task update: #19, #36, #43, #45, #62, #78, #83, #90,

Wow! I've been busy!!

(they're talking about dub, dance hall, and the beginning of mc's and dj'ing on cbc radio 1 right now and it's so good to listen to).

#19: learn how to crochet woot woot!

#36: watch all of pedro almodovar's films

1. Abrazos rotos, Los (2009) (filming)
... aka Broken Embraces (International: English title)
... aka Broken Hugs (USA: literal English title)

2. Volver (2006/I)
... aka To Return (USA: literal English title)
3. Mala educación, La (2004)
... aka Bad Education (International: English title)
4. Hable con ella (2002)
... aka Talk to Her (International: English title)
5. Todo sobre mi madre (1999)
... aka All About My Mother (Europe: English title) (USA)
... aka Tout sur ma mère (France)
6. Carne trémula (1997) (as Pedro Almodovar)
... aka En chair et en os (France)
... aka Live Flesh (USA)
... aka Trembling Flesh (International: English title: literal title)
7. Flor de mi secreto, La (1995)
... aka Fleur de mon secret, La (France)
... aka The Flower of My Secret
8. Kika (1993) (as Pedro Almodovar)
... aka Kika (France)
9. Tacones lejanos (1991)
... aka High Heels
10. ¡Átame! (1990)
... aka Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (USA)
11. Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)
... aka Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (USA)
12. Ley del deseo, La (1987) (as Pedro Almodovar)
... aka Law of Desire (USA)
13. Matador (1986)
... aka Matador (USA)
... aka The Bullfighter (literal English title)
14. Tráiler para amantes de lo prohibido (1985) (TV)
15. ¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto!! (1984) (as Pedro Almodovar)
... aka What Have I Done to Deserve This? (USA)
16. Entre tinieblas (1983)
... aka Dark Habits
... aka Dark Hideout
17. Laberinto de pasiones (1982)
... aka Labyrinth of Passion (USA)
18. Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón (1980)
19. Folle... folle... fólleme Tim! (1978)
20. Salomé (1978)
21. Sexo va, sexo viene (1977)
22. Muerte en la carretera (1976)
23. Sea caritativo (1976)
24. Tráiler de 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' (1976)
... aka Trailer of 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'
25. Blancor (1975)
26. Caída de Sódoma, La (1975)
27. Homenaje (1975)
28. Sueño, o la estrella, El (1975)
29. Dos putas, o historia de amor que termina en boda (1974)
30. Film político (1974)

As Producer:
1. Niña santa, La (2004) (executive producer)
... aka The Holy Girl (International: English title) (USA)
2. Mujer sin cabeza, La (2008) (producer)
... aka The Headless Woman (International: English title)
3. My Life Without Me (2003) (executive producer)


#43: Work in a Job for More than one year I've worked at Meow for more than a year! woot!

#45: Mentor someone n.g. said i was her "secret mentor" a few months ago. it felt really good. i love that girl!

#62: Pay off my debt to the fed gov't my tax return took care of this one and i still got money back! sweet!

78. visit my grandparents three times in one year. twice this year already! yay!

83. contribute to shameless magazine i now am a blogger at shameless! yay! you can catch up on it at http://www.shamelessmag.com/blog

90. get another tattoo, one that will be part of my chest piece, or one on the back left side of my neck (hearts, garlic, stars. fun!) this is in the works. and i'm going to get seams too! with black hearts at the bottom. cute cute cute.

the first five times

the last few days have been really fun. and full of work and knitting and not sleeping and good food and going out and goodness. i'm so tired it's pretty ridiculous.

i've been inspired to work on my thesis but i have yet to start working on it. and i have these little nagging projects to pick up on and work work work work work to do. it's actually quite good. and the knitting has been super good. i started a's baby present (no picture until it's gifted!) and i finished the bag for kalin. she just needs to stick a lining in it. and she made me this beautiful scarf in return!


on thursday morning k. picked me up and we mosey'd south. stopping everywhere which i whined and swore about but was also enjoying. first stop: fudge.

it literally was the most fierce sugar rush ive had in a long time. we were uncontrollable.

and then last night i went and saw "wanted" the new flick with angelina jolie and that hot james mcavoy guy. guuuh. but then getting in the car afterwards i split my secretary skirt. and not even on a seam! the fabric itself split! so i sewed it up with some fabric from kalin and some lace i got in a swap and got this! (sorry, i was twirling!)


i've been sick lately and i think it's because i haven't been sticking to a good diet. and i've been eating lots of wheat and not exercising. i'm kind of having a down few weeks. which isn't very fun. i kind of just want to leave PG today but am scared to move simply because of all the work but i can't do another winter here. whatsoever. and i'm dead set on moving out of here. and i know b. has called my bluff on it. and a few others have too. so i'm really confused and emotional about it right now. i'm just so tired of being sick. and i am tired of being so busy. but i'm not sure where my work's going to go because i'm not really happy with one of my contracts. and i think that making that contract full time work might be a bad idea. i really like having a handful of contracts to play around with and work on. and maybe i'll just do that. but then, if i'm just doing contracts, why would i leave pg? other than being sick, hating the winters, and wanting GOOD vegan food out. and french bakeries with the best espresso. and weekend trips to the gulf islands and drinking slurpees with derek. (???) and being closer to kalin. luckily for some reason i get to see her every three weeks or so and it's really nice! she's so important to me and she's one of my closest friends. i just wish that i could NOT live in vancouver and still see her on a weekly basis, know what i mean?

i think i might have to get a "real" job and work for the "man". at this point i'd rather just knit.

sluggy summer

it's way past my bedtime. and i'm sitting here on our couch with headphones on putting together my summer mix. usually i'm the kind of person that mixes my indie music and my alt country and my "techno" on the same mix. but not this summer, oh no. it's mostly new. and it's all pretty hard. it's a throw down disc. and i love it. i wish it wasn't two in the morning and stewart was awake and we could just drink a bottle alize and listen to it really loud. it's funny how the music inspires me to party. and just be beyond myself. this weekend has been great so far and it's a nice spot to see both stewart and i really happy. it's actually a strange sight after the worst winter ever (i made it a medal). never in my youth (minus japan, though a lot of healing happened while i was there) have i just wasted a year or any substantial amount of time on working, solely, and partying/crafting/shootin'-the-shit in my off time. terrace there for a while in the confederation nation we were close. i had a lot of fun then. and while i have this incredible list of accomplishments (both physical and psychological) i haven't accomplished that "wasting my youth" experience we all lament and wish for simultaneously. and i want that a little bit.

part of this, too, is that i'm winding out of prince george. i was talking to my mom today and she's leaving terrace (which means i'll probably never go back) but she "left" yesterday. i'm feeling like that here. but i'm sad for the next few months. and i'm excited for all the events, projects, places, and people my life will intersect with over these summer months. some examples of this will be girls of meow calendar 2009, de-stashing my life from stuff, birthday parties, babies, weddings (!!), trips, going back to terrace for probably the last time (in the foreseeable future), tattoos, knitting, cuddles, lakes. so, with that summer promise below is the list du jour around here, in my headphones, or re-routed through our amp and bumping in the morning with a strong cup of black gold.

• the bomb - new young pony club
• raquel - neon neon
• are we accidentally at a party? - peachcake
• je veux te voir - yelle
• breaking up - woodhands
• far away - cut/copy
• blind - hercules and love affair
• tabloid sores (nosaj thing rmx) - health
• model - to my boy
• world town - m.i.a.
• handle me - robyn
• alice practice - crystal castles
• let there be light - justice
• magic beast, the - YACHT
• what new york used to be - the kills
• eat your heart up - BLOW
• heartbeats - the knife