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Tuesday, August 30, 2005

"We should all have Steves."
said Caroline as we watched an episode of Sex and the City, stuffing our faces with salt and vinegar chips which she at first told me were regular. (i exploded.)

"Forever is tomorrow is today."
said David Gray

~ rebecca 10:53 PM ~ [+]

from starsailor.net:

Starsailor will be celebrating the launch of their new single, In The Crossfire, by performing four small shows:

Monday 3rd October Edinburgh The Venue*
Tuesday 4th October Manchester Jabez Clegg
Thursday 6th October Birmingham Irish Centre
Friday 7th October Bristol Bierkeller*

JABEZ FREAKIN' CLEGG!
I've booked shows there. ;)
man. if it were a month later. i'd be there.

note - there was also a note saying: 'Four similar shows will be taking place in Europe and will be announced shortly.' ;) ;)

have just finished a SuperEx ticket selling marathon that culminated in an absolutely amazing Rolling Stones extravaganza last night. then today a few of us went to Meech Lake for a picnic under a very threatening sky, and on the way back, decided to check out the rumours heard on the Bear this morning - yes indeed - the Stones were playing at Zaphod's.. there were giant buses, police, tents, crowds, all over York St.
then proceeded to watch the new show 'prison break' (?). meh. but THEN, walked over to Dairy Queen and indulged myself by inhaling a FlameThrower burger.. mMmmmmMMMMMM
loverly. and now i'm here, making a list of things to do before a mini holiday on the East Coast!

~ rebecca 12:18 AM ~ [+]

Sunday, August 21, 2005

and the winner of cutest puppy is... Jack - Lindsay's new poo-triever!

and the winner of cutest Canadian female singer is... Natalie McMaster! eh? she's pregnant eh?

and the winner of ... becky's favourite folkfest artist is... Feist!

~ rebecca 12:26 AM ~ [+]

Friday, August 19, 2005

for the first time in .. oh.. over 14 months, i can say - i've got work tomorrow, so i should get to bed!

just wanted to say i had a fabulous night at the folk fest, opening the door for joan armatrading with a plate of food in my hand, then later watching her perform a luverly set.
she's wonderful!

~ rebecca 12:16 AM ~ [+]

Wednesday, August 17, 2005

am not in such a good mood tonight. i suppose it balances out with my last entry. i knew it was coming!

the 'family' computer has broken down and so i've set up my own computer in 'the office'. works fine and all, but might have to pay some guy to come fix this other computer which may have been infected by one of those viruses and in that case i will no doubt be blamed for downloading music. boooooooooooooo

went for a run today! felt really good. and i hope to go for another tomorrow. eric was online when i got back, which was nice, cause he was happy and so i was happy and things were just fine until our *(#&$"@!{# computer decided to quit on us. #(#&$)*{>!!!!!^#(&*!%#

paperwork drags on. at least busy time is quickly approaching. technically it starts tomorrow with a hop, skip, and a jump over to the beach for some freeeee music and a lil bit of responsibility thrown in. ("excuse me sir! please, don't do that. no, sir, really. you're not allowed to jump over the fence. may i escort you to the ticket booth, sir?")

tomorrow night will wrap up with Joan Armatrading. :)
tonight is wrapping up right now ~

oh but first - i found this in my inbox this morning and was both pleasantly surprised and laughing out loud at the same time. they look so serious. so dark. barry looks the same. but look how sinister looking stel and ben are! ahahahhahah james looks mighty yummy in this shot though! heehee


fyi:
The new Starsailor album is called 'On The Outside.' It is scheduled to be released on October 17th. It will be proceeded by the single, 'In The Crossfire' on October 3rd.
The full album tracklisting is:
1. In The Crossfire
2. Counterfeit Life
3. In My Blood
4. Faith Hope Love
5. I Don't Know
6. Way Back Home
7. Keep Us Together
8. Get Out While You Can
9. This Time
10. White Light
11. Jeremiah
The album was recorded and mixed in LA during April and May this year. It has been produced by Rob Schnapf (Beck, Vines, Elliot Smith)
Steve Lamacq will be playing 'In The Crossfire' on his Radio 1 show on Monday 22nd

p.s. i don't like it that it took me a while to remember the last time i saw them. it was january 2004! my my. fingers crossed for european touring this fall

~ rebecca 11:42 PM ~ [+]

Saturday, August 13, 2005

inspired by the latest posts of my fellow bloggers coco and sheepie (ahahahha that sounds.. different) i've decided to mark this happy but otherwise/overall average summer day with a blog!

things are good. have been back in ottawa nearly a week and everything's been a-ok, borderline - great! just seeing friends and family again blah blah blah, and knowing that i've got a bit of cash flowing in, starting yesterday -i'm getting paid for the 2 hours i spent standing around being 'trained' for something i've already done. it's nice to know i'll be workign in the next couple of weeks even if it's temporary. and it's nice to be living at home for a bit, knowing that i'll be going away in not too long. i was thinkign of buyign my plane ticket to france today. why not?? otherwise i might just veg out in front of the tv and watch some tennis, or walk to WalMart to buy a portable electronic device - i'm thinking a Sony mp3 walkman.. long story. i'm not jumping on the Ipod bandwagon yet. i wont' have a computer in Lyon so there wont' be a lot of downloading going on.

i was sad to say goodbye to friends in toronto and to toronto itself, but turns out a lot of old friends are here in ottawa right now and it's been really nice to catch up with them. it's just like high school again, really. REWIND four years and here we are. the same old gang. minus a couple who are either married or have defected to the US of A. ;)

it's a nice day out. i should really go to the beach or something.
MAYBE part of the reason i'm in such a good mood right now is that i just spoke to mon cheri. and i've decided to join my parents for a trip to PEI post-dropping off of the sister in the 'fax and visiting katie-loo of manchester fame!

also bought tickets for Metric in Ottawa at the end of September ...! got them during the presale on ticketmaster.. not sure how that worked, but i ended up getting them a couple of days before they 'went on sale'. unhuh... i'm not complaining. Jason Collett is opening ! wooooohooooooooo.
AND, turns out i WILL be able to see Feist, on a smaller stage, at the folk fest. yesssssssss

tra la la. oh gosh, i know i'm gonna look at this blog later and regret writing it in such a perky mood.
well, for the record, i'm having a very nice August 13, 2005.

*muah*

~ rebecca 2:36 PM ~ [+]

Wednesday, August 03, 2005

well well! almost two months later...
and - i'm in toronto as if nothing had changed.
'cept things have!
spent some fabulous holidays in BC after a bit of time in o-town.
eric should have just arrived 'home' home, for the first time in 10 months.
i'm am quite excited for him!
oh - time to go meet andres and friend for a chinese (dinner).
will write more later.. i hope.

~ rebecca 6:34 PM ~ [+]