Canada is cold. Sequins are hot. Problem neutralized!
I love the English language and will only embrace its bastardization when it’s done with irony. This means I can only fit a few words into text messages since I refuse to use “u”, “ur”, or any other abbreviation that makes me feel stupider for having typed them… but it also means you will never wonder what I mean in a text message.
But though I feel disdain toward what’s become common language in text-land, I must say that I am a fan of incorporating colloquialisms into written diction now and then and apparently, I’m not the only one who loves deciding which trendy words should stick around in real life. Click on “Word of the Year” to see which word got the Best New Word nod! You’ve probably already used it more than once…
:) Maygen
So on one hand, this photo is totally sad because it’s some poor bear in a zoo who is losing her fur for an unknown reason (apparently all of the girl bears in that zoo are balding alarmingly). But on the other hand, look how this bear is literally morphing into a demon!!
It’s probably odd that I’ve been so quiet for the last bit (tour will do that to me) and then my first post is of a terrifyingly real animal, but there you have it. And Erin, I really want that portable turntable you posted. It’s rad.
Love from cloudy Vancouver,
Maygen
Yuck
Peter Feld is our buddy so I thought I’d reblog him!
xo,
E
peterfeld:
Now I remember why I hate elections.
The gay marriage defeat in Maine casts a pall over everything. I’ve been counting on the states to pass gay marriage and create critical mass — i.e., reach a point where it’s legal in so many states that the others will have to throw up their hands rather than refusing to recognize marriages from other states, at which point it becomes legal nationally. I still think this will happen. All I can do is agree with Jesse Ventura: civil rights issues should never be put to the voters.
Bloomberg: I should be happy. My candidate won, a rare enough experience for me. But it’s a victory no one can really be happy with: every penny of Bloomberg’s $100 million overkill campaign turned out to be necessary, despite a weak opponent with no central message. The anti-Bloomberg arguments got to me all day yesterday, the police tactics and the homeless, etc., as well as the people pointing out that even LaGuardia’s third term was lousy (not to mention Koch).
You know who feels like an idiot today? Anthony Weiner. If Thompson could hold Bloomberg to three points, what could an aggressive, focused opponent have done?
Yes, the NJ and VA governorships were decided on issues specific to those states and the candidates. Corzine was utterly unlovable and no one’s idea of a shining executive. But Chris Christie, what an oaf! Oh well, it’s Jersey. At least the Democrats picked up a House seat in upstate New York.
oh… i love legos and i love these little gadgets!
x
e
juliasegal:
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Don’t you love photo shoots? This picture (taken by my husband, Tyler) is from my very first Violent Kin photo shoot back in January when we were just writing and recording our album. Since then, we’ve toured like crazy and are about to embark again today.
Saskatoon, the little city we live in, is hilariously far away from everything and most people assume we fly because the 40-hour drive to our traditional starting point New York seems ridiculous, but wherever we go we need our gear, so planes are sort of out… and a long-haul drive it is! And actually, the drive gives you a sense of place that a jet can’t. I see towns pass me by lazily; I stop for local delights like cheese or maple candy or deep dish pizza; I listen to albums that are new to me or that I’d almost forgotten about on my bandmates’ iPods; I get out of the van to stretch my legs while we’re filling up and am surrounded by voices talking with new accents.
Having romantisized the drive a little, I’ll now admit that I have, “are we there yet” moments and playing the licence plate anagram game only keeps me occupied for so long. Click the pic for a long list of car games! (And yes I know that they’re meant for kids, but nobody can go wrong with a bubble blowing contest.)
Ooh and see you this Tuesday, Erin and my NY friends!! x
Love Maygen
