July 7th, 2009

08:34 pm - there she goes again, mixing melody with the memory Remember Leftover Shoes? Well, I do. Apparently he makes (short?) films now. PS: More radio tonight (of course). It's a handclap extravaganza! Current Location: balcony Current Mood: curious Current Music: library voices - drinking games

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June 23rd, 2009

03:59 pm - All I want from you was one french kiss Radio again tonight, kittens. It's a permanent gig for now, the co-hosting deal. I love it already and I can't imagine I'll tire of it soon. As my lovely frere put it to me, "You've been doing this all your life, in one capacity or another. Just be yourself." In any case, the theme tonight is summer songs. I've crafted the perfect little compilation that's sure to get you bopping. Listen online at ckcufm.com or at 93.1 FM in Ottawah-wah. Stoked! xoxox. PS: How are you? Yes, you. Current Location: balcony Current Mood: giddy Current Music: jon epworth & the improvements - please stop celebrating

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June 16th, 2009

11:24 am - do you two know each other? So. There is a sweet boy who does a sweet radio show every Tuesday night at eleven p.m. EDT. And, by some strange stroke of luck, I shall be accompanying him this evening and programming half of the music. You know what that means... a hell of a lot of canindierawk (translation: canadian indie rawk/rock). The theme may or may not be music to fuck to... Listen online: http://www.ckcufm.com Should be grand. Feel free to throw some last minute suggestions my way, if you feel so inspired. <3. Current Location: balcony Current Mood: excited Current Music: a/v - by the way, darling...

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May 26th, 2009

12:59 pm - the place is dead as heaven on a saturday night 'Or maybe memories are like karaoke-- where you realize up on the stage, with all those lyrics scrawling across the screen's bottom, and with everybody clapping at you, that you didn't know even half the lyrics to your all-time favourite song. Only afterwards, when someone else is up on stage humiliating themselves amid the clapping and laughing, do you realize that what you liked most about your favourite song was precisely your ignorance of its full meaning-- and you read more into it than maybe existed in the first place. I think it's better to not know the lyrics to your life.' I'm going to see Leonard Cohen tonight for the second time in the span of a year. I feel very, very lucky right now. Current Location: balcony Current Mood: excited Current Music: leonard cohen - closing time (live in london)

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May 16th, 2009

03:03 pm - Control yourself I am getting really, really sick of being Single White Femaled. It's creepy, so quit it. Now. Posted via LiveJournal.app. Current Location: On the road Tags: via ljapp iphone

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April 20th, 2009

10:51 am - i need a lover with soul power oh how i miss sloop john b closing the night[s] at zaphod's. Current Mood: contemplative Current Music: islands - volcanoes

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March 23rd, 2009

07:21 pm if words can still move me, i can survive. Current Mood: blank

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March 6th, 2009

07:08 am - Got my fingers dirty at the school of rock Am I the only one slightly disturbed by the message Rihanna [or however the hex you spell her name] is sending out to young women in battered/abusive relationships? Seriously. doubleyouteeeff. Current Location: home-ish Current Mood: annoyed Current Music: Okkervil River - Pop Lie

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February 25th, 2009

07:50 am - LJ "Memories" This journal has been deleted and purged. This sentence is making me incredibly sad this morning. I hate when beautiful writing is lost [to me] forever. Current Mood: sad Current Music: silver jews - san francisco, bc

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February 24th, 2009

08:30 am - just like it hasn't been three years One should probably not find shit one wrote 34908340983 years ago on the interweb. Like, whoa. Hilarity. & hi, vertamae. <3. Current Location: home-ish Current Mood: amused Current Music: okkervil river - calling and not calling my ex

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July 28th, 2008

09:02 pm - so let's toast the last romance I don't recover easily; I never have. Current Location: home Current Mood: crushed Current Music: arab strap - (if there's) no hope for us

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June 19th, 2008

02:33 pm I am officially banning the use of the first person plural pronoun "we" in my presence. Current Location: home Current Mood: aggravated

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May 27th, 2008

10:29 am - Oh, I must have been crazy to have stayed with you Really, Ottawa, I've had enough of women that I've never even met hating me just for existing. Deal with your own shit, yo. Current Location: bed Current Mood: annoyed Current Music: lush - ciao!

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May 18th, 2008

06:12 pm - I am. Iron Man. [a la Buck 65] 'Robert Downey Jnr charmingly steals every scene he is in with such likeable ease I’m not sure if I want to be him, be his mate or just plain fuck him with a geek het crush so strong I had to resist the urge to sigh every time he appeared on the screen.' - Edge Trinkets teehee. The only complaint [which it isn't even, really] I had about the movie was the fact that I could not stop that Buck 65 line [from Blanc-Bec] from running through my head throughout the entire film. Current Location: balcony Current Mood: sleepy Current Music: Buck 65 - Blood of a Young Wolf

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May 15th, 2008

10:53 am - They Don't Love You Like I Love You I'm kind of glad I didn't go out last night, as originally intended. doubleyouteeeff, Ottawa, doubleyouteeeff. [puts knife back in pocket]. Current Location: couch Current Mood: aggravated Current Music: Arcade Fire - Maps

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10:32 am - I Stumbled Out Of Bed, I Got Ready For The Struggle... David Cronenberg, I <3 you. So so much. Also: The water is inexplicably off in my apartment. This does not bode well for a cleaning spree today. First world problems, yeah! Also as well: I am going to be an aunt again. Wee! I'm not so big on the little ones myself, but I am happy for my brother. [He said I couldn't put it on Facebook, but he said nothing about Livejournal ha ha. Mostly because he is not modern enough to even know what it is, really. Sneaky!] Also again: I am in love love love with my summer classes. Sign language? Hawt. Third Wave Feminisms? Hawter! Both profs that are all 'it's summer.... it's a fun course!'? Hell yes! Current Mood: bouncy Current Music: Jarvis Cocker - I Can't Forget

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May 13th, 2008

11:16 am - I Can't Stand By And See You Destroyed You know I'm bored ( when ) Current Location: balcony Current Mood: bored Current Music: The Doves - Pounding

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May 11th, 2008

10:09 am - Remember How I Made You Scream Man, I would just about kill for any copy of Danny Michel and Luke Doucet covering Tom Waits' 'In the Neighbourhood.' Granted, I know it was years ago that they toured together and did it as a duet for an encore, but... someone must have a copy, right? I have the lyrics scribbled down by Luke [to remember them on stage], but they hardly have the same effect. Why? Because, as the brainchild of the lovely krk, there will be a superb cover songs party in the not-too-distant future! C'mon... doesn't that sound stellar? A [dance?] party based solely on an amassed collection of weird and wonderful covers of just about any and all songs you could imagine. Feel free to suggest some of your favourites in the comments. Aww yeah! Current Location: balcony Current Mood: silly Current Music: xiu xiu - under pressure

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May 6th, 2008

09:38 am - Students! Hello my fellow student-y minded friends. They are offering a wonderful course at Carleton this summer [May-June], but they are currently just shy of enough people being enrolled for it to run. Hence, consider this a somewhat desperate [ha ha] plea for anyone looking to take a summer course. It's a third year women's studies course on activism. The prof is awesome and the reading list makes it look like it will be a barrel of monkeys. Edit: Got the prof to email me the actual description again: WOMN 3003 A: Selected Topics on Gender and Women's Studies: ˜Third Wave Feminisms: Monday and Wednesday, 18:05 – 20:55. This seminar explores feminist thought and action which is being called third wave feminism. We will examine readings and cultural products – films, videos, music, ‘zines, websites, etc. – to interrogate what this label means, and how theories and practices intersect in third wave feminism. Students will explore underlying concepts of third wave including generational age, ideological position and historical moment. The course is structured around theory and writings from anthologies including Listen Up, To Be Real, Colonize This!, Manifesta, Third Wave Agenda, Catching A Wave and Turbo Chicks, as well as from key articles that make connections to past feminist movements. Please pass on to anyone who may be interested. Please! Current Location: bed Current Mood: determined Current Music: luke doucet - the comandante

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May 3rd, 2008

03:33 pm - High Fidelity Blues This is absolutely priceless and perfect. The fact that it includes Magnolia Electric Co, Okkervil River [even if they spell it horribly wrong] and High Fidelity all in one article? Oh, and did I mention it's about making the perfect mixtape? Oh yes. Amen. Current Location: home Current Mood: busy Current Music: luke doucet - another woman

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April 28th, 2008

05:43 pm - Everything You Ever Thought About Love Was A Lie If Shawn can post web comics, so can I, right? Haha. I'm nicer than that, though. I'll just link to it. Ta-da: Today's Married to the Sea comic is about the geedee Dewey decimal system. It was totally fucking written for me. Well, me and other nerds like me, ha. I <3 the Dewey decimal system. And yes, I can spit out my favourite call numbers. What's so weird about that? Current Location: balcony Current Mood: amused Current Music: veal - mexico texaco

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April 20th, 2008

03:05 pm - We pulled too many false alarms Sometimes [I don't know how, really], I forget how bloody obsessed I am with words. Current Location: balcony Current Mood: contemplative Current Music: leonard cohen - i'm your man

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April 19th, 2008

01:49 pm - I Never Would Have Got Here If I Followed My Heart So. Mon ami potatobread is having a fairly rough go of it at the moment. There isn't much I can do from this far away except this: Picked Up My Guitar And Made A Chord: A Cheer Up Christine Mix 1. The Boy Least Likely To - I'm Glad I Hitched My Apple Wagon To Your Star 2. The Islands - Jogging Gorgeous Summer 3. Danny Michel - Tennessee Tobacco 4. Boats - Classic Rock Weekend 5. Beulah - If We Can Land A Man On The Moon, Surely I Can Win Your Heart... 6. Of Montreal - Wraith Pinned To The Mist And Other Games 7. The Weakerthans - Tournament Of Hearts 8. Joel Plaskett - Nowhere With You 9. The Bees - Chicken Payback 10. The Ataris - Boys of Summer [Don Henley cover] 11. Bright Eyes - Another Travelin' Song 12. The Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice? 13. The Shins - We Will Become Silhouettes [The Postal Service cover] 14. The Postal Service - Clark Gable 15. Luke Doucet - The Lovecats [The Cure cover] 16. The Ditty Bops - Sister Kate 17. Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position 18. Junior Senior - Shake Me Baby 19. The Magnetic Fields - I'm Sorry I Love You 20. Sam Cooke - Sugar Dumpling 21. LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends 22. Peter Bjorn And John - Young Folks These are all super-duper-happy-fun-pop songs that never fail to make you smile, no matter how miserable life feels at the moment. Enjoy: yousendit links part one and part two. PS: Muxtape is not really that much fun, what with its twelve song limit and whatnot. Maybe soon... Current Location: balcony Current Mood: bouncy Current Music: Danny Michel - Tennessee Tobacco

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April 17th, 2008

01:35 pm - Wouldn't It Be Nice If We Were Older... This seems to be the conversation I've been having the most often as of late: 'What does your tattoo say?' 'Which one?' 'Uhhh...' I'm sorry. I'm not a word geek for nothing, I suppose... I've also been totally nerding out on the Doctor Who lately and loving it. Maybe too much, but c'mon! And thanks to the ever-lovely clockworkboho, I now have a zillion and one Doctor Who songs. Sometimes, I'm spoiled. And, like everyone else, I cannot express enough how bloody stoked I am for this gorgeous and delicious weather. Everyone's welcome on the balcony anytime. It's not as though I ever step off it from morning to night. Mmm sunshine and tunes and internerding. Current Location: on hank on the balcony Current Mood: chipper Current Music: The Beach Boys - Do You Wanna Dance?

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April 15th, 2008

12:18 am - David "I Just Made You Gay for Me!" Tennant Hey guys! Remember makeoutclub? I do! So old school, it's laughable. Also, this: Applicable tattoo hilarity Speaking of... Current Location: living room laziness with leah Current Music: the timelords - doctorin the tardis

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March 23rd, 2008

07:47 am - Lindy hop to MOD Mod tonight, if anyone is interested. The usual shenanigans involved: drinks at my place first, then heading over to Mod around eleven or so, I'm guessing. Feel free to text/call me to see where we're at. Should be ridiculously entertaining, as per usual. Dance party while everyone's hopped up on copious amounts of Easter chocolate... what more could you ask for? Current Location: home Current Mood: bouncy Current Music: leonard cohen - tower of song

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March 18th, 2008

01:24 am - I don't want somebody to love me, just give me sex whenever I want it I completely forgot how perfect this song is. No, really. Although, it is causing me to procrastinate more. Oops. Current Mood: tired Current Music: rufus wainwright - instant pleasure

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March 15th, 2008

11:11 am - I've got a cupboard with cans of food, filtered water and pictures of you... ... and I'm not coming out until this is all over... This song is running through my head constantly. Well, this song as a mix between the Postal Service and the Shins singing it, alternating line by line. Umm. My song-brain is weird, je ne sais pas? Okay, back to papers, papers, papers and dancing around the apartment. They go hand in hand, really. Current Location: homezorz Current Music: the shins - we will become silhouettes

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March 13th, 2008

07:52 pm - I'm your man I pretty much never thought I would be saying this, but: I am going to see Leonard Cohen. Two words, if any, to describe this: holy. fuck. Current Location: home Current Mood: ecstatic

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March 12th, 2008

12:24 pm - What used to be is gone today My blood is burning, earning, yearning for a road trip. Open highway, you riding shotgun, calling the tune-shots, mixtapes made for the occasion. It has been a while. I miss Toronto. I need Toronto. But it is the least of my concerns. Well, that is not entirely true, but I am never entirely honest here. I just want a damn road trip. Please, please. Please please please. Please. Current Location: library Current Mood: nostalgic Current Music: luke doucet - bombs away

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