10 posts tagged “lists”
Holy swizzlesticks - I haven't blogged in a month!!!
Here's my braindump for the past month.
Things I've done:
- Tiki Lounge party for FilmCan
- Dan's 29th birthday potluck at a wicked studio space/loft
- sat through an excruciating two hour catholic mass that nobody in attendance believed
- chatted with hot model twins (!)
- walked home from Queen/DVP (~2 hours)
- tried spinning & kickboxing
- taught an eye makeup tutorial
- brunched at Aunties & Uncles
- filed my taxes
- nearly beat John at Scrabble
- attended Svensk! (Toronto's Sexiest, Sweatiest & Most Swedish dance party) ... rocked out to the likes of The Sounds, Ace Of Base, Roxette & The Cardigans with Jonathan, Martin, Adam, Michelle & crew
- gotten caught in a spontaneous mosh pit, panicked and unable to get out
- been blind drunk by 9:30pm on a Saturday, precisely 24 hours after laughing/pointing at a girl stumbling around on College Street doing the same
- Santa Cruz boat party!!
- received a pep talk from two strangers
- went to Vancouver to work at Virgin Fest; killed six hours in the Vancouver airport with Justin & Wendy
- watched sea otters clean themselves for an hour straight
- met one of my favourite people ever, in person, for the first time in six years
- lost my wallet (in Vancouver)
- had my wallet shipped to me with EVERYTHING still in it
- tequila
- new fringe
- got slaughtered in UNO
- LCD Soundsystem + Hot Chip DJ set at The Social, and the source of my ultimate frustration - not being able to track down a song that James Murphy played that night by some obscure artist called Pumpkin Monster.
- an obscene amount of dancing
Bands I've seen:
- Do Make Say Think
- Klaxons
- Placebo
- Kaiser Chiefs
- Rock Plaza Central
- Peter Bjorn & John
- LCD Soundsystem
- Arcade Fire
- Patrick Wolf
- Arctic Monkeys
- Brand New
- Virgin Fest Vancouver (!)
- Enter Shikari
Songs in ridiculously high rotation:
Gwen Stefani - 4 In The Morning
R. Kelly vs. Broken Social Scene - I'm A Flirt (Shoreline)
Rihanna - Umbrella
Blonde Redhead - The Dress
Super Furry Animals - Slow Life
Enter Shikari - OK, Time For Plan B
Travis - Closer
Kaiser Chiefs - We Are The Angry Mob
Brand New - Limousine (MS Rebridge)
Momus - Trans Siberian Express
Groove Armada - Get Down (which I heard at the motherfking Social on Monday and LOST MY MIND TO!!!)
And the most recent addition
Ian Brown - F.E.A.R. Fuck - this was a fairly difficult song identification - I heard it last night in a resto and got an inkling that it might be Ian Brown based on the voice so I googled all of his song lyrics until something seemed familiar. Why haven't I heard this song before!? I'm furious with myself.
Mmm, updates.
So, my brother and I were just peeking around on webarchive and uncovered a REALLY old website that I used to run. Just to show how out of date it is, behold my 'about' page:
Location: Montreal, Canada
Occupation: University student
Zodiac sign: Pisces
Qualities associated with your sign that you most identify with: good intuition, sensitivity, neatness
Phobias: bears, sharks, thunder and lightning
Best known for: not returning phone calls, being a chat junkie, offending people
Favourite expressions: "[do this] or I'll burn you", "wrap it up", "I can't"
Pick five words to describe yourself: sarcastic, sleepy, not easily amused, moody and opinionated.
What embarrasses you? Making a spelling mistake, Brother D talking at the movie theatre.
What's the last film you saw and hated? The Virgin Suicides
Is death the end? Most likely.
What's your poison? Zesty Doritos, Coke, Oreo Ice Cream Sandwiches
What's in your pockets right now? My pager [I'm sorry - WHAT?!], ten bobby pins, a coupon for a free box of Tide, lip gloss
Who was the last person you punched? My ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend.
What are you most likely to complain about at a restaurant? Onions in my food.
What's your most unpleasant characteristic? Moodiness, being argumentative.
What's the greatest film ever made? Fiddler on the Roof
...and a list from back in the day:
THINGS THAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK ARE CUTE, THAT BRING ME THAT MUCH CLOSER TO MY FIRST HOMICIDE:
1. The stomach claw game (think Jim Carrey in "Liar, Liar").
2. Being tickled for more than five seconds.
3. When people tap (or more like poke) you in the shoulder to make you pay attention
4. The imitating game, or copycat, or whatever that fucking thing is called
5. the "made ya look" game (with the grande finale of flicking the person's chin)
6. The stomach "kiss" (someone flapping their lips against your belly and trying to create the most annoying sound known to man - think Cliff Huxtable)
7. The customary oh-so-European double kiss that all Quebeckers insist on giving as a standard greeting.
I will accomplish these goals in 2007.
- Learn The Running Man & the Lean Wit It Rock Wit It dance
- Work on a pineapple farm
- Meet Paul Wilson & Ivanka Trump
- Become ambidextrous
- Host a fondue party
- Sing karaoke, but only if I can sing TLC's "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg"
- Complete: triathlon, 1/2 marathon, possibly full marathon
- Climb the CN Tower
- Work at Sephora
- Sell wares at Trove
- Wear a fake moustache to work for a full day (Billy Hussey already did this today!)
- Enter a baking competition
- Wear a bikini on an actual beach
OK so it's no secret that I loooove making lists. But did you know that I have loved writing lists for many, many years? This is not a new obsession. To wit, some lists that I uncovered while on a wild search for SCOTCH TAPE tonight (still haven't located it, but I goddamn will).
Some of these are hilarious and no longer accurate. I'll let you guess which ones. Written between 1993-1995 (age 16-18).
THINGS I LOVE
Degrassi High
Werther's
Mary Pierce
raspberries
Meg Ryan
Molly Ringwald movies
Randall Batinkoff
dancing
Fleetway
UCC/Weldon
puzzles
stale no-name cheesies
smell of peaches
the smell of formaldehyde
OBSESSIONS
collecting fruit stickers
fixing letters after writing something down
lip gloss
only eating the top part of 'fruit at the bottom' yogurt
scrunchies
cleaning when anxious
windshield wiper fluid
tweezing eyebrows
talking to strangers
calling 1-800 numbers
scrabble
PET PEEVES
socks with sandals
chris sharpe, in general (who?)
whiny boyfriends
people switching lanes and forgetting to turn their blinker off
using the sugar spoon to stir tea or coffee
tying balloons
asshole pedestrians
braille at drive-thru ATMs
TO DO LIST, WEEK OF JAN. 9
physics study notes
resume - print at ludwar's
ymca 3x
clip jasmine's nails
apply sun-in
write select ads
write to craig, niels, liisa
chem. lab (monday)
read pere goriot
stats -> lab #7
rent legend
CFNY TOP 10 - 08/17/94
10. Nine Inch Nails - Closer
9. Lisa Loeb - You Say
8. Toad The Wet Sprocket - Fall Down
7. Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
6. Mazzy Star - Fade Into You
5. Stone Temple Pilots - Vaseline
4. Beastie Boys - Sabotage
3. Green Day - Basketcase
2. Offspring - Smashed
1. Blur - Girls And Boys
REASONS NOT TO DATE CHRIS (written for me by Yvonne)
goofy looking
he's a loser
testosterone
he's 9
he can't go anywhere
in awe of grown ups
clingy
braces
inexperienced
corny
threatens to beat everyone up
pillsbury doughboy
ownership of star trek uniform --> AUTOMATIC ELIMINATION!!!
KAT'S IDEAL GUY (written by Alicia on 10/28/95)
reliable
funny
sanitary
intelligent/knowledgeable
knows how to style hair
determined
spontaneous
good imagination
uninhibited
non-smoker
non-clammy hands
looks slightly gay
Until recently I was a notoriously unadventurous and routine eater.
Here are some things that I tried for the first time in 2006...and some things I still haven't tasted (and may never). I'm sure I'm missing a bunch.
Foods I Tried For The First Time In 2006
mustard, horseradish, latte, bbq sauce, grits, veggie burger (lick's/harvey's/swiss chalet), capers, tomato soup, asparagus, dates, white tea, red cabbage, sugar snap peas, endive, arugula, kohlrabi, harissa, beets, chestnut, durian, falafel, sushi, beer, miso soup, plum sauce, artichoke, pomelo, papaya, diet coke, hummus, pesto
Foods I Still Haven't Tried
shellfish (lobster, scallops, mussels, oysters, clams, shrimp), figs, caviar, relish, sea vegetables, schwarma, pomegranate, white vinegar, fruit cake, onion rings, jack daniels, tequila, gyros, sauerkraut, bubble tea, wild rice, oreo cookies, ribs, green olives, watercress, herring, perrier/club soda/san pellegrino, wonton soup, matzoh balls, creme brulee, tiramisu, street meat, kraft dinner
Party at my desk with the following playlist!
Grandaddy - Jed's Other Poem (Beautiful Ground)
The Charlatans UK - You're So Pretty, We're So Pretty
Gruff Rhys - Gwn Mi Wn
The Stone Roses - Love Spreads
Lemon Jelly - '79 aka The Shouty Track
Pulp - This Is Hardcore
Oasis - Cigarettes & Alcohol
The Rapture - House Of Jealous Lovers
Guided By Voices - Fair Touching
Sparklehorse - Someday I Will Treat You Good
Random List Of Ten Things
1/ I got a bra fitting @ Secrets From Your Sister last night on my way to Nick's soiree! GET ONE. You will be amazed at the results. And it only took five minutes! I officially own a bra that fits me.
2/ The trestles that I want to buy at IKEA are never in fucking stock. You know what that means - they're actually being discontinued and will never be stocked again.
3/ Jen gave me my FIRST (and probably only?) Christmas card of the season and it made me all misty eyed! :S
4/ My trachea is giving me the silent treatment (literally). Seven days after I lost it, my voice is STILL nowhere to be found.
5/ Number of times Austin has been on Pitchforkmedia.com when I walked by his desk: 6
6/ My sippy cup is leaking again.
7/ A couple nights ago my downstairs neighbour almost set the entire house on fire while cooking duck.
8/ Adrian @ Swiss Chalet on King Street gets my Employee Of The Month nomination.
9/ I forgot to recount my siccitating experience at Wimpy's in Buffalo this past weekend - I ordered a plate of fries with 'butter and honey', which sounded like an okay combination until the guy behind the counter reached for an industrial-sized ICE CREAM SCOOP that he was prepared to dip into a vat of butter and plop onto my pile of fries. I opted out of the butter and went for honey instead. He squeezed so much fucking honey onto the fries that it soaked through the box, the aluminum foil wrapping, and the teak table I was sitting at.
10/ I desperately need to buy cat litter. I fully expect to come home tonight and find a steaming turd in the middle of my bed and it would serve me right.
Party Shufffffffle...
Faith No More - Midlife Crisis
be your own PET - Fill Your Pill
Franz Ferdinand - Evil And A Heathen
Daft Punk vs. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - World Maps [Along Came Jones Edit]
Magnet - Little Miss More Or Less
Elbow - Picky Bugger
Supergrass - Caught By The Fuzz
Fields - Brittle Sticks
Nine Black Alps - Cosmopolitan
Northern Pikes - Teenland
You know you want to, so go ahead.
These lists are dedicated to Guin! <3
Covers That I May Very Well Like Better Than The Original
Radiohead - Nobody Does It Better (orig. Carly Simon?)
Elbow - Teardrop (orig. Massive Attack)
Weezer - Velouria (orig. Pixies)
Magnet f. Gemma Hayes - Lay Lady Lay (orig. Bob Dylan)
Elliott Smith - Because (orig. The Beatles)
Rufus Wainwright OR Fiona Apple - Across The Universe (orig. The Beatles)
Jimmy Eat World - Last Christmas (orig. Wham!)
Jeff Buckley - Lilac Wine (orig. Nina Simone)
Miho Hatori - Crazy For You (orig. Madonna)
My Bloody Valentine - Map Ref. 41°N 93°W (orig. Wire)
Gary Jules - Mad World (orig. Tears For Fears)
Final Fantasy - Peach Plum Pear (orig. Joanna Newsom)
Ryan Adams - Wonderwall (orig. Oasis)
Keane - With Or Without You (orig. U2)
Matt Pond PA - In An Aeroplane Over The Sea (orig. Neutral Milk Hotel)
Unique, But Not Better
Bill Frisell & Petra Haden - Yellow (orig. Coldplay)
Dinosaur Jr. - Just Like Heaven (orig. The Cure)
Remixes That Are Definitely Better Than The Original
Mogwai - Tracy (Kid Loco's Playing With The Young Team Mix)
Beck - Broken Drum (Boards Of Canada Mix)
M83 - Run Into Flowers (Midnight Fuck Remix by Jackson)
Nina Simone - Little Girl Blue (Postal Service Mix)
Depeche Mode - Behind The Wheel (Razormaid Mix)
Gorillaz - DARE (Chab Remix)
Bloc Party - Banquet (Dirty Sanchez Remix)
ETA: Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again (Sostjerne's Stranded At 135th Street Remix) - haha this is a mix I made myself, cause I fucking love the end lyrics of this song so much (See the stars / they're shining bright / everything's all right tonight). I stitched them together about 10 extra times to extend the song.
It occurred to me that I could do this after a week trip to NYC in which I kept taking the wrong subway that didn't actually stop at my station (110th street) - I would always end up in Harlem @ 135th and have to get out and turn back. So ghetto!
I'm in a vile mood right now.
Instead of lashing out at the special people in my life that surround me, allow me to channel my anger at the following things that make me seethe:
- Chad Kroeger
- the song "Brass In Pocket" by The Pretenders
- when people say "for all intensive purposes" or "supposively"
- nose blowing
- black licorice
- dry cuticles
- ice water
- coat check
- the ungodly trinity of bad Canadian music: The Tragically Hip, Rush & Nickelback
- spelling mistakes
- the smell of rotting fruit
- zits that hurt, but that you can't see (ie boils)
- the smell of fries, unless they are available to me for immediate consumption
10 random songs from Party Shuffle:
I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness - Your Worst Is The Best
M83 - I Guess I'm Floating
Adorable - Homeboy
Inspiral Carpets - She Comes In The Fall
Badly Drawn Boy - I Love NYE
The Kooks - Sofa Song
Spoon - I Summon You [Demo]
Handsome Boy Modeling School - Holy Calamity
Naughty By Nature - Everything's Gonna Be Alright
Blonde Redhead - In Particular
5 Other Random Things:
1. Licking your fingers before turning the page - is it really necessary? Does it actually do anything, other than gross people out?
2. Seeing people wear these in the street still makes me laugh uncontrollably.
3. ¡Forward, Russia! tonight at the Horseshoe - can't wait to finally see these guys live!
4. I really need to invest in a new pair of shoes that ISN'T being barely held together by a few shreds of leather or (gasp) a safety pin.
5. Overheard last night at Chapters in the children's section. "Michael Jackson got arrested. Do you know why? For touching children!"
5 Lists:
Top 5 Vocalists
Guy Garvey
Elliott Smith
Rufus Wainwright
Freddie Mercury
Jeff Buckley
5 Unconventionally Gorgeous Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Benicio Del Toro
Richard Ashcroft
Owen Wilson
Zach Braff
5 Phobias
horses
opening gifts in front of people
car accidents
bicycles
diapers (baby & adult)
Top 5 Alcoholic Beverages
mojito
amaretto sour
vodka/cran
sangria
red devil
5 Overrated Indie Artists (fight, fight!)
Bright Eyes
The Decemberists
Deerhoof
Tom Waits
Mates Of State
