An ode to Osheaga 2010

Last July, I tweeted my trip to Osheaga in Montreal. Here is a compilation of them all.

July 29
Made it through the day, Montreal in the AM!
mostly packed, possibly too excited to sleep

July 30
T-minus 37 minutes to launch
Driving outfit, check. iPod, iPod adapter & charger, check. Crossword puzzles, check. #Osheaga tickets, CHECK! Let's hit it.
Hey Rosetta! on the speakers
Somewhere near Kouchibouac
Ja Rule ft. Ashanti Always On Time
Pre-K'naan K'naan rock out
"Hand us over a casmere granola bar" "Kashi?"
Just outside of Montreal
Biodome in our sights
UQAM res, livin' it up
Waiting for Of Montreal to come on
The party is crashing us now

July 31
Waiting for the Walkmen to come on
Keane finishing up, waiting for Pavement
Pavement are unbelievable!
Arcade Fire!

August 1
Taking the metro to explore the city. I love this place.
At a Quebec equivalent of Maid Marions
RayBans count through the roof
Gaslight Anthem
Charlie Winston
Can't wait for Snoop Dogg
Ten minutes until Snoop Dogg
Snoop D-O-G-G
Gin and Juice! Amazing.
Sonic Youth
Metric
This girl's seizure looks like dancing
Weezer!
The Sweater Song live
Just heard Say It Ain't So live, happiest
Pokerface covered by Weezer

August 2
Leaving the city, not as easy as entering
Last night Weezer covered Kids by MGMT and Pokerface by Lady Gaga. So fucking cool.
Woodstock
Just outside of Fredericton
Home

Summer is on its way, be prepared

For those of you who want to wear sandals this summer, but are afraid of losing your sock tan.

And you kissed me like you meant it

Finalized trip to Calgary for end of August. Pretty excited. My grandmother, uncle, and his family (wife and two awesome kids) live there and I finally get to visit. My uncle also has a time-share at a resort called Panorama (not to be confused with Panama, oops) and we're going to head up there for a few days.

In other news, Monday marked my first attendance at open mic since last summer. It was a good time. Thayne played his Ranger Park song (remember Yogi bear?), among other tunes. We played Shark Attack Hard!!!! afterwards - video game. It's kind of hard to explain, but if you played it you'd love it.

Tuesday was back to work and back to reality. Looking forward to the upcoming weekend: Fishbones, graduation, and Monday and Tuesday off.

It might be quite simple

Apparently Skratch plays on Saturday. There are a few necessities for a summer on the Island and hitting up a Skratch show is one of them. Others include white russians with Lucas and Ryan, fishbowls with Kat at Fishbones, and watching the boys skim board for the afternoon.

It's not my fault I have a wide-set vagina

I'm not sure what is worse: these jumper outfits that seem to be popular for the coming summer or the camel toe that they promote. Ugh.




I guess it's also possible that the model just has a black hole of a vagina.

Warm weather and sunshine, we'll be fine

I may not know much about fashion, but I do know what I like. I'm excited for sun dresses, sunglasses, flip flops, wedges, tank tops, and all things summer.

Raise your glass or lower your standards

I'm starting to look forward to work this summer. My boss has been emailing me staffing ideas and getting me to look over final reports for ideas in the spring. I'll be heading to Halifax in my first or second week for a meeting, like a boss. It's going to be a good summer, regardless of where I am going to be in the fall.

Which is something I am not looking forward to but also not dreading. I feel like I am in limbo on that one. It's hard to get excited when I don't know if I've been accepted or rejected. Especially when accepted means Hamilton, ON or Halifax, NS, and rejected can mean anything (likely Halifax, NS as well though). Rejected also means finding a job. Ugh. Although accepted means getting a student loan. Oh the possibilities.

But yes, back to the summer. It is really shaping up to be a good one. Morgan, the love of my life, will be back on this beautiful red soil. I will be working downtown once more, but as a boss-lady this time. Two words: Island beaches. I'll have my graduation in there, and that probably doesn't seem that exciting, but after four years I am so looking forward to every second that accompanies walking across that stage. My champagne birthday (or champion, as my mom calls it) is in June. Fishbones will be open, as well as the rest of Vic Row. There is just so much to look forward to. This is bringing a smile to my face.

So long sweet summer

My city's still breathing, but barely it's true
through buildings gone missing like teeth.
The sidewalks are watching me think about you,
sparkled with broken glass.
I'm back with scars to show.
Back with the streets I know
Will never take me anywhere but here.
The stain in the carpet, this drink in my hand,
the strangers whose faces I know.
We meet here for our dress-rehearsal to say "I wanted it this way"
Wait for the year to drown.
Spring forward, fall back down.
I'm trying not to wonder where you are.
All this time lingers, undefined.
Someone choose who's left and who's leaving.
Memory will rust and erode into lists of all that you gave me:
a blanket, some matches, this pain in my chest,
the best parts of Lonely, duct-tape and soldered wires,
new words for old desires,
and every birthday card I threw away.
I wait in 4/4 time.
Count yellow highway lines that you're relying on to lead you home.

Around the world, around the world

Best night of the summer happened tonight.
Here's a clip from when the Daft Punk Tribute band was in Halifax: