bicycle_bloom

bicycle_bloom
Originally uploaded by happy d.

i'm posting this entry directly from flickr (even this short writeup)! how cool is that? kinda late, but illo friday changed up the due dates so that the new weekly topic can be worked on over the weekend and submissions have to be in before friday morning.

don't laugh at my bicycle ... man they are hard to draw!

tonight was gayla trail's book launch for her new book and as you can see i got my copy signed by her!

i was all jittery with the excitement of meeting someone who's work i really, really admire. (let's just say i was star struck when i met the fluffco duo.) 'a' braved the snowy flurries (yes it's snowing here again) with me and walked over to the gladstone for the book launch party.

after a quick drink i purchased 'you grow girl' and lined up to get my book signed. i took peeks of the book at chapters over the weekend, but i didn't realize how nice and packed with information, projects, cool illustrations and lush photos this book was until i had my very own copy in my hands.

one project that 'a' and i want to tackle is composting for apartment dwellers. i also want to try to grow some geraniums (b/c they always smell so nice), but my dreams of growing tomatoes on the deck are dashed. sadly gayla states that you need 8 hours of bright light a day ... my deck is north facing so most of the time it won't get direct sunlight.

hmm, where does the time go? i should have more to post about in the next couple of days. this whole posting everyday bit is quite hard. i'm so impressed with people who can do it at least every other day!

i've also come up with some ideas for this week's illustration friday. i hope i have time to complete 2 ideas!

good night.

signs of spring: i saw some shoots (tulips? crocus?) barely making their way up above the dirt in the flower beds by nathan philips square. it's coming!

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does the photo above look like it was taken during winter? or am i imposing my memories of the day onto this shot?

heading out to a suburb east of toronto, our subway train stopped unexpectedly 2 stations before our stop. the train driver announced there was a 'technical' problem with the tracks ahead and that we wouldn't be moving on. 'a' and i suspect that it must have been a jumper.

the number of subway suicides and attempted suicides are alarming: read more. imagine how much bigger the numbers would be in a city with a bigger population.

i'm such an awesome shopper. i did $220 worth of shopping for only $67 at my most favouritest store. they make the bestest stuff.

happy st. patrick's day! well it still is for me b/c i haven't gone to sleep yet. i've found two friends who love to groove on the dance floor to disco - like me they both wear flat shoes to the club. one friend comes to toronto from montreal and the other comes to toronto from london, but i met her in vancouver.

two liquid accomplishments:

• i drank 1 full can of red bull (1/2 of it was part of a red bull martini)
• i was able to take a tequila shot w/o barfing or gagging

after all the caffeine i'll be ingesting tomorrow, i think i should look into a detox/cleanse?