Thursday, June 05, 2003

Emily Haines be Googled

I was reading a review at Pitchfork on Broken Social Scene and Emily Haines was mentioned. Having no idea of who this woman is, I thought I'd look her up. Apparently everybody who writes about her art sees her talent along very similar lines. Check this out --
-->"Emily Haines' chameleon warble"
-->"Emily Haines' seething vocals"
-->"Emily Haines' melting alto"
-->"the soaring vocals of Emily Haines"
-->"the the luscious vocals of Emily Haines"
At least this guy managed to put more than two words between her name and the ensuing descriptors with "Emily Haines teases out all the suffocating peer-dependent loneliness of teenage-girlhood, capturing a kind of heartbreaking solipsistic neediness".

Sunday, June 01, 2003

Bon Voyage, Jerry

Went to Jerry's going away party on Friday. Decided that Stella Artois smells like weed. Pinky swore to share a place in Vancouver with Dan if he ever moves out there. Met a guy named Richard who teaches middle school and snorts coke. Ordered hot and sour soup and spring rolls at New Sky on Spadina with Dan afterward. Was very impressed to learn that the restaurant stays open until 5 in the morning. Also learnt that "cold tea" can mean beer. C-o-f-f-e-e...b-e-e-r. Took a 17 dollar cab ride home. Got home shortly after four. Answered the phone at nine twenty something.

Holga, ya?
Took in my first roll of 120mm film to LabLighting on Queen on Friday afternoon. Will have the prints on Tuesday. Hope they work out. I bought more film, b/w this time.