March 30, 2014

There's a new bitch in the neighborhood, y'all!

 

And she's found her spot.

Song of the day: Braid - Gem Club

March 29, 2014

What a crazy, crazy day.

It started off bright and early at 8am for my first big grocery shop with mummabear and we were up and going until 9:30pm that evening.  From lugging and unpacking groceries to moving boxes to buying and making furniture, to cleaning, to washing dishes, to ordering in lunch and dinner, to arranging and re-arranging furniture, to sweeping the floor... all the way to popping a bottle of bubbly, it was a crazy, amazing day.  My persistent shining OCD made it possible for us to finish cleaning and arranging the entire apartment so that there were no heaps of boxes and piles of garbage lying around so when we finally poured our wonderful glasses of liquor, we were sitting in my very homey apartment.

And I really and truly must say that I have the most amazing friends and family in the entire world.  My parents and sissy were with me the entire day, from start to finish, and I had my brother and cousins coming in and out for the rest of the day helping and visiting... and I just felt so incredibly loved and lucky.

It was a surreal experience to have and I love my new home, my new neighborhood and I adore my new roommates.

Song of the day:  Fall At Your Feet - Boy & Bear

March 28, 2014

Tomorrow is the big day... but today (officially) we have our own apartment!

These keys are heavy.

Song of the day: No Cars Go - Arcade Fire

March 27, 2014

Generous, as always, another display of my mamabear showering me with apartment goodies!

This is all so bittersweet.  I am going to miss living at home.

Song of the day:  Broken Brights - Angus Stone

March 26, 2014

Thanks to a certain someone, I am now in love with Sherlock. 

Thanks, certain someone. 

Song of the day: Bel Air - Lana Del Rey

March 25, 2014

I have no idea what was UP with today.  I talked to at least six different people who said they were all feeling all kinds of "off", or "strange", or "odd". 

Yasi apparently was effected by this strange vibe as well.  As usual, I set him up in the passenger seat of my car to take him home, and then I walked over to my side of the car...... and then, uncharacteristically, he decides "nah, mum I want to sit in YOUR lap".

I got him off eventually, but not before I snapped this awesome photo.

Song of the day:  Prehistoric - Now Now

March 25, 2014

I had to wait a whopping 25 minutes to get the sandwich I ordered for lunch (people are assholes) but I guess there are far worse places than here to wait.

Happy Tuesday!

Song of the day: If You Run - the Boxer Rebellion

March 24, 2014

A completely hectic and stressful day at work... but I had plans I was looking forward to in the evening and so as soon as I left my desk, I was light and happy.  I didn't manage to snap a picture which encompassed my contented evening, however I did have to stop home before my plans to let the dog out, and I felt compelled to take this photo instead:

All of my nearest and dearest belongings, all packed away and ready to go. 

YAY!  FOUR DAYS.

Song of the day: I Could Be the One - Avicii vs. Nicky Romero

March 23, 2014

I am moving... in exactly FIVE days. 

I legitimately started (frantically) panicking on Saturday morning when I began packing.  So Sunday afternoon, after a wonderful morning of walking around Granville Island, these two lovely ladies (and Yasi, periodically) sat on my bed and helped me pack/kept me company while I finished the remainder of boxing up my life. Even though it was mostly just "yay or nay" on what I should keep and what I should throw away, it was very helpful to have them there.

Song of the day: Bring 'Em Home - D.veloped (Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes)

March 22, 2014

So... I cheated, and I actually took this photo on Sunday afternoon, not Saturday.  But it was rainy and yucky and I forgot to take a photo so Yasi basking in the sunlight is going to have to do.

Song of the day: Body Electric - Lana Del Rey

March 21, 2014

Another evening spent playing video games... 

...nope, not even sorry.

Song of the day: Big Jet Plane (Adam G Remix) - Angus & Julia Stone

March 20, 2014

We were supposed to spend our evening packing.  Instead, I got lazy and decided I just wanted to chat instead. 

That is both my laziness as well as my impeccable procrastination skills at work.  I have a wonderful friend though who let me be both.  (A wonderful friend who gave up sweets for lent and was very sad she couldn't eat my "wafers")

I really need to start packing though.  Seriously.

Song of the day:  Let It Be Me - Ray Lamontagne

March 19, 2014

Today was one of those days that was just... shit.  Absolute shit.  It sucks, but we all have them.  Those days when nothing is going our way, everyone around us chooses that day to be stupid and inconsiderate, and life didn't feel like spacing out our stresses, so it just piles up into one shitty day.

Fair enough, I suppose.

Throughout my various texting conversations of the day, I mention this to Nat.  So she sends me a a photo of the morning we signed our lease and says:

"I'm sorryyyy.  I hope this makes you feel better though: 10 days!"

And it did make me feel better. 

Song of the day:  Street Lights - Data Romance

March 18, 2014

Thanks, Jones soda!

Song of the day: Mango Tree - Angus & Julia Stone

March 17, 2014

A very sweet gift from a very sweet man.

Song of the day:  Down Under (Acoustic) - Nonono

March 16, 2014

An entire rainy Sunday, blissfully spent inside with good company.

Give me a pointy knife, and I can accomplish anything.  Subsequently, I of course (temporarily) went partially deaf... but it was so worth it.

Song of the day:  The Drought - Horse Feathers

March 15, 2014

Morning cuddles, morning coffee and a morning boob to rest on.  It's the simple things, really.

Song of the day: That Sea, the Gambler - Gregory Alan Isakov

March 14, 2014

This was that overdue long post I was referring to earlier.  

Today was a weird day.  In that it was both one of the best days I have had in a long time, and also one of the worst.  I find it astounding the ways in which life throws things your way.

Even though this is an online diary as I call it, there are some details I do not wish to share with the world (I use that term very loosely because I am well aware that few people read this) and I feel that this is one of them, and I want to address this first, generally.  I received some of the worst news I have heard in a very long time today and it sunk my heart.  Upon hearing this news, it made me wonder the true purpose of this stupid  life and it made me temporarily hate everything.  The reason I am writing this out is because this outlet of rambling makes me pull the good out of my life - that was its purpose, and that's what it has done for me today.  Instead of instantly seeking the worst possible outcome, I forced myself to think of the best.  To tell myself that everything will be okay.  And I believed it.  

I wonder how I've done this.  Because anyone who knows me, knows I am a fairly pessimistic person.  But I think, upon having further thought about it, maybe it's because instead of just telling myself to think this way, I have to conjure up the words I need to tell myself and physically write (type) them.

Whatever the reason, I don't care at the moment.  Being prematurely optimistic is much better than prematurely jumping to the worst possible conclusion.  If for no other reason, because even if things don't work out the very best possible way, I would have only prolonged my misery.

On to the good.  Which I will also not discuss in much detail, for the same reason I mentioned above but I do want to write.

I only have two favorite musicians.  Oliver Dragojevic and Lana Del Rey.  I have never seen either of them live and I get to see both of them in May, crossing off two things from my lengthy bucket list.  I bought my Lana Del Rey tickets today and am going with two of my loves and I am so excited.  It's odd that simply buying tickets to see someone sing live can create so much pleasure.  But, I'll take it without complaints.  I then went out for dinner and drinks and a very long walk and had a wonderfully perfect evening out, from start to finish.  And I forgot what that felt like.  I forgot butterflies, I forgot instantaneous connection, I forgot excitement and ease, and I forgot that I deserve it.  

Sometimes, life hits you in the face with a fucking 2x4 and it really hurts.  And sometimes it can create a feeling inside you that makes you instantly grateful for the pleasure of being alive.  Somehow, I got to experience both today, and a big part of that really sucked but the better part of me chose to be happy instead of sad and, even if that doesn't last for very long, to follow the theme of this blog:  I am grateful for it.

Song of the day:  National Anthem - Lana Del Rey 

March 13, 2014

How fun is apartment decorating?!  I am so, unbelievably happy that my roommate is as OCD and color coordinated as I am.  Our apartment is going to look fucking sweet.

When I'm not terrified of how quickly this is all coming up, I am simply ecstatic to be moving out.  Not because living at home with my parents is horrible.  It's actually quite the opposite.  When I say that I'm ready to move out and be an adult, I don't say it because I can't wait to be away from my family.  That part of it actually makes me sad.  I work with my mother, so it won't be as big of a shock in that respect and my dad travels a lot for business so I'm used to that too, but sometimes it's very comforting to know that I'm coming home to my family house - regardless of whether or not they are home - so that part is going to be sad.  However, I know the door is always open for me to walk in and sit with them or talk to them or work out in the garage.  It will always be my home and no matter how many times they joke around saying I can't come back as often as I'd like to visit, I know they're lying.

Mostly.

Song of the day: Paint the Silence - South

March 12, 2014

I call these things "wafers" because I think saying that I ate 12 "wafers" sounds better than "I just ate 12 cookies".

We all lie.

Song of the day: Cinema Car - Transformer

March 11, 2014

My very first Consent Order!  

It's really not that big of a deal, but I did it all by myself.  Yay! 

Song of the day:  I Buried A Bone - Blind Pilot

March 10, 2014

Another Monday babysitting the world's happiest dog, another episode of True Detective on my favourite couch.  Awaiting chicken soup & good company.

Song of the day: Cello Suite No. 1 Prelude - Bach

March 9, 2014

This is the epitome of Sunday Funday. 

I had such a wonderful Sunday afternoon this week.  I spent it catching up with this lovely lady, hearing all about her engagement weekend, making tortilla soup, drinking wine, re-discovering Nintendo 64, cuddling with the world's most lovable cat and watching Harry Potter. 

I feel this doesn't need any explanation as to why it was so great.

Bliss. 

Song of the day: Kada Me Dotakne - Parni Valjak 

March 8, 2014

Today was so surreal. 

Today, I feel like I took my next big step in life.  That being of course, that I stopped simply talking about taking the next step, and I actually did it. 

Myself and my two new awesome roommates signed our lease this morning and I was a bit on cloud nine.  Naturally, Nat and I then proceeded to visit Ikea for two hours to pick out everything we wanted for our new condo... color coordinated, duh.  

(I was originally going to post the cute photo we took that night holding our lease in celebration, but I feel this better captures the super cool people we actually are - if it helps though, our lease is kind of in this photo, at the very bottom!)

I love this girl and I'm so excited to live with her (and her dope as fuck boyfriend - he can stay too). 

Song of the day:  U - Gareth Emery ft. Bo Bruce

March 7, 2014

I am very proud of this girl for making a wonderful chicken dinner.  I can happily say the only thing I did was peel potatoes. Yay, Danielle! 

PS: shirts are for chumps. 

Song of the day: For Now I Am Winter - Olafur Arnalds ft. Amor Dan

March 6, 2014

This is so profoundly true that I don't even feel badly about uploading a photo of a quote instead of a real life photo two days in a row. 

That being sad, I feel a long, very me-esque type post coming in the not-so-distant future.  It's been too long (I've been too busy/lazy) since I've typed my heart out.  That's probably because I'm doing said typing my heart out elsewhere - happily, I might add - but my online diary deserves some ramblings, too.  You know, for memories sake.

Song of the day: It Doesn't Matter - Alison Krauss

March 5, 2014

 "And so desire carries me along."

Song of the day: In These Arms - Swell Season

March 4, 2014

Say hello:

TO MY NEW APARTMENT!!!

 

Isn't it beautiful?  Today, my friends and I made a huge step and said yes to this beautiful place.  We go in on Saturday morning to sign all the papers, and I could not be more excited.    

I am a pain in the ass, and so is everyone else in the world.  I'm also weird as shit. So, realistically speaking, it is a very hard and daunting task to find people that both you yourself can tolerate living with and people who can tolerate living with you.  I found my weirdos.  The kind of weirdos that want a giant rodent as a pet. 

Growing up is somehow simultaneously terrifying and exhilarating all at the same time. 

Song of the day: That Home - Cinematic Orchestra 

March 3, 2014

Sometimes, I surprise myself.  Trying new things is fun. 

And I have a new appreciation/obsession with dijon mustard.

Song of the day: The Mating Game - Bitter:Sweet

March 2, 2014

Today was a bittersweet day.  A variety of emotions, that I don't actually want to write about.  But I had comfort food (my favorite pizza place in Vancouver), and it was delicious.

 

Jesus.  I eat way too much, hey?

Sorry, I'm not sorry.

Song of the day: Skinny Love - Bon Iver 

March 1, 2015

I couldn't even pick a photo which best described my favourite part of Saturday, so I just chose all three.  My coffee smiled at me, I was craving... pretty much everything so I bought a variety of everything I wanted, and my cat is a bitch unless she wants to be cute and make a seat out of my thigh.

Being an introvert who is okay with the idea of sometimes staying home on a Saturday night eating junk food in sweatpants is pretty satisfying.

Song of the day:  You Make It Real - James Morrison

February 28, 2014

Oh, how I missed this lovely girl.  Finally back from her honeymoon, all tanned and shit.  We sat and talked for hours, drinking homemade wine and catching up and it was so wonderful.

Then, around 2:30am, her husband came home.  Drunk and hungry... kind of like we were.  And what did we all want?  McDonalds.  But of course, none of us were sober enough to drive so naturally, we gave up on the idea and just went to bed.

WRONG.

No.  We  called a cab, had it drive us to McDonalds, ordered copious amounts of food and then cabbed back home.  It was delicious and I love those two people.

Song of the day: Your Eyes - Colin Munroe ft. K Flay (Datsik Remix)

February 27, 2014

We may as well have taken him to boarding school with those politely crossed paws.

Song of the day:  Moonlight Sonata (Mvt. 1) - Beethoven