three chicks that can stop traffic....

...literally!

today started with me meeting ani and rebecca at dockers for breakfast. ani was going to give me some more scooter lessons but first i needed a helmet that fits my little noggin so we head off to a few bike shops on powell st...


ani had to drewl for a bit at the old bmw’s...

after i took this picture...the three of us....all who happen to be a wee bit over endowed in the breast department ....we decide to walk across the street to the bike shop on the other side. as we are waiting to cross some dude in a truck totally checks us out....slams into three parked cars!!

wow...never had that effect before! lol. it was kinda funny...feel sorry for the guys would own the cars that got crunched. the dudes at the bike store saw it too and thought it was pretty funny.

anyway...after that we hit a few stores before i found then helmet i wanted at the honda place at granville island and
here it is...


rebecca looking cute...
didn’t cause anymore accidents! hehe

i’m starting to feel alot more confident on the scooter and i had a great cheering section...


ani didn’t want us to take a pics of her on the scooter...thought it might wreck her rep! hehe


:)

ok..this weirded me out...

this was in my sink tonight....

ok..tell me what you think it looks like?


this part of it isn't so clear....still freaky. looks almost like love backwards.

now i'm a little freaked...not sure if i can wash my face...

:)

a very hard day...

today was a hard day...a very hard day. my neck and head feel like they are going to split open.

it started with negotiations with sean at jjbeans. he was very mean and hurtful for alot of it. i was trying so hard to keep it together that i almost had a real meltdown. i started shaking uncontrollably and couldn't breath.

we did make it through miraculously...agreed and sean did apologise afterward...but it will take me a bit to forgive....

then we went to the bank to divide the debt....still waiting if they will accept the application for him to take on the debt. fuck they better....

anyway next was the bc self help counsel. they help you file the paper work...they're nice in there and very helpful. sean offered to pay for the divorce ....what a gentleman! hehe

anyway...i need these pics to cheer me up....


...for mum as well. she got a new knee today! go mum go...you’ll be up and running around in know time i bet!!
one of my pup's sisters...pretty darn cute...


charlie and me...(i think that's gonna be her name:)




charlie and her sis asleep on my lap...


i promise you’ll be sick of seeing this little pups mug soon! hehehe

thank you garn for your last minute advice, jordan for the coffee and hugs and ani for her emergency words encouragement.

:)

saturday jazz fest...

saturday brenda and i hung out at the jazz fest. we walked around...ended up at the lamplighter where the new orlean ale stars were playing.

brenda was a amused by the professionalism of our crown control up here in canada....


some dude actaully had drawn a chalk path and written "walkway" on it...

yes...that is seriously westcoast...



:)

blues party action

here are some pics of my solstice blues party from friday...
more weekend bloggin' to come...

ain't love sweet...

ani and rob showed up and shook things up a bit. some of the more sheltered swing dancers have never seen so many tattoos.. hehe. it was nice they came b/c ani hadn't seen me dance before and has been wanting to.

lots of blues action...


brenda starr came up from seattle to dj for me. she's awesome!


brenda at 4:30am...she'd had enough


you know it's a good blues party when.....;)


:)

nice art and psychic network strikes again...

today garn and garbs helped me by putting up some art. it looks nice...


thanks guys. they also were helping me with puppy proofing my place.... measured for plexi so puppy doesn’t fall off the loft area.

had a massage today and that pretty much wiped me out...so i stopped by granville island to recover. it's been an emotional week and the massage seemed more intense than usual. actually something unusual happened during the massage. i have from time to time had odd experiences during massage.... usually they are visual "pictures" in my head. one time was a feeling that is hard to describe. anyway, this time was different. the massage therapist was working on my head and i felt and heard a person sit at the foot of the bed....you know that formilar squeak and the weight slightly moving a bed when it's sat upon. at first i thought i was the massage therapist...but then i realised she was working on my head. very odd. i had a similar experience on night when i lived in toronto. someone sitting on my bed...yet there was no one there. for some reason i feel like it was a man...don't know why. i just feel it. strange.

ok. now that some people think i'm mad...... ;)

i told my massage therapist about my new puppy and she is thinking of going by and looking to get one for herself. she had a small dog that died a few years back and has been thinking about getting another.

i ended up not going to showboat....it started to rain a bit anyway.

:)

bbq at the kyd's house

had a wee bbq at ani kyd's home..meet a few of her relatives friends and new beaux. very nice. i approve... ;) i had a bit of a day..so relaxing in the back yard was just the ticket.

ani and her new man rob...

they match..it's kinda cute!

sweetie sophie...


me lookin tired..


ashley and his new daughter isabelle


:)

baby names...

ok these are the suggestions and ideas i've had so far.

muse, tinker, emma (after emma peal)...that's a good one from mum and dad. lulu, lola, lindy (after lindy hop) charlie (after charleston), kimear, faye, jingus, charro, jujube and pinky...

charlie and lindy are my favs so far. charlie is a boys name i guess...so she'll have a few gender issues...oh well.

still open to ideas. i don't want to name her till she come home which will be in a week or two.

:)

roses and puppies...

my sweetie ani gave me these lovely roses today...


and she took me out for dinner...


and we went to look at these lovely little chihuahuas!




it's been a full day. i went for coffee this afternoon and was reading and thought what shall i do today? why don't i go to the pound and the spca and look at doggies. so i did...but i didn't see anything. then a bit later ani calls me from work and says this guy came in the with these little chihuahua puppies! she says lets go look at them. ok....sounds good to me. so after a lovely belated birthday dinner at wild rice...we headed over to check em out. OMFG they are cute cute cute!!

that's my little one....now i need a name! yep. i put a deposit on the little runt and soon she will be my little baby!!!



any ideas for names?

:):):)

happy birthday tessah rose

were ever you are....





i miss you. always...oxoxoxox

:)

VLE07

the last few days have been little crazy with the vancouver lindy exchange. i have my friend and long lost cousin staying with me...brian lynch. it’s been nice dancing and hanging out.

tomorrow is the last day and my feet legs and knees maybe happy about that.

oh...and my frankie manning autobiography arrived!


:)

i love TO...and i don’t care who knows it.

he newly renoed ROM..


tom and gloria at my birthday dinner in TO...


me and phillippe...linda didn't want me to put her pic up...


gloria, julia and me...i can't believe those are my nieces! they're 15...watch out guys!


a "car" in kensington market...




ok...i HAD to put one of linda up....sorry...


i had a fabulous time in TO. it was sunny and hot...my rash almost went away..i could breath!

did lots of shopping and looking at art. today i went to the old hood...had a coffee at the drake. that place use to be a dump...now it’s all fancy with art galleries and vintage shops surrounding it. it was kind of surreal...



funky light fixure at the drake...


graffiti in the old hood..


i'm gonna miss TO...

:)

more halifax...handy girl and the network makes it to TO...

here’ a pic of me and my birthday cake mum made. tasted yummy...but the iceing melted a bit...so it looked like it said "horny birthday"...hehe gave everyone a laugh...

sight seeing in halifax with si and kat...


i made it to TO safe and sound. almost missed my plane b/c i was looking at the wrong ticket and had the wrong time...but pete raced me to the airport on time and all was well.

having a nice relaxing morning at krista’s catching up on emails and blog duties. I love TO...no allergies...i can breath yippie!

i did have a nice time in halifax though...dispite the rain. our whale watching was cancelled yesterday so i hung out with my friend anne. she’s doing really well. teaching at NSCAD in the fashion arts program. she’s loves it. it also gives her time to do her art which is pretty cool....


anne also happens to be handy girl. check this out...


she wants me to come there in my next hiatus...apply for the "artist in residents" program. i have been considering going back to doing some art again. i actually have an idea for a muti media series. maybe this might be a good excuse to get on it! hmmmm.... something to think about anyway.

it was a nice visit...short but sweet. super gald to see that gal again!

:)

birthday comes early...

it was a nice day in halifax...a bit rainy and windy...but a nice day.

after a relaxed start to the day....simon, katharina and i headed to town for a coffee and a little walk around. afterwards we had a bit of a birthday celebration....for me. yes it's my birthday tomorrow...but simon had to run off a wee bit early to catch a flight back to london...so we did it today.

yummy lamb, chocolate cake and too much wine was to be had by all. i was a nice night for sure and lots of goodies for me....pics to come.

tomorrow it's whale watching for katharina and me then i'm meeting up with the girl who is responsible for me being in film...anne pickard. then i'm off to TO in the eve.

:)

made it....

i made it to haifax...10hrs after i left.

it takes a really long time to get here. there was a stop in TO where we sat on the tarmac an hour longer than planned...but other than that and uneventful trip.

:)

the gods are laughing at me....

it’s been a couple of days since i posted...sorry. i just haven’t had much to say i guess.

today was getting ready for halifax day. errands etc...i had to go to MAC b/c i was out of powder. i parked in the loading zone on hornby at robson like i always do. there is a guy kinda standing in the middle of the street. i honk him...he doesn’t move.

i get out of my car lock it. i ask him “may i ask what your doing in the middle of the street?” he doesn’t answer....he walks around my car and says “this is my car”. he gets out some keys and starts trying to get in my car. pulling on the handle trying to get his keys in the lock. i’m like....”what the fuck are you doing? get away from my car!” he totally ignores me. i’m screaming at him...he keeps going. he won’t stop and of course no one stops to help....it’s vancouver. i call the cops...

they question him and me.... realise he’s completely insane. they say there is nothing they can do except talk to him and move him out of the area. apparently it's not illegal to try and break into someones car...only if you succeed?? i'm not sure. it also seems if your completely insane you can do what you want i guess.....

i went to MAC come out....he’s sitting there. cops are gone and he’s playing chess. nice job cops. glad i called them...you bunch of wankers.

well...anyway that was my excitement for the day. i was shaky for a bit after that.

i’m starting to think the gods are against me these days...or with me. i haven’t decided yet....

:)

when death comes to visit

anytime i hear if a death...even if it isn’t someone close...it effects me. it effects me deeply.

it’s been the years since tessah's death. nine years almost exactly. you think these things will get easier....but they don’t. they just don’t. certain moments in life...bring it all crashing back....

like the other day...i bumped into kate. she had twins just after tessah....one died. i saw her in a coffee shop the other day. she was with her daughter. her daughter is 9... the same age as tessah would be now. she’s big. it reminds me of the years that have past by....the baby now a big kid.

sometimes it’s hard to keep the hope up...it just is. i think...when is my time...when do i get that happy life? ...it just makes me feel incredibly alone.

i’m doing the usual things that make me happy...but they aren’t working. i don’t think i should feel the need to cry at the sing a long....that seems wrong.

i have to say i’m worried...i’m worried about myself and my life right now...

i just am

:)

blue moon...goodbye tpaul

thursday may 31th was a blue moon...

it was also the day t paul checked out of this earthly planet....


he was a friend and a good dude. he was the same age as me, also born in the UK and did a bit of swing dancing back in the day. he wasn’t a close friend....but a friend never the less. he was always very sweet to me when i saw him....

here is the last thing he wrote me....

Howdy Jojo - lookin' lovely as per usual! How's life been treatin' ya as of late?

T.Paul


see this link for more details
http://porphyre.livejournal.com/585356.html

thankx t paul...for being you and visiting this planet for awhile. you will be missed by many.... jox

:)

city of roses...

Ok so I'm in Portland.

It basically took us all frigging day to get here on friday.
partially b/c we had to stop to pick up the art I bought last week in Seattle.

I have to say...maybe I'm just becoming super anti social these days....but I always can't wait to get rid of people. I think its just the wrong travelling companions. When I came down here with roger....it was always fine. 

Anyway...danced till almost 3am friday night. saturday i did a little shopping downtown. high tailed it out when I started to notice lawn chairs lining the streets. I guess its the rose festival weekend and a parade was about to happen.

After that I went to see what workshops were happening at the chelsea ballroom...where I weekend is being held.

did a few classes...including a hip hop class which nearly killed me....but OMG it was fun!! Its like shaking the whiteness out of you!think I might be hooked to a new dance!! 

After that I needed a well deserved break...so it was over to my favourite Portland restaurant taqueria nueve.

later after doing much dancing a bunch of us went to a cool place my friend doug had recommended under the morrison bridge called montages. then back for more dancing till 4am.

my body hurts....

today i drive back on my own the women i came down with wanted to go back early...which sucks slightly..it's a bit of a drive. i'm thinking about going through seatte and having dinner...if i'm tired i'll stay over night.

forgot the connection to down load pics....so you'll have to wait on pics.