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[06 Jul 2008|04:12pm] weloveamigurumi [twistedsecrets] Hi everyone! I'm new here, so I thought I'd share my latest little critter :) I made this Bambi style fawn from a pattern out of a crochet book I got for christmas, 'Amigurumi - super happy crochet cute' by elisabeth a doherty. she has a website, I just cant find my link to it atm! Its a gorgeous pattern and i'm stoked with how she came out. ( fawn ) 1 comment|post comment

Vancouver's broken social scene? [05 Jul 2008|07:25pm] vancouver [neverletmedown] Calling all Vancouver peoples... This is not my own question (I live here), but a question I'm copying/pasting from another user from another message board I use, as I'm curious what your answers would be. The vancouver community is highly opinionated, so I figure this would be excellent food for thought! What do you think? I'm in my early 20's and I plan on moving to the Seattle area. I have a degree in Communication and while the main reason I'm moving to Seattle is b/c of the higher pay (and free housing since I have relatives there I can stay with while going for my Masters and working to save money for when I decide where I really want to live afterwards), I also wanted to live near the city b/c I was hoping for an excellent social life and night life that I can't get in Appalachia. While I haven't moved to Seattle yet, I did learn that basically the people in Seattle are not nearly as social as I hoped. While they will act nice, supposedly they prefer to be in their own cliques or it takes you forever to get them to hang out with you. I was wondering how the social scene was in Vancouver. I know in Toronto I was able to go up to people and make some friends. Montreal was insanely social and people were practically your friends from the get-go (at least that's how it was with me). Northeast England was pretty friendly too, but I know there are places like NYC where the people seemed pretty rude to me. I was wondering if I could build connections and have a better chance at socializing with people in Vancouver or are they more like people in Seattle and NYC? I won't be going up there every weekend, just once in a while to hang out and/or to escape the anti-socialness of Seattle if it really is as anti-social as they warn me. Also, do they have a good clubbing scene? Especially clubs that play rock/dance/techno music instead of just hip-hop or gothic? Is it moderately safe to walk around Vancouver (or around the same safeness as Toronto or Montreal) or is it more like some of the other U.S. cities where just being a female after midnight is a huge risk? For the original posting: here it is. 8 comments|post comment

New Tune: The Perfect Storm of Wrong [05 Jul 2008|09:16pm] minusbaby The Perfect Storm of Wrong I was thinking about what makes things right. My temporary conclusion is that everything is a collection of mistakes chained and re-arranged forever; like contrails at sunset and the hum after saying, "common." The Perfect Storm of Wrong by minusbaby is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at http://minusbaby.livejournal.com. 1 comment|post comment

Monster Hunting in Los Angeles [05 Jul 2008|06:02pm] cryptozoology [boju] 10. Bigfoot You make think Bigfoots are only a Northwoods beast, but Los Angeles has 3 distinct breeds of city ape. The first is your standard bigfoot, 6-11 ft tall shaggy gigantopithecus. The first sighting came in 1973 when a full sized Macho Sasquatcho chased down a pick up truck out in San Fernando Valley. The beast got close enough to the vehicle that they could smell its breath, which they later told reporters was "stinky." In 1974 a bigfoot was actually seen in the city, between 45th st and 47th st on Quartz Hill. Best places to go bigfoot hunting: Big Rock Canyon in San Fernando Valley, Quartz Hill in the San Gabriel Mountains, Azusa at the San Gabriel Mountain Foothills, Campgrounds in Santa Clarita, Elizabeth Lake, Lancaster. 9. Skunk Ape Bigfoots little brother is most commonly sighted in Florida, but he's also been seen in Palos Verdes and Redondo Beach, moving in and out of the suburbs via the sewers and knocking over trash cans for food. Skunk ape stands about 4 to 5 feet tall and reeks. Best Place to go Skunk Ape hunting: Palos Verdes near the Dominator shipwreck. Redondo beach fields and suburbs at night. 8. The Beast of Billiwhack The third kind of LA bigfoot might not be an ape at all. Seen once in Santa Paula and once in nearby Ojai, the Billiwhack beast has an shaggy, grey-black ape-like body, but an extended muzzle and goat like horns. It may be related to the Krampus or Wampa. Known to raid farms for chicken, corn, and dairy products. Best places to go Billiwhack hunting: The Billiwhack Dairy in Aliso Canyon, Santa Paula, farms and forests in the San Rafael mountains and Ojai. Beasts 7 through 1 after the cut, including a real live Sea Serpent 3 comments|post comment

More creepy cutes! [05 Jul 2008|06:10pm] weloveamigurumi [basstendencies] Here are the ninja and Nosferatu I made for my boyfriend from Creepy Cute Crochet: ( under here! ) I had a lot of fun making these guys and my boyfriend really likes them. Next up is the robot! 5 comments|post comment

Recommending a Good Bank [05 Jul 2008|10:16am] vancouver [rosetopography] I'm planning on starting at UBC in January 2009 and was wondering if anyone had experience with setting up a bank account in Canada. On CIC's Web site they give a listing of various banks, but I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good one for a student at UBC living on, or hopefully, near campus. Vancity seems to be a pretty good one based on their Web site. Anyone know if there's a bank on-campus? Also, does anyone know if I could get a Canadian VISA (credit card)? I've heard that my credit score in the US does not transfer into other countries (not that it's terrible or anything), but I'm thinking that if I'm going to spend a few years in BC, and will probably charging a few things, I'd rather set up a local account versus get hit again and again with international fees. Any help would greatly be appreciated! Thanks! 16 comments|post comment

Birkenstocks... [05 Jul 2008|11:39am] vancouver [cloud_atlas] Where are some places were someone can buy real (not fake) Birkenstocks in this city? Bonus points if you know of somewhere that sells them cheap. Thank you! 4 comments|post comment

*random transit bitching* [05 Jul 2008|10:54am] vancouver [shanejayell] [ mood | bitchy ] With the amount we pay in fares and taxes, is it asking so much that the damn bus show up?!  I was waiting in Coquitlam for the 97 lougheed at 8:30, never turned up till 9:08. Lost my chance to get connecting busses and farked up my morning.....  19 comments|post comment

Narwhal [05 Jul 2008|04:15pm] weloveamigurumi [being_shaz] [ mood | bouncy ] A narwhal I've made for a friend, using the Silly Blue Whale pattern on Ravelry.  4 comments|post comment

Petrie the bluebird--x posted all over. [05 Jul 2008|02:23am] weloveamigurumi [eyeswideshut28] I actually wrote down the pattern this time.  I can't belive I managed to  write my own pattern.  This probably sounds lame, but I have always wanted a nice big collection of pattern that I could sell or maybe even put in my own crochet book.  I guess I can say I have one down :) Meet Petrie:    6 comments|post comment

Glam Bash tomorrow night! [04 Jul 2008|04:10pm] vancouver [cheekydevil] Here's your day-before reminder that tomorrow at Sanctuary it's an in-your-face night of glam punk haute gutter couture nightclub naughtiness! Party it up like you're New York Club Trash - pull out your best Warhol, Bowie, New York Dolls, Edie Sedgewick, New Wave, New Romantic, Punk & Glam Rock outfits! If you want some makeup but aren't an expert yourself, there's on-site Glam / Glitz / Rock N' Roll / New Wave makeovers by the Vancouver Film School Makeup Grads of 2008, headed by Teresa Taylor! Swap a few bucks for some eyeshadow and a deadly make-over, and get some photos showing yourself off!! SANCTUARY PRESENTS ANDY WARHOL ROCK N' ROLL GLAM BASH SATURDAY JULY 5 / CLUB 23 WEST 2 ROOMS OF DJs & DANCING - 23 West Cordova (across from the Army & Navy in Gastown) - 9PM-3AM / two for one entry all night with cab receipt - free before 10 / free for students before 11 / $5 dressed up / $6 not - Andy Warhol cult visuals and movies all night! - Andy Warhol inspired decorations! - hosted by the birthday girl, Jennifer Dolls! Two rooms of DJs & dancing featuring resident DJs Pandemonium, Vortex, Jonny Vancouver, Kaine & guests! - Room One : Alternative / New Wave / Electro / Industrial / 80's / 90's / 00's - Room Two : Glam / Punk / Dirty Rock N' Roll / Hair Metal * Bring a can of soup down for a $1 discount on cover at the door and help build the Andy Warhol Soup Wall - which we'll be donating to the Food Bank after the event! Event Listing On Facebook Sanctuary Official Webpage post comment

Fun on Wednesdays and Thursdays [05 Jul 2008|03:42pm] vancouver [de_grasshopper] Hello Vancouver!! So my current (crappy) job gives me Thursdays and Fridays off and every once in a while I feel like getting shit-canned in order to deal with my failures in life.  So, I ask you:  Where are some fun places to go on Wednesdays and Thursday nights? I have heard there is some karaoke at the Legion on Main Street on Wednesdays and something about the Cellar on Thursdays??  but otherwise I'm at a loss. I'm looking for laid back places to get drinks and dance.  I'm into more old rock, metal, punk, and some top 40 but definitely not into electro-house kind of stuff. Oh, and preferably downtownish... 4 comments|post comment

[04 Jul 2008|02:39pm] vancouver [cracksmurf] Sushi is freaking delicious. Ridiculous, shameless, rump-shaking party music is fun. ( THEREFORE WE PRESENT TO YOU: ) 11 comments|post comment

X marks the spot [04 Jul 2008|04:53pm] dang_argyle   the new x-files movie comes out july 25. i just read that Xzibit is in it. is it because his name starts with an X?  remember when coco used to watch pimy my ride? remember when manz used to work with Xzibit's DJ's kid?  i will indeed see this movie. because i love and miss mulder and scully. but it won't be the same. i wish i had cable to watch the reruns again.  -a post comment

[04 Jul 2008|10:07pm] womanonfire 18 comments|post comment

[04 Jul 2008|04:38pm] something_vague 4 comments|post comment

mexican restaurants [04 Jul 2008|08:09am] vancouver [pi_hole] where is good mexican food to be had? as per usual, i have specific criteria (aside from delicious comestibles): - somewhere in burnaby would be ideal, but vancouver proper is fine as well - a dine-in place, as opposed to take-out - getting a table there on a friday evening isn't impossible (and if they get busy, then they take reservations) - must have a good selection of both veggie and meatatarian dishes - they don't skimp on the booze in their margaritas - bonus points if they put cilantro in their (freshly-made) salsa 17 comments|post comment

Sidney the Koala [04 Jul 2008|08:53am] weloveamigurumi [crafty_shanna] [ mood | satisfied ] [ music | none, just clocks ticking ] I decided to start with a general amigurmi shape and see what it ended up being. This one decided early on that he wanted to be a koala. So, tada... Sidney the Koala! ( One more picture here ) 8 comments|post comment

America Rules England Sucks [04 Jul 2008|01:32pm] nomi hahaha. America Rules England Sucks - Watch more free videos "stop calling it tea, call it freedom bag water." 9 comments|post comment

Latest Invention [04 Jul 2008|12:21am] weloveamigurumi [fairestthings] Yeah.... she's supposed to be LionBrand's pattern for the heartfelt bear, but I wanted a doll instead. <lj-cut text="Emo or Emily?"> </lj-cut> x-posted to fairestthings, crochetcrochet and weloveamigurumi 5 comments|post comment

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