Uh Oh..

American Apparel is coming to the PNE. i can only imagine it will be a total epidemic for everyone between the ages of 14-umm 20 something? i'll utilize my strategic shopping style which means i'm going to dig around for hours. maybe decided on three or four items after long and careful hemming and hawwing (hawwing?), end up putting two items back. head to the check out. grab one last rando thing that will sit in my closet staring at me, because i'll never wear it. horray! This will be followed up with some ice skating at that free rink near Robson and some christmas train with a side of lights at Stanley park with the nursing ladies.



and if i'm lucky i'll find this guy up here to wear to the outdoor ice rink. blades of glory indeed.

rainrainrain. rain.

I'm not a spiteful british columbian... i love the west coast more than anything, but out of 24 days... it has rained a solid 21. This is a typical BC winter though... warmish thanks to our pineapple express (the weather not the grass ha) but disturbingly soggy. You get used to it I suppose and for the most part I even enjoy it a little. But this particular month I'm over it. I decided to match my outfit tonight to the weather. Layers and layers of grey. With a large burst of coral on my head. Just because i'm an optimistic :)

I've been having a particularly rough time at school lately. Not the marks part. I'm doing quite well. But I have this instructor who seems intent on destroying my life. I mean, everyone has had shitty profs right? The ones who are snippy, unapproachable, inconsistent markers, never get back to you on emails and don't give proper directions.. She definitely does all of this. And I've definitely had instructors like her in the past. But where she's different is that she's trying to pull me into this elaborate web of lies. It's the most bizarre thing I've ever found myself dealing with.

circle scarf: american apparel, jacket: urban behaviour, cardigan and pants: garage

So needless to say, it's gotten pretty ugly. It's such a long, dramatic story that I'll try and sum it up real neat. She sent me an email and made claims that my other instructors hated me and they all found me rude and disrespectful (!) and that I've been late to their classes and disruptive in class. Then because of all this stuff that I have never done, she's decided to put me on a learning contract. And a contract is basically a bunch of criteria i have to fulfill and if I don't then I fail the class, fail the semester, get held back half a year and don't graduate with my classmates in 2012 like i'm supposed to. In short, this past two weeks have been a nightmare.

I went around and talked to all the other instructors asking them if what she said they said was true. And they're like whaaaat nooo! So yeah, blatant lies from this psycho. I would say I feel like it's highschool all over again, but i was lucky enough to never have the privilege of experiencing anything like that in highschool. This is not this woman's first random attack. She once told a student to do 30 jumping jacks in class for being "disrespectful". And you know the girls crime? The instructor kept calling her 'Janie' instead of her name 'Jennie' and all the girl did was politely correct her...

There's no way I'm signing a learning contract though. Apparently she won't let me back into class if I don't. So we'll have to see. I can't and won't admit to something I never did. I'm getting an A in this course too. It's gotten to the point though that the Dean is now involved. And the Dean has sided with me. Now this instructor is super pissed and won't help me with any school related questions.

boyfriends are fantastic. only they can take picture after picture in the pouring rain and only complain a moderate amount ;)

Therefore, this outfit and weather are quite fitting to my whole last two weeks experiences. It'll get sorted out. I hope. Maybe she hates the fact that I stood up for myself. Of all the other girls' stories I heard they kinda complained and then left the issues alone. But I went and wrote a 7 page statement to the Dean detailing every experience in class along with 4 pages of examples of harrassing emails this biotch has sent me. I mean I'd love to fly under the radar, but i can only be pushed so much ya know? And when I have nothing to lose.. well i'm going to do everything i can to defend myself. And that's where i'm at now. big meeting tomorrow about all of this, so i guess i have to wait and see how it turns out.

and even though the weather and school atmosphere are garbage - in my mind i am right back on this beach again and it's almost 40 degrees

all things considered, i think i'm over the worst. i've still found time to visit and have some good laughs with friends - nursing career on the line be damned! :)

here comes the sun

One of my courses was canceled early and unexpectedly last Friday so my friend and I took it upon ourselves to make the trek to Metrotown to check out BC's first EVER BRAND NEEEW Forever 21 ZoMgByOb!!1!. No, but actually we were pretty excited. It opened last month but apparently has been a gongshow everyday, especially once high school lets out. f21 is a big deal over here. apparently. Some radio station was there on opening day.. girls fighting over clothes, people lined up throughout the mall just to get inside. Two floors packed with glorious $4 shirts and $11 tights, can you tell we have exciting things to do around here?

I did manage to snag a few items before becoming nauseous with preteen shrieks (and maybe my own) seeeeeeequins!! shiiiiny! pretty sure I haven't been this excited about a store opening since... well i don't think I've ever been excited about a store. That being said, I'll now be dressing the same as all the 14 year olds (forever14 ha). There's just something about f21 that intrigues me and I'm not sure why. I can't figure out what they're doing right as opposed to urban planet/barn/behaviour whatever that other store is called.

Either way, some of my loot: My new found love, the owl ring from forever21 but of course.


On Saturday, I chickened out on my big, brave plans to go see Paranormal Activity and somehow my bf, best friend, bf's brother (who also happens to date said best friend) aaand myself ended up playing drunk Rockband until 1:00am.


Check out this little fashionista shot. if you're taking a picture of yourself and posting it on your blog it's customary to look away, no? i'm new at this be gentle.

• Necklace - from F21 modified 2.5 seconds out of store by moi

whoa hey girl with the 11 foot arm! taking pictures of yourself looking away like you're all cool is not only weird, but hard. needs more practice or needs to stop looking like a knob.


Breaktime - trip to Wendy's for some nuggets, indigestion and taking pictures of shoes on dirty entrance mat. IT'S ART!
Life is more enjoyable when you wear something with sequins on it EVERYDAY.

• Sequined flats - Skechers circa 2005 no i never get rid of anything.

Halfway through our rockband jam sesh, the bf and his brother decide they hate all the songs on both games they own and want the new Beatles rockband game. We agree and haul ourselves to Walmart in the rain at 11:03pm.

11:16pm - we learn Walmart closed at 11:00pm, but they were in a good mood and let us sneak in to buy the game. $60 dollars later, we're back home with some Beatles tunes.


Check out how big Owl ring is eh? She's a monster. And then the f21 necklace again which jingles like a pile of bells around my neck. You can hear me coming around the corner before you can hear my dog. mildly annoying with a side of entertainment.

• Striped shirt - Garage
• World's comfiest grey tights - which I just noticed you can't even see because of how dark the photo is, so i appear to be a hovering torso all houdini like and what not, but you can see above photos for a better view, because hey you're here now you may as well spend your time wisely.. anyway - Garage also.

I actually prefer the drums more. The Beatles Rockband game thing for PS3 was actually quite awesome. The only beef I have is that there is no 'Hey Jude' or 'In My Life'. Like what the!? Leave out two of their best (imo) songs?! I'm sure you could prob download them for an exorbitant fee, but for 60 bucks i want my hey jude ya know? but i'm pleased with songs they do have on there.. "something" is my new fav. Beatles song after 'in my life'.


Alrighty, first stab at doing an outfit post. lol. they can only get better from here eh?
BYE!

in flanders fields the poppies blow

In honour of Remembrance day today...

Batman's sidekick

Welp, I finally finished what I started with this one! My completed Robin costume and me in my metallic glory. Do you know what the hardest piece was to find?? (of course you're wondering!) The red tank! I bought it about an hour before the party :S. I don't even own a single item of red clothing and all the stores had red tanks with design shit on them.

The boyfriend was supposed to go as Batman, however we just didn't have enough time or desire to put one together last minute so he put on dress pants, a dress shirt and tie, threw his Colts jersey and Colts hat on and went as a draft pick. When he came over wearing that I was like, what the shit you wear that all the time!! That's not a costume!! #!&%@. All the guys knew what he was apparently though. I had never even acknowledged American football before I met him. I don`t even follow the BC Lions. But now it`s Payton this and Addai that. Ok off topic for sure now.

Excuse my pixellated face. Not part of the costume. I`ll need to figure out that flicker thing one day. What the eff is wrong with my keyboardÉÉ .!!!! question marks are coming out like this -É.

Leg warmers. Kept me warm but made me look like I was back in my soccer playing days.. complete with shinguards. Fair trade for warmth I suppose.

Unrelated to Hallween - MOVING IS A B!"/TCH. More on that later.

To be continued.

Oh suspensful!

(is that a wordÉ) */$&% Question marks!!!

night.

Hallow's eve

Comin' to getcha!

October 31st is one of my favourite days of the year! There's nothing I love more than dressing up like I'm 5, eating large amounts of food and drinking delicious concoctions in the company of good friends.

Check out my last years pumpkin appy I carved and made above. 7 layer dip - heaven on a platter. I could/have/can go a solid week inhaling just this with a bag of tostitos. Large and in charge.

If that's so wrong I don't want to know what right is.

A little sneak preview of my costume. I bought this metallic fabric and more for under $14. Penny remains unsure about the yellow belt. As do I. Gave a little bark at it too. Not me. The dog.

We'll have to see how it turns out tomorrow!

Some suede wedge boots will complete the look. Unfortunately I won't be wearing these long (or maybe that is fortunate) as I'm going to a house party and wearing boots/shoes indoors isn't common practice. But I scored a pair of black leg warmers for $6 so those will suffice for inside.

Cannot wait to see pictures of what everyone is going to be!
And because tomorrow is going to be a gongshow with moving houses all morning and then the festivities at night, I may not be able to post the final product right away. So instead I wish everyone an early HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Good Halloween Intentions

I always have good intentions for Halloween. Every year on November 1st, I say to myself, "self! you could've done waaay better with last night's costume!"

And of course, when it gets into late October the following year, I'm always like, AHHhhhhh! what am I going to be?!

Flashback to Halloween 07. I was quite thrilled with my first experience in a group costume theme. Myself, my boyfriend and his brother all worked pretty intensely on our costumes and in my opinion I think they turned out pretty rad. It's a shame Meatwad is covering up most of my costume, but I think you get the idea. The majority of people had nooo clue what we were.

Anyone ever watch Aquateen Hunger Force at 4am on Teletoon? lol. Ya I don't really either, this cartoon isn't for everyone as it can be a little disturbing, but the boys were fans so I agreed.

Me - Frylock
Boyfriend - Master shake
Bf's bro - Meatwad

For the Meatwad costume we stuck my bf's brother in a large Walmart blanket and stuffed it with about 30 newpapers. He almost passed out he was so hot. Could've been the booze too, hmm. Needless to say that is his unimpressed look above as he wanted to get going before he collapsed from heat exhaustion lol.

For Cam's 'Master shake' costume we did it so last minute we ended up having to jack his parents nice shower curtain to make the body. hahah oops!

Mine is just cardboard from an old flipchart box and paint. My fries are an old school foamie cut into strips.

What they're actually supposed to look like:

I don't know why I'm writing this as if anyone would want to look as lame as us. Ignore.

Last year was absolutely brutal. I had a strategic plan to design an amazing, elaborate costume which of course I started about two days before (that's pretty much my style - constantly in a frantic rush - great for the ol' ticker) but when 7:30pm rolled around on the 31st I had a slight breakdown and almost didn't end up going to my friend's party.

In a last minute panic I decided we could go as 'each other'. Much to his chagrin, he went as 'me' (student nurse, complete with stethoscope and purple scrubs lol) and I went as 'him' - a machinist. I was about as thrilled to be in his gigantic, shapeless coveralls as he was to be in purple scrubs.

So now that leads us to Halloween 2009 where I'll either go to the party dressed as the paperbag princess (don't laugh I'm considering it!) or I'll sit at home unpacking more boxes seeing as I'm moving that very morning.

Prepping for the ultimate halloween candy coma,
Glitterscrubs