Well, It's Been Nice!

So tomorrow (technically today..) is Judgment Day! And you know it must be true because a million billboards and paranoid followers say so. Yippee! But now I'm starting to think that Judgment Day is only an American holid- sorry, its not a holiday? Oh, and here I was, getting all bummed out because I thought I was missing out on stat pay! Oh well, now no one gets paid extra! Haha! Take that, sinners!

Anyways, I think I'm going to take a break from my Vancouver Adventure posts (only two left!), and instead I'm going to talk about 'the end of days' and Sarah's unicorn glitter party! What a mixed theme that is, isn't it? Thought it would contrast nicely. Which should I start with? Certain doom, or magic and sparkles? I think magic.

So today was Sarah's birthday! I know two Sarah's that are obsessively in love with unicorns, and I have been waiting for at least one of them to think of this theme for their birthday. If neither of them did, then shame on them. But Sarah (work Sarah) beat other Sarah to it! En garde! So all the invitees were expected to dress accordingly, donning horns and glitter, and so that is what happened. Gwen and I made our horns together (sounds...weird), and they were much larger than any one else's, which was pretty funny. Sarah's even had ears, which was adorable. But I had a tail! Actually, I was a 'metal unicorn', all black with skulls lined around the horn, and a red tail (which was originally supposed to be my mane). It. Was. Awesome. And Gwen's was fantastic as well. She was the 'lighter' version of mine, and somewhat 80's inspired. See pictures!! So we figured, that since tonight was 'the last night ever', that we would all truly be the last unicorns.

So what would happened IF the world really went to shit? I personally think it's all a joke, just like Y2K was, and the first time this guy announced this day in 1994. Like, how can people really believe this is going to happen? What proof is there? The only thing I can think of is: zombie apocalypse. Yeah. Makes sense? The Centre for Disease Control has even posted an 'in case of a zombie outbreak' article on their website. This shit is getting serious! So, starting tomorrow, supposedly, I need to make a plan and shit. Cause, who knows? It could happen. And I'm definitely not prepared. Considering how many zombie movies and shows I have watched, how many survival games I've played, the guides I have read, it's not enough! If it does happen, I personally think I'm screwed. No use denying it. Also, if rapture is tomorrow, I have long since accepted the fact that I will be left behind. At least I will be with people worth spending time with! And I don't feel like I haven't done enough in my life, and there isn't much I really regret, so..I think I'm good on that. I have accomplished almost everything I have wanted to so far in my life. If anything, we all deserve it, and we torture ourselves and the world everyday, so why even bother with rapture? Just leave us alone and it will all work itself out in the end!

Anyways, tired, pooped, zonked. Bed now. Either way, love you all, and see you on the other side! Whether it be a sunny new day, or a flaming hell, I don't know. I guess we'll see!

Dino-corn!!

Gwen being magical

Unibeard

Megan, and Nicole with her glitter glasses.

The birthday girl and I!

(Note: how HUGE my horn is!)

The Last Unicorns!

Battling, or mating ritual? Or just pure friendship.

Vancouver Adventure: Day 5 & Daily Meltdown

I will get to day 5 in a minute, but first I would like to take a moment to vent about my day today.

Whenever I'm on the bus going to work, I always have to prepare myself for the unknown. Usually something shitty. Something that should have been done but no one did, in which case I'm usually the person to do it in the end. Ugh. Anyways. So I go to work, and Sundays are my first tattooing days of the week (obviously, it's Sunday), and 99% of the time I have to go in early to clean up after the artist that was there before me. Annoying factor #1. This includes taking her garbage out from the night before, so on an so forth. Then, it escalades when I am setting up for a tattoo and notice that something essential that I need is missing. The alan key for one of my machines that I use to tighten the tube was gone from my cupboard, so I searched around and failed to find it. So, I sent a text to said other artist, and she claimed it was hers so she took it with her on her trip. REALLY?! DO YOU THINK EVERYTHING IS YOURS?? That alan key came with my machine, and it is solely used to tighten the tube vise! Now I have to use a wrench! How professional of me! Commence breakdown. I get a text, but this one is from Troy, 'Can we do dinner tomorrow night instead?'. Commence meltdown. I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN TWO WEEKS!!!! FFFUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!! is what was going through my head at that point. Then I started to hyperventilate. Things just didn't seem to want to go right this morning. I haven't had a breakdown like that in a loooooong fucking time. It must be a bad thing then. But, I tell you, it felt great letting it all go. I've been bottling up so much over the past little while, and I just cant take anymore. I'd say it's pretty much time for me to move on, to greater, better things. I felt better after I got to tattoo a stoned piece of broccoli...and now I have a throbbing headache. So, without further ado, day 5...

Erin and I went on quite an adventure on Sunday. We started by going to the flea market, and spent a good chunk of the day there. I only found one thing (everything I wanted was either too big or too expensive. Or both), and it was a framed poster of Forbidden Planet for $20! Well, actually $25, but the guy really wanted to make a sale, so he practically shoved it in my hands and yelled "$20 FOR YOU!!". Um ok! Now how the hell am I going to get this home? Oh, I won't! Erin was nice enough to let me leave it at her place until the future when we shall meet again. Anyways, moving on. After the every so frustrating environment of the flea market, we headed down to China Town. Unbeknownst to us, it was already pretty late and everything was pretty much closed. We went to a random restaurant for food, these two guys sat at the table beside us (foreshadowing? maaaaybe), and I bought a few things that I probably could have got back home. Oh well! I now am a proud owner of 4 Maneki Nekos, and some Chinese lion guardians.

And what else is there to do after a full day of flea markets and a tour of China town? Go to the beach, of course! We dressed for summer, because it was supposed to be super nice, but by the time we got to the beach it was pretty frickin cold. But we sat there for quite some time, enjoying the sunset, and the half naked man playing frisbee (long story short; the frisbee landed in the water, so he stripped down to his boxers and went in to get it, but just continued to play in only his boxers. He looked like a Ken doll. Not my thing. Just sayin'). And that was day 5 of my Vancouver adventure!

I don't even know...

Me, along with my giant framed poster that I had to drag everywhere!

Erin having troubles, cause she's so damn tall!

She conquered!

Very. Cold.

Did we get transported to LA?

Vancouver Adventure: Day 4

I'm alive, I swear! I have just been preoccupied I guess, so here I am, forcing myself to continue posting about my Vancouver trip, which took place almost two weeks ago. Day 4!

On Saturday we got up early to go to Gastown and meet Kyle at his work, and we all went to the aquarium. My friend Krista from home, who now lives in Vancouver, met us there because she has never been. I know, right!? Crazy. So yeah, we saw lots of sweet marine life, and some non-marine life, including a raccoon!!! One of the things I was looking forward to the most about this trip! We only saw one the entire time, but at least I saw one. It was so cute! We followed it up the path, and it led us to the bus stop. Thanks raccoon!

After the aquarium, we had planned on going out to a pub in Gastown called the Blarney Stone. But it was a hockey game night, and we were expecting a huge attendance. So we went anyways, but waited in line and realized that a) it was going to take forever and b) there were going to be so many people in there that we would practically be smooshed into guacamole. So! Dinner at Earl's was our next option. But we had to walk 100 000000000000 miles to get there! I was just being a wuss, because we had been walking all day and my legs felt like the were screwing off their hinges. But we got there, after stopping off at a delicious chocolate and candy apple store. Yum! And after we met up with Kyle's friends at a gelato cafe, where I bought a delicious marshmallow. I know its weird that I would have just bought one marshmallow, but trust me, it was decadent.

And that pretty much concludes day 4, and that's all I have time for today. Maybe I'll post about day 5 tonight. Or tomorrow, or the next day. I'm a rebel with no schedule!

Vancouver Adventure: Day 2 & 3

Moving onto day 2 of my Vancouver vacation!

Not much was done this day, we mostly stayed in because Erin was getting her cable hooked up. So to entertain ourselves, like most girls do, we did our nails! But not just any plain nail colour, ooooh no! I bought this sweet new stuff called Shatter by OPI, and it kicks any other nail polish in the nuts! First, you paint the base colour, then you put this stuff on, and watch the magic happen. It just crackles and looks like shattered nail polish. SO COOL! Then after that we spent a good amount of time playing around with Photo booth, and we made nachos for lunch before Erin had to run off to an interview. Good times!

Later that night, Erin and I decided to go back to Granville and Robson to do some more shopping. We stopped by an awesome tattoo/piercing shop called Adrenaline (which is where I was planning on getting my tattoo done at, but it never happened. I'm a chicken.). I somehow spent $100 there, and I ate delicious crape at Crape Cafe (we need one here! Ugh, so good!). And that was basically day 2!

Nachooos!

Fry-stache!

Fry-smile!

Nutella, almonds, strawberries, and whipped cream. Yum!

Shattered nails

Day 3 rolled around, which is the day that Erin had to go to her now-current-job to talk to some people, so we had some time to spare before then. Why not go to Granville Island!? And so we did! I spent a good amount of time there last time I was in Vancouver, but I never went to the toy shop. So we spent most of our time there, looking at all the cool little shops and toys, and the weird old arcade. Which is where I was reunited with an old Godzilla game I remembered as a kid! I haven't seen it since, so I was very excited. Time was running out, so we skimmed through the market and headed back.

The evening of day 3 was when I got to see my friend Kat! Erin and I ventured to her work (a sound production company. Yeah, my friends are cool!!!) and we played video games in the theatre there. It was such a cool place. Kat has had the pleasure of meeting Evangeline Lilly, David Suzuki, and most of the cast of Endgame. Pretty freakin cool!

And that pretty much concludes days 2 and 3!

On our way to Granville Island

Gojira!!

At the Granville Market

Strawberry Tower

A plethora of berries!

Spring..

Yup, it's definitely spring!

Erin, illuminated by the neon lights of a Vietnamese restaurant!

The theatre at Kat's work. That is some expensive shit.

Ah yes, and Erin dropped Kyle's toothbrush in the toilet..