAY curled! damn fine hair. but you look like a supastar. and lemme know about IME updates whenever you get them, joel said he's up for the show! ps: i completely forgot about that episode of family guy, it was so funny! she just flew away/slipped into everything. gotta love that show!
crissy: where are you?! lover? darling? twin?!

i get to go out with me rosa this week, because it's her only week of enjoying summer without school/work in her way. can't wait:)

alright, off to call my work to see if they need me.
peace out!
cgalxxx

*thumbs up* Go Cliff, lol. be a star wars geek like marc. traders. =p
speaking of the lovely things you can find on the net, there is a video of Kate Moss dancing around a stripper pole.
It's the new white stripes video =p. i just don't know what to do with myself.
(3 tremelo)

rach, word from liz is that IME is playing utm (or u of t's) frosh

i dunno about that marc. maybe.

uh oh
last nite was the nite where i pushed a lil too hard on the good nites of drinking.
i went out to my elementary schools best friends house for diner. we all caught up pretty well on what was going on and shared our first few drinks together. many drinks later we took a walk to another old school's friend house for a party. i already had 5 or 6 beers b4 the party and i had 2 tall cans with me for the walk. hitting the party i had one can left and everyone was throwing back drinks. some peeps i didnt know were all daring each other to have a potent screwdriver. i was on beers all nite but i had to take the offer and down the thing. after chilling talking to peeps the party moved to the front of the house as most were heading out to the Docks. my parents pulled up to pick me up and i handed of my beer.
this trip home was the hardest part. i couldnt really keep myself together and it seemed like the longest trip home ever. just minutes away from my home i was sick and had stick my head out the door. =/. i was again sick at home b4 passing out in bed. i don't know what exactly to say to my parents about all that now. im pretty sure they will have a great deal to say to me. =/

besides for that nights end, everything else was great. the boys seemed to be doing pretty well. lol, one had a chris martin look and his bro had the sam robberts thing going on.

stina, glad you had a great experience.

happy u all did well during the black out.

hello hello!
blackout madness! let's just say, i'm glad i worked that morning and was home before it all began. t'was funny, i was on the computer when it happened and it just made this crazy sound, i thought it died on me. but no, it was the blackout *phew*. fun times, sitting around a stereo that we didn't have enough batteries for but with my dad's genious, he made it work. joel was at the mall when it all happened and the security was booming messages saying "could all employees/customers please evacuate the mall, it will be closed for the day" while he was stuck there longer because the gates for his store wouldn't close b/c they needed electricity to do so. wowzas. fun times though;)

christina: glad you had so much fun! and billy talent isn't so much a band for music as they are for the greatest stage presence and bringing much laughter! they're not much of a 'christina band';) but if you want good times, good laughs, good memories-it's what they're great at:)

last night was coffee'n'timbits @ timhortons avec rachie and von. always fun! rach, did you turn into a hampster yet or are you doing better? poor lil'itchy nose *wink* and i'm pretty sure i'm up for IME next saturday, and thinking joel will be too!

off and away,
love and more love
cgalxxx

molson amp show fer radiohead is postponed.

you don't know how lucky i feel for going to the montréal show. i will elaborate on this and the blackout further after i've gone to sleep and wake up, but i will say this now--

I JUST FECKING SAW RADIOHEAD (show # 3.5, the 0.5 being the musiqueplus gig) AND IT BLEW MY MIND. I CAN'T BELIEVE I ACTUALLY WITNESSED IT FROM THE VERY FRONT OF THE (unbelievably large) CROWD. I CAN DIE A HAPPY, HAPPY GIRL NOW.

'nite!

what a crazy black out. first time i have been able to connect to the net in a couple of days.

i saw my godson the last todays :)

stina, enjoy RH. u seeing them in TO or Montreal? (0r both) .. they reported the Molson AMp show is on still.
speaking of UNKLE is Dj Shadow officialy part of them or just a colaberating artist? ummm and the connection to Mo Wax?

marc, nice answering.
it's kinda nice they asked real questions over those hypothetical question ones.

this saturday im seeing my old school chums. it's been between a year and 7 since i have seen some of them.
i look forward to the meeting.

anyone know if instant bank machines are up yet?

they got a nice review!!! yay, pitchfork. i'm glad they agree w/ me.

more about the crazy east coast blackout later...
i'm off to see RADIOHEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i saw the "try honesty" vid yesterday on much...
sorry, but i wasn't really into it.

cam--nice u.n.k.l.e./thom yorke reference down there!! :) i love that vid.
radiohead this friday!!! i still need to work out my ride though.

my ny cousin sent me all these great cd's!! an apparat organ quartet ep and a 45 (now i just need the actual album!), norah jones's out-of-print first sessions ep, interpol's ep and a big page from a brochure about the merce cunningham/radiohead/sigur ros thing happening at the BAM (brooklyn academy of music) in oct. i'm so tempted to go to it...but it's on a tues or weds or something. :((

i'm still in love w/ the cuff the duke album (life stories for minimum wage). i need to see 'em live again. completely addictive.

good luck marc.

cgal, american wedding was the same type of jokes but a descent story and those jokes were pretty funny.
i found johny english to be repetive. the storry was based around a humerous james bond like character, did they forget about Austin Powers?
other jokes were stolen from the Naked Guns movies (ie, the tattoo on the ass).

glad u liked the BT show.

the ppl i work with are really annoying me these days. i try to be nice but kinda feel like im always being stepped on. sooo yeah.

forgive me father, why should you bother? try honesty..
last night was kickass!!!! rachel, thanks for driving, thanks for wanting to go! it was so last minute, get up'n'go, and it was absolutely worth it. Billy Talent puts on one hell of a show, Ben (lead singer) is crazy/insane-and I love it. "PELVIC THRUST!!" There was much thrusting going on, and von and i got his crotch in our face, booyeah! lol. He also did the crotch grinding while staring me in the eyes again, it puts you in a trance. so great. they started the show and von/rach/myself were laughing our asses off and joel taking it all in, it's so intense and crazy and wonderful at the same time. Ben came out drenched in water and did his well-known spasming on stage which wet the entire middle section of the crowd. we were right up front, but on the left side, so it was perfect-no pushing'n'shoving, and no getting wet;) the first band was really great too, although i don't remember their name. singer:"we have cd's and shirts on sale over there" rachel: "yeah, but what's your NAME?!!" good times all around, and I think drunken joel was a highlight as well, agreed? haha. oh, and ps. rachie-von and me beat your asses to the car, muahahahahaaaaaaaaa! love you all, that was so fun. Billy Talent has officially become ours. And how old is that girl you work with? She seemed older, I'm wondering how old the bassists wife is, or how old he is? OH! and the next show in September, we must go!!:)

crissy: I knew you'd have watched/own SLC Punk;) That was too much drug intake for you?! but it wasn't even that graphic? Actually, I take that back, when the Devon character gets "milked"(i love that,and i love you;) the butcher knife part is disgusting. Especially when he's hallucinating and imagining he's shoving it down his throat. I freaked out and Joel started laughing at me;) I haven't finished watching it, still have 1/2 hour to go, but don't worry you didn't give anything away;) Matthew is pretty dreamy in that movie..OooOOh. Damnit, I could have been a candycane child with a red&white bangle. what was I thinking? Or I could have at least got it for you so you could be so whitestripe-ish;) And I'm definitely the person that would NOT think you're crazy for cutting out pictures of shoes! I've done that before, but they weren't as expensive as Jimmy Choo's, more along the lines of a nice pair of Etnies that I never did find. The new shoes of mine are a beautiful pair of Pumas.they look like this except the swish/tounge is grey,they're velcro instead of laces, and the bottom is that orangey/brown rubber(so really,they're not much like that picture, lol)when i showed joel he's like "those look like my shoes" and he's right. His are all black w/the rubber on the bottom, the brand has slipped my mind right now, but I think subconsiously I was looking for shoes like that b/c I absolutely love his! weird. so we now pretty much have matching shoes. teeheee. I love you twin *big spongebob hug* and my brother is doing fine, thank you for asking:) we must all go out soon, i'm going through crissandra withdraw and it's a scary sight. gimmee gimme gimme!

cam your opinion doesn't count;) johnny english is great laughs! i would chose that any day over 'american wedding'. maybe it's because i love brit'humour better than the same repetitive jokes in americanpie movies. not to say they're bad, just saying, jenglish is better;)

my ears are ringing from being so close to the speakers last night. so worth it though..
off to relax and drink my coffee, mm delicious
cgalxxx

thanks for the red cgal.
anyone see billy tallent. he's playing the big fests this year.

not for the squeemish i luv bunny ppl to read:
i think i just hit a rabbit on the way home from the drive in. just on a street near my house where i have seen rabits b4 at the last second i saw a "rabbit in my headlights" darting under my car. i then heard a sudden *tap tap* (upposed to the thump thump). my neck is actually really sore from twitching at the sudden incident. i turned around to drive back and saw nothing on the road. i did one last inspection of the car in the drive way and found a streaming pool of liquid coming from the car. it wasn't red so i hope it's just coolant from the car.... but that was alot of liquid. i guess il see in the morning.

movies i saw at the drive in tonight were Johny English (bad) and American Wedding (kick ass). cruelest part of johny english were a group of kids mimicking the laugh of some lady. it was cruel. american wedding was a fun movie with some nice T&A. my fave of the serries.

quick post, will write more later!
cam-i highlight in red most of the time lately, i know i've forgotten to highlight it this morning (how dare i?;) but i was in a rush and more worried about my brother than highlighting my name, as he was calling for someone to get him some tylenol 3's. and billy talent is playing at the horseshoe tonight, around 10 i believe? come if you want!! that goes for everyone!

crissy-i'm in a rush to get ready BUT will reply to you tomorrow (you deserve time, oh twin of mine, no rushed posts for you!;)

over and out!
cgalxxxx
see, red, just for you cam!;)

Christina, that's so weird! But Cafe Nervosa's a really nice place isn't it? I can't believe Kelsey Grammer walking by and smirking. What the hell? I woulda gone in and looked for pictures of myself, lol. SARStock, right, I'm getting on it I swear.

Cgal, I love SLC Punk!! I actually bought a copy of it as soon as it came out on DVD as Christina said. Isn't it great? I think that movie exposed as much drug intake as I could get. Especially when Devon Sawa's character gets really milked and is chasing his mom around with a butcher's knife because he thinks she's the devil. And hell yeah, it's Matthew with a mohawk. *He's so dreamy* I hope I didn't spoil any part of the movie I have a real knack for that which doesn't come in too handy in a video store, lol. You coulda been a Candy Cane child with the red and white bangle. Very White Stripes. ;) I know you would be the one person that wouldn't think I'm crazy for cutting out pictures of really nice shoes from magazines (not that I do *cough* Jimmy Choo *cough*). TWIN! lol, you're great. Tell me about them new shoes! And I hope your bro's doing well. Ouch.

I remember East is East, that movie's hilarious. Definitely a must see. Max was pretty good, there was something about it that didn't complete it but I love the idea of depicting Hitler as an artist, and of course there's the John Cusack who must be seen in it.

Sorry I haven't posted sooner but the Bata Shoe Museum's only $4 for students if I remember accurately. (Don't forget to hit the Starstruck! room when you guys eventually end up there.) Good times, good times.

(I've been responding to each post before I read the more recent post having to retract and edit some replies, lol. Hope it all makes sense.)

cgal, why do you only sometimes highlight in red?

where is billy tallent playing?

hey christina,
i know it's absolute shit!!! toronto is a dreadful place (no, i do love it). it's just that it's so hard to get down sometimes, it'd be so much easier living there (it's where i wish i was).
go do your homework...doesn't sound much fun but you're genious so i'm sure you enjoy it somewhat;)
cgalxxx

actually, that's good (well, not good that your brother hurt his hand--that's bad), 'cause i just woke up and realized that i really have a lot of shite to do still. i've been putting off hw and writing that i should've done last week, so today i need to catch up.
we'll do it some other time. hope yer brother's okay.
it's crazy how we never manage to meet up to do downtown though! i think this is the third time.

bloody hell!
my brother cut his hand last night and had to get stitches...wowwowowow.
christina-i can't make it out, my mom wants me to stay home and watch my bro incase he gets a fever/anything happens (he cut his hand on a beerbottle he picked up after his friend threw down a trash can..genious). instead of the shoe museum do you want to check out billy talent w/rachie and me tonight (maybe?).
lemme know
i'm really sorry...i just don't want to leave my brother by himself
cgalxx

rach, glad about your hamster

i thought i posted earlier....
i passed out on MSN shortly after my last post on sunday nite.
the last thing i recalled typing was changing my MSN screen name too "Cameron is sketchy, i mass sleep anytime now" .
yeah that's correct, i sounded out 'must' as mass. lol
i woke up at 4:30am with the light on and a handful of clothes i had to hang up.

my appartment mississauga is better then downtown. *shrugs*

i watched The Pianist tonight. i wonder if we are all capable of being monsters (if we are not already).
plenty of thoughts can grow from that movie.

cgal, you wanna be there by 1? hmm...that means i need to wake up earlier than usual.
just call me. we could go down together or i could meet you there--doesn't matter.

hello!
i bought a pair of shoes, yum yum yum..
okay so it's my early birthday gift from my mommy and i convinced her that if i bought 'em now, she could pay me later. so she agreed. and now, i'm officially
b r o k e. but it's allllll worth it baby.

i calculated my texts to equal $398.84. ouch. but i'm going to photocopy my course kits, and i don't think i'm going to worry too much about buying "the right textbook" (when it comes to novels) because really, who gives a shit? i'm so sick of there being a million variations to one freakin' book and they limit you to ONE. so you scrounge to find it and end up spending way more cash than you originally wanted. boo to that i say, BOO! (okay i wont rant about this anymore....at least for awhile;)

rachie i have no clue when it starts. lol. i guess i should figure that out..ok,checked..10:45 they start, so if you want to go we should wait around 9ish? they have some pretty pathetic fans lol
christina i knew crissandra would have watched/owned that movie. of course, lillard;) how much does the shoe museum cost? i'm going to try to save as much money as i possibly can..hrrm, when do i want to leave. i don't know, i'm so indecisive! do you want to meet down there, or go together? answer that question, and then i'll let you know when we can meet up;) hehe. (i have to shut off the comp'now, damn it for being in my parents room!but i'll wake up early to check what you'd like to do, i'm thinking be there by 1pm or so?i'll check tomorrow morning, or you can page me (ask someone for the number) and let me know what's up:) and i watched "the guru" i LOVED it!! as for 'max' i watched it too late at night in the dark and i fell asleep. ooops. must rent again..

i'm so happy today. odd...;)
it's been smiles and laughing that i have people asking me "what's wrong?"
lol

cgalxxx

free tND show at harbourfront on aug. 31. why do i feel like there's something else happening that day as well?

drumline was okay. bring it on is better. except there's going to be a sequel. that disturbs me.
also watched the guru and max (yaay, john cusack). not bad. the dude in the guru is the guy from east is east. i love his real british accent (listened to the commentary track).

cgal--what time do _you_ wanna go tomorrow? doesn't matter to me.
and crissandra owns SLC punk! i borrowed it from her awhile ago b/c adam pascal has a small part in the movie. another RENT alum.

i sorta regret not going to my apt w/ you guys, but the cover was $8?!? in miss?!? that's insane.

i developed my ny pics and one pic of metric at hillside. i should scan 'em.

and the drinks kept on coming...

my cuzs house was great fun. i didnt have the winning record in mario kart.
what was awesome though that the drinks led to some good time with the rents. i showed my dad some classic U2 sets and he told me how he had seen them play Live Aid 85 on tv and how that inspired him to buy With or Without you (45). we also saw them do Sunday Bloody Sunday live at red rocks =p. then we did a vinyl hunt in the basement pulling out:
the police
the stones
bob dylans greatest hits

i havent liked beer this much in a long time.

sunday bloody sunday..
did i ever mention how much i despise the day? how i wish that the malls were still closed on this 'sacred day'. i'd even settle for closing at 5. but no, it's open 'til 6 and the bargain shoppers come out, thinking that because it's sunday, they'll score some deals. //sigh
crissandra i love love love love loooooooove you! of course you were looking at bangles, o twin of mine. i too, tried on a striped one (weird!) that was red&white, but joel told me it looked like a candycane and i wasn't allowed to wear it;) crissy, come on tuesday!!! even if you're broke, just come! lol i know that makes no sense, but it wont be too expensive of a day and we can sing the penguin song all together, reunited at last! but if you can't make it, i'll forgive you..but just this once! (and how does a door fall? haha! that message was superb "yeah, umm,the door fell off". how great is that?!) ps-have you watched the film SLC PUNK? i'm sure you'd know about it considering your lillard lovefetish-it's so great! i've yet to finish watching it (joel&myself were way to tired last night) but so far it's incredible! all about the 'punk' scene (or lack of one) in salt lake city when it first emerged. and if the type of movie doesn't interest you, it's matthew lillard with blue spikes! how wonderful......
christina: alright, i'm not too sure if i want to go to "gadabout" considering my money isn't really existant and well, i know if i go there i'll spend massive cash. i have to go to kensington again because i want to find a cheap bag for school, on days where i don't need to lug a million books at once to school. what time did you want to leave? if you're not up for kensigton, i can go alone and meet up with you later. so let me know what's best for you:)

so,rachie, where are you? and GUESS WHAT?! guess who's playing a FREE show on tuesday @ the horseshoe?? none other than our band we love to hate to love BILLY TALENT!. i heard the "new" version of "try honesty" on the radio and have to say i'm quite dissapointed. you can tell they threw in a lot of extras and changed the sound to fit into the mold of being 'radio friendly'. but i'd still love to see them again! i know tuesday is fucking so last minute, but if you want to check it out, lemme know! and this goes for all of you:)

okay i'm off..(so tired)
kisses x a million,
cgalxxxY

hey guys,
i really enjoyed yesterday. thanks peeps :)
it didn't rain stina, umm i cant believe u picked drumline over heading out *l*

so as posted on here to get something like a 12 pack of beer with marc quickly changed at the beer store to a 24, and then to the weekender (28).
the room we had was pretty nice. large, a bit smelly, but the tub made a good cooler. it was unbelievably close walking to 'my appartment' from the hotle. i think i have had longer walks heading from the club to my car in the parking lot. the club was pretty fun as the hip hop mixed with side rock tracks (like bon jovi) made for a good atmosphere. some of the ladies met boys and i met some "sisters". on a sober thought i don't think the girls were even sisters *l*. she whispered alot of other stuff over to me but i couldnt hear her. it reminded me of marlin in finding nemo trying to receive instruction from the lil turtle on how to leave the speedy current. "your really cute, but i can't tell what your saying"
they played some nice songs at the end like Cold Play.

on return back from the club i was pretty much done with drinking. i had one last beer but i probally drank most of it with my eyes closed and 90% while sprawled across the bed. time became a big blur over the rest of the nite as the TV just stayed on.

anyways, i gotta go celebrate my cuzs bday. =p

CRISSANDRA--i've been to café nervosa!! my brother loves that place and he took me there for my b-day last year. it's named after the frasier cafe. :D they say kelsey grammar walked by it once and smirked.
yaay, SARStock article. i need to write my own stuff still...ahhh
are you saying the rogers door fell off?!? HAHAHAHAHHAHA

what time are you ppl going tonite? i'm not gonna sleep over, but i feel like drinking. except, like crissandra, i'm pretty broke, especially since i didn't work this summer.

lol, crassy
was the lady OK?

marc is giving me a ride in 10mins.

i hope u come out 2nite stina. i haven't seen you that often this summer.

Cgal...I adore you. No, wait, definitely...I love you. This calls for an I love you. I LOVE YOU! It was weird when you mentioned the pink bangle because I was looking at these yellow ones and striped ones that they have at Le Chateau when I was looking for lesser retarded looking sunglasses. The bangles looked great but I didn't want anyone getting confused with the colours on the striped one...It looked too proud for my likin'. ;) TWIN. You're so weirdo. :)

Christina, absolutely you'll have the article by next week. Don't you just love Yorkville? That was the one of the two things I really missed about commuting downtown for my internship. On my last day my group took me to this Italian restaurant called Cafe Nervosa, it's so nice and the food is inproportionately little but it was surprisingly very filling. It's got a patio overlooking little Yorkville and such. It's beautiful when it's sunny. I got a haircut package for a Salon Escape on Cumberland (right outside Bay subway station) on purpose just so I'd have an added excuse to be in Yorkville. Incredible.

I'm too broke to go downtown or go anywhere or do anything for that matter, so I'm afraid I can't make it for Tuesday. Sorry!

Today at work, our front door fell on some poor little 80 lb woman. It was so strange, this guy was just like, "Hey your door fell off,". "Sure, haha, whatever." (Looks over) "OH MY GOD!!!! ARE YOU OKAY!!??"

It may look like a really light door but it felt like a million pounds when I had to hold it back up and completly unscrew it out of its hinges. The message I left on my manager's phone was "Hey, it's Crissandra it's about 11 am....um, the door fell off. Call me when you get this message. Later," Absolutely hilarious. I think Rose and I were laughing all morning which really made the day go by really quickly. A bit too quickly. I miss my co-workers! I actually had a really good day at work today which isn't rare but even more fun today without the managers. ;)

Btw, for tonight I can DD. I'm depressingly broke although I do have enough to cover the hotel. And gas...probably. I'm not staying for the night but long enough to watch you guys pass out. ;) If anyone wants I can pick up / drop off anybody that isn't driving and will need a ride home tomorrow morning since the hotel is ridiculously close to my work.

How is the driving situation anyway?

beans, i dunno if its the holiday inn anymore
it is my apt sauga
i can inquire about 3rd concert goer

phone booth is quite a good movie.

im psyched for 2nite.

cgal, glad u laughed pretty hard. i did too seeing this is the 2nd time i went for a short power work out and got locked out for over an hour instead.
it was a good trip though. im sore today. i think no matter what i do the biggest il be is robbie williams size. haha and am i that hardcore? nawh.
i'm a fan of that 'UK bad boy'.

my msn is fu(ked

are you ppl going to my apartment downtown or the one here? i'm assuming the one here if it's holiday inn express?

cgal--tuesday sounds good. we should get a day pass if we're gonna be going from bloor st. w. to queen st. e. my legs are already killing me from the bathurst to broadview walk i did yesterday.
crissandra, you coming??

does yvonne read this anymore? are you interested in going to mraz? a girl's trying to sell me 3 tix.

good afternoon:)
i'm off to the mall soon avec joel to get some stuff done, purchase some things for school (i figure earlier is better than later considering last year i went the day before classes and there was
n o t h i n g!)
cam: that story about you being locked out of your house got me laughing so hard. you definitely must have lost some pounds;) i can't believe you don't like the streets!! although they do have a different sound-i find that you either love them or you don't. great music and great words. i think i'm going to bug the 1st/2nd year kids as well to purchase my books. i'm looking into which classes need the books i have, and will plaster the classes with my email addy along w/the books they can purchase off me. i hope it works! good luck for you as well:)
crissy: how dare i forget to mention something to you.....I LOVE YOU!!! your cheers to the pink bangle brought a tear to my eye. i knew you'd appreciate that, twin;) rent SPIN. do it. NOW NOW NOW!!!! (ps: are you free tuesday? read note to christina)
Christina: i'm free on tuesday, is that any good for you?? i definitely want to check out the museum! there is also a store i'd love to check out called GADABOUT in leslieville (queen street east) i have absolutely no clue where that is, but the vintage in that store is outstanding. i've been meaning to go f o r e v e r, but if you're interested in vintage maybe we could take a trip there as well. oh, and as for the play, how much is it?? my cash is extremely low right now, but if it's only a couple $$ i wouldn't mind! let me know if tuesday is okay for you and all that jazz!

ok, off to the mall.
talk soon lovers-
cgalxxxx

we can.
ummm who is going? is the club going to be my appartment?

are we going to walk back from the club if we dont have sober drivers? i think it's a short walk (15mins?)

marc that sounds good. umm should we head to the beer store together?

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stina, nice trip. i was supposed to party with a greek girl from school down at her clubs on the danforth.
i saw a bit of that queer eye show w/ liz. it looks like many of the other shows on TLC but they replaced profesionals such and such with queers.

i saw a queer priest yesterday at the airport. he didn't have a sign on him but he was too clean cut for even a priest. i think there is a convention this weekend.

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amsterdamn. when i thought of that place b4 i thought of legalized weed, prostitution, and beer.
i should have thought a lil bit harder and realized that it probally has some sweet sweet parties.
check the set up for the party inner city last year!

oh yeah--crissandra--it'd be great to have the article in asap. like early next week would be _fantastic_. merci/danke/ gracias!

oooh...one more thing! i haven't watched queer eye for the straight guy (yet?), but i saw a pic of the 5 guys, and i'm sure one of them is jai rodriguez!! he was angel in RENT over here!! and he was in the broadway cast for quite a while as well!!! ahhhhh...i love recognizing former cast members. i wonder where luther creek went.
more RENT alum stuff:
wesley, his friend calvin and i were watching this adult-cartoon show called hey joel! on bravo! and daphne rubin-vega (the original mimi) was doing one of the voices! good show. good music.

cgal, nice trip! wish i could get away for awhile...
ahh..
so--when are you free? i think i'm leaving on wednesday. we need to do this bata shoe museum trip! we passed by there today. the architecture looks interesting, but i hear it's not very big inside.

i went to taste of the danforth today and found a whole bunch of cool places in that area...a restaurant called christina's (it _has_ to be good), a whole bunch of bar/restaurant things w/ open windows and patios...there's also a used cd shop that i need to go back and visit. and i still didn't get mraz tix yet.

i met up w/ my former housemate tracy (she actually lives around the danforth area during the school year) and we walked around yorkville for awhile. then she took me to this place called futures or something in the annex and we had some really great cake (they have a wicked selection). now this part might interest rach--guess who i spotted sitting in the patio part outside? christian from IME. i wanted to take a stealth stalker pic for you, but it was too risky. he was sitting w/ some dude w/ a belly and they were just talking and drinking beer. they were still there when we left. i noticed he kept getting up to come inside and then he'd go back out again. yay.

then we walked from around bathurst to freaking broadview for taste of the danforth. it was nice though. i wasted some film and made it look like i was gonna jump from the bloor viaduct although it's impossible to now and then we gorged on souvlaki and baklava and i'm really damned full right now. fun day. nice to see tracy again.

oooh, cgal--there's this movie called "camp" playing at the varsity downtown that i really wanna see--it's about these teenagers who go to a musical theatre camp in new york--i'm thinking it might be like center stage. :D interested?? we could watch that before or after the bata shoe trip.

suuuuure :)

mind u i dunno about a 24......
a bubba??

Christina, I got your email. I'm working on it. When do you want it?

Cgal, glad to hear about such a good trip! It's always good to get away for a while.
And cheers to the pink bangle. ;) I think I may rent Spin. Just not right now.

*evil laughter*

as i said b4, im in.
wo0.
come peeps.
good job marc =)

today i decided being friday i would try a lil work out after work?!?!
so i just tossed my shoes inside and grabed my skates from the trunk. for the first time ever i skated up AND DOWN the biggest hill in sauga (thomas st?). on the way up a couple noted how hard work it was. coming down was pretty fast.
anywhoo after 30mins of hard skating all over the place i took of my skates but locked the keys in the trunk.
so locked out of the car and house it started to rain but i found a pair of old shoes in the garage. after a few attempts to break into the house and car i cleant up and carried on working out. i ran all over the place. most interesting was heading down to the credit river in streetsville.

yesterday's rain caused flash floods really close to my house. (15second drive away) cars got flooded off drive ways onto streets. well at the credit river banks i could see a line of debris away from the shore to see where the river had expanded onto. i chilled out on the rocks as some guy had the back of his car open playing the elephant album. i shared in listening to his tunes watching some ladies practice softball. i saw a tagged canada goose and i wanted to catch it but that's crazy.

anyways i had around a 3hr workout which helped me lose a few pounds *l*.

CGAL, glad you had a good trip. i don't like the streets very much at all. i dl a shit load of there tunes earlier this year on reconmendation about them but they were blahhhhh. good luck selling your books. im going to make posters and bug the 1st semester kids every chance i get. for purchasing my own books i hope to buy them used. i gotta find the phone number to that lovely lady crystal again.

stina, have u updated popular underground list yet?
lots of shows i'm not going to coming up. yeah yeah yeahs, soledad brothers, interpol, etc

i'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaack;)
hello bloggerinos, cgal here! Yes, I know, I'm sure you've all missed me tremendously, but the crying can stop, the tissues can be put away because I'm here.
okay lets be serious now (yea right)-
the trip away from 'anxietyville' was quite lovely. the sunshine wasn't much of a sport, but it only rained once and being outside was just delicious. we took pictures of moomoos, who all looked up at us when we were watching them, making a great photo. We went 'to town' quite frequently for some good ol'tim hortons (i just can't get enough) and some antique shopping. i bought an 80's bright pink bangle for $4. I know, it's so exciting. Got drunk the last night with joel on bacardi's most delicious 'strawberry dacquiri' and sourpuss, while starting to put together our photoalbums and singing along to the streets and making our own lyrics to some good jungle tracks. t'was fun. it was great to get away from the hustle and bustle of mississauga (sq.one!) and that's probably the only thing getting to me about being back; knowing that i have to go to work again. oh bother. but school is on its way and i'll be occupying my time with getting my stuff together and purchasing whatever i need to start yet another school year.

which reminds me: do any of you know of used bookstores that i can sell some books to? and that wont rip me off tremendously like school bookstores do? I was keying in which books i had onto the york site that i wanted to get rid of and some of them came up as $1.50 while i payed $20+ for. NO THANKS! So any help would be greatly appreciated.

rachie: Thanks for that shark link but no way in hell did it convince me that i'd be safe in an oceanfull of sharks! My favorite quotes " In fact, more people die each year from falling coconuts than from shark bites" lol. falling coconuts. what a sad way to go...and the greatest,"we now know that the most dangerous times to be in the water are at sunrise or sunset, when many predatory fish species, including sharks, are most active. However, all four of last year's shark attacks on bathers in Florida took place at dawn or near dusk. ". gee,thanks for that helpful tidbit of information, sherlock! but thanks again, you're too sweet. ps-did you come across my coffeemug? i wouldn't care at all about it but joel bought it for me as a gift so it has some sentimental value attached to it....thanks bebes;)

crissy: you most definitely can handle spun. i found it to be far from another "requiem for a dream", not as good as that movie, and definitely not as graphic. RFAD was such a beautiful movie..sigh. but back to spun-the most graphic it gets is when one guy takes some heroin, but they don't go overboard in showing it. it's mostly a bunch of people snorting meth through the entire film..so nothing too horrid!

christina: are you still here?

okay i'm off because i don't want to drag this on..
i want to watch a good movie. do many exist anymore?
with all my love and love and love,
cgalxxx Y

i sold mraz merch here! this place is dinky. i can't believe BSS played there as well. wonder if small's has worked out a better ventilation system in the room since. i want that hamtramck t-shirt that brendan benson keyboard/maracas guy (okay, his name's chris plum and he has his own band called the mood elevator) has. ya know, i just remembered. i don't think mraz & co. gave the venue a percentage of the merch sales that night...i noticed they did that at the opera house for john mayer last summer...maybe i just didn't see them do it in detroit, but that'd be really nice of the venue if they didn't ask for any.
i miss my BSS cd now. i left it in k-town. i only brought my cuff the duke, metric, spoon, stars, jill barber and radiohead cd's w/ me.

btw, marc--did you develop yer pics yet? i haven't.

ok dokes stina.

rach, i called you
u were out

hymmm

Cameron Bay.

nov. 13 is a thurs. #@($*&@#$(*&#@$. damn you and your 3 screws, jack white.
[warning: potentially unbelievably disturbing image in the link above.]

cam, i didn't get the mraz tix. i'll try tomorrow.
i'm gonna be volunteering for the film fest that day (aug. 28), so you're gonna have to meet me downtown.

i wanna see "camp" tomorrow! rach, is it gonna rain? do you still wanna go see twelfth night?
the distillery district is having an art exhibition or something this weekend. the ffida dance fest is going on, too. ooh, and it's also taste of the danforth weekend. matt barber's playing tomorrow.

btw, crissandra--did you get my e-mail? do you still plan on writing something??

stina, ummmm that was marc's fault =p
jk. next time :)
did u get mraz tix?

anyone interested in seeing queens of a stone age? tickets go on sale 2morrow.
if it's under 25$ im up for going.

i was to embarassed to watch american pie with my folks.

anyone up for anything today?
i might cut my grass but that's about it planned.

later

you ppl went to the drive-in w/out me?? diiie!!!

cliff, you should watch el mariachi first. that's the first movie in the trilogy. i loved the book robert rodriguez wrote about the making of it. it's called rebel w/out a crew. his success is a pretty wicked story.

marc, i like blacked eyed peas bc they are a hip hop band that are very much alive.
kinda like when i first heard Outkast, the roots, or fugues. some sweet voices and they appear to bring a great party.

I have to make this post short bc i have to be up for work in less then 3hrs.
I saw finding Nemo and Pirates of Carribean at the drive in 2nite. both were pretty good movies but it was all about Nemo. DVD sales for that will be unbelievable. A job well done in that one.

I saw a bit of American Wedding in between our flicks. It looked entertaining enough. meh

Saturday sounds good... zzz

i actually went to see american wedding today. also found out that david watched all my felicity season one dvd's and actually liked 'em! :D hahahahaha...season 2 is on sale now. i should go buy it.
i'm gonna be heading downtown a lot this week. yay. there's tomorrow and then on friday i'm meeting up w/ tracy. we're gonna eat cake or something.

going downtown tomorrow if anyone wants to come. gonna try to sign up for pre-film fest shifts. grandaddy are playing the opera house too, but i think i'm too broke to go. :(

i'm in for saturday. i dunno 'bout the hotel part though.

DAMMIT. I'M STUCK HERE. THIS SUCKS ASS. THE SHOW BETTER NOT BE AS GOOD AS I THINK IT'LL BE.

and supermarkets.

should i head down to the horseshoe myself? i friggin' wish i lived closer. it'd be a lot easier that way. they don't go on 'til 11:30, so if i take transit it'll be yucky coming back. i need to move.

rach--coooome. it will be good. and big touristy places like eaton centre are open.

good job crassy, i was listeningt to the edge and heard pete tong being the dj and it was probally a figment of my imagination. why would my brain just lie to me like that? nuts i tell you.

i saw scarry movie 2 yesterday and thought it wasnt that bad. few good laughs in it. the bonus scenes were quite long.

TODAY, anyone interested in playing basket ball at 2 gimme a call or liz a call.
plans for later today is centenial park perhaps.
lil frisbee golf, go karts, or just chilling. il try give u a ring but time, time is nuts.

Black Eyed peas has moved up really high in my fave preformers.

stina, your quite cleaver in your ways of offering ppl the chance to see the walkmen/ get drunk *l*

I was listening to Edge this morning before work and I think it was Carlos that said that the White Stripes who were supposed to be here on Aug 5 (of course) is now rescheduled for Nov 13.

Cgal, I wasn't sure if I could handle Spun. In my own mind I was picturing it to be a sorta Requiem for a Dream-ish, Acid House-ish...type movie. I'm still trying to digest weirdo movies like Clockwork Orange which Mr. Byard played for us at school in OAC, three years ago. Have fun on your trip to the cottage!

Marc, let me know if you're up for anything for your b-day on Monday.

Cam, are you still trying to deal with the age issue thing? lol.

That Black Eyed Peas song, Where is the Love, is really growing on me. Kind of like Evanescence's Going Under song. lol, I bet they had to change the title of that song a couple of times.

"Dude, meet me in Montana. XXOO, Jesus." - Oh man. I love the Simpsons.

anyone wanna see the walkmen w/ me tonite?? horseshoe? it's a good excuse to go out drinking...?
call me. i'll be attempting to finish the german hw i've been ignoring lately.

hello and goodbye!
cottagelivin' starting tomorrow! joel and myself went out and bought some massive candles to keep the mosquitoes away, so i hope they work! and even if it rains, i don't care, because i'll run outside in it and enjoy myself in the absolutely peaceful environment. yumyum.

shopping was beautiful yesterday avec vonners, we have some crazy stories that i couldn't even begin to put into words! bought some goodies and of course, didn't get pants like i planned on. but hey, at least i tried some on! i think i'll wait for the clothing show to get all my shirts/pants/skirts/whateva. but great day, the rain added excitement and some major laughs
g: "von, don't worry about the umbrella, the next shop is one door down"
we ran out-and it just POURED down on us. lets just say we had some lovely fro's at the end of the day;)

crissy: SPUN was different than expected, but I enjoyed it. Started off really intense and I was worried that the whole film would follow like that, but thankfully it did not. it set the tone & perhaps you could say "personified meth" *wink (why not throw out some english terms?;) by filming it really speedy w/much repetition and empty (speedy again) conversation. If you do watch it, let me know what you think..the ending is ambiguous, joel thinks one way, i think another..so let me know what your take on it is! quite the depressing movie at times which i didn't expect. and if you like billy corgan, he put together the music for the film and many of the songs are by him which have a really beautiful sound. so that's something to look for as well (+ they play "jerk it out" by caesars palace, i freakin' LOVE that song!). "it was........how do you say it?..........ah yes, it was....."kickass" ;)

well i suppose i'm off for the night since there's not much more to say-
so have a great week everyone and talk to you all when i get back;)
cgalxxxY
we could agree, this could be so blissful

marc your plans sound great.
and i heard that game was damn addicting aswell. a guy i work with's buddy played for 12hrs straight !
*puke*

i thought menage was last nite. im up for going. i think the boys from the wedding party were heading to After Life 2nite.

oi, BLACK EYED PEAS did do a small club event when there were here. they played the rivoli *tear*. fack. i should have checked out a better concert listing page. i hope it wasn't on stinas.
*it's not, but that page is a bit outdated. july events still posted, bjork's reschedualed to sept 2nd date not added, and the WS will likely be here in Nov.

lates

crassy u were in for high park? i wasnt close to the stage really at all either. i got closer for the stones bc so many left and i wanted better sound. i was the only one dancing except for the stoners.

pete tong is on 102.1 !!!
that fucker has been on bbc for ages playing his mix often of prodigy tunes and the in trax. they just played Smack My Bitch Up. (i wonder why there are not at the phoenix)

im a bit buzzed but as planned not hammered/shit faced. I didnt dance with the bride maids at all bc i couldnt really tell them apart. quite a few beautiful brown girls there. i didnt really ask any of them to dance bc of the bf case for some and possible age issues *l*.

my sis is fine.

Anything for the Cgal. ;) How was Spun? I remember the blackout. I was working and it didn't effect the store but a lot of the lights in the back were flickering hardcore. I'm just glad the computers didn't go down.

Justin actually paid to be part of the show, paid for the roadies and whatnot. He went out of his way (well not really since the Stripped/Justified tour seemed to bracket the SARSfest) to be part of the concert.

Cam, I was way far from the stage. We got in around the time Kathleen Edwards got on stage and we just kinda didn't venture too close to the stage. It was still kickass. Pathetically I still took pictures...of the Jumbotrons, lol.

I couldn't bother with the fan club registration for the Stones it was too complicated. Is the SARS concert technically even part of the Licks 02/03 tour?Tell me how it goes.

I was really looking forward to High Park.

Weird, I'm looking over my post (to make sure it doesn't sound anything like the garble that's always running through my head) and strangely enough I don't recall whatsoever typing "It was still kickass" even though it was indeed kickass. I think my mind works most of the time when I'm not paying attention... That statement really explains it all.

"one was Cameron blabbing on about something and he just wouldn't stop"
-that happened *l*

lol, one last post about Justin. he was damn lucky to preform infront of such a crowd. it was also a good choice to invite him out as it diversified the line up a bit. mike bullard approached justin on stage and asked if he wanted to carry on. bottom line is, he was lucky to preform there and did a good job.

I just came back from the wedding at the church. the reception is in a couple of hours.
This morning was a bit scarry as my sister called out for my dad from her room. He ran up to find her just about to faint. I called 911 and the paramedics arrived within a couple of minutes. My sis was barley awake but started to come around shortly after they had arrived. What likely happened was that she had low blood presure. Waking up her presure was low due to her age, stress, and her shape. When she headed into the hot shower her blood vessels expanded dropping her presure out of it's normal range. Realizing that she was feeling light headed she panicked started to breath hard almost hyper ventalating. That's all i gathered from the paramedics but all in all things are fine. I'm just really happy it happened at our house seeing she lives alone in Guelph most the time.

my initial look out upon the church shows 2 of the girls i met last year at the wedding are now brides maids. one has a bf. i think it will be a fun wedding.

empty plastic water bottles, not nice, not that harmful.
remember kid rock at woodstock 99? he ecouraged ppl to pelt him with them *l*
i saw the same interview u did cgal. i steamed it of the cp24 page ;).

lol, jack white has put a video of surgery up on the whitestripes.com page. the dr's play the elephant album as they work. hehe i like it.

owwwieeeeeees!
why do i procrastinate so freakin'much?! my contacts are mega old; at least over a year or so. i've been getting these awful headaches everyday due to wearing maxed out eyegear and it's driving me crazy. but no, i don't pick up the phone and make an apt. to see an eyedoctor, instead i bitch away in hopes that it'll solve something. after the cottage it's my first priority, i've had enough!

marc: don't you be yackity-yackin' to me! i'll cut you! (lol @ vonvon..she says that so well) and what, cant you see the link!? what are you, blind? loserrrrrrrrrrrrrr;) (okay,so i fixed it for rachie)
crissy: glad you had fun at the show. everyone i've talked to pretty much said the same thing-AC/DC ruled the night. and they knew you were in the mass sea of people, those songs were sent out to YOU!
cam: i suppose that's true, like justin said, he wouldn't have wanted to see himself either "one of these things is not like the other". but poor lil'guy. lol. i don't know where the compassion towards jt is coming from. i guess it's just b/c regardless of who you are, and what show you're playing etc.etc., nobody deserves to have things thrown at them. especially bottles filled with urine (how disgusting).
christina: 4 movies in a row? wow woman, that's some moviefest!

there was a blackout last night from 9-10pm. my parents and I sat at the table just talking. it was actually fun. i'm dogsitting and the dog needed to be taken out for a walk..it was weird. there were no lights and i felt like i was in the movie 28 days later which started to creep me out. oh what happens when i let my mind wander..

tonight i'm watching spun with joel (thanks for putting it aside crissy;)
wishing you all a great night
...cgalxxxY

what day marc?

where were u crassy? AC/DC were great but the vocals just didnt sound that great from the speaker towers. i couldnt see them on stage at that time other then the drummer (when i jumped). it was only for the stones did i walk my way closer up. il likely never see the Stones again but they couldn't have impressed me anymore. (well perhaps playing Anybody seen my baby and Bono did take the stage). do u know if this show counts for this?

I don't know if anyone else's Blog looks as weird as mine does...it's not a split screen when I log in anymore it's just one big box to type in all sorts of crazy crap. Not only that but I can't find the archives.

"and he's growing a moustache or something. no. " lol, preach on Christina. I got the tingles just from hearing about all your run ins with the musicians - not just regular musicians but some really good ones. And not that you just saw them but that if you just said their name out in a normal tone they would probably hear you and turn around and say "hey". Yowza. Congrats on your G!! I was just talking about that with Kim from work, my license expires next year and I'm way too nervous to even book the appointment what with being scared to drive on the highway and all.

You're right, Cgal. I, unlike my concert companions, was really excited about Justin performing. Even though they had the right to not enjoy his portion of the event they wouldn't throw things at him. Probably mostly because we were way too far for it to reach him even if they did, but, you know.

I was telling Yvonne this afternoon that AC/DC were so excellent that as soon as my children are out of the womb the first thing they're going to hear is "Guess who Mommy saw in concert that are going to be your new favourite band?"

AC/DC fucking rocked. It was worth sitting through Kathleen Edwards and SASS JORDAN??! to hear AC/DC play all-time favourite "She's Got the Jack". I can't believe they performed it! I completely doubted that of all the songs that they could choose from to perform they would do the Jack. They must've known I was somewhere in the audience and that it'd be appreciated if the song was part of their set list.

But not only did they perform the Jack, Angus took it all off - almost. He stripped off his shorts and that was it. Him, his boxers and a cheerful little Canadian flag on his ass. I think we cheered loud enough for him to hear, lol :). Not that we wanted him to take it all off but that he brought so much energy to the crowd during my song (apparently about having the Clap or something...just learned that yesterday...still not sure if she was kidding or not) that we got really excited. Damn, She's Got the Jack AND Hell's Bells!! I'm still on cloud effin' nine.

The Stones were really good too. But seriously...AC/DC really, really...(one more time) really brought it.

i just watched 4 movies in a row. ahhhh...finally, i'm getting my fill!
i don't think i've ever rented anything bad from night owl video here.
i love that.

tessa and her bf might be coming up to visit me for an evening today!