ready.

is it grimas yet? i'm so ready. totes ready. any time now.

hurry up!!!

see:

the tree is decorated and the gifts are wrapped and gathered.



i made pompoms.



even greggs is in the spirit!



hurryhurryhurry. hurry!

la fabrique, malorie, and myrtle & pearls

last week was filled with the kind of fashioney good times i dream of living every day. oh. goodness me!

my oh-so-talented friend josee put on a fashion show along with two other design talents, malorie and genevieve. it was an incredible undertaking - the first show for all three of the designers, and all self-organized/put on. and done in just over a month of planning... amazing! the show was held at Teddy's downtown, and showcased some 35 (or was it 40?) looks. on real models (thanks to mode models), with a real makeup artist (the brilliant nickol), and for reals hair-dos (by a very talented lady by the name of alecia). all this amazingness, and josee was kind enough to invite me along for a few design/prep meetings, and to the pre-show photo shoot. pretending i am a stylist is the greatest thing!

i also had the pleasure of wearing one of josee's designs to the show. and my hair was finger-waved by on miss jenna, and nickol even did my makeup. in 5 minutes in the bathroom-poor-light - the best makeup job i've ever had. holy heck. she is goooood.

i'm not gonna say it was BETTER than christmas... but it was HECKA close. and that's saying an awful lot.

many thanks to josee for including me, and to the other girls for making me feel welcome and useful. it was thrilling, and the show was amazing. so so proud of all the work they did.

retraction statement

i will not be applying for the rdc residency.

i can't afford that many months without pay and with red deer living costs.

it is a sad decision, i guess, but it is an adult decision. and sometimes you have to make those.

to balance it out, i did eat an all candy lunch.

and, also, it means i can sing in susan's grad choir. and singing is very very good.

being an artist again. maybe.

i'm going to apply for a residency at red deer college. it would be three months starting in january. and i would do a bunch of etchings of girls. and it would be nice. to be an artist again. for a bit at least. however: residencies don't pay cash dollars.

so. creative friends. any ideas on how a girl could make some cash dollars in red deer for three months in winter? discuss.

also. know of any other residencies in cool places that i should look at? discuss. too.

happy fancy dress day

because everyday is halloween if you're karl.



and happy candymas from his model too.

go get shot

i am almost almost over H1N1! i have been one of those lucky ones who managed to get the flu before the vaccine was available. so for the last six days, i have been doing almost nothing except whining, watching tv (both real and internet types), napping, wandering around mom and dad's, and (most often of all) re-filling my hot water bottle.

i do not recommend you get swine flu. swine flu is no fun. it makes you hurt tons. also, if you have a job which only pays you if you're there, it causes brokeness. lame!

however. i am now caught up on: glee, dexter, dollhouse, fringe, season 1 of weeds, season 5 of sex and the city, so you think you can dance dance dance (and s.y.t.y.c.d.d.d. canada), project runway, grey's anatomy, criminal minds, and gossip girl.
also: the september issue (which i watched twice, cause i thought mom should see it too...), waitress, half of synecdote new york, and rachel getting married.

AND i get codeine at night.



that is all there is to report. now go get your shot.

who to be or who not to be

halloween is super close. what should i dress up as?

karl lagerfeld?



lady gaga?



coraline's other mother?



other?