I know I say this every few months but...

I NEED TO CLEAN MY ROOM.

The desk is a mess of paperwork and Coke bottles (sick) and my vanity is buried underneath 6 months of small change and my daily beauty routine.

So I think thats todays goal.

Also, being the grown up adult I am, I finally have a credit card. It's hard enough for me to control my impulses, usually if I see something I really want, I buy it and don't eat for a week, but now I have CREDIT. So I have to either leave the card at home, or only use it when I know I can pay it off. The other option I have is using it for my daily spending habits (groceries, coffee, yknow) and paying it off via my online banking at the end of the day or couple days. Which is cool cause I get Airmiles on my card. Heh. But yesterday I took the card out to finish Christmas shopping, and apply for school online (way easier than filling out a paper application, as I realize after years of neglect, my handwriting is atrocious), and using the card is exhilarating! But I have to be cautious of that feeling and the instant gratification that goes along with it. I don't want to be like some people I know and live my life on credit and a whim, only to have mommy and daddy bail me out and never learn anything from it. Actually, come to think of it, that would be a pretty nice life, but then hard working people would look down on me and make fun of me behind my back. HAH. Add to this thought at the end of the entry.

Also, I am now an employee of EventAlmanac. Its a pretty exciting thing, and I urge you you check out the site and even sign up if you are an event planner, or even someone who can provide services to event planners (DJs, graphic artists, etc).

Speaking of events, I haven't gone out in probably a month, aside from the art opening and to shop. Next weekend is a three banger weened, the Birdapres ep release on Friday, as well as Dj Five, and on Saturday, Skratch Bastid is coming through.

So more on my thought about spoiled people: I have a really big issue with people who don't know how to manage their money and then whine about it later. I have REALLY bad money management skills, but I know that when I can't afford something, that I should not get it. Or that if I need to get something, that I should put money aside for it. What I should really do is put together a spending plan, but I'm still really impulsive, so it's really hard for me to follow one. So I understand the whole "not having money thing". I work a full time job and I'm still perpetually broke or living paycheck to paycheck. So my next years goal (along with a few other big ones) is to balance my living, and work out a spending plan that works for me so that I can start putting together a larger savings so I have the possibility of buying a condo or house when I get out of school. Its a lofty goal, but I think I can manage. It's that whole "wants versus needs" thing. Yeah, I want to party 3 times a week, but I need to pay my cellphone bill. I really do need to update my wardrobe, is there some things I could sell or trade and do it on the cheap? Christmas is coming, do I have enough money to buy (or make) everyone a little something, or did I spend it all on myself? I've encountered a lot of money talk this week. Doing the show made me broke for a month, but at the end of it, I rewarded myself and spent the money I made back on things I wanted and kind of needed as well (a dress winter coat, some makeup, and 2 pairs of boots among those things).

All of this comes around after having to confront someone about their own spending habits, and how they let me down. It made me reconsider my own spending habits, and my lifestyle. And it's scary, but when you consider the options (lifelong debt, bankruptcy), cutting back wasteful spending is the better thing to do.

Well, this ranty mcrant should end, it's ten a.m. and I need to try to get the boy out of bed so I can clean in here. Thanks for reading my overly preachy blog today haha.

Alot has happened in the past week..

It feels like my whole life is being uprooted, and it appears as I am not the only one! But it's all good things happening so I'm not going to jinx it by talking about it like I always do.

However, let me just say one thing. I know I'm late on the game to talk about this, but how awesome is it to be alive during this, the most historic of elections? And I'm not just talking about the fact that for once, the people of the USA collectively pulled together and pulled their heads out of their asses for a moment (literally, a moment, as in the same 24 hours, California and several other states voted to ban the marriage of homosexuals, wtf, amirite?). I'm talking about HOW it was done. Someone has finally used the internet for good! Social networking how it should be! Coming together for a cause! By using site like Twitter, Blogger, Tumblr, and Facebook, not only did he attract a younger generation of voters who would normally be completely apathetic about the election (even facing Puff Daddy's threat of "VOTE OR DIE"), but he brought together a serious cross section of every type of person!

But of course, being the person that I am, the part that I thought was the absolute coolest, was how he allowed several prominent street and alternative artists to create imagery for his campaign. Obviously we all know and saw the Sheppard Fairey images:




















Theres also the Upper Playground poster series (with which they sponsored a "Wheatpaste Obama across the US" tour):


and lets not forget the ridiculously awesome hypebeast BA-ROCK Rock Smith shirts (Re-released after his victory apparently, so if you didn't cop when they first came out, make sure you do now!)


And these are just a few.

So let me just recap because I know I can be long winded at times: HOW COOL IS IT TO BE ALIVE IN A TIME WHEN STREET ART IS AN ACCEPTABLE FORM OF CAMPAIGNING FOR PRESIDENCY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA??????

Big Shit Poppin'

I have some big tall plans for the future. Some good plans.

I have an idea of what needs to be done to keep me on my path.

I have ideas of things to come.

Are you ready?

Testing this out to see if I can post using this account instead of my other one. TOO MANY GMAILS!

I want to try to use my blogger more because I've been slacking on keeping up with my writing, and maybe I can hone in on my typing abilities that are not on my iPhone.

So ALL last month I've been prepping for the Reetbot Solo show at Cre8ery. Last night was the launch and I'm happy to report that so far the show has been a success! So maybe all of the stress was worth it. Aside from one thing, but we will leave that complaint off the internet for prying eyes to see. Lets just say I get incredibly frustrated when people try to do things behind my back, and I hate when I have to rely on other people, because I have a hard time delegating tasks.

Yeah, hey, newsflash: I'M A CONTROL FREAK!!

But that's where the next part of this entry comes in.

I've decided that I am going to apply to go back to school next fall. I want to take CreComm at RRC. I want to take my concentration in Public Relations, and maybe become an event planner, or something of the sort. Yeah, I know, right? How does this even happen! I feel silly that it took me so long for me to come to this idea, but I think I needed to work in a shitty industrial job before I realized that I needed a CAREER. And yeah, printing could be a career, but thats all I would ever do. Printing. You can be a printer or..... a printer. And printing used to be fun for me, but now I just get depressed at my job. And thats not good for me, as anyone who knows me knows.

So yeah. What are your guys' thoughts on this plan. Its a 2 year course, so its my 2 year plan as of now. After that who knows, but if I can look ahead 2 years for this then I think I'm doing a lot better than I was before.

SO stay tuned for further updates, and for any quick entries, remember to check out my tumblr.

hay guise....

i'm switching over to tumblr for my short, blurby posts, and keeping this blog for my long, rambling posts. hope thats cool with all of you.

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add me to your feeds.

love yous.

left out of the blogging loop.

Sorry peeps, it's been a while. I've been working my ass off for the show and trying to forget my birthday is coming up and I will soon be *gasp* 24. Thats almost OLD!

I'm still too busy to really write anything, but here's a few stimulating tidbits to keep you ch-ch-checking me out:

Adbusters article on Hipsters

kind of funny.

The Twerk Team

my new Youtube obsession. Seriously.

A video I found on HIPSTER RUNOFF of barely legals in American Apparel being skanky.

Also, watch for the fact that one of them cant stay in her tights/top and keeps pulling on them.. hah.

All of these are probably old. I don't care that much, just some stuff I have been using to occupy my time with.

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what does your phone number spell?

what does your phone number spell?

Mine, being the good, font obsessed person I am, is ***-TYPE. Hah!

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Get AHEAD in Manitoba

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/07/31/greyhound-transcanada.html


fucked up.

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Oh and one more thing:

IT'S JELLO TIME

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Blog about Minneapolis (finally)

So have I mentioned how much I love Minneapolis?
My Auntie Sheila and Uncle Patrick were going to Minneapolis to visit their cousin Amanda (my second cousin) and they decided to take me along with them! Yay!
So we left at about 10, and after a 45 minute wait at the boarder, we were on our way!
A quick stop in Grand Forks at th Target for lunch yielded some awesome results. For $7 I got 4 mini bagel sandwiches and an awesome fruit and yogurt parfait with raspberries and mangoes and granola!

Yum!
The rest of the drive flew by with some good tunes and good hanging out. Turns out my Auntie loves Soljah Boy. Who knew?
We saw an overpass that was being held up by a guy in a cherry picker, and it turns out that a sanitation truck didn't have its ladder all the way down and took out a chunk of the overpass. Weird.
We stopped off for some shopping in Albertville. Which is always awesome. Got a few things.
When we got to Minneapolis and we checked into our hotel room. I had my own room on a completely separate floor and everything! It was awesome.

(Big flat screen tv for watching Cartoon Network)
We ate at a restaurant called Majors and then crashed early to be prepared for the next day.
Saturday we woke up early and went for breakfast at Ikea! We hit the Mall of America where I was given free reign to wander at my own whims as long as I met up at the appointed times. It was awesome, and it only took me about 3 hours to look everywhere I wanted to! However, Auntie Sheila had never been to the Mall before, so it took her a bit longer. We ate a late lunch at an Italian bistro in the mall, which was tasty.
When we were done we all went back to our hotel rooms to freshen up so we could go for dinner. This was our big dinner night so we decided on a place called Chino Latino which was AMAZING. If you ever get a chance to go, make sure you do. Everyone else decided to drink in the hotel bar after, and I went to bed early.
Sunday morning we drove to downtown, to the fancy Nicolette Mall. We ate breakfast at an Irish pub called the Local. Super great food and good service, would recommend. We shopped at Macy's and Sak's off Fifth. Then we jumped back to the mall for a quick jaunt, and then we were on our way home.
All and all a productive trip! I had alot of fun and let my Auntie in on a bit of my life. She now likes Girltalk, MIA, and the Cool Kids. And she also got some crazy deals!
I'm happy with what I bought too.

clockwise from l-r: zoo york deep v, zoo york krylon tee, miska logo tee, i <3 haters DGK hoodie, air flight '89s, bumper car dunks, panda lows, huf fours, krew crackle shirt

yup!

OH YEAH. these are things I had to pass on because they didn't have my size.
-Adidas Top Tens in purple and lime green
-Nike Air Assault lows in white
-Nike Air Assault highs in black and green
-Nike Air Flight 89s in white with the crazy coloured bottom.

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

http://www.accesswinnipeg.com/2008/07/winnipeg-transit-ready-to-strike/

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Some handy links for my room-mate.

http://www.mrscleannw.com/tips/bathroom-mildew.html
http://apartments.about.com/od/potentialproblem1/a/moldbasics.htm
http://www.thefurnituremachine.com/furniture-workshop/Bathrooms/6_Steps_to_Prevent_Mould_in_Your_Bathroom
http://www.blurtit.com/q137685.html
http://www.bpb-na.com/us/english/technical_services/mold_faq.php


these are just a few of the things i found out about mold by simply googling it. Not that hard. Just sayin.

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OMG THEYRE OUT!!!

NIKE PANDA DUNKS ARE OUT CAN SOMEONE PLEASE WHO SPEAKS JAPANESE ORDER THEM FOR ME?>??????

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frustrations.

I'm incredibly hurt. But what else is new. Again and again, I elect to trust you and try to be your friend, but every time I open my life to you, you hurt me. So I'm done with it. I'm done with trying to make plans with you, only to have you fling them aside at the drop of a hat. I'm tired of trying to be nice to your friends who clearly don't like me at all, but don't have the balls to say it to my fucking face. I'm tired of the blow out fights we have because you don't see what you do as hurtful, and when I do tell you that it hurts me, you try to tell me that it shouldn't, and that I'm being irrational (because really, when someone hurts you, they are the ones who can tell you what hurts you and what doesn't, right?). And the only reason I'm writing this very passive aggressive blog entry, is because I am trying to avoid one of said blow out fights, because I honestly think that having one right now would land me in the hospital. The best part about this is that you probably wont even read this. Or you will and you'll ignore it. Or you will, and you'll come to me and ask me why I made all of this public (because I'm clearly not allowed to talk about how I feel) and chastise me yet again and make me feel like garbage for actually caring about our friendship. And even better than that, is that this is completely my own fault, because I keep letting you in, again and again and again. I keep doing this to myself, because I AM the only one that cares about this friendship. So thats it. I'm really tired of being dragged through this when you clearly don't want to be involved. And this time I'm not going to wait around for you to come to the realization that you've lost a really good friend, so when you do come to apologize, don't be surprised when I say, thats not enough anymore.

I'm sorry to anyone that isn't who this is about had to read it, but it gives a very good insight to what my life feels like right now, and why I'm so stressed and unable to maintain a friendship with anyone else, because I have been putting most of my effort into trying to save this one, only to have it backfire on me every time. But that's going to change starting now. I'm not going to let this dictate how I live or how I feel anymore. I'm finished. From now on I only want my friends to be positive people who help me when I need help and I help them when they need help. People who lift each other up instead of holding each other down. And people who can see when their actions hurt someone, and own up to it and fix the problem without having to be told. I have good friends like this that I have been neglecting because I wanted so badly for this friendship to work. And to those friends, I apologize.

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lolz

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Real time for a Real update.

Hello everyoneeeee.

This week has been so crazy!

I got my shoes (the neon court forces).

I found my tweezers!

I painted my first piece:



I bought a bike that rules!

(but I cant ride it because i suck at riding bikes)

and I spent some time in the studio last weekend


Tonite i spent some time with my friend Satjeet making the best cupcakes that you have ever had. I think we are going to go into business making custom cupcakes for people! What do you guys think???

I also saw Wall-E this weekend, and discovered that McNally Robinson is restocking Ready Made Magazine!!!

Unf, best weekend ever. Too bad its back to the grind on monday :(

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blah blah blog

I've been meaning to write a new entry for a while now.

Not happening anytime soon.

For now here is a funny blog entry someone else wrote about the new Girl Talk album.

Also read the rest of the blog. Its fantastic. (and has boobies).












(no, really. incredibly hot tits.)











tata fr now.

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Saturday Morning Round-up.

Good morning!

This week has been incredibly rough on me, I have to say. Work is stressfull, my roommate came back, and its been raining a bit here. Last weekend I barely got anything accomplished that I wanted to get done, so I think that contributed to the whole week being thrown off kilter. But a few good things did happen for sure! Let's make a list of them:

My shoes came in at Urban Bakery! These are the ones I will be getting as soon as my next paycheck comes in:
 

I also have these ones on hold:



so I can't wait for some new shoes!

My panda necklace also came in the mail! Very exciting. If you are interested in anything from this woman, I would say snatch it up quick! Her pieces are BEAUTIFUL and very original (I looked everywhere for a panda charm like this, all I could find was owls and deers in stores, blech) and her prices are SO reasonable (I've seen pieces like these elsewhere for $100+). Here is a link to her eBay store

With the return of my roommate came 1.89 liters of Turkey Hill Raspberry Iced Tea and M.I.A.-Kala on vinyl!

I moved my painting and screen printing stuff into the new shared studio space! (Pictures to come soon)

And to cap everything off, my boss at work is going to buy me the 36"x36" quarter inch plexi I need for my exposure unit!! Woo!! I've worked up some plans which I plan on posting online once I am finished, but basically the idea for my unit is going to be an all in one for storage, exposing, and hand printing, with only a 3ft squared shop footprint! Now if only I could find one of these tiny adorable drying racks.

Today, I am hoping to hit  a couple of places to go looking for a bike. Wish me luck!

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Things I am going to do, or have done this week/end.

I get more done before 9 a.m. than the army!

This morning, I lost my tweezers (poo), called my bank to fix things up (yay), and threw out all the garbage in my bedroom (finally).

Today, I have Kara's grad, taking her to get her makeup done, hopefully she can come over for a little bit after to help straighten the back of my hair? Ha. And hopefully Siuleen has a minute to do my eyebrows.

Tomorrow, I will hopefully be building one of these:


and then going to meet Walter to give him the checks for our studio space!! So excited.

Yesterday I went to the Urban Bakery to give them these:


and pick up these:


my next big purchase will probably be a new bike, something along the lines of these:





and if anyone is so inclined to spend $12,000 on little old me, Chanel makes a fabulous coaster bike!


(all bike pictures taken from coolhunting's article on bikes for girls. squee!)

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