although it's cold and rainy tonight, this past week has been glowing with sun, and it was really nice. I had a relaxing weekend seeing rob, and I miss him a lot. unfortunately, work is tomorrow and I'd rather stay home and nap in my just-cleaned bedroom.

tonight Corey and I went to a thrift store and didn't really go with any purpose and found some novels and music. I chose a horror novel that I haven't started yet, and this



and some other indie rock compilation thing from last winter that I thought would be neat to check out. I haven't heard of it before and it had belle and sebastian on it, so I figured to go for it. anyways, Cor and I then went to her house and made dinner, and talked about everything. I like having friends like that, that I can talk to, even about odd or nervous thoughts.

I feel strange decorating my bedroom, which I just did, because I feel like I'm moving out soon anyways.

life update: still confusing.
work update: still repetitive.
music update: Beirut, new Camera Obscura.
sleep schedule: still fucked.
plan b: move to the sunshine coast and rent that 400/month rad studio and forget the city.

ughh i'm so sick of the city you would not believe.

but then, you know, what would i do friday nights?

aw, while lurking last.fm as per usual, I found the sweetest song, but it's not hosted anywhere online besides youtube, so here is janta. I don't listen to a lot of folk sort of music (so excuse my inexperienced ears), but camelo came off as banhart, and mallu was just adorable. I wish I could find a copy somewhere. :(

also, so cute: "Today, my cousin and I found out that when a girl puts a flower in the right side of her hair, it means she's available. The bigger the flower, the more available she is. My eleven year old boy cousin told me to "cut down a palm tree and put it in my hair". FML"

after standing for an hour straight, weaving bracelets out of paper-covered wire, watching somebody slowly flip through a madonna-inspired novel collection (a ha ha.) I realized that everyone I was working with had gone through UBC or Emily Carr and did years of studies, but they were all my co-workers, doing the same thing I do, every day.
am I going to leave to uni, just to come back into town and do the same stupid job? ughh.

also, coming home and having a banana and iced tea and a shower is the best feeling after a long and hot (but sweet) day.

he's so cute. :)
and sleeps in the little center of the tank that's meant for the gravel but I didn't want to overdo it straight away.

i am not so sure anymore.

(what i am saying is that today wasn't the most fantastic day. here, paper flowers on my desk.)

today was one of those nice days off. it was sunny and I sat most of the day on my washer waiting for laundry to finish, reading a book. my sister came home and we went birthday present shopping with corey. ending up at a pet shop after walking down commercial drive, we found a litter of the cutest grey fuzzy kittens to cuddle with. :( kittens are just one of the best creatures.


my new fish tank.
(I have yet to get the fish, just imagine that monster is my new pet.)


zeeebra shopping bag.


( and a flower. )

my room is a whirlwind of stuff right now and i guess i'm in a transition of moving, and it's strange when my family is settled right in around me and i don't feel at home at all anymore. anyways i can't seem to find my camera in this mess, sure i have my digital on hand but i'd like to take my favourite one with me tomorrow since it's going to be sweet out. rantrant, take a look at my polaroid that i found in the messy closet, and my messy drawers.





groooss.

"you just made my day."

nobody ever really says those words often. love and hate words are generally thrown around carelessly in general conversation, so they are never a huge surprise, but when appreciation came up this morning when I was at my old coffee shop ordering coffee from the girls I used to work with, it was sort of a surprise. I suppose it meant more to me than it did to her, but the sincerity of it made me think for a second and realize what she was saying.

I was thirty minutes early for work today, and sat with my coffee and chatted with my manager (who was opening.) about hockey. (not the book somebody is reading in the staffroom, the politics that were happening later that day, nor too much elaboration on mothers day, but hockey.) what I'm saying is that I need some nice girl time with one of my girl friends. I'd like to go to the cupcake shop and have tea and take photos at the lake and chat about boys. hahaha.

(but really.)

work and sunshine, worst combination. every day i work this week and next it's going to be beautiful out. and every day i have off, it's going to be chilly sweater/umbrella weather. i don't know why i'm so annoyed by this, i like the rain, just i wouldn't mind having a consistent week of sunshine for once this year.

anyways, mommas day this sunday. corey's birthday next week, although she's out of town that weekend. "things are okay but they could be better" is an awful perspective to have, so i'm going to try and focus on the fact that everyone i know is totally rad, i have new music to listen to while i can't sleep, and tomorrow is going to be totally sweet in so many ways.

must sleeeeep.

that's right folks. also I didn't realize that I've had LJ for this long. I mean, I rarely use it. I should be more productive and creative with it but whenever I have the time to log in, it's post midnight, and I'm usually distracted by the need of sleeeep.

but yes, these fellows are just dandy.



dandy.

also, the space novel is progressing slightly, and I'm in love with a boy, and life is gooood.

okay, so, i'm hoping to start a band with some people this spring. i mean, i know how ridiculous most local bands turn out, but i have a pretty good idea of this potential. my new job offers only 20 hours a week at most, and i have a shit ton of time on my hands. we still need at least another person to have a well rounded group for the sound we want to make. growing up, i was a total dork, and focused my attention on the piano mostly, and writing music for keyboard. so that would be my forte. i have an acoustic guitar as well, but my hand is not that good at it (i can only read the music. and play like a handful of chords.) anyways, i just wanted to rant about that for a little bit, to have an excuse to post this bands (pretty sweet) logo. lately, i've grown this addiction to dr pepper that is not healthy.

i am on an adventure to the moon.

new years, guys!
what the heck happened to 08? what even happened?

- Go to the Wikipedia home page and click Random Article. That is your band's name.
- Click Random Article again; that is your album name.
- Click Random Article 15 more times; those are the tracks on your album.

Band: Pacific hurricane season
Album: Chesapeake light

1. All Mine
2. Niederscheidweiler
3. Elative
4. Secret German Aircraft of World War Two
5. Amantide
6. Lattice
7. Bouquemaison
8. Koga
9. Bócsa
10. Levinellidae
11. PKB
12. Computer-generated imagery
13. Ric Lansing (Haha.)
14. Tako
15. Dafo

.. haha i wouldn't buy this album.

i was half-awake and thought the backyard looked really pretty for the first snowfall this year. this is not my camera, though, so i was afraid of dropping it out the window. haha.

so hot



courtship dating - crystal castles

Nautilus | Heavy Eyes | Water Window | By Sundown
these fellows are a rather nerdy obsession of mine as of late. they are a lovely combination of nintendo sounds and dream-pop that fits my sleepy, swooning sort of moods that i've been in this weekend. it's like being underwater while music is played above, vague and mellow, echoing through the waves of water around you.