July 2011
3 posts
Does it get softer further in? →
It’s my birthday today. Not very exciting, I know. I disappear from the blog world for a couple of weeks and I come back with “it’s my birthday”? But, nonetheless, today I am twenty-five. I’m…
Stupid little short-circuit. →
A couple of weeks ago, I ordered the greatest thing (read: piece of clothing, because the official title of Greatest Thing I Will Ever Own belongs to my Wesley Snipes, Esq. My cat. Obviously.) I will…
Violet Eyes? Really? →
When I was a little girl, I wanted desperately to be a princess from a medieval fantasy world: a beautiful princess in beautiful gowns with beautiful golden hair. Yeah: Gold. Mainly because that was…
March 2011
5 posts
Where Siân awkwardly takes pictures of her new... →
Do you realize how hard it is to take a nice, pretty photograph of your hand? Or the side of your ribcage, for that matter? Especially when you’re using a rather nice DSLR and trying to shoot with a…
I submit that I was the cutest tiny human ever. →
So, I had this other awesome bloggy all planned out, but then I realized that my camera battery was dying, and by the time it was less-dead, it was too dark out to take pictures. Egads! I…
a shop and bicyclette →
I’m not sure if you were aware of this or not, but on Saturday, at around noon, something amazing happened: the doors of Bicyclette Boutique opened for the very first time.
BAM! Lookit…
Advice Narwhal Says: Leaves are boring. →
Guess what, guys: Advice Narhwal is back, this time with some insight and advice about our great Canadian pastime. No, not driving a Zamboni. No, not tailgating at Celine Dion concerts. I’m talking…
I AM BETTER THAN YOU. →
Well, not really. Unless, you’re like, a super unwholesome type person. Then, yes, yes I am better than you. Like a pedophile: I’m pretty sure it’s safe to say that I am better than a pedophile. I’m…
February 2011
6 posts
What I Wore Today and Being an "It Blogger". →
I’m kind of obsessed with the “Stats” that my little Blogger here has to offer. Because I find it oh-so amusing that people search for phrases like “I am going skiing am I going to die” and “Frozen…
I have piles of irrational fears. →
Like the title suggests, I have piles of irrational fears. Maybe even enough to put in to two piles. Two very large piles, though. Like, taller than me. (And we all remember how tall I am.) I…
Advice Narhwal Says: Never Upload A Photographer's... →
Remember way back when and there was that guy who gave everyone lots of unsolicited advice and he said the most important thing was to wear sunscreen and for some reason there was really annoying…
Arcade Fire is cooler than you. No, really. →
You know what really grinds my gears? Not being able to find the droid I’m looking for. You know what else really grinds my gears? People complaining about Arcade Fire winning the Grammy for Album…
valentine's and bicyclette →
Remember that time last weekend when I made confetti and told you all about it? Well, all of the images have made their way on to the interwebs. There were too many good ones (because of the lethal…
How to Make Confetti. →
I was making some confetti the other day, and I thought to myself, “Hey, Siân. How are you today? Swell? Oh, that’s fantastic. You’re looking rather fetching, I must say. Oh, you are most welcome….
January 2011
3 posts
Hi, my name is blank, and I'm a Festival Insider... →
So, I’m at Sundance Film Festival again. I know—how amazing, right? RIGHT? This year, I managed to talk my way in to getting the most fun jobber in the entire world: Festival Insider Pro: Rover. I…
Actually, that's a backhoe. →
This weekend, despite what my Canadian passport states (more on that later), I was in London, Ontario for the first time ever. I heard it was a great place to spend the weekend, so I decided to go.
The Tracker's Guide to the Quadrattaca →
So, it’s 2011. I’m sure you had no idea, right? It’s only three days in, and the interweb is flooded with resolutions and ‘new’ this and ‘new that. I dunno: it feels sort of the same to me. I’ve…
December 2010
6 posts
Christmas 2010: the first and last time I'll ever... →
This Christmas, I did something that I’ll deeply regret for the rest of my life. I almost don’t want to tell you, for fear of you judging me poorly. I told this boy, and I’m pretty sure he’s been…
GLITTERED. →
Remember that time I spent the weekend at the Bicyclette Holiday Pop-up Shop and played in glitter and took dreamy pictures of my very best model friend, Vienna? I’m sure you remember it like it was…
haired →
So, the heat is broken in my house. As in, there is no heat. As in, it’s about 10 degrees (Celsius) right now. As in, I can’t feel my feet, my fingers are numb, and my brain is starting to hurt. Why…
And that's fine, actually. →
I was about to go to bed, and then I found this (a clip from an upcoming movie about a little boy that dies and his family afterward): And now I can’t sleep. And I’m sitting…
Love and Coal Miner's Daughter →
I have this thing about wanting to wear very unique clothes. I absolutely die when I see somebody wearing something that I also own. It happens rarely, but I always cringe inwardly and that…
Manaverage. →
When people ask me how tall I am, I usually say 5’10”. That’s great and all, but it’s not true. I’m actually 7 feet tall. I just hide it well. Nah, that’s not true at all. I’m actually a man. No,…
November 2010
7 posts
Happee Birthdae! →
No, it’s not my birthday. That was in July; since I didn’t receive any presents, you obviously forgot. But that’s okay—I’ll accept Christmas gifts as apologies for missing my birthday. It is,…
Love and Bicyclette →
You guys, you guys, you guys. You guys. Ladies too. Actually, probably more so ladies than guys. Since this is about girly stuff and all. You guys (but really I mean “ladies”, except saying “you…
The most amazing book ever. →
While Brother was at work, he stumbled across what is perhaps — nay, definitely! — the greatest book of all time. He didn’t even have to open it. He could just tell from the cover. Really, there…
I'M GOING TO DIE. →
I’m going to the doctor on Friday. This wouldn’t be such a bad thing, except I am getting vaccinations and a TB test. And that wouldn’t be such a bad thing, if I were a normal person. But I am not a…
A circle has no beginning. →
In four days, the first half of the last Harry Potter book premieres in theatres. Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part One.
I’m a bit sad, in a way. But I’ll probably…
Where we put on mustaches and baked. →
Do you know what happens when you combine dinosaurs, Star Wars, mustaches, and glitter?
No, it’s not a fantastical gay musical about a band of glittery stormtroopers that somehow get…
Dance. Machine. →
Last night I performed a miraculous feat. I danced for over three hours in 6in heels. Correction: I danced amazingly well for over three hours in 6in heels. And what I mean by “amazingly well” is…
October 2010
9 posts
Newfoundland Surf Dog. I mean Dawg. →
Everybody knows about Newfoundland dogs, right? Those humongous … dogs. Actually, hm, I don’t know any other descriptors for them. Black? Slobbery? MASSIVE? Obviously, the most important…
An Adventure in Ombre. →
I’ve been a redhead for a very long time. Obviously I am not a natural redhead, despite my freakish paleness and freckles. My natural hair colour is a dark brown. I think. I haven’t really seen it…
Greatest Resignation Letter Of All Time. →
I’m quitting my retail job tomorrow. Yeah, I had a job. But only for three weeks. Just like school, I’m too cool for jobs. Actually, it’s secretly depressing (well, not-so-secret anymore) that this…
I want to go cruising for a private lesson on some... →
This week, I was rescued from the bowels of Oakville not once, but twice, by my awesome-tastic friends, Bea and James—formerly known as Jovan, formerly known as Javier, formerly known as Prince. And…
i like my muffins moist. →
I don’t really cook that much. My idea of cooking is baking a potato in the oven and slathering it with butter, cheese and peas. Sometimes I even cook rice to go along with it. Fancy, eh. Also,…
Brother. →
While going through old family photos last night, I came to realize something startling: Brother hated being photographed with me. At first, I thought he just didn’t enjoy having his picture taken….
For My Biographer →
Today marks an important day in history. Take a moment now to commit this day—the 5th of October in the year 2011—to your memories, for today is the day that I finished watching How I Met Your…
fall, hands down, and the return of socks →
Fall is one of my favourite times of year. I can’t really go in say it’s my absolute favourite, because Christmas will always win, hands down. Hands up too.
Hey, did you…
BOOBS. →
Boobs. Boobs are awesome. That’s all I wanted to say. Okay, actually, this is probably one of the more important blog thinger-magigs I’ll ever post. Yes, even more important than that time I…
September 2010
5 posts
Return to Bieber-town →
In an effort to be more on top of things, Jillian and I decided to shoot her Spring 2011 lookbook this weekend. Yes. In September. Of 2010. It still hurts my brain to be even thinking about the…
The fever. →
Remember when I was in Stratford and I saw that wicked awesome Justin Bieber t-shirt? And I was all, “I am totally going to get that t-shirt.” Well, I did! Ha! Look at that: I said I’d do something…
crazy cat lady. →
So it’s official now. I’m a crazy cat lady. I suppose my craziness has always been questionable—it really depends on who you ask and on what day. But the title of Crazy Cat Lady is officially mine.
sleep is for suckers →
You know how once you start doing something, you just keep going and going and going until you finally look at a clock and realize it’s almost 6AM?! I’m talking about picture editing, by the way. I…
dead of night →
It’s late. I don’t really know how late, because I left my phone in my room. Strange, if you know me and how attached I am to technology—specifically my Blackberry. But this is one of…
August 2010
9 posts
chopper, copter, heli →
I was at Rabbit’s yesterday and this awesome thing was just sitting on her dining table. It was a kit to build a helicopter. HOLY CRAP A HELICOPTER?! Well, obviously it was a toy helicopter. A real…
The Great Shoe Quest Of Twenty Ten. →
Cousin is getting married in October and I’ve been given the prestigious task of shopping for her wedding shoes. See, she lives in St John’s, Newfoundland. And if you didn’t know, there are no nice…
Attack of the Giant Gummi. →
About a month ago, I received one of the awesome-est presents ever. Boo came back from a road trip and handed me this giant gummi bear and said, “I thought you could take pictures of it attacking…
moving. →
I hate moving. I really do. And I find myself preparing to move next week. Ugh.
I love packing, though. Packing is a great excuse to organize and purge. And my little label maker…
Remember that time... →
Remember that time I went to Bermuda? It was all awesome and blue and there was a cruise and it was kind of magical? Yeah, that time two weeks ago. I’m glad you remember too. Well, I sort of gave…
furr muffs for all. →
Remember when I posted that really spectacular blog about shooting the fall collection for Headmistress? I guess I could link it here, but I’m kind of too lazy to bother. … Ugh. Fine. Don’t give…