although I contemplated starting it up here.... i am going to walk my posting fingers over to my new blog which is going to focus entirely on my quest to hone my skills as a hobbyist with any and just about every hobby under the sun.

stay tuned!

just wanted to post so this blog doesn't get deleted before i get my act together and save the important stuff....

Pink Sweater =

A fuzzy bubblegum wrapper
A harmless pristine exterior
Pink sweater, pink lips, pink tongue
Fluff to wrap thorns
and a hope of safe handling.

i'm still here...

hello all

i haven't posted in tooo long but a word of advice: don't have a blog AND a scrapbook... one will always get neglected!
i'm in lille for the last time... i had to show jeremy around town! we previously were in corsica for one week, brussels for two days and bruges for four days... i have way too many stories to fit on here (not to mention that my internet time is precious these days) so let's just say... this summer is going to be amazing!

i will be updating during the summer for frequently, the last few weeks were just a little crazy trying to pack up and travel and say hellos and good byes all at the same time. so, until next time!

it's late...

note: i have been here for 4 months, not 5 (thanks mom, even though it FEELS like 5 ok?)

just wanted to share a MAGNIFIQUE movie with you all...
http://www.panslabyrinth.com/

very, very, well done!
ok, i am off to bed because i have an important mission at the market tomorrow morning... presents!! yes, that's right. so if you don't get one, it's because a) i slept in and forgot or b) i don't really like you that much.

haha have a great day!

a zombie's anniversary rant

so, i am supposed to be studying but i don't feel like it.
the last time i looked at this material, our last class to date was march 28. it is now may 10... i don't even remember what my prof looked like, let alone remember what Popelard says about the interactive nature of contemporary art... such a long break in between class and finals is very hard to deal with. the break feels like the end, but then you have to get right back into it again! i think i like the canadian system much better...

one week until my parentals come! can you believe it? i have been here for 5 months exactly TODAY. it's like... my anniversary with france! how sweet.... we're like going steady now. le sigh
my parents will be a nice anniversary present... that is a kind of creepy statement if taken out of context, no?

ok, now i am just rambling so that i don't have to focus on this crap. so i will get back to it....

salut pour maintenant,

a zombie with bangs (i cut them myself!)

p.s. I love lucy!! i have been watching the show with lee lately and i laugh out loud constantly! so that is my recommendation for the weekend - go rent some seasons and be ready for some old-fashioned belly action http://www.tv.com/i-love-lucy/show/1038/summary.html

whOA - K

A few interesting facts about france:

1. chi chi = churro A.K.A deep fried sticks of goodness covered in sugar and don't come as a singular churro like in edmonton, no, you get like 9 at once!

2. dog poo + shoe = an uncomfortable picnic experience

3. it is perfectly acceptable to portray naked woman on the side of rides at the carnival... especially if the ride has anything do with with America

let's see....

I had a wonderful dinner with some fellow canadians (+ Malika who is an honorary canadian haha) on Saturday night. We went to Ian's apartment, a guy from Montreal who we met at Vimy. The coolest part was this cafe we went to post-dinner that was in Old Lille, hence it was an old building. They put tealights in all the holes in the brick walls...there was also live trombone music and peanuts. Also, there was a giant hole in the floor covered by blue plate glass, it lookes down into some kind of cellar. I think I am officially turning french because I ordered one of their impossibly small coffees and was actually satisfied, drinking it in more than 15 seconds!

Sunday was picnic day. Ian, Julie, Katie, Jake (her bf), Raelene and Malika and myself all stopped at the market for some goodies and went for a little picnic. As we sat, the smell of poo kept wafting by, hindering the enjoyment of my black pepper goat cheese and fig semolina bread. Well, at least I wasn't crazy - there was a nice little pile smushed into my shoe! Sigh... after that little emergency, we carried on successfully! Next to our spot was an exhibit housed in a greenhouse that compiled all the floats left over from Lille's India parade in January... there was an elephant like 20 metres high! We also checked out the Fine Arts museum because it was free... but not so fine as I had imagined! The layout was difficult and distracting, and the "artifacts" area hadn't been renovated in a while... So on to the carnival... it is something to see! There are true carneys there and all the rides have naked women on them? Great influence for the kiddies...We shared some deep-fried-sugar-goodness at the park next door for dinner. (SHH I KNOW)

And... it has rained non stop since then!

new obsessions

i feel like one cool and interesting thing is happening right after the next here right now... i am really loving lille! my new obsessions:

*hawaian pizza made with tomato sauce AND cream sauce, oh those french!

*blackberry beer, plus all the other flavors they offer: coconut, vanilla, strawberry, violets, raspberry, peach, orange, cinnamon... le sigh. yeah

*Cafe des Six Roses: great vintage cafe just down the road, how did i not know about this before? they play vinyl only, the bartender is constantly changing records. the walls are lined with art books, comics, board games, dictionaries et al which are there for perusal. PLUS you get snacks for free!

*Valentine's Day: no not the day, the band! Lillois and relatively new, they kick ass!
www.myspace.com/valentinesdaymusic

Lee and I went to their concert on Thursday night at Le Drugstore, gotta love that fringlish! Not only did we watch them play for 2 and a half hours, we met the band and their families! We exchanged e-mails and might be able to get a copy of their music (not released). Probably one of the best nights so far...

*Large Item pick-up: the French have good junk! Items recently acquired off the side of the street? A wicker bedside table, a new book, Harry Potter trading cards and a painting.

witch's familiar spotted while strolling through the park thursday afternoon