So, Los Angeles. I don't know why I don't feel like updating about L.A., I think maybe it's just that there's too much to say about the trip and I've already told all my 'good' stories to everyone. It was fantastic though, regardless. I went to Rony's art show, swam at Huntington Beach with Lauren, lived in Eagle Rock, had a fancy dinner, was checked for weapons at the USC Medical Center, met a ton of people, visited the American Apparel HQ, drove to Joshua Tree and finally saw the Mojave Desert (and picked up a pair of $4 cowboy boots!), discovered the Salton Sea - which blew my mind, I have a ton of photos from this place but none of them have been developed yet (seriously read the wiki on it, it's crazy!), I stayed up until 4:30am every night and tried to figure out my future, listened to records with Rony, Saw Gino & his duck & chicken and finally, finally made it back to Vancouver..


( with love.. )

I took last Friday off work to go camping with: smokes_outside, darcymercer, rowdyllama, coralcoralcoral, fakesharkstore, codycallon, mikesleckyesq, KC!, Joe & Marina!

The whole trip could probably be summed up with the words: FOUR SQUARE!, A WHOLE LOT OF FOOD!, SCOOBY SNACKS!, PHOSPHORESCENCE! and CAMPFIRES!


( click here to see a bunch of pictures of us just sitting around )

On Friday after a last minute email from Trevor, I packed up, picked up Malloreigh in my borrowed car (thanks mom <3) and drove down to Washington for Warped Tour at the Gorge.. it was pretty hilarious..


( I took some pictures.. )

July 5, 2008

Our second morning in Ashland. We all got up surprisingly early and lazed around for a while. I finally decided to throw on my bathing suit and get outside to lay around the pool instead of my uncomfortable cot. Coral & Darcy eventually joined me, leaving the boys to finish watching Punked until we all got hungry..
We spent the rest of the day riding up a mountain with Marshall, Risa, Trevor & their friends to the faerie ponds to swim (sit) - we picnic'd, we returned the bottles from the day before and bought a kick ball, we bbq'd more, drank more, did more biking, went bar hopping in downtown Ashland, skinny dipped in a pool none of us owned, hunted for grease for a grease run car, and finally (FINALLY) made it home for 4:00am - just in time to close our eyes before we were on the road again, headed back to ( Canada-Land. )

I've been back for four days and I'm already counting down the nights until we get to go back. The July 4th long weekend in Ashland was a dream. Actually, my whole ten days off was pretty fantastic.



Malcolm, Coral, Darcy & Jordan picked me up at my place at 5:00am last Thursday morning. I don't think I've ever managed to get going that early on a road trip before, much less with four other people all trying to get their shit together on time. It was perfect. ( Starbucks hadn't even opened yet.. )

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 got back from Penticton a week ago, but spent most of the time since then doing absolutely nothing and loving it.. that is until I saw the photos that malamaca had put up on our site (lindsaysdiet.com)and figured I better start photoshopping. (make sure you look at the other set of Japan photos too because they are absolutely surreal!)

So back to Pentitcon, for those of you who aren't familiar with the Okanagan, Penticton is a city in south central British Columbia between Okanagan Lake and Skaha Lake (at one time known officially as "Dog Lake"). Its 2006 population was 31,909 (41,574 in the greater area). The name Penticton is derived from a word in the Salish language, and it is roughly translated as ( a place to stay forever )
*caution - 100+ photos*

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!! )

The second half of my Barcelona installment is Gaudi, Gaudi & MORE Gaudi...


( and a little ANTM.. )

I've been back 1 week, 4 days and 16 hours - figured it's time for an update.

Barcelona was perfect and here's where I write all about it..


But, as usual, the story starts ( with ginks.. )

*yawn* It is Tuesday Morning. I'm at work.. green tea latte & cinnamon swirl in hand(s) (and I can still type!)

Last night my darling Joseph popped by for a visit, some perogies and a little gossip. It was a much better way to spend the night then updating livejournal and sizing pictures.

I suppose I can't update on what's gone on this week, cause nothing much really has.. Sunday though I had a card/ladies night over at malloreigh, nikala & xaphnia's (with jocelynn & sadomasochrist2 (jenna!!!)), it was SO nice to be around that many amazing girls all at once. OOHHHH.. Annnnd... I'm seeing Nicola not once, not twice, not THREE TIMES but a whopping FIVE TIMES this week. I think it's a new record (other then when she lived with me for a few weeks last winter)

I have some random pictures from Mod Club a while back to post and some from that art show a few Saturdays ago that Nigel, Nicola & I went to and then some other random stuff from a week or two ago.. ( Yay Pictures! )

Last weekend Nigel & I headed up to Sechelt to stay in a little cottage for a few nights. I'd originally tried to get it for Mal's birthday back in August but it's been booked until NOW! This place was the cutest ever.. it had two bedrooms plus a loft AND a futon (and a living room with more couches) - I'd LOVE to get a bunch of people to go again in the Spring.. have a board game/card game/drinking extravaganza. Anyone? (I know Mal & Jonny are in) - also, it's pretty cheap - Anyway, we spent the weekend making food, two breakfasts in two days is pretty much unheard of for us, dinner.. wine drinking.. we watched Eternal Sunshine and the rest of Twin Peaks (disappointing!) We went to the beach, played poker with fuzzy peaches and listened to good tunes ALL WEEKEND LONG. ( I wanted to stay. )

Tonight it's off to Value Village with Mal & Nicola to find party dresses for my upcoming birthday shindig. Then I hear timbe is having a birthday gathering which I simply can not miss.. (happy birthday tim!!!!)

Time to work.