Happy to Be Here: Archive

New Curtains

If you squint and tilt your head a bit they almost look like real curtains! Last year I had been gung ho on getting my dad’s old leather jacket fixed up so I could wear it. I had been told if I bought my own lining for the jacket I could get whatever color I wanted. I purchased a ridiculous amount of dark teal lining and proudly brought it to the seamstress. She told me I had the wrong...

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Unflattering Self Portrait

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Jan 30th

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justsayins: This needs to stop...and let me tell... →

justsayins: Okay. Guys. Guys. Two things. 1) I’m a martial artist. I’ve been studying since I was seven. I wouldn’t even hesitate to say that I’m good at it. I have done work as a fight choreographer for film, and I am trained in stage combat as well. 2) I’m a contortionist. Yes. Again, since…

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“When the web started, I used to get really grumpy with people because they put...”

– Neil Gaiman on Copyright, Piracy, and the Commercial Value of the Web (X)

Jan 25th

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Jan 25th

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Watch

I can hardly wait! eserei27: cherryskingdom: Zachary Quinto: ‘Star Trek’ Sequel Is An ‘Incredible Ride’ let the Spock Brow interviews begin!!!

Jan 25th

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I'm back!

I’m back from my trip and about one hour away from collapsing on my bed for a few days. More after I get some sleep. Posted via email from Happy to be here! | Comment »

Jan 22nd

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New necklace

I like to pick up a necklace or something practical to remind me of my travels and this necklace caught my eye. Posted via email from Happy to be here! | Comment »

Jan 20th

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Breakfast beverages

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Jan 18th

7-11 is my best friend

When I’m in Canada I rarely go to a 7-11, after all, I don’t drink slurpees, smoke cigarettes, or eat junk food very often. In Thailand, 7-11 is my best friend! 7-11 is open all the time, it has air conditioning, it has bottles of ice-cold water for only 7 baht each, hot pao buns with mystery fillings (bbq pork, pork and salted yolk, and my favorite pumpkin), and 7-11 carries the...

Jan 17th

Thailand photos uploaded

I borrowed my parents’ laptop to upload some photos for you. My smartphone has been acting as my computer but I had a lot of photos on my camera not my phone. This morning my dad rented us a scooter to go to the Tiger Cave Temple! I am sunburned from yesterday’s excursion to Ao nang beach so I’m glad we had a morning excursion which left me free to hide my crispy skin from the...

Jan 16th

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It's so beautiful here

These pictures don’t do the landscape justice. It’s so beautiful here it takes a few days to learn how to filter the lush green enough that you can pick out the details. Half the trees and shrubs I can see sport flowers and those that don’t are so darn interesting I have to stop to investigate. The birds that live in this tropical paradise are colourful, quick, and musical. Even...

Jan 15th

Coconut Custards Cookies?

We’ve been going to the weekend market for our supper the past couple of days and I am in love with this one dessert. Frustratingly I have no idea what the are called but they appear to have coconut milk, corn, and chopped coconut as ingredients. The batter (milk) is poured into a huge cooker designed to cook quail eggs (or octopus balls in Japan?) The cooked half-balls are removed and...

Jan 15th

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Coconut Custards Cookies?

We’ve been going to the weekend market for our supper the past couple of days and I am in love with this one dessert. Frustratingly I have no idea what the are called but they appear to have coconut milk, corn, and chopped coconut as ingredients. The batter (milk) is poured into a huge cooker designed to cook quail eggs (or octopus balls in Japan?) The cooked half-balls are removed and...

Jan 15th

Hello from Thailand!

It took over 24 hours to get to Thailand. My mind is still trying to catch up to my body. 24 hours seems like a long time until you consider I am half-way across the world! I’ve never made a trip of this length before but I was amazed at how smoothly it went. Canada to Korea to Thailand… three flights, five airports, six in-flight meals… and despite language barriers and time...

Jan 13th

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Hello: uh...hey guys... →

madeleineishere: I ended up in the Emergency Room yesterday… I fainted at work (reason unknown) and fell to the floor- hitting my head and neck in an awkward position which knocked me unconscious for a bit~ I was rushed to the ER in an ambulance on a back stretcher (most uncomfortable ride ever) BUT at…

Dec 24th

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What's On the Blacklist? Three Sites That SOPA... →

Proponents of the latest disastrous IP bill , the “Stop Online Piracy Act” (SOPA) insist it only targets the “worst of the worst”: so-called “rogue” foreign websites that profit from pirating U.S. intellectual property. But the broad definitions and vague language in the bill could place dangerous tools into the hands of IP rightsholders, with little opportunity for judicial oversight. One...

Nov 16th

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I'll tumblr for ya: How media clearly reflects the... →

How media clearly reflects the sexism and the racism we cannot see in ourselves. I wanted my first-year film students to understand what happens to a story when actual human beings inhabit your characters, and the way they can inspire storytelling. And I wanted to teach them how to look at…

Aug 27th

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