Keiko & Kaur

Unimpressed.

2010-06-08T11:03:00.002-06:00

So I tagged along to the New Pornographers show last night, I've only listened to them a little bit (and pretty much love every song I've heard, like this song... Adventures In Solitude). What a disappointing performance! They weren't very engaging and didn't seem to be prepared to be playing. Too bad. (I do really like them though, and they sounded good... when they weren't making mistakes).

Now just looking forward to the An Horse show on Thursday.

Love, Keiko.

1 week

2010-06-04T18:25:00.003-06:00

one week from today until the biggest sporting event in the world!
nothing comes close to this for me...nothing.
i can't wait.
this commercial is so much fun!
i wonder what adidas has in store for world cup.

kaur.

mbf's movie life.

2010-06-04T15:25:00.002-06:00

most everyone lovesss michael bernard fitzgerald...
and he just released a video for movie life.
its all about mbf having some fun in calgary.
ch-ch-ch-check it out.
you can read more here

MOVIE LIFE from Shot at The Dark on Vimeo.

kaur.

team edward.

2010-06-02T23:53:00.001-06:00

edward sharpe = so good.
such a fun and engaging show.
if you didn't go...you missed out.

kaur.

back on top in june.

2010-06-01T11:00:00.002-06:00

you're riding high in april.
shot down in may.
but i know i'm gonna change that tune.
when i'm back on top, back on top in june.

it's june!
one of my favourite months, and i sure hope its better than the last.
here's some frank sinatra to get things rolling.

kaur.

hello.

2010-05-31T23:50:00.003-06:00

heyyy, so my summer has been busy so far if we can call it summer.
this weather sucksss.

what have i been up to?
- soccer/running/the gym/yoga
- i'm training for my first half marathon!
- volunteering
- figuring out my future and schooling
- applying for jobs
- prepping for my trip
- the zoo, body worlds
- edward sharpe (tomorrow!)

so maybe i should blog more...yup!

kaur.

A Take Away Show

2010-05-30T23:39:00.004-06:00

Spent my evening re-watching some of my favourite videos HERE.

This is a beauty:

Love, Keiko.

Its like you said, this is way too tough.

2010-05-27T15:40:00.003-06:00

This is my current fave song.

Enjoy.

Love, Keiko.

I love TV.

2010-05-22T23:15:00.002-06:00

Season finale time = Not a fun time of the year. All the cliff hangers are so intense and so exciting, and then waiting until the fall is painful. Gossip Girl and Grey's Anatomy... WHAT.

Love, Keiko.

That's it.

2010-05-22T22:53:00.001-06:00

I just got home from a quick road trip to Vancouver.

I didn't miss Calgary at all.

Let's move to Vancouver forever.

Love, Keiko.

this fits.

2010-05-19T17:52:00.002-06:00

scanners is a band signed to steve aoki's dim mak label.
i like.

kaur.

umumummummumumuummm.

2010-05-19T17:00:00.000-06:00

i seriously wish i had something cool to report...
however, other than listening to lots of music i'm at a loss.
i was loving the hot hot heat earlier this week, but i also am enjoying some rain.
it smells so fresh and sweet out.
lets talk about movies i want to see:

- the trotsky
- dinner for schmucks (july 23rd)
- the other guys (august 6th)
- true grit (december 25th)
- the rum diary
- you will meet a tall dark stranger

actually...after looking through movie releases for the year there are very few that i'm actually excited about. what a let down. well, lets instead just watch a funny jimmy kimmel clip.

kaur.

holdupwaitup.go.

2010-05-15T15:29:00.004-06:00

calgary folk fest has a nice line up this year.
i want to go - at least on thursday (the same day as wolf parade...)

shortlist of artists:

thursday: natacha atlas, stars, and avett brothers
friday: peatbog faeries, swell season, and michael franti and spearhead
saturday: greg brown, hill country revue, naomi shelton & the gospel queens, cat empire, and corb lund
sunday: konono no. 1, joe henry, st. vincent, and roberta flack

kaur.

Go.

2010-05-15T01:41:00.002-06:00

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, June 1.

An Horse, June 10.

Wolf Parade, July 22.

Sled Island, June 30-July 3.

(My birthday is coming up in a month, buy me a wristband?)

Love, Keiko.

come on and get the minimum.

2010-05-12T13:25:00.002-06:00

i don't really have any music lists lately, but i have been listening to some really great albums including forgiveness rock record (broken social scene), weapons grade romantic (dojo workhorse), smoking gun (lady of the sunshine), and broken bells (broken bells). on that note this single by broken bells is amazing:
the high road

kaur.

I'm just surviving.

2010-05-09T23:48:00.005-06:00

No top five last week (excuse=out of town).

1. Sentimental X's - Broken Social Scene

2. Reach You - Michael Bernard Fitzgerald

3. Cover My Eyes - La Roux

4. I Got a Life - Dojo Workhorse

5. Over It Over Again - Sally Seltmann

Love, Keiko

p.s. We will get more interesting+update more often, soon, I promise

i'll believe in anything.

2010-05-06T00:00:00.002-06:00

i really like this song, and the last post reminded me to post this video.

kaur.

give me your eyes, i need sunshine.

2010-05-05T23:56:00.001-06:00

it's not winter anymore...i want sun.

kaur.

take me to higher ground.

2010-05-02T11:23:00.005-06:00

higher ground is one of my favourite coffee establishments in calgary.
i haven't met anyone that hasn't liked it, to be fair.
its a great independently owned cafe that serves organic drinks.
just a sweet spot with a great atmosphere.
however, what truly sets higher ground apart for me is one drink:
the dublin mist.
a mix of an english breakfast tea and irish creme, its the bees knees.
i don't know of anywhere else that serves this, but they should.
it is amazing.

kaur.

I ran away.

2010-04-27T09:53:00.005-06:00

Today: Last exam + off to Toronto and Montreal.

I think that Mumford & Sons is an unreal band (Have I blogged about them before? Probs not, maybe just in a top5 or top10). These videos are prettyyy awesome:

And THIS song is my current fave.

Love, Keiko.

big jet plane.

2010-04-26T12:09:00.003-06:00

no weekly ten from me, but just another music video.
i want summer so bad.
angus & julia stone remind me of summer.
this song makes me want to go on a trip.

kaur.

I've got your words in me.

2010-04-25T14:38:00.002-06:00

1. Forest Green, Oh Forest Green - Holly Miranda

2. All to All - Broken Social Scene

3. Heart That's Pounding - Sally Seltmann

4. Voice on Tape - Jenny Owen Youngs

5. I Hope You Die - Wye Oak

Love, Keiko.

FYI.

2010-04-24T08:09:00.003-06:00

Please note my happiness about Kaur posting the video for Home.

I fell in love with this song at the start of February, and ever since it has been on nearly every mix that I have made (3/5 but one of those was made for the friend who got me to into Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, so her mix doesn't count - 3/4).

So good.

Love, Keiko.

(And if I had been blogging it would have been on at least six of the nine weekly ten posts I would have made... well, that's a lie, because I try not to have repeats on my weekly tens - but I do just love this song).

home is wherever i'm with you.

2010-04-24T00:31:00.006-06:00

heyo...
after a bit of a break i'm thinking i'm ready to get back on here.
i can't wait for summer.

i'm going to follow keiko's lead and post a music video.
i've loved this song for awhile and i like the feeling of this video.

kaur.

It has been 64 days.

2010-04-22T19:07:00.008-06:00

I'm feeling motivated to get back to the blog.

Maybe it's because a break was all that I needed.

Maybe it's the feeling that summertime is just about to set in.

Or maybe it's just something about exam time (anything but studying).

"I could have meant it if you let me"

Anyway. While waking up from my early evening nap, the song Market Fresh by Broken Social Scene was playing. I completely forgot that this song even exists, soso beautiful.

(This song isn't on hypem.com + this is the only youtube vid I could find)

Love, Keiko.

p.s. Speaking of... I've been on a huge BSS kick for the past week or so, and the new album leaked (and I couldn't stop myself from downloading it). AMAZINGAMAZINGAMAZING.

p.p.s. A friend of mine had never heard BSS before so I attempted to make a mix titled "Broken Social Scene: Essential Songs"... it was impossible to choose what made it on.

this ten was the last ten and may be the next ten.

2010-03-10T16:41:00.002-07:00

1) if i ever feel better - phoenix
2) fast cars - wyclef ft. lupe fiasco
3) victim of the crime - phoenix
4) wagon wheel - old crow medicine show
5) staring at the sun - tv on the radio
6) zulu war chant - afrika bambaataa
7) shots - lmfao
8) i need you know - lady antebellum
9) in for the kill - sts
10) three wishes - the pierces

kaur.

its been awhile hasn't it.

2010-03-10T16:34:00.003-07:00

heyyy there everybody.
we have definitely been lacking on the blogging front.
in our defence we have both been busy.
school. work. and everything else.
unfortunately the health of this blog is deteriorating.
sooo...we may need to take an indefinite hiatus.
or just be slower with our updates.
i'm not sure of what the future holds.
but hopefully you'll stick around with us :)

kaur.

jhvdsufh

2010-02-17T16:28:00.002-07:00

Um. Sasquatch? Yes please.

MGMT
Band of Horses
The National
LCD Soundsystem
Tegan & Sara
Broken Social Scene
Passion Pit
Deadmau5
She & Him

The New Pornographers
The Hold Steady
The xx
Dirty Projectors

Kid Cudi

The Temper Trap

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Wale

Yacht

Patrick Watson

The Low Anthem

Mumford & Sons
Jets Overhead

(+moreeeee)

Can't wait...

love, keiko.

UR a tiger.

2010-02-17T15:06:00.002-07:00

to-do.

1. Make my sister a mix.

2. ~~Make a BFF a mix~~. (Pretty adorable, if you ask me. An entire package of adorable)

3. Make a mix for a cutee friendo.

4. GET TO VANCOUVER THIS WEEKEND.

5. Get myself organized.

Love, Keiko.

i'm boring. they are better.

2010-02-15T20:08:00.006-07:00

i think i'm really quite boring.

i spent 7 hrs today watching the olympics.

why?

anyways despite being lazy and boring...

alexandre bilodeau is absolutely adorable.

his cites his older brother frederic as a hero/inspiration.

his brother has cerebral palsy.

truly, a classy person. and i love him...like most do now.

also...yay canada!

congrats to jennifer heil, mike robertson, and kristina groves!

kaur.

listozmania.

2010-02-15T15:38:00.003-07:00

i love:

- driving by myself
- airports
- when the perfect song comes on the radio/ipod shuffle
- cute things (ie. market collective)
- the olympics
- good company: family & friends
- a week off to relax
- laughing lots at ridiculous things
- eating, drinking, laughing, rolling around on the floor
- breakfast foods at any time of the day
- poems/rhymes
- napping in the sun
- skating outside in the fresh air
- the look of frost on trees
- surprises

kaur.

i heart you.

2010-02-15T15:34:00.003-07:00

not one of my faves...i probably listened to the first three more than the rest.

1) burning pile - mother mother
2) young forever - jay z (ft. mr. hudson)
3) one life stand - ian longo & jay wainwright (ft. craig smart)
4) skinny love - bon iver
5) hysteric (acoustic) - yeah yeah yeahs
6) wrecking ball - mother mother
7) slowdancing in a burning room - john mayer
8) new slang - the shins
9) still dre - d.r.e. (ft. snoop dog)
10) 21 questions - 50 cent

kaur.

love.

2010-02-14T23:45:00.000-07:00

happy valentines day!

kaur.
ps. also...happy chinese new year.

too fast. too young.

2010-02-12T17:44:00.004-07:00

the olympics start today and i was so excited for them.
i got home from uni and found out about the georgian luge accident.
my heart hurts...i am incredibly sad.
i don't even know what to say.

kaur.

i am lame.

2010-02-08T14:59:00.004-07:00

School is going to consume my life this week. Maybe during reading week we will get this blog back on track. Also, I've been distracted and didn't even keep track of music that I listened to this week... All I know is that this song is brilliant (no weekly ten) - Now We Know (Built For The Sea).

Oh, and I like this...

Love, Keiko.

we deserve better.

2010-02-07T23:43:00.002-07:00

i'm sorry! so many midterms and assignments!
it seems as though there is little time to dabble in blogging during school.
i'll try to be better.
here's my ten...helped me kinda relax this past week.

1) sleep tonight (junior boys remix) - stars
2) fighters - lupe fiasco
3) high's n lows - kid cudi
4) song for no one - miike snow
5) fences - phoenix
6) the seed - the roots
7) short change hero - the heavy
8) norway - beach house
9) so light is her footfall (breakbot remix) - air
10) heads will roll - yeah yeah yeahs

kaur.

bedshaped.

2010-02-06T12:30:00.000-07:00

this is pretty sweet.

kaur.

Stop haunting me.

2010-02-01T15:04:00.003-07:00

1. Train Of Thought - Mother Mother

2. Love Lost - The Temper Trap

3. I Will Follow You Into The Dark - Death Cab For Cutie

4. I'm Not Calling You A Liar - Florence And The Machine

5. Peach, PLum, Pear - Joanna Newsom

6. Camp Out - An Horse

7. Lovelier Girl - Beach House

8. Waiting For the Summer - Yeasayer

9. I Was A Lover - TV On The Radio

10. Everybody Say - Takka Takka

Love, Keiko.

i see you're back again.

2010-02-01T09:34:00.003-07:00

1) black & blue - miike snow
2) feel it in my bones - tiesto (ft. tegan & sara)
3) all of your things - the raah project
4) help yourself - sad brad smith
5) wisdom - mother mother
6) i get paper - drake (ft. kevin cossom)
7) memories - david guetta (ft. kid cudi)
8) angel in the snow - elliott smith
9) when u love somebody - fruit bats
10) genova - charles atlas

kaur.
ps. i also listened to the netsky remix of black and blue a lottt...and a lot of mother mother in general this week

I know what I want.

2010-01-28T17:49:00.001-07:00

I wish that I had a cupcake from Crave right about now.

(Or any delicious cupcake, really. Just not from Starbucks, I don't like those ones)

Love, Keiko.

Coachella, please.

2010-01-26T00:21:00.003-07:00

I have always wanted to go to Coachella, ever since I discovered an advertisment for it back in 2003 (also the year that I started listening to music that was not Destiny's Child). I thinkevery year after I read the lineup I want to go even more than the previous year... it makes me feel sad.

This year I am going to Sasquatch though (and can't wait to hear the lineup...), which will be amazing... but is not my dream of hitting up Coachella.

Love, Keiko.

Oh my god you're a handful.

2010-01-25T14:31:00.003-07:00

1. Little Lungs - An Horse

2. Little Hands - Mother Mother

3. L.E.S Artistes - Santigold

4. Drumming Song - Florence + the Machine

5. 9 Crimes - Damien Rice

6. Little Little Little - An Horse

7. The First Song - Band of Horses

8. Feel It In My Bones - Tiesto + T&S

9. Lovestoned/I Think She Knows Interlude - Justin Timberlake

10. Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart - Alicia Keys

Love, Keiko.

p.s. Coachella? I want to go soso bad.

p.p.s. Mother Mother? So fucking awesome live. Best.

quack.quack.

2010-01-25T13:18:00.000-07:00

http://antiduckface.com/

kaur.

see me here.

2010-01-24T13:52:00.001-07:00

i want to see these:

kaur.

i'm a fist among hands.

2010-01-24T13:35:00.004-07:00

mother mother was pretty sweet live on friday.

just made me fall in love with them again.

kaur.

W.A.N.T.

2010-01-24T13:23:00.003-07:00

keiko told me coachella had a sweet line-up this year so i checked up on it.
SO.GOOD.
i wish i could goooo...

here's some of the highlights:
- yeasayer
- vampire weekend
- she & him
- jay-z
- phoenix
- the xx
- matt & kim
- julian casablancas
- grizzly bear
- edward sharpe & the magnetic zeros
- mgmt
- wale
- beach house
- florence + the machine
- sia
- passion pit
- miike snow
- charlotte gainsbourg
- muse
- lcd soundsystem

actually the whole list is just amazinggg. i realized i could list everyone as a highlight pretty much...i wish wish wish i could go, its going to be ridiculously good this year.

kaur.
ps. if anyone wants to write my exams and pay for this venture...gimme a shout out out out out

because i can.

2010-01-24T10:34:00.002-07:00

1) lovesong (diplo remix) - the cure
2) don't think twice, it's alright (bob dylan cover) - metric
3) maps (elite force re-fix) - yeah yeah yeahs
4) wrecking ball - mother mother
5) you don't have to leave - mike posner
6) got your money - wu tang clan vs. the beatles
7) shot you down (radio edit) - audio bully's (ft. nancy sinatra)
8) paranoid - kanye west (ft. mr. hudson)
9) try sleeping with a broken heart - alicia keys
10) milkshake (mightyfools remix) - kelis

kaur.

sucker punch

2010-01-20T09:53:00.003-07:00

I'll start blogging more again after I get myself and my semester organized too. Right now I am all about this... Feel It In My Bones live+acoustic, so good and so beautiful.

Love, Keiko.

and i miss you like the deserts miss the rain.

2010-01-18T17:20:00.002-07:00

oh boyyyy...i've been really slacking on blogging lately.
i've been trying to get my life together and stay on top of everything...'cept blogging.
my top tens would be boring because i've mostly been listening to the xx and phoenix.
as for anything interesting...i haven't come across much :(
annnnnnnd i have to say i've watched some jersey shore...it's so ridiculous.
i'll be back to blogging soon as i get more organized for this semester.
it just seems like i've got tons going on...

kaur.

nice.

2010-01-15T14:17:00.002-07:00

Sometimes I really love itunes genius playlists...

1. Two Weeks - Grizzly Bear

2. Fences - Phoenix

3. Stillness is the Move - Dirty Projectors

4. Ragged Wood - Fleet Foxes

5. Blood Bank - Bon Iver

6. Little Secrets - Passion Pit

That was my walk home from school.

Love, Keiko.

Perez Hilton Boy Band...

2010-01-13T23:15:00.002-07:00

It's been a while since we've posted about Perez....

Is this really necessary? Ugh. http://perezhilton.com/2010-01-14-our-big-news

Love, Keiko.

Ceranation?

2010-01-12T23:07:00.004-07:00

My sister showed me this gem of a video today.

I haven't watched Jersey Shore, and have no intention of watching it... but I think this is amazing. Maybe just because I love Michael.
Love, Keiko.

Found.

2010-01-12T10:27:00.002-07:00

Today was the second day back at school. I slept through my alarm, which means I slept through both of my classes for the day. Oops. Anyway, I've been really into this website for the past couple weeks:

http://foundmagazine.com/

Love, Keiko.

Next week.

2010-01-10T17:28:00.002-07:00

Again, I think I am too boring to post my weekly ten. It would all just be Tegan and Sara songs - since in preparation for their concert (which was excellent) I created a playlist of my faves and listened to it on repeat all week. Next week, it'll be a good one.

Love, Keiko.

cudi kicks it.

2010-01-08T10:52:00.003-07:00

another one of my faves of '09.
kid cudi.
just bringing it with some sweet songs.

kaur.

We are sharks.

2010-01-08T10:37:00.002-07:00

I saw Up In The Air a couple weeks back and figured I'd get around to doing a QUICK review of it...

Rating: B+

I really liked this movie, I thought the casting was amazing, and it was funny, and it was interesting, and it made you think a little. My thoughts on it are basically the same as Kaur's (HERE)... only I didn't love it, I just really liked it. The only thing that kept me from full on loving it was the end, the end doesn't fall in line with what I believe - but for the movie, I guess it was decent.

Oh, and Anna Kendrick (Bella's friend from Twilight...) is amazing, and hilarious. I was pretty suprised by her.

That's all.

Love, Keiko.

Hold onto me.

2010-01-07T18:01:00.004-07:00

I'm hitting the Tegan & Sara concert tomorrow with my sister, and am getting prettyyyy stoked about it! In preparation I've been listening to all of my fave t+s songs, watching youtube videos of them, and looking at photos of them. Here are just a few (of MANY) that I love:

Love, Keiko.

i can listen to you all day.

2010-01-06T12:37:00.005-07:00

these are my top ten albums from oh nine.
i found this list hard to come up with so bare with me....my songs list is pending.

1) xx – the xx

2) wolfgang amadeus phoenix – the phoenix

3) the blueprint III – jay z

4) the man on the moon: the end of the day – kid cudi

5) lungs – florence + the machine

6) it’s blitz – yeah yeah yeahs

7) up from below – edward sharpe & the magnetic zeros

8) the mbf love lp – michael bernard fitzgerald

9) grand - matt & kim

10) the house that dirt built – the heavy

kaur.

reader

2010-01-06T09:43:00.001-07:00

I had big plans to read all of the books that I have that I haven't had a chance to read yet over break. Guess what... Didn't read a single one.

Maybe this week I'll fit one or two in. We'll see.

Love, Keiko.

Albums, 2009

2010-01-04T10:22:00.007-07:00

So, I forgot to post my weekly ten... but it would be boring anyway, mostly all I have been listening to is my Twenty Fave Songs of '09 playlist - it would be just be a repeat of my last post. Instead of my weekly ten, here is my Ten Fave Albums of '09 list!

1. Sainthood - Tegan and Sara (obviously)

2. xx - The xx

3. Manners - Passion Pit

4. Lungs - Florence and the Machine

5. Veckatimest - Grizzly Bear

6. Far and Wide - Rachael Cantu

7. I Love You - Amanda Blank

8. The Fame Monster - Lady Gaga

9. Where The Wild Things Are - Karen O and Kids (soundtrack)

10. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

Love, Keiko.

lets go!

2010-01-04T09:22:00.002-07:00

1) just breathe - pearl jam
2) 1901 - phoenix
3) thinking, drinking, sinking, feeling - slow club
4) eight days a week - the beatles
5) wolf like me - tv on the radio
6) on to the next one - jay z (ft. swizz beatz)
7) ghosting - mother mother
8) she's a killer - ghostface killah (ft. ron browz)
9) lollipop - lil' wayne
10) broken bones - love inc.

kaur.

Songs, 2009.

2010-01-02T00:35:00.004-07:00

I'm slowly going to put together some Faves of 2009 lists. Here is my top twenty songs of 2009 (the order is partially based on itunes play counts).

1. Light Up - Tegan & Sara

2. Heart Skipped A Beat - The xx

3. Two Weeks - Grizzly Bear

4. Moth's Wings - Passion Pit

5. A Love Song - Amanda Blank

6. This Love Is Fucking Right! - The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

7. Go Square Go - Glasvegas

8. The Cure - Tegan & Sara

9. Your Hips Are Bad - Rachael Cantu

10. Sleepyhead - Passion Pit

11. No Intention - Dirty Projectors

12. Brackett, WI - Bon Iver

13. Bad Romance - Lady Gaga

14. You've Got The Love - Florence and the Machine (The xx remix)

15. Gimme Sympathy - Metric

16. Pursuit Of Happiness - Kid Cudi ft. MGMT & Ratatat

17. Building All Is Love - Karen O and the Kids

18. Rome - Phoenix

19. How Deep Is Your Love - The Bird and the Bee

20. Imma Be - Black Eyed Peas

Love, Keiko.

oh niiiiine.

2010-01-01T15:43:00.003-07:00

over the next little while i'm going to post some of my faves of '09.
here's the first.
phoenix...knocked my socks off.
they're the bees knees.
always put me in a good mood :)
i've been listening to them tons this year.
i like pretty much everything they've done.
i'm pretty sure they've been in a lot of my tens...
here's an original 1901 - phoenix

kaur.

2010.

2010-01-01T00:00:00.000-07:00

happy new year :)

kaur.

congratulations.

2009-12-30T18:04:00.003-07:00

i can't wait for mgmt's sophomore album.

ahhhhh hurrrrrrrrryyyyyyy!

kaur.

no ten before twenty ten.

2009-12-30T16:45:00.004-07:00

oh mannn i forgot a top ten this week.
definitely been dropping the ball hard.
this is what holidays does to me!
imma post a best of '09 list soon though.

kaur.

elementary watson.

2009-12-30T16:37:00.002-07:00

sherlock holmes: A

i went into this movie with low expectations, because i've read all the holmes stories and saw the trailer and felt that they glamourized it waaaaay too much. well regardless of making sherlock into a big budget movie...it was gooood. guy ritchie ain't that bad. robert downey jr. (i like em) did a good job playing holmes definitely playing up the crazy side...though i never thought of holmes as much of a fighter...hmm. oh, and jude law...gotta say he did a great job too. i figured that having such big names playing these characters would make the movie less believable and all i would see is downey jr. and law instead of holmes and watson, but nope i was wrong. i wasn't a huuuge fan of rachel mcadams. oh, and the story line i was skeptical about with all the black magic going on, but in the end i didn't mind. in itself i felt that small details in the movie really made it what it was - the way sherlock would explain his thought process in slow motion and then go through with it. oh! and the way that at the end of the movie he explains exactly how he figured everything out...just like the stories! i'm glad that professor moriarity played a role in it and i can't wait for the next one. apparently they want brad pit to play moriarity...i dunno how i feel about that. anyways, i liked this movie and would suggest seeing it. its definitely entertaining!

kaur.
ps. who knew that movies were $6.99 on tuesdays? i sure didn't...but thats awesome.

squirrel.

2009-12-30T16:35:00.001-07:00

i love the movie up. i loved dug.
'i have just met you, and i love you' is my favourite line.
i just love the way he says it.

kaur.

sad

2009-12-30T08:40:00.001-07:00

Holiday season = No time on the internet.

No time on the internet = No blogging.

Love, Keiko.

sad dog. michael sowa.

2009-12-26T13:28:00.001-07:00

kaur.

merry christmas everybodyyy.

2009-12-25T10:56:00.002-07:00

here's a few christmas facts for yaaas:

- 'its a wonderful life' gets played on tv more than any other holiday movie

- christmas became a national holiday on june 26, 1870

- the first state to recognize it as a holiday was alabama

- if you recieved all the gifts in '12 days of christmas' you would get 364 gifts

- there are about 5 million reindeer worldwide

- rudolph was originally named rollo and then reginald

- christmas is the reason for gift certificates

keiko & kaur.

go.

2009-12-24T23:22:00.002-07:00

Movies, movies, movies. This morning my aunt and I thought up a list of movies to see while she's in town for the holidays, here is what we came up with:

Up In The Air
The Hurt Locker
An Education
New York, I Love You
The Young Victoria

And here are some that I want to see that didn't make the list...

Precious (she has already seen it)
Brothers (I love Natalie... and Jake)
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Invention of Lying

Love, Keiko.

p.s. Christmas eve!!!!

what's in your backpack?

2009-12-24T12:02:00.003-07:00

i saw up in the air last night!!!
here's a review.

up in the air: A
liked it a lot...not sure if i loved it. i'll try not to give anything away, but i felt as though things worked out a little too perfectly for my liking. i liked all the actors and actresses a lot, they all did a bang on job. seriously though...george clooney can do no wrong. the guy is swauve and smooth just like he is supposed to be. i almost felt though this character was written for him. actually...for some reason i feel as though the film's writer did in fact write the part for george. anyways, the music, cinematography, style everything was perfect. i walked away with lots to think about and okay...i change my mind i loved it. i don't know if its going to walk away with lots of awards this season simply because i don't know if the concept is strong enough for what awards are normally given for. its not about war or racism or a huge musical hit, its just a simple slick movie about relationships. hmm...i gotta run so i can't write more...i did like this movie and i'd recommend it.

kaur.

fuck bitches.get money.

2009-12-23T19:21:00.011-07:00

on the topic of rap music. i love it. even though it can be incredibly crass. whether its 'splash waterfalls' or 'milkshake'...there are seriously some terrible messages being sent across. what i reaaally wanted to talk about though was r.kelly. anyone here his song 'pregnant'? okay...here's the opening lines to the song:

girl you make me wanna get you pregnant,
girl you make me wanna get you pregnant,
lay your body down and get you pregnant,

knock you up, pregnant, knock you up, pregnant

rightttt....r kelly needs help. i realized this after watching far too many chapters of the 'trapped in the closet' series to admit.

anyways...here's take your shirt off by t.pain (love this song, but its sooo bad)

kaur.

disregard females.acquire currency.

2009-12-23T19:12:00.001-07:00

this is great.

kaur.

festivus for the rest of us.

2009-12-23T11:03:00.001-07:00

happy festivus.

kaur.

raise it up

2009-12-22T15:01:00.003-07:00

After watching the video Kaur just posted, the Florence one, I miss long hair. I recently cut my hair off (to my shoulders), and I think Florence's hair is gorgeous... I wish it were mine. Anyway, here's a Florence song that I'm digging right now RAISE IT UP (SWITCH REMIX).

Love, Keiko.

lights + glitter

2009-12-22T14:26:00.001-07:00

can you tell i'm bored yet?
here's some sparkly videos.

kaur.

2 late.

2009-12-22T14:10:00.003-07:00

i got busy with my last exam and forgot a ten...here it is...not a great one.

1) velvet - the big pink
2) girlfriend - phoenix
3) wires - coconut records
4) help i'm alive (acoustic) - metric
5) little bit - drake (ft. lykke li)
6) your protector - fleet foxes
7) wish i stayed - ellie goulding (ft. frankmusik)
8) sex on fire - kings of leon
9) call it off - tegan & sara
10) under the sheets (kids at the bar remix) - ellie goulding

kaur.

glorious basterds.

2009-12-22T08:52:00.003-07:00

inglourious basterds: A+

so i realized i never did a review for inglorious basterds even though i saw it right when it came out. i just watched it again this morning. i am a quentin tarantino fan through and through, so needless to say i loved it. it's totally entertaining, gruesome, indulgent, and ridiculous...but so much fun! christoph waltz was menacing and loveable somehow at the same time, and his performance is absolute perfection. the performances by brad and co. were also great and i have nothing really bad to say about this movie. love the style. love the story. love the movie.

kaur.

blaaaaagh. bored.

2009-12-21T23:46:00.002-07:00

more things that kept me entertained/busy while 'studying':
- people of walmart: www.peopleofwalmart.com
- let me google that for you: www.lmgtfy.com
- why the f*** do you have a kid: www.whythefuckdoyouhaveakid.com
- ugliest tattoos: www.ugliesttattoos.com
- this is why you're deleted: http://tiwyd.tumblr.com
- picture is unrelated: www.pictureisunrelated.com
- sexypeople: www.sexypeople-blog.com

thats it...not that great.

kaur.
ps. im so excited! my friend gave me the 'stuff white people like' book for christmas!

done.

2009-12-21T23:36:00.000-07:00

now what.
finishing exams is so anti-climactic.

kaur.

funny people not being so funny.

2009-12-21T16:51:00.003-07:00

funny people: b-

adam sandler = abbrasive, i couldn't sympathise with him at all
seth rogen = saved this movie for me...funny and adorable
leslie mann = whateverrr
eric bana = so sick of his accent so quick
jason schwartzman = i lubadubdub him all the time
jonah hill = annoying as always
aubrey plaza = non-factor
aziz ansari = aighttt
eminem = surprise?

i gave it a b- 'cause i found it awkward and liked the music...otherwise it was too long and not that funny. it was an okay movie which really lacked cohesiveness and any real point (i thought). i still liked it though for some reason. i also liked stranger than fiction though...which most people didn't like, so remember my review is subjective. i still thought it was too long.

kaur.

You were out of my league.

2009-12-21T00:17:00.005-07:00

1. True Affection - The Blow

2. Young Adult Friction - The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

3. The Orchard - Sea Wold

4. Tonight I Have To Leave It - Shout Out Louds

5. Got 'Til It's Gone - Janet Jackson

6. Know Better Learn Faster - Thao with the Get Down Stay Down

7. Addicted To Love - Florence And The Machine

8. I'll Fight - Wilco

9. Electric Feel - MGMT (Justice Remix)

10. Shame On Me - Amanda Blank

Love, Keiko.

p.s. I feel a bit of a Janet Jackson kick comin' on, mostly Velvet Robe (it's probably one of my fave albums - I remember the day I bought it, I don't remember how old I was, but it was sometime in elementary and it was winter and I made my dad take me to future shop to buy it).

they said goodbye in 2009

2009-12-20T18:27:00.003-07:00

a friend and i were talking today about the numerous celebrities who died this year.
sparked by the recent notice that brittany murphy passed away.

we made a list:
- brittany murphy
- michael jackson
- patrick swayze
- dj am
- farrah fawcett
- david carradine
- john hughes
- billy mays
- ed mcmahon
- bea arthur
- natasha richardson
- jett travolta (yes...not a celebrity, but almost)

2009 has been a rough year for celebrities.

kaur.

twilight feverrr

2009-12-19T16:56:00.003-07:00

it is obvious that mtv and i have a close relationship.

i know its not great tv and i love it.

peak season was my newest reality pleasure.

ready for the next mtv reality project?

i dunno if i am...but here we GO

kaur.

yes!

2009-12-15T18:07:00.005-07:00

I'm just going to add on to all of Kaur's posts today...

Tegan's (print for the Love Unites Shepard Fairey Equality Project - For the FAIR organization + awareness for marriage equality):

and Sara's:

Pretty awesome, if you ask me.

Love, Keiko.

I do what I want, too.

2009-12-15T17:58:00.003-07:00

What do I want?

Snowboard more than once this season.
Celebrate the end of statistics - worst time of my life (with an 8am exam).
Give up on studying and make mixes and christmas cards (only one exam left!).
Take LOTS of photos.
Banff day.
Bowling with a BFF (comes home Monday!).
Family Q.T.
Holiday baking (gingerbread houses...)
Zoolights! Tobogganing! (I put these two together because I have a brand new parka that will keep me nice and warm for both).
Have the best break ever, basically.
Start thinking of a 2010 to-do list.

Love, Keiko.

sweet sweet shows.

2009-12-15T17:50:00.002-07:00

tegan & sara @ the jubilee - jan 8/9th
mother mother @ the gateway - january 22nd
michael bernard fitzgerald @ the knox united church - february 4th
muse @ the pengrowth saddledome - march 30th

after missing out on so many shows this year - public enemy, jay-z, amy milan & bahamas just to name a few...i have to start going to more shows!

kaur.

its tough being king.

2009-12-15T15:12:00.004-07:00

i watched the lion king the other day because it was one of my favourite movies as a kid.

it is still an amazing movie...i just love it.

anyways it reminded me of how much i love jonathan taylor thomas.

yahhhh i watched home improvement growing up and he was my favourite.

where'd he go?

kaur.

ps. i sorta want to watch ill be home for christmas now just 'cause he's in it...even though its cheesy

i do what i want.

2009-12-15T14:52:00.003-07:00

want:

- to watch up in the air (so so so bad...i need to see this right now)
- to snowboard (i haven't tried out the snowboard i bought earlier this year yet!)
- to get rid of this headache (i never get headaches...so this sucks)
- to go to higher grounds and get a dublin mist
- to see more of keiko...(i think i last saw her at work a few weeks ago)
- to watch peak season
- to go to new york for new years
- to be done with finals (my last exam is at 7pm on the last possible day - the 21st)
- to have a games night (its been a long time since i've played any games)
- to go to zoolights (i've never been, like i've said before, and want to go 'cause its christmas-y)
- to bake and toboggan
- to go on a roadtrip (anywhere...)
- to fall in love with a new band/artist (last year was bon iver, this year it was phoenix & the xx)
- to buy new books and read them all

kaur.

obey.

2009-12-15T09:45:00.006-07:00

shepard fairey has come under some controversy as to his artwork.

i still think its pretty legit.

he started off in the skateboarding scene and got involved in streetart.

now he's responsible for the iconic obama 'hope' poster.

kaur.

park that car. drop that phone. sleep on the floor. dream about me.

2009-12-13T10:38:00.004-07:00

1) memories - david guetta (ft. kid cudi)
2) bitches ain't shit (dr. dre cover) - ben folds
3) anthems for a seventeen-year-old girl - broken social scene
4) breakable - ingrid michaelson
5) signs - bloc party
6) 22 - lily allen
7) baby, its cold outside - allo, darlin'
8) which way your heart will go - mason jennings
9) pick up the phone (richard x radio edit) - dragonette
10) at last - etta james

kaur.

I need it more than you could ever believe

2009-12-13T00:23:00.004-07:00

I lied...

My number one song from the past week should really be this one:

And You Give - Matthew Barber

I LOVE it.

Love, Keiko.

I want your drama.

2009-12-13T00:09:00.003-07:00

Here's my five.

1. Bad Romance - Lady Gaga (I seriously love this song)

2. You've Got The Love - Florence and the Machine (but I've also listened to the version by The xx a bunch of times this week too... so good!!!!)

3. Mushaboom - Feist (Postal Service Mix)

4. So We Could Deal - Tender Forever

5. Boom - Anjoulie

.... let's just add five more, it'll be a ten.

6. Don't Haunt This Place - The Rural Alberta Advantage

7. Black & Gold - Ellie Goulding

8. Rome - Pheonix

9. Satellite Heart - Anya Marina

10. Pretend It's A Race And I'm On Your Side - James Figurine

(All of these songs are either from a new mix, or are on playlists for mixes I am making for gifts... or both)

Love, Keiko.

get to work

2009-12-11T10:03:00.002-07:00

Things I've done instead of studying:

- Dexter (oh.my.god! can't wait for the finale!)

- 90210

- Gossip Girl

- Criminal Minds

- Peak Season

- and I've been sleeping way too much.

Love, Keiko.

dance duckie dance.

2009-12-10T14:13:00.003-07:00

jon cryer won me over years ago.
mostly because of this single scene.
i will always love him for this.
oh, and i like otis redding too.

kaur.

imma be.

2009-12-09T15:52:00.005-07:00

i should have known today was going to suck as soon as i slipped and fell in my driveway.
i woke up extra early to get a bunch done today and got dressed up all nice.
too bad i forgot my wallet at home.
i ended up wasting half my day which i could have used to study.
when i got back home with a throbbing knee i decided that i might as well watch a movie.
i decided to watch (500) days of summer...i forgot how heartbreaking it was.
poor choice, 'cause now i don't feel like doing anything.
anyways...
in order to motivate myself i'm going to make a list of all the fun things i'm going to do during break!

- snowboard any chance i get
- get back into doing hot yoga
- watch all the movies i've been meaning to see
- read all the books i've been meaning to read
- knit a new scarf and hopefully some mittens
- go christmas shopping
- go out for dinner (i haven't gone out for dinner in agesss...since summer i'm sure)
- tobaggan
- skate (i have a newfound love for skating)
- go see zoolights! (i say i'm going to go every year but have never gone)
- hopefully hit up the banff hotsprings
- be more interesting and blog more
- shoot a glock at the shooting range

that's really all...in fact i don't have all that much to look forward to except for the fact that i won't have to worry about school.
i guess thats nice.

kaur.
ps. i really feel like watching love, actually...so cute and christmas-y

guaranteed.

2009-12-09T12:50:00.001-07:00

watching into the wild never fails to get my eyes watering.
i don't know what it is, but i find it incredibly sad...yet its one of my fave movies.

kaur.

wintertime

2009-12-08T00:51:00.002-07:00

Since I am already two days late, I'm skipping my weekly music list. (I have a good excuse, I was busy in Vancouver... and the five songs wouldn't be all that impressive anyway).

A quick to-do list (taking a 1:00am break from writing my statistics assignment).

1. Buy a parka.

2. Begin work on making beautiful mixes as christmas gifts.

3. Ace final exams.

4. Organize my christmas shopping/christmas holiday activities (aka make lists of everything).

5. SNOWBOARD.

Love, Keiko.

p.s. I really need a parka...