I never did get around to posting the pictures from my 27th birthday a few weeks back (hey! remember my 26th?). Cheena was amazing and basically planned a whole Fondue party for me <3 - we had vegan chocolate fondue & a very un-vegan cream cheese/cream & herb creation... mmm... Nigel & I remembered early in the night that we still had two bottles of Absinthe from our trip to Barcelona in 2007 and everyone managed to polish off most of it by the time we left for the bar.. it made for some very drunken friends..



( champagne & absinthe.. )

Saturday was Coral & Darcy's wine & cheese birthday celebration extravaganza! It was SUCH a ladies night (poor Nigel), Cheena stopped by my place fairly early for hangouts, then Amanda & Keri came over to get dressed, then Bri - then we piled into Nigel's car and headed for the west end...



( twenty somethings.. mostly. )

Friday night I stayed out late. "YOU'RE still here?!" - Jordan 3:00am

( Apparently I am. )

So Saturday morning was mostly a write off. I TRIED to get out of bed and get to Mal & Amandas new place by 11, but I think I arrived there closer to 1:30 - we were supposed to go watch hockey but I'm pretty sure most other people slept in too. Next week. I need some more time outside on the weekends.

I have an amazing picture on my 'real' camera from Saturday of Amanda & Malloreigh jamming Mal's mattress through the rag top on my car, I need to hurry and finish that roll from September, I'm pretty sure there's some real gems on it.

Sunday I stayed in bed ALL DAY LONG. Nigel went to work and then came home and made us breakfast for dinner, then we watched Get Shorty and I climbed right back into bed. I love it. I'm going to enjoy the shit weather the only way I can so when it gets beautiful outside I'll be tired of sleeping.

Speaking of the future (what a poor segue), there are suddenly a million awesome shows coming up that I've bought tickets for. Bon Iver on March 25th, Vampire Weekend on March 27th, Why? on April 16th, Cut Copy on April 29th and Vetiver on May 3rd!

This week is going to be busy. I'm getting my hair did this afternoon, then Lindsay & I have a million things to do in preparation for the show on the 19th (I can't believe we're actually getting this done). Wednesday is still being figured out, Thursday is that art show with Nicola.. Friday Amber is coming out and her, Mal & I are going to have a sleepover before driving out to Maple Ridge Saturday morning to pick up Carly and hopefully *fingers crosses for the weather* shoot a new SG set for Amber. Right now the forecast says Cloudy with Sunny Breaks, 8 degrees. (what's the plan if it's raining ladies?) We'll see how it goes.

Cherry posted the photos she took at my birthday party a few nights ago on facebook and I am absolutely in love with them.. they have such a good feeling to them. I'm all inspired now to actually post more photos and write a little about what was possibly the best birthday to date. ( Cupcakes & pretty girls (and boys).. )

Last Saturday was Mal & Amanda's going away gathering at Crab Park (and if you know them but weren't there... *wags finger*) Amanda left for Guatemala Monday morning and Mal is leaving before the end of the month and I'm happy/sad about it all... it's been really hard to comprehend that I won't see either of them for months & months and now Nicola is moving to Toronto and I'm out three girlfriends in three weeks. This August has actually been pretty terrible.
Anyway, Saturday - Nigel & I bussed out to Crab Park around 7:00 for food & drinks ( & goodbyes )

ps - I love comments, but nobody leaves them anymore! What gives?!

Good Morning Livejournal,

It's been a while.

Summer so far has seemed non-existent, I haven't spent one full day at the beach (and I guess that's what constitutes summer for me). It brings me down a little - so does this rain. grey. But this is not a 'complain about the shitty summer' entry! It's more of a catch up entry, because I just spent the long weekend in Victoria with smokes_outside, anorexic_a and malloreigh (among others) visiting the beautiful & talented veinsexplode & her husband.. and I'll want to write about it soon, which means I need to get on it and post about my travels to Calgary first....



( cowtown.. )

I had the rest of my film developed this afternoon, the guy at the store gave me an expired roll of 100iso slide film for free - so I spent all day at work trying to figure out cross processing & pushing slide film without much luck, I need help. (help?)

I love the way the rest of our Barcelona photos came out.. ( they've got more character then the digital pictures. )

Everything else is just bits of pieces of the past few weeks. Like when Nigel & I went for breakfast at The Templeton with Malloreigh & ( met Ali.. )

..and then when Lindsay & I went out to East Van one Saturday morning to get Adrienne & meet up with everyone ( for greasey eggs & toast )

Nigel & I went to Playland last Wednesday.. we were too cheap to buy the pictures they take on the rides, ( so we took our own. )

Then Sunday afternoon was my Dad's surprise 55th birthday party, Nigel & I went out early to help my mom.. Dad was amazed to see us there at noon with four cases of beer, I don't think he believed he was really having a party until the guests started showing up. ( Erica was there.. )

What I'm most excited about though, is that I was waiting to get some photos back before I posted about the most amazing thing I've ever owned IN MY WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE. (you may recall this post a few weeks ago..) omg omg omg omg omg ( I totally bought it!! )

Last night was ctrl_altaira's birthday party - wine & cheese in east van and dancing out pants off at Mod Club.

First though, Lindsay & I needed Cheese... and Wine vodka in my case, and of course, dinner at Red Robin.



(a very image heavy) ( Super Valued Night )

Back at home I made noodles and rambled on to Nigel about what a great night I'd just had... he said this morning I was the happiest drunk he'd seen in a while.

and today has been a lot of sitting around, watching HOCKEY DAY IN CANADA and eating breakfast foods. Tonight I'm off to the Media Club for a mini high school reunion and hopefully early'ish to bed.. cause tomorrow I've got things to do and places to go and people to see :D

xo

What a relaxing, chilled out weekend that was...

Friday.

Karl trimmed my bangs, first he made fun of them though.
Then I was off to malloreigh's work for a beer and boxing (and tennis and bowling) on her bosses new Wii
*stiff for three days*
Mal & I headed over to that East Indian restaurant on Davie around six (that one where all the employee's are white) for Arinn & Gregs celebratory dinner! I'm an asshole cause I drank too many martini's and called Maggie, Amy. oops.
Back at home I lit a bunch of candles cause the wind was windy and I worried the power would go out.. then I snuggled with the kitties and waited for smokes_outside to get home from his boyfriends.

Saturday.

Over to Leo's to spend (+ some) my christmas gift certificate - new lens and an extra battery. Wish I'd brough my camera with me so I could have taken pictures of Nigel eating pancakes at The Templeton next door.. we sat there for a while and played Meatloaf on the jukebox instead.
Later we forgot to look east down Robson to see poor deflated BC Place but remembered to go to Future Shop in search of a Wii. I played Guitar Hero.
*several hours later*
Bored with Xbox live (so many video games this weekend!) I went upstairs downstairs to help malamaca set up for teens surprise party..

( SURPRISE! )

Sunday.

Sleeeeep & tea & sushi for breakfast with Lindsay & Nigel.
We'd planned on heading out to the old/new apartment in Burnaby to pack up some of Neil's clothes now that he's away in Africa so that Nigel can rent it out - we could have gone to Sammy J. Peppers to spend more christmas gift certificates after, but we got lazy and Lindsay & I worked on the site while Nigel played a slide show of pictures of ourselves on our beast of a television. Editing photos of ourselves while watching photos of ourselves on tv. I wish someone had taken a picture.
Lindsay went home at dinner time and Nigel & I made veggie burritos and watched click, then snuggled up for the night...
mellow & warm & cozy.

♥

As Desiderius Erasmus so wisely stated..( No party is any fun unless seasoned with folly. )
And I know I already said how much fun I had (albeit a tad drunk at the time) - but I have to say it again - BEST PARTY, BEST FRIENDS, BEST YEAR YET.

Thursday was Music Waste..

Following our newest tradition - Malloreigh, Nigel, Angela & I headed out to Pat's Pub (beers in hand - strolling down Georgia Street) to see the Blue Grey Dots & Dustin & Garret play again.. (Angela just came for the walk)



( the pictures )

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Kirby Leigh's Birthday Party! - Friday June 2, 2006


by malloreigh

( vegan cakes & party dresses )

I got home right as the sun was rising and Nigel was getting ready to go to work AGAIN... T'was a good night and I can't possibly write about it all.. I have to go lay down again.