democratic hair parting

this morning i made the momentous decision to allow my hair to decide its own part.

usually, i take out my big white comb and path it through my hair to create a perfectly straight part.

but today, i thought i would let my hair choose the part. here's how i did it:
1) bend over at the waist so that hair is hanging down. pretend you're touching your toes. i know, most of us can't, that's why i said pretend.
2) flip (or actually whip) your hair back.

that's it.

let the part fall where it may. the results were not hideous so i went to work with this.

oh and can you create a 30 second commercial in 7 days?

so vaff received some sponsorship in the form of a 30 second commercial shot to be shown during a CityTV show called AZN Lifestyles which airs wednesdays and sundays.

i was asked if i could come up with a commercial in like, oh, 7 days.

my first reaction was: wtf! 7 days!! do i look like a full-on ad agency?

then i realized what a great opportunity and said yes right away. of course, when i say yes, i'm also really saying yes for rob, too. poor rob.

then came the hard part: coming up with an idea.

i begged rob for help on this since he's the ideas guy and he didn't disappoint.

for those of you who have seen the commercial, i've already changed it about 5 times this evening.

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also, please note my DISCLAIMER: although i'm super thankful to rob for coming up with the idea, this isn't the type of stuff i do. i like the mood and tone stuff.

but oh well, here we go......

link to 30 second commercial

casey and rob's scene


diana, terry and me... for the all asian girl scene

food stuffs

the past week has been pretty exciting in my food world.

korean food___________
across the street from Seb's on broadway near fraser is a new korean restaurant that replaces the korean tofu soup restaurant that i had wanted to try but never did.

the new korean restaurant serves skewers, bulgogi, bibimbob, bbq eel on rice, etc.

besides the deliciously prepared food are some other wonders:
1) the entire interior of the restaurant is covered in orange tarp.
2) the middle of the restaurant has these large cauldrons of their version of miso soup.
3) the menus are written on big, old soup pot lids
4) the chairs are blue plastic stools

be warned, the place gets packed by 6:30pm.

oh, also, we were able to order makalee which is rice wine and it tasted home brewed and was waay cheaper and tastier than the soju. btw, the makalee is not on the menu. it was advantageous having rob there to order this drink.






cheese and olive party___________
this past saturday, rob and i attended the swankiest party we've ever been to. the location was a remodelled 1950s house in the dunbar/southlands area.

it was like stepping into an issue of dwell magazine.

and then there was the amazing selection of cheese to be had. the hostess sourced the best and most exclusive cheeses then presented them along with fruit, breads, and olives.

something that surprised me was how friendly this mostly affluent crowd was. everybody smiled as you walked past them. every single one.

you know how people say money doesn't make you happy? well, if i had the money to live in this house, i think i would rather happy.

new max richter album

listening to his music instantly turns me into a romantic of the extreme type and i suddenly have the desire:
- relocate to paris, london or new york
- learn to sew
- have kids
- live in a high-ceiling loft with all white walls and spare vintage furniture
- learn to take photos using vintage cameras and make a living at it
- lose about 20 lbs
- go grocery shopping in a cute bike with a basket on the front

my current life is pretty fantastic but i also have these crazy romantic tendancies which, i think, are fueled by surfing too many design blogs written by women who have these fantasy-etsy lives (see here).

checkout max richter's website, it's so beautiful.
24 photos with samples of up to 1 minute of each song on the album.

24 postcards in full colour

hanging with dad and the fam

during the long weekend, i spent some much needed time with my dad and family.

my dad did some tai chi healing on me, showed me some exercises to do and gave me some seeds from his garden.






then, for thanksgiving, we all babysat ethan. look at rob's mad babysitting skillz

another project underway

with VIFF out of the way and rob feeling better than a piece of used saran wrap, we're committing all our energies to a new project that has sprung out of the cauldron of creative ideas that is rob's head.

we're making a film about people who run an indie rock recording studio.

cinematic influences we're looking to include:
- Last Days
- This Charming Girl
- Day Night Day Night

the crew will be rob and myself. rob is the director and i'm main camera.

we started a blog for the film which is called:
Everything Louder Than Everything Else

we'll be posting all sorts of production notes and notices and communications with the actors. it's going to be so much fun.

VIFF: the final report

# of films watched = 19
# of films i'm glad i watched = 10
# of walkouts (emotional or actual) = 4
# of films with rob in them = 1

# times i saw straw guy = 3
# times i was asked if i was japanese after watching a japanese film = 2
# times i bought popcorn = 2


the worst: Night and Day - i'm still angry i had to sit thru this piece of crap.

the best: Synching Blue - even though i didn't initially give it my highest score (transcendental), the more i thought about the film, the more i loved it.

the most inspirational: Louise Bourgeoise - 90 years old and still passionate about sculpture, creating and art. i should be making films every weekend.

films that made me cry
- Night and Day (cry with frustration)
- I've Been Loving You So Long
- Orz Boyz

films with blow-jobs, 3-way gay sex, hand-jobs or porn
- Synching Blue
- Serbis
- mime-mime,
- Blind Pig That Wants To Fly
- Night and Day cuz it was a total wank-fest of overdone dramatics.

other notables:
film where the korean lead character is visiting paris and is inexplicably wearing a "capilano suspension bridge" tshirt - Night and Day

film with the best pre-film entertainment - The Desert Within where a mariachi band played at the front of the stage before the film started


also, read what rob had to say about viff