she's not the kind of girl that you can just tie down, she likes to spread her love and turn your head around

It has begun...

Behold, Sister Libby and friends, all of them goddesses, have met the challenge set before them, producing this masterpiece. Why? Because Sister Libby is cooler than you are. I'm not kidding. Unless you're, like Prince or Alexa Chung or something, Libby has out-cooled you, and even if you are (Prince or Alexa Chung, that is), it's still a pretty tight race. What makes Libby so great?
What a stupid question! Those of you who have visited her blog, Ice Cube Confidential, already have an inkling of her brilliance, but I don't know if anyone else has fully grasped how phenomenal she is. For example, I noticed that she hasn't been elected President of the United States yet. What's up with that? I can't do anything about it, since I'm Canadian, but, seriously, you guys need to get your act together. I'm sure her foreign policy kick John McCain's foreign policy's ass.
Somtimes Libby tells lies. Case in point: "I'm not a great writer, so I can't just spew my beautiful thoughts. I am not very fashion savy, so I can't blog about my personal style, or thoughts on the new runway collections. I'm not super hip, so I can't blog about indie things." Now, to me, Libby seems like a great writer, very fashion savy and super hip....so I'm forced to assume that that was written in a fit of false modesty.
Her readers have been riveted by her tales of confused harpies in the peanut butter aisle, her super-detailed and comprehensive review of Sasquatch Music Festival and her fantastic lists...oh, her lists. If you're new to her blog, here's a good post for getting to know her. I'll confess, it did make me fall a little bit in love with her. She's just so right: who doesn't love "When You Fly On Airplanes, & Someone Squeezes Your Hand During Takeoff" and "Telling Your Friends About An Awkward Encounter You Just Had". Reading this post, I felt like Libby has looked inside me and pointed out things I hadn't even realized make life great. And don't even get me started on "Twins Who Want To Be Independent And Refuse To Dress The Same".

Is that even her natural hair colour? Goddamn her...even if it's not. Just that she can achieve that hair colour and make it look so good.
If you're not worshipping Libby yet, maybe this exchange between her and her school counsellor will win you over.

"SC: Now, we know you want to go to college, but what are you interested in studying?
Me: Um...either interior design, fashion advertising, fashion marketing, journalism, international business, screenwriting...or maybe physical therapy? Oh..and costume designer. Maybe be someone who owns a bar....like Coyote Ugly.
SC: Mmmm. I see.
Me: Yeah, actually, my dream job is something different though.
SC: (gets excited) Really! That's great. So...what is your dream???
Me: I would like to name paint chips. Like...the colors."

And as a special bonus, I think she actually might be a real person!! I know, too good to be true perhaps. But real or not, she is the first person (other than Nicola and myself) to produce a video of the Kayla Hyne chant. She is paving the way for the rest of you. Now get out there and make me proud.

the ultimate rule ought to be: if it sounds GOOD to you, it's bitchen; if it sounds BAD to YOU, it's shitty

I have filled out such quizzes before, but this one looks particularly creative and fun. I stole this from Sister Libby. Feel free to hijack it yourself.

IF YOU COULD HAVE ANYTHING DELIVERED TO YOUR DOORSTEP EACH MORNING, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
SUPPOSE THAT RIGHT NOW YOU COULD BE AT YOUR FAVORITE VACATION SPOT, READING YOUR FAVORITE BOOK, LISTENING TO YOUR FAVORITE CD, & EATING YOUR FAVORITE FOOD. WHAT WOULD BE YOUR CHOICES FOR THOSE 4 CATEGORIES, AND WHO, IF ANYONE, WOULD BE WITH YOU?
Well then I suppose you can find me in London, reading The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe, while listening to Love's Forever Changes (though obviously I wouldn't read my favourite book and listen to my favourite album at the same time...they each need my full attention!) while eating Wheat Thins. And I'd have probably dragged Nicola and Shannon along with me.

WHICH ANIMATED CHARACTER IS YOUR ALL-TIME FAVORITE? The March Hare.
IF YOU HAD TO WRITE A BRIEF MESSAGE ON A DOLLAR BILL THAT MANY PEOPLE WOULD EVENTUALLY SEE AS THE CURRENCY CIRCULATES, WHAT MESSAGE WOULD YOU WRITE?
It could be worse and it will get better.
YOU'VE BEEN ASKED TO CREATE A BRAND NEW ROAD SIGN THAT WILL BE PUT UP ON THE STREETS THROUGHOUT YOUR TOWN. PEOPLE IN YOUR TOWN WILL BE EXPECTED TO OBEY IT JUST AS THEY WOULD ANY OTHER ROAD SIGN. WHAT WILL YOUR NEW SIGN COMMAND DRIVERS TO DO?
Banish baseless hate
IF YOU WERE LEFT ALONE FOR ONE HOUR WITH NOTHING MORE THAN A PEN AND A NOTEPAD, WHAT WOULD YOU BE INCLINED TO DRAW OR WRITE DURING THOSE 60 MINUTES?
I'd probably make lists, because that's what I love. Probably a list of what records I want to add to my collection.
IF YOU COULD WITNESS ANYTHING AT ALL IN SUPER-SLOW MOTION, WHAT WOULD YOU WANT TO SEE?
A girl in a really long, flowing dress dancing underwater.
SUPPOSE YOU'RE AT A PARTY WHERE YOU MEET AN ALERT & ASTUTE 100-YEAR-OLD PERSON. SINCE EVERYONE WANTS TO TALK TO THIS PERSON, YOU ONLY HAVE TIME TO ASK ONE QUESTION. WHAT WOULD YOU ASK?
"What do you think is the best age to die?"
IN ONE SENTENCE, WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IS THE SECRET TO LIFE?
What makes people think life has a secret? It is what it is.
IF SOMEONE WERE LOOKING FOR YOU IN A BOOKSTORE, IN WHAT SECTION WOULD THEY BE MOST LIKELY TO FIND YOU?
The magazine section, reading celebrity gossip magazines but refusing to buy them.
OVER THE LAST 200 YEARS OR SO, THE WORLD HAS ADVANCED AND CHANGED IN MANY WAYS. NONETHELESS, CAN YOU THINK OF AT LEAST ONE ASPECT OF LIFE THAT HAS REMAINED VIRTUALLY UNCHANGED THROUGHOUT THE LAST 2 CENTURIES?
I think Sister Libby said it best: Human nature.
RANK THE 4 SEASONS IN ORDER FROM YOUR FAVE TO LEAST FAVE:
Winter, Fall, Summer, Spring
WHAT MONTH OF THE YEAR DOES YOUR NOSE ANTICIPATE MOST? WHY?
My nose is a fan of October...cool, crisp, burning leaves, etc.
WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU USED TO LOVE TO DO BUT HAVE OUTGROWN OR GOTTEN TIRED OF?
I used to be into acting, in local plays, etc. I had wanted to be an actress when I grew up but then I realized I wanted it for the wrong reasons. It wasn't acting I really enjoyed...I just wanted to be famous so I could answer interview questions. Yes, that's seriously why I wanted to be famous. And probably why I'm filling this out right now.
IF YOU WERE A FISH, WHAT BAIT WOULD SOMEONE USE TO CATCH YOU VERY QUICKLY?
I would go for some Wheat Thins, even knowing it would be my demise.
IF YOU WERE A TREE, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR FAVORITE MONTH OF THE YEAR?
If I was a tree, I'd want to be Spring, coming alive and all that, but from a looking-at-trees point of view, I definitely prefer Fall.
WHAT IS ONE EVENT THAT MANY PEOPLE CONSIDER ENTERTAINING THAT YOU PERSONALLY WOULD HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT TIME SITTING THROUGH FROM THE BEGINNING TO END? IF YOU WERE A CONTESTANT ON A TRIVIA-STYLE GAME SHOW, WHAT CATEGORY WOULD YOU MOST WANT TO SEE DISPLAYED WHEN IT CAME DOWN TO THE MILLION-DOLLAR QUESTION?
Michael Jackson. No, seriously. I'm an expert. His mother's maiden name is Scruse. It was originally spelled Screws, until her grandfather (and Michael's great-grandfather) changed the spelling.
WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU ENJOY DOING THAT WOULD PROBABLY SURPRISE MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY KNOW YOU WELL?
Well, I think most people who know me well know this, but I do love children.
WHAT CREATURE, MORE THAN ANY OTHER, WOULD HAVE YOU SCARED STIFF IF IT WERE LOOSE IN YOUR HOME?
The Japanese Giant Hornet...or really, any from this list.
IF YOU COULD GREATLY ENHANCE ANY ONE OF YOUR 5 SENSES, WHICH ONE WOULD YOU CHOOSE? I'd enhance my sense of taste...think of how much more satisfying chocolate would be with supertaste.
IF YOU COULD TAKE ONE ETHNIC CUSTOM THAT IS POPULAR IN ANOTHER COUNTRY & POPULARIZE IT IN YOUR OWN CULTURE, WHICH WOULD YOU PICK?

I'd choose the less conservative attitude of Europeons. Towards drugs, nudity, etc. Their lives seem to be full of more beauty and appreciation than North American life.
WHEN YOU MEET SOMEONE FOR THE FIRST TIME, WHAT PARTICULAR FACET ABOUT THEM ARE YOU MOST INTERESTED IN LEARNING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE?

What music they're into.

IF YOU CAME INTO ENOUGH MONEY THAT YOU NEVER HAD TO WORK ANOTHER DAY IN YOUR LIFE, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD TYPICALLY DO TO STAY BUSY OR KEEP YOUR MIND OCCUPIED?

Whatever my damn self felt like.
IF ANY PARTICULAR MOMENT IN YOUR LIFE COULD HAVE LASTED 5 MINUTES LONGER, WHAT MOMENT WOULD YOU HAVE WANTED IT TO HAVE BEEN?
The moment were Arlo Guthrie put his arm around me.
IF A MOVIE WERE BEING MADE ABOUT YOUR LIFE, AND YOU COULD CHOOSE ANY ACTOR TO PLAY YOU IN THE FILM, WHOM WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

Alexa Chung. So I can pretend I'm gorgeous and British.
IF YOU WERE TO DIE TOMORROW, WHAT WOULD YOU WANT PEOPLE TO REMEMBER YOU FOR MOST OF ALL?
Little things that make me unique.
IF YOU COULD INSTANTLY FREE YOUR MIND FOREVER OF SOMETHING THAT CAUSES YOU STRESS IN LIFE, WHAT WORRY WOULD YOU GET RID OF?
Caring what other people think.
IF YOU HAD TO RENAME THE STREET YOU LIVE ON, WHAT WOULD YOU NAME IT?

This Way

IF YOU COULD HAVE BEEN THE REAL-LIFE OWNER OF ANY TV OR MOVIE ANIMAL, WHICH ONE WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
The March Hare would bring me endless amusement.
WHAT IS ONE THING YOU THOROUGHLY ENJOY THAT A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WOULD PROBABLY CONSIDER TRITE & BORING AT BEST?
Bathing?

WHAT PARTICULAR FACIAL FEATURE OF YOURS DO YOU PERSONALLY ADMIRE MOST?
I have always been a fan of my hair. Well, not always. But since I got bangs.
LIST THE 5 THINGS THAT MAKE YOU HAPPIEST IN LIFE:
Music, friends, Wheat thins, Sherlock Holmes and moments of complete satisfaction
IF YOU COULD RECEIVE FREE, UNLIMITED AIRLINE FLIGHTS FROM YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT TO ANY ONE DESTINATION IN THE WORLD, TO WHAT PLACE WOULD YOU BE FREQUENTLY FLYING?
IF YOU HAD TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT WOULD TAKE THE PLACE OF A WEDDING BAND TO SERVE AS AN OBJECT OF UNION & COMMITMENT FOR MARRIAGE, WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
A tattoo on the underside of your tongue of your partner's biggest fault.
SUPPOSE THAT INCOME TAXES STILL HAD TO BE PAID, BUT INSTEAD OF GOING TO THE GOVERNMENT, YOUR MONEY WOULD GO TO ANY ONE CAUSE OR CHARITY OF YOUR CHOICE. WHERE WOULD YOU WANT YOURS TO GO?
I'd donate mine to Children's International Summer Villages, an organization that has brought a lot of happiness to me personally and I know makes a difference to human beings around the world.
IF YOU COULD ELIMINATE ONE GENRE OF MUSIC, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
It's a tricky question, because music I might not like can inspire music I would like. But I sure would not be devastated if I never heard country music again for the rest of my life.
IF YOU COULD BECOME FULLY ENLIGHTENED INSTANTLY ON ANY ONE SUBJECT, WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE? I'd love to be a Sherlock Holmes expert. He's so intriguing.

what fresh hell is this?

For all you Fashion bloggers/Arctic Monkeys fans: Alex Turner and Matt Helders partying with supermodel Agyness.

Oh and I retract my approval of Alex and Alexa as a couple. It's too fucking cute.

P.S. Thoughts on the new header?

the molly '08!

I'm not really big on New Year's Resolutions (I'm all for setting goals for yourself, but you shouldn't feel pressured to do it just because its a specific day), so mine was small: Renew my Blender subscription. I did that yesterday morning, and now I'm set for the rest of the year...ahhh.
The past month or so, however, I feel like I've been having a bit of an identity crisis, trying to figure out who exactly I am and, more importantly, who I want to be. I think I've gotten it straightened out.
I'd love to combine these five personalities, and have that be my personality. I'd love to have Alexa Chung's wit, Pattie Boyd's class, Elaine's self-confidence, Sharon Tate's sweetness and Eloise's enthusiasm towards life. I really believe that a person is really just made up of the influences of a number of different people, and I hope this will be the five personalities that conglomerate into one - mine!

300th post

So, Jessica Alba's pregnant. You know what the teenaged boys are thinking? (No, seriously, who does?)
Well, the simple-minded, less intelligent ones are going "Shit....she's gonna get fat. But her boobs are gonna be huge...ahhhhhh, badness and goodness colliding!" and then their brains explode.
But the smart, and kind of creepy, ones are going, "Okay, it'll be due around June, I'm about 16, so, 2008 plus 18, I'll be 34 when that baby is 18, ihopeitsagirl, ihopeitsagirl!!!" Because, really, it allows them to play out the middle-aged men with teenager fantasy that frankly, many teenaged boys haven't even considered yet. So they're out fantasizing about Jessica Alba and getting with teenaged girls, but when they're 34, they'll have their eyes on the teenaged girls they're with now.
It's a tangled web we weave.

The other day I was reading an interview with Mick Jagger from about a year ago, and he was saying how he likes to keep up with newer music, listening to the Arctic Monkeys, etc. But then my brain exploded at the attempt of fitting Mick Jagger and the Arctic Monkeys into the same thought.

In other Arctic Monkeys-related news, I'm not longer jealous of Alexa Chung for dating Alex Turner (okay, maybe just a little...). I am, however, incredibly jealous of Alex Turner for dating Alexa Chung. I was watching her on her TV show on Youtube last night and she is my new idol. She's gorgeous, has incredible style and is incredibly witty. Even without the dating-Alex-Turner-ness, I'm fantastically jealous of her. Interviewing Hilary Duff, she goes "Oh, I'm sorry, did I just hit you in the face with meat? Was that a first?"
It's my 300th post, I get to make a wish, right?
Dear Baby Jesus,
Tomorrow, let me wake up as Alexa Chung.

kthx
ahhhhhhhhhhhmen

So I had a good weekend. The other night I slept over at Nicola's and we watched three great movies.

First we watched Rain, which is an independant film from New Zealand. In some ways it's sort of a typical coming of age story, but its very dark. Its quite interesting to watch, though I think it's too depressing for me to want to watch again, though I would recommend it, especially if you like dark movies.
Then the old tried-and-true favorite, A Clockwork Orange, excellent as usual.
Then we watched Midnight Cowboy, which was very cool. I loved seeing them go to a party at the Factory, and it was a trip seeing Dustin Hoffman play such an oily character, especially just two years after The Graduate.

Okay, okay, I gotta give in and admit it. Alex Turner and Alexa Chung make a very cute couple.
This is my favorite picture of them because they both look great (I loove him in that jacket) but they aren't actually together. Because that still depresses me a little.

Bonus: This is an extremely fantastic picture.

okay...nine, i guess

I figure, I give so much love to the sexy males, I don't recognize the gorgeous ladies out there. There is a reason for this: I'm straight. But, hey, I can appreciate beauty without being sexually attracted to it.

Lo and behold: the 10 Most Beautiful Women Of All Time (subject to change depending on my mood)

In alphabetical order:


Fiona Apple
She has the most unbelievable features: gorgeous eyes, such beautiful lips. She looks so ethereal and just naturally gorgeous

Alexa Chung
Yes, I know she's dating Alex Turner. You don't have to remind me, okay??

Ashley Olsen
Probably the more conventionally gorgeous twin. She was originally going to be the only twin on the list, but MK won me over with her Harper's Bazaar shoot...

Mary-Kate Olsen
Who would have ever made the connection between an Olsen and red hair? It's incredible!

Anita Pallenberg
Her eyes! If I was a lesbian in the 60's...

Chelsea Rodgers
Prince's new protegee. I wish I could find a better picture, because she's stunning.
Amerie Rogers
Gorgeous and incredible voice!
Sharon Tate
The most gorgeous smile in the world.
Cassandra Ventura
Better known as Cassie, I suppose. She looks fucking amazing in the "Stronger" video, but that's not surprising because she looks amazing everywhere.