haven't the telly networks this side of the pond figured out it isn't a good idea to import programmes? well, they're doing another one. aside from the office remake currently being butchered at NBC, is seems that wire in the blood is also being destroyed. thankfully i have bbc canada to remind me how good the originals are. (note, this is not an attack on america, merely an attack on those who choose to corrupt the originals).
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posted at 10:02 p.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
let the obsession begin. i am listening to this ace new band called telefon tel aviv, they are amazing!
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posted at 12:43 a.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
Thursday, January 29, 2004
music right now: 'the drugs don't work' by the verve
i've been thinking about this a lot lately, and a few things have kind of amplified the effect this line of thinking has had on me. it's the whole idea of how people view you and how they will think of you when you are gone. like take this blog for example, someone could totally judge me to be one way based upon what i write and assume many things about me that may or may not be correct. like my post about my minidisc player. people could assume that i have ADD when in fact i merely had two converging lines of thought at one time and got them both out in the manner which they assaulted my mind. or if someone reads my stories that i write or my poetry, they may think that inside i have a dark mind and am constantly tortured by things such as understanding other people's experiences in life or perhaps that i am in a state of constant existential crisis.
like when i watch the movie solaris and i see the character of rheya, i know that we the viewer are not supposed to see her as her actual self, but how kris kelvin interprets her and how he remembers her. so applying this to real life, everyone around you is just a projection of your own interpretation of their existence. it's one of those mind fuck ideas that i sit back with in my mind and go 'whoa' and feel slightly ill to my stomach. like the whole idea of imagining not existing. it blows my mind. but i love it, i repeatedly tease myself with these huge questions and i guess i am better for it. ignoring life and what it means is a sign of weakness i think. in terms of religion i find most people just wholeheartedly embrace it and don't question anything. i look at the people i went to school with and they were so blind to the obvious flaws in what was being shoved down our throats.
in the end i wonder whether thinking all of this is a good thing. perhaps ignorance is bliss? i doubt it. i'd rather know that there isn't a santa claus then be led blindly into the cave.
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posted at 11:51 p.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
Wednesday, January 28, 2004
janet frame died today. it is a sad day indeed.
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posted at 11:01 p.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
today is the day the music stopped in my world. i dropped my minidisc player from the lockerroom at work down into the basement shipping area (by accident) and it died. this fucking sucks.
i want a von dutch hat.
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posted at 9:09 p.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
i'm not sure if i mentioned this before, but how come no-one cared to inform me that melissa auf der mar sings on the indochine song 'le grand secret'? she has an absolutely amazing voice, i am dying to hear her solo album :-)
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posted at 1:46 p.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
Tuesday, January 27, 2004
music right now: 'take me out' by franz ferdinand
the oscar nominations came out and i am rather happy with the way they turned out, save the best picture nomination for seabiscuit. that movie is shite, i'm sorry but it definitely did not deserve to be nominated when other amazing films were ignored (*cough cough*my life without me*cough cough*). i am happy that denys arcand got a screenplay nomination. it shall win i certainly hope, though there is tough competition going up against sofia coppola.
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posted at 1:33 p.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
Monday, January 26, 2004
we now have the independent film channel and bbc canada. i can feel my marks slipping already.
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posted at 11:02 p.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
i just found out that mark kozelek is here on 1 february. damn! now i have to choose who to see, him or a silver mount zion. argh!
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posted at 10:52 p.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
mmmm concerts galore are coming up. yay! what are they? you ask. well i'll tell ya:
- a silver mount zion, 1 february
- the stills, 7 february
- franz ferdinand, 22 february
- britney spears and kelis, 4 april
- air, 16 april
yay!
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posted at 8:29 p.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
the return of the king won best picture drama, lost in translation won best picture comedy/musical, and the office won best television comedy. all is right in the world. well, except scarlett not winning. but yes, i am happy.
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posted at 2:32 a.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
Sunday, January 25, 2004
i forgot to do this on friday, so i am doing it tonight. enjoy!
At this moment, what is your favorite...
1. ...song? hmmmm hard to say. probably either 'von' or 'track four' (from the untitled 1 single) by sigur rós, 'maps' by the yeah yeah yeahs, 'everything you do is a balloon' by the boards of canada, or 'moya' by godspeed you black emperor!
2. ...food? rice. i ate it not too long ago.
3. ...tv show? none, i am on an anti-telly spurt at the moment though i would like to see the office at the moment.
4. ...scent? the scent of this shampoo that sylvain has. very tangerine like.
5. ...quote?
And death shall have no dominion.
Dead men naked they shall be one
with the man in the wind and the west moon.
When their bones are picked clean and the clean bones gone
they shall have stars at elbow and foot.
Though they go mad they shall be sane.
Though they sink through the sea they shall rise again.
Though lovers be lost love shall not.
And death shall have no dominion.
- Dylan Thomas
or
Hættu, Hættu!
þú sem hér kemur,
ónýtisferð
þú áfram heldur;
belja mér á baki
bláir straumar,
eilífðar ógrynni
og endaleysa
- from Alheimsvíðáttan by Jónas Hallgrímsson
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posted at 4:20 a.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
Friday, January 23, 2004
well it's become clear to me though my various sources that the hometown knows about my plans for graduate studies. interesting turn of events i must say.
i am feeling much better. no alcohol for me tonight though.
i am having a party to celebrate waitangi day on 6 february. anyone who wishes to come comment and i shall invite thee.
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posted at 8:07 p.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
because i am still ill (though getting progressively better), and because i cannot get back to sleep, here are my choices for the golden globe winners this weekend. agree with me, don't agree with me, i don't care.
Best Motion Picture – Drama
The Return of the King Wingnut Films; New Line Cinema
- easy choice, that movie blew me away. not the best film of the year, but the best in this category by far.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Cate Blanchett Veronica Guerin
- love cate blanchett, anything she touches is golden.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Ben Kingsley House of Sand and Fog
- ben kingsley is amazing. and opposite jennifer connelly (who plays a total bitch in the film), he just shines
Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Lost in Translation American Zoetrope/Elemental Films; Focus Features
- hard choice, but it was the best film of the year. i did love 'love, actually' but 'lost in translation' just affected me more and made me view life in a slightly different way. most films don't have that power, this one did.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Scarlett Johansson Lost In Translation
- while i adore helen mirren, scarlett deserves this.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Bill Murray Lost in Translation
- yay bill murray! the scene in the gym says it all. even when he is being a goof you can still see the wounded heart beneath his character in the film. his best performance i have seen (he was almost as amazing in 'rushmore').
Best Foreign Language Film
The Barbarian Invasions (Canada) Cinemaginaire Inc./Pyramide Prods.; Miramax Films
- go canada! go denys arcand!
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Patricia Clarkson Pieces of April
- she was sooo good in this. it would be a travesty if she loses.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Tim Robbins Mystic River
- hard to choose, i could care less, but tim robbins is always great.
Best Director - Motion Picture
Peter Jackson The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- by far the hardest choice. while sophia coppola did a great job, she still has years left to win. peter jackson on the otherhand spent seven years creating the best film trilogy ever, and his hard work and spirit is not only a testament to the people of new zealand but also to the source material from which he derived the films.
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Sofia Coppola Lost in Translation
- fairly easy choice. it was a brilliant (and apparently semi-autobiographical) script. makes me wish i had written it.
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Howard Shore The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- the music helped make the film. what more can i say.
Best Original Song - Motion Picture
“Into The West”—The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King Music & Lyrics By: Howard Shore, Fran Walsh, Annie Lennox
- annie lennox, what can i say?
Best Television Series - Drama
Nip/Tuck (FX) The Shephard/Robin Co. i.a.w. Warner Bros. TV Prods., Inc.
- very hard choice. i haven't seen the new season of six feet under, so i can't say anything, and i dislike the other nominees, especially the west wing, so go nip/tuck! (not just because it was the lesser of the five evils, but because it is actually REALLY REALLY GOOD)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
Joely Richardson Nip/Tuck
- hard choice, was leaning towards jennifer garner, but joely richardson does an amazing job in her role and impresses me every time i see her in the show.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
William Petersen CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- no freaking idea why i chose him, i guess he is good.
Best Television Series - Musical Or Comedy
Sex And The City (HBO) Darren Star Productions in association with HBO Original Programming
- another super hard choice, but since it is sex and the city's swansong i think it deserves it the most. the office deserves it because of orginality, and will and grace deserves it for revitalising the show after a few crappy seasons, but sex and the city is still consistently the best show on television/
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Debra Messing Will & Grace
Sarah Jessica Parker Sex and The City
- hard choice so i am refusing to choose. you make up your own mind. these are my two picks.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Ricky Gervais The Office
- drives me to hysterics :-) love that in a show. not since i first saw coupling have i been so amused.
Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Angels in America (HBO) Avenue Pictures in association with HBO Films
Normal (HBO) Avenue Pictures in association with HBO Films
- haven't seen the former, so i am choosing the latter (maybe because i haven't seen the former, but maybe not).
Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Jessica Lange Normal
- while i admire helen mirren (again) and meryl streep, jessica lange is great in this film.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Tom Wilkinson Normal
- wow is all i have to say.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Cynthia Nixon Sex and the City
- gotta love miranda. i know, kim catrall and kristen davis are talented and great too, but i love miranda, maybe even more than carrie and that says something about the actor who brings the character to life. yay!
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Sean Hayes Will & Grace
- consistently funny. plus i haven't seen any of the others. go jack!
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posted at 1:07 p.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
Thursday, January 22, 2004
well i saw the new britney spears video on muchmusic. i hated it. ugh, i'm so sick of her new crap, it just makes me want to vomit (maybe that's the flu currently attacking my body). and my nasty neighbours keep cooking fish so it stinks up my flat and that makes me even more nauseous. fuck!
i did manage to catch that new comedy on ctv called corner gas. it wasn't bad. i won't make a habit of watching it, but i was impressed somewhat.
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posted at 10:44 p.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
i have a date on sunday with evan. yay!. i got 'von' by sigur rós in the post (it's only available in iceland, so i had it imported). yay! i am still sick and it feels like someone punched me in the kidneys and i haven't eaten anything in three days. boo!
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posted at 7:49 p.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
music right now: the flaming lips song from the mitsubishi commercial
i am still sick. i have no energy. it takes so long to gather the strength to get up and move around. so, i don't know what to do. i need sleep, but i keep waking up at like 1 1/2 hour intervals, it totally sucks. i need to go get a doctor's note so i can be excused from missing russian, but i can barely walk to the kitchen, let alone the brown building. oi. oh well, i think i sound good enough to call evan tonight. yay!
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posted at 11:34 a.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
Wednesday, January 21, 2004
well the state of the union address. i have not heard such bullshit in the longest time, not even since the last election which bush co-opted from the people not only of florida, but from the united states, and ultimately the entire world. so,what has bush really done in the past three years that makes him such a complete fuck, well there are many things. shall i start with that whole marriage is sacred thing he decided to put in there at the behest of all the crazies from the religious right. well... i'm too sick, just go to yahoo.ca and type in george w bush, then on opposing viewpoints. who exactly is this nut representing? basically himself. big fucking surprise. when i am better i will lay into him more.
i don't care that i am a canadian, he affects everyone in the world with his selfish and disgusting actions. he had said over and over that islam is the religion of peace, that the 'terrorists' were not representing islam. but what about christianity? bush is a christian. so by him just arbitrarily deciding to invade parts of the middle east he is basically doing the same thing. claiming to be for peace yet using violence and fear in order to get his way. he's just as bad as any terrorist, and that is something i will stick by. his warning to the so-called axis of evil was just the topping on the cake. the united states is by no means a terrorist nation, never has been and hopefully never will be. by leaving the power in his hands, he's bringing it closer to that.
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posted at 1:32 a.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
soooo, date one with evan:
it went well i think. i really like him, he's basically what i want, so i have to see how this goes. we went to indigo for coffee and it didn't last all that long but i am sick at the moment so i guess that kinda put a damper on things. i need to sleep, i feel like death. but i have russian homework to finish. fuck that.
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posted at 9:34 p.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
is it true that belinda stronach is for same-sex marriage? if so, then i would be happy for her to lead the conservatives. fuck you stephen harper.
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posted at 6:19 p.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
i'm happy, my favourite director, michael winterbottom, had his film 'in this world' nominated for two BAFTAs yesterday. i have yet to see the film but i have a feeling that it will be amazing. every film i have seen by him ('welcome to sarajevo', '24 hour party people' and 'wonderland') have all been amazing, so i doubt he would drop the ball on this one.
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posted at 12:48 p.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
Sunday, January 18, 2004
wouldn't it be amazing if tori amos did a cover of peter gabriel's song 'here comes the flood'? yes i do believe it would.
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posted at 4:24 p.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
i am the master of drunken paranoia. i don't even want to know what i said last night. fucking hell.
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posted at 1:41 p.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
Saturday, January 17, 2004
...and in other news, kylie's single 'slow' was the most added track to american radio last week. yay!
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posted at 12:54 p.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
last night was sooooooooo much fun. i haven't had that much fun clubbing since sky first year. nothing has come that close in the longest time. anyway i ended up at saphir with ian and vicky and the music was great, there were hot gay boys, plastik patrik was spinning and it was sweet. i liked both floors, on the third there was like german house music, it was great. and the second was more rockish. they ended the night with 'if you want my body' by rod stewart. it was insane! tooo many hot boys! and then we left, got pizza, and scampered down st-laurent singing 'milkshake' by kelis. hahaha. so if you saw two crazy gay boys and a stylish girl singing kelis and being all hyper that was us :-D
and i am seeing britney spears in april it seems. vicky and i got floor seats. this is crazy!
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posted at 12:48 p.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
Friday, January 16, 2004
i <3 you puretracks.com, you rule!
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posted at 10:39 p.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
i have obtained a copy of 'morvern callar' by allan warner. score!
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posted at 10:01 p.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
i'm not sure what to make of franz ferdinand. they are touted as 'the next big thing' by NME, and i have their recent single 'take me out' on my computer, but i am not overly impressed. a scottish the strokes is all i can think, though that comparison is far from accurate. i like their name, it's very obscure, but i am unsure about them.
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posted at 11:54 a.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
last night was absolutely manic i swear! anyway, i ended up going out to parking with nick and a bunch of his lesbian friends. turns out i know one of them, she works at the bookstore. anyway, we get there and this girl starts talking to me, and i find out she knows mikey and is in his play. then she proceeds to ask me if i'm single (i thought she was hitting on me, but later i saw her making out with a girl so that theory was shot), but then she says she wants to introduce me to her friend angus (whom i think i have seen around. either way he is hot). it doesn't happen but then i am on the dancefloor and anthony has abandoned me for some floozy (hahahha), and i see evan. now this boy i have had a thing for for quite a while. he's gorgeous. anyway, he was with elvis, but elvis leaves the dancefloor so we are alone. i try to work up the courage to say hi, but it doesn't happen. then i leave, run into elvis and find out that elvis left the dancefloor so evan and i could actually talk and ya. so that didn't work. but then we run into evan and i say 'fuck it' in my head and just go for it. it went ok, he's very shy and i am too, but i guess that is something i will have to work on. anyway to make a long story short i got his number and plan on calling him sometime this weekend. go me!
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posted at 8:46 a.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
Thursday, January 15, 2004
- if there was a musical equivalent of my soul, what would it be? you ask.
- let me tell you, i return.
- it would be either 'leif eriksson' by interpol, 'disintegration' by the cure, or 'new dawn fades' by joy division.
- but those are such depressing songs, you retort, unable to comprehend the nature of my answer.
- well, i say, that's just part of the mystery of me. listen to them. then come inside and join me for some tea. we will muse about all things poetic and then play a game of chinese checkers.
(note: i am not insane)
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posted at 11:35 p.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
music right now: 'everything you do is a balloon' by the boards of canada
i am so fucked up when it comes to boys. i just don't know anymore if i can handle it. i have been rather emotional for the past week. this whole feeling of indecisiveness has crept into my body and i have not been able to shake it. it's weird, i just don't know how to feel or how to act or how to do anything anymore. i need to sleep. that's all i have been doing, is class, work and sleep. i started writing a story yesterday that i am very proud of. don't get me wrong, the first draft is shit, but after i go over it i think it's going to be the best thing i've written. this creative writing class i am taking is helping my confidence as a writer. but my confidence as a human being is pretty much dead at the moment. i bought shoes and a pair of pants today in order to tell myself that i am still alive and have emotions and feelings. it's all that i could do. and i am going out tonight. maybe this will help. but it just sucks. and the one boy i want and the one boy who truly wants me is going to australia for six months in six days. fuck that.
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posted at 10:52 p.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
finally! like i've been saying, sheila copps is thinking of joining the NDP. yay sheila!
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posted at 3:57 p.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
Wednesday, January 14, 2004
is it just me, or is the hewlitt packard commercial with the cure song 'pictures of you' absolutely brilliant or what? everytime i see that advert my world stops and immediately after i run to my computer and play the song. oh how i love you, the cure. i cannot wait for your new album :-)
in response to vicky's comment about the pca's (the fucking comment system is not working), the pca's are hardly what they claim to be. they are conducted via gallop polls which are hardly scientific. certain films will skew a certain way. as well, they poll during a specific time of the year, and not in every area of the u.s., and with the average attention span of most people within the united states (and arguably most countries), the films and actors they will remember most will be the ones with the most media coverage, not the ones that perhaps had the best performances or the most memorable lines. for example, when you compare the media juggernaut that was behind the film 'pirates of the carribbean' (which was not a bad film, i am not disputing that), the fact remains that it simply overshadows many smaller films that came out within the same time period, such as 'thirteen' and 'dirty pretty things'. when a movie is made specifically with the intent of making money the motives of such an action, and it's in turn 'deservedness' for an award are highly suspect. what i am saying is that the people's choice awards are not scientific in any way and should not claim to be (like they do on the cbs website for the telecast). there are problems with the oscars too, i do not deny that, but the pca's should be seen for what they are, merely another marketing tool, not any sort of recognition of true artistic intent in film, television and music, that was my point. the problem with a ceremony such as the pca's is the fact that people with little to no expertise in a field are given full reign to choose the apparent best films, music and television for the year. it's akin to a person who reads supermarket tabloids deciding what the best literature of the year is. that is what gives the critics the authority to do something of that sort whereas the public does not necessarily have the same right - yes the ceremony has every right to exist, but to place it as 'the premier venue for the American people to honor their favorite performers, television shows and motion pictures' is a rather bold and frankly obnoxious statement. people do not see every movie released within a year, listen to every album released, watch every show that ends up on the telly. the average person sees five films per year (according to various sources), and there are hundreds of films released per year. by placing the pca's as a world class awards ceremony, this completely devalues the mediums as any sort of art form, allows the uninformed public to make massive decisions based on split second reactions over the phone. that is my problem with that specific awards ceremony. it may seem elitist, but very few in the general public are experts in film or television or music (and i don't claim to be).
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posted at 1:00 a.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
Monday, January 12, 2004
it's official: 'the o.c.' is so last year it's not even funny. so, what will replace it as THE hot show to watch? personally i vote for 'the office' or the new series of 'coupling' which will be on bbc soon, but ya, chances are most people won't see them.
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posted at 9:40 p.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
here's a question i have been wondering: does anyone really take the people's choice awards seriously? that ceremony is a piece of shite as far as i am concerned. people in general are fucking stupid and watch nothing intelligent. hence the fact that friends won best comedy when in fact the best comedy on the telly in the past year was probably the office, which most people probably have not had the opportunity to see. and what is with the ties? since when can two people be best?! oh well, it's not like anyone really values those awards.
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posted at 10:45 a.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
Saturday, January 10, 2004
mmmm hot hot heat. they are great.
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posted at 12:00 a.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
Friday, January 09, 2004
music right now: 'milkshake' by kelis
i am drunk. this is great. but ya, my life is so good at the moment and i don't know why. it's the first time in a LONG LONG LONG time i have not had to worry about anything. i have another date with jon tomorrow; he's so sweet and cute and awww. but he's immature. oh well, can't win 'em all. i love kelis. she is amazing. enough said
my creative writing class is coming along well. i haven't been posting much here because i've had to write a journal for the class (3 pages per day). it's kinda crazy considering my tiny writing, but it's doing wonders for me as a writer. who knows, this may pay off big time in the end. i am just happy that i can write what i want for a class.
i've figured out what i am wearing for my cousin's grad: i have these black pants that flare a little at the bottom. they are tight, so i can show off my bottom (lol), and i need to find a black dress shirt, but tank top like, and a white tie, and that will complete it. and my hair is growing long, so it will be HOT HOT HOT!
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posted at 11:57 p.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
Wednesday, January 07, 2004
is it just me, or is matthew good's album 'avalanche' absolutely bril? i've heard a lot of it before, and for a while the song 'while we were hunting rabbits' was being heavily played on my minidisc player, but now i am listening to it more and more and it's fantastic. when is he gonna release more stuff?
after a very drunken/high night last night, i have come to one realisation: my friends and i are very slutty. it's funny but true. after a rousing game of 'i've never' i came to that sudden realisation. it's not that we have a lack of morals or anything, we just like getting down and dirty lol.
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posted at 10:54 a.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
Monday, January 05, 2004
i will soon be the proud owner of 'von', the first album by sigur rós which happens to only be available through their icelandic label, smekkleysa. i kick ass.
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posted at 8:57 a.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
i completely forgot about it, but was i the only person who rejoiced when kelly clarkson lost world idol? the disbelief on her face was akin to seeing someone right before they are about to be hit by a speeding locomotive - utter horror. it was fantastic. of course none of the hot boys came close to winning (will young, alexander klaws, heinz winckler). but yes, it was a fantastic sight indeed. i didn't see the first episode when they all performed, but the sheer magnitude of kurt nilsen's voice blew me away. i could care less what he looks like, many ugly people are singers and do damn well at it, so it was great to see him win. my mum's reaction went a little too far though. she was all happy because the arrogant american lost. that was a little much. but whatever, just seeing kelly lose was fun enough for me.
and is it just me or is guy sebastian ugly-sexy or what? there is something about him.... perhaps the fact that he is an aussie.
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posted at 1:36 a.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
Sunday, January 04, 2004
the most traumatic thing ever = having sex to the song 'an eye for an eye' by U.N.K.L.E. it's a brilliant song, but fuck, i am traumatised for life.
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posted at 4:19 a.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
Saturday, January 03, 2004
i have another song for 2004 already: 'clarity' by john mayer. i was never a fan of his first album, but i LOVE this song a lot for some reason. it's 2004 for me.
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posted at 8:18 p.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
the most frequent question i got over the christmas holiday was also the hardest one to answer, though i know it wouldn't work. people asked me 'why aren't you with kyle?'. i got that at least ten times from my mum. it was weird to say the least. i just shrugged, but i know it wouldn't work. he's a great guy, but i couldn't handle dating him again. the first time was enough. but ya, people suck.
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posted at 7:18 p.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
What one thing are you most looking forward to . . .
1. ...today?
eating. and possibly hanging out with vicky.
2. ...over the next week?
the date i tentatively have planned for tuesday with jon. that should be interesting.
3. ...this year?
a whole bunch of things, most of them unplanned.
4. ...over the next five years?
finishing my undergrad and moving to toronto or vancouver if i don't do grad school, or to auckland/sydney/brisbane if i do.
5. ...for the rest of your life?
being able to say i got the hell out of alberta.
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posted at 6:56 p.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
Friday, January 02, 2004
and 2004 is the year, it's my year. i've been thinking about this, and while the years have gotten progressively better since i moved to montréal, this year is the big one. everything is not only coming together, i am in the best position i have ever been, monetarily, physically, emotionally and mentally. it's all coming together i tell ya.
so, here are my new years resolutions:
a) either start yoga again or take a dance class
b) get a good job for the summer that has something to do with the publishing field. possibly in toronto. or london.
c) have a relationship that actually amounts to something.
d) apply for grad school
e) do well in both terms this coming year.
i'm ready for it, bring it on.
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posted at 11:09 p.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
my first new song of 2004: 'maps' by the yeah yeah yeahs
i saw them open for björk and i guess they just didn't impress me because they were followed by the most amazing musician ever. but yes, this is a great song and i am getting more into them.
i am home. thankfully. alberta is such a shitty place for me, i feel happy again.
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posted at 10:27 p.m. by gleefully gloomy. ...
and i'm back in montreal. and i couldn't be happier. i fucking hate alberta with a passion and i don't know how i made it two weeks in that shit hole... no wait, i do. i was drunk most of the time.
and this i nicked from mikey's livejournal because i am too tired to write anything original. enjoy!
1. What did you do in 2003 that you'd never done before?
fell in love with someone who truly loved me back in that way
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
i didn't make any last year, but this year i have a few and i will keep them.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
not as far as i know
4. Did anyone close to you die?
not that i recall
5. What countries did you visit?
the united states
6. What would you like to have in 2004 that you lacked in 2003?
a long term relationship that doesn't disintegrate
7. What date from 2003 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
probably 1 february when everything sort of turned around
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
i have two: a) getting into the creative writing class i applied for, and b) becoming a lot more mature and focused on what i want in life
9. What was your biggest failure?
letting relationships languish because of the insanity of school
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
i was sick a few times
11. What was the best thing you bought?
everything i bought on the day after boxing day (energie zip up sweater and pants, a sweet tank top, two pairs of trousers from le chateau and tori amos' new album)
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
a lot of people
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
certain people who i won't name
14. Where did most of your money go?
food, cover for clubs, clothing, trips to toronto and ithaca
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
too many things
16. What song will always remind you of 2003?
quite a few (see my 2003 music list in the december archive)
17. Compared to this time last year, are you
i. happier or sadder?: a million times happier
ii. thinner or fatter? no idea
iii. richer or poorer? richer. i am in a much better position
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
hung out with certain people
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
lied
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
in alberta.
22. Did you fall in love in 2003?
yes
24. What was your favorite TV program?
bbc world news, coupling (the brit version), the daily show w/ jon stewart, alias, keeping up appearances, my family, temptation island australia
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
yes, though that is a rather harsh question
26. What was the best book you read?
'the passion' by jeanette winterson
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
david bridie, the yeah yeah yeahs, the stills
28. What did you want and get?
closure
29. What did you want and not get?
relaxation
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
'lost in translation', 'my life without me', 'the lord of the rings: the return of the king', 'mambo italiano'
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old?
i went clubbing, and i turned 20
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
staying in montreal for christmas
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2003?
hip, edgy, much better than 2002
34. What kept you sane?
quite a few things, as well as kyle and vicky
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
orlando bloom
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
gay marriage in canada, the war in iraq, the european union and the stupidity of silvio berlusconi
37. Who did you miss?
sooo many people, but i will see them in the next few days so it's all good
38. Who was the best new person you met?
kyle :-)
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2003:
never settle for second best
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
'wake me when it's over
wake me please
wake me when it's over
all the things you knew for sure
were not what they seemed'
-from 'wake me when it's over' by longwave
Reading: The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
Naomi Klein God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
Christopher Hitchens Copenhagen
Time Out City Guides
Seeing: Juno
Jason Reitman Annie Hall
Woody Allen There Will Be Blood
Paul Thomas Anderson
Listening to: Boxer
The National The Fountain: OST
Clint Mansell In Rainbows
Radiohead
