Today I watched some Jersey Shore

March 16, 2012 - 2:35am - by admin

and don't ask me why because I don't know. maybe it's seeing their stupid faces all over The Internet or information about them getting drunk and fighting or getting arrested for being drunk and fighting or being fat or calling someone fat or whatever. either way I watched a total of less than five minutes and I think this goes without saying

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There's something to be said for how someone treats strangers

March 15, 2012 - 9:40pm - by admin

take two weeks ago for example when I applied for a job and got the rudest, most condescending woman ever on the phone who made me feel bad for having a class that interfered with when she wanted to schedule my interview.

I scheduled one, but it was over a week from then (yesterday) and she made it pretty clear that because I wasn't going to take the time from my class schedule to go down there that one of the "many other applicants" would be more than happy to take the job.

needless to say I didn't go.

this shouldn't be a big deal. lots of people skip interviews for lots of reasons and I've also been on the interviewing side and though it's a hassle you just shrug your shoulders think "too bad" and move on with your life.

not this woman.

she felt it was necessary to send me this:

You appear to have missed your scheduled 8 am interview. It would have been appreciated if you had informed of us if you had decided not to come. We could have slotted another candidate that was actually interested in coming, and not wasted our time.

so not only did she feel it was okay to be rude to me over the phone, but she also thought it was necessary to send me an email chewing me out for not showing up for an interview for a job that she basically told me I wasn't going to get.

needless to say I sent her a very polite email explaining that I didn't show up because she was a bitch (not actual language used) and BCC'd the customer service department while I was at it. which I will post here if you kids should so desire.

it blows me away that people like this exist. honestly. I don't even know what to say.

I'm just going to end this post with a picture of cute puppies.

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No Good Saturday

March 14, 2012 - 1:15am - by admin

Saturday Tyrone and I were bored and it was nice out so we decided to go skating and drinking at the same time, though the skating was made impossible because it was super warm and everything was melting, which was fine with us. Rhonda came with us and we bought small bottles of strong liquor and wandered around like degenerates because what else are the weekends for?

hanging out under a bridge seemed appropriate, so that's what we did. Rhonda went on the ice but I didn't because I'm really scared of falling into the gross Red River.

I was scared for her but I was also full of schnapps so it was funny



luckily Tyrone was around to take responsibility

though he wound up having to switch out his gross wet socks not much later, so he wasn't that responsible

eventually we graced the people at the St B McDix with our presence and chatted with some strange teenagers who were obsessed with getting My Little Pony merchandise and were harassing the people working the counter, so we didn't feel so bad about being totally obnoxious. which we totally were.

apparently while I was using the bathroom at Chez MacDo Rhonda and Tyrone went to the Dollar Or Less store and met up with me at the LC wearing some flare

and around now the funny faces come into the photos and there's a lot of Tyrone squinting and Rhonda in mid-yell, so this photo essay is going to end with one of the highlights of the day which was Rhonda getting stuck out on the river. practice safety kids, don't do what we do.

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I like to think I have pretty good taste in music

March 13, 2012 - 9:01pm - by admin

which is why I'm stoked about seeing Electric Six tonight at the pyramid cabaret even though I saw them last year when they were here. because they're good enough to see twice. aww yeah.

last year when we went I was in the front row and had bruises from my tits to my thighs from being smashed against the speakers between the band and the horde of screaming ladyfans (myself included)

Dick Valentine said "don't worry about pressing too hard guys, these ladies don't need their kidneys" and Shawna and I were all omg Dick Valentine talked about our kidneys and it was glorious.

some people have asked me if I think it's responsible to be going to a rock show on a school night and of course it isn't but you're only young once and my kidneys can take another beating.

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Awww yeah I love Saturdays

March 10, 2012 - 4:35pm - by admin

because I get to wake up next to this guy


and I get to lie in bed and read on my iPad and drink coffee


and Ford is keeping watch outside the bedroom window


and I get an epic breakfast made for me


now if you'll excuse me it's going to be +3 today so I'm going skating

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Sent Tyrone a text yesterday

March 9, 2012 - 10:02pm - by admin

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it's International Women's Day

March 8, 2012 - 10:34pm - by admin

and even though you guys know I'm all about Mr Tyrone I have to say, I love the ladies and I'm proud to be living in a time where society places importance on really important topics like making sure women receive the same education as men, that they are provided with opportunities to succeed and make a difference, and that there's a focus on old, old wooden ships in the workplace.

so in honour of #IWD2012 I want to take a second to give a shout-out to some really awesome ladybloggers who deserve your attention, respect, and totally platonic love.

Christine Estima
what I like about Christine is that even though I've never met her in person I don't get the impression that she takes any shit at all, which I hugely respect. she does a fantastic job of showcasing graffiti around Toronto and all the other crazy places she's travelled to and reading her blog is probably the closest I'll ever get to 'street cred', and is a mash-up of pictures of street art, posts about local events (usually street-art related), and some really insightful posts like Christine's Manifesto on Sex

Erica Glasier
Erica is wickedly funny and knows her shit. I met her earlier this year when we were both speaking on a panel at Red River College, and since then I've trolled her blog hard on a regular basis for her brand of quasi-snarky social media commentary. it's cheesy to say that I totally look up to this chick, but I do. if I can pull my head out of my ass once I graduate and be half as interesting/knowledgeable as her I'll be a happy lady.

Kris Göetz
known to many as the Shambled Rambler there is no other blogger chick in this world who I wouldn't love to slam back and beer and a Big Mac with. not only is she smokin' hot (as are all Canadian ladies, amirite?!) but she's funny as hell and runs her own company The Media Haus which is too busy to even have a website up, so I have to settle for linking to its twitter (which you should follow). oh, and her blog is a stellar read, also.

Krista
probably one of the few ladies I know still doing "old fashioned blogging" aka "take lots of pictures of your ish, your food, yourself, and make commentary" which is refreshing in an Internet of niche blogs about exercise and eating right. I love Krista because she's authentic, if she's having a shit say her blog reflects it, if something great is happening she spills her heart about that too and it's a rare quality in a person especially among people on The Internet. she gets a spot here because she's such a sweetheart (and her photography skills are pretty top-notch too).

Raymi
you can love her or hate her or whatever but no matter how you look at what she's built for herself Raymi is still doing it after a decade, which is more than most people can say about any project or job which is saying something. I know a lot of people have mixed feelings about Raymi but if there's one thing the haters can't deny it's that she's made herself into a marketing tool and done pretty well for herself as a result.

some other ladies you should give your love to are

Kyla Roma + Smelly Danielly + Fashion Flirt + Gage + Joey


Photos from the megahot Krista + vintage Raymi

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the guy at the next table

March 7, 2012 - 11:52pm - by admin

is sitting with two other girls who are enraptured with his red hair and beard and lumberjack style and are eating their pre-class dinners and staring at him intently

while he bitches about his girlfriend

not cool, guy sitting at the next table.

how would you feel if your girlfriend -who it sounds like is a pretty nice chick, from what I'm eavesdropping- were sitting at a table bitching about you to two dudes who are staring at her with the same hungry-wolf intent that these two chicks are?

you wouldn't be feeling like such a hot lumberjack, would you?

no amount of pom-pom toques, no many variations of plaid, no number of piles of faded and torn jeans, no collections of scuffed loafers would be able to mend your broken heart
I bet
but here you are slamming her to these girls who -I should add- aren't being very nice to her either

a word of advice, jerkoff lumberjack guy:
don't take relationship advice from girls who are trying to eyefuck you while saying stuff like "well I've never met her but"
don't take relationship advice from someone who doesn't even know your significant other, Mr Logrider!
didn't you learn anything in the Great White North?
besides how to wrestle moose and blow up beaver dams and know which leaves to wipe with so you won't get poison ivy
I mean.

maybe you should be happy that your girlfriend offers to come by with coffee and bagels when you pull all-nighters
and drops off lunches for you on campus when you're here all day
and likes hockey and curling and wants you to go see John K Sampson
instead of spilling your coffee on yourself gesturing about how you wish she wouldn't

I think the problem is, actually, you're a jerk
and your antics aren't fooling anyone
except those two girls you're sitting with
I guess.

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Just in case you forgot how cute we are

March 7, 2012 - 11:27pm - by admin

(it's okay, I know you couldn't)

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Tyrone made this for you guys

March 7, 2012 - 4:46am - by admin

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