cameo lover

Kimbra's song "Cameo Lover" is kind of fantastic. And this video is ultra cute. Here are some stills; you can watch the video and hear her song here. 

I want that pink dress! And a well-dressed dancing posse behind me! I just want to be Kimbra!

I'VE BEEN BUSY!

Sorry guys! My life has been taken over by packing for a big move from my beloved NDG to the new and exciting neighborhood of Mile End. We moved yesterday and now my apartment looks like it should belong on an episode of Hoarders. I'll be back blogging as usual in a couple days when my apartment doesn't look like this anymore:

A hoarder with 20 years' worth of shit.

Courtesy of Curbed Horror Stories

Another day at the Cinema

Work is not that bad today, except that my clothes are wet because I biked here in the rain. This weird old man who always comes in and tells me some weird joke came in today and told me a joke in English so I would "understand it better." I didn't even get the joke. It was something about Israel and Syria. I blanked out when he started talking and gave him this face:

He's told me so many not-funny jokes and every time I never laugh but look at him like this:

And yet he still finds it exhilirating to tell me his dumb jokes! Now that I think of it, he didn't tell me his joke while he was buying his ticket, which he usually does. He went into the theatre, came out, and rushed back to the cash to tell me. I bet he planned it all week and it was building up inside him. Ewww seriously I'm going to hurl. 

{cat, Olsen twin}

amen

{via fashionfever}

inspiration: summer edition

1) Old photo I took of my mom and cousin in Keremeos, BC [2007]
2) susan keegan
3) roses
4) laura letinsky

inspiration

La grève autour du monde

On my recent trip to Europe in May, I wanted to continue supporting the student strike even though I was across the ocean. My little red square travelled with me to London, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. 

LONDON

AMERSFOORT, NETHERLANDS

 In front of Piet Mondrian's house in Amersfoort ^

UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS

 At the Centraal Museum

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

 Waiting for my Belgian waffle ^

PARIS, FRANCE

In front of Sacre Coeur in Montmartre ^

breasts

I'm just going to dive into the topic of female breasts today, okay? On CBC Radio 1's The Current this morning, Florence Williams talked to host Gillian Findlay about her new book Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History. Williams was talking about how the topic of breasts is not often discussed. I was like, "Right on for writing a book about boobs!" In the past, even seeing a mother breast feeding in public made me uncomfortable, like I was witnessing something a little too intimate, you know? But like other body parts we're quick to cover up, isn't it about time breasts and genitals stop being taboo subjects?

It's summer now. Ladies are wearing less layers, more bathing suit tops, and baring more cleavage. I know that I personally stop wearing a bra once the heat sets in. Men love them, they can be comforting and sexy, and above all else, a source of nutrition. However, there has also been an ongoing campaign to prioritize large breasts over small ones, resulting in cosmetic procedures, distorted body image issues, and the hyper-sexualization of women in the media. So why isn't there a serious discourse about breasts?

Although their function is primarily for nursing babies post-birth, many anthropologists believe that breasts exist for men, to convey information to a potential mate about one's fertility status, youth, or health. However, many dispute this because it hasn't been proven that the man/breast love affair is universal! 

Williams' book focuses more on the health issues surrounding breasts, the toxins that can be passed through breast milk, and the easy absorption of environmental pollutants by the delicate fat in the breast, causing breast cancer and other complications.

Large, small, uneven, or disproportionate, I think we should all embrace our breasts. It's easy to consume the media's perception of what is attractive or not, but our breasts are "evolutionary masterpieces," and should be treated with care. 

Below: 

1) Diverted attention

2) Lactation Station by Jess Dobkin

Sources:

1) humongous boobs

2) marilyn monroe

3) crocheted boob

4) christina hendricks

5) madonna

6) posh spice