Happy Halloween!!

BOO!! were u scared? no, i didnt think so...

well, in the spirit of halloween, a bunch of us went out for a club hopping bus tour downtown and it was definitely good times! i was a funky cheerleader!! yah!!! some ppl had really creative costumes though...some of my favourites of the night were the crazy enthusiastic 80's aerobics chick and 3 guys dressed as faries and acted the part!! it was awesome though, really! check out mark's blog for more deets!

also i will put up some pics from our night'o'fun when marky sends em to me.

now i must get back to doing real work....reading something stupid for one of my classes that i probably won't actually pay any attention to.

sianara

Fur for Thought.

In my last few minutes here at the gallery today, I thought about something kinda cool.....

Imagine what it would be like to have people make art about you all the time....like famous, inspiring people do. Would you actually wanna see it, even if it was good AND bad?

There's this artist thats going to be showing her work here in January, and she has only one piece that shes bringing...Its called the "fur queen" and it is a portrait of the Queen done in recycled fur that she has gotten a hold of. Its just kinda cool and i wonder if the Queen will actually ever get to see it!

ok, time to go meet up with shauny....we are going to see The Grudge with his school peeps. i will tell u how it is....actually, i will do a review of that and i heart huckabees as well....it will be a review page!

ta ta!

A Happy Belated Birthday to my Lizard!

yes liz, happy b-day! i luv ya!

on another note....holy crap!! the workload is piling up! and i just don't seem to have a second for myself. and when i do, i spend money.

today i bought that big tweed purse from the GAP and it was on sale($35 instead of $60, and it was the last one there!) which means it was meant for me. i also bought some stuff im wearing on halloween.

im gonna be a funky cheerleader....the only thing i need now are those pom poms and i will be set! i luv halloween!

ok, back to this cybord DVD proposal that i don't wanna do!

A Fab-u-lous Opening!

we had another exhibit opening at the gallery (Mercer Union) and it was fabulous!

the art itself consists of 2 videos, and 4 "scenes" that the artist had taken pictures of and then made cut outs of and created mini sets (two are of a band playing in a bar scene one is an outdoor scene, one is a meat-packing plant.

the opening of the show was great, there were tons of people, yummy appetizers, cheap drinks and the band "The Constantines" played at about 10:30.

definitely a success and i encourage everyone to come out to the next opening (in december sometime) or come by the gallery to check out the current show! (and visit moi!)

im there on thursdays and fridays from 11-6.

Vintage is the new cool!

ok, so there is this awesome vintage clothing place on queen west called "69", right across from my gallery (which i will talk about in my next blog, cuz this was just a tad more important) and the vintage clothes r like, perfect....the chick who owns the place seams and fixes things and nothing smells old either.

More to the point, i was looking at furs they have (because there's nothing wrong with wearing fur that has already been made for someone else, and i'm not creating more of a demand or market for it, so why not just wear something that is already out there!) and i saw this amazing, large houndstooth print, tweet coat, in deep red and grey for only $125....so i try it on and it fits like a freakin glove!

i fall in love.

then, "kealan" as she is named, tells me that she has this fur stole (shoulder piece)that is fabulous except for the fact that the lining is coming undone in 4 places, which only needs to be hand sewn to fix. she said she would have done it and charged 90 bucks for it, but said if i wanted it, i could have it for 10 since i was buying the coat.

so i took em both! i luv vintage!

im seriously considering changing my blog name to "Confessions of Xtina the Shopaholic". seriously.

Xtina's Xmas/B-day List !

ok people, here it is...what you've all been waiting for... my Christmas list!

Go nuts.



a. A gold or silver neclace with my name in cursive writing (like Carrie Bradshaw on Sex and the City)
b. Duwop "buttercream" and/or "lip venom" in any shade - found at Holt Renfrew or in stores on Yorkville
c. Short pink "Ugg" boots (the real things) - Shaun is getting these for me! (I hope! :) )
d. "Nut Body Butter" - from the Body Shop in any mall.
e. Clinique "Glosswear for lips" in the shade "kissyfit" - found in any dept. store
f. A fur purse (real or fake) brown/pink/white - found at Browns, Aldo and other shoe stores
g. Energizer "e2" batteries in Titanium (preferably) or Lithium for my Digital camera
h. Satin 2 piece pj set in size large (preferably with vertical stripes in pink) - found at La Senza/La Vie en Rose
i. An iPod, or iPod mini (in pink) - found in Mac stores
j. Sex and the City Season 6 DVD (PART TWO!)
k. Any product from Jessica Simpson's beauty product line "Dessert" - found at Holt Renfrew
l. "Mean Girls" DVD
m. Any kind of fur shawl/ caplet (in picture)/ scarf (real or fake) in pink/brown - found in Guess and other stores in malls.
n. Anything "Spongebob Squarepants"
o. "Buffy the Backside Slayer" body scrub bar from Lush and any other lush products - found at any lush store
p. Any kind of vintage looking brooches
q. "Angel" perfume - found at any dept. store
r. "Curious" Britney Spears perfume - My mom is getting this for me!

Other things to get if you can't seem to find these:
Socks from gap/old navy
Fluffy pink slippers (large-sz 9)
Any accesories from H&M

Gift Certificates:
Aritzia
The Bay
Lulu Lemon
Aldo/Townshoes
H&M
Gap
Chapters

New Bloggers!!

I just have to give a shout out to my new fellow bloggers, Mark and Doug! I'm so proud of you! *tear* To think that fabulous me has triggered this many people to start blogging is incredible! i must say that i am fantastic! I have also made links on the right to some of my other friend's blogs. check em out.

only cool people blog. thats right....so get blogging people! and if u don't wanna spend 5 minutes of ur life creating ur own blog then comment on other ppls! its fun dammit!

Shopping at PayLess!

Payless is the best store! I went in the other day to get new work shoes (since mine look like the inside of a toilet) and ended up getting a fabulous pair of black stiletto's ($20) and a snug pair of black, suede, mocasin-esque, faux fur lined boots (yes liz, with pom poms) ($54) and ended up forgetting about the work shoes.

I mean, come on, what's really more important here? looking good and buying 2 pairs of shoes for the price of dirt, or, soaking your socks everytime you walk over a wet floor (which is quite often) while at work. Clearly the former makes more sense!

ps, since i spent all my money on the 2 pairs of shoes, i will be what Carrie Bradshaw quotes "the old woman who literally lived in her shoes".

In class

Well, im falling asleep yet again *ouch* liz just elbowed me. lots is going on this week....its ash's b-day...i like to call her "Ass" and she calls me "piss" short for chris. Shes great. I also have the breast cancer galla dance thingy on friday as well and that should be good. For those of you who don't know, i do professional greek dancing and we r performing for breast cancer.

Here's an early notice, it's liz's b-day the week after!! woo hoo!!

Also, i think im soon gonna have my christmas/bday present list up for those of you who don't know what to get me. Im making it easy for you all this year. look for that. if i get anything other than whats on my list, its being returned! hahaha.

Stuffed! (Literally!)

ok, so my family celebrated thanxgiving today and man oh man did i eat alot! mmmm... turkey! and mashed potatoes! and corn! and stuffing! and gravy! and pie! well, we all know i like to eat ok!? i'm still freakin full!

i also need to comment on loos' fab partay on friday night at Fez Batik. she looked hothothot! i still need to give her my present though. Happy B-day once again Loos, i luv ya!

(Its her birfday)

This is a Happy Birfday blog to Loos! Its her 22nd b-day today! ya!!!

We r goin to Fez Batik tonight to celebrate it....also, Anna and Sarah r in town for thanxgiving and r coming with. Its gonna be awesome.

ps shaun i luv u and i hate arguing with u. lets never do it again!

Shout out to LOOS!!

At the Gallery

well, im at the gallery today and all is well.....i almost fell asleep though!
I have to go to bed earlier.....or actually.......i have to sleep in more! ya!

theres gonna be an artist lecture today at 7 so i get to bartend (stand around, open about 12 beers and take money!) but whatever, its still fun, i luv being in the art world!

CHEEBS!

well, its a new blogging day and liz and i r in class.....and we just called cheebs and shes home!! wooo!!!

they r hopefully coming to east sides tonight! YaYYYY!!!

Pics will be here soon!

Ok people, no need to worry....now that I know this blog is working properly, pictures will be up and coming soon!

Does this work

Why is this not showing up? I hope it shows up!

Back to blogs

Alright alright..... so i got lazy and didnt' post....plus, i got frustrated when i couldn't get pics up because of a stupid program they use to confuse us already literate computer people.....anyways, pictures will come soon. But now i will start posting more often as long as i have people looking at them! What the hell would be the point of me posting all this crap and having only myself to look at it!

c'mon people, throw me a bone here! and it can't only be liz who comments!