Today was a good day.
Woke up without even snoozing.
Went to work, got what needed to be done done.
Had a very exciting top secret all day email convo with Hana.
Had a wonderful lunch at Burger King with Charles. (Its not the food it's the company)
Chatted with a long lost friend on fbook.
Finally got 13 people to agree on a place to eat tomorrow night. phew.
and the most important event of today is yet to come!
Kenza is home! My long, not lost, lady soldier has arrived.
Welcome home boob. You have been incredibly missed.
Dear Carmen,
Yes I noticed you sitting right across from me today at lunch. No I didn't notice you noticing me. I thought you were staring at the TV above my head; apparently not. Thank you for your phone number, it is very complementing. Unfortunately, I am not interested in middle aged Italian men.
Happy New Year.
Mira
Merry Xmas!
Merry Christmas everyone!
What a perfect Christmas eve day! I am just about to leave the city for Mont Tremblant to spend the next few days with my fam and extended fam. The thing I am most excited for is definitely the time I get to spend with my nephew, Ben. (He is even cuter than the Rudolph I made (above)). My family is filled with Christmas tradition, but this year Ben is an addition so it will be exciting to have a nubie Christmas participant. The legend of Santa Clause is back for the next ten-ish years. Fun.
See most of you all soon and Merry Xmas again.
ps. This will be the last blog post for a few... cause my family house is so deep in the woods they only get dial up! Ha! (at least I get cell service now.)
Xo.
Newest Obsession
I LOVE this song.
Everywhere -Common Feat. Martina Topley Bird
Common, winning my heart as always.
Everywhere -Common Feat. Martina Topley Bird
Common, winning my heart as always.
Killer Coffee
Whenever I steel coffee from the guys in the office I always steel this cup.
Gangster. and I'm drinking it black. Even more gangster.
Gangster. and I'm drinking it black. Even more gangster.
Come to Mama...
Wow, I haven't even snowboarded yet and now I find myself wishing is was summer already.
So I can wear these...
So I can wear these...
Good Friends Good Food.
Last night the long awaited family Christmas diner finally took place. 9 of us cooked potluck style, I made a big salad (I know so generic, but there needed to be one made!) and sugar cookies dipped in almonds and sugar. In true Christmas fashion we all ate until we couldn't eat anymore. Delish!
Before the feast, we had a (not so) secret Santa gift exchange amongst a few of us. There were dvds given, Office Space (I know what we're doing tonight), Dude, Where's My Car?; and some, shall I say, very representative coffee table books. I got DUNNIES! lol. So freaking cute. The cool thing is that I got a Golden Ticket in one the boxes so Kidrobot is going to send me a 3" one. That's three times of size of regular cuteness! I'll get it in May, that's in so long.
Honorable Mentions:
Andrea for the awesome snickerdoodles and Nick for the entertaining enthusiasm during charades.
Before the feast, we had a (not so) secret Santa gift exchange amongst a few of us. There were dvds given, Office Space (I know what we're doing tonight), Dude, Where's My Car?; and some, shall I say, very representative coffee table books. I got DUNNIES! lol. So freaking cute. The cool thing is that I got a Golden Ticket in one the boxes so Kidrobot is going to send me a 3" one. That's three times of size of regular cuteness! I'll get it in May, that's in so long.
Honorable Mentions:
Andrea for the awesome snickerdoodles and Nick for the entertaining enthusiasm during charades.
La Fee Verte Lingerie
Hey Laaadddies... Mtls new best kept secret is almost at hands reach. Launching in Spring 2009 my good buddy Adam Sakara's lingerie line La Fee Verte, is about to hit stores. After months of discussions over drinks, at dinners, on street corners, industry parties; I am so excited to finally see all the passionate hard work Adam has put in is starting to reflect back. I was lucky enough to check out the showroom a couple months ago and all I can say is the most exciting part will be going and grabbing a few infrared pieces for myself.
www.lafeevertslingerie.com
La Fee Verte's site just has been relaunched. PLEASE check it out, WATCH the video and most of all check out the campaign. The vision and shots are perfect, amazing, beautiful.
Congrats Adam.
xo.
I want.
Gucci Joy Medium Boston Bag Tattoo Heart UNICEF Collection (25% of all collection sales are donated UNICEF)
Timberland -6 Inch Premium Boot
Sorel Caribou -No more wet toes!
Patagonia Retro X -Why haven't I bought this yet? I've wanted one since I was like 16.
Patagonia Down Sweater -The second you touch this you'll want one too.
T.G.I.F.
THANK GOODNESS I'M FEELING BETTER!
Woke up to a good morning, got yummy hot Montreal bagels for breakfast, then was followed by a reindeer car to work, and now I'm sporting a new Crooks beanie and have been named the office elf.
It was hard to take a pic of the antlers, but here are pics I was able to snap while stopped at a red light. The car followed me for a while and every time I looked in my rear view mirror and saw two antlers sticking out of the windows I chuckled.
Christmas is in the air.
Woke up to a good morning, got yummy hot Montreal bagels for breakfast, then was followed by a reindeer car to work, and now I'm sporting a new Crooks beanie and have been named the office elf.
It was hard to take a pic of the antlers, but here are pics I was able to snap while stopped at a red light. The car followed me for a while and every time I looked in my rear view mirror and saw two antlers sticking out of the windows I chuckled.
Christmas is in the air.
Mira Vs. Food
I just came across this picture and it was so explanatory that I felt like I would write about it.
Food and I have a very passionate relationship. We either love each other, or HATE. There is nothing semi about it. Here is a little about what I hate:
- Ice cream
- ketchup, relish, mustard (reg, dijon, honey), mayonnaise, honey, jam
- processed cheese (the yellow stuff they put on all my sandwiches telling me it's cheddar)
- avocados or guacamole
- tomatoes (trying to like them right now, it's not that easy, so I'm putting them on the list)
- mushrooms
- sliced ham
- raw onions
- bananas (like banana bread though)
- raisins (like grapes though)
- craisins (like the juice)
- swiss cheese (maybe if it's melted)
- marinated eggplant (like it any other way)
- olives
- cilantro
- parsley
- sour cream
Sick.
So I've been fighting a cold for the last week, and I lost the battle. On Monday I got to work and it hit me. It's a sinus thing. Every minute I'm fighting to keep my eyes open, and then when I finally get the chance to sleep I wake up every hour or so. My nose is red, dry, runny, itchy. I thought I could fight with an obscene amount of vitamin C, so I ate like 3 dozen clementines this week and then changed to oranges cause I was getting sick of clemmies. For awhile I thought it was working but finally it caught up to me. Yesterday I got a splitting headache and my ears had been popping, and hands were shaky at lunch; I had to take the afternoon off work and didn't go in today. It's 6:50pm and why do days off in the week feel so much longer than days off on the weekend? Is it because you are not counting down the minutes? or is it a conspiracy and there are actually extra hours? Long story short, I'll drag myself back to the office tomorrow hopefully this time off will give me the leg up I needed to get better.
Here are the three things every person needs on a sick day:
Buckley's, Moulin Rouge! and...
a TRACEY!
I loooove ya!
xo
Here are the three things every person needs on a sick day:
Buckley's, Moulin Rouge! and...
a TRACEY!
I loooove ya!
xo
Brain Child -Allyson Mitchell
Sunday afternoon I was rushing to go get my haircut (pictures to come; I'm really sick and look like death these days. When my color comes back I'll post) and I screeched to a halt as I pasted La Centrale gallery on St. Laurent. I saw dozens of brightly painted little figurines lined up on the floor of the gallery. I looked closer and they were little girls in bonnets faced toward this huge knit brain like object at the front of the room. I had to go in.
I asked the curator if I could take pictures and grabbed a pamphlet as well. Here’s a little recap of story behind the exposition:
The artist Allyson Mitchell is a teacher of Cultural and Women's Studies at York University in Toronto and has been involved in art representing feminism and pop culture for a little over ten years now. This exhibition, Brain Child, takes ceramic figures and represents ‘femme savants, brilliant women whose genius-sized brains out-size their bonnets, all the while exuding innocence and naïveté.’ They are all placed in a swirled line growing in size ‘marching’ towards this huge knit ‘brain’ hanging from the ceiling. As a whole, this piece of art is supposed to represent the ‘female intellect, seen as infantilized and submissive, by presenting an alternative vision – a secret society of brilliant women in the midst of enacting a sacred ritual.’
It’s an interesting view, and a more interesting exhibition. I took a few fast pictures, sacrificing precious haircut time so I could post them. I really wish I had had more time, each figurine was painted differently and they were different shapes. I'll try to make it back this coming weekend.
Enjoy. Xo.
I asked the curator if I could take pictures and grabbed a pamphlet as well. Here’s a little recap of story behind the exposition:
The artist Allyson Mitchell is a teacher of Cultural and Women's Studies at York University in Toronto and has been involved in art representing feminism and pop culture for a little over ten years now. This exhibition, Brain Child, takes ceramic figures and represents ‘femme savants, brilliant women whose genius-sized brains out-size their bonnets, all the while exuding innocence and naïveté.’ They are all placed in a swirled line growing in size ‘marching’ towards this huge knit ‘brain’ hanging from the ceiling. As a whole, this piece of art is supposed to represent the ‘female intellect, seen as infantilized and submissive, by presenting an alternative vision – a secret society of brilliant women in the midst of enacting a sacred ritual.’
It’s an interesting view, and a more interesting exhibition. I took a few fast pictures, sacrificing precious haircut time so I could post them. I really wish I had had more time, each figurine was painted differently and they were different shapes. I'll try to make it back this coming weekend.
Enjoy. Xo.
Animals!
Last weekend I went to the Biodome! It was great, I felt like a kid looking at the monkeys and parrots. I remember it being way bigger though, and also don't remember the penguins being as awesome as they are! We spent minimum a half an hour in there watching them. I don't think I would go back until I have kids or my nephew with me; but it was worthwhile way to spend a Sunday afternoon. When was the last time you've seen live crocodiles?
Honorable mentions:
Animals that I didn't have to pay 13 dollars to see this weekend and that make me just as happy.
NANNERS!
DEZ!
BABOO (Until we meet again)
Honorable mentions:
Animals that I didn't have to pay 13 dollars to see this weekend and that make me just as happy.
NANNERS!
DEZ!
BABOO (Until we meet again)
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