an end has a start

quite overwhelmed by the amount of photos i have/want to share. we’ll make it baby don’t worry. this one is a mish-mash of ‘couver/toronto, do not expect order.

beautiful birthday tulips from the samerins. we dropped in after dinner for some drinks and i talked really loud, samir shushed me infinity times. sorry i’m going deaf like the guy next door also after a glass or two i start yelling. anyway, flowers take turns living in the bathroom with the door closed and on the balcony, cid is just a life ruiner. when they’re in the bathroom he sits there staring at the closed door and when i go in for a wizz he follows and mewls at the open toilet (if closed he could use it as a launch pad to the counter). they have since opened up a little more. whimsiiiical.

this shit is amazing (came in the gibson gift bags) it’s essentially the same thing greasers do with baby powder when you don’t feel like washing your hair ‘cept it’s better and when you rub it between your hands or into hair it produces this tacky texture that is like dry/wet. hair technology man, fantastic.

pitt dropped in for a birthday surprise, complete with lahey glasses and quotes. it was pretty funny the amount of effort he put into tracking me down cos i turned off my phone (wanted to sleep in, jet lag, birthday etc) i get a comment on my blog, an email, voicemail, text, he calls fil, then shows up buzzes and buzzes til i woke up. great guy.

cid was angry, he wanted to cruise with me in bed a little longer.

at midnite when our plane landed and it was officially march 31. then i started crying hahaha.

feels like a submarine.

brad flew drink-free until i gave him a taste of my stone cold white wine. i must remember to order that from now on, goes farther for yer money and i drink it slower. ps brad you owe me 6 dollars. kidding. OR AM I?

36 looks like this. i think my base tan is gone. fuck.

saying bye to $30000 worth of special cargo, crossing fingers. they made it.

pulled short ribs special quesildillas, 16 dollars (! hotel prices man) left a 20, should have shared an order with fil. felt like a fat lard afterward. brad introduced us to pepper on fries, newfs are weird eh. now we’re hooked, we even put pepper on our pizza last nite.

thanks again brad. packing that morning stressed us out to the max, fil went to get a 6 of canadian to replenish the ones they had the nite before, so we each had one to deal. the worst part about packing is THINKING about it. once you begin and mentally chart your to-do list it falls into place (unless fil is hovering around you and asking fifty times when he can put his stuff in your suitcase). now i know how brad feels/what he means when he says by the end of the weekend he feels cracked out i had the shakes like every morning pretty much. i need a spa on a mountain and a detox booth and i need to be wrapped in mud then fruity pebbles and rocks placed on my body while enya sings to me. oh yeah brad’s suitcase beat mine for weight by 1lb, i was 48 he was 49, phewf. his suitcase itself is heavier than mine to begin with though, some weird plastic, mine is material. anyway i look wiped-out here, there was another shot that blanked out my eye bags, but brad isn’t doing the brad in it so whatever.

that sweater was my uniform for the week. i need to get more in different colours.

i don’t know why you need these things you can walk the entire city in two minutes. what you guys consider blocks, that’s like, nothing. from spadina to bathurst now THAT is a block.

the maids hit the jackpot big time. plenty of leftover booze too. do you think they bring it down to the bar and replenish the bottles? i so would if i owned a hotel.

i hope you like divine brown and vitamin water.

previous afternoon, shakes city. the coors light set me straight. keira and the girls had these retarded lemonade raspberry non-alcoholic drinks. pussies. also, keira dumped hers all down her shirt cos she was so sketched out hahaha.

i actually wanted to go back here later despite its kitsch colour replica atmosphere, when we were hot tubbing all i could think about was the insane menu items.

chad’s blog is private and he is wearing a stupid shirt so i’m not linking it.

hi smelly! hey krista!

waiting for fil to get a hot dog, the bbq smell is v delicious, better than toronto. i don’t know what else they’re roasting but it is so tempting. except for when you feel anxious.

alright, shower time.

ps. yes there are way too many drink references in this post, give me a break, vacation/work/birthday shit in a week i’ll go back to writing about cats and clothes and japanese shit soon enough.

Vintage pRon

as promised, here we are at true value vintage clothing located at 710 Robson St. Vancouver (604.685.5403) down the steps and off you go. such amazing finds, lots of stuff for dudes just as much for the ladies so you can both spend an equal portion of time shopping together, and not just the dude sitting crabbily on his blackberry while you whisk on by in dress after dress after dress. no not talking from personal experience at all ha. i wish fil had a chance to check it out. ahh well, more reason to come on back yeah. brad was v impressed and overwhelmed, as he only had a 20 minute window. true value has a facebook group.

gorgeous. if i had those victorian boots i’d keep them in a glass cabinet too, covered in titanium, in a vault with surveillance cameras, buried in the park.

hot.

also, new clothing on offer. i skipped those.

i noticed a lot of vancouver kids are into dressing like rainbows.

swoon.

shit pic, brad LOVES this shirt, it’s in the rotation now for sure.

i want to dress store displays too.

this is not a beer drinking outfit. what luck i was wearing my red belt that day.

where am i going to wear this next, wizard school?

whatever guy put that up there should get a raise.

animal, you’re so graceful.

ok last one, priorities here people.

flapper dresses from the 1920s!

without flash. i’m an idiot, this is something i should have tried on and bought but no, i’m a quantity girl. guess how much fil loves this about me. whenever i say to him oh now i can get rid of such-and-such, endorphins actually release in his brain.

how much do you want to shove your face in there? (oh on a sidenote we ordered the original debbie does dallas last nite and we lasted until the shower scene. we have 36 more hours to get through the rest. i hate modern adult films, so gross and TMI big time. i like natural tits and jungle muff) ok where were we, right, scarfs.

so bummed i didn’t even notice the heart frames and they’re only 12 bones. someone mail me a pair of pink/red ones please. (doubly so cos a pair of my shades were mysteriously destroyed one nite in your city)

blurry whimsy.

i know a few broads who must be seriously salivating right now.

also, something on deck for you murderer fans. wink.

do you feel stupid yet, keira? i would!

see the feather head bands around that lamp!

oh just punch me.

STOP!

ok that’s enough. raymi would like to thank the nice folks at true value vintage for the good times and good finds xoxo. if you go, tell ‘em raymi sent you.

here i am in the peacock kaftan again.

and this onesie just inspired me to fire up the wii fit.

26 looks like this

fil likes birthday time cos it is the one day a year i wear heels.

i’m glad i stuffed this shirt in my skid collection bag when fil wasn’t looking. the belt too.

you belong here.

the belt on my bare hips is somewhat of a throwback to fil’s favourite first date outfit i wore.

off to dinner. we get to bring our own wine, interesting.

thanks again y’all for the love. mwah.

shh an old lady is talking

we’re back, jet lagged. fil is wide awake, me, i could crash any moment. so many pictures to go through and videos and dumb stories. we had a wonderful time. i cried when we landed at midnite (toronto time) and it was officially my birthday and no balloons fell from the plane ceiling. forever an aging child i suppose.

here i am keeping fil company last nite he had to edit a bunch of photos for 9am this morning, this was after the warner after party at warehouse studios. so chi-chi.

getting ready, so so tired at this point and sucky i just wanted a cozy booth fireplace red wine mountain of steak, but i finally gave in.

last day at 25.

what a rip. no matter i bought five anyway.

when we entered the gala i thought mmmm salmon and then realised, not salmon. this was a fun experience despite having to inhale half a bottle of moet to get the nerve to introduce myself to feist. everyone was half in the bag/hung/drunk/tired so it was gong show circus blabbermouth with the best people watching outfits one could hope for. plus i was sitting beside mark (hi mark!) and he was on, i was on, blah blah bla lots of laughs. we had to beat it out of there cos fil was due to shoot something that ended up being cancelled cos said artist was not made up yet so we raced out for nothing while i was stuffing my maw with salmon and tenderloin and not gonna lie, i was l-i-v-i-d. just a tad. we got over it though.

first time being on the los angeles version of the gibson bus. such a dream.

how much do i want to go back here don’t ask.

before. preciousrebels are the peeps behind this amazing piece of work.

after.

i think i’m gonna start buying lottery tickets or brad and i will finally start that side project duet act cos i’m kinda sick of pauper posing amongst the haves and drinking my anger away. yeah, cos it’s totally working.

this bird has flown

free show y’all!

happy birthday to the minx! (that’s me)(tomorrow) happy face/sad face.

they didn’t make it to the brew store in time yesterday so finally gave in on the minibar. most expensive and delicious beers of the trip i’m sure.

great polish, what shade is that?

ok so now i attempt to pack up all the things i over packed plus the new acquired things. stress stress stress. i’ve decided to forgo showering, first time since we left, dont judge me.

stay classy you guys next time you see me i will be 26.

oh god.

minx out.