this is halloween…

this is the greatest halloween movie ever made.  and i don’t care if you disagree.

best.  movie.  ever.

i can’t get enough of it.  it’s brilliant.  but you already knew that.

so… i’m a little sad about halloween this year. 

halloween is by far my favourite holiday.  i mean, it has everything.  free candy, dressing up, fun times and mischief… harassing religious people with images of the devil everywhere.  it’s just good clean fun. 

i’ve been known to get pretty in to halloween… the decor is right up my alley.  skulls, black lights, spiders.  i love it.  it’s not unusual for me to work halloween decor into my regular decor. 

this year is a total bust.  due to the recent move, i’ve had to tighten the budget and therefore have not spent any coin on frivilous halloween purchases for my balcony.  also i can’t find the box of stuff i already own, so i’m totally undecorated. 

usually i’d dress up for work… but not this year… it violates dress code.  sadness. i get it… i mean, apparently i’m an adult
but i’m still sad about it.  i miss the days when halloween was a special day at the office, and everyone dressed up, ate candy and did a minimal amount of work because it was a “holiday”. 
growing up blows

lastly, due to the move to the ‘burbs, there is no going out drinking tonight for halloween.  putting the nail in the coffin for dressing up at all this year. 

total sadness. 

i did get an invite to a party last weekend, but already had non-halloween plans…
anways.  no halloween for me this year.  and that is sad. 

the best i can hope for is that everyone in my office leaves early to get their kids set and i can catch the early train home

hopefully next year i get my shit together and bring back my favourite holiday… maybe i’ll even host the party.  hmmmm…. is it too early to start planning this?

lastly, for all those girls out tonight dressing like whores… you’re idiots. 
i enjoy halloween as a chance to look sexy, but let’s keep it in check. 
dressing as a slutty version of EVERYTHING is not clever. 
if you’re going to dress as something, try and look like it. 
there’s hermione…

and then there’s hermione as a whore.

one is acurate… the other is a prostitute.  see the difference?

i know i blog about this every year… but every year it gets worse. 

i think this is the most whorish costume i’ve seen yet… i mean, what are you supposed to be?!?

or wait… maybe it’s the nun

what?!

um, i don’t even know what this is supposed to be…

apparently this is a “secretary” costume. 
i don’t know where you work, but i have NEVER seen a secretary that shows up for work like this:

and on that note… does your pizza get delivered by someone that looks like this?

have you seen this lady working on any construction sites?

and my personal fav… how many people would want to be a cop, if the uniform really looked like this?

i’m thinking there would be a severe decline in staff.

oooo… or maybe the uber acurate “pink cop”

okay

i am stopping now.  because seriously… i could pull whore examples all day.

here’s my point though… it’s nice to feel sexy… it’s natural to want to look good and attractive. 
BUT, when you dress like a prostitute, it doesn’t usually look sexy and attractive… it looks desperate and whorish. 

so… your choice.  there’s plenty of ways to look good without looking cheap. 

duh

i can’t believe i’m going to agree with the governator… but here it is

“[Marijuana] is not a drug. It’s a leaf.”

- California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger tells the new issue of GQ

http://perezhilton.com/?p=7871

thunder from down under

on saturday night we went to see the thunder from down under.

that’s right. 

so, we go in, assuming that this will just the worst, cheesy thing ever.  it starts, and sure enough, it’s what we expected… we’re laughing our asses off… making fun of dance moves and bad jokes (what’s the difference between a french kiss and an australian kiss?  it’s the same, only we do it DOWN UNDER.  *groan*) we’re discussing how uber muscled up aussies aren’t even really attractive, and how we enjoy thinner lanky guys…

and then they take their shirts off.

it was like a light switch flipped and all of a sudden we’re into it.

we’re hooting and hollering.  the phrase “take off your pants” may have been yelled on multiple occasions… we’re totally into it, singing along to the fine musical selections of bon jovi, yelling at the guys to come over and dance on our table… yep.  it was a fine display of humanity.

THEN the emcee (who was totally hot) alerts us with his accent that not only are we allowed to touch the strippers, they encourage it.  (ha, take that!)  he suggested that if we wanted to cup a handful of aussie goods, it’s all good and “ladies,. your husbands don’t have to know)
hilarious.  and all of a sudden makes the show even more interesting. 

okay, so i’m aware that there’s not really any way that i can describe how much fun this show was without sounding like a horned up cougar… but believe me… it was something you have to see. 

so.  it is OFFICIALLY added to the las vegas stag itinerary.  we’re going to do the VIP bachelorette party experience where we get a limo to take us out to clubs after, and primo seats for the show, which means we can *ahem* grab some aussie goods to our hearts content.  it’s on. 

http://www.thunderfromdownunder.com

http://www.thunderfromdownunder.com/redirect.php?pg=112&caller=bachelorette

when your ‘do is a don’t.

today i am FINALLY getting my ‘do done.

and thank freaking god because i am so fucking sick of my hair, i want to rip it out of my skull. 

i have now had, essentially the exact same hairdo for about 3 years now.  that might not sound like long to you… but it’s a lifetime to me.

generally my hair was changing every four months on average.  colour, cut would drastically change often. 

but then i met my guy… and my hair looked like this… he liked it, so i just kinda went on cruise control and kept it. 

over the part two years, i have been actively “chasing the white dragon” as my hairdresser calls it.  i want my hair to look like this. 

it’s not happening.  seriously.  my hair will not go to this colour (although in a cruel twist of fate, i was born with hair this colour, and had it naturally until the age of 10 or so) and my hair will also not grow long.  i have the slowest growing hair on the planet.  long hair will never be a reality for me… shoulder length is the best i can do.  i have pretty much never worn my hair in a ponytail in my life.  it’s never been that long, even as a kid.  sadness

now, i am SO OVER blonde.  i miss dark hair.  i wanna go black again.  i want my hair to look like this:

and yes, while i’m at it, i’d also like to look like dita and marry marilyn manson.  is that possible?

seriously though.  i have wanted hair like that for over 10 years now.  so i’m finally going to make it happen. 
for my wedding.  i’m going to get extensions and finally get the long flowing locks i crave. 

so today is the first step.  i’m bringing this picture, and my hair dresser has 9 months to make it a reality. 

now, the next challenge is going to be to not change my mind of lose interest before then.  will i have a “i miss being blonde” panic attack?i’m not sure.  but i do know that for now, it has to go. 

the prince of pot

last night i watched the documentary:
the prince of pot – the US vs mark emery

now.  you may have an opinion on mark emery.  i know i did.  but i would urge you to seriously watch this documentary and realize the gravity of the situation and the consequences of allowing the united states to extradite our citizens as part of their “war on drugs”.

i’ll come clean.  i had mixed emotions on mark. 
i’ve met him several times, always seemed like a good guy… always had primo buds and always shared, lol. 
but part of me had resentment that all he did was smoke weed and protest stuff. 

then i started to think about it. 

the people that are on the front lines protesting for our freedoms are the ones that get things done.  they urge change and work towards making things better for everyone in this country. 

well, here’s some things i learned last night from the documentary.  mark emery actually started out as a bookstore owner back in toronto and fell into being an activist because he opposed the censorship of books and magazines.  some of the literature being censored at the time included cannabis literature.  eventually he evolved into a full time cannabis activist and relocated to vancouver. 

it kind of shattered my preconceived notion of the lazy pot smoker that just was complaining about it not being legal. 

through his seed company, mark has made millions of dollars.  and instead of saying fuck you, i’m retired, he’s only kept enough to live on and has funneled the rest directly into protesting prohibition and working to change laws. 
this is why america is after him.  the DEA considers him the number one threat to the war on drugs in america.  why?  not because what he’s promoting is killing people all over the country like crack, meth and heroin… but because he’s trying to prove their laws wrong.  wow, huh?

now, i’m not saying he’s perfect or whatever, but what i am saying is that he’s on the front lines demanding the end to marijuana prohibition. 
and maybe we should thank him for that. 
and maybe we should protect his right to challenge antiquated laws. 
and most of all, maybe we should protect him from being extradited to the united states, because he’s canadian and as a sovereign nation, we should be allowed to deal with our own “criminals” in our own way.  we do not need america to police our country. 

 in fact, one of the most chilling moments in the documentary was the revelation that the US drug enforcement agency has offices in ottawa and vancouver.  and no one in the police force or government seems to think there’s anything wrong with this.  downtown eastside MP, libby davies was interviewed about how she tried to uncover what they were doing there and who authorized them and was unable to get answers.  she just was told that they were operating with the consent and support of the rcmp.  yikes. 
this makes me VERY uneasy. 

also there was a great part about how after jean chretien announced that we were set to decriminalize small amounts, the US drug czar was dispatched to meet with politicians and change their mind.  apparently it worked.  frightening. 

anyways, i could go on for ages, but honestly you should watch this doc. 
even if you’re not a pot smoker, it’s important.  it’s our rights at risk. 
and i for one, have no interest in being a puppet for the US. 
stand up for canada and help fight mark emery’s extradition. 

join the facebook group here – http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2210883481

You can view and sign the online petition at
http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?emerypet

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/719520134?ltl=1159897199

Marc Emery, from his website
http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/4639.html

 http://www.freemarkemery.com

unreasonably excited

i can not wait to see this movie.

i gotta say… the first harold & kumar movie caught me a bit off guard. 

i thought it was going to be pretty stupid, and didn’t bother to go see it in the theatre.  a guy i was seeing at the time was raving about it non-stop… but for some reason i just wasn’t motivated to see it.  for no real reason… just laziness i guess.

anyways, i took the leap of faith and bought it on dvd, sight unseen, and it has turned in to one of my most watched dvds.

seriously.  that is one fucking funny movie. 

if you don’t laugh your ass off at NPH doing blow off a hooker’s ass, then i’m not sure i can be friends with you.

the movie is beyond the usual stoner flick like half baked, it’s not kinda funny stoner jokes, it’s fucking hilarious stoner humor.

the difference being that they’re not doing tongue in cheek making fun of weed smoker jokes, they’re writing jokes that stoners will fucking laugh along with.  the smokers aren’t the punchline, they’re one ones delivering the punchline. 

anyways, i fucking love that movie, and can not wait to see the second one. 

and with a poster like that… how can i not? 

i’ll be going to the theatre for this one… and hot boxing the car on the way for sure. 

and it shall be magic. 

in fact, the movie is set to be released april 4th, 2008… so maybe we’ll go on 4:20.
just seems like the right thing to do. 
yep.  i think it’s a date. 
who’s with me?

http://www.haroldandkumar.com/

morning walk

oh canada

alright.  hot button issue time.

today – the canada line.

there’s numerous articles about it in papers today.

here’s one.  http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20071023.BCCAMBIE23/TPStory/National

basically, it’s about how businesses are being affected by the construction.  and most of them are losing business.  and some have even had to close, or chosen to move locations. 

alright.  i have this to say…

IMO, this is a risk you take when you own a business.  yes, the construction is keeping people away from the cambie coridor, and sure you may be temporarily losing money over it (okay temporary – read 2 years), BUT… and this is a big but, when this line is completed it will increase your business revenue hugely. 
AND it’s necessary construction.  vancouver is one of the only major cities on the planet that does not have a rapid transit line from the airport.  it’s embarrassing, and long overdue that we build one.

and once this line is done, all these new customers are going to be funnelled directly to your business.  so, will you be complaining about the canada line then? 

me thinks not.

i’m not denying that this is a shitty situation right now for small business owners.  obviously they’ve lost some customers, and the construction is unsightly and inconvenient… but is this not a legitimate cost of business?
they have known about this construction for several years now… it didn’t just come out of nowhere… and they decided to stick it out.  but now they’d like money from the government to compensate their losses?  what?
so, does this mean that after the construction when revenues will likely soar higher than they did before the line was built, they’ll donate their proceeds back to the government?  i doubt it.

i’m not really sure what the solution is… and not even really sure there *is* a solution…

these are businesses that are placed in a currently undesirable area, that in a year and a half’s time will be considered very desirable. 
so they can either tough it out now, and reap the benefits in the years to come… or get out now. 

it’s life. 
and as much as you complain about it not being “fair” to these businesses, the fact is that it’s just part of the risk you run when you choose to open a business. 

and frankly i’m tired of hearing about it. 

books i bought this weekend

note to self.  you have a mortgage.  stop shopping.

 i get in trouble a lot for shopping.  what can i say?  i like spending money and my husband is a saver.  it’s a good mix, but it does mean that at several points in the average week i will have to take sass for money i’ve spent on things that were “a must have” or my personal weakness “on sale / a really good deal”

anyways, the ONE ITEM that is always allowed is books.  because husband is a book worm.  no no, more like a book addict. 

so this weekend we bought books.

he bought the new douglas coupland.  it’s one of his favourite authors, so every new release gets purchased as soon as possible with no regard for reviews/price etc. 

and then he bought me this:

i haven’t started it yet, but it sure sounds interesting…

Richard Dawkins, in The God Delusion, tells of his exasperation with colleagues who try to play both sides of the street: looking to science for justification of their religious convictions while evading the most difficult implications—the existence of a prime mover sophisticated enough to create and run the universe, “to say nothing of mind reading millions of humans simultaneously.” Such an entity, he argues, would have to be extremely complex, raising the question of how it came into existence, how it communicates —through spiritons!—and where it resides. Dawkins is frequently dismissed as a bully, but he is only putting theological doctrines to the same kind of scrutiny that any scientific theory must withstand. No one who has witnessed the merciless dissection of a new paper in physics would describe the atmosphere as overly polite.

and then i saw this in the grocery store, and i COULD NOT resist it.

i mean, come on.

like you don’t want to buy it right now!

seriously, i am only a couple pages in (sorry, but i’m sick and it’s hard to concentrate) but i laughed my fucking ass off.

like seriously laughed out loud. 

everyone should probably buy this book.  i think it will be $20 well spent.

next up on my list of books to get:

i am a huge fan of naomi klein.  no logo was the first book i ever highlighted things in for my own use.  her writing style is great, and more importantly, what she writes is so important. 

if you’re not into her, i recommend you start with no logo.  not exactly “light reading” but you’ll be a better human for reading it. 

i can not wait to get home from work and start reading… *sigh*

things i bought today…

i mean, come on.  how could i *not* buy this?

 okay, it’s the new amy winehouse DVD, which i clearly would buy anyways.

and a pint glass.  and let’s face it, i’ll use that.  i drink pints.

AND a afreaking ashtray?!  totally using that.

slam dunk. 

deal done.

for $30 + 7 shipping…

for under $40, i’m getting a DVD, a glass and an ashtray.  not too shabby.

and i owe it all to perez hilton for letting me know about it. 

get yours here

http://amywinehouse.shop.musictoday.com/Product.aspx?cp=11742_12340&pc=3W03COMBO

and can i just say that as a marketing person… this is freaking brilliant.  someone is really using their brain.  they will sell loads of these.