canadians will be heading to the polls this may for another federal election, and that means i need to decide who gets my vote. the following is a discussion that adam and i had on the subject:

adam: i'm looking at the party platforms and all i'm seeing from the opposition parties is that they're not the conservatives ( Read more... )

it's been two weeks and we're pretty much all settled into our new place. i've been having a blast buying little things i didn't know i needed until now: towels, measuring cups and spoons, chai spices, muffin tins, soap dishes... i didn't think i was one to take any credence in retail therapy, but it does make me happy to buy things that get our ( Read more... )

i continue to cat-sit two of the most amiable cats in the world. they are so well-behaved, in fact, that i keep expecting them to do something completely and utterly terrifying like in a horror film. it's always the cute, well-behaved ones that turn psychotic and play mind games with you. at least with our cat, tasma, you know to expect bad ( Read more... )

the temperatures have cooled down considerably from the sweltering climes of last week and i find myself upon the threshold of yet another weekend. before i can regale you with stories of guilt and proposals, it is time to make that long-awaited decemberists concert post (alright, maybe after two such entries you've heard enough, but they're my ( Read more... )

people that can vomit out really good artwork in a short period of time have me jealous.

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any time i create something on paper it seems to take much longer than i expect. i can't just slap something on a page as a concept sketch. my concept sketch always ends up being the base for my final work so there are never any process drawings to show for ( Read more... )

i don't know what's up with me lately, but i seem to be lacking the time to write in this here blog as well as my paper journal. maybe it's because they're sitdown activities and the 10,000 steps a day challenge is preventing me from indulging in such leisure ( Read more... )

my pedometer was on the fritz today (and has been for most of the week), so i decided to stop worrying about it, average it out, buy a new pedometer (i am uncertain as to why i have not taken a hammer to the infernal and inferior device yet...) and start fresh tomorrow ( Read more... )

with caveat_lect0r's latest post on fangirls sexualizing rorschach, i thought i'd jump on the incongruity/wtf bandwagon and share this with you:

the saturday morning cartoon version of watchmen!

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still haven't seen the movie yet. probably will in the near future before the weekend is through. i'm excited!

~*~~*~~*~in other news, my place of work is doing ( Read more... )

logical_low mentioned that the antics going on in our house would be perfect fodder for a sitcom. thus inspired, waster60268 drew the inhabitants and those that frequent the house...


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logical_low showed me this video last night. you've all probably seen it, but if not, enjoy a literal video version of a-ha's "take on me" where the lyrics have been changed to match what is actually happening in the music video.

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and in other news, it's our actual five monthiversary today!