Made in 15 Minutes

Starring my two good friends Tiff Hill and JayR Tarlit

Directed and produced by your favourite sisters!
ahahah

This was done during our COMM150 Introduction to Journalism class. 

We came up with the concept (and by we, I mean Catherine :P)  and filmed all of this within 15 minutes, the time given to complete the surprise in-class assignment. This was shot in sequence in the library beneath St. Ignatius Parish by my school. When we got back to class, various groups presented their projects and we were pretty much the most excited to see our efforts on screen. I told everyone I was going to edit it and post it on Facebook as soon as I got home. And I did. The main track is Ensurance Trap by Michael Andrews from the Donnie Darko soundtrack. The credit track is Liquid Spear Waltz by Michael Andrews as well. Enjoy! :)

In other news, Halloween sure has creeped up on me this year. I'm so excited it's on a Friday! There are a lot of events going on tomorrow, including Poison and Dooms (not interested in either), and of course the midnight double feature of John Carpenter's Halloween and The Thing at The Rio and what not, but I'd much rather just chill it out with friends at my friend's house party. I'm not gonna say what I'm dressing up as though; you'll just have to see it in person, or wait for the photographs :)

Happy Halloween everyone!

Tricks&Treats,

xoxLady Diaxox

not that I'm counting, really

The first time I tried to quit smoking, I didn't try hard enough. I only made it 3 days without.

The second time I tried to quit smoking, I kept thinking about going back to it some time after 28 days was over. And I did.

The last time I smoked, I had blazed the same day. I went out to eat with a bunch of friends, and when Brock asked me if he could have a cig while waiting for the order, I decided right then and there to give him the rest of my pack and call it quits.

I haven't smoked a cigarette since, and it's officially been a month. I don't know how I did it, again, but I think NOT counting the days factored into my success. I remember last time I just kept obsessing over what day it was and had it in my mind that as long as I made it to 28, I proved enough. I had subconsciously decided I could smoke again after that period. Lately, I've also been very busy, too busy and too broke, working my ass off, trying to make things work, so I could pay off my bills.

Every time I see someone smoking now, I think, Wow, when was the last time? When I start asking this, I know I truly miss it, and so I had to check how long it's been. I can't believe it's been a month. I just had to blog about this so I can come back and remember I made it this far just fine.

SURVIVING,

oxDorothyxo

a fatal attraction to cuteness

Hey hey hey Harajuku Lovers,

As part of Matchstick's marketing program for Harajuku Lovers fragrances, I am here to blog about the fantastical Love, lil Angel, Music, Baby (LAMB), and G!

me on Weds morning with my new HL bag and HL cosmetic bag. 

They are both super kawaii--I love them!

I've always been a fan of Gwen Stefani. I remember when I was a little girl, one of my favourite songs was Just a Girl, and I begged my dad to buy me No Doubt's Tragic Kingdom as my very first CD. Thirteen years later and she's already established her own clothing line and has a new line of fragrances, Harajuku Lovers.

 Here are some more photos of the package I received on Wednesday morning.

Vials of samples, Shopper Optimum Promo cards, 

My own Music, Charm bracelet, Personal samples

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I must say I love the Optimum card.





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 LOVE  'em















*Weeee!!!*










This was actually very difficult to set up haha.Right now my absolute fave is probably Music,or Lil Angel,or Love... mleh! I love all of them!

Gweny-Gwen, you got that wicked style...I am your biggest fan!*the tag I cut off and taped to my mirror




Till next time Lovers,
D I A

sweater weather

my new look on Lookbook.Nu

AH! QUICKIE!

*posted Fri morning, although I meant to finish it Thurs night**

Wow. I just spent 3 hours cleaning and rearranging my room.

This is just a quickie update because I'm waiting on Tim who should be here any minute!

Here's a slideshow of a few of my favourite photos from Jane's Superhero Super Birthday Party.

Most of Sunday was spent recovering.

Tuesday I dyed the bottom half of my hair blond.ish.

Wednesday morning I got my package from Matchstick with all the Harajuku Lovers perfume promo. More on that later...

Tonight we're going to Fright Night at Playland!

what i can remember at 4AM

i just made it home

i have a swollen, watering eye

kheyann walked me home! like she promised she would

even though i'm only a block away from Jane

i left behind my pants

in order to earn drinks from one of my generous donor's, megan

i let Cape Man wear my skirt while i pranced around in my nautical themed boy-shorts

i passed out for a bit on a coffee table,

and then moved onto a comfy chair

i passed out for about an hour

and woke up with a start

my phone was completely dead

i became totally paranoid

i thought my parents had maybe called the cops

i knew i needed to get back home asap

aaron gave me his pepper spray

jane tried to put me in a weird pleather pencil skirt

since all i had was my leggings and underwear

i refused to wear it

Cape Man was passed out on the couch

with a pot beside his head

he's still wearing his cape

and my skirt

i am not yet sober

i started drinking at 8PM

it is now 4AM

let's see if i remember any of this when i wake up

For Warrick

For Warrick.

During the first 10 minutes of the season 9 premiere of CSI, I bawled my eyes out. I didn't just weep because what happened had made me sad, I cried because I felt like a part of me died. Yeah, yeah, laugh it up. I'm laughing a little bit too because I realize how big of a geek I am.  You can call me obsessed-- it's true. CSI, the original set in Vegas, is not just my favourite show. It's my hobby. I've been on forums; I've read every memorable quote on IMDB; and I even made my "Most likely to..." in the 2007 LFA yearbook CSI related. 

I've been watching CSI since the 6th grade, and for at least 5 seasons, I've watched it religiously. And by religiously I mean on Thursday nights 5 minutes prior to the show, everything stopped. Regardless whether I had finished my homework or not I would put it away. I sat in front of the TV for an hour straight and never left during commercial breaks. Well, of course now I have the luxury of recording my favourite shows and skipping through commercials--Thank you, Shaw! 

I've been following CSI like a soap opera. It was my first love.  SOOOO excited for another episode tonight. 

Here's to Season 9 bitchesss. Miami ain't got nothin on Vegas. 

dia

give thanks - parte dos

At the Dorothy, actually headquarters eating a mash-up of

potatoes, cranberry sauce, peas, and corn. MMMMMMmmmm. 

I was mixing my food together when my mom said,

"You should have some turkey, get some protein in you."

I replied, "Um, mom. Turkey is meat, too."

*long pause*

Mom says, "Oh right ha ha ha. I forgot you're vegetarian!"

BAHAHHAAH. Oh my mom cracks me up. I've yet to blog about the numerous times I've suspected her of tricking me into eating meat, but really she's just being forgetful for those few moments. 

After Thanksgiving lunch with the fam I returned to my room and went back to my bed and my DS. I'm so obsessed with Sudoku on Brain Age 2 now; I once played till 4 or 5AM and woke up with my DS still in my bed because I passed out from exhaustion before I could put it away. Today,  after solving three puzzles, my eyes started hurting and I realized it was about time I started my homework. I was working on Comm (wow, I know eh) when all of a sudden I felt like I should be eating again. Considering it's my first day off and for the past few nights I have been skipping dinner, being able to eat more than one meal today is fanfuckingtastic. 

Janey just messaged me. Since her Turkey Day plans have fallen through, we're aiming to hang out tonight. That means I need to do a shitload of homework so I can justify going out. 

Or, I can do what I usually do and say, Fuck it all! and leave my Aristotle vs. (I haven't yet decided!) paper (Due Weds noon at Turnitin.com) and my newsletter interview prep (I interview Dr. Rosengarten tomorrow 11AM!) to the last minute. Hmmm. Well, either way, I need to stop blogging and get to work. Or not. 

Wow, two posts in a day. I'm enjoying reading my own thoughts way too much. Hah.

Till next time, fellow prisoners.

D I A

give thanks

My it's been awhile. I've been wanting to blog but I've spent most of my days out, either working or chilling with my friends or sibs. Thursday was spent recovering after the mess that was Wednesday (see previous post). I managed to get out of the house to meet up with Jane and Kheyann at Metrotown. Unfortunately I didn't get to hang out with Jane for long because she had to go to ballet. However Kheyann and I went to see Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, which by the way I did not have high expectations for, and guess what? I actually liked it. Even after being so sick of seeing the cheesy premise of the movie laid out in the ads I was pleasantly surprised. Who am I kidding?! I. Love. Cheese. I am just about the sappiest person I know. The soundtrack lived up to the film's title and I lovedlovedloved every track, so I downloaded all of them. Oh, and my new life goal is to be Kat Dennings. Frack. Why does she have to be so pretty?! After the movie I checked out Khey's new crib and had some cider before rushing off to work. We had an event for Free Ride Entertainment. They presented a premiere screening of "Never Enough", which has something to do with dirt bikes? or extreme biking type things? I dunno what the exact term for it is. It wasn't too crazy, seeing as how the real party was at a 19+ only party later at Dollhouse Studios. That basically meant about 50% of the customers at the Rio were just LBs with their fathers, or almost legal teenage boys.

Friday night was the CCCSA event I put together-- Glow in the Dark bowling at Town and Country! Woot. I'll write a separate post about that, complete with photos.

Saturday afternoon was spent with the sibs. We headed to Tinseltown and caught How to Lose Friends and Alienate People. 1) Damn I love Simon Pegg. 2) Surprisingly I didn't find Megan Fox annoying. 3) I actually liked Kirsten Dunst more than I usually do. I truly think it is only because she plays opposite Simon Pegg, whom I love. Afterwards, we headed back home and then I had to go straight to work.

Today Yesterday, I worked with Jane and got to make up for the lack of hang-out time on Thursday. Generally Sundays are pretty lame but we had fun catching up and singing Lauryn Hill and planning our date for Thursday. We have to go out to AA and get our costumes ready for her Superhero themed birthday party and then later in the evening we'll be going out to celebrate my 1 year of vegetarianism at Foundations, one of my fave vegetarian restaurants. The food is so good that every time I go back it is a conscious decision that the value of the food itself is much greater than the importance of how the hipsters consistently treat me as if I don't deserve to be served by them.

And that brings me to today! (Warning: Major Cheese Sauce ahead)

HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

I would like to give thanks to mi familia. Chiong Thunder, baby. To my parents who've always supported me in all my endeavours, and to my sibs who discouraged me enough it just made me want it even more.

To all my friends. To the handful of you who have been my best friends since high school, you all know that if it weren't for you guys, I wouldn't be alive today. With that being said, I am most grateful for my newest best friend, my boyfriend Tim. I am so honoured to be a part of your life and so humble to be able to share mine with you. I love you babe.

So it's 2AM, which means it's time to either

a) Watch something comedic. Probs Bob Saget related.

b) Play my DS. (I've recently discovered I thoroughly enjoy Sudoku on Brain Age 2) or

c) lie in bed and think about life until I fall asleep.

I'll probably do all of the above.

Goooooooood night.

love love love,

Dorothy 

"morning sickness?" - kody

Today was like any other day where I had 3 hours to kill and nothing to kill em with. But of course, when I bump into Brock, it can only mean one thing. We went out to blaze and I did just a little bit before walking back to school to chill before we had class. I was tripping out like crazy when I plopped on a couch in the lounge. The feeling was an old familiar one, but not the one that I liked. It was the same bad feeling I had when I blazed (it was a good idea at the time) after doing shrooms this past summer. A few minutes later I found myself running up to the ladies room to hurl. I was alone during the worst of it, but soon enough I started freaking out and crying, calling for help. Luckily my friend Becky heard and came to my rescue. I thought that was the end of it, but i was wrong. I puked four more times within 30 minutes. The fourth time I was certain I had vomited the entire contents of my stomach and that that was the end of it. I was wrong again. The final time I booked it up the stairs, Mark was there wishing me well while on his way out. Then he noticed my hand over my mouth and sensing the urgency, opened the door to the ladies room so I could make it to the toilet. Thanks to Mark and thank god I made it.

Note to self: Do not blaze when on prescribed medication.

My puke was orange, and I wasn't really sure why at first. Then I thought about it and recalled my penicillin tablets are orange. I got sick because wasn't meant to blaze while on antibiotics.
Lesson learned.

In other news, I am falling in love with Bob Saget all over again. I grew up watching Full House religiously. That show pretty much raised me. The other day, Tim was showing me clips of his roast on Comedy Central, and ever since I've been watching all 8 parts that I found on YouTube, along with videos of some of his stand up.

Straight up. I love Bob Saget.


Stay classy ladies&gents,

Dorothy, actually.

Blindness

Tim and I just saw Blindness at the Rio. A friend of mine who had the chance to see it at the Toronto International Film Festival told me it was really hard to watch. I now know what she meant. I often had to cover my eyes with my hands or Tim's hands, or bury my face into his shoulder. The sunken feeling in my heart reminded me of how Children of Men was also very difficult for me to watch. I liked it anyway, and I definitely recommend watching Blindness if you're up for the challenge.

After having seen a lot of disturbing things that nearly brought me to tears, I'm afraid of what I might dream tonight. 

... I have an infection

( =O not that kind of infection!)

...and have been prescribed penicillin. 

Since my family doctor was fully booked today, I walked in to a clinic near 41st and Victoria called Care Point Medical. My doctor's name was Bob Love. HAH. Dr. Love. Anyway I found out my throat is indeed infected and I must take my antibiotics 4 times a day. I've only had two tablets thus far and I feel significantly better already! The only thing worrying me at this point is the disturbing list of possible side effects. Oh well. I'll worry about the diarrhea and mouth sores if/when they ever happen.

Stay classy!

DIA

1 week 5 days later...

I'm still sick with this weird sore throat/cough. It's strange because I only cough in the morning when I wake up, or right as I fall asleep. And by cough I mean hacking to the point where I might cough blood, or start vomiting.  So long as I stay on my Benylin 24/7 I've managed to keep it at bay for the rest of the day. My voice comes and goes depending on how much I talk, but it usually comes back. I thought that I'd be better by now but maybe this bug is worse than I imagined. Everyone at school is getting sick. My mom is sick. I think I got my boyfriend sick. Oooops. This morning, I woke up and my throat was pretty swollen. I've had problems swallowing since Sunday, but this shit just went to the next level. I should probably see a doctor. I probably need antibiotics. 

Thankfully I have the day off (no work, no school!) to recuperate and get my shit together. I think I just might stay at home all day. If I do go out, I really hope to get a manicure. I've been biting my nails again since trying to quit smoking (I'm a sometimes quitter). I read that smoking and drinking alcohol can cause sore throats which might be what did it for me. That and probably coming into contact with someone who had a virus. Shiiiiiit. I'm starting to read all the medical stuff I googled and am getting very paranoid. Hhahha. I really hope this is just a cold. 

I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

DIA