part two of three

some pics from the last little while (obviously me and tara shouldn't be allowed to have a camera when we're together - we're a little camera happy you might say, especially when we get giddy)

She's got hearts on the soles of her shoes...

I’ve been meaning to blog for a while now…
Quite a bit has happened in the last week or so:
- My brother Jesse was in town visiting (his girlfriend actually cause she just moved here about a month ago, but I got to see him too J). We (me and Tara) went dancing with him and Maren (said girlfriend – very nice, and cute) at Hush on Friday night because there was a dj that Jesse really likes playing. It was fun to dance, but Tara and me didn’t last too long (it wasn’t entirely our scene…) we headed back to her place and crashed. On Saturday morning, we met Oona for breakfast at The Blue Fox (one of the many excellent bruncharaunts in town) and then we went shopping all day and had supper at the Lotus Pond (mmmm!!! But I swear I normally don’t eat out twice in one day!!! It’s usually more like once a week… )
- On Sunday me and Crystal and Jesse headed out to East Sooke Park, to bask in the sunshine, ocean air, and take a walk along the coast. It was lovely. We had sandwiches, and apples, and chips with some of Crystal’s delicious homemade salsa (with tomatoes from the garden!). But poor Jesse’s feet! He was wearing Birkenstocks, which aren’t the best for that kind of trail.
- Had a busy week of work (four days of closing in a row! Whew!)
- The Finale of Rockstar INXS! It was so intense (shut up all of you)! But J.D. won, and while I was rooting for Marty, I think J.D. actually fit with the band better, and that’s what matters in the end I guess.
- The O.C. on Thursday. Steph and Sarah and Tara came over. Oh the soap opera sinks it’s teeth in cleverly hidden behind the darling dimples of Adam Brody once again. Thursday night line up… (and Happy Birthday Jay! Finally 19)
- Friday night consists of a low fat cake, frozen yoghurt, some people from work over to celebrate Jay’s 19th (he makes it over, but is in fairly rough shape from the previous night of revelry) we chill, eat some cake, and then head down to Hugo’s. Only Hugo’s is packed, (with older people). So, we head to the Sticky Wicket (Roof top patio) and find a table large enough (there are 7 of us at this point) under the only table where the heater is broken. We shiver there for a little while, order a round of drinks (coke for Jay) and then as soon as we see an opening for another table, we grab it. Only to discover that there is one more broken heater. (Insert Sandeep making some amusing comment about telling the weather from his nipples) Sarah Mc finally arrives and we decide to head indoors. Only to find no seating… anywhere inside… so. We head out side and attempt to find a location with enough seating for the nine of us (yes I can count, Sarah has a friend with her) It’s getting a little ridiculous (we really should have planned it better) Sandeep decides to head out, taking Lisa and Will along, so it’s now six of us. We decide to check out the cactus club, and low and behold, they aren’t that busy! And it’s warm! Wahoo! We actually had a pretty good time there, the food was nice (a little pricey but what can you expect) and the martinis were on special. Poor jay went home to recuperate for his Sub Party on sat night, and me and Dave walked home (brrr! It was chilly!)
- Saturday, the Matthew Good concert!!! Sooooo good!!!!
To be continued… (sleep first)

ah the weekend...

I've just had my last tuesday/wednesday weekend before moving over to actual weekends off! wahoo! It's going to be nice actually getting to do stuff on the weekends with Crystal.
It was a nice weekend though, on tuesday I got my hair cut by a very cute asian girl at Aveda (student of course, that way you get a haircut and can actually afford to by product!) Then I did a bit of shopping, well grocery shopping that is, and I made a roasted red pepper and feta dip for Ben and Micheal's 2nd year anniversary, which was fun. We chatted, ate yummy snacks (mmm roasted garlic bulbs!) listened to a very eclectic music selection, and I got to taste Amerello (sp?) a drink made from fermented fruit that has fallen off of trees (which apparently elephants then eat and get drunk and crash into villages and the like!) Tara was there for a bit with Biz and her doggy Pepper (whom I have now dubbed "Spepper") which was nice, and I always enjoy hanging out with Ben and Micheal. I like them, they're just so darn cute and loveable! I'm excited to go for brunch on sunday with them.
Then today, I slept in, lazed around for a bit, then showered and decided to go a little domestic. I tidied the kitchen, then made banana muffins (which didn't turn out so well, but my muffins never do, and I did manage to use up 4 of the 8 or so frozen bananas shoved into our shoebox freezer), and cookies (which turned out rather smashing if I do say so myself) and finally for supper I made carrot corriander soup with carrots and onions from the garden (and even some of the corriander was seeds I'd dried from the garden!) it was tasty (and so easy to make!). The me and the roomies settled in for and intense hour of Rock Star INXS which we are shamefully (or shamelessly) addicted to, to discover who would be going home of the 4 remaining hopefuls!!! To our immense sorrow, the dumb bastards sent the best singer, and the only female left home. I really don't understand what they see in Mig? (Mic?) I'm really hoping that Marty wins. I like his song "Trees" very catchy.
and tomorrow? work again. but it's the last late shift of the season! (till christmas anyway) I'll be glad when it's over (and even happier if Dave remembers to tape The O.C. for me! - I swear I have a real life...)
anyway, enough babbling.

ah the workplace...

okay Ben, here you go...

7 x 7?

7 things I plan to do before I die:

1) Own and operate a bookstore and cafe.
2) write for a month in Brugge
3) publish a collection of poetry, a novel, and a children's book
4) have two children, a girl and a boy
5) build my own house
6) travel around great britain
7) rent a room beside Ben in the Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris

7 things I can do:

1) make some mean pancakes
2) pun terribly
3) drive a standard
4) listen
5) get along with parents
6) use a blender
7) laugh

7 things I cannot do:

1) eat tomatoes
2) save money well
3) hurt people intentionally
4) keep my room clean for more than a week
5) confrontations
6) drink wine (eww)
7) burp intentionally

7 things that attract me to others:

1) a good (potentially quirky) sense of humour
2) beautiful eyes and smiles(and calves)
3) High intelligence.
4) likes to dance
5) Tastes in food, drink, literature and film.
6) Genuine warmth.
7) hugs


7 things that I say most often:

1) Halla
2) certainly
3) You have a break
4) yo momma
5) what's the word?
6) sweet
7) so basially

7 celebrity crushes:
1) Johnny Depp
2) Orlando Bloom
3) Dermot Mulroney
4) John Cusack
5) Dave Matthews
6) Diego Luna
7) Matthew Good

7 people I want to do this

1) Dave
2) Tara
3) Norann
4) Mika
5) Lindsay
6) Nadya
7) Jay

sunset at summit park...