Tumblr/2013/Nov

1st: since im in russia, in true winter sport tradition, i shall be my aunt karyn garossino (the famous canadian olympian figure skater) for halloween ^_0
(shes actually my moms sister, no joke)
(altho im still boycotting the olympics)

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1st: this doesnt help me at all

3rd: sound check in moscow
the ceiling of the venue was crazy beautiful

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3rd: in russia I got a body guard, which made me feel very cool
his name is andrei, and he speaks four languages. we took an inordinate amount of photos together and he wore sunglasses at all times. even at night

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3rd: whoa! yes to blood orange - this is sick <3 <3

4th: im obsessed with faye wong

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4th: i dont know what my problem is but i just trip and fall constantly and/ or smash myself into various things for no reason
my knees are just always a giant bruise and it makes no sense i know my mom dropped me once when she slipped on ice when i was a baby and the result must have been a loss of motor skills (i’ve also failed my driving test 5 times for driving on the wrong side of the road and forgetting which was is left and right, which supplements this theory)
this isn’t even as bad as they were a couple days ago
also sorry if this looks gross i havent shaved my legs in like 2 years and im extremely pasty/ pale/ aka french canadian

7th: outside of legally blonde, im appreciating their taste in film
tho i cant figure out which movie the princess on the balcony with the roses is from

7th: DREAM GIRL

8th: i have the best job in the world holy crap,
my teenage self would be so pleased

9th: speaking of misinformation - I’ve been meaning to say that I will not be on the Manimal records compilation of Duran duran covers either
not sure how these rumours get started but any how
im working on my album and that will be done soon
<3 peace

10th: Downton Abbey has the best styling of any show on television, hands down.
And im still on season 3, not even very deep into the 20s yet.
1910 ish to the late 20s is probably one of the greatest eras of fashion.

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10th: amusing selfies discovered on the old computer

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14th: I don’t understand why bottled water is even legal in canada
i wonder how many bottles of water are thrown out each year by canadians who want to drink their own tap water out of a disposable plastic container (and pay for it) rather than turn a faucet.
http://o.canada.com/news/nestle-bottled-water-cost/

14th: the comments section on the website of the new water sustainability act is awesome and easier to digest than most of the articles out there about this
like when i first read about the shockingly low price corporations will have to pay the canadian government i didn’t believe it, i thought it was a typo. whats the point of even charging them any penalties at all? i can’t believe nestle is able to take canadian ground water and sell the same groundwater back to us. not only is this expensive and terrible for the environment, but it also just doesn’t make any logical sense

15th: me and james have been trying this thing where we only eat food grown within 100 miles, and its not actually that hard (except for avocados and tempeh)
i highly suggest it, supporting local farmers and usually getting better produce and stuff
ive been pleasantly surprised to discover hella local breads and rice too

Https://youtu.be/tAoME aMm1w

16th: um… T.O.P. is amazing !
so curious about who directed this video, its insane

17th: this is so intense
so inspired today watching rihanna and dolly parton live videos i wish they would collaborate

17th: everyone should make lists and try to figure out who they were in past lives
maybe i was frida kahlo, or one of the borgias
as a child i thought for sure i had perished aboard the titanic
i keep thinking about ghosts, the mountains get so haunted in the winter
it’s so insane living out here…

18th: I appreciate taylor swift’s vengeful attitude

18th: i only ever kicked someone in the balls once and it was a mistake as we were reinacting a scene from kill bill but i still feel guilty about it even though it was like 6 years ago apparently he peed blood and his girlfriend got really mad at me cuz they couldn’t do it for a long time

19th: the joy of my life is taking lots of compromising pictures of james so i can embarrass him on the internet later on

19th: me and the two of the greatest people who ever lived - mac and ravi
i like to think of my family is like the bro version of the royal tenenbaums

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19th: i want to be the dolly parton of indie music

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19th: i would like, fight 20 teenage girls to get tickets to a taylor swift concert

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20th: seriously i listen to this song every day and ive been listening to this song every day for almost a year

20th: “im so lucky im okay looking” - james brooks

20th: HOLY DEAR GOD NIGHTCORE REMIX OF I KNEW YOU WERE TROUBLE
this is literally the greatest song i have ever heard. literally, this is the pinnacle of art

20th: holy fuck there is a new flavour of ben and jerrys
1 day hiatus from veganism is being had starting NOw
also excuse the expletive, i try to keep the blog all ages but this is a pretty big deal plus i dunno honestly i knew the f bomb by the time i was 5 i would be shocked if u didnt already know it and yet have the reading comprehension skills to digest the rest of this post

20th: this is like, my favourite scene from any music video ever this dude is just so scandalized at having pepto bismal thrown at him

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21st: this is something i was anticipating and have been meaning to address for a long time:
Part of the reason I posted the ben and jerry’s thing is because I like to encourage people towards a type of veganism that is inviting and accepting. For the longest time I was vegan but I just wouldn’t say I was because of the bad reputation of veganism. most of the vegans i know are dogmatic assholes, and it completely turns people off.
I believe more people would be drawn to having more ethical diets if they didn’t feel bullied to do so, or if they felt they were entering a welcoming community.
My brand of veganism is one wherein if your grandparents have no idea what you are talking about then you eat their beef stew rather than upset or confuse them. or if you really want to have cake with an egg in it on the holidays then you have that rather than just not being a vegan because you don’t want to give up occasionally having something that you love.
Ben and Jerrys is the only brand of ice cream i ever eat. their cows are treated ethically and beyond that they put a ton of money into researching green hydrocarbon freezers that would use alternative refrigerants which (unlike current freezer gases) do not contribute to global warming. they’re also working on a bunch of other initiatives like using completely renewable materials in packaging.
this comment is why no one wants to be vegan. unlike this dude, i would like to fully encourage everyone to be vegan rather than scare them away. I love being vegan. my skin is better, i have more energy, i feel really healthy and i get sick way less than i used too and I’m not contributing to factory farming. that said, I also occasionally enjoy things i used to eat because it makes me feel good and i am less discouraged about not eating those things the rest of the time.
<3

22nd: umbrella ella ella

22nd: howdyy
fyi i set the veganism posts to private for the time being cuz i saw some websites picking it up.  *** which is actually super cool, u know its nice to be able to say stuff on here and have ppl listen <3***
but that said, it was a super casual response 2 smthn and im super in the zone just kinda being private and not doing press right now
so ill put them back up in a bit when i get more work done, but i just want to avoid internet crazyness at this time <3
x
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22nd: hm, i see a controversy has arisen despite my best efforts to prevent one
all i want to say is all respect to Diiv. There is nothing I admire more than someone who stands behind their beliefs. Good for him.
what i don’t respect is people making a news story about nonexistent ‘beef’
the whole purpose of my original tumblr post was to suggest that we all stop beefing over veganism (hehe o i just realized the pun).
if u don’t want to call me a vegan thats totally cool.  i have no interest in fighting over the meaning of a word.  my goal from all this was to propose a more relatable and achievable diet that is good for animals and the environment since many people can’t easily sustain a fully vegan diet.
<3 again — no beef with Diiv. i truly admire his dedication

24th: finding happiness

25th: so tempted to post doom dada by top again because its literally the greatest k pop song and video of all time

30th: a very large spider just crawled into my pre-amp and i think he/ she/ it has been electrocuted