Wanted: another reason to bomb the Middle East

first i found it at college and dufferin in white …

then it was at college and ossington in black.

i don’t know who the artist is behind these stencils, but this really hits home for me. unlike most people who wax philosophical about middle eastern conflicts and what they think should be done there, i have actually been to the middle east.

there are those who have an “us or them” mentality about this. but there is no “us or them,” there is only “we.” and WE do not want war. we love our kids. we want them to grow up safe and have a nice, warm loving home. we want them to go to school. we want to live in peace.

you didn’t see shit!

nice work, ADORE.

dat shit cray

here’s something fun for the weekend. Chrome now has this wicked fun extension called “Dat Shit Cray.” It turns all the “like” buttons on Facebook into “Dat Shit Cray” buttons. the caveat is that it only works if your facebook language is set to english. Mine is set to French, so I had to switch it over just to test out the extension.

after installing it, i perused some of my more wackier FB friends walls, but of course, no other friend of mine deserves a “dat shit cray” than mah boy liam.

case in point:

only two people think this shit is cray?

anyway, enjoy your weekend munchkins. make sure there’s lots of THIS!

(and if you can’t do this in person, BBM will suffice for now )

The Spadina Monologues gets some lurve from TLAC

TLAC (The Learning Achievement Centre) is a printing and publishing company, and they recently gave The Spadina Monologues some lurve on their official Facebook fan page!

fanks for enjoying this blog guys!

you came for the sass, but you’ll stay for the crass.

speaking of publishing, my novel that i’ve been slaving away at for years is now under the noses of some of the most distinguished publishing houses in north america as we speak. my literary agent submitted my pitch and manuscript a few weeks ago, so now we play the waiting game.

i am so humbled just to be considered.

(aka, i am shitting myself)

i’m not going to name any of the houses just this instant because i think that’s a bit premature (aka i don’t want to jinx it) so i’ll just say that i hope the universe is listening! (and paying out).

if you want to know more about my writing career (and dalliances in infamy), check out my Writing Portfolio, the media coverage i’ve garnered, or my About Me page!

Exponential

just because you talk backwards doesn’t make you Yoda

unimpressed i am! do better you must!

a face with no name

do you see it?

this stencil had no name next to it. the building was all boarded up too. in instances such as this, i like to pretend that the artist is paying homage to a friend or family member that passed. this is their way of honouring the dead.

let’s just run with that idea.

know what’s awesome about this photo? i managed to take it without being in the reflection at all!
that’s right, i’m Amazing Invisible Woman!

sound the horns.

(in truth, i’m actually not sure how i did this….. )

oh wait, there i am.
rats.

BREASTS! because you can’t motorboat personality

don’t stop thinking about tomorrow

urgh, that song makes me want to vomit, but it fits with this, i suppose. thank you bill clinton for sabotaging music…. moving on.

the image plus the words translates to “don’t stop thinking about tomorrow.”

here’s one i’ve photographed before but i read it wrong last time. i thought it was saying “no parking in your pants.”

…. but really, it’s saying “don’t pee in your pants.”…. capital P!

clever-clever-land.

Meme Advertising on the streets of Toronto

last week i saw these meme-vertisements in the east end of toronto, but didn’t blog them right away. then i saw that Copyranter scooped me on it! i photographed em first dammit!

no matter, i thought they were hilarious and funny, and like Copyranter says, the copy is actually FUNNY. way to meme! While advertising doesn’t exactly fit within the ethos of this blog, social media crossed with pop culture crossed with things pasted onto walls definitely does.

the adverts are the brainchild of The Hive based in Toronto. Hi Hive! I’m on twitter. Have we met? We should.

still miffed about being scooped …. whatever.