hello.

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.

That's it.

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.

its been awhile hasn't it.

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.

listozmania.

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.

and i miss you like the deserts miss the rain.

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.

congratulations.

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

ahhhhh hurrrrrrrrryyyyyyy!

kaur.

done.

now what.
finishing exams is so anti-climactic.

kaur.

i do what i want.

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.

imma be.

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

Lately I've been listening to...

1. Rachael Cantu - I was all about Rachael Cantu in grade 12 when she released her first album, Run All Night...(Saturday= my fave song off it). I was pretty stoked when her new album, Far and Wide, came out a couple weeks ago, and I've been listening to it a bunch since. Overall I am diggin' it more than Run All Night, it's got the same feel and it pretty similar... just better. My fave song is Your Hips Are Bad - Back when I was still a frequent myspace user (2007?) this song was on her page and I loved it and was always super bummed that I couldn't find a download of it anywhere.

2. Tender Forever - I forget when I picked up her album (spring? early summer? late winter? who knows)... I didn't listen to much of it other than the song that I knew I liked (How Many) (I fell in love when I saw the cover she did of JT's My Love... I know I blogged about it). Last week someone that I follow on Twitter tweeted about her A LOT so I decided to give her another more thorough listen. 

3. The Blow - Tender Forever sometimes reminds me of The Blow, so after listening to her for awhile I had to dig out the album Paper Television (I never got around to uploading it when I got my new Macbook last year). I forgot how into The Blow I used to be. Parenthesis is my fave song - so fun and so cute. Or maybe True Affection is my favourite.

4. Wolf Parade - I was really into Wolf Parade at the same time that I was into The Blow (winter '06/'07 these were my two fave bands), so naturally I've also been listening to the album Apologies To The Queen Mary (because their second album was shit).

Love, Keiko.

just blog!

I hate times like these when I feel like school+work take up all of my time (which isn't too terrible, I mean, I am getting pretty sweet marks so far... better than ever!). I feel so boring, especially going back a reading some previous months blog posts. I've been sitting here for a while trying to think of something worthwhile to blog about, and I just feel like i have nothing to say. Which, really, is stupid, because I've done some fun stuff the past little while. 

I guess I will just make a list of six things that I am looking forward to:

1. Ohbijou playing @ Marquee on Wednesday.
   
2. SWTBTZ @ Habitat on Thursday.
   
3. SNOWBOARDING.
   
4. The (nearing) end of the semester.
   
5. Learning to knit.
   
6. Friends home for the holidays.
   

There are more, but six is enough. Well, there is also the obvious - UNDER A WEEK UNTIL NEW MOON!!!

Love, Keiko.

trick nor treat.

happy halloween!

no sleep.

i just wanted to say that like keiko i am exhausted.
so so so so tirrrrrrred.

kaur.

today hey!

- less than a week until 'where the wild things are' is out!!!
- i can't believe anyone allowed miley cyrus to butcher notorious b.i.g. (if he was alive now...she'd get shot)
- i'm really feelin florence + the machine right now
- i need a new hoody and have no idea where to get one i like (i'm overrr american apparel)
- so so so cold outside...i defs have increased my caffeine intake infinitely
- keiko's holiday drink (double tall one pump white mocha one pump peppermint non fat latte) is delicious
- entourage is over for the season and it ended in a big way...best epi of the season
- i went to bed at 9pm on thursday and loved it
- i am getting a snowboarding itch...lets go lets go lets go!
- i bought a new book to read and am loving it! (shantaram by gregory david roberts - review soon!)
- did you see the office this week??? it was perfect.
- barack obama won the nobel peace prize this week...i like him, but it was an interesting choice.

kaur.

look at me i'm a rockstar.

this week is exciting because:

1) i get my blackberry curve 8900!!!
- finally! it actually came today, but no one was home so i have to wait until tomorrow
2) our ruby september tree had babies!
okay maybe not babies...but we have a lot of apples now!
3) i'm going to bake some pie!
with aforementioned apples
4) i plan on buying this!
5) i should be headed to value village to buy a costume for my run to cure cancer with some other knes team members
6) we've had fall weather!
meaning i get to wear my sweaters/coats/boots
7) a hike in kananaskis!
the forecast doesn't look great, but i still really want to go...should be good!

kaur.

Everyone gets a star.

I had a craving for a Starbucks beverage that I always get during the holiday season (my house was freezing today, I felt like winter... and was wearing 100 layers) and then while I was walking through the parking lot to my car with my christmas drink I had the most overwhelming feeling of missing Vancouver.  I guess the Starbucks part has nothing to do with the feeling - but it's a good drink, double tall one pump white mocha one pump peppermint non-fat latte. And now I feel sad.

Love, Keiko. 

Something's happening somewhere.

1. So, Gigantic was my number one film to see at CIFF... I pre-bought tickets and everything - missed it.  We were on the train (already running a bit late) and we got one stop from my house and the train comes to a standstill... "There is a man covered in blood threatening passengers with a knife in car two" - What the shit?!  By the time the police dealt with it and the trains started up again it was after the movie started (filmfest rule: no entry after the screening begins).  Eff.  Luckily there is another showing that I plan to attend.

2. I am pretty excited to make my top10 this week, and you should be too.  I have a feeling that it's going to be a good one!  (I received a glorious mixtape this week from a super sweet friend, the majority of my top10 will be from it).

3. I think that I've narrowed down my UO wishlist to a price that I can afford - expect a blog post of these items (and probably some of the things that I had to remove) soon!

4. My roommates and I finally got around to getting internet and cable set up today! Unfortunately we only got basic cable... which means NO TLC OR FOOD CHANNEL (only the two best channels ever).  Not cool at all. This will have to change.

Love, Keiko.

just 5.

1. To follow up Kaur's last post, I just want to say that I am not looking forward to the ridic high temperature today.  I am all about the Fall clothes and layers and being cozy, I don't want to have to dress for summer today.  Eff.

2. Tickets for the film fest = purchased, for the most part.  Gigantic on Friday, Breaking Upwards on Saturday, My Suicide next Friday (not purchased yet, but soon) - and then maybe a couple more, I haven't decided yet.

3. Grey's Anatomy season premier tomorrow!!!!!! Yes!

4.  I need to create a reasonably priced wishlist (to be purchased in a few days) from UO but my internet won't load any of the photos.  Ughh soo frustrating.

5.  I recently finished watching the last 2 seasons of Dawson's Creek (last spring I watched seasons 1-4 online).  Even though most of the time I thought the show was really annoying/awful - I LOVED IT. Dawson is obviously the most annoying character on the show, I really dislike him.  Joey is obviously the best... sometimes she is pretty annoying, but back when the show was on TV I loved her, and I guess that love has carried over into my adult life (Katie Holmes used to be so awesome). Oh and I hate how the stupid Joey/Dawson/Pacey love triangle thing lasts THE WHOLE SERIES, they needed to get over each other, but I am glad Joey and Pacey ended up together (Dawson sucks!). Anyway, I might have teared up a little in the series finale - JEN DIES?! WHAT? I don't know how I wasn't aware of that beforehand!

That's all.

Love, Keiko.

fall back.

with the commencement of fall i have chosen to make a list of some of my favourite fall things!

- listening to metric (for some reason fall and metric go together in my head)
- turning down the noise & tempo and listening to jazz music...and nouvelle vague
- wearing all my pretty coats and dressing prettier (or at least attempting to sometimes)
- sweaters & cardigans
- pumpkin pie (for obvious reasons...)
- lighting vanilla & cinnamon candles
- once again appreciating the beauty of reds, oranges, and yellows
- wearing oranges and browns (also for obvious reasons)
- resuming drinking copious amounts of tea for the next 8 months
- scarves!
- leaving my window open for a fresh cool breeze (not like the summer where it was to cool down)
- stepping on crunchy fallen leaves
- watching gilmore girls (this was always a show that felt like fall to me...nice and cozy)
- halloween!!! (oh and the monster mash)

kaur.

the days get shorter and the nights get cold

I am actually pretty stoked on the end of summer. Now that we are over a week into September, my apprehension about the end of August is completely gone - and I love fall.  I love school, and today is the first day of classes.  

The highlights of my summer.

- My first Folkfest!

- Family roadtrip.

- New friends.

- Moving out/being independent.

- So many good movies.

- My 21st birthday/fun fun times.

- Discovering my new fave restaurant, The Coup.

- So many beautiful purchases (example: Marc Jacobs bag)

- GTs with the BFF who was in town for (just about) the whole summer.

I know there are tons more but my list can't be endless, so I'll leave it at that.

Summer, you will be missed... but I'm excited for the new season.

Love, Keiko.