Things I Bought That I Love

I am enamoured with Mindy Kaling and wish that she would update her blog more often, so I can look with envy at her cute Marc Jacobs tees and Betsey Johnson jewelry. Sadly, it seems as though she is busy being fabulous and I will have to do with her equally awesome tweets.

For the past little while I've been amassing some fun (read: cheap) purchases and decided that I should share them with internet-town.

1980s Tall "Pirate" Boots from Etsy

A cross between Van Helsing, J. Depp, and Kate Moss. The top folds over if you want them to look slouchy.

Flower Print Babydoll Top from Etsy
From Pretty Raccoon, who was one of my first eBay purchases many moons ago. I like the vintage looking flower print v. much.

Woochie® "Spoiled Rotten" Prosthetic from eBay
The same people who helped make my Terminator costume so successful. The maggots are a nice touch. This shall be worn at the Zombie Walk on August 15th.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer seasons 2 and 3 from Amazon
My second-favourite television show of my youth. I always considered the first three seasons to be amazing, but it's always rough when your characters finish high school. The graduation episodes are near perfect. It should be noted that I don't want cable TV, and my local movie store (read: some guy's house) is a little sketchy (read: smokes pot in the store at 3 in the afternoon). Hence, boxsets rule.

Joel Plaskett's Three from NOT THE INTERNET
Especially good for road-trips, because, like a highway, it goes on and on...

Lunch from John's Lunch
Greasy, amazing diner food. With lots of ketchup and tartar sauce. Just down the street from my house and across the road from the new HUGE Value Village. Jealous??

Lastly, I am very thankful that I get to attend my lovely friend Jill's wedding in Ottawa, as well as being able to see Montreal for a few days. I was able to get tickets on sale from Westjet for under $200 (return), which was an amazing deal. Stuff is all well and good, but it's the experiences that count.

Got up this Mornin'

The past few weeks have gone by in a blur, and I'm tempted to skip recounting my trip to Toronto, but will instead give up some jot notes.

The city is crazy. I don't like crowds of teenagers. I'm jealous of their public transportation system. I wish we had a Sephora here. The weather was awful. The people were rude. I had a great time hanging with two good friends. I wish we had a weird hippie village that extended further than the Black Market.

Oh yes, and I love roller coasters:

Heh heh heh

When I returned back east I was greeted by three weeks of bad weather and an impending move that hurt my head. A bunch of broken stuff and a wad of cash later, I bid a sad farewell to my apartment of two years, a mere five minute walk from downtown. It caused me a lot of stress, with appliances breaking, the wind rushing in during winter, and a few mice (the folks downstairs swear they saw rats), but I will miss it.

I'm Littlest Hobo-ing it by staying with a friend until the lady whose house I'm going to be looking after flies off to Greece on the 18th (all together now--jealous!). So my Hali-ventures continue for a little while longer.

Virgin Festival was great, dirty fun. I ruined a pair of shoes, got splattered in mud, and had unfortunate run-ins with drunk, shirtless, sweaty guys... the worst type of concert-goer. I enjoyed just about everyone who played, but especially got a kick out of seeing Dinosaur Jr., Hey Rosetta!, and the Handsome Furs. The Offspring were a lot of fun in a weird, nostalgic way... I used to love Smash back in the day and may have gotten a little excited when they played "Come Out and Play" and "Self Esteem".

Offspring! Before I got punched a lot and moved back from the front.

This Saturday is "stand outside the Commons and listen to Macca for free" day. It's also filled with Jazz Fest goodness (side note: Sa-ba-da-OW!). I'm checking out Verbal Warnin' at the festival tent and most likely skipping Retro Night for some Pixies goodness at the Seahorse.

Sunday is... drumroll... Twitter Rafters! My organizational skills have been put to good work. I think it's going to be a great day. Day trips are lovely, especially when complemented with friends and activities that are potentially detrimental to your well-being (I have waivers for us to sign). Goodness.