Monday, 20 August 2012

The Reclusive Exhibitionist

That's me, the reclusive exhibitionist. I oscillate between the two. I am aware that I might be schizophrenic, it's on the list of things to talk to the good doctor about (on Saturday...ahhh!). K.P and I went to some weird home decorating store totally a foreign experience for me. I buy 85% of all my things at the thrift store or the grocery store (it has a huge other sections like house stuff and electronics). All the things at this place boggled my non-driving and shopping self (I had to drive to this place in a large cluster fuck outdoor mall kinda thing).

This is retro replica fan was really cute. They had a few other styles, apparently retro fans are so hot right now.


Ceramic Pinchy! I actually wanted to buy this.


Weird modern stuff


I loved this duvet cover! Husbie is lucky that they didn't have any in king size or it would have been coming home with me! I think the Olympics really gave me Brit fever...plus our old duvet cover is nasty and this one is manly (ladies, don't make your man sleep on pink sheets, manly up your boudoir!)


Then I was bad and neglected my cameras, only one or two shots over the course of a whole week! That is almost unheard of, also my ankle is healing much much slower than I had assume it would. A swim in the pool proved that it is no where near healed despite the fact that I can walk. But I did walk and I took the big mama jama out for some air. Poor neglected camera.


Random and look at his tunnels


Slutwalk poster....unfamiliar with the Slutwalk? Google my friend, the all mighty Google.


3 times a charm taken totally blind whilst squatting down


Arty spilled blueberries. I am sure the squirrels feasted


Inappropriateness drawn on the play structure. I do NOT consider this street art, this is vandalism (I make the distinction while others just see it all as vandalism.) Whomever did this is a dick


Falling leaves and acorns...fall is on the way...and I am stoked!


Fall may be on the way but the flowers, shrubs and assorted plants are all still lovely




"Unda da seeeeeee"


The completely random contents of my purses as I cleaned it out before a night time walk with K.P and Miss Em...need room for hobo burrs ya know! Starting at the 12 o'clock position: old napkin, insert from the tensor bandage box, keys, black hair tie, tin of quarter full Altoids, post-it notes, small pad of paper, 2 pens, 1 very old piece of gum still in the wrapper, my vision glasses, more post-it notes, another pen, a tampon, wallet, baby camera case (it is never in that case), cell phone, massage therapist card (go see Susan, she's rad!), benefits card, baby camera, another hair tie and the fabric case for my sunglasses. Not shown: half a pound of crumbs in the bottom of the purse.


Out and about with the ladies, hobo beers in tow. The demo sign has gone up on what will soon be the old Movie Village building. Apparently the Shoppers that they are building is going to be the best on in Canada. As long as they make the post office bigger I don't give a rats ass what they do with the rest of it since the post office is the only reason I go into Shoppers.


Dudes obviously taking a quick break from whatever wedding they were enlisted in


Dreamy boy photographer taking a picture of something. I only had the baby camera with me so I couldn't spy that well but I was envious of his tripod.


Pole graf with biker in red in the background. Take pictures before we lost the good light was the main focus


A gorgeous night on the river bank in soft pinks and blues


"I said chug-a-lug and a-lug you shall chug!"


My girls, so pretty! All blue eyes, nice teeth and dangly earrings.



AA even wants your dog to be a sad hipster


Creeeeeeepy


We had to pee so we snuck downstairs of a very very familiar old haunt of ours...trippy black lights!


Do you remember the first one of these that I photographed? In the ladies room of another pub. Always the same style and a similar message. I like these a lot "Eye really yam so sorry". What is the person apologizing for? Why leave it in women's washrooms? I am so curious.


After the pee break we hit up what is now being called "The Free Back Lane Dance Party". That same club Miss Em and I went to when we walked last. There was even the perfect little "table" for our purses and drinks. My purse had 3 hobo beers and hoodie in it. It is deceptively large. Check out the KUSH!


The same young sweetie dj as last time. He spied us right away and turned a speaker in our direction so we had the beats pumpin'. Great mix of current stuff and mid 90s stuff. Those suckers who pay to get in the club are fools! It's all about the free back lane dance party.


A picture of the drinks...


But Miss Em did not approve of the placement of everything...


"We are all thinking critically now!"


Showing off more of her strength moves as the last of the daylight faded away


 DUAL STRENGTH MOVES!


Lonewolf on the back of the vendor door


Phallus-y!

I was totally rushed into this picture as they had already pushed the crosswalk button and we were holding up midnight traffic through the Village which is surprisingly heavy


I stole this picture from K.P (photo credit!) because my battery was dying and I was in the need of a good swinging to relax. I decided to show off my upside down moves. If this was a sport, I would so dominate. I will officially consider myself old when I cannot do this any more.


K.P found a washroom key and Miss Em was making short work of her disguised vodka beverage. It was late and we ambled home I'm sure giggling and cackling all the way. I will desperately miss these walks come winter time. I am already kinda stressing about it.


Sunday, 12 August 2012

Mish Mash

This post is going to be all over the place because I kinda hung out then I kinda did nothing then I did something cool! I admittedly was slothful during the Olympics but that was my goal. I wanted to watch as many events as I could this year and thus I saw some shit I have never ever seen before. So I wanted to do a little recap 

What I learned from the London 2012 Olympics:

- China is so insane because in 2001 after they were awarded the 2008 games they started the 119 program which was about hand picking young athletes, building facilities, getting coaches and trainers. It has obviously paid off

- Taekwondo is basically trying to kick your opponents head off.

- Canada really dropped the ball on their opening ceremony outfits

- Eastern European chicks are either hot or look like dudes

- Some guy from the Netherlands just set the new standard for men's high bar and it was crazy

- Usain Bolt has the talent to back up his ridiculous swagger

- Sailing looks like one the toughest things I could ever do and I still have no idea how it's scored (I watched a lot of stuff on the world feed that didn't have commentary so I was left to deduce)

- Italy dominates fencing and looks way stylish doing it

- People need to put on a fucking smile on the podium at not act like a spoiled brat when they win silver

- Soccer and Basketball is waaaay boooring all the time, no exceptions

- I am very interested in the 25m pistol shooting. I can be an Olympian in my 30s right?

- The compound bows look like they are worth more than my life

- Rowing looks like the most painful thing ever

- I love watching the Athletics, Beach Volleyball, Gymnastics and Badminton

- I want to play badminton...I played in high school (I also threw javelin)

- The Industrial Revolution kinda looked like Mordor meets Oliver Twist...have I been reading the wrong history books!

Thanks London and good job! See you in Rio in 2016 and in Sochi (Russia) for 2014.

Alright alright back to my normally scheduled life. Upside down NUM


I found my douchebag trucker hat!


Ummm what the actual fuck?


5 hipsters were doing some kinda of work out in the park...homo-eroto-licious!


Sloppy NUM in spray paint on metal


A very elaborate drawing on the back of a sign


R-E-S-P-E-C-T


We checked out the Africa Caribbean pavilion for Folklorama.


I failed to notice that tonight was the last night it was open. There was a huuuuuge fucking line. We were there over an hour before the show started.


Youth embassador texting away


After about an hour of waiting in 4 different lines (entrance line, food line, drink ticket line, drink line) I sat down with exactly what I came for...curried goat and Red Stripe beer (I actually wanted a Carib but they didn't have any). Love me some beer and ethnic food..


It was fucking delicious as were the meat patties in the foil pouch in the background. Husbie had the curried chicken and I really wanted to eat a second plate just so I could eat the uber spicy jerk chicken.


The lovely host informed us about various places and things between the musical entertainment which was also awesome.


Dancing to some dancehall style music




Limbo man!




FIRE LIMBO!


Will he make it???


He was crazy good of course he made it




Bizarre fruits from a weird tree