a year in review, 2005.
over $5000 spent on frivolity, but i don't regret a penny of it. hopefully next year i will learn to manage my money better, and not have to live paycheck to paycheck. one of the greatest experiences of my life was essentially moving to hong kong for three months being a grown ass woman. i visited some pretty sweet places - aside from hk, new york city, halifax, and montreal (thrice!). too much regret in the year 2005 with relationships. it was a learning experience, trying to find myself and where i stand when it comes to love and life and sex and happiness and purpose. i don't think i've quite figured it all out yet but i'm getting there. the artistic expression was dulled considerably but i think it's on the upswing already - i resolve to take more photos, write more prose, and draw more.
a rundown, because i love making lists.
BEST ARTIST / ABLUM
> juelz santana - what the game's been missing
> 50 cent - the massacre
> cold world - ice grillz
> mental - planet mental
> matisyahu - live at stubb's
BEST SINGALONGS
> cold world - copernicus
> cold world - cold world
> mental - desperate times
> fearless vampire killers - life of my own
> lady sov - cha-ching
> fucked up - generations
> the first step - the first step
> the wrong side - when the ink leaves your fist
BEST SHOWS
> the wrong side & fearless vampire killers, oct. 22
> cold world, dec. 31
> the first step, apr. 22
> matisyahu, oct. 27
> cancer bats, oct. 17
BEST TV
> the oc
> desperate housewives
> band of brothers
> lost
BEST MOVIE
> killa kong
> get rich or die tryin'
> sin city
BEST CLOTHING
> acne jeans
> supreme
> g-star
> dior homme
> a.p.c.
BEST LOCATIONS
> hong kong
> montreal
> new york city
BEST HAPPENINGS
> montreal, new years eve
> monday is the new friday, sneaky dee's
> the 224 palmerston ave. house shows
> montreal hardcore shows
> superfuture.com
BEST TOYS
> tokina 12-24mm lens
> canon 550ex speedlight
> apple g4 ibook
> ttc metropass
BEST SHOES
> nike tiffany dunk sb
> nike air max 90 infrared retro
> adidas skywalker
> ann demeulemeester round toe boot f/w 05
BEST BOOKS
> craig thompson - blankets
> gabriel garcia marquez - 100 years of solitude
> charlotte bronte - jane eyre