New Kylie Video!!

Rediscovering Hope

I've been listening to music to help get my mind out of the dark well it's been in the past week.

One artist who has been inspirational is Christian singer turned pop pontiff, Amy Grant. I used to listen to her bouncy happy music back when I was younger, enjoying the melodies and beats, but her lyrics are quite inspirational!

I know it's hard to see the past and still believe
Love is gonna find a way
Leave behind the doubt
Love's the only out
Love will surely find a way



Then I skipped on over to Broadway to visit one of my favourite musicals in recent time, Legally Blonde. The song What You Want has the following verse which absolutely spoke to me. Thank you to Elle Woods for being such an optimist for love!

How about love?
Have you ever been in love?
Cause if you have, you'll know
That love never accepts a defeat
No challenge it can't meet
No place it cannot go
Don't say no to a woman in love

Don't laugh when I say love
Don't think that I'm naive
Because even a person who's smart
Can listen to their heart
Can listen and believe
So believe in what love can achieve

Do you believe?

Thankful - Sunday May 30

The whole "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy for the US military is on the verge of being thrown out the window. But while we wait for that to happen, the gay couple who were arrested and sentenced to 14 years in a Malawi prison have now been pardoned and released, due to international pressure on the African nation. It's sad that being gay is illegal in many countries still, around the world, including 37 of them in Africa.

Today I am thankful:

* that I live in a country where I am free to be myself
* that I work in a workplace where I don't have to hide who I am

Death of a Lost Romantic

I've fallen into a depression and I can't get up.

I literally just want to lie in bed all day and do nothing, see no one, and just sleep. Maybe cry a bit, eat some chocolate cake, you know.

Instead, I've forced myself up and watched movie after movie after movie.

I have some ideas as to where this all came from.

It could be all the weddings and showers and baby birthday parties I've been invited to as of late. Getting asked to go to these things simply remind me of a life I'll never have. Since last month, I've attended one wedding, been invited to 3 baby birthday parties, invited one shower, and have two more weddings to sit through in June. Sometimes I wish I was just "normal" and have what they have: spouse, family, etc. But yeah, that's not going to happen. It's nice to help friends celebrate and buy them gifts and such, but seriously - will I ever get any of this returned? I am better off flushing money down the toilet.

I'm becoming bitter and jaded and I don't like it. Last week I wasn't like this. Last week I was watching RomComs and enjoying them and they filled my heart up with hope. They fed the romantic in me.



I've just finished watching Must Love Dogs, and maybe it's because I'm a cat person or maybe it's because the person who recommended it to me said if I liked Serendipity, then I'd like this movie, or maybe it's because I'm not big on John Cusack and would rather Diane Lane end up with the hunky Dermot Mulroney, but whatever the case, I did not enjoy this film. It was boring. Or maybe it's because I've lost touch with my inner romantic.

Last week I wasn't like this.

Last week I went to get my haircut, and my hairdresser asked me about The Guy. The Guy is fine. Things have not progressed, but they haven't regressed either. And I was fine with it. I was happy to have him in my life.

But my hairdresser wasn't. She proceeded to attack him and drive the conversation with leading questions like "So he doesn't even care about how you feel?" and corner me with an interrogation that no matter how I answered, would end up making me feel like shit. Mission accomplished. I tried to defend The Guy to her, but she would have none of it. I told her that The Guy gave me hope, and she flat out said verbatim, "I wish you didn't have hope."

Wow, talk about a Debbie Downer. I went for a haircut and instead I got held up to the proverbial broomstick and proceeded to get the hope beaten out of me.

Oh yeah, and my hairdresser has never met, let alone seen, The Guy before. And she sees me once a month, we don't hang out outside of our customer/hairdresser relationship, and knew each other minimally as coworkers back in the day. So maybe she's getting her impression of The Guy from my blog, which she reads sometimes, and from stories I've told her. Or maybe she's projecting her own issues, I don't know.

I get that she was concerned for my well-being, but I was perfectly FINE when I arrived on her doorstep. When I left though, my mind had been sent spiraling downwards
into this abyss and I have been depressed all week and don't see any signs of light. The thing is, I would appreciate her concern more HAD I ASKED FOR IT. But I didn't. She brought up the topic of The Guy, and then made a huge issue out of something that was a non-issue for me.

It was an intense haircut and we managed to get through it, but I really didn't think it was her place to bring up the topic of The Guy and then try to convince me how shitty he was.

I've also been busy with friends going through break-ups and questioning their relationships.

To me, it's a luxury to be able to do that. I mean, I know it's a shitty spot to be in because I have been there ONCE in my life. For lack of a better term, these friends are "serial monogamists" and they go from one relationship to the other like it was THAT EASY. They turn the corner and wind up in a relationship. I run for miles, years, and come up with nothing.

So when they talk to me about their break-ups and I have to walk them through it, console them, etc, I can't help but feel jealous and resentful because deep in my heart I know that they will find someone else in no time flat, because that's what they always do. Whereas I will continue to go on alone, like I've always done.

Anyway, that's just me today. I'll go back to talking about stupid movies and stupid music and stupid tv shows and stupid restaurants soon enough, for anyone who even cares what I think.

Right now though, I think I'm just going to go back to bed and cry.

A Shitty Saturday

It's raining still. Drizzly rain. Not the soothing downpour of a heavy rain with its tapping against the windowpane. But rather, the misty cold rain that finds its way below the surface of your skin and sets a chill. That's what I have, at least. This cold I've been battling all week has caught up with me and now I'm squirreled away at home wearing three layers of sweaters - at the end of May!! Oh well, it could be worse. It could be Calgary, where it's currently SNOWING.

I was supposed to go to my friend's wedding shower today but had to cancel because I wouldn't want to get her sick! I've known her since the eighth grade, we met in sewing class when we both had to stay after school and work on our stitching. Instead, we worked on our bitching. She was the first person I ever came out to.

So it's disappointing that I am missing her shower, but showers are more for the girls, anyway, so I'm sure my presence isn't totally missed. Been feeling down about myself today. Not sure why. My shrink would tell me to shut that inner critic up. Anyway, I won't harp. I've whined and lashed out at enough people today.

Instead, I decided to watch John Waters' cult classic Pink Flamingos.



Wow what a crazy movie. I don't know if I would recommend it to anyone I know, but it was good to see it. Basically it's about Divine, the filthiest person alive. This other couple wants to overtake that title but Divine ends up having the last laugh. The film includes a mother with an egg obsession sitting in a playpen, sex with a live chicken, Divine giving her "son" a blow job, and of course, the infamous dog shit scene. Definitely not for the faint of heart. For movie buffs and hardcore cinemaphiles.

Happy Birthday, Kylie!!!

O M G !

Happy birthday to Kylie, but happy birthday to us too with this sneak peak at her new video!!!!

I Have a Headache

I never get headaches. But I have a headache. It could be residuals from my cold that I'm still battling off. Or it could be from staring at the computer screen too long. Maybe I need to get myself an iPad? They were released in Canada today and my friend Michael got one, and I touched it and it was pretty cool.



At first I didn't think all that much about them. I mean, aren't they just glorified iTouches? Why does anyone need one of these things? Then someone mentioned "old people" to me and how awesome it would be for them to use. It got me thinking, because I did try to get my mom to use my computer and it was a tough call trying to explain to her how a mouse worked. With the iPad, the information and technology is literally at her fingertips. If she wants to read Chinese newspapers online, just press this and scroll. If she wants to play games, just press this. Etcetera, etcetera.... I'm still contemplating it, but what are your thoughts on the iPad? I think it might be good for my mom...

So back to my headache.

It's the new coworker. I literally wanted to scream today. He was staring at my screen and commenting on what I was watching (videos of kittens on YouTube, of course).

Today he blabbered on to me about the following:

* Lexmark being owned by IBM
* the cost per page of printing
* his wife's spa and hot tub store
* his house getting flooded by his dishwasher
* the guy who came over to fix the dishwasher and how he wouldn't stop talking (!!!)
* the weather in Blaine
* his photos of Arizona
* how he worked at this bank late at night and people were held up at knifepoint
* how he worked at this other bank and the carpenter working on the teller stations set off the silent alarm and got arrested
* his 25 year old daughter's cell phone plan

That's just the tip of the iceberg of what I was having to sit through today and either acknowledge or ignore. Either way, it was still coming at me.

Then he tried to help me out with an issue I was having with trying to install a software program. He basically doubled my efforts and kept asking me what the error message was that I was getting and if I'd already researched on this site and blah blah FUCKING BLAH.

I Need a New Ringtone

My current ringtone is the theme to Bewitched.



Now I want something new for the majority of my incoming calls. I have a few "specialized" ring tones, including of course Kylie's The One for when The Guy phones.

I'm looking for something fun, original, and loud enough for me to hear when the phone rings.

Any suggestions? What's your ring tone?

"I love him even if he doesn't love me back."

Called in sick today. Did not want to deal with the new coworker. Plus, it's so frickin' cold in Vancouver lately that I had to pull out an extra blanket when I go to sleep! It's nearly June! Yet it feels like winter! Bah!!! So yeah, I'm fighting off a cold and today I just felt like I should stay home and rest or else it would evolve into something bigger.



So, what else is there to do when you're home sick? Watch crappy movies, of course. Well, When In Rome isn't exactly crappy. It's not amazing either, but I was very entertained by it and in the realm of rom coms, this one gets good marks for:

* shooting in Rome
* shooting in New York
* Josh Duhamel

The writing could've been better, but the story is original - girl grabs some coins from a fountain where people wish for love, and the people who owned those coins fall in love with her. Enter a mix of crazies from Danny Devito to Will Arnett to the Napoleon Dynamite guy (who can't seem to shake off the typecasting, it looks like).

Kristen Bell as the female lead was cute, but too lightweight to carry this movie, I think. She's in almost every scene and she just didn't have the calibre or star quality. Not that this was a role of a lifetime, but she just looked a bit misplaced, but she did okay. And why where there ZERO scenes of Josh Duhamel with his shirt off? Giant FAIL on that part. I really should have watched that tv show Las Vegas more.

"I love him even if he doesn't love me back," says the lead character. I can relate to that, and I enjoy the optimism and hope that she has by the end of the movie. It's nice to know I'm not the only romantic left out there.

If you're in a RomCom state of mind, then this one will do.

Rent It

Scissor Sisters - Fire With Fire

Yay it's the new Scissor Sisters video!!!

Filmed in the wee hours of the night on a giant flat bed truck rolling through the streets of NYC... smoke machines, city dwellers, and the always fabulous Ana Matronic.

The New Coworker

There's a new guy at work and he sits right next to me. It's sad that we had to let the last guy go just because he was a casual worker and had a maximum of 90 work days in a calendar year. He was smart, trained, and we got along. Now we have someone new, and we have to train him, and I don't know if he and I will be getting along. He's quite a bit older, and tends to talk A LOT, like when I'm trying to get work done, he's yapping away about the piece of land he owns in Arizona or giving me a DETAILED account of his work history.

And when I try and train him in something, he sorta acts like a know-it-all and ends up either telling me how things worked at his previous job or the job before that or eight jobs before that, OR he gives me suggestions on how to do my job.

Bahhh!!!

It's a minor complaint. I mean, just this past weekend, Calvin's firefighter brother was regaling us with stories about having to lift an obese woman onto a gurney after she had overdosed on drugs or alcohol at some party at a community centre. She had vomited into the air vents and then shat herself. He said when they were lifting her up, shit was coming down her leg.

So yeah, a pesky cubicle mate is nothing compared to that.

Rain, Robin Hood, and a Roid Update

It's the May long weekend here in Canada. Since I also had Friday off, I wanted to go on a mini trip somewhere but wasn't able to find anyone to go with and couldn't decide on where to go. Vegas and Mexico were just a few places I bantered around with in my head. Oh well, maybe next time.

Staying in town, I've been having a great time so far, despite the really chilly weather! It's been raining here and there, but overall it's okay. Just wish the temperature was a bit on the warmer side.

Today Jill and I took advantage of the rainy afternoon and went to take in a screening of Robin Hood.



I was happy to escape into the medieval world of Sherwood Forest and old England for a couple of hours. The film needed more shirtless shots of Russell Crowe, though! Cate Blanchette was a sparky and strong Lady Marion.

It wasn't amazing but it was far from being bad, so I'd say See It or Rent It.

But sitting for a few hours probably wasn't the best thing for my hemmorhoid, which is doing a lot better thanks to those herbal pills that Alexis suggested I take. Vein Sense is the name of the ones I got. It's been two weeks now and the doctor said that is the usual run for roids - 1 to 2 weeks. I'm still taking the pills and using the cream, and it's definitely helped.

I'm also drinking lots of water and eating lots of fibre too, to hopefully ward off any future cases of this!!! Eat your fibre, kids!!

Movies: Alice in Wonderland

I was really looking forward to seeing this movie, because Alice in Wonderland is my favourite children's story ever. However, people kept telling me that it wasn't as good as they had hoped, and so I was deterred from going. The fact that it is more of a sequel than actually being the original story of Alice In Wonderland also made me hesitant.



I finally did watch it though, and I must say I quite enjoyed it. The story is a little different, but there's enough elements of the classic that remain that make it familiar. Johnny Depp's Mad Hatter was alright, I looooooved the Cheshire Cat, and Helena Bonham Carter's turn as the Queen of Hearts I thought was downright brilliant!! "Did you steal my tarts?!!"

See It!

Dancing On My Own

Last night at Queer Bash, Lukasz and I screamed like little girls when this song came on and we rushed to the dancefloor, knocking over everyone in our way.

It was a fantastic evening, celebrating Chris' bday and getting all dressed up for their Baywatch Babes vs Disco Divas theme. I had a very Xanadu Olivia Newton John on my t-shirt and a gold headband, so I obviously was going for the Disco Diva theme as opposed to putting on a red speedo.

Moment of the night definitely was when this Robyn song was played though.

Goldfrapp : Alive video

What in the holy name of Olivia Newton John is this amazingness all about?!?!?!

It's the new video for Alive, from Goldfrapp!!!

Hey Guys It's Me, the Biggest Disappoint You Know...

This song. This musical. I can't believe I found it on YouTube. Even though I'm appalled someone would bring a videocamera into a Broadway musical, part of me is glad that they did, otherwise we wouldn't have this!

It's my favourite number from the Tony award winning musical In The Heights, a latino-infused show about Washington Heights, a ghetto in New York with a large population of Hispanics and immigrants.

In this number, Nina has just come home from college, but she's got a secret... She's actually not faring that well at school and has to break the news to her parents that she might be kicked out.

I know I've gone through these feelings before. When your parents are immigrants and they work so hard to give you a good life, and you feel pressure to do them justice but you go off to school and do mediocre and disappoint them and then you have no idea what to do with your life and it's just all so STRESSFUL!!!!

I love how she BELTS out the line: "I'm coming back home, with my EYES on the horIzon..." and the emotional, "I know that I'm letting you dooooooowwwwnnnnn....."

Oh how many times have I sung along to this at the top of my lungs....



Sadly, most of the original cast that I saw have all left the show... A couple went to do West Side Story, and Mandy Gonzalez - here as the original Nina - has recently left to become the Wicked Witch of the West in WICKED. I'd go back and see WICKED just to see her in it!

If you haven't seen In The Heights, it's one of the better original musicals that have come out in recent history that isn't based on a book or a tv show or a movie.

The Swallow Tail Supper Club

I'd read articles about these restaurants in New York and Paris where there's no address or signage and you just show up and enter and voila, it's a restaurant! And there are some that are people's homes even. How ecstatic was I to find out that Vancouver had their own versions of this!!

One of them was the Swallow Tail Supper Club, which is run by Chef Robin, out of a secret location in Vancouver. I loved the secrecy and mystique of it all, so was quite looking forward to the experience last weekend.

And what an experience it was! The address got emailed to me about two days before the event. We arrived at a house and wandered into the backyard where there were chairs set out, and a few strangers sitting about chatting.

There were about 25 people expected that evening, and people showed up casually and joined the party. It was neat to talk to people that I probably wouldn't even acknowledge had this been a regular sit-down type of restaurant. But because of the intimate atmosphere, you're forced to socialize and this is definitely something that the city needs more of.

We started off with an amuse bouche, which consisted of a puff pastry with pears and cheese on it, paired off with a martini made with homemade gin and star anise. It was totally strong and knocked me off my feet, but how can I resist HOMEMADE GIN!?!?

The first course was served out in the garden since it was an amazing spring evening with the sun still shining and not a cloud in the sky. The appetizer was a salad that contained ingredients right from the chef's own garden, including fennel, radish, and all sorts of scrumptious leafy greens!

We then stepped inside to the cellar, where the walls were lined with wine bottles and two large communal tables were set up for the diners. There was one table of four off in the corner, and since we had four with us, we managed to snag this spot! The second course featured ahi tuna resting on top of a tabouli salad, again made with ingredients right from the garden! The drink pairing this time was called a Pirate Old Fashioned, which featured HOMEMADE RUM, an orange rind, and sugar. If I wasn't completely drunk by this point, then this certainly drove me over the edge. But again, how could one resist HOMEMADE RUM!?!

The third and final course featured a venison meatball, which I quite enjoyed. This was paired with my favourite drink of the evening, a Backyard Mojito. As you can probably already guess, the mint and rhubarb in the mojito were plucked from the chef's garden. Delicious!

Dessert was optional - homemade vanilla ice cream with blackberries. You had to pay an extra $5 for it, and we were stuffed at this point so we opted out and walked around the neighbourhood instead. All in all it was a terrific evening and definitely a unique dining experience like no other! There's other sorts of these events around town, and I can't wait to try them out too! Oh, and maybe it wasn't all the homemade alcohol that I couldn't resist... maybe it was the totally cute bartender who was making them....!!

Movies: Bronson

I wouldn't have known about this movie if it weren't for Matty. Based on the true story of Charlie Bronson, Britain's most violent prisoner, this was an entertaining film. The subject matter is definitely on the violent side, but it was filmed with such creativity and acted out with warmth and humour, that the film comes off as being almost heroic in a sense.

Whether it's the scene of someone shitting in their own hand, or Bronson pummeling opponents in make-shift fight clubs, I never felt I had to turn away. Rather, it was more like I couldn't stop watching it!

This is out on DVD now, so:

Rent It

Movies: Before You Say I Do

Yes it's true, I downloaded this made-for-tv romantic comedy starring David Sutcliffe of the Gilmore Girls. He was pretty much the only reason I downloaded it. It's the story of a man who proposes to his girlfriend, only to have her freak out on him because she had already been married once before and because it didn't work out, she never wanted to marry ever again. So of course, he now has to go back in time and make sure she never goes through that first marriage, in order for her to not be jaded later on in the future.

Yes it's not great. But I didn't mind it.

For you though, I'd say:

Skip It

Kylie Minogue - All The Lovers

What better way to start off the weekend than with the BRAND NEW SINGLE from KYLIE MINOGUE!?!??!!!?!

*insert major screaming here*

I'm not sure if it's her best at getting into the American market, but it's lush and rich sounding and perfect for the summer!!! "Euphoric" would be an excellent adjective to describe this!



The track listing for her upcoming album Aphrodite (due out July 5) has also been announced:

All The Lovers
Get Outta My Way
Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love)
Closer
Everything Is Beautiful
Aphrodite
Illusion
Better Than Today
Too Much
Cupid Boy
Looking For An Angel
Can’t Beat The Feeling

Olympic Village Open House

This Saturday, the gates and doors to the Olympic Village will open to the public for the very first time! From 10am to 5pm, there'll be events and activities including a ceremony with Mayor Gregor Robertson and VANOC CEO John Furlong, meet and greet with athletes, pin trading, the torches, the medals, and much more!!

For more information, visit here!

Roid Rage

I have a hemorrhoid.

And it hurts.

Fuck Me.

Movies: Kick-Ass

Holy smokes, this was such an entertaining movie! Kick-Ass literally kicked ass!! It's an unconventional superhero movie about a boy who wants to become a superhero so he goes out, buys a costume, and starts battling the bad guys! He's then joined by Hit Girl (pictured above) and her father, played by Nicholas Cage, who actually is bearable in this movie.

Smart, fun, and action packed, this was surprisingly a pleaser!

See It!!

Movies: Dear John

Dear John was not a very good romantic movie. Maybe it's because I just watched Amanda Seyfried in Chloe and can't handle this much of her in one weekend? Or maybe there didn't seem to be much chemistry between her and Channing Tatum? Or maybe novelist Nicholas Sparks needs to stop writing these sappy romances already?

Blah

Skip It

We Goin' Down Like London London London!

Okay, last batch of my UK photos!

At Westminster Abbey. My mum was excited to see this because it's where Princess Diana got married. She has some sort of affinity with the Royals and has always followed them.

My divorced friend with whom I reunited (does that make him my ex-divorced friend?) showed us all around London, including a walk along the gorgeous South Bank where we caught a glimpse of the London Eye and Big Ben.

The only thing my mother HAD to do in London was to visit Buckingham Palace. Maybe she thought she'd catch a look at the Queen and get invited in for tea?

We did end up going for tea, however. At the famous department store Harrod's!!

The iconic Tower Bridge.

Resting at the Princess Diana memorial water fountain.

Lunching at the bustling and funky Camden Market!

Movies: Chloe

Canadian director Atom Egoyan's Chloe is perhaps his most comprehensible movie I've seen. His other films have gone over my head, but this one was relatively easy to follow. That said though, it was also a bit on the predictable side. Julianne Moore plays a woman who hires Chloe, played by Mamma Mia's Amanda Seyfried, to seduce her husband Liam Neeson in order to see if he's cheating on her or not.

At first I thought, what a great concept and the perfect film for a Jealous Asian Bitch like myself! Momma and I came up with that term Jealous Asian Bitch, or simply JAB, to describe Asian women and gay Asian men who are partnered and who shoot evil looks at any other Asian in the room to say, "This is my man! Don't you dare look at him, or I will CUT you!" The partner in question is usually Caucasian, or at the least non-Asian.

Signs you might be a JAB: you're Asian, you're insecure, you have a tendency to turn psychotic or suspicious about your partner's activities, you see all other Asians as the enemy.

This isn't a condition that's exclusive to Asians, either. You can certainly be a JWB, a Jealous White Bitch.

Anyway, Chloe. Julianne Moore is perfection. The movie is good, but strange. Definitely predictable. Filmed in Toronto, it features the city as itself and has some great shots, including scenes at Allan Gardens, which I've actually visited and think would be a great date spot!


Download It

Robyn - Dancing On My Own

Holy mother of Goodness!

somebody said you got a new friend
does she love you better than i can?
big black sky over my town,
i know where you at - i bet she's around




Robyn has just released a new album called Body Talk Part 1, and it features two songs that are perfect bookends for her monster hits "Be Mine" and "With Every Heartbeat." Complimenting them on this new collection is the song "Cry When You Get Older" and this absolute MASTERPIECE, "Dancing on My Own"!!!!!

i'm in the corner, watching you kiss her
i'm right over here, why can't you see me?

I frickin' LOVE this song!!

It's like she went into my brain and wrote a song about me. This situation that she is singing about actually happened to me, back in my Stalker days. I feel like this on many a night, too. Wow....

Turn the volume up!! WAY UP!!!



I'm not the girl you're taking home...

Music: Deadmau5

I need to relax, chill out, and this track is perfect.

UK Photos Part 2

My mother and I did a day trip down to Harrogate, which seemed to be a posh little town an hour or so away from Bradford by coach. It had a little shopping strip and everything was neatly manicured and aesthetically pleasing. This is where my brother and sister grew up as kids and went to school. It's also where my dad once worked as a dishwasher in a Chinese restaurant, before marrying my mom. When they married and moved to Bradford, he used to take my brother down to Harrogate to the movie cinema to catch Bruce Lee films.

Here I am standing by a tunnel - the same tunnel that appears in a photograph of my brother as a baby, taken in the 1960s.

Next to that tunnel is my parents' old laundromat. Yep, before the Fish and Chips place in Bradford, they made do with a Chinese laundry, pictured below. This place has a lot of bad memories for my family, namely my mother and my sister. This is where my second brother was born and where he developed a fever as a baby that went untreated and consequently caused severe brain damage. It made my mother sad to see this place. My sister remembers this place not as a home but as a workplace where she laboured for hours doing laundry. A lot of people seem to live and work in the same space, but this looks like it's been converted into being solely a living space. I wonder what the people would think if they knew all the history about where they live.

Liverpool. Did you know it's the site of the oldest Chinatown in Europe? There was a placard up stating so. It's quite small, like maybe one or two streets, but there was a Chinese association club that had my father's name on the membership list hanging on the wall. He used to go there as a youth and play dominoes in the corner.

Uncle Jimmy and his wife took us shopping at Morrisson's, a not-as-fancy as Marks and Spencer type supermarket, where I was DELIGHTED to see that they have an ENTIRE SECTION devoted to PIES!! And speaking about pies, just this past weekend, I discovered that Jackson's Meats on 4th Avenue in Kits, right here in Vancouver, carries British meat pies, including the elusive Mince Meat Pie!!!! AMAZING!!!! My new favourite store!!!

Ex Bomb, Ex Bomb

My Ex was in New York this past weekend. In fact, his hotel was on the street where the car bomb was found. He was stuck in Times Square behind barricades till about 1:30am.

Scary!!

The Case for Romantic Comedies

I'm not sure why I'm suddenly on a mission to watch every RomCom there is out there. Is it male PMS? Am I just bored?

At first I didn't think it was going to be a good idea. I mean, why feed my unrealistic notions of love with more fictionalized crap about love at first sight and fate and destiny and all that jazz. Well, it might be unrealistic for some, but I guess deep down inside of me I do believe that it exists, which may explain why watching these movies are not as harmful as one might think.

Even though this kind of stuff doesn't happen in my own life, it's still nice to find an escape go into a world where it does exist.

The Guy called me yesterday. He left me a nice little message with his deep, just-woke-up, morning voice. Love that. It of course messed me up for a bit, re-fueling all those emotions and feelings I have for him. So of course I dived right into my next movie, Valentine's Day, for some comfort.



This movie has just about everybody in it, as you can see from the poster. It was a bit like Paris, Je T'aime in that it had a bunch of different stories, but they all mixed together and weren't as good. So, maybe it's better to say that this was more along the lines of He's Just Not That Into You, but better. I'd definitely recommend this over The Bounty Hunter any day!

The best storyline I liked the most was between Ashton Kutcher and Jennifer Garner. Everything else was sorta filler. Julia Roberts during the end credits was awesome, too.

Download It

Movies: The Bounty Hunter

My binge on RomComs continues with The Bounty Hunter, and really there's not much to say except this is one giant steaming heap of SHIT.

TERRIBLE MOVIE.

SKIP IT

BURN IT

DESTORY IT!!

Blah!!!!

TV: Skins Season 3

It's been awhile since I've visited with the naughty teen Brits of SKINS. Seasons 1 and 2 were phenomenal and I was put off when Season 3 starred a whole new cast of hooligans. But now that I've been away from the series for a good amount of time, I can safely go back to it and view it as a brand new program altogether.

Centering around Tony's younger sister, Effie, and her gaggle of mates, the kids are just as fucked up as ever. Tony and his crew have long since flown the nest since Season 2 ended, leaving the playground free for the likes of twins Katie and Emily (the gay one), Asperger's-affected J.J., brooding Frederic, the simple Pandora, and man-whore Cooke.

Is it as wild and raunchy as the first two seasons of Skins? Yes, most definitely. Drugs, sex, partying, fighting, it's all back in good measure.