If we've both got the same diseases, it's irrelevant girl.

I first opened my ears to Frightened Rabbit two years ago. They are a band from Selkirk, Scotland that I think are just fantastic.

The first song I heard by these boys is called "Keep Yourself Warm". An unbridled and truthful track about love&sex.

I really dig them. I hope you do too.

This is their record "The Midnight Organ Fight"

{Where you can find the previously mentioned track}

And this is their brand new record called "The Winter of Mixed Drinks"

Music is lovely. So are you.

Peas & Luhv,

Brie

PostScript. Yes, it is just a coincidence that their CD's seem to flawlessly match the color scheme of my blog. :)

Riding in Vans With Boys

April 13th - Fernie, BC

April 14th - Penticton, BC

April 15th - Vancouver, BC

April 18th - Wolseley, Sask

April 19th - St. Catherine's, ON

April 20th - Toronto, ON

April 21st - Montreal, QC

April 22nd - Ottawa, ON

April 23rd - Toronto, ON

April 24th - Burlington, ON

April 27th - Saul Ste. Marie, ON

April 28th - Thunder Bay

The only thing Penny Lane and I have in common is curly hair and going on tour with a musician. I'll take it. I'm super stoked.

Frame: 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" Photo: 3 1/8" x 3 1/8"

I have gladly noticed a shift towards things that are old lately. By this I mean youngsters are really digging things that are old. We just call it "vintage" cause that makes it way cooler.

But for a month or so now I have been really really hell bent on getting this.

Isn't she lovely?

Mainly it's because I'm a pretty horrid photographer and that little beauty makes everything look splendid.

The catch?

Camera = $30.

Film = $30 {And that is only for ten exposures} yikes

But maybe it's a blessing in disguise? Our culture has become an instant culture. Instant notifications, Instant coffee {thx SBucks}, Instant money, Instant access to the internet.

So maybe, with this amazing Instant camera, by only having 10 exposures I will think more careful about what I use them on. And make these Instant moments memorable.

Peas & Luhv,

Brie

Dear ______,

An empty white page is daunting to say the least. Maybe you're writing a research paper, maybe you're writing a song or maybe, just maybe, you are writing a letter to a friend. But, I have found the black keys of my laptop are getting much more of a workout than my cursive writing.

I don't know about you, but I never had a pen pal when I was a kid. But, what I did do was write notes in school. Lots and lots of notes between best friends. Pink and green pen covered teared off sheets of coil notebooks. Dear Stephanie, Dear Sophie, Dear Maryse, Dear Rachelle are generally how they started.

Do you remember the excitement you would get when your parents brought home the mail and there was a thin little envelope addressed to you? You would find it tucked between the Sears flyers and the various bills? The feeling was like christmas morning.

So, I have taken it upon myself to bring back that feeling. My hopes are that by giving my friends that little excitement of getting a hand written letter in the mail will push them to start writing their own letters.

Maybe they have a shoebox full of memories, and perhaps my letter will fill it up just a little bit more.

So my friends, get out some lined paper, your favorite pen and start writing. You don't have to profess your deepest secrets, you can just say "Hey, I was just thinking about you." or, "Hey, remember that time we sang karaoke at 2 in the morning? That was amazing." Then, grab yourself an envelope and lick that disgusting postage stamp and send some love.

Peas, Luhv & Handwritten goodness,

Brie

Let Me Clean My Teeth, And I'll Be Right Down

Yet again, the desire to blog has taken over when in reality I should be acting studiously and writing my Women Studies paper.

This time I bring to you a Kelowna bred, three-piece band called We Are The City. Three best friends make up this splendid progressive-indie rock band. They are - Cayne McKenzie on vocals and keys, David Menzel on guitar and Andy Huculiak on drums. While reading this blog I encourage you to Google them but please, don't dare let yourself be fooled by their fresh and young faces. Their debut CD In A Quiet World is a pleasure to listen to from track 1 to track 11 and has a maturity and cohesiveness to it that a first glance might not give away.

I had the absolute pleasure of seeing Aidan Knight and We Are The City perform this past Wednesday at The Gateway. A venue not new by any means to Aidan {Who has played here 6 times!} I was rendered speechless by the end of the night. Not a simple task if you ask any of my friends. The piano, drums, vocals and guitar are woven together intricately. Each melody feels brand new, but like it's just what you expected. Even with a crowd of only 20 or so people, both performances were beyond words.

Andrew, Cayne and David are so incredibly talented it makes me shiver! They are so rehearsed and in sync with each other. Maybe it has something to do with 9 hour van rides across the prairies, but either way it makes for the most incredible live show I have ever seen. And not to mention that the three of them are the nicest and most humble guys you will ever meet.

So, if you ever overhear of a We Are The City show taking place close to you, do me a favor. Hell, do yourself a favor and grab a handful of music loving friends and get your little keisters to that show. I guarantee that you will not be disappointed and leave with at least a smile on your face and a high five.

Peas & Luhv,

Brie

Power Leopard

Have you ever heard of Christian Hansen & The Austistics?

...No?

Well, that's really too bad for you. And it's a good thing you are reading this blog. Because your bones are about to get out of your chair (or couch, or bed, or... where ever you are reading this blog) and start dancing.

Click Here. Right now.

This super awesome, magical, wicked band will be stopping by Calgary on March 19th at the Marquis Room.

Go, buy a drink, and dance.

Peas, Luhv & Booty shaking,

Brie

I Told You So

This morning I woke up earlier than I have in almost a year, pressing the snooze alarm at 5:36 a.m. As I sat in the Calgary Int'l Airport at Gate 45, waiting to board my flight to Victoria, British Columbia, I started a new game called "How many Team Canada jerseys can you spot in two minutes?" After my attention span tired of that game I shifted tired weight from one foot to the other and waited in line at Starbucks, (Soy Vanilla Latte. You saved my life) I listened to a lovely woman two people behind me offer a girl on crutches to carry her coffee, a task not easily done when both arms are tied up. The injured woman smiled broadly and said, "that would be awesome. I'll buy you a coffee if you can carry mine!" Made me terribly proud of being Canadian, I mean, where else would this happen?

Sitting down, I took out my iPod and cracked a book. Letting the caffiene and the sweet nutty taste of Soy slowly pull up my falling eyelids. As it would happen most times, my lovely iPod knew just what to play for me as I touched and illuminated the "Shuffle" option on the screen. Slouching back, my ears filled with the sweet sounds of Aidan Knight. Thirty minutes flew by and next thing I knew a snaking line of eager travellers formed in front of the gate.

A quick and painless hour and fourty minutes went by with only sparatic cries from the toddler one row back. I finally got the chance to make a dent in my most recent literary conquest - "He Died With A Felafel In His Hands".

As I landed, my purse across one shoulder, yoga mat on the other, I saw the friendly and loving face of my high school friend and kindred spirit Kat. For those of you who don't know her, she is my grounded, yoga practicing, composting, recycling, biking, smiling, giving, hippy friend. She stood at the arrival doors with a bouquet of 6 freshly cut yellow daffodils from her garden tied together with a blue silk bow. How on earth could I ask for anything more? I was already incredibly excited to be on a plane to somewhere foreign and fantastic. But, to be greeted by a warm, smiling, flower holding friend? Life is too good.

We stepped outside and I took the deepest breath of fresh, humid, rainy air which filled my lungs and seeped into my pores. Everything was green. The grass, the trees, the moss, the buds on the trees. Life was everywhere I looked.

I settled my things into Kat's vacant roomates humble abode and we trekked out to her second class. Earth and Ocean Science. By the time we crossed the street from Kat's house, I was suddenly in Fern Gully. The trees reached the sky and were cloaked in deep green moss, while the ground was wet and cool. Our footsteps; instead of making the rough "click, clack" on pavement made muted "thump, thumps" on the wet earth. After hanging out and learning about Paleolithic stone eras and the arrival of Oxygen on the planet we headed back home for a wicked lunch and an even better music swapping session.

Following tea we headed down to the beach. "To the beach, to the beach. After we climb up this mountain, we will go to the beach." (Jon&Roy, check out 5 or so posts down friends.) Even though the sky was overcast and the rain was drizzling, I couldn't wipe the smile from my face even if I had wanted to.

All my friends told me when I went to Victoria I wouldn't want to come home. Well feel free to say I Told You So whenever.

Tomorrow's adventures?
Breakfast, Yoga, Shopping, Dinner, Pubs, New Friends, Old Friends, Laughs and most of all, Love.

Peas,

Brie