les légumes de montréal

just to share memorable quotes from a weekend of guillaume (in no particular order, that's for sure):

7. oh, I'll eat chicken, for the right occasion. I'm not THAT kind of vegan.

6. I choose incurable halitosis over a walleye every time.

5. what's that smell? is it you? or...is it..me...?

4. oooooh, webbed toes?! I like this game!

3. what? I'm just letting the body do it's thing.

2. whoa. is this..lint? is it...NAVEL lint?

1. ve frainch, you see, ve aire vairy crue-ell to our cheeckens.

summer list

5 things I swore I would do this summer, and still haven't:

1. go to the beach. or the shore. or wherever it is that I can set my blanket on the ground and lie down, listening to the ocean lapping at the edge of the earth.

2. get rid of the 15% extraneous crap in my life. that means you, pal.

3. learn to play "I Will" on the guitar.

4. go visit friends in california, like I say I'll do every year.

5. stop bleaching my hair blonde.

reasons why ABDC2 isn't as good as the first

1. the judges are watching a little too much american idol
1. and adopting stock personalities. it's not natural to
1. pause so dramatically between words. simon,
1. randy and paula are the reason AI sucks. I don't
1. want to see them here. just talk to us about the
1. dancing.

2. the I-want-to-dance-to-gain-my-parents-love-and-respect
2. thing was already taken by kaba modern's yuri last
2. season, cute asian girl from so real crew. make up a new
2. dramalogue.

3. what made fysh n chicks so great was that they were
3. girls but danced like the boys. take a note, girl crews
3. who are really trying to be the pussycat dolls. this is
3. a breaking competition, not an ass-shake festival.

4. jc chasez has stopped listening to his stylist, as evidenced
3. by his outfit at the the first showcase--grey leather
3. wraparound 80s zipup vest over a heavy black shirt
3. complete with wrist tassels???!!!

5. they still haven't gotten rid of mario lopez

scavenger hunt

things I would do if I had insurance

1. figure out what the tiny lumps behind my ear
1. are and why they hurt like m#$%#$@%ers
1. every few weeks and why they MOVE.

2. get a doctor to tell me why my nose has
2. been bleeding on and off for months now.
2. did you hear me? months.

3. ask someone to get me something to let
3. me sleep. someone I don't have to meet
3. in the back of some abandoned parking lot.

4. ask a dentist if the pain in the the molar
4. on my upper right is something I
4. should be worried about

5. get a dog.

what I like about you...

and you..and fine, you.

so all right. hold me to my word. when I said I was going do more of telling my friends what made them so great, I didn't expect it to kick into effect so immediately. but a promise is a promise, so for those of you've who asked (and also for those who haven't, but the former definitely outnumber the latter), here's a (partial, and growing-every-day) list of the reasons I think you're the bee's knees:


1. I love the way you see the world around
1. you through rose-colored glasses, and your
1. unabashedness about it. the world needs
1. more of you and so I do.

2. you let me talk to you during movies, and
2. answer my questions right away, even if
2. something's happening on screen. I know
2. it's annoying but I can't help it and I appreciate
2. that you never make me feel like I'm
2. interrupting you or hold up your hand
2. shush me. this makes you great.

3. you're always up for an adventure, and I
3. can convince you to watson me for just about
3. any escapade. I love you for it.

4. you're not afraid to disagree with the new yorker
4. or the new york fucking times book review.
4. yay.

5. you talk back to runar instead of to me. because
5. duh, it's runar what's asking you a question,
5. not me.

6. you give a really great head squish, and I
6. miss them. advil just doesn't cut it.

7. you always know exactly how to cheer me up
7. or calm me down with your dry sense of
7. humor and wry smile. even though you are
7. so far away, there isn't a day I don't miss you.

8. you know that there's nothing in the world
8. that needs to be taken that seriously, and
8. you're able to remind me of that without
8. being condescending or holier-than-thou.
8. that's a rare and very much appreciated skill
8. and I appreciate it more with every new
8. person I meet.

9. you know what you want and are unafraid
9. to go out into the world in search of it, no
9. matter who or what stands in your way.
9. and even when the obstacles seem huge,
9. you're undeterred. I love watching you
9. attack the universe with your unlimited
9. enthusiasm for how things should be.

10. you're always completely open to the
10. new, even if they come at an expense
10. because you appreciate the cost of
10. learning about the world around you.
10. you reaffirm my belief in the world's
10. ability to learn.

11. I absolutely love and admire your passion
11. for the things that are important to you
11. and your indefatigable enthusiasm
11. for the things you love. you inspire me.

more or less

things I want to do more of:

1. take walks for no reason other than
1. the pleasure of taking a walk
2. take photographs of things I might
2. not remember otherwise
3. draw pictures
4. write letters to friends
5. eat salads
6. make things
7. tell people what makes them great
8. sleep


things I want to do less of:

1. eat crap chocolate
2. fall asleep with mascara on
3. not make the bed before leaving
4. stare blankly into the future

things I need less of in my life

again, in no obviously particular order:

1. when your coffee person doesn't fill up the cup all the way
2. pony people
3. puddles of ralf in the elevator
4. the feeling you get after you eat 18 mini candy bars in one sitting
5. hearing any of the following words in everyday conversation: retarded, gypped, pussy, actionable
6. gene simmons
7. this feeling in the pit of my stomach


* * later * * *
8. oysters, totally.

boys on film

john taylor still has the ability to reduce me to that sort of girl. and if you don't know what I mean, it really isn't worth the time in explaining. I won't get it right and you won't understand.

let's just contemplate this picture instead:




things I love:
boys who can wear white pants
rolled up shirtsleeves
bare ankles, wrists & collarbones
the pulling off of casual
treehouses
hair that makes you want to pull
seersucker

gimme gimme

Things I need more of in my life (in no particular order. or rather, in a highly particular order, but not the one you will think):

1. sticky toffee pudding
2. the ocean--preferably the pacific. or the indian. but I'll take the atlantic.
3. things that taste of citrus
4. salted pistachios, the unstained sort
5. pinstripes
6. things that buckle. tightly
7. warm, slightly woody smelling things
8. shiny hardwood
9. boxes. and things that come in boxes
10. reallly good coffee, served up in white mugs
11. padded socks
12. people who say things like, "I sowrrit"

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My New Year's Resolutions:

10.
9.
8.
7.
6.
5.
4.
3.
2.
1.

I'll fill them in as I think of them.