After crocheting and painting for almost a month and a half, with my fingers all numb and sore and my head and eyes feeling like they could stand no more, I set up shop at my first Artisan's Gift Fair in Toronto. With the Christmas season so close, I figured I would take an opportunity to check into some Christmas Bazaars, shows, and sales events. I found one in particular that still had space, was really close to my house and wasn't too pricey in terms of table fee.
So I packed up my records, stuffies, canvases, and Tyler (who is the world's best trooper ever!) and set up shop. I did pretty good. The records seemed to intrigue people, but the best was the facial expressions I got from most people when they saw my STUFFED lil' guys. It made Tyler's weekend anyways.
I did pretty good! Made a bit of a profit too! I think I'll come back next year. This time I'm gonna need more inventory though :D But no crocheting till after new years for me. I'm beat!
Here's their blog for your viewing pleasure! Some amazing vendors and artists were there as well! Artisan's Gift fair Blog
Ok what to do on a lazy tuesday. Everyday seems like a lazy tuesday. I was supposed to work today but then I got cancelled on.. again. My wallet/bank account is super hurting and empty right now.
However!! Since I've been sitting on my ass alot watching soooo much E Channel and TMZ and ok.. I'll admit it. Alot of the Kardashians. Only cause it seems like they had a marathon for a month.
BUT! I've discovered this new show called The Soup. Now you don't have to watch any tv whatsoever except this show, to be caught up on tv. I can know, even if I don't want to know, everything about Honey Boo Boo!! YAY!! Insert sarcasm here. Good thing the dude makes fun of all the shows. My IQ doesn't go down anymore. The Kardashians did it enough.
So I finally got my studio and desk all built. It's purdy. And now completely covered with all things paint and stencil makings, and yarn, and because I get hungry, candy wrappers. Hey Shoppers had a sale on Halloween stuff. Which I am sooo gonna go get me more the day after Halloween. MMM candy.
Two months in, and I've been pretty art productive. I've got a show coming up at Babylon for The Basement Artists Final Show. So if anyone reading this, come out and support some music, some local art and most important.. BUY MY SHIT BITCHES cause I'm broke and supplying is hard yo!
Ok really most importantly, come out and give me a hug cause I miss you Ottawa.
Enjoy the teaser pics of stuff I've been working on. I kinda jumped on the owl trend bandwagon. But I've got some other stuff coming up too!
Lata Daze!!!
TUNAGE OF THE DAY... cause really I like wasting my brain cells. I just hope that playing this doesn't bring on another hurricane. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA
So I've known this guy for um... about 7 years?? Maybe longer. He used to invite me out the Helsinki back in the day to listen to some dope chunez. He was one of the first dj's I befriended off of XVI and got some pretty good friends out of being friends with him!
He never failed to amaze me with what he was able to mash together. I swear one day he took Madonna's La Isla Bonita and put it with something like Blackstreet's No Diggity. His track selection and how he melded two songs together was bizarre but AWESOME.
Dear Chris Rockwell... your new mix is awesome and brings so many memories back. It's been way tooo long dude :D
So almost to the date, I moved to Ottawa from lil' ol' the Frew. Yup. I got out, and decided to make myself into something other then a Wendy's fastfood clerk. What's that you say?? I coulda worked at WalMart??? hahahaha.. Unless they take in people who got busted stealing there in grade 8... nope :P
So I packed up all my stuff, moved to the "big" city and made it my home. I went to college, I fell in love, I had my heart stomped on, I worked 2 jobs to make due (thanks OSAP for making my paybacks so high per month) and I drank alot of beer. I moved once every year and a half, sometimes 2 (thanks to my friends with trucks and vans and cars!!!) I met alot of great kids in my adventures and I fell in love a couple more times, then continued to get it stomped on.
I met some of the greatest friends, and some of the flakiest :P And some of the greatest were sometimes the flackiest but I still love you!! My club crew helped me grow to love the city, my rave crew taught me how to be a kid again on the dancefloor and party till the wee hours, and my hip hop crew kept me real. Jeez if I ever get married, how am I gonna pick a dj :P And everynow and then, they all intermixed into one big awesomeness!!
And now I'm all settled into the BIGGER city of Toronto.. with no job, no money, and no idea of where to start first on my next big life goal of creating with art and healing with art. It will come.. I just hope me and Tyler don't get evicted before it happens!!
So here's the new adventure! Don't forget about me though Ottawa and I won't forget you!!
Some tunage for your ears :D Enjoy!
I shit you not, this song was playing as I got on the 416 :D
It doesn't usually get any better then this. Ok I lied. It does, but come on, not everyone always wants to hear how Jay Z can be mashed up with anything. Literally anything. So here's my second fav mashup compilations ever.
For someone who literally packs up her home every two years, you'd think I'd have it down by now. Nope.
I'm putting it off playing castleville, watching various episodes of tv, sitting on my balcony, and sleeping. Oh and not to mention enjoying my time with people I will miss dearly. If I haven't seen ya yet, don't worry. I will.
And I'm even putting it off writing this blog. AHHHHH. I've come to the conclusion that I need more boxes too. I have alot of stuff. 10 years living in my own space will do that to a person I suppose. I blame working at Chapters for 3 years, and the amount of books I bought from them. Why did your employee discount have to be so good!!! *shakes fist*
ah well.
I think I can, I think I can, I think I can..... go have a shower and go to work. HA thought I was going to say go pack didn't ya!
ya ya I'll get on it tonight. I promise... maybe... sure. ;)
Latah Daze
p.s.
replace cleaning my room for packing and you have this!!
It's friday friday friday... um.. please let me hope that a mashup does not exist with that track in it. I'm not even going to google it to try and see. My ears will forever be mashup tainted forever...and not just forever but...
Ya. That's right.
So here's some rando acts of mashup for you.
Loo And Placido.. this is from their new mixtape they just made. If you love this.. dl the rest of the tape. I'm going to. Cause honestly.. I've been waiting for a new rockin' mashup album from them. And this looks like it's it.
I'm posting this one by JT and C only because it has that cup girl in it. Ya know, the girl who stacks the Solo cups faster then you can say OH MY GOSH!! Funny enough that's what she starts yelling out like a crazy freak when she's done. Anywho... ya.. I'm not a follower of this duo. But.. it's catchy. And full of your regular these day mainstream tunage that EVERYONE is using. But hey.. Cup Girl ftw.
Fissunix made this amazing track. Enjoy as much as I have :D
